Author: Vincent Osuwo

Senators from the 19 northern states have urged the Federal Government to locate, capture, and punish those responsible for the recent killings in Jos, Plateau State, under the auspices of the Northern Senators Forum. They also want the government to act on the findings of previous case investigations and take the necessary actions to prevent future occurrences. Chronicle NG previously reported that the Plateau State Police Command revealed on Tuesday that 96 people were killed and 221 houses were set ablaze during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in Plateau State. According to him, the perpetrators’ attacks in 15 localities…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that there can be no peace until Hamas authorities are eliminated and Palestinian society is “deradicalized.” Shortly after Natanyahu made the remarks, Israeli forces bombed Gaza. As intensive ground warfare continued, the army said it had struck more than 100 targets in 24 hours, including military structures and tunnel shafts in central Jabalia and Khan Yunis in the south. The United Nations World Health Organization reported “harrowing” stories of entire families being killed during Christmas Eve strikes on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza’s central region.Global alarm has grown, and international calls for…

No fewer than three prisoners from the Ijebu Ode Correctional centre in Ogun State’s Ijebu Ode Local Government Area have escaped. Victor Oyeleke, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, confirmed the jailbreak on Tuesday.According to Oyeleke, the event occurred at 3 a.m. on Saturday.”Yes, it is confirmed; it happened in the early hours of Saturday morning around 3 a.m.,” he stated. A search party has been formed to locate the three of them. We have their biometrics and contact information for their relatives. “We are working together with other sister agencies, and in good time…

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has stated that media reports indicating that Pope Francis, the Catholic Pontiff, had granted blessings for same-sex couples were false. Kaigama made the clarification during his homily at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Catholic Pro-Cathedral in Abuja during the Christmas season.According to Kaigama, the viral rumor is a malicious deception that is part of a well coordinated untruth by the Catholic Church’s enemies in order to generate confusion among its adherents. “For the avoidance of doubt, the Pope did not and will never approve blessings for any intending same-sex couples because the position…

Jonathan Okouromi, a police inspector with the Edo State Police Command, is reportedly on the run after shooting and killing his colleague, Sergeant Abosele Akhere, during an operation. The incident, according to reports, occurred on Sunday in the Ikponwosa/Egban community of Edo’s Egor Local Government Area.Men of the Edo State Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad and those of the Control Intelligence Rapid Response Squad had embarked on an operation to apprehend some suspected cultists. According to our source, suspected cultists have recently terrorized the Ikponwosa/Egban neighborhood. During the operation, Sergeant Abosele Akhere apprehended a known cultist and primary suspect in cult-related operations,…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for a thorough investigation and prosecution of all those involved in the N37 billion James Okwete money laundering case in which the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, was indicted. Chronicle NG previously reported that details of an ongoing EFCC investigation revealed that N37bn was transferred from the Federal Government’s coffers and transmitted to 38 distinct bank accounts domiciled in five legacy commercial banks owned or affiliated with Okwete. HURIWA’s position was contained in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, on Sunday. The…

Former minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has denied knowing James Okwete, a contractor arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)for allegedly laundering N37 billion. She also stated that she served as a minister with a strong sense of duty and that she would defend her activities if called upon to do so.Umar-Farouq responded to the alleations in a statement in on X on Monday. Chronicle NG previously reported that details of an ongoing EFCC investigation revealed that N37bn was transferred from the Federal Government’s coffers and transmitted to 38 distinct bank accounts…

In his annual Christmas Day “Urbi and Orbi” liturgy at the Vatican, Pope Francis called for an end to the Gaza war. Pope Francis prayed for an end to “war, to every war, to the very mindset of war, an aimless voyage, a defeat without victors, an inexcusable folly. May peace “come in Israel and Palestine, where war is devastating the lives of those peoples,” he said. “I reiterate my urgent appeal for the liberation of those still being held hostage. I plead for an end to the military operations with their appalling harvest of innocent civilian victims and call…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to fully implement in its entirety the presidential peace agreement aimed at resolving the ongoing political feud in the state. Fubara In a statewide broadcast on Monday, he reaffirmed his belief that no price is too high for peace to prevail in the region. He said, “As a principal participant in the entire saga, I have taken some time to study the terms therein and have come to the conclusion that the peace pact is not as bad as it is being portrayed by those genuinely opposed to it.” He went on to…

An attack by gunmen has left no fewer than 16 people killed in Mushu village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Sixteen people were slain at Mushu village, Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State. Captain Oya James, a spokesperson for Operation Safe Haven, a multi-security unit tasked with keeping calm in the state, confirmed the attack by the gunmen. He added that “following the attack, security personnel were deployed to prevent any breakdown of law and order in the area. There was an uprising after the incident, but the situation has been brought under control.” Speaking on the…