Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called for the release of a TikToker, Olumide Ogunsanwo, also known as ‘SeaKing,’ who was rearrested for allegedly cyberbullying him. Adeboye spoke during the church’s monthly Holy Ghost Service held at the Redemption City, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, on Friday. In a video of his sermon at the service that began trending on Saturday, Adeboye clarified that he had no hand in SeaKing’s arrest, stating that certain individuals, angered by the TikToker’s remarks, took the decision to arrest him Adeboye said in part, “I heard…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Kosisochukwu Okafor, for allegedly killing his brother, Emmanuel Okafor.   The incident occurred on Friday at Adegbe Village, Abagana, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to eyewitnesses, a heated argument over the use of foodstuffs in their home escalated into a physical altercation. During the fight, Kosisochukwu allegedly used a stick to pierce his brother’s chest, leading to his death. “It was during a fight after a heated argument that the junior brother used a stick to pierce his chest and he fell. “The victim was rushed…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been ordered to appear for a hearing on Monday, February 10, 2025, before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja. This was contained in a hearing notice obtained by Newsmen on Friday. The notice, dated January 22, 2025, was addressed to Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor. Kanu had earlier requested that his case be transferred to the South-East if no judge at the Federal High Court in Abuja was willing to handle it apart from Justice Nyako. On September 24, 2024, during one of the court…

President Donald Trump on Friday raged against eco-friendly paper straws promoted by his predecessor Joe Biden, and pledged that the United States would return to using plastic ones. “I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which don’t work. BACK TO PLASTIC!” Trump said on social media. Democrat Biden had announced a target to eliminate single-used plastic utensils like drinking straws by 2035 in government departments. Trump’s move is the latest on environmental issues by the Republican president, who pulled out of the Paris climate change agreement soon after his inauguration…

Venezuela on Friday slammed the US seizure of one of its government planes as “brazen theft” and branded President Donald Trump’s top diplomat “an aircraft thief.” Venezuela “denounces the brazen theft of a plane belonging to the Venezuelan nation carried out on the order of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio,” the authoritarian leftist government’s foreign ministry said. “Marco Rubio, from hate mercenary to aircraft thief!” the statement said. The ministry also vowed to “take all necessary actions to denounce this theft and demand the immediate return of its aircraft.” On a visit to Santo Domingo on Thursday, Rubio supervised…

Two people were killed Friday when a small plane crashed on a major avenue in Brazil’s economic capital Sao Paulo and skidded into a bus, authorities said. It was unclear if the aircraft had been attempting an emergency landing shortly after taking off. It slid hundreds of meters along the avenue and hit a bus before exploding, firefighter chief Ronaldo Melo told journalists. The pilot and sole passenger were killed in the accident, which happened shortly after the King Air F90 took off from the Campo de Marte airport, which handles domestic flights. The passengers of the bus managed to…

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Commissioner of Police Abayomi Shogunle as the head of the Special Intervention Squad. The police chief has also assigned Shogunle to lead the Elections Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation unit, as well as the Safe School Protection Squad. In a statement on Friday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the appointments aim to strengthen internal security and improve the police force’s response to violent crimes. The statement also announced the appointment of CSP Chima Ogarashi as the new Force Marine Officer, tasked with enhancing security and tackling crime along the…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has renewed calls for the establishment of an Electoral Offences Tribunal, stressing the need for a dedicated judicial body to handle cases of electoral malpractice. Speaking at the first regular quarterly consultative meeting with the media in Abuja on Friday, Yakubu highlighted the challenges facing the prosecution of electoral offenders, noting that delays in the judicial system often result in cases lingering for years. He cited the recent conviction of a Returning Officer in Akwa Ibom State, which took nearly six years to conclude, as an example of the…

King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis in April, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. “Their majesties the King and Queen will undertake state visits to the Holy See and the Republic of Italy in early April 2025,” the palace said. The state visit will be Charles’s first to the Vatican for talks with the head of the Catholic church since becoming king in 2022. Charles has gradually made a return to public life after beginning treatment for cancer early last year, and has been on several state…

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has proposed a shift to a 12-year basic education model in Nigeria. Alausa made the proposal on Thursday, in Abuja, at the 2025 Extraordinary National Council of Education meeting, which is the highest education policy-making body in Nigeria. Nigeria currently operates the 9-3-4 system, which consists of nine years of basic education, three years of senior secondary education, and four years of tertiary education. However, Alausa pointed out that some of the issues influencing the convening of the extraordinary National Council of Education meeting include the introduction of a 12-year basic education system…