Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Plateau State Government has again ordered that the 24-hour curfew placed on Jos, the state capital, be adjusted, allowing movement between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily.  The order is effective from Saturday until further notice. Caleb Mutfwang, the state governor, made the order on Friday in a statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, with the heading ‘Plateau State Government further reduces curfew on Jos-Bukuru metropolis’. This new directive comes a day after the curfew was lifted and movements were permitted from noon to 6 p.m. daily. Mutfwang mentioned that the latest decision…

The Nigerian Police Force has disclosed that it cannot arrest all criminal elements in the country at once. This was stated in a statement on X on Friday by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Office. Adejobi made the remarks while reacting to criticisms aimed at the police force over their inability to bring to book terrorists who, in a now viral video, were seen flaunting on social media ransom received from kidnapped victims. Reacting to the backlashes, Adejobi mentioned that security agencies are working assiduously to arrest terrorists and criminals on a daily basis. While arguing that security…

Fears over team Nigeria’s chances of winning any medals mount as the 2024 Paris Olympics come to a close. Despite high ambitions and tremendous preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the squad faces formidable challenges that may result in another medal-less performance. Nigerian athletes had shown promise in the lead-up to the Games, with strong performances in a variety of qualifying events. The Olympics, on the other hand, are a different level of competition, including the top athletes in the world. Historically, Nigeria has failed to transfer continental successes into Olympic medals, and this year may be no exception. As…

The Take It Back Movement, one of the primary organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest, said a one-million-man march across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja will be held today to culminate the 10-day mass movement. The national coordinator of the movement, Sanyaolu Juwon, stated this in a statement in Abuja. He said, “The Take It Back Movement (TIB), side-by-side with other organisers and organisations, will on August 10 lead a monumental one-million-man protest in each of the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. “This event will mark a critical juncture in our…

Prominent Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh and her bodyguard, Gbenga, have been summoned by the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 6 for alleged assault and trespass.  Elvis Abuyere, the Chief Executive of Skyewise Group Limited and proprietor of an Abuja-based auto dealership company, filed the claim under case number CR/359/2024. In the court summons dated August 6, 2024, Iyanna directed the two defendants to appear in court on August 24, 2024, to face the allegations against them. Police invite Tonto Dikeh over cyberbullying, defamation, forgery He added that Dikeh approached the vehicle manufacturer in January about purchasing a brand new…

Organisers of the #EndBadGovernance campaign in Nigeria have demanded that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, be fired immediately for killing demonstrators during the statewide protests. Comrade Hassan Taiwo, national spokesperson of the Youth Rights Campaign and leader of #EndBadGovernance in Lagos, made the demand during a candlelight symposium in honour of the victims on Friday at the Rights House in Ikeja, Lagos. According to Hassan, “We are demanding the immediate sack of the Inspector General of Police over his role in the killing of innocent and unarmed protesters.” The symposium comes on the heels of a three-day mourning…

Ahmed Dangiwa, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, said the ministry will now oversee the punishment of those responsible for building collapses throughout the country.  Dangiwa stated this during a meeting to review suggestions from the ministry’s building collapse committee and regulatory bodies in the built environment. He mentioned that the measure would ensure proper investigation and prosecution of culprits. He urged the Ministry’s Committee on Building Collapse to develop a checklist of professionals involved in the construction process. According to him, this was to ease investigation and identify the culprits. “You must come up with a checklist of…

Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has been invited by the Nigeria Police Force in connection with an investigation into criminal defamation, cyberbullying, and forgery, among other charges. The invitation was sent by the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit, which is handling the case. According to the invitation letter signed by the Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit, A.A. Elleman, and received by our correspondent, the actress’ name appears prominently in the unit’s inquiry. The letter, dated August 5, read: “This office is investigating a case of criminal defamation, forgery, falsehood, cyberbullying, and criminal conversion reported to the Inspector-General of Police, in…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrawn its participation from the upcoming Kebbi State Local Government elections. The PDP chairman in the state, Bello Suru, announced this in a press statement made available to journalists on Thursday. He said that the chairman and all commissioners of the Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state, giving the APC candidates an unfair advantage. “You will recall that during the last PDP stakeholders’ meeting, we agreed to participate in the forthcoming local government council elections given the circumstances of the time. “However, as things…

The wife and two daughters of Muhammed Bashir, a Kogi-based writer, were among 10 members of the same family kidnapped by gunmen in Kaduna State on Thursday. Bashir’s wife and two girls came to Kaduna earlier on Thursday to spend the holiday with her family in a Kaduna suburb. Bashir, a correspondent for the Nigeria Telegraph, told colleagues in Lokoja, Kogi State’s capital, on Friday in a brief statement. “My dear colleagues, please, I need your prayers. My two daughters and their mother, including eight others, were kidnapped yesterday by unknown gunmen in Kaduna, where they went for a holiday.…