Author: Vincent Osuwo

Dr. Mike Okiro, a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), has assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will overcome banditry, abduction, and other security concerns bedevilling the country. The former police boss, while speaking with The Nation yesterday in Abuja, stated that if President Tinubu replicates what he did as governor of Lagos, Nigeria will be free of all sorts of insecurity within the next three years. He said, “People ask me if President Tinubu will be able to surmount the insecurity in the country. I am always emphatic with my response, which is yes. I shouted yes because,…

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to raise the country’s minimum salary in order to mitigate the effects of subsidy elimination. It stated that in order to implement the Petroleum Industry Act, the raise in minimum wage should be done by the end of June with the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) taken into consideration. In a statement jointly signed by its president, Festus Osifo, and its secretary-general, Nuhu Toro, The union said these were parts of their demands during the ongoing negotiations with the Federal Government. Fuel Subsidy: Court orders NLC, TUC to halt strike…

PDP stalwart and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has stated that he is not too big to serve Nigeria if President Tinubu gives him a political appointment. Wike who noted that President Tinubu who is in the ruling All Progressives Congress had not informed him of any appointment, said he’ll have to consult with his wife and friends if President Tinubu gives him an appointment. Wike who stated this in an interview with BBC Pidgin, however, stated that he wishes to rest after serving as governor for eight years. Tinubu in closed door meeting with Wike, Ibori, Makinde…

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has condemned the opposition of the leader of a faction of pro-Biafra agitators, Simon Ekpa, to the Enugu State Government’s efforts to bring to an end the state’s routine Monday sit-at-home. MASSOB stated that the Enugu State government’s directive to offices, businesses, transportation companies, and schools, among others, to resume full activities on Mondays was appropriate. The organization stated that the compulsory sit-at-home implemented on every Monday, is detrimental to Ndigbo. Comrade Edeson Samuel, MASSOB’s National Director of Information, stated that true pro-Biafra agitators had long abandoned the…

In Afghanistan, two separate attacks at a primary school on Saturday and Sunday left 80 schoolgirls poisoned and hospitalized. Mohammad Rahmani, the chairman of the province education department, stated that the poisonings happened in the Sangcharak district of northern Afghanistan. Rahmani stated that the person behind the poisoning had a personal vendetta but he did not elaborate. Gunmen kill ex-Afghanistan lawmaker, Mursal Nabizada According to an Afghan education official, 60 children were poisoned at Naswan-e-Kabod Aab school while 17 others were poisoned at Naswan-e-Faizabad school. “Both primary schools are near to each other and were targeted one after the other,”…

Nigeria tops the ‘unemployment ranking’ published by World of Statistics on Twitter. According to the data of 48 countries collected, Nigeria is placed number one, having an unemployment rate as high as (33.3%). The data has South Africa in second place with (32.9%) unemployment rate, Spain with (13.26%) in third place, Greece (11.2%) and Colombia (10.7%) in fourth and fifth place respectively. Nigeria ranks 8th on ‘lose your virginity’ ranking Others are Turkey (10%), Iran (9.7%), Uruguay (8.8%), Chile (8.7%), Brazil (8.5%), Italy(7.8%), India (7.8%), Sweden (7.5%), Portugal(7.2%), Egypt (7.1%), France (7.1%), Euro area(6.5%), Pakistan (6.5%), Paraguay(6.5%), Venezuela (6.4%). Argentina…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the country’s health sector as soon as possible. In a communiqué issued on Sunday following its ordinary general meeting held on May 28 and June 3 in Lagos, the association of doctors stated that the age of paying lip service to brain drain in the sector should be over. The association in the communique jointly signed by the president of the association, Dr Orji Emeka Innocent; secretary general, Dr Chikezie Kelechi; and publicity and social secretary, Dr Umar Musa, urged the…

Men of the Delta State Police Command have apprehended six suspects for kidnapping and armed robbery, as well as retrieved four motorcycles and a locally constructed single barrel gun from multiple raids. DSP Bright Edafe, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, verified this in a statement made on Sunday. According to him, “The Command has recorded another breakthrough in the fight against crime and criminality, and they are highlighted below. “On 15/5/2023, a victim (name withheld) of kidnapping/armed robbery reported at Ovwian Aladja Police station that he was intercepted by some suspected kidnappers who abducted him and his wife and…

Sweden has officially recognized sex as a sport and has finalized plans to hold its first sex competition on Thursday, June 8. The tournament’s contenders would have daily intercourse sessions, which would last up to six hours. According to Swedish local media, an expert panel of judges will choose the competition’s winners, and the audience will also give their thoughts and observations on the choices. The European Sex Championship, which begins on June 8, will span six weeks, with participants engaging in intercourse activity every day for 45 to one hour, depending on the length of their rounds. According to…

No fewer than 30 girls have been kidnapped and many killed by terrorist who attacked communities in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The terrorists killed over 20 villagers and injured others when they attacked Sakkida and Jambako communities in the State. In an interview on Sunday, a survivor informed the BBC Hausa Service that one of the abducted females who managed to escape from captivity returned with only her head scarf. Troops ambush terrorists, kill 3 in Kaduna A villager who survived the attack, stated that, ” We woke up peacefully, there was rain and some locals had…