Author: Vincent Osuwo

Mr. Glory Jato, a young man who got married earlier this month, has lost his life after he was swept away by flood on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Bethel Estate, Oba Ile community in Akure North local government area of Ondo State. The flood, which was a result of Friday’s downpour that lasted for hours, killed Jato, who was said to be returning from work when he was swept away by the flood. Pastor Gbenga Ojuloge, assistant secretary of the Landlord Association of Bethel Estate, Oba Ile, who confirmed the incident, called on the Ondo State government to help…

On Sunday, the Sokoto State Police Command confirmed the killing of a butcher, Usman Buda, for alleged blasphemy. According to ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, the command’s Public Relations Officer who confirmed the killing in a statement on Sunday, a distress call was received at 9:20 a.m. that the victim, Usman Buda of Gwandu Local Government Area, a butcher at Sokoto Abattoir, had allegedly blasphemed the Holy Prophet and was about to be lynched by a mob. According to the statement, “Upon receiving the information, the Commissioner of Police, Area Commander Metro, and DPO Kwanni led a team of policemen and all…

On Friday, a Federal High Court sitting in Kano, presided by Justice A. A. Amobeda, granted an ex parte motion, stopping the state Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, from further demolitions of structures and property in the state. Saminu Muhammad, a Kano resident, filed for the ex parte motion through his lawyer. The Kano State Government and its agents were restrained by the court from demolishing some buildings located along BUK Road. Abba reinstates Muhuyi Magaji as Kano’s anti-corruption boss Justice S. A. Amobeda, particularly, ordered the Kano state government to stop plans of demolishing the applicant’s property located on…

In a bid to eradicate illicit drugs and substances in the country, the Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have stated that they have intercepted two consignments of Loud, a strong variant of cannabis, having a combined weight of 5,344.1 kg along Epe-Lekki, in Lagos. The NDLEA disclosed this in a Sunday, June 25, 2023, press release signed by Femi Babafemi, the commission’s Director, Media and Advocacy. The NDLEA stated that this was carried out as a result of intelligence gathering about the nefarious activities of these unscrupulous drug traffickers. NDLEA arraigns American returnee Stanley Nwora for…

Six Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2023 Hajj in Saudi Arabia have been confirmed dead by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The head of the NAHCON Hajj medical team, Usman Galadima, confirmed this on Saturday during a meeting of the commission in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He stated that out of the deceased, the delegations from Osun and Kaduna States for the 2023 Hajj recorded two deaths each, while Plateau State recorded one. Uzodimma sponsors Hajj for Muslims, first in 10 years  Galadima also stated that 30 of the pilgrims were diagnosed with mental challenges. According to him, they…

A federal high court in sitting in Bayelsa State has affirmed Ikechukwu Ukaegbu as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo state, for the forthcoming off-cycle election. The election is slated to hold on November 11. Delivering ruling on Friday, Emma Akko, the presiding judge, said Ukaegbu also known as Ikenga, is the rightful candidate having won the gubernatorial ticket in the primaries conducted by the Lamidi Apapa constituted electoral panel in the state on April 16. Peter Obi closes petition against Tinubu with 13 witnesses Akko said the primaries conducted by the Julius Abure-led faction of…

According to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 114 Nigerians who applied for refugee status between January and June 2023 were denied. Since the start of January 2013, 12,035 Nigerians have been rejected under the system, according to data from gotten from the IRBC’s Refugee Protection Division. The IRB awards refugee protection in Canada if the RPD determines that an applicant or claimant fulfills the UN definition of a convention refugee, “which has been incorporated into Canadian law, or that the applicant is a person in need of protection.” The 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees defines…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to command, instructional and staff appointments across NA formations and units. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Saturday, said this was in an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army for operational efficiency and functional administration. Those reshuffled in the recent redeployment include some Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the Army Headquarters (AHQ) General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Corps Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, Commanding Officers, amongst others.…

John McKenna, 22, of Scotby FC, died after falling from a hotel balcony in Ibiza, Spain. McKenna, who hails from Carlisle, Cumbria, in England, died following a fall on Friday morning at his three-star hotel in San Antonio, Spain. Josh Dixon, a friend and former Carlisle United player, said he was heartbroken to have lost one of his closest friends, whom he had known for a long time. Done Deal? Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid for €250m He said, “Wherever you went, you would put a smile on someone’s face. Will be a huge miss to us all. Rest easy,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed commercial banks and other financial institutions in the country to regularly monitor the accounts of political office holders in the country. This directive was stated in its circular to banks and other financial institutions on Friday titled ‘Guidance Notes on Politically Exposed Persons’, which was signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Chibuzor Efobi. In the circular, it stated that, “PEP accounts should be subject to periodic reviews as may be determined by the FI in line with risk assessment. “Frequency of the periodic reviews should be determined by the risk…