Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Nigeria Police Force has invited Joe Ajaero, National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), for questioning on terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related charges.  The invitation letter, signed by ACP Adamu Muazu on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team, stated that if Ajaero does not cooperate, a warrant of arrest will be issued. The letter reads: “This office is investigating a case of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime in which you have been implicated. “You are therefore required to report to the undersigned for an interview on Tuesday, 20th August…

President Bola Tinubu has fired the embattled Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, whom he appointed last October. Tinubu has appointed Professor Abdullahi Usman as the new National Hajj Commission of Nigeria chairman. This was announced by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement on Monday titled ‘President Tinubu appoints chairman of the National Hajj Commission.’ Usman’s appointment comes as his predecessor, Arabi, is being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly mismanaging Hajj funding of N90 billion. The EFCC announced on August 16 that…

The Presidency unveiled on Monday the new Airbus A330 aircraft acquired for President Bola Tinubu.  Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, shared photos of the presidential jet on Monday via his verified X page. According to the presidential adviser, the new jet would replace the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700 (BBJ) purchased during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Onanuga did not tell how much the Nigerian government spent to obtain the new presidential jet. According to Onanuga, the new plane has saved Nigeria millions of dollars in maintenance and fuel costs each year. He wrote, “President…

An unidentified 50-year-old man was murdered in an explosion in Tel Aviv, while a passerby was injured. The Shin Bet is heavily involved in the inquiry, and the police are looking into all potential motives, including terrorism. According to Haaretz, the explosion on Sunday night damaged a truck, and police confirmed that the individual carried the bomb. Superintendent Peretz Amar of Tel Aviv District said at the scene that identifying the man is critical to determining whether the explosion was criminal or terrorist in origin. “It could be terrorism or a criminal act,” said the district commander, adding that they…

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested Abiodun Salami and Destiny Adeola on suspicion of involvement in cult-related crimes in the Ijoko area of Sango-Ota, within the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Omolola Odutola, disclosed the arrest via WhatsApp on Monday, stating that the two individuals were apprehended on August 8, 2024. Sango-Ota, Ijoko, and other areas within the local government have recently become hotspots for numerous notorious cult clashes, attacks, and killings. According to reports, in January, two unidentified individuals were brutally killed during a suspected cult clash in Ota…

Nigerians have accused the founder of Power City International Ministry, Pastor Abel Damina, of jealousy over his faulting of the popular saying, “What God cannot do does not exist.” He said the statement popularised by Pastor Jerry Eze of Streams of Joy International Ministry is not the truth. The pastor made the statements in a recent podcast released for a program, the Honest Bunch Podcast with Nedu. Damina, known for his criticism of Nigerian pastors, clarified that his opposition to Eze’s teachings was not driven by jealousy but rather a desire to uphold the truth. He said, “What God cannot…

Bogoro Youth Vanguard, a youth association based in Bauchi State’s Bogoro Local Government Area, has describded former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara as a desperate politician. According to the group, Dogara’s recent activities were aimed at gaining attention and recognition from President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement titled “Re: Gov. Bala Mohammed’s latest tirade and truculent buffoonery,” signed by the Chairman, Habila Daniel, and Secretary, Philip Kimsa, the group criticised the former speaker’s attack on the governor as needless and uncalled for. It stated that a strong and formidable opposition would assist any responsible government in…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has hired forensic experts to comb its national secretariat in Abuja for possible bugs planted by the police. The Labour union stated that the forensic security audit would facilitate the return of its workers to their offices following the recent raid by the police. Chronicle NG reported that security agents, on July 7, conducted a night raid on the NLC national secretariat in Abuja. According to Benson Upah, the NLC spokesperson, the operatives burst into the building at about 8.30 pm and arrested the security guards, forcing them to hand over keys to the offices…

One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, sending clouds of ash 5 kilometres (3 miles) into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and temporarily triggering a “code red” alert for aviation.  According to volcanologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Shiveluch volcano began sputtering shortly after a huge 7.0-magnitude earthquake erupted off the east coast of Kamchatka early Sunday. They cautioned that another, more powerful earthquake could be on its way. The academy’s Institute of Volcanology and Seismology released a video showing the ash cloud over Shiveluch. It stretched more than 490 km (304 miles) east…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chastised the Nigeria Police Force on Sunday for allegedly harassing and unlawfully arresting party leaders ahead of the Edo State governorship election on September 21.  The ruling PDP accused the police of colluding with the All Progressives Congress, APC to keep its members out of circulation. At a press conference, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, Director General of the Asue Ighodalo/Osarodion Ogie Campaign Management Council, stated that the police had arrested Mr. Amos Tom and Kingsley Osahon, among others, while Odion Olaye, Chief Francis Inegbiniki, Chief Olukoga, Festus Osaigbovo, and Kelly Inedegbor had been pencilled in for arrest…