Author: Vincent Osuwo

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…

A non-governmental organisation, JAC, has accused the Kogi State governor, Usman Ododo, of protecting his predecessor and political godfather, Yahaya Bello, from justice by allegedly obstructing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from arresting the ex-governor. The NGO made the allegation in a statement signed by Kehinde Osifisan, its Programs Director. The NGO called on President Bola Tinubu to warn the Kogi governor to desist from the “obstruction of the statutory functions of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the bid by the EFCC to arrest and prosecute the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello.”…

The Kogi State House of Assembly, on Monday, demanded the sacking of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, over what the Assembly described as the unprofessional handling of the corruption case against Yahaya Bello, the immediate-past Kogi governor. During Monday’s plenary in Lokoja, the legislators denounced the EFCC’s siege of the Kogi State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja in an attempt to arrest Bello last Wednesday. The lawmakers accused the EFCC, led by Olukoyede, of attempting to kill both Bello and incumbent Governor Usman Ododo by allegedly firing gunshots during an arrest attempt in Abuja.…

The windscreen of an Embraer ERJ 145 operated by Air Peace smashed in Abuja on Monday, causing panic among passengers.  As the plane landed at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the windscreen reportedly smashed, raising fears among passengers and aviation officials who observed the incident. Omoyele Sowore, a human rights campaigner travelling to Abuja, was one of the passengers on board. One of the passengers at the airport who witnessed the occurrence, who just identified herself as Funmi, told our correspondent that it was a frightening incident and expressed unhappiness with the airline for refusing to explain what happened to…

President Bola Tinubu said on Monday that despite the hardships caused by the elimination of fuel subsidies and other economic reforms implemented by his administration, Nigerians will soon reap the fruits of their efforts.  Tinubu made the statement during his speech at the 2024 Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chattered), which was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, under the topic ‘Economic Stability and National Security: Contending Issues and the Way Forward’. The President, who was the event’s Special Guest of Honour and was represented by the Federation’s Head of Service, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, emphasised…

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of Dangote Group, has expressed regret for not buying Arsenal, despite his desire to own a football club.  He stated that he wished he had purchased the English football club when it was worth roughly $2 billion. In an interview with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua in New York, the billionaire business entrepreneur stated that he passed up the opportunity to acquire Arsenal because he committed his resources to the refinery project. He said, “I think that time has passed. The last time we had this interview, I told you that as soon as I finish…

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of Dangote Group, has called on the Federal Government to entirely eliminate petrol subsidies.  He stated that the removal will aid in determining the country’s true petrol usage while also confirming ownership of two upstream oil blocks with a production date of next month. Dangote also remarked that petroleum production from his $20 billion mega refinery in Lagos will help relieve pressure on the naira. The refinery can process 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day. In a 26-minute interview with Bloomberg Television in New York on Monday, which was observed by our journalist, Dangote…

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said on Monday that both chambers of the National Assembly are expecting President Bola Tinubu to present the 2025 budget as well as the new medium-term expenditure framework and fiscal strategy paper as the National Assembly resumes today (Tuesday) from its annual recess. Bamidele, in a personally signed statement, said, “The consideration of MTEF occupies a prime place on the rung of our legislative agenda. “This is simply because MTEF must be ready before the 2025 Appropriation Bill can be laid before the National Assembly.” The MTEF is the legal framework that provides the template…