Author: Vincent Osuwo

Kenya’s military chief, General Francis Ogolla, has reportedly died in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwest. This was confirmed by President William Ruto in a news conference on Thursday. “Our motherland has lost one of her most valiant generals,” he said. “The demise of General Ogolla is a painful loss to me,” he added. Ogolla and nine other people were killed in the crash at 2:20 pm (11:20 GMT) on Thursday in Elgeyo Marakwet County, about 400km (250 miles) northwest of the country’s capital, Nairobi. The military aircraft had paid a visit to troops deployed in northwest Kenya to…

HRM Clement Ikolo, the monarch of the Okuama community in Delta State, has been released by the Nigerian Army after 22 days of incarceration. Chronicle NG reports that following the killing of 17 military personnel in the community on March 14, 2024, the Defense Headquarters declared the monarch and seven others wanted for their alleged involvement in the crime. Ikolo later surrendered to Nigerian police in Delta State and was transported to Abuja by the military for questioning. The monarch spoke to Galaxy TV before turning himself in to the police on March 28, saying he was surprised to discover…

Students of the Plateau State University, Bokkos, have staged a protest following an attack by bandits that led to the death of one of their colleagues.  The aggrieved students who bemoaned the incessant attack by bandits on their school condemned the attack by terrorists on their school premises on Thursday, April 18, 2024. They alleged that students of the institution have become victims of kidnapping, murder, and rape by bandits. In a now-viral video, the students could be seen carrying the corpse of James Alesah Longworth Dading, a student of the institution who was allegedly killed as bandits raided the…

Olukayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, has withdrawn all police officers assigned to Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State. The withdrawal order was sent via a police radio transmission. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) proclaimed Bello wanted on April 18, after his absence from the federal high court in Abuja “stalled his arraignment.” The document with reference number “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/3434 partly reads, “IG has ordered the withdrawal of all policemen attached to His Excellency and former Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. “Acknowledge compliance and treat it with the utmost importance. Please, above, for…

Social media influencer Precious Kingsley, popularly called Nickie DaBarbie, has accused Nigerian singer Enock Aghatise, AKA Skiibii, of attempting to use her for ritual purposes. Nickie DaBarbie made the claims in a video posted on her Instagram page on Thursday. Nickie DaBarbie also wrote, “I just escaped from being used for rituals by Skibbi.” She adds, “He’s taking screenshots. He wants to sue me or something. I don’t know.” She also alleged that popular Nigerian musician Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, also known as Mayorkun, is also involved in ritual practices. “Also, Mayorkun and some other Nigerian artists are all ritualists,” she…

A former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has called on law enforcement agencies to ensure Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State, faces the wrath of the law.  In a statement on his verified X page on Thursday, Omokri called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and other law enforcement agencies to ensure a proper investigation of Bello and ensure justice if the suspect “has committed any offense.” Omokri noted that the former governor could have been a “role model for Nigerian youths,” but “he fell short of it.” “Former Governor Yahaya Bello could have…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the immediate former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted for an alleged financial crime to the tune of N80.2 billion.  The Commission, in a statement on Thursday, called on those with vital information about the former Kogi governor’s whereabouts to reach the commission or the police. “Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is wanted by the EFCC for offenses relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 billion,” the EFCC said in a Thursday evening post on its Facebook page, captioned ‘Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello Wanted By the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has vowed to arrest Yahaya Bello, the immediate former governor of Kogi State, and bring him before the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on the charges brought against him. This came after Bello’s counsel, Abdulwahab Muhammed, SAN, refused to be served in the place of his client, who is on the run from the EFCC. The anti-graft agency, speaking at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday through a team of lawyers led by Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, emphasised that operatives would carry out the arrest order against the former governor,…

The latest Yoruba Nation agitation has been described as “laughable” by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). The DHQ also warned that terrorists and their supporters were preparing to blackmail the military following its assault on the insurgency. On Saturday, several Yoruba Nation agitators disguised in military camouflage stormed the Oyo State Secretariat and attempted to seize control of the State Assembly. The agitators confronted security personnel and were apprehended, resulting in the arrest of 29 people. On Wednesday, the suspects appeared before an Oyo State Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku. They were charged with seven charges, including treasonable crime, membership in an…

A magistrate court in Lagos’ Ikorodu region has ordered that the late singer Mohbad’s widow, Wunmi, be served with notice of a pending DNA test application by substituted means. Monisola Odumosu, a member of the legal team, informed the Aloba family of this in a statement signed on Wednesday, April 17. In the application filed by the legal team for the family, Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, requested an order to serve Wunmi by posting all originating proceedings and additional processes in the suit at the respondent’s last known address. The statement disclosed that the legal team led by Emmanuel Oroko…