Author: Vincent Osuwo

Premier League giant Manchester United have signed midfielder Manuel Ugarte from Paris St-Germain for a fee that could reach £50.5m. The 23-year-old Uruguayan has agreed to a five-year contract with the option to extend it for a further 12 months. He joins for an initial cost of £42.1 million, with the option for an extra £8.4 million. Ugarte becomes the club’s sixth signing of the summer transfer window, bringing their total outlay to a little over £190 million. He made 37 appearances in all competitions for PSG last season, after coming from Sporting Lisbon for a reported £50.5 million, and…

The Police have resummoned the Nigeria Labour Congress, President Joe Ajaero, and General Secretary Emma Ugboaja to appear at the Force Headquarters on September 5, 2024.  The new summons comes less than 24 hours after Ajaero met with the police to discuss alleged criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime charges. According to an invitation letter dated August 28, 2024, issued by the Commissioner of Police, Operations, Ibitoye Alajide, on behalf of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Department, FID, Abuja, entitled “Investigation activities,a Invitation letter,”  this time the NLC President and General Secretary are to…

The Nigeria Police Force’s Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has decried the practice of “arrest by proxy,” calling it immoral and wicked.  Arrest by proxy refers to a circumstance in which one person is arrested on behalf of another, typically without the detained person having any involvement in the claimed crime. Adejobi responded to a question concerning the legality of arrest by proxy on Friday, saying, “arrest by proxy is unprofessional, illegal, and unacceptable. Re-echoe it. “You can’t arrest the mother in place of her son for an offence she knows nothing about. Except if the mother has been…

Seven people have been confirmed missing following a flooding disaster in two local governments in Niger State on Friday morning.  Flooding caused by torrential rainfall in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu LG, and Nassarawa, Magama LG, lasted from 2 a.m. to 12 p.m., destroying over 89 houses and three vehicles and hundreds of hectares of agriculture. Abdullahi Baba-Arab, the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the tragedy on Friday and said search and rescue activities were still on to locate the victims. The agency’s spokesman, Hussaine Ibrahim, the Director General, stated that seven persons had already been declared missing.…

A Federal High Court in Abuja issued an order on Friday freezing 13 bank accounts linked to Henry Okocha, a suspected terrorist.  Justice Peter Lifu granted the order in response to an ex parte application brought by the Department of State Services, represented by attorney Yunus Umar. The ex parte application, FHC/ABJ/CS/1036/2024, was filed under Sections 5 and 81 of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022. In an 8-paragraph statement supporting the ex-parte motion, the DSS informed the court that the defendant had received considerable sums of money in the accounts, amounting to millions of naira, which were suspected…

In a comprehensive operation aimed at ridding the Lekki-Epe Motorway of miscreants and suspected criminals who have been terrorising motorists and residents in the area, the Lagos State Taskforce commenced operations on Friday to bring normalcy to the locality. Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, Director of Press and Public Affairs of the Taskforce, announced this in a statement on Friday. The operation, which took place at major areas such as Chisco Roundabout, Elegushi, Ikate Roundabout, and Marwa Bus Stop, was carried out in response to a series of complaints received by the agency through its feedback channels from concerned motorists and residents. These…

Award-winning Nigerian cinematographer and music producer, ThankGod Omori, popularly called TG Omori, announced on Friday that he has been recuperating from the stitches of his failed kidney transplant. TG Omori stated that although he cannot express his gratitude to God with a backflip, he is getting better and will continue the fight. While appreciating the outpouring of love from his fans, he expressed his eagerness to bounce back and produce new music videos to delight his supporters. In a statement on his X account on Friday, Omori wrote, “Up and grateful, O Lord. (Sadly, I can’t backflip.) Thank you all…

Three students of Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State have been confirmed dead after an attack by gunmen at the school in the early hours of Friday. According to reports, the school belongs to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, a Shiite sect. The gunmen, who have not been identified as members of the dangerous Boko Haram insurgency organisation or bandits, entered the school grounds on motorcycles holding AK-47 rifles. Kidnappers raid Abuja Home, abduct four family members When contacted, Dungus Abdulkarim, the state command’s public relations officer, reported in a telephone interview that the police “received…

Kidnappers abducted four family members in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. The abduction, which occurred at the Tundun Fulani extension area of the Bwari Area Council, happened around 1:30 am on Friday. A local resident who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the abductors pushed their way into the family’s home to abduct the victims. According to the resident, the abductors shot another person who fled being captured. The source said, “There was a kidnapping incident in Tundun Fulani extension in Bwari around 1:30 am. The kidnappers were many and fully armed. The kidnappers broke into a house…

Nigerian music icon Onyeka Onwenu, also known as the “Elegant Stallion,” will be buried in Lagos on Friday.  According to CKN News, the family has announced that the funeral would be held at the Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju, followed by a private burial in an Ikoyi mausoleum. A funeral poster also revealed that the Service of Songs is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., with the burial following from 2-4 pm. The music maestro, loved also for her serenading voice, died on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing during the 80th birthday…