Author: Vincent Osuwo

Opposition political parties condemned the raid on Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) offices in Abuja on Thursday by security agents. Chronicle NG reports that armed men reportedly from the DSS broke into the NLC headquarters and stole many documents. According to the congress, the raid occurred about 8:30 p.m., with operatives allegedly storming inside the Labour House. Benson Upah, NLC’s Head of Media and Public Relations, stated that the attackers trashed the bookshop on the second level, seizing hundreds of books and other publications. “The invading team claimed that they were searching for seditious materials allegedly used during the #EndBad Governance…

The Kaduna State Security Council has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on August 4, 2024, after reviewing the state’s security condition. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the curfew will now be in place from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily, allowing individuals to move freely and do legitimate activities. According to the statement, the Security Council, led by Governor Uba Sani, decided to lift the curfew following better security conditions in Kaduna and Zaria towns and surrounding areas. However, security forces will maintain the curfew during…

Former local government chairmen in Rivers State, on Wednesday, accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of orchestrating the Tuesday raid by hunger protesters on the Port Harcourt mansion of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.  While warning that Fubara did not have the monopoly of violence, the ex-LG chairmen promised to mobilise their troops to similarly unleash an attack on Fubara’s properties. In the midst of a statewide hunger strike, demonstrators marched to Wike’s mansion on Ada George Road in Port Harcourt on Tuesday and laid siege to it, changing war songs and calling the former governor unprintable names. It necessitated the presence and…

Coach Rena Wakama’s D’Tigress’ historic run in the 2024 Olympics, was ended by the USA with an 88-74 quarter-final victory. Wakama, the first female head coach of the Nigerian female basketball national team, made history on Monday when he led Team Nigeria to a historic 75-62 victory over Australia. Under her expert guidance, D’Tigress triumphed with a 75-62 win over Australia as they secured their first win at the Olympics in 20 years. Nigeria’s historic Olympic basketball run ends in quarterfinals against US D’Tigress, inspired by Wakama’s strategic acumen, delivered a performance marked by agility, precision, and undaunting determination. Amid…

Many lives are feared lost and properties destroyed following a fire outbreak at Mobil filling station Allen, Ikeja, Lagos State. The fire outbreak reportedly started on Thursday and is currently destroying properties, leaving residents to scamper for safety. Social media has been awash with footages of the fire incident. At the time of filing this report, operatives of the Lagos State Fire Service had yet to arrive at the scene of the inferno. Details later…

The Nigerian Immigration Service has indefinitely suspended one of its personnel for begging for financial gratifications from a tourist. Okpravero C. Ufuoma, an Assistance Superintendent of Immigration II, was recorded secretly by the tourist at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while he asked him for money or ”anything.” Upon his arrival in Nigeria, the officer asked the tourist, ”Sir, what do you have for me?” to which the tourist replied, ”What, money? I have no cash, I swear.” In his response, the officer asked him for ”anything,” saying ”if it comes from you, I’ll be happy with anything.” ”Some…

Nigerians have criticised Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, over his call for Nigerians to disregard a now viral video of the president begging Nigerians to endure the current hardship in the country. Tinubu, in an official video released by the State House on Wednesday, acknowledged the hardship Nigerians are going through as a result of fuel subsidy removal. The President also admitted that an “avoidable lag” between subsidy removal and his “good and helpful plans” compounded Nigerians’ pains. He said, “Fellow Nigerians, this period may be hard on us, and there’s no doubt that…

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to disregard a now viral video of the president begging Nigerians to endure the current hardship in the country. Tinubu, in an official video released by the State House on Wednesday, acknowledged the hardship Nigerians are going through as a result of fuel subsidy removal. The President also admitted that an “avoidable lag” between subsidy removal and his “good and helpful plans” compounded Nigerians’ pains. He said, “Fellow Nigerians, this period may be hard on us, and there’s no doubt that it is tough on us,…

The Senate has questioned the $1.5 billion allocated in 2021 for turnaround maintenance at the Port Harcourt Refining and Petrochemical Company, with little or no results.  The Senate also committed to investigating claims of crude oil sabotage to domestic refineries, inviting executives from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, and Dangote Petroleum Refinery, among others. It expressed worry amid widespread charges of sabotage in the petroleum industry by prominent participants in the sector. The upper chamber expressed concern that it was unfair to treat government or public firms as orphans while private businesses thrived.…

Tobi Amusan, the women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, is confident of winning a medal in the race in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, having failed to do so in the last two editions in 2016 and 2020 in Rio and Tokyo, respectively. The 27-year-old issued this mission statement after qualifying for the semifinals on Wednesday, where she ran 12.49s to beat Alaysha Johnson of the United States, who finished second in 12.61s and Janeek Brown third in 12.84s. Amusan was in high spirits following a thrilling first-round race. “The first time I came as an Olympian, I was…