Author: Vincent Osuwo

Muhammed Tunde, a Nigerian Navy officer who was dismissed in 2000, has been arrested for impersonating a serving military official and coordinating assaults. SP Benjamin, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement released on Saturday. Sharing a photo of the suspect, he wrote, “Dismissed Nigerian Navy personnel, Muhammed Tunde (dismissed since 2000), making people believe he’s a serving military personnel, charges N20,000 to bring his boys and beat up anybody for you. “He was apprehended while he and his boys were beating hotel staff, a job contracted to him by one of the hotel customers…

A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Buba Galadima, has berated Nigerians over the prevalent hunger and insecurity orchestrated by the President Bola Tinubu administration. The staunch political critic stated his “support” for the Tinubu-led administration to deal with Nigerians. Noting that he warned Nigerians against voting for the APC after experiencing the wrongs of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, Galadima mentioned that Nigerians should enjoy the consequences of their political choice. Galadima, who spoke during an interview with ‘Untold Stories with Adesuwa,’ berated Nigerians over what he described as selling their votes to the APC during the 2023 presidential…

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 Lagos state governorship election, has taken a swipe at the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos state government over alleged “gross incompetence.” Gbadebo, in a statement on his verified X handle on Friday, berated Sanwo-Olu over the alleged prevalence of darkness on major roads in Lagos state. The Labour Party chieftain mentioned that despite “all the money borrowed” by Sanwo-Olu’s administration and “all the IGR generated,” it is “a shame” that Lagos State “cannot power streetlights.” Alleging that “APC is not just incompetent but also weaponizes poor governance and propaganda…

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State, has berated the political elites in the state over the high spat of violence and thuggery in the state. In a statement on X on Friday, Gbadebo alleged that  “thugs are armed by politicians and used to win elections.” Describing thuggery as “a creation of the political elite in Lagos,” Gbadebo stated that the actions and inactions of the APC-led administration in the state have worsened youth unemployment and poverty, forcing many into drugs and criminality.” “This is a creation of the political elite in Lagos…

The northern part of Nigeria has been described by Nigerians as the headquarters of homosexuality, cross-dressing, and other LGBTQ-related activities.  In various comments on X on Thursday, Nigerians berated the North over the prevalence of gays and cross-dressers in the region. Their comment follows the ban on content and movies that depict cross-dressing by the Kano state government. Describing them as “Yan daudi,” a Hausa term for gays and cross-dressers, several X users decried their prevalence in major northern states like Kano, Kaduna, and Bauchi state, among others. “The hypocrisy in the north is top-notch. Yan daudu has been operating…

Nigerian politician and activist Aisha Yesufu has berated President Bola Tinubu over his handling of the affairs of the nation.  Yesufu condemned Tinubu’s economic policies, which, according to her, have resulted in untold hardship for the populace. Describing the Nigerian leader as “incompetent,” Yesufu, in a series of statements on X on Friday, stated that Tinubu, who prides himself on being a “master strategist,” has “no strategy” to solve Nigeria’s problems. She made the comments while reacting to the news of the 300% increase in the electricity tariff. Chronicle NG reports that the Tinubu-led federal government has put in place…

The UK government has raised the general income threshold for those arriving in the country on a skilled worker visa from £26,200 to £38,700. According to Home Secretary James Cleverly, the minimum wage has been raised by 48% to reduce migration and place British workers first in the labor force. The changes that are now in place will reduce migration and prevent firms from undercutting British workers to recruit cheap labor from outside. According to a statement posted on its website on Thursday, UK businesses must now pay international workers who come to the UK on a skilled worker visa…

President Bola Tinubu has stated that, while he does not have a magic wand, his administration will address the economic difficulties that the citizens face. He also stated that by signing the Student Loans Re-enactment Bill into law, he has paved the way for lifting Nigerian children out of poverty. The President addressed Wednesday night at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he met members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), and Independent Campaign Council for Iftar. This comes as the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Student Loans,…

Tobi Amusan, a three-time African Games winner and world record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, will begin her Wanda Diamond League season in Xiamen on April 20. Amusan is one of 12 Olympic gold medalists and 27 world champions set to light up Xiamen’s stunning Egret Stadium. In her title defense, the 26-year-old will battle three reigning global sprint hurdle champions: Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, world champion Danielle Williams, and world indoor champion Devynne Charlton. Last September, Amusan won the Wanda Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon, for the third year in a row, finishing with a season-best 12.33 seconds.…

Terrorists raided the Old-Kuyelo community in Kaduna State’s Birnin Bwari Local Government area, causing villagers to flee for safety on Tuesday. Abdulrashid Abarshi, Secretary-General of the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressive Union, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday. According to Abarshi, terrorists raided the historic Kuyello town, forcing its inhabitants to flee their homes for fear of being kidnapped. Abarshi said, “We received information that the terrorists have been in old Kuyello and Shadow Village since Tuesday without any challenge by the Nigerian security operatives. “We appeal to the Nigerian military as a matter of urgency to deploy security operatives to…