Author: Vincent Osuwo

Nigerians have criticized the Nigerian Army for allegedly going on a rampage, arresting, and killing innocent youths in Obikabia, following the killing of soldiers in the community.  In a series of comments and videos on X on Saturday, Nigerians alleged that operatives of the Nigerian Army arrested several young men in the region in retaliation for the killing of five soldiers by suspected IPOB members. The Nigerian Army had vowed to handle the situation fiercely and bring the culprits to book. However, the modus operandi of the Army in apprehending the culprits has been met with criticism. Chronicle NG reports…

Rose Agwu, a Nigerian medical practitioner, has called for help after soldiers allegedly invaded her home in Abia State and arrested her 15-year-old brother and sister.  Agwu, who lives near Obikabia Junction in the Aba part of the state, said the soldiers burst into her home and seized her siblings, leaving just her 72-year-old father at around 5 a.m. on Friday. She announced this in a series of posts on her X account on Friday morning. According to Agwu, her siblings were abducted without any knowledge regarding their whereabouts or the basis for their detention. She stated, “Around 5 am…

Former US President Donald Trump has stated that he is a political prisoner in a struggling country, but he is sure that his freedom will be restored soon.  According to Trump, he will be liberated and strive to make America great again on November 5, 2024. Trump announced this on his website on Friday, claiming that he was convicted in a rigged political witch-hunt trial. Trump wrote, “I Did Nothing Wrong; I am the political prisoner of a failing nation, but I will soon be free on November 5th and make America great again. “They’ve raided my home, arrested me,…

Joe Igbokwe, a senior member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised activist Aisha Yesufu for what he considers disrespectful attitude towards the new national anthem.  Yesufu, known for her activism, declined to sing the national anthem “Nigeria we hail thee” during an event, instead chose to sit down while others stood to honour the anthem. In a video released on X on Friday, the co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls advocacy organisation was seen sitting while the new national anthem was recited. she captioned the video “#NotMyNationalAnthem.” Igbokwe responded on his Facebook page on Saturday, calling Yesufu’s actions “nonsensical” and…

The Rivers State Police Command has announced that one suspect, Emeka, has been detained for allegedly raping and killing a pregnant woman, Mrs. Chigbewejim Steward.  The culprit was claimed to have arrived with a gang of guys who raped the woman to death in the Abarikpo community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the suspect had a disagreement with the dead on February 12, 2023, and then led his gang to break into the victim’s home at midnight to kidnap her. City Round learned that Chigbewejim, who was five months pregnant at the time,…

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has cancelled the 10,000 jobs in the State Civil Service approved by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, stating that a new recruitment procedure will be conducted. Remember that during the final months of his administration, Wike allowed the immediate hiring of the aforementioned number of youngsters to fill vacant posts in the state workforce? However, Fubara announced during an interactive session with stakeholders in Port Harcourt on Friday that he had cancelled the recruitment because the process was defective and compromised by those in charge. He added that a more transparent process would begin shortly, but…

Donald Trump’s campaign announced on Friday that it had raised about $53 million in online small-dollar donations after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial, claiming that the conviction had galvanised his support “like never before.”  According to the report, the unprecedented haul amounted to more than $2 million per hour. Senior campaign officials Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles claimed in comments that more than a third of the total came from new contributions to the campaign, hailing an “outpouring of support from patriots across our country.” The advisors called the Thursday court ruling a “sham trial…

Abba Kyari, a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory after 27 months of confinement.  He was incarcerated after being arrested on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for alleged involvement in an international drug gang. He, along with four members of the Police Intelligence Response Team—Sunday Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba, and John Nuhu were charged on March 7, 2022. The suspended police officer and the IRT members pleaded not guilty, but Umeibe and Ezenwanne pleaded guilty and were convicted. Despite many applications, the…

Nigerian politician and activist Aisha Yesufu publicly rejected the newly adopted national anthem, opting to sit during its recitation at a recent event. Yesufu posted a video of her protest with the hashtag #NotMyNationalAnthem on her X account on Friday. This decision came after President Bola Tinubu signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law, reverting to the old anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” Commenting on the adoption of the old national anthem, Yesufu, in a statement on X, said, “What Tinubu cannot destroy in Nigeria does not exist.” She also berated Tinubu for allegedly being “draconian” in his handling…

Peter Obi has described as appalling the gruesome attack on soldiers by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, in Obikabia, Abia State.  While expressing his condolences to the bereaved families and the good people of Abia State, Obi, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that “our failure as a nation to protect our citizens and security personnel is a clear dereliction of duty and a sign of the deficiency of the Nigerian state.” Chronicle NG reports that several Nigerian soldiers were murdered in an ambush by gunmen suspected to be sit-at-home enforcers on Biafra Heroes Day,…