Author: Vincent Osuwo

The children of famous Nigerian singer and actress Onyeka Onwenu have confirmed her death and provided details about her final moments. “It is with heavy hearts that I and my brother wish to announce the passing of our mother, the much loved Onyeka Onwenu,” her children wrote in a statement signed by her sons, Abraham and Tijani Ogunlende, on Wednesday. “She passed away last night, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Lagos, Nigeria,” they said. Onyeka Onwenu instructed family how to bury her Onwenu had just completed a performance at the birthday party of Mrs. Stella Okoli when she was suddenly…

Three years ago, veteran Nigerian singer and actress Onyeka Onwenu outlined her intentions for how she wanted to be remembered and buried.  The legendary artist, known for her loud voice and advocacy, died on Tuesday night at Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing at Mrs. Stella Okoli’s birthday party. “Do it quickly, quietly, and privately,” Onwenu stated in an opinion piece on Premium Times in 2021, emphasising that her burial should be sans unnecessary fanfare. She instructed her loved ones to “mourn, yes, but not excessively,” and to instead focus on celebrating her life with prayers and lighthearted moments. “Celebrate…

Adegbolu Abiogemo Adefunmi, also known as Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II, the leader of Oyotunji African Village in Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA, was allegedly stabbed to death by his sister during a heated argument. According to ABC News 4, the incident occurred on Monday, July 29, 2024. According to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, the stabbing was reported around 2:45 p.m. in the village on Bryant Lane. The 47-year-old man was brought to a neighbouring hospital, but he eventually died of his injuries.

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has offered his condolences on the loss of music star Onyeka Onwenu, calling her a gift to her generation.  Onwenu was believed to have died on Tuesday night at Reddington Hospital in Lagos after she slumped at Stella Okoli’s birthday party. In a press statement on Tuesday, the governor described the late singer as “one of Nigeria’s most versatile music exports.” “Onwenu was a gift to her generation—sonorous, enigmatic, and enchanting. Hers was a gift well deserving, as she serenaded all with her voice, soothing both the old and the young with melodious, evergreen tunes.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, interrogated Jalal Arabi, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, over alleged mismanagement of the 2024 Hajj exercise funds, among others. Our source learned that Arabi came to the EFCC’s offices in Jabi, Abuja, at 10 a.m. and was grilled for hours by EFCC investigators. An source, who desired anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, told our correspondent that Jabi’s questioning was spurred by petitions filed against him. The source said, “He was invited to the commission’s office to explain how his commission spent the N90bn subsidy…

Soldiers, police officers, and other security forces occupied Abuja’s iconic Eagle Square on Tuesday, which will host the #EndBadGovernance demonstration on Thursday in the Federal Capital Territory and other major towns.  Our correspondents on the square counted more than 300 security personnel at the facility. In addition, 26 military trucks, 12 police patrol vehicles, and a Black Maria were stationed inside and surrounding the arena. The security personnel took control of the square after the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the protest organisers differed on how to conduct the demonstration. In a virtual conference with the IG on Tuesday,…

Two police orderlies attached to a former House of Representatives member, Joan Onyemaechi, and her driver were killed on Tuesday evening when gunmen kidnapped her and her children in Asaba, the Delta State capital. According to reports, the gunmen raided Onyemaechi’s church, King Jesus and I, located at Ogajifo Street off DSB Road, and shot the two police orderlies and her driver before whisking the former lawmaker and her children away. Sources from the street told reporters that a stray bullet also hit a passerby who died on the spot. “The gunmen stormed the church and immediately shot at the…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three individuals for allegedly stealing 96 bags of 50 kilogrammes of rice from a trader in the Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state. The businessman was alleged to have purchased 700 bags of rice in Nasarawa State and brought them to Abia State when approximately 15 hoodlums ambushed his truck on the road and carted away the food. The Commissioner of Police, Umar Nadada, made the announcement on Tuesday at the command’s headquarters while paraded 31 suspected offenders who had lately been detained for various crimes in the state. He described…

Operatives of the Nigerian Police have arrested Suleiman Yakubu for clamouring for the destruction of critical state and private infrastructures during the planned hunger protest. The police, in a Tuesday press briefing signed by ASP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, mentioned that Yakubu had threatened to burn filing stations, banks, and police stations during the protest. Yakubu, a resident of Jos, Plateau State, in a now viral TikTok video, urged residents to unleash mayhem during the forthcoming nationwide hunger protest. The Police in the press briefing, mentioned that “during interrogation, Mr. Yakubu confessed to being the individual in…

Renowned journalist and publisher Chief Dele Momodu has berated the former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose over his comments that poor Northern men having multiple wives and children is a hindrance to Nigeria’s growth. Chronicle NG reports that Fayose, in an interview with Channels TV on Monday, claimed that poor men having many wives and children, citing his experiences in the North, is a bane to Nigeria’s growth. Reacting to these claims, Momodu questioned who is more destructive to the nation, the poor man with plenty of wives and children, or the politician with one wife and many high-maintenance girlfriends,…