Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Federal Government has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday morning in response to a statewide protest set for August 1.  This comes after President Bola Tinubu pleaded with the organisers to halt the protests and give his administration more time to carry out people-oriented initiatives. According to a circular shared with The PUNCH on Tuesday by sources familiar with the meeting, all ministers, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and the Special Advisers to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman; Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga; and former Minister of Youth and Sports,…

The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the robbers who allegedly raped two female 100-level students at Tai Solarin University of Education, Jèb-Ode, after breaching their rooms in a residential neighbourhood on Monday. Omolola Odutola, the Police command spokeswoman, announced the manhunt in a phone call with our correspondent on Tuesday. The incident, which occurred at 12:30 a.m. on Monday, came after the recent death of Fabiyi Ayinla, a final-year student in the History and Diplomatic Studies Department. On July 3, 2024, Ayinla was assaulted, which resulted in his death. Following Ayinla’s death, the school’s management suspended…

The All Progressive Congress, APC, has described Peter obi, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, as “a loquacious” politician obsessed with promoting his interest at the detriment of the country. In a statement signed by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party, on Tuesday, the APC berated Obi over his statement on the economy of Nigeria. The APC described Obi’s statement on the state of the nation as “half truths, blatant and distortion” of information to mobilize public outrage against the President Bola Tinubu-led government. “The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general…

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has vowed not to apologise to Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, for accusing him of being the mastermind behind the “hunger protest.” Onanuga, in a statement on Monday, accused Obi and his supporters of planning to destabilise Nigeria under the guise of a protest. Reacting to Onanuga’s accusations, Obi, through his legal council, wrote a letter to Onanuga, titled, ‘Revealed, Peter Obi’s supporters are the people planning mayhem in Nigeria.’ The Labour Party chieftain, in the letter, demands Onanuga’s retraction of his statement…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has demanded Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Communication and Strategy, to retract his statement and publicly apologise over his claims that Obi is the brain behind the hunger and hardship protest being organised by dissatisfied Nigerians. Onanuga had, in a statement, accused the former Governor of Anambra State and his supporters over plans to unleash mayhem in Nigeria under the guise of a protest. Reacting to Onanuga’s accusations, Obi, through his legal council, filed a notice against Onanuga, titled, ‘Revealed, Peter Obi’s supporters are the…

The candidate of the PDP in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has berated quarters from the President Bola Tinubu camp over their plans to prevent law-abiding Nigerians from staging a protest against the federal government. Atiku, in a statement on Tuesday, mentioned that Nigerians have the constitutional rights to “peaceful assembly and association,” and as such, nobody should rob them of their rights. “For the avoidance of doubt, the rights of citizens to protest are enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution and affirmed by our courts. Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution (as altered) unequivocally guarantees the right to…

Democrats have donated more than $100 million (£77 million) to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.  The number was increased by what her campaign team describes as a record 24-hour fundraising stretch of $81 million. According to the progressive giving site ActBlue, over 888,000 people donated up to $200 each over that time period. Donors who had withdrawn their financing because of worries over Biden’s age have stated that they want to return their support for the party. According to the New York Times, the jump in donations in the 24-hour period following Biden’s withdrawal from the campaign was the…

President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has apologised to his colleague, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for statements he made while shutting her down in plenary last week. The Senate President had warned Akpoti-Uduaghan that she could not speak unless he permitted her. Furthermore, he mentioned that the Senate is not a “nightclub”. His words sparked outrage on social media, with several women’s groups condemning him for being sexist and disrespecting women. In his apologies, delivered at Tuesday’s plenary, Akpabio stated that he would never knowingly degrade any woman. He said, “I will not intentionally denigrate any woman and I always pray…

The Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Segun Dada has threatened to form a strong resistance against protesters planning to protest over the insecurity and economic hardship in the country. In a statement on X on Tuesday, Tinubu’s aide mentioned that he and “the silent majority,” who voted for the president in the 2023 presidential election, will resist any plans to “burn the country down under whatever guise.” “Those who want to burn the country down under whatever guise will meet the strongest resistance of their lives. Not from security agencies, but from the silent majority that…

Nigerians have criticised Sen. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the founder of Baze University and the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, over the graduation of his daughter from a foreign university. Baba-Ahmed, Peter Obi’s running mate, attended the graduation of his daughter from the University of Reading, UK, pictures making the rounds on social media reveal. However, Nigerians berated the former lawmaker over the graduation of his daughter from a foreign university, with many questioning his faith in Baze University, which he owns. Many berated him for having zero faith in the educational system of…