Author: David Great

Nigerian rapper and songwriter, Oladipupo Oladimeji, known by stage name, Oladips, appears to be alive eight days after faking his death. In an Instagram reel post on his official page, the rapper was seen sitting and looking at the camera but not saying anything. Chronicle NG reports that the death of Oladips was posted on his Instagram page on November 15. The post has since been deleted, indicating that he is alive. The post announcing his death read, “We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji, aka Oladips, passed away yesterday, November 14th, at exactly 10:14…

The Lagos home of Nigerian artist Adekunle Temitope, better known as Small Doctor has been gutted by fire but the singer was not harmed. In a viral video, the home of the musician was seen to be caught up by fire, but the cause of the fire cannot be ascertained by Chronicle NG at the time of this report. In the video, some people could also be seen attempting to save what remained of the burned-out house. The Fuji singer thanked God for his life and safety while confirming the fire event on his Instagram page. The ‘Penalty’ star stated…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the sale of more Nigerian oil and gas fields reportedly abandoned by international oil companies, the Nigeria oil minister said. Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum disclosed the approval on Wednesday during a tour of a modular refinery, Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, in Ibigwe, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The minister explained that a bidding exercise would soon begin but did not disclose if it was going to be opened to the public. The bid for more oil and gas fields comes four years after about 57 marginal oilfields were sold…

More than 330,000 doses of WHO-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine arrived last night in Cameroon – a historic step towards broader vaccination against one of the deadliest diseases for African children Malaria burden is the highest on the African continent, which accounted for approximately 95% of global malaria cases and 96% of related deaths in 2021 With several African countries now finalizing rollout plans, an additional 1.7 million doses are set for delivery to Burkina Faso, Liberia, Niger and Sierra Leone in the coming weeks These shipments signal that malaria vaccination is moving out of its pilot phase, and lay the…

The All Progressives Congress’s (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has disbanded the party’s Rivers State Executives at all levels. APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, briefed journalists after the NWC meeting at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, announcing the NWC’s decision to appoint a seven-member Caretaker Committee to steer the party’s affairs in the state for the next six months. The members of the caretaker committee are: 1. Chief Tony C. Okocha – Chairman 2. Chief Eric Nwibani – Secretary 3. Hon. Chibuike Ikenga 4. Prince Stephen Abolo 5. Hon. Silvester Vidin 6. Senibo Karibi Dan-Jumbo 7.…

The Ekiti Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged killing of a farmer by a deaf and dumb person on the deceased’s farm. The incident occurred at Ipole Farm Settlement, Agbado Ekiti, in Ayekire Local Council Development Area on Tuesday evening. The trouble started when the deceased, identified simply as Sikiru (aka Badoo), accosted the deaf and dumb, known as Sunday Alabi, accusing him of regularly coming to steal produce from his farm. The suspect was said to have turned violent and pounced on him, leaving him with deep machete cuts on his…

The Enugu Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Kingsley Chinonye Unije, for forgery, obtaining money by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N340,000,000 (Three Hundred and Forty Million Naira only). He was arraigned on Wednesday 22, November 2023, before Justice M. G. Umar of Federal High Court sitting Enugu, on five-count charges bordering on forgery, obtaining money by false and money laundering. Count one of the charges reads: That you Kingsley Chinonye Unije sometime between May and 2022 in Enugu State within the jurisdiction of the Federal High court of Nigeria, with…

The self-styled Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa has threatened more offensive against the Nigerian Army in the South East of the country, describing them as ‘terrorists’. Ekpa who ascribes to himself the role of the Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in-Exile vowed to increase offensive against the Nigeria military in a series of posts on Wednesday. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, he wrote, “The eviction notice given to Nigeria terrorist, Nigerian Army to leave Biafra territory has expired and our offensive will increase in all state of Biafra in days to come. The 38-year-old then…

A truck conveying hundreds of people in Niger State, Nigeria has killed at least 17 persons and has left 208 people injured, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said in a statement on Wednesday. The truck reportedly veered out of control and crashed, the FRSC spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem said. The accident occurred at about 0200 GMT on Tuesday in Takalafia village, in the Magama local government area. Truck kills two students in Abuja “The injured victims have been evacuated to Kantagora General Hospital for immediate medical attention, while the dead victims were deposited in the mortuary of the same hospital,”…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared N906.955 billion to the three tiers of government as federation allocation for October. This is according to a communiqué issued on Wednesday after the FAAC retreat and meeting in Asaba, Delta State. The communiqué indicated that the N906.955 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N305.070 billion, distributable value-added tax (VAT) revenue of N323.446 billion and electronic money transfer levy (EMTL) revenue of N15.552 billion. It also comprised exchange-difference revenue of N202.887 billion and augmentation of N60.000 billion. According to the communiqué, a total revenue of N1,346.519 trillion was available in…