Author: Vincent Osuwo

Kenneth Okonkwo, an African Democratic Congress chieftain, has suggested that voting for Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election will ultimately benefit President Bola Tinubu. During an interview with Symfoni TV on Wednesday, Okonkwo stated that in order to remove the existing president, opposition forces must unite on a single platform. According to him, political analysts have continuously cautioned that a divided opposition would only increase Tinubu’s chances of winning a second term. “The reason I said it is that either you’re working for Tinubu directly, in other words, you’re in APC, or you’re working…

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress’ presidential candidate for the 2027 election, criticized the President Bola Tinubu administration’s handling of insecurity, claiming that while terrorists and bandits constantly adapt their tactics, the Nigerian government has failed to learn from previous attacks and reform its counterterrorism strategy. Atiku stated that the continued migration of terrorism, banditry, and abduction from their traditional strongholds in northern Nigeria to other parts of the country demonstrated that the government’s security structure was failing to keep up with emerging threats. “The terrorists are learning from every attack. They study their successes and failures. They refine…

Napoli confirmed on Thursday that coach Antonio Conte will leave the club after two years, with former AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri tipped to take over. “Napoli announces that an agreement has been reached with Antonio Conte and his staff to part ways before the natural expiry of their contracts,” the club said in a statement. “We would like to thank the coach and his backroom team for their excellent work. We wish them the very best for the future and the next challenges they will face in their careers. “Thanks, coach!” Conte, 56, who led Napoli to the Serie…

Four National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and a soldier have been confirmed dead in a road accident along the Yola–Mubi road in Adamawa State. The accident occurred on Wednesday at approximately 1:50 p.m. in the Narehi district of the Girei/Song Local Government district. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Adamawa State Police Command spokesman, confirmed the event in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, the incident occurred between a military weapons truck traveling from Gombi to Yola and a commercial Hummer bus transporting five passengers from Yola to Mubi. “The unfortunate incident involved a military gun truck traveling from…

FIFA has banned football fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a last-minute policy change that will force thirsty supporters to pay for bottled water. As recently as last month, FIFA’s official stadium code of conduct had the following clause: “For the avoidance of doubt, empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles, up to (1 litre in) capacity, may be brought into the stadium.” However, The Athletic reported on Wednesday that the restrictions had been updated to clearly prohibit reusable bottles. “For the avoidance of doubt, reusable water bottles may not be brought into the stadium,” an updated…

Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to release the names of politicians involved in the abduction of students in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The activist spoke to the new executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, led by Akinteye Bàbàtunde, at his residence in the Soka area of Ibadan on Wednesday. In a video captured by Wisdom TV, Igboho claimed that he had personally volunteered to dislodge the bandits but was met with defiance by the state government. He also claimed that he had never demanded any money…

The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, on Thursday, called on President Bola Tinubu to resign from office, accusing him of failing in his constitutional duties to protect the lives and property of Nigerians amid worsening insecurity across the country. The call comes amid mounting concerns about insecurity, particularly in light of the recent abduction of students and instructors in Oyo State. On May 15, armed men stormed three schools in the Ahoro-Esinle and Yawota towns in Oyo State’s Oriire Local Government Area, abducting dozens of students and teachers and causing trauma for families. The incident sparked widespread indignation and spurred calls…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved a special compensation package for eligible Band A electricity customers affected by poor power supply arising from generation constraints on the national grid between February and March 2026. According to a public notice issued on its social media handles on Thursday, the commission said the directive was introduced following significant generation shortfalls across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, which prevented electricity distribution companies from delivering the minimum service levels guaranteed to some Band A customers in the first quarter of the year. NERC noted that it had issued Directive No. NERC/2026/002 on…

The Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday, dismissed proposals and pleas for the state government to engage in negotiations with the bandits who kidnapped teachers and students during the coordinated assault at Ahoro-Esiele in the Oriire Local Government Area of the state on Friday, May 15, 2026. It urged, however, for enhanced rescue efforts to ensure the liberation of individuals taken during the assault. This decision came after an urgent public importance motion presented by the representative of Oriire State Constituency, Johnson Ogundele, during the plenary session, shortly after the House reconvened from the Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) break. The motion…

The delayed offside flag may soon be obsolete as FIFA introduced new technology for the 2026 World Cup. FIFA is set to implement advanced semi-automated offside technology for video assistant referees (VAR), enhancing decision-making speed and allowing an assistant to raise the flag instead of waiting for a play to develop. An immediate audio notification will be dispatched to the assistant if a player is over 10cm offside. Earlier iterations of the technology used at the Club World Cup and the Intercontinental Cup only alerted officials if a player was more than 50 cm offside. The official will be responsible…