Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare and security personnel, seized a 34-year-old seminarian named Chukwudi Okoye for defiling a 10-year-old girl.  The suspect, who is alleged to be an Anglican seminarian, committed the atrocity in the Amanuke community of Awka North Local Government Area in Anambra State. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, Chidimma Ikeanyionwu, Media Aide to the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, stated that the incident occurred sometime in July and was brought to the ministry’s attention in August by a whistleblower. Pastor sentenced over rape of church…

Renowned Arise TV journalist Oseni Rufai has criticised the All Progressive Congress (APC) over their demand of $1 million before the APC governorship candidate in the 2024 Edo State election, Monday Okpebholo visits the station for an interview. Oseni, in a statement on X on Monday, lamented over the demand by the political party. “APC wants us to give them 1 million dollars to interview their governorship candidate in Edo,” he said. He added that he will “rather use the one million dollars to build classroom blocks, primary healthcare centres, soft loans for entrepreneurs, free healthcare screening for poor people,…

The Kaduna State Security Council lifted the curfew that had been imposed between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. in the Kaduna and Zaria metropolitan areas on Tuesday.  Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, made this declaration on Tuesday. “After an extensive review of the security situation in Kaduna and Zaria towns and their environs, the Kaduna State Security Council, under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani, has removed the current 6 pm to 8 am curfew completely. “The removal of the curfew is effective immediately, from today, Tuesday, August 13, 2024,” the statement read. The…

A court in Bangladesh has initiated murder charges against the ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six senior figures from her administration on Tuesday, following the police killing of a man during a protest last month. Hasina, 76, fled by chopper to nearby India a week ago, where she remains, when protesters stormed the streets of Dhaka, putting her iron-fisted government to an abrupt end. During the weeks of upheaval that preceded her fall from office, almost 450 people died. “A case has been filed against Sheikh Hasina and six others,” said Mamun Mia, a lawyer who brought the case on…

President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja on Wednesday for a three-day official visit to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, at the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.  Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed the visit’s specifics in a statement made on Tuesday. Tinubu will visit Malabo’s Presidential Villa and meet with Mbasogo. The two presidents are likely to discuss critical bilateral issues, including oil and gas and security. Several agreements will be inked to strengthen collaboration between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea in various sectors. The statement added, “The  will be accompanied on the trip…

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed an application seeking an interim injunction to stop demonstrators from continuing the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. Aggrieved Nigerians, frustrated by the country’s economic suffering, marched from August 1 to 10 to protest the elimination of gasoline subsidies, bad government, and mounting hunger. Danladi Goje, Buky Abayomi, Adiza Abbo, and 13 other Nigerians filed an application on August 12 seeking the enforcement of their fundamental rights against the parties that organised the protests. The applicants sued Take It Back Movement, Concerned Nigerians, Nigerians Against Hunger, Initiative For Change, Human Rights…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the difficulties confronting Nigeria’s health workforce.bub Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, announced this on Monday via his X Twitter. Pate stated that the program is more than just a response to the continued outflow of healthcare professionals; it is a holistic approach for managing, harnessing, and reversing healthworker migration. Pate said, “This afternoon, HE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR @officialABAT, in-council, approved a landmark policy set to transform healthcare human resource management in Nigeria. “The National Policy on Health Workforce…

The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas said Monday that its militants shot and killed an Israeli hostage and injured two others, both women, “in two separate incidents” in Gaza.  Hamas took 251 captives during their October 7 raid on Israel, which sparked the continuing conflict, with 111 of them still detained in Gaza, including 39 who the Israeli military believes are dead. Spokesman for the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, said in a statement: “In two separate incidents, two recruits assigned to guard enemy prisoners fired at a Zionist prisoner, killing him immediately, and also injured two female…

Victor Osimhen faces a fine from Napoli after being seen on camera arguing with a fan in a nightclub.  The 25-year-old was absent from Napoli’s Coppa Italia first-round match against Modena at the Stadio Maradona on Saturday night owing to an unclear future, with Napoli director Giovanni Manna confirming his request to leave the club. His €130 million release clause has deterred many suitors, with Chelsea the only European team remaining interested in signing him after PSG backed out. Osimhen fights in Naples nightclub While his transfer situation remains unresolved, the former Lille striker may have gotten into trouble with…

Nigerian international Victor Osimhen was filmed having an altercation with a fan in a nightclub. The 25-year-old Napoli talisman was absent for Napoli’s Coppa Italia first-round fixture against Modena at the Stadio Maradona on Saturday night due to his unresolved future, with Napoli director Giovanni Manna confirming he had requested to leave the club. A video posted by a TikTok user, Roberto Cerullo, showed the former Lille player at a famous nightclub in Naples. In the video, Osimhen is seen pushing his way through the crowd, visibly furious about being caught, and approaching the fan in rage before the video…