Author: Vincent Osuwo

Niyi Ijalaye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ogun State, reportedly slumped and died in Abuja on Monday evening. He reportedly fainted shortly after attending a meeting at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s headquarters, according to a trustworthy source. According to the source, Ijalaye appeared to be in high spirits throughout the conference until he returned to his hotel room at the Bon Octagon Hotel in the Federal Capital Territory and fell. The conference, presided over by INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, concentrated on the off-cycle elections in Edo and Ondo states. He hailed from Ondo State, and was appointed…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday upheld the lower court’s decision to reinstall Philip Shaibu as Edo State’s Deputy Governor.  The appellate court dismissed the Edo State Assembly’s plea to uphold Shaibu’s impeachment. Shaibu was impeached on April 8, 2024, following the adoption of the findings of a seven-man committee appointed by the state Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to investigate claims of misconduct against him. Charity Aiguobarueghian, the House Majority Leader, stated that while the panel’s report did not establish the charge of perjury filed against Shaibu, it did find him guilty of disclosing government secrets. On…

Some of President Bola Tinubu’s ministers and aides are accused of sharing over N54 billion from the N120 billion forfeited to the Federal Government by Aminu Yaro and his wife, Saadatu Yaro.  The Yaros, who were associates of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, reportedly agreed to forfeit the funds as part of a plea bargain with the EFCC to drop pending criminal charges. According to sources, a portion of the forfeited monies, totalling N54 billion, were disbursed among key ministers and advisers of Tinubu in cooperation with EFCC officers. “Emefiele’s accomplices Aminu Yaro and his wife, Saadatu Yaro, forfeited N120…

A manhunt is underway in Kenya following the escape from a Nairobi police cell of a serial killer who allegedly confessed to murdering 42 women after dismembered bodies were discovered in a quarry. The serial killer named Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, who was described by police as a “vampire, a psychopath” after his arrest on July 15, escaped on Tuesday morning with 12 undocumented Eritrean migrants, Kenya police spokeswoman Resila Onyango confirmed. Their escape was found when policemen paid a normal visit to the police station cells about 5 a.m. (02:00 GMT) to serve the detainees breakfast, according to a…

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to claims made by the Nigeria Police that its National President, Joe Ajaero, is linked to terrorism financing, treasonable felony, and other connected offences.  On Monday, the Nigeria Police Force summoned Joe Ajaero for questioning on charges of terrorism financing, treasonable felony, cybercrime, and other connected offences. The invitation was sent in a letter dated August 19, 2024, and signed by ACP Adamu Muazu on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team. According to the letter seen by our correspondent, the police threatened to issue an arrest warrant if Ajaero…

Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities.  The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received “credible information” about a sexual assault allegedly committed by the priest in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has raised concerns over the shortage of premium motor spirit, also known as petrol, affecting its members across the country amidst widespread scarcity. The umbrella association, which has over 3,000 members and controls a large portion of Nigeria’s filling stations, has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited of failing to provide appropriate supplies to its members. Shina Amoo, Chairman of IPMAN’s Ore Depot, alleged that the NNPCL, as the sole importer of petroleum products, has failed to supply adequate supplies to IPMAN for the past three years, resulting in a severe…

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, a New York congresswoman, has taken a jab at Donald Trump, the Republican contender for the 2024 US presidential election, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Ocasio-Cortez, one of the numerous speakers who endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris at the DNC on Tuesday morning, stated, “I am here tonight because America has before us a rare and precious opportunity in Kamala Harris.” We have the opportunity to elect a president who represents the middle class because she is from the middle class. “We all know that Donald Trump would sell this country for a dollar if it…

The British tech entrepreneur and billionaire Mike Lynch is missing after a super-yacht sank off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm. The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-meter sailboat, was carrying 22 people and anchored just off shore near the port of Porticello when it was struck by a tornado in the early hours, according to an Italian coastguard statement. One man, believed to be the vessel’s chef, was confirmed dead, while six others, including Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, were missing on Monday evening. According to the coastguard, those missing were British, American, and Canadian nationals. Fifteen people…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday evening confirmed the invitation of its President, Joe Ajaero, by the police over issues bordering on alleged terrorism financing. Benson Upah, the spokesperson for the Congress,  made this known in a statement he signed and made available to the press. According to reports, Ajaero was invited by the police for an “interview” on charges connected to “criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, reasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime.”. The letter of invitation, dated August 19, 2024, and signed by ACP Adamu Mu’azu on behalf of the Commissioner of Police Intelligence, stated that Ajaero’s name was cited…