Author: Vincent Osuwo

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), closed his suit on Friday at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja with the 13 witnesses he called to prove his petition against President Bola Tinubu’s emergence as the winner of the February presidential election. Obi, who had tendered tons of electoral documents, had proposed to call 50 witnesses but could only call 13 within the court’s allotted time. Following the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election by Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, Obi, dissatisfied with the results, filed a suit at the court…

President Bola Tinubu stated that the country’s financial system under the supervision of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), “was rotten”. Speaking at an interactive session with Nigerians in Paris, France, the president said measures are being taken to address the alleged irregularities done by Emefiele during his reign as the head of the Nigerian apex bank. “Then the financial system was rotten,” Tinubu said. “Few people make bags of our money and then you yourself, you stopped sending money home to our poor parents. Several windows… but that is gone now, is gone.…

The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has stated that popular comedian and skit maker Trinity Guy will be charged in court next week. The police spokesman stated this in a statement he shared on his Twitter page. He said, “He will surely be charged in court on Monday.” We have received several complaints against him, and many groups, NGOs, and CLOs are interested in the case. There is no sentiment in law, like I always say. Others should be able to learn from his actions and inactions. “Many have reached out to me on this case,…

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Commissioner of Police Tunji Disu as the Principal Staff Officer to the IGP. Prior to his appointment, CP Disu headed the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Olatunji Disu Rilwan (born April 13, 1966) hails from Lagos Island LGA in Lagos State. He had his Post-Primary education at Mayflower Junior School, Ikenne, Ogun State; attended Pobuna Secondary Grammar School, Epe; and Saint Gregory’s College, Lagos. Police commission wants gender-sensitive, fair deployment He also obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (Education) at the Lagos State University in 1989; a Post-Graduate…

President Bola Tinubu has been urged by the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, to eradicate illegal mining in the country, which, according to him, is responsible for the loss of billions of dollars annually. The elder statesman made the call in a statement made available on Friday by Kehinde Aderemi, his Special Assistant on Media. Adams called for the establishment of a revenue generation committee that will be charged with the responsibility of overseeing “income generated through special tax from multinational companies and investors in Nigeria”. FAAC: Tinubu, Shettima share N786bn with governors, chairmen He said, “A…

Five boys who specialize in burgling and stealing valuable items from people’s shops and houses in the Yola North Local Government of Adamawa State were arrested on Friday by operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command. The command made this known in a statement shared on the command’s Twitter page. The command stated that it also retrieved one sewing Machine, a generator, clothing materials, and a cutlass from the suspects during the investigation. Missing Placenta: Police arrest nurse, 2 staff in Ondo hospital The statement said, “The Command on June 20, 2023, disconnected the criminal network of Shilla gangsterism, connecting…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Friday, commissioned 130 newly acquired operational vehicles, which would assist the operations of the Federal Road Safety Corps in road safety management. The operational vehicles consist of 97 patrol vehicles, 10 heavy-duty tow trucks, 15 flatbed tow trucks, five ambulances, one 56-seat staff bus, and two coaster buses. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, stated at the commissioning that President Bola Tinubu is committed to transport infrastructure to enhance transformative growth. Oyo: 10 passengers burn to death – FRSC Akume said, “We have realized, among…

The Rivers State branch of the All Progressive Congress [APC] has expressed its eagerness to welcome Nyesom Wike, the former governor of the state in the event he cross carpet to the ruling party. Chief Tony Okocha, a chieftain of the APC and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, stated this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital. This comes as a result of speculations that Wike may dump the People’s Democratic Party [PDP] for the APC. I am not too big to serve Nigeria – Wike Speaking at the briefing, Okocha who was the…

The United Nations has indicted Russia of killing 136 children in 2022 during its attack against Ukraine, according to an internal report obtained by the Deutsche Presse-Agentur in New York on Thursday. António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that the number of children killed by the Russians is shocking. According to the report, Ukrainian military killed 80 youngsters. Ukraine rescues 31 children after Russian invasion The Russian army was included in a UN list of organisations that commit serious offences against minors in armed conflicts. According to the UN, 477 children were killed in Ukraine last year, with…

The Joint Security Team in Kogi State has executed an infamous criminal, Kabir Bala, who has been linked to the death of Salome Abu, the women leader of the Peoples Democratic Party. The state Commissioner of Police, Akeem Yusuf, told reporters on Thursday that Bala met his End on Wednesday at Ejule in the state’s Ofu Local Government Area. He said, “It would be recalled that the Kogi State Government, in October 2018, granted pardon in the prerogative of mercy as part of rehabilitation to one notorious gang leader named Kabir Bala, aka Okwo, in Ejule, Ofu LGA. DSS, allies…