Author: Vincent Osuwo

Emeka Rollas, President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, has formed a committee to improve the safety and welfare of its members. This development comes after the boat disaster that killed five film professionals, including popular actor Junior Pope, on Wednesday. The Guild announced this in a statement written by Kate Henshaw, Director of Communications, and posted on its Instagram page on Saturday. The statement partly read, “Following the recent fatal boat mishap on the River Niger, which claimed the lives of five film practitioners, including renowned actor John Paul Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope, in Asaba, Delta State, the National…

Nigerian politician and activist Aisha Yesufu has berated the sentencing of Nigerian crossdresser Okuneye Idris Olarewaju, popularly called Bobrisky, by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Chronicle NG reports that Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced the crossdresser to six-month imprisonment without the option of a fine for naira abuse. Reacting to the judgement, Yesufu noted that if Bobrisky is prosecuted for spraying the naira, other people who are guilty of such should be prosecuted too. Her statement comes after several videos have shown celebrities and politicians spraying the naira at parties without being prosecuted. Describing the sentencing of the crossdresser…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, has been accused of inciting hate against the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. In a statement on his verified X handle on Friday, Rotimi Adeosun, a social media influencer, alleged that Obi is “just playing on people’s emotions.” His comment comes on the heels of statements made by the former governor of Anambra state against the policies of the Tinubu-led federal government. Mentioning that “true opposition praises and criticises appropriately,” Adeosun alleged that the Labour Party chieftain wishes Nigeria “fails.” Adeosun’s statement reads, “Truth be told, Peter Obi isn’t playing…

The naira experienced a huge appreciation at the official market, trading at N1,142.38 to the dollar on Friday. According to data from the official trading portal of the FMDQ Exchange, which administers the Nigerian autonomous foreign exchange market, the naira increased by N88.23. This marks a 7.16 percent increase over the previous trading session on Monday, April 8, when the exchange rate was N1,230.61 to the dollar prior to the Sallah vacation. The overall daily turnover jumped to $281.34 million on Friday, up from $125.55 million on Monday, according to the Nigerian News Agency on Saturday. Meanwhile, at the investor…

No fewer than 1,3436 suspects have been arrested nationwide for various offences, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, gunrunning, and rape, the Nigeria Police reveals. The police also reported that they recovered and seized 143 weapons, 741 ammunition, 72 stolen vehicles, and rescued 461 kidnapped victims across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this while parading the suspects at the Force Intelligence Response Team’s station in Guzape, Abuja, stated that the arrests and recoveries occurred within the last five weeks under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun. “Now, turning to recent crime-fighting…

The remains of an adult male suspected to be one of the victims involved in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State on Wednesday have been recovered. Two passengers reportedly fell into the lagoon after a commercial bus crashed on the bridge. It was learned that other occupants of the vehicle sustained varying degrees of injuries during the accident. Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, in a statement, noted that the driver of the 18-seater bus, who was on speed, swerved off the road and hit the bridge rails. He…

The Abia State Police Command has verified that a Nigerian Air Force Tarmac Four cadet died in a prominent hotel swimming pool in Umuahia, the state capital.  The NAF Tarmac Four cadet, simply known as CDT Chidiebere, apparently died at the swimming pool on Tuesday. The victim, who was scheduled to graduate from the National Defence Academy in a few months, had come to the facility with friends and wanted to swim in the facility’s swimming pool when the tragedy occurred. A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity stated that the victim vanished from the pool’s surface at…

Reno Omokri has advised unmarried people in the country to seek partners that add value to them.  In a statement on his X page on Friday, the former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan urged unmarried people to “look first at value” and what “they bring to the table.” Noting that sex should not be a prerequisite, the ‘table shaker’ mentioned, “If they bring only sex and looks, look elsewhere.” Omokri’s statement reads, “The power of money is not in its beauty. It is in its value. The Venezuelan Bolivar is beautiful but worthless. “The U.S. dollar is not artistically beautiful,…

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has described as “naive,” Allen Onyema, the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace. Omokri, in a statement on Friday on his X handle titled, ‘Allen Onyema and Air Peace Should Learn Excellence From The Bull,’ berated the CEO of Air Peace for always talking about his plans. Omokri noted that “for a man who is taking on the big global airlines and complaining that they are trying to run him out of business, Mr. Onyema is somewhat naive.” Omokri’s statement comes on the heels of the ongoing ‘price war’ between Air…

Soldiers conducted a raid yesterday following the March 14th incident in which 17 military personnel were killed at Okuama in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.  During the raid, they reportedly entered another village, Olota, and detained at least ten people. This occurred on the same day that Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, and retired judges slammed the Board of Inquiry established by Defence Headquarters to examine the March 14 killing of military soldiers in Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government of Delta State, claiming it lacked the authority to do so. However, newsmen were unable to reach…