Author: Vincent Osuwo

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara remarked on Tuesday that his administration inherited a massive debt burden from the previous administration of Nyesom Wike. Fubara stated that several contractors who worked on various projects for Wike’s administration were due to receive balance payments in the billions. The revelation provided further light on the situation between the governor and his predecessor and estranged godfather, Wike. The immediate-past governor, it should be noted, was termed “Mr. Projects” because he started on a number of projects, including the construction of 12 flyovers, and invited guests, including President Bola Tinubu, to launch them before handing…

No fewer than 20 men and women have been apprehended by the Kano State Hisbah Board for engaging in gender-inclusive bathing in Kano. Operatives of Operation Kau Da Badala arrested the perpetrators at a leisure center located at Ring Road following complaints by residents of the area. According to Hisbah’s Deputy Commandant General, Dr. Mujahidin Aminuddin Abubakar, “The offense contravened the Hisbah law as it forbids mingling together of both genders inside the water to bathe.” He expressed worry over the act, which, according to him, “could have been replaced with a more beneficial activity that will fetch them rewards…

President Bola Tinubu has been accused of fueling the political crisis in Rivers State for his future political aggrandizement. In a statement on X on Monday, social media influencer Olauda Equaiano (@RealOlaudah) alleged that Tinubu may be gaslighting the political upheavals in the state in a bid to ensure his second term as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has been at loggerheads with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Following the unending feud, Fubara and Wike loyalists in the River State Assembly disagreed on Thursday over…

The Kogi State Government reported the rescue of six more students, bringing the total number of kidnapped pupils freed to twenty.  This was contained in a statement published on Tuesday by the state commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo. The Commissioner said, “Our data shows that there are four students yet to be found.” “The fierce gun battle between security agents and the kidnappers forced the kidnappers to succumb to superior firepower and abandon the kidnapped students. Some of the kidnappers escaped with severe injuries.” Fanwo said. Recall that the police announced last Thursday that 14 kids had been rescued, while…

Asari Dokubo has berated Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, for allegedly “playing god” in the current political crisis between him and his godson, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Dokubo, a former Niger Delta militant, also criticized President Bola Tinubu for allegedly handing over “Rivers and Bayelsa” to Wike. “He is now playing god. It is dead on arrival, all those things that he is doing,” Dokubo said in a video that surfaced on X on Monday. He added, “I advise my friend, President Bola Tinubu, about what you are doing to all Ijaw and Ikwerre people in…

A suicide bomber has been caught with explosives wrapped around his waist on the premises of a bank in Dadin Kowa, Jos South, Plateau State. According to reports, as soon as it was determined that the suspect had a bomb, an alarm was raised, and he was quickly apprehended to prevent a tragedy. According to a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on X on Tuesday, the bank’s vigilante security thwarted the attempt when they noticed the suspected bomber. Upset by the discovery, an irate mob pounced on the culprit and reportedly wanted his death. The suspect was eventually handed…

A lady has cried out after being jilted by her date, simply identified as Charles, who absconded without paying for the N65,000 champagne he ordered. Simply identified on X as Abike, she narrated on Monday that Charles took her to a strip club and absconded without clearing the bills over her refusal to follow him to a hotel room. “I can’t forget the day this guy invited me to a strip club,” she narrated. “I got there; he bought Champagne for N65,000, and after the whole thing, he said we should go to his hotel, which I refused.” According to…

The Ogun State Police Command has initiated a manhunt for Bola Abiodun, a landlady, and her husband, Sunday, who fled their Temidire community home in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state after reportedly disposing their tenant’s body in a canal. According to reports, the couple allegedly committed the crime at 12:05 p.m. on May 8, 2024. According to a police source in the command who was privy to the report but did not want to be identified because he was not authorised to speak for the command, the tenant, known as Iya Ibukun, was previously struck by a…

In regards to the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states in September and November, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that it would shortly resume the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in both states to allow eligible voters to vote. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of INEC, announced this yesterday in Abuja during the second regular quarterly consultative meeting with political parties. He stated that the Commission has issued the final list of candidates for the Edo State governorship election, following the conclusion of party primaries and the end of the period for candidate withdrawal and substitution as specified…

Sherif Lawal, a London-based boxer, died after collapsing in the ring during his professional debut on Sunday. Lawal, 29, faced Malam Varela in the opening event of a four-fight show produced by Costakis Evangelou at Harrow Leisure Centre. The fight was scheduled to last six rounds. Varela landed a right hand on Lawal’s temple in the fourth round, causing him to slump to the canvas. Referee Lee Every began counting but noticed Lawal was in distress and promptly interrupted the match. According to a BoxingScene insider at ringside, the fight was well contested until the end of the third round,…