Author: Vincent Osuwo

Nollywood actress, filmmaker, and producer, Sharon Okpamen, has reportedly died, a month after welcoming her second child. Her death was announced by popular movie producer Stanley Ontop in a statement on his Instagram page. According to reports, the actress went into coma shortly after giving birth to her second child last month. The actress who starred in various movies like ‘The Hidden Secret,’ Ovibieze, died on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Stanley’s statement reads, “It’s a sad day for Nollywood and Edo entertainment industries.” Sharon, who was a filmmaker, actress, entrepreneur, and humanitarian, has left a significant void in the industry.…

Mr. David Ubaha, a lone protester in Akwa Ibom State, has lamented the country’s high living costs, claiming that things are only getting worse following the nationwide #EndBadGovernance demonstration.  Ubaha, a 41-year-old farmer from the state’s Itu Local Government Area, staged a lone protest in Uyo, the state capital, prior to the #EndBadGovernance protest, in which he lamented the country’s economic hardship as a result of President Bola Tinubu’s removal of oil subsidies. The Akwa Ibom farmer labelled Tinubu’s EndBadGovernance address as “empty,” saying it did not alleviate Nigerians’ pains. “Things are getting worse in this country. The nationwide #EndBadgovernance…

Ahmed Abubakar, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA ,resigned on Saturday evening, citing personal and family difficulties.  Abubakar stated this after submitting his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on Saturday evening. He stated that the purpose of his visit on Saturday was, among other things, to inform the President on national security problems. The former NIA Chief thanked the President for allowing him to serve and extended his tenure to the first 15 months of the next administration, having held the position since 2018. When asked why he resigned,…

Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate for Kogi State in 2023, has stated that the opposition party has been commercialised and privatised.  In a Saturday post on his X Twitter, the former Kogi West Senator claimed that the PDP has lost significance in the country’s political landscape. Melaye accused the acting PDP national chairman, Iliya Damagum, the national secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, and the national organising secretary, Umar Bature, of dismantling the party. He wrote, “End of the road for PDP as Damagum, Bature, and Anyanwu irredeemably destroyed the party. We will talk about the commercialisation and privatisation of…

The Nigerian Police Force confirmed on Saturday the release of 20 medical students kidnapped along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu Road in Benue state. Bandits kidnapped the students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos as they were on their way to Enugu for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual conference. Their kidnapping sparked widespread outrage, prompting the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to direct the deployment of tactical operatives and equipment, including helicopters, drones, and tactical vehicles, to secure the students’ rapid rescue. In addition, additional police detectives were sent to Benue State to aid in…

Table-toppers Brighton & Hove Albion beat Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday to stay perfect in the Premier League after Joao Pedro scored a late winner in the fifth minute of added time. Brighton took the lead when Kaoru Mitoma received the ball on the left flank before his cross went through United’s defence and into the six-yard box, where Danny Welbeck stuck a leg out to score against his former club. Amad Diallo drew United level at the hour mark when he was put through on goal and the 22-year-old cut inside his marker before shooting, with the ball being deflected…

The Anambra State Police Command announced that it has saved a 27-year-old man, Alozie John, from an attempted suicide in the state’s Umunnachi community, Dunukofia Local Government Area.  The young man, a livestock dealer from Isielu LGA in Ebonyi State, is claimed to have attempted suicide due to a debt of N1.2 million to his livestock supplier. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Anambra State police spokesman, stated on Saturday that security personnel rescued the man on Friday after his WhatsApp chat was intercepted. Ikenga said, “On 23/8/2024, Anambra police rescued a young man who attempted to take his own life. He…

The Nigerian Police Force’s Zone Five Headquarters has announced the arrest of two alleged gunrunners in Edo State.  DSP Tijani Momoh, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, stated this in Abuja on Saturday. According to Momoh, Arungwa Nwazue, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Edo and Delta zones, has ordered the seizure of illicit weaponry in his authority as the Edo gubernatorial election approaches. “In line with the directive, on Friday, at about 05:00hrs, the Zonal Intelligence Response Squad, led by ASP Mohammed Usman acting on credible and actionable intelligence, stormed the Ileh community in Ekpoma, Esan…

A knife attack in the western German city of Solingen has killed three people and critically injured four others, according to authorities. The knife attack occurred on Friday evening at a festival in the city center and there are reports that the knife attacker is still at large. According to the German media site Bild, the attacker attacked passersby at random. A massive manhunt is currently underway, with police helicopters sighted hovering above the city. Following the attack at approximately 22:00 local time (21:00 BST), city officials requested that people evacuate the Fronhof market area as police set up security…

Twenty medical students from the University of Jos (UNIJOS) and University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) who were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued, security sources revealed. The rescue was disclosed by security sources on Friday. The rescue operation was coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser. The rescue operation involved security agencies, including the police, DSS, and military personnel, along with support from the Benue State government. The medical students were kidnapped on the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu federal highway last Thursday while on their way to Enugu State for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual convention.…