Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Saleh Abubakar as the new Director-General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW). This was announced in a state house press release signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), on Saturday. According to the statement, “Mr. Abubakar is a highly experienced public administrator with decades of experience across several sectors.” The statement added that Tinubu “expects diligence and dedication” from the new DG “in driving the agency’s mandate of empowering communities to combat land degradation, enhance food security, and build resilience to…

A fire outbreak has reportedly razed the Gidan Rumfa palace, which the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi, is currently occupying. Chronicle NG gathered that the fire outbreak, which happened on Friday night, around 11 p.m., was set by yet-to-be-identified persons. According to a source who spoke with the newsmen, the palace located at Kofar Kudu, where the Emir sits every Monday for the court, was seriously affected by the inferno. Tension in Kano as armed hoodlums camp at Emir’s palace The source mentioned that the throne, air conditioners, and other valuables were destroyed in the fire. “It was the…

A POS operator, Bassey Francis, has accused a customer, Joy Deshi, of allegedly scamming him by doing a fake money transfer to his bank account during a business transaction. The aggrieved POS operator, in a statement shared on Facebook on Saturday, mentioned that Miss Deshi visited his shop in Jos, Plateau State, in the morning on Saturday, June 13, 2024, and allegedly did a “fake alert.” He mentioned that she had refused to pick up her calls after he tried reaching her. Bassey, however, threatened to take legal action if she failed to pay for the services rendered. Bassey wrote,…

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has ordered the closure of Saints Academy in Jos, which collapsed on Friday, killing over 22 people.  Musa Ashoms, Plateau state commissioner for information, confirmed this in a statement released on Saturday. According to Ashoms, Muftwang issued the order while visiting the site of the collapsed building in the Busa Buji street, as well as hospitals where the injured were being treated, on Saturday. The commissioner stated that the governor also ordered the arrest of artisanal miners who were mining near residential areas in Plateau state. He stated that Muftwang also sympathised with the relatives…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has conveyed her condolences over the unfortunate occurrence in Plateau State in which a school building collapsed, killing and injuring several people.  On Friday, a terrible tragedy occurred at Saint Academy in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, killing some schoolchildren and trapping others under rubble. Mrs. Tinubu’s spokeswoman, Busola Kukoyi, issued a statement on Saturday expressing condolences to Plateau State Governor Caleb Muftwang, the dead families, and the whole Plateau State population. The statement reads, “It is indeed sad to hear the news of the school building collapse in Jos, which claimed the lives of…

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, has celebrated Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday. In a statement on his official X handle on Saturday, Atiku said Soyinka “remains a virile hunter in our Forest of a Thousand Demons.” He wrote, “To truly celebrate Prof. Wole Soyinka, you must set forth at dawn.” And that would be after a telephone conversation. The man of Ake, despite all the trials of Brother Jero, and at a prime age of 90, remains a virile hunter in our Forest of a Thousand Daemons.…

The Nigeria Police Force has announced the commencement of the enforcement of the digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) for motor vehicle registration system. This was announced on Saturday in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. According to the statement, the commencement of the e-CMR registration, which will begin within the next 14 days, specifically on July 29, 2024, aims to rejuvenate and digitalize the motor vehicle registration system, significantly bolstering our nation’s safety and security framework. It added that the digitalization of vehicle registration will help in combating vehicle-related crimes, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping,…

Many people are thought to have been trapped when a two-story residential building in Phase Two, Site Two, Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The structure, it was learned, collapsed approximately at 7 a.m on Saturday. As of the time of this report, the details of the incident are sketchy. Nkechi Isa, spokesperson for the FCT Emergency Management Agency, said a search and rescue team is on the scene. This comes on the heels of the incident in Jos, Plateau State, where class halls collapsed at Saint Academy, killing no fewer than 17 students. Chronicle NG reports that the classrooms, a…

An analysis of data on admissions for the 2022–2023 admission session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other higher institutions of learning revealed that 88 institutions admitted students outside of JAMB’s Central Admissions Processing System, also known as CAPS.  Admissions made outside of CAPS are considered illegal, null, and invalid by JAMB. In 2017, JAMB introduced the Central Admissions Processing System, which allows all tertiary institutions to upload the admission status of individuals awarded admission. CAPS has consolidated and automated admissions processes between individuals and their preferred tertiary institutions. In 2020, JAMB advised universities to discontinue admitting candidates through their own…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike for the party’s Edo State chapter issue.  Since the governorship primary election on February 22, 2024, when Asue Ighodalo was elected governor, the Edo PDP has been plagued by internal strife. Dissatisfied party members later filed legal action against the party. Last Monday, Justice Inyang Ekwo declared the primary in the case FHC/ABJ/CS/165/2024 illegal because 378 delegates were excluded. On Wednesday, the PDP filed an appeal against the judgement. As a result, the PDP National Working Committee has suspended its National Vice Chairman (South-South), Chief Dan Orbih,…