Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the general election in 2023. INEC stated that it intends to absorb useful lessons from the previous elections and plan a clear route forward for future elections. The declaration came following INEC’s normal weekly meeting on Thursday, during which the Commission pledged to continue its history of undertaking extensive analyses of the election process to highlight areas of success and areas for development. Peter Obi closes petition against Tinubu with 13 witnesses INEC’s National Commissioner for Voter Education, Festus Okoye, stated that the evaluation will…

According to the UN, over 40 people are missing when a migrant boat overturned off the Italian island of Lampedusa. According to UNHCR spokesperson in Italy Chiara Cardoletti, the ship mishap occurred on Thursday and at least one newborn baby is among those missing. According to Flavio Di Giacomo, a spokesman for the UN migration organization IOM, the ship left Sfax in Tunisia with 46 migrants from Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast. NIWA begins investigation in Kwara boat mishap He stated that the boat capsized due to strong winds and high waves. He said “Some survivors were taken to…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), closed his suit on Friday at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja with the 13 witnesses he called to prove his petition against President Bola Tinubu’s emergence as the winner of the February presidential election. Obi, who had tendered tons of electoral documents, had proposed to call 50 witnesses but could only call 13 within the court’s allotted time. Following the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election by Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, Obi, dissatisfied with the results, filed a suit at the court…

President Bola Tinubu stated that the country’s financial system under the supervision of Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), “was rotten”. Speaking at an interactive session with Nigerians in Paris, France, the president said measures are being taken to address the alleged irregularities done by Emefiele during his reign as the head of the Nigerian apex bank. “Then the financial system was rotten,” Tinubu said. “Few people make bags of our money and then you yourself, you stopped sending money home to our poor parents. Several windows… but that is gone now, is gone.…

The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has stated that popular comedian and skit maker Trinity Guy will be charged in court next week. The police spokesman stated this in a statement he shared on his Twitter page. He said, “He will surely be charged in court on Monday.” We have received several complaints against him, and many groups, NGOs, and CLOs are interested in the case. There is no sentiment in law, like I always say. Others should be able to learn from his actions and inactions. “Many have reached out to me on this case,…

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Commissioner of Police Tunji Disu as the Principal Staff Officer to the IGP. Prior to his appointment, CP Disu headed the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Olatunji Disu Rilwan (born April 13, 1966) hails from Lagos Island LGA in Lagos State. He had his Post-Primary education at Mayflower Junior School, Ikenne, Ogun State; attended Pobuna Secondary Grammar School, Epe; and Saint Gregory’s College, Lagos. Police commission wants gender-sensitive, fair deployment He also obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (Education) at the Lagos State University in 1989; a Post-Graduate…

President Bola Tinubu has been urged by the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, to eradicate illegal mining in the country, which, according to him, is responsible for the loss of billions of dollars annually. The elder statesman made the call in a statement made available on Friday by Kehinde Aderemi, his Special Assistant on Media. Adams called for the establishment of a revenue generation committee that will be charged with the responsibility of overseeing “income generated through special tax from multinational companies and investors in Nigeria”. FAAC: Tinubu, Shettima share N786bn with governors, chairmen He said, “A…

Five boys who specialize in burgling and stealing valuable items from people’s shops and houses in the Yola North Local Government of Adamawa State were arrested on Friday by operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command. The command made this known in a statement shared on the command’s Twitter page. The command stated that it also retrieved one sewing Machine, a generator, clothing materials, and a cutlass from the suspects during the investigation. Missing Placenta: Police arrest nurse, 2 staff in Ondo hospital The statement said, “The Command on June 20, 2023, disconnected the criminal network of Shilla gangsterism, connecting…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Friday, commissioned 130 newly acquired operational vehicles, which would assist the operations of the Federal Road Safety Corps in road safety management. The operational vehicles consist of 97 patrol vehicles, 10 heavy-duty tow trucks, 15 flatbed tow trucks, five ambulances, one 56-seat staff bus, and two coaster buses. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, stated at the commissioning that President Bola Tinubu is committed to transport infrastructure to enhance transformative growth. Oyo: 10 passengers burn to death – FRSC Akume said, “We have realized, among…

The Rivers State branch of the All Progressive Congress [APC] has expressed its eagerness to welcome Nyesom Wike, the former governor of the state in the event he cross carpet to the ruling party. Chief Tony Okocha, a chieftain of the APC and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, stated this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital. This comes as a result of speculations that Wike may dump the People’s Democratic Party [PDP] for the APC. I am not too big to serve Nigeria – Wike Speaking at the briefing, Okocha who was the…