Author: David Great

Republican Kevin McCarthy rode the tiger of far-right US politics led by Donald Trump to achieve his dream of becoming House speaker early this year. Then on Tuesday, the tiger turned and ate him. The 55th speaker of the House of Representatives was booted out in a shock vote brought by rebels in his own party who have seethed in the nine months since McCarthy narrowly quelled their attempts to block him and managed to claim the most powerful job in Congress. No other speaker — a position second in line from the presidency in the federal hierarchy — has…

Fr Hayicnth Alia, Governor of Benue State, has chastised the leadership of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre for creating a subpar edifice. Chronicle NG reported the church caved in early Tuesday morning, killing the resident pastor, Ahmed Sunday, and injuring others. When he visited the location, the Governor expressed displeasure that he did not meet any of the church’s officials on the ground. He stated that the structure was poorly constructed and that it would be demolished. He stated that the church’s head should be aware of the legislation. Pastor dies as Dunamis Church collapses “We have to locate where…

Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, was taken into custody on Monday for interrogation and other investigation activities by the Nigeria Police Force. Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the Lagos State Police Command, revealed the arrest on social media. Naira Marley has been accused of killing or knowing about the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, known by the stage name Mohbad. Marley has denied any knowledge or involvement in the death of Mohbad, who was previously signed to his record label, Marlian Records. Although Chronicle NG discovered that the arrest, according to Hundeyin, was without picture or video…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has declared N16.18 billion in liquidation dividends to depositors, creditors, and owners of 20 insolvent banks. The announcement follows significant debtor recoveries and the realisation of assets from banks in liquidation. Bashir Nuhu, the corporation’s Director of Communication and Public Affairs, announced this in a statement on Monday. The NDIC stated that it had begun verifying and paying stakeholders covered by the declarations within 30 days, beginning on September 28. Lagos Taskforce clears shanties in Maroko Oniru, impounds 55 bikes at Okota The announcement begins with the following: “It is instructive to note that…

The Nigerian Air Force says it has killed numerous terrorists during multiple air strikes on the outskirts of Lake Chad in Borno State. According to the Nigerian Air Force, the terrorists who are members of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) were neutralised after air strikes on the outskirts of Lake Chad in Borno State demolished their hideouts and damaged their infrastructure and critical supply base in the region. “Similar strikes were also undertaken at Tumbun Shitu after structures believed to be terrorists’ hideouts were observed tucked under thick foliage,” a Monday statement by NAF Director…

Embarks on sustenance operations on Lekki coastal road The Lagos Taskforce has carried out a follow-up operation along the Lekki Coastal Road/Maroko axis of the commercial city where skirmishes of shanties were noticed to have been erected in selected corners in the area. The exercise which took place today was led by the chairman of the agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye who disclosed that the exercise was just to serve as a deterrent to hoodlums nursing the idea of returning to those areas to rebuild the already destroyed shanties. Jejeloye stated that the promise made by the state government to completely…

An explosion at an illegal oil refining site in the Ibaa town of Rivers State’s Emuoha Local Government Area killed at least 18 people. According to eyewitnesses who spoke to Chronicle NG, the incident occurred late Sunday night while some residents were scooping petroleum products. According to a local source, the explosion occurred when one of the containers used to refine some crude oil into finished products caught fire. He stated that the community cannot determine the number of casualties, although it is believed that many people were there at the scene. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on…

A Dunamis Church situated at Mission Ward North Bank in Makurdi, the Benue State capital has collapsed. Chronicle NG gathered that the unfortunate incident which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday left a pastor dead as the building caved in. Before the tragedy happened, four people—including the pastor—were reportedly praying in the church building, sources at the scene of the incident confirmed to Chronicle NG The other three people managed to get out of the wreckage. The collapse had an impact on nearby residential structures and the electrical infrastructure. Independence Anniversary: Gunmen kill eight in Plateau attack Nevertheless, it’s…

Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defence ministry said on Monday night, declaring a three-day national mourning period. The soldiers were targeted using “improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles by more than a hundred terrorists”, the ministry said in a televised statement. Two soldiers were seriously wounded and “several dozen terrorists” were also killed. The attack took place near the country’s border with Mali, during military operations aimed at “neutralising the threat posed by the Islamic State” in the area, according to the ministry. “Communications from the terrorists, who were forced to…

The Chicago State University (CSU) has released the academic records of President Bola Tinubu, following requests by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election. The CSU was ordered to make Tinubu’s academic records available by the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois over the weekend. The university stated that the diplomas are in the same format as the Tinubu replacement, dated June 27, 1997, in answer to Abubakar’s third request, which asked for the release of a copy of the diplomas awarded in 1997. “The records that CSU was able…