Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), along with other stakeholders, has received 148 Nigerian returnees from the Republic of Niger. In a statement on Thursday, NEMA mentioned that the returnees arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday. The return was overseen by the International Organisation for Migration Mission in the Niger Republic. NEMA stated that the repatriated Nigerians include 120 adult males, nine adult females, 10 male children, seven female children, and two infants. The statement read, “The NEMA Lagos Territorial Office (LTO), alongside other key stakeholders, welcomed a new group of returnees repatriated from the Niger…

Social media influencer Mahdi Shehu has described the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the main reason responsible for the “tragedies” in Nigeria. Shehu made the claim in a statement on his X page on Wednesday while comparing the 2023 general election in Nigeria to the US presidential election. Shehu, who accused the electoral body of “Complacency, fraud, deliberate breach of the law, and human greed,” lamented the delay by the Commission in counting votes cast in the election in a bid to rig the election. He bemoaned that the US election, which declared Republican candidate Donald Trump as the…

58-year-old Mike Tyson will return to the ring on Friday in a Netflix-sponsored contest, nearly 40 years after his professional debut and 19 years after retiring. Tyson, who dominated the heavyweight division in the late 1980s, will square off against YouTuber Jake Paul, 27, in an officially sanctioned fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The match, intended for eight two-minute rounds, was originally scheduled for July but was postponed in May when Tyson needed medical attention after vomiting blood on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles due to a bleeding ulcer. The incident has attracted criticism of Friday’s…

The embattled Former governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, made his first public appearance as he joined Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at a service of songs held in honour of Mrs. Victoria Ossai Obielum, mother of renowned politician Godwill Obielum. Okowa was detained on Monday, November 4th, 2024, for an alleged N1.3 trillion scam but was released on Friday after his passport was taken. The Delta State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Solomon Arenyenka, as well as members of the party’s state executive committee, political luminaries, and senior serving and former security officers, were among those in…

Britain’s head of state, King Charles III, turns 76 on Thursday, still undergoing cancer treatment but with his love for work unwavering despite what his son and heir, Prince William, has described as a “brutal” year.  Charles suspended royal duties in February after being diagnosed with an unknown cancer. Two and a half months later, at the end of April, he returned to work. “The problem is trying to stop him,” his wife, Queen Camilla, has said on many occasions. Last month, the pair began their international trips, with the king interrupting his treatment to visit Australia and Samoa for…

An Air Peace aeroplane inbound to Lagos from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja was halted due to suspected technical issues. The incident, which reportedly occurred in the early hours of Thursday, caused panic among passengers, many of whom took to social media to express their fears. Popular human rights lawyer Inihebe Effiong, who posted on his X page, stated that the flight, scheduled for 6:30 am, was “forcefully” stopped during taxiing. His post read, “While taxiing on the runway and just before takeoff, our Air Peace flight from Abuja to Lagos, scheduled for 6:30 AM today, was stopped forcefully,…

Jigawa State experienced another tragedy on Wednesday as a fuel-laden tanker exploded at the Jigawa-Kano border, sparking panic among bystanders. The incident comes just a month after an explosion in October claimed over 180 lives and injured many others in Majia town, Taura Local Government Area of the state. ChronicleNG reports that the October incident occurred when a truck carrying petrol, travelling from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State, exploded in Majia, located in Taura Local Government Area, Jigawa State, as many villagers had gathered to scoop up spilt petrol when the explosion occurred, resulting in monumental losses. Jigawa tanker…

Bandits on Tuesday attacked the site of the ongoing construction of the 330/132/33kV transmission substation in Obajana, Kogi State. The bandits, shooting sporadically, destroyed a 150MVA 330/132/33kV power transformer, causing a significant setback to the government’s efforts to increase power generation. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) disclosed the latest development in a statement signed by the General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, in Abuja on Wednesday. She stated the attack by the bandits occurred on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at approximately 11:55 pm. The new Obajana Transmission Substation, which is projected to be a 1X150MVA 330/132/33kV substation, is expected…

Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Dr. Emeka Anyaoku said on Wednesday that if Nigeria refuses to do away with the 1999 Constitution, it would be difficult for anyone to fix the country.  He viewed Nigeria as a pluralistic country that needs to handle its variety through truly federal constitutions. “To those who think that the trouble with Nigeria today is the political leadership, I would say that as long as we have the 1999 Constitution as our basis, not even Angel Gabriel or Malaikah Jibrin as leaders can successfully tackle the divisiveness, the underperforming economy with the resultant poverty, the insecurity, the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withheld the international passport of the former governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa. On November 4, 2024, the anti-graft agency arrested Okowa for allegedly diverting N1.3tn from oil derivation funds. From 2015 to 2023, the N1.3 trillion represented 13% derivation money from the federation account. He was also accused of failing to account for the cash, as well as another N40 billion that he reportedly used to buy shares in UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas. Okowa also allegedly purchased N40 billion in shares of one of the country’s main banks, representing…