Author: Vincent Osuwo

Many residents of Yewuti village in the Kwali area of the FCT have begun to flee the village in fear of further attacks after bandits killed one of them and released the remaining four victims in captivity after collecting a N5 million ransom, which included food, drugs, and hemp. According to reports, on November 18, bandits invaded the community and abducted eight people, including the father of the vice chairman of the council, but on December 2, they released the vice chairman’s father and two others after collecting a N5 million ransom. A family member of the victims, who preferred…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has encouraged Nigerian political leaders to avoid unethical practices. He stated that corrupt officials are providing a negative example for the children. In response to the reported high percentage of youths engaging in cybercrime, Obi noted that the issue that needed to be posed was “Where the children are learning such criminality from, if not from us the parents, especially we the leaders?” Reflecting on Saturday’s International Anti-Corruption Day, the former Anambra State Governor said in a lengthy post on his X handle on Sunday, “As the global community…

Two goals from Abdoulaye Doucoure and Lewis Dobbin were all Everton needed to earn all three points against Chelsea on Sunday. Abdoulaye Doucoure netted just before the hour mark before 20-year-old Lewis Dobbin sealed the victory for Everton, scoring his first goal for the team in the 92nd minute. Despite their 10-point deduction, they Toffees are now four points above the relegation zone, while Chelsea, who lost their third away game in a row, sit 12th, with Mauricio Pochettino under increasing pressure. In a dull first half, neither side looked likely scorers, with Everton lacking firepower and Chelsea lacking cohesion;…

Prof. Usman Aliyu, Director General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, stated on Saturday that over 120,000 new cancer cases are documented in Nigeria each year. Prof. Aliyu stated that by 2020, an estimated 78,000 Nigerians would have died as a result of the disease, with 44,699 being females and 34,200 being males. Aliyu, who was represented by Hassan Zaggi, stated this at the seventh annual conference of the Association of Nigerian Health Journalists, which was held in Nasarawa State in partnership with the World Health Organization. “With these gory statistics, NICRAT is determined to work with…

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a young man accused of murdering his mother, Mrs. Charity Orji, and his sister, Miss Ukamaka Orji, and burying them in a shallow grave in their state backyard. The suspect, Somadina Orji of Igboariam in Anambra State, is said to have committed the crime on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Umuagu Inyi in Enugu State’s Oji River Local Government Area. The late Charity, a native of Inyi but married in Igboariam, Anambra State, had been living in her family house with her children for several years, according to various reports…

Kechi Okwuchi, a survivor of the tragic Sosoliso plane crash 18 years ago and America’s Got Talent star, has paid tribute to the 60 classmates who died in the tragic incident. Kechi asked the 60 angels to keep watching over her and one other survivor in an X post on Sunday as she made more memories for them. Kechi wrote, “Dear 60 Angels, 18 years have passed since the Sosoliso plane crash that took your lives among other dear souls while sparing mine and one other. “Another year, another new set of milestones. All for you. “Please keep watching over…

Victor Osimhen and other Nigerian football stars shortlisted for the 2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards are scheduled to arrive in Marrakech, Morocco, on Sunday. Victor Osimhen, the Super Eagles striker who is the favorite to win the coveted CAF Player of the Year award for the first time, is nominated for the prestigious honor with Egyptian captain Mohammed Salah and Moroccan Achraf Hakimi. The 24-year-old has been in excellent form for Napoli in the last year, guiding the Serie A side to their first league victory in 33 years and scoring a league-high 26 goals in 32 Serie…

Legal practitioners, under the aegis of the Concerned Northern Lawyers Forum, have threatened to take legal action against the Federal Government’s failure to compensate victims of the accidental bombing at Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Chronicle NG reports that the Kaduna State Government said the Nigerian Army claimed responsibility for dropping a bomb on Tudun Biri, which left no fewer than 100 villagers dead penultimate Sunday. This comes on the heels of donations by Northern Senators, who donated N58 million to the victims of the military airstrike. The Senators, under the auspices of the…

Jude Bellingham’s amazing scoring run continued, but it was not enough to give Real Madrid a vital victory after they were held to a 1-1 draw with Real Betis on Saturday at the Estadio Benito Vilamarin. Carlo Ancelotti’s team had a wonderful opportunity to open up a three-point lead at the top of LaLiga before Girona’s all-Catalan encounter with Barcelona on Sunday, but Manuel Pellegrini’s Betis proved difficult to break down. Brahim Diaz had a goal disallowed in the first half, while Rodrygo had strong demands for a penalty turned down after collapsing within the box, with VAR siding with…

Ya’u Jatau, the husband of Rhoda, the Bauchi woman who was imprisoned for 18 months for alleged blasphemy, has expressed joy at his wife’s release. Chronicle NG had earlier reported that Rhoda regained her freedom on Friday after being held in prison custody for 18 months for condemning the killing of Samuel Deborah in Sokoto State. According to a reliable source who spoke on the condition of anonymity, she was released on bail after the Christian Association of Nigeria, the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, and Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria intervened.According to the Chronicle NG, Jatau, a mother of five, has been…