Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described President Bola Tinubu as a betrayer following the astronomical hike in the pump price of petrol. The NLC and other stakeholders lambasted the Tinubu-led Federal Government in response to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s new pump price regime for Premium Motor Spirit, which went into effect on Tuesday. This came as key opposition parties in the country pushed President Bola Tinubu to fire the NNPCL’s management. Petrol: Labour demands reversal of hike in price, set to meet Nigerians awoke on Tuesday to find that pump prices had risen from roughly N600 to…

The organised labour and stakeholders have lambasted the Federal Government in response to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (NNPCL) new pump price regime for Premium Motor Spirit, also called petrol, which went into effect on Tuesday.  This came as key opposition parties in the country pushed President Bola Tinubu to fire the NNPCL’s management. Nigerians awoke on Tuesday to find that pump prices had risen from roughly N600 to N855/litre, M918/litre or higher, depending on the region of purchase at NNPC stations across the country. According to sources, retail establishments have been directed to raise petrol prices. The recommended…

Bello Matawalle, the Minister of Defence, has urged Sokoto State residents to report any jobless individual living a showy lifestyle to security officials.  The minister, addressing the Sokoto State Governor’s office, stated that such individuals, if investigated further, could be informants to suspected bandits threatening the state’s peace. Matawalle was in Sokoto alongside Chief of Defence, General Christopher Musa, following President Bola Tinubu’s command to put an end to banditry in the country’s north. He urged inhabitants of the state to continue to support security services in providing proper information to troops. He stated that security officers will rely on…

The Zone 16 Police Command in Bayelsa State has paraded 10 suspects for alleged online fraud, possession of charms, illegal substances, and engagement in diabolic ritual activities.  Addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Yenagoa, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Ewhoborwo Gunn, stated that the suspects were apprehended in Port Harcourt, River State. The suspects include Goodwill (male), aged 23, Princewill Oguama (male), aged 20, Anyamwu Oluebube (male), aged 19, Tochukwu Ajaegbu (male), aged 27, Daniel Samuel (male), aged 21, and Akanimoh Joshua (male), aged 22. The others are Chuckwumye Ubeh (male), aged 19, Peter James (male), aged 28,…

Inmates attempted to break out of a high-security prison in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital, killing 129 people, according to authorities. Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani said that 24 convicts died from bullet wounds after warning rounds were fired in the early hours of Monday morning. The majority of the others died of asphyxia caused by a crush during the Makala Prison breakout. Despite allegations of huge casualties on Monday, the administration first claimed that only two individuals had died. Seven years ago, at least 4,000 convicts escaped from the nation’s largest jail. On Monday, residents near the…

The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that a discreet investigation revealed that an investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, and one Michael Alade are Bristol Isaac, aka PIDOMNigeria’s accomplices. PIDOMNigeria was accused of leaking confidential and restricted documents, fraud, sedition, and tax evasion, among other charges. ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force Spokesperson, told journalists in Abuja on Tuesday that PIDOM was arrested following a plea from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Adejobi further claimed that when National Cybercrime Centre agents stormed PIDOM’s hotel, he resisted arrest, shut himself up, destroyed his phone, and flushed it down…

The North East Unity Forum has called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to discipline the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, in order to restore sanity in the party.  In a statement issued by its convener, Abubakar Kabir, on Tuesday, the Forum emphasised that the party can only reclaim its former grandeur by taking action against the former Rivers State governor, whom it branded as a “self-serving politician.” “The NUF argues that his threats to ‘put fire in the states’ of governors supporting Fubara are not only reckless but also a direct assault on the peace…

Gunmen have reportedly attacked the Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to reports, a huge group of hoodlums broke into the police station early Tuesday morning and tossed explosives at it. The gunmen also stormed the Oba Civic Centre. According to some local accounts, a police corporal who has yet to be recognised was murdered in the incident, while others were injured to varied degrees. The motivation for the attack has yet to be determined; however, it is thought to have been carried out by a secessionist organisation. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the…

The coach of the Netherlands national football team, Ronald Koeman, has described Steven Bergwijn’s summer move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad as a lack of “sportive ambition” on the part of the player. Ajax captain Bergwijn was sold to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad for €21 million in the largest transfer of a relatively quiet summer. The deal signals a move for a player who joined from Tottenham Hotspur for €30 million two years ago but failed to establish himself as a first-team member in London. Osimhen receives grand welcome from Galatasaray fans Bergwijn, who has 29 goals in 80 Ajax…

Thousands of Galatasaray fans gathered at Istanbul Airport in Turkey to enthusiastically welcome Napoli talisman Victor Osimhen on Monday.  Despite arriving around 3:30 a.m., Osimhen was greeted with applause and chants. He seemed overjoyed as supporters cheered and yelled his name, creating an unforgettable moment. The positive greeting signalled the start of Osimhen’s loan move from Napoli to Galatasaray, which was completed after the European transfer market closed. The Turkish club will cover his €10 million salary, allegedly paying €8.8 million with a January release clause for top clubs. Osimhen’s arrival was widely anticipated, with supporters waiting all night for…