Author: Vincent Osuwo

A train collided with a school minibus carrying seven children in northern Belgium on Tuesday, killing several persons, according to officials. According to two sources, numerous people died after the bus collided at a level crossing in the village of Buggenhout. Belgian media revealed photographs of a seriously damaged minibus lying on its side on a road near a railway line, with rescue workers setting up tents all around. A police spokeswoman told the reporters that the minibus was carrying seven children, a supervisor, and a driver. The Belgian police refused to confirm the casualty toll from the incident. “The…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar won the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election in Osun State. Abubakar won the contest with 12,321 votes, defeating Hayatu-Deen Muhammed, who received 4,000. Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation, finished third with 679 votes. The findings announced by the committee in charge of the exercise show that Atiku won in all 30 local government areas across the state. According to a statement signed by Osun ADC spokesperson Oluwaseun Abosede and received in Osogbo on Tuesday, Olusola Adepoju, head of the electoral commission that handled the primary, declared the results of the exercise.…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been cleared by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to participate in the 2027 presidential election. The presiding judge, Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgment delivered on Tuesday, upheld a N20 million fine against the lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, who instituted the case. He also awarded a one-million fine against the plaintiff and in favor of the Attorney General of the Federation. Lifu also ruled that the lawyer lacked the legal right to have instituted the suit, having not suffered any loss from his perceived Jonathan’s intention to vie for the next year’s poll. The judge,…

Students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) on Tuesday staged a protest over a prolonged power outage in their hostels. Chronicle NG gathered that the students had been without electricity for the past week. Some of the aggrieved students who spoke during the protest stated that the situation had made life unbearable, noting that the absence of basic amenities had disrupted their studies and affected their overall well-being since the beginning of the current academic session. A student, Felix Bala, who spoke during the demonstration, said, “Since our resumption, we have not had power in our hostels. “We were told…

Basketball legend Michael Jordan led star-studded names to pay tribute to Pep Guardiola at the Manchester City manager’s farewell party. Guardiola, 55, announced last week he will step down as City manager following a decade in charge, leading the club to 20 trophies during his tenure. Jordan, one of the NBA’s all-time greats, and City’s former captain Vincent Kompany were surprise participants in Guardiola’s send-off at Co-Op Live arena, which was attended by 19,000 supporters. “I just wanted to congratulate you on an unbelievable career,” said Chicago Bulls legend Jordan via a video message played on the big screen inside the venue. Guardiola is…

The Israeli military reports that it has initiated a series of strikes throughout Lebanon after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the nation will escalate its assaults on Hezbollah. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had carried out attacks on Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon and additional regions of the nation. Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Shia Muslim militia in Lebanon, announced it had responded with 22 drone and rocket assaults, targeting Israeli soldiers, tanks, barracks, and structures. Earlier this month, Lebanon and Israel reached an agreement to lengthen a 45-day ceasefire, although some clashes have persisted.…

The US announced it conducted fresh attacks in southern Iran, focusing on Iranian missile facilities and vessels trying to lay mines. US Central Command stated that the strikes were carried out in “self-defense” and aimed “to safeguard our troops from threats from Iranian forces.” Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins stated that the US military “remains committed to protecting our forces while exercising restraint amid the current ceasefire” between the two nations. Iran has not yet reacted to the US assault. Nevertheless, Esmail Baqai, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, stated earlier that although there has been some advancement in…

POPope Leo XIV delivered an unusual apology for the Vatican’s part in justifying slavery, calling the delay in condemning the practice “a wound in Christian memory.” In a key text warning about the potential of “new forms of slavery” in the digital economy, Leo stated that church institutions kept slaves until the Middle Ages. “In the early modern period, the Apostolic See of Rome, responding to requests from sovereigns, intervened several times in order to regulate and legitimize forms of subjugation and, in certain cases, the enslavement of ‘infidels,'” he wrote. It was in the 19th century that “a formal,…

Youths in Umuadara, Umulogho community, Obowo Local Government Area, Imo State, captured a suspect in the murder of Wendy Achumba, a student at the College of Nursing, Obowo. The Imo youth leader Chidiebere Iweajunwa directed the operation after local youths conducted an inquiry, according to a community source. The culprit, Onyema Okonkwo, was reportedly arrested after a video interview apparently featuring a confession went viral online. According to neighborhood sources, the suspect stated he and another person known only as Emmanuel went to the student’s house on the evening of the incident. The victim was said to be living alone…

Lionel Messi remained at the center of an injury scare just weeks before the World Cup, as medical tests revealed muscle fatigue in his left hamstring, Inter Miami said on Monday. The Major League Soccer club’s report did not specify a specific timeline for the Argentine superstar’s comeback following his dramatic exit from Miami’s 6-4 triumph over Philadelphia in the 73rd minute on Sunday. The 38-year-old legend for the defending World Cup champions grasped the back of his left leg and asked to be removed, but he looked to walk normally as he left the locker room. “After undergoing further…