Author: Vincent Osuwo

Senator David Mark, the embattled National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, met with officials of the Peoples Redemption Party behind closed doors on Friday, in what looks to be a new round of political consultations amid the party’s persistent leadership crisis. The high-level meeting, held out of the public eye, brought together major figures from both parties, highlighting strengthening alignments among opposition actors during a period of increased internal bickering within the ADC. Those in attendance included Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the new National Chairman of the PRP; Mark; Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC National Publicity Secretary; his PRP counterpart, Muhammed…

US President Donald Trump said Friday that US warships are being reloaded with weaponry to strike Iran if talks in Pakistan fail to produce a deal, in an interview with the New York Post. “We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made—even better than what we did previously, and we blew them apart,” the post quoted Trump as saying. “And if we don’t have a deal, we will be using them, and we will be using them very effectively.” Earlier, in a brief and mysterious remark on his Truth…

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has cautioned that the United States’ recent request to remove its embassy staff from Nigeria due to increased insecurity signifies a decline in international confidence in the country’s security system and leadership. According to him, the action brings Nigeria’s deteriorating security problem into sharp global attention, creating new concerns about the impact on investor confidence, diplomatic ties, and an already vulnerable economy. In a statement issued on Friday, Obi stated that the situation should be considered as a national emergency, emphasizing that the ramifications extend beyond security to Nigeria’s international reputation. “The recent…

Youths in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State protested at the council secretariat, demanding immediate action in response to the prolonged captivity of 176 women and children taken from the Woro community. The Kaiama Youths Advocacy Group led the protest, which came after a viral video surfaced showing some of the abductees, including women and children, asking for rescue, escalating tensions and fury in the area. Addressing journalists during the protest, the group decried what it described as authorities’ inability to safeguard citizen safety, adding that the victims’ protracted detention reveals serious flaws in the security system. “The…

The Nigerian Army has refuted claims that Brigadier General Oseni Braimah was killed by an unserviceable vehicle during an attack on a military post in Benisheikh, Borno State. It further denied allegations that 17 soldiers were slain, claiming that only four servicemen died in the attack. Lt. Col. Sanni Uba, Media Information Officer for North-East Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, issued a statement on Friday calling the viral stories incorrect, deceptive, and overstated. “These narratives, often amplified with unrelated pictures and videos, are not only inaccurate but constitute a deliberate attempt to distort facts, undermine ongoing military operations, and…

Roberto De Zerbi vowed to save troubled Tottenham from the humiliation of Premier League relegation as the Italian prepares for his first game in charge against Sunderland on Sunday. Former Marseille boss De Zerbi has been hired to stop Tottenham descending into the second tier for the first time since 1977-78. He arrives with the spluttering north London club languishing just one point above the relegation zone with only seven games left to avoid the drop. De Zerbi replaced interim boss Igor Tudor, who was sacked during the recent international break after failing to win any of his five league…

At least ten terrorists have been neutralized by troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE in Plateau State’s Wase and Kanam local government areas. The operation also caused disruptions in the armed group’s supply network. The coordinated clearance operation, which took place on Thursday in Daba and Seri villages in the two council regions, resulted in the rescue of numerous kidnapped individuals and the recovery of weapons. Captain Chinonso Oteh, the Media Information Officer for Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. The statement read: “In a decisive blow against terrorist elements operating on the…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned lawyers and courts against involvement in the internal affairs of political parties, warning that such actions could undermine Nigeria’s democratic process ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued Friday, the NBA stated that it has witnessed a growing tendency of litigation aimed at pulling courts into intra-party disputes, despite clear statutory prohibitions barring judicial action in such cases. According to a statement issued by NBA President Afam Osigwe (SAN), recent political and legal developments resulting from the interpretation of the Electoral Act 2022 create severe constitutional and rule-of-law concerns. The…

Terrorists on Thursday night invaded Mbwelle village in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed at least eight persons. Chronicle NG gathered that most of the victims were members of the same family. Those killed included Elder Iliya Mangut Dakus, Mr. Luck Titus Dakus, Mr. Habila Istifanu Dakus, Mr. Hassan Istifanus Dakus, Mrs. Hassan Moses Dakus, Biggie Lucky Dakus, Sunday Gideon Dakus, and Mr. Innocent Barnabas Makwin. The Chairman of the Community Peace Observers in Bokkos LGA, Kefas Mallai, confirmed the killings in Jos on Friday. He stated that the attack occurred around 11pm when the assailants…

A faction of Boko Haram, identified as Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad, has released a video showing the condition of the 416 abducted victims in Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, assuring everyone that they are healthy and have not been subjected to torture or sexual harassment. In the video seen by our journalist on Thursday, the group showed and interviewed the victims, who were largely women and children, with a few men. A member of the gang, who spoke on their behalf in the six-minute, 43-second video, stated that the film was created in response…