Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu, together with National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, ministers, and agency heads, will leave Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will begin on Monday, November 11, 2024.  The meeting is being hosted at the request of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and it follows last year’s gathering in the same Saudi city. It will centre on the current situation in the Middle East. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed this in a statement released on Saturday headed ‘President Tinubu set to…

The wife of Baltazar Ebang Engonga, head of the National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF), Equatorial Guinea, is at the centre of an infidelity scandal after her intimate videos surfaced on the internet. Clips making the rounds on social media on Saturday show the wife of the embattled anti-graft agency chief, unclad with a yet-to-be-identified man. Her sex tapes comes days after no fewer than 400 videos of her husband sleeping with several women made the rounds on social media. Baltazar Engonga: ‘All men cheat,’ Cameroonian artist urges wife to support cheating husband The recording, numbering over 300, shows Engonga…

Authorities say no fewer than 25 people were killed after a bomb explosion at a train station in Pakistan’s Balochistan region.  Dozens more were injured in the explosion, which occurred as a popular morning train was ready to depart Quetta station in southern Pakistan for Peshawar. The Balochistan Liberation Army, a militant group, claimed responsibility for the bombing, which authorities described as a suicide attack. The province has recently seen an increase in fatal attacks, fuelled by calls for independence and control over local resources. Jigawa tanker explosion death toll hits 167 According to the city’s commissioner, the blast killed…

Canada has announced that it will no longer automatically issue 10-year multiple-entry visas to tourists.  Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced new guidelines that allow immigration officers to issue visas for shorter periods of time based on individual evaluations, moving away from the default extended validity period. According to the IRCC, the change is part of a larger strategy to regulate temporary immigration, handle housing shortages, and keep rising living costs under control. Previously, Canada provided two types of tourist visas: multiple entry and single entry. All applications were immediately assessed for a multiple-entry visa, which allows for…

Cameroonian artist Zonga Gaimona has advised the wife of Baltazar Engonga after over 400 of his sex tapes were released. The embattled former anti-graft chief was detained a few days ago after capturing over 400 sex tapes involving the wives of significant leaders in the country. This issue erupted during a fraud probe into the 54-year-old economist, prompting ANIF officers to conduct an unplanned search of his home and workplace, where they allegedly uncovered multiple CDs revealing his sexual escapades with several married women. Equatorial Guinea: Baltasar Engonga remanded in prison over 400 sex tapes The now viral videos showed…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called for immediate and comprehensive measures to combat the country’s rising tide of juvenile-related crimes.  According to him, their engagement in illegal activity has decimated communities across the country. Speaking at the inauguration of the steering committee for the implementation and execution of the annual IG conference on juvenile crime prevention and control project in Abuja on Friday, Egbetokun stated that efforts must be made to address the root cause of the problem, which he believes stems from the family. Extortion: Police IG orders punishment of errant cops  Represented by the Assistant Inspector…

Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, has criticised the recent extortion claims levelled against several officers around the country. He especially mentioned a recent incident involving officers from the Zone 16 Zonal Headquarters in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State. In this case, cops named as ASP Emmanuel Ubong, Inspector Nse Okon, Inspector Adiewere Collins, and Inspector Kuromare Marine were accused of extorting N10 million from certain youths. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Force Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, the money was recovered through the efforts of the new Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone…

Baltasar Engonga, the former Director-General of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency, ANIF, has been remanded in Malabo’s Black Beach Prison. The embattled former anti-graft chief was detained a few days ago after allegedly capturing over 400 sex tapes involving the wives of significant leaders in the country. This issue erupted during a fraud probe into the 54-year-old economist, prompting ANIF officers to conduct an unplanned search of his home and workplace, where they allegedly uncovered multiple CDs revealing his sexual escapades with several married women. Equatorial Guinea’s President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, sacked Engonga when the footage surfaced online, triggering…

Beyoncé has become the most-nominated artist in Grammy history, with 11 nominations for her most recent album, Cowboy Carter, and an astounding career total of 99.  This breaks her previous tie with her husband, Jay-Z, who has 88 Grammy nominations, making the Carters the reigning power couple. “When we talk about Grammy milestones, Beyoncé has set the gold standard,” commented the Recording Academy President in a statement. “This achievement reflects not just her versatility but her enduring impact across genres and generations.” The Recording Academy announced this in a press statement on its website, as reported by Chronicle NG in…

Gunmen reportedly shot and killed an Inspector of Police and abducted two Chinese nationals at Quarry Camp in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River, on Thursday evening. The Police Public Relations Officer in charge of Zone 6, SP Nelson Okpabi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Calabar and made available to newsmen on Friday. Okpabi also stated that a Nigerian was abducted along with the two Chinese. It added that the gunmen gained entrance into the quarry “after a worker accidentally allowed a security breach at the gate”. He disclosed that the AIG in charge of the…