Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Senate has asked President Bola Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African  States (ECOWAS), and other leaders of the region to tread lightly in addressing the political tension in the Niger Republic. The Senate came up with the decision after a closed-door session that lasted close to two hours to discuss the letter written to the Senate on Friday by President Bola Tinubu on the decisions taken by the regional body. While strongly condemning the Niger coup, the Senate praised the chairman, President Bola Tinubu, and other ECOWAS heads of state for their fast…

Maryam Shettima, also known as Maryam Shetty, a former ministerial nominee, has described the withdrawal of her ministerial nomination as the will of God. Chronicle NG had reported how President Bola Tinubu replaced her with Mariya Mahmoud, her classmate, on Friday. The former nominee, accompanied by some associates, drove into the National Assembly for what she assumed would be her screening. Shetty, however, left the parliament apparently disappointed when she was informed of the withdrawal of her name from the list of nominees. In a statement on Saturday, Shetty said the experience would not deter her from believing in the…

Bayern Munich has reportedly submitted their final offer for Harry Kane and has set a deadline of Friday night for Tottenham to “take it or leave”. The German champions, who are in pole position to sign the England striker, are ready to move on and look for other targets if the London club fails to accept their offer tonight. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has already rebuffed a bid of £85 million for the Englishman. Maddison urges Kane to snub Bayern Munich interest According to Sky Germany, Bayern has made a bid of more than £86 million, including add-ons for the…

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Nigerian Senate to inform it of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) recommended military action and other sanctions against the military Junta who recently seized power in the Niger Republic. Since soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Niger on July 26, officials of the West African regional grouping led by Tinubu have been in talks, particularly over sanctions against the coup plotters. The junta, on the other hand, has remained steadfast. Even Tinubu’s delegation yesterday was unable to de-escalate the issue. Niger Coup: NIS deploys men to Nigeria-Niger border Tinubu’s…

The Edo State Governor,Gov. Godwin Obaseki has once again raised the alarm over the terrible condition of federal highways in the state, warning of an impending catastrophe in the coming weeks if necessary repairs are not made to the crumbling roadways. The governor stated that he has written to President Bola Tinubu about the dreadful state of the roads and the need for immediate intervention to alleviate people’s sufferings. However, Obaseki stated that he has yet to receive an answer from the president. Obaseki made the remarks when he received the zonal commanding officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps…

Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on media and publicity, has stated that workers should expect to be paid at least double their present rate when the new minimum wage is introduced. During an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Ngelale mentioned this while discussing what the Tinubu administration is doing to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal. He said, “I don’t want to preempt the president or the work of the minimum wage committee that is getting it down in those states, but what I would say is this: the president will want nothing less than a doubling.…

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Niger State chapter has called on Governor Mohammed Bago to appoint one of their own into his cabinet to compensate their contribution to the state’s Internally Generated Revenue. They also mentioned their support for the governor, claiming that it would be consistent with his promised ‘all-inclusive’ government. Chief Valentine Oparaocha, Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Niger State chapter, told reporters on Thursday in Minna that Bago’s cabinet would be incomplete without at least one Igbo member. Sit-At-Home: Ohanaeze wails over 250 deaths, calls for end Oparaocha said, “There is no part of the state where you don’t find…

Tottenham new signing, James Maddison is eager to team-up alongside Kane. Maddison is keen for his close friend Harry Kane to turn down a move to Bayern Munich and remain at Tottenham Hotspur under Ange Postecoglou. Maddison, who moved to north London for £45 million from relegated Leicester City this summer, has a good friendship with the English attacker, and the two are avid golfers outside of football. However, with German champions Bayern Munich about to break their transfer record with an £85 million bid for Kane, there is a growing sense that his days as Tottenham’s leading striker are…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged all Nigerians to regard the Naira as a critical symbol of national identity that must be respected at all times by keeping it clean and avoiding its mutilation and counterfeiting. This advice was given by Dr. Isa Abdulmumin, Director of Corporate Communications at the CBN, during the CBN Fair on Thursday at the Reverton Hotel in Lokoja. The fair aims to provide a forum for public interaction on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s policies and strategic actions for the country’s long-term economic development. CBN reforms foreign exchange market operations According to Dr.…

No fewer than 122 children have reportedly died from diphtheria in the last seven months in Nigeria. This was disclosed on Thursday by Ms. Safiya Akau, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Communication Officer in Nigeria. She stated that the infection had claimed the lives of 122 children in Nigeria as of July 2023. She noted that UNICEF was stepping up its efforts to combat the rising outbreak of the disease that has afflicted children in 27 Nigerian states. Diphtheria is a dangerous infection caused by a toxin-producing bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It can cause breathing difficulties, heart rhythm…