Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Federal Government has removed Mobile Police Force troops assigned to many Very Important People, including previous governors, ministers, and MPs. The directive, conveyed in a police wireless transmission from Mopol 45 Force Headquarters in Abuja, affected Daura Buhari, former President Muhammadu Buhari’s brother, as well as former First Lady Aisha Buhari’s sibling and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The news comes just a few weeks after the Inspector General promised to remove Police Mobile Force members from VIP escort and guard responsibilities. He also announced intentions to form the Special Intervention Squad, which would…

According to reports, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has resigned. According to credible sources, Adamu, who was elected as the party’s national chairman at the party’s national convention in March 2022, has sent his resignation letter to the Presidential Villa in Abuja ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s return from the African Union (AU) meeting in Kenya. Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa State, sent the resignation letter to the Chief of Staff of the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, around 4pm on Sunday. SERAP gives Akpabio, Abass seven days to ‘drop plans to spend N110bn on…

Sergio Busquets has agreed to terms with Inter Miami. The Spaniard joins just 24 hours after the team unveiled  his former Barcelona teammate, Lionel Messi. After a great 15-year run in Spain, the 35-year-old has joined his buddy and former teammate in the MLS. “I am excited to welcome Sergio Busquets to Inter Miami. “Since day one we have set out to bring the world’s best players to Inter Miami. Sergio’s repertoire speaks for itself. We’re very happy to bring somebody of Sergio’s pedigree to Inter Miami.” said Managing Owner, Jorge Mas. 2025: Inter Miami unveil Lionel Messi Following his…

Nigerian sensation Tobi Amusan won the tough women’s 100m hurdles in the Silesia Diamond League in Chorzow, Poland, with a powerful finish. The meeting record was equaled by the world record holder (12.12 seconds), who finished ahead of the stacked field in 12.34 seconds. Amusan finished narrowly ahead of her competitors for next month’s Budapest World Athletics Championships, with Keni Harrison of the United States of America second in 12.35s and Nia Ali, another American, third in 12.38s. Ten Hag strips Maguire of captain band Celebrating her win on her Facebook page, Amusan wrote, “One race at a time, my…

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, stated on Saturday that it was shocked to learn that a portion of the High Court building in Ekiti State had collapsed on Chief Judge Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. The NBA, the country’s umbrella association of legal practitioners, made the announcement through its President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, SAN. The NBA expressed regret that the collapsed court room revealed the amount of infrastructural decay in the judiciary. EFCC charges notorious land racketeering kingpin, Moses Erih, to court According to the report, the collapsed Ekiti court building, “again brings to the fore the deplorable state of infrastructures in…

Fire gutted a motherless babies home in Lagos on Sunday afternoon, multiple sources have confirmed Lightning kills three in Benue Emergency responders and agencies are combating the fire as at the time of this report. Chronicle NG cannot confirm the cause of the fire or the number of casualties at this time. “Emergency responders are working to control and put out Fire that broke out at Tower Of Refuge Motherless/Orphanage Babies Home in Lagos,” the Nigerian Television Authority said in a post on Twitter.

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) on Saturday, tendered apologies to its customers for the hiccups that followed a recent update of the GTWorld mobile banking app. Customers of GTBank reported dissatisfaction with the usage of the bank’s mobile app on Friday, amid disruptions in the bank’s digital operations. The incident occurred after the bank launched an app upgrade that was supposed to offer improvements and new capabilities to the bank’s mobile transactions but instead caused login troubles and other difficulties for clients. The bank apologized for the disruption caused by the new GTWorld app’s operations in an email statement to customers…

Romelu Lukaku, the Chelsea striker, is set to return to the club’s Cobham training ground on Monday. This follows the collapse of talks between Chelsea and Inter Milan to recruit the Belgian. After Juventus offered £32 million plus £2 million for the Belgian, Inter were ready to give £30 million plus add-ons. Osimhen to replace Mbappe at PSG, Marseille lure Aubameyang They were unable to contact Lukaku’s agent due to suspicions that he had spoken to Juventus. The 30-year-old is set to return to Chelsea soon, but will not accompany the rest of the squad on their tour of the…

Two people have reportedly been kidnapped in the Federal Capital Territory’s Mpape district. According to reports, the gunmen invaded the locality in the early hours of Sunday, July 16, 2023 and abducted two residents. According to a resident of the area who identified himself as Yakubu, the gunmen numbered about six. Police kill two kidnappers, rescues victim in Anambra He said, “At about 1 am today, gunmen numbering six came to our area shot sporadically while the operation lasted, and kidnapped two people. “ SP Josephine Adeh, spokesman for the FCT police command, confirmed the incident. She also stated that…

Describes Nigerian media practitioners as a bulwark against misinformation Media must help us restore trust and provide accurate information The Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has solicited the support of media practitioners in reporting disasters and emergencies. The Director General of NEMA, Mustapha, Habib Ahmed, made this call when he hosted publishers, senior editors, and leading lights of the Nigerian media industry drawn from the broadcast, print, and online segments to an awareness creation and capacity-building workshop which proceeded under the theme “NEMA’s Workshop for Media Practitioners on Disaster Reporting” held in Lagos on Saturday, July 15, 2023. The workshop…