Author: Vincent Osuwo

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, less than a week after briefly imposing martial law. Yoon sent special forces and helicopters to parliament on the night of December 3 before lawmakers forced him to rescind the order by rejecting his decree. The leader is widely unpopular and narrowly survived an impeachment motion in parliament on Saturday, despite large crowds. Despite remaining in government, Yoon and his close friends have faced a slew of probes, including one into possible mutiny. The Ministry of Justice revealed on Monday that Yoon had become the first…

US President-elect Donald Trump has stated plans to deport all illegal immigrants during his four-year tenure.  In an interview aired Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, Trump described his plans for a comprehensive crackdown on illegal immigration, which he expects to declare a national emergency when he takes office on January 20. According to Reuters, the Department of Homeland Security predicts that more than 11 million people are undocumented in the United States as of January 2022, a figure that is certainly greater today. Trump reiterated his determination to deport all unauthorised immigrants, saying, “I think you have to do…

Real Madrid traditionally performs well in the Champions League when the pressure is on, and their match against Atalanta on Tuesday is building up to be a pivotal match for the embattled holders. Real Madrid, the record 15-time winners have lost three of their first five matches and are ranked 24th in the standings, with places 25 to 36 eliminated at the end of the group round. Carlo Ancelotti’s side travels to Bergamo this week before facing RB Salzburg and then visiting French club Brest, with their competition status at stake. Atalanta currently leads Serie A and is unbeaten in…

The Katsina State Police Command successfully prevented two distinct kidnapping attempts in the state’s Jibia and Faskari Local Government Areas.  During Saturday’s operations in these locations, the command rescued 20 kidnapped victims. ASP Abubakar Sadiq, the police public relations officer, told reporters on Sunday that the first incident occurred on December 7th, 2024, at around 19:00 hours at Kwanar Makera on the Katsina-Magamar Jibia route in Jibia LGA. A group of armed robbers, holding lethal weapons like AK-47 rifles, opened fire on a moving vehicle in an effort to kidnap the occupants. “However, operatives of the command attached to the…

Dr. Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, ECOWAS, congratulated Ghana’s people on Sunday on the triumph of their presidential elections on December 7, 2024 which produced John Mahama as winner.  Touray applauded the democratic maturity on display during the electoral process, as well as the peaceful handover of power. He congratulated Ghana’s former president, John Mahama, on his electoral victory and praised Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia for his statesmanship in admitting defeat quickly. “The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Touray, congratulates the Ghanaian people on their successful and generally peaceful elections.…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has congratulated Senate President Godswill Akpabio on his 62nd birthday, which falls on Monday.  Abbas, in a congratulatory letter signed by his special adviser on media and publicity, Musa Krishi, praised Senator Akpabio as an accomplished politician and seasoned lawmaker. He said, “The President of the Senate remains one of the few Nigerians to have reached the peak of both the executive and legislative arms of the government at the state and federal levels.” Abbas noted how Akpabio was the ‘Uncommon’ Governor of Akwa Ibom State, a member/minority leader of the…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Sunday, applauded Ghana’s electoral process, highlighting its innovations and political stability as key factors in the smooth conduct of its 2024 presidential election. Ghana’s former president, John Mahama, won the presidential election on Saturday, December 7, 2024, after his primary opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, admitted defeat. The Vice President revealed that he had contacted his opponent, Mahama, the National Democratic Congress candidate and former president, to congratulate him, stating in a statement, “The people of Ghana have spoken, and they have voted for change at this…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ghana President-elect John Dramani Mahama on his victory in the December 7 general election in Ghana, following his opponent’s concession speech.  This was revealed in a statement on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information Strategy. In a phone discussion with Mahama, Tinubu expressed hope that Mahama’s reelection will bring more stability to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of which he is chairman. Tinubu praised Ghanaians for their dedication to democracy, as seen by the peaceful and successful presidential and legislative elections. He praised Ghanaians for once again…

Bayern Munich has retired the legendary number five shirt in remembrance of Franz Beckenbauer. According to a post on Fabrizio Romano’s X account on Sunday, Bayern Munich stated that no player would wear the number five jersey in the future. The German international, often known as “Der Kaiser,” died on January 7, 2024. The German international, widely recognised as one of the greatest players in history, is one of just nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Champions Cup, and the Ballon d’Or. He led Germany to victory in both the 1972 European Championships and the…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, a building engineer, while attempting to receive illicit drugs concealed in imported pressure machines. This was announced in a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the agency’s website on Sunday. According to the statement, the arrest took place on Monday, December 2, 2024, at Okeyson Motor Park in Enugu. Inya, 42, was detained as he arrived to collect three pressure machines holding 7.4 kilograms of Loud, a synthetic variety of cannabis. The statement said,…