Author: Vincent Osuwo

Senator Dino Melaye has stated that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will have a formidable candidate to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. On Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Melaye stated that the coalition is trying to strengthen its organisation and present a genuine alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). “Those of us in the ADC need to create a comfortable, stable platform. And I believe that platform will produce a candidate that will unseat President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in 2027,” he said. He stressed that the immediate objective is to strengthen the party’s…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has apprehended some suspects, including a school principal, a chief security officer, and a security guard, in connection with the gruesome murder of a school nurse and a 14-month-old pupil, following a ₦3 million ransom collected under false pretence. Saka Adewale Ajao, the Commissioner of Police, revealed the unsettling revelation during a press briefing on Friday, adding that the terrible incident took place at Clear Hope Foundation Academy in Abuja’s Dawaki neighbourhood. The primary suspect, David Moses—a security guard stationed at the school—was apprehended and admitted to organizing the kidnapping and murder along…

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has given Super Falcons coach Justin Madugu a three-bedroom bungalow and N50 million for bringing the national women’s football team to victory in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. According to a Facebook post by the governor’s aide, Pius Iliya, the presentation took place at the Government House in Yola, the state capital. Fintiri praised Madugu, an Adamawa native, for his part in the Falcons’ victory at the tournament held in Morocco earlier this year. “Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on behalf of the government and people of Adamawa State, has gifted Justine…

The Minister of Health Ali Pate announced Friday that the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has called off its warning strike. Speaking to press following a closed-door meeting in Abuja, Pate stated that the decision was based on agreements struck between the government and the leadership of the union. However, union leaders declined to speak with the press following the meeting. The association’s nurses and midwives began a statewide warning strike on July 29 due to unmet demands, such as enhanced welfare, fair allowances, and better working conditions in federal health institutions. The strike, which affected public health…

Health officials have issued a warning to the public to be wary of tick bites this summer, as fresh numbers reveal over 1,500 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in England in 2024. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed 1,581 laboratory-reported cases last year, a tiny decrease from 2023, but warned that the actual incidence is likely higher due to under diagnosis. Infections were documented in all regions, with the South West, South East, and London accounting for the vast majority. All of this was documented in a release dated July 31, 2025, which our journalist received from the UK…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for tougher international penalties on Russia following a devastating incident in Kyiv that killed at least 31 people. According to Zelensky, five children, the smallest of whom was two years old, were killed in the assault on Thursday, and 159 people were injured. “No matter how much the Kremlin denies their effectiveness, sanctions do work—and they must be strengthened,” Zelensky stated. Kyiv commemorated a day of sorrow following the attack on the capital, which destroyed an apartment tower and injured a hospital, school, nursery, and university. Russia deployed more than 300 drones and eight…

Fire razed six shops in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, destroying properties worth millions of Naira. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the inferno on Thursday in Ile-Ewe, Sawmill Area, Ogbomoso, affected six of the area’s ten locked-up shops. Mr. Maroof Akinwande, Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, acknowledged the occurrence in a statement released in Ibadan on Friday. According to Akinwande, the agency’s personnel received a distress call about the inferno incident from Mr. David Ajagbe at 14:08 on Thursday. Akinwande stated that the agency’s personnel, led by CFS Dairo, promptly left for the scene and arrived on…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, has attacked the Federal Government’s habit of bestowing national accolades on politicians. Obi, who spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the public presentation of The Chronicles of a Legend, a biography of business magnate and philanthropist Gabriel Igbinedion, advocated for a change in the way prominent national awards are granted. He said, “The Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, and Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, should be for entrepreneurs and productive people, not politicians. We have to change the way we honour people.” The…

Seven farmers who were kidnapped on Saturday in Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government Area, Ondo State, have been released. The victims were working on their crops when gunmen attacked and took them away. A relative of one of the abductees, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the seven farmers were released on Wednesday night after being held captive for five days. “I’m happy to tell you that the kidnappers released all seven farmers on Wednesday night. They are back to their families. Police confirm abduction of four farmers in Ebonyi…

The staff unions at Lagos State University (LASU) have declared an indefinite strike, effective immediately, over unresolved issues with the university management. The Joint Action Committee, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union, and National Association of Academic Technologists, sent a letter to Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello on July 31, 2025. The notice was signed by ASUU of the institution Chairman and Secretary, Prof. Ibrahim A. Bakare and Sylvester O. Idowu, PhD, respectively, as well as SSANU Chairman and Secretary, Oluwaseyi Lawal and Waheed Majekodunmi, according to a copy obtained by…