Author: Vincent Osuwo

A five-month-old infant, two children, and one adult died in a boat accident on Monday along Maiduguri waterway in Borno State.  According to a statement issued by Nahum Daso, the state police public relations officer, the accident occurred at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Daso reported that the boat, which was carrying numerous passengers, was submerged by flooding, killing four people. He named the victims as Mallum Shettima, Maimuna Akura, Umira Bulama, and Yagana Kawu. The PPRO said, “A report was received from a Good Samaritan at the Dikwa Divisional Police Headquarters regarding a distressing canoe accident that occurred on Monday,…

Nollywood actor and human rights campaigner, Yomi Fabiyi, plans to lead a peaceful rally to demand justice for the late Nigerian musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias MohBad.  Fabiyi, who announced this on his Instagram page, stated that the demonstration would take place on Monday, September 30, 2024, at the Lagos State House of Assembly. According to him, the demonstration is calling on the state government to form a committee to probe the singer’s death. He alleged that “those behind this heinous crime, those who cut Mohbad’s life short, are spending millions upon millions of naira to see that they cover up…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation, against undermining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by questioning the results of the recently concluded Edo State gubernatorial election. In a press statement issued on Tuesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC attacked Yiaga Africa for allegedly seeking to question INEC’s authority. Morka described the group’s activities as exceeding their authority as election monitors. “Yiaga Africa is overreaching its election observer mission by second-guessing INEC on the result of last Saturday’s Edo State gubernatorial election. “INEC is the sole statutory authority for…

The Nigerian Army has discharged a female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, after she accused a senior commander, Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, of sexual misconduct.  In January 2024, Ogunleye posted the claims on her TikTok profile, @Ogunleyeruthsavage1, claiming that Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S. Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B. Solebo had made her life terrible. She accused Abdulkareem of repeatedly attempting to abuse her, providing injections against her will, forcibly removing her from her home, and detaining her in a psychiatric ward for several months after she declined his sexual advances. Following these charges, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff,…

Social media influencer Reno Omokri has advised against showing generosity to people using luxury phones like iPhones. In a statement on X, Omokri described as stupidity the helping of people who use more expensive gadgets. ”It is not generosity if you financially assist someone who asked you for help using an iPhone when you prudently use a Samsung. That is stupidity,” he said. He also urged Nigerians not to feel sorry for people who make poor monetary decisions. ”Do not easily feel sorry for supposedly poor people. Many people are poor financially because they are not pure monetarily. ”They have…

The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has condemned the recently held Edo State governorship election, which was won by the All Progressive Congress’ candidate, Monday Okpebholo. Describing the election as ”a blatant example of state capture,’ Obi, in a statement on his X page, alleged that the outcome of the election does not represent the will of the people. ”What happened over the weekend in the name of election in Edo State does not in any way represent the democratic process we chose as a method of electing our political leadership. ”Instead, it…

A South Korean man has been arrested after confessing to murdering his girlfriend 16 years ago and burying her body on his balcony beneath a layer of cement, police told AFP on Tuesday. The man, now in his fifties, was accused of murdering the wife during an altercation in October 2008, according to Gyeongnam Provincial Police and Geoje Police Station. He fatally struck the woman with a blunt object before placing her body in a huge luggage bag, according to authorities. Ayomide Adeleye confesses to killing Christiana, gives reasons He then covered the body on his balcony by stacking bricks…

Brook Cheuvron, an American lady who went missing while trekking on South Africa’s Table Mountain, has been found dead, officials said.  Cheuvront, a student from North Carolina, was in Cape Town for an internship with an NGO. The 20-year-old student was reported missing on Saturday after tracking software she was using while hiking alone stopped updating and she was unable to be reached. Police said her body was located on Sunday in a mountainous background region known as Devil’s Peak. South African National Parks (SANParks), which maintains Table Mountain and other national parks, stated that the hiker left her hotel…

Popular Nigerian Islamic singer Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso has reportedly died. She was well-known for her sonorous voice and devotional music, which appealed to many in the Muslim community. On Tuesday morning, popular Ilorin-based cleric Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah announced her death via his official Facebook page. Shina Sanyaolu, Nollywood filmmaker, is dead She’s famous for singing popular Islamic songs like Oba Nla, Morire, Igba Ti Wa, and Temitope, among others. At the time of filing this report, further details surrounding her death have yet to be fully disclosed. Details later…

In preparation for the Rivers State local government elections scheduled to hold on October 5, 2024, certain Caretaker Committee Chairmen loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara have switched to the Action People’s Party.  Following his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike’s alleged hijacking of the state PDP apparatus, there have been suggestions that Fubara may abandon the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in favour of the APP. Fubara and Wike have been embroiled in a long-standing misunderstanding, which has contributed to the state’s political turmoil. However, while hosting the PDP Board of Trustees, led by Senator Adolphus…