Author: Vincent Osuwo

Atletico Madrid took a significant step towards reaching the Champions League semi-finals with an excellent victory over 10-man Barcelona. Before Wednesday, the visitors hadn’t won at the Nou Camp since 2006, but Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth scored goals in either half to secure the victory in the first leg of their quarter-final encounter. Barcelona had been the superior team for much of the game, but a foul on Giuliano Simeone by Pau Cubarsi shortly before halftime proved decisive. Referee Istvan Kovacs initially gave the defender a yellow card for sending Simeone flying as he burst through one-on-one, but this…

Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., a Washington-based lobbying firm, has stated that it will urge US authorities, including President Donald Trump and members of Congress, to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials in response to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s derecognition of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the corporation expressed worries about INEC’s role in Nigeria’s electoral process, noting previous and emerging difficulties. It said, “Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, though supported by the United States and the European Union, has the capacity to credibly manage federal elections. “Yet, INEC has demonstrated serious weaknesses in safeguarding…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has emphasized the importance of broadcast media in protecting electoral integrity, urging them to maintain fairness, professionalism, and accuracy ahead of the 2027 general elections. Addressing the 81st General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja, INEC chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan emphasized that the management of the airwaves under the Electoral Act 2026 would be critical in building public trust and democratic outcomes. Amupitan observed that the increasing impact of broadcast channels has made them important to political communication. He warned, saying, “Your airwaves have become the primary infrastructure of…

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang conducted an extended State Security Council meeting on Wednesday, attended by security agency heads and chairmen of the state’s 17 Local Government Areas. Gyang Bere, the governor’s director of press and public affairs, confirmed this in a statement, stressing that the meeting was part of measures to address increased insecurity and build peaceful cohabitation. The incident comes on the heels of a series of attacks that purportedly killed at least 50 people in villages across the state over the last week. Bere stated that the meeting, held at the Government House in Jos, assessed the…

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on the federal government not to turn Nigeria into a one-party state. Obi made the call while speaking during the #OccupyINEC protest on Wednesday. “We are simply holding a peaceful demonstration to say that we cannot have a one-party system in our country. It is a democratic nation. We are appealing to those in government: do not destroy our democracy. We need it for our children and for generations to come. Nigerians must have the freedom to choose who leads them. This is critical for our country,” Obi said. Chronicle NG…

Israel conducted a series of attacks in Beirut on Wednesday, prompting citizens to panic in the most devastating attack on the capital since the beginning of the conflict with Hezbollah. The Israeli military claimed to have carried out its “largest coordinated strike across Lebanon.” Israel has stressed that the two-week truce in its war with Iran does not extend to Lebanon. According to AFP journalists, simultaneous strikes in the capital occurred without warning, leading people on the streets to run and vehicles to beep their horns in an effort to clear the way. “I saw the blast; it was very…

Israel said on Wednesday that it supports US President Donald Trump’s decision to stop his bombing of Iran but that the 11th-hour ceasefire did not include Lebanon. Washington and Tehran reached an agreement for a two-week cease-fire on Tuesday, only an hour before Trump’s ultimatum to destroy Iran expired. Tehran announced that it would ensure safe passage for marine commerce via the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks, using the break to have discussions with the US on ending the war. Negotiations in Pakistan were scheduled to begin Friday. “Israel supports President Trump’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for…

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned against supplying weapons to Iran, threatening immediate 50 percent US tariffs on any country that does so. “A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. He also stated in a separate post that his administration is “talking Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran,” several hours after he announced a temporary ceasefire with Tehran which had agreed to temporarily reopen the…

Leaders and members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) joined a large protest in Abuja on Wednesday, protesting decisions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that they said undermined democracy and the party’s internal leadership. The demonstration, tagged #OccupyINEC, drew former presidential candidates and prominent politicians, including Rotimi Amaechi, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Rauf Aregbesola, Aminu Tambuwal, and Dino Melaye, to Maitama Roundabout. Among others, hundreds of Kwankwasiyya members also participated. Participants in the event sang Nigeria’s former national hymn, “Arise, O Compatriots!” despite the fact that President Bola Tinubu replaced it on May 29, 2024, with…

Lecturers at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) have embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment of their March 2026 salary. The chairman of the institution’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Jurbe Molwus, confirmed the development in an interview with in Jos on Wednesday. “We are on strike, and we are not going to work until we are paid,” Molwus said. He also stated that the industrial action took effect from Wednesday, April 8, 2026. In a statement distributed to lecturers and signed by the ASUU UNIJOS chairperson, the union expressed unhappiness with the delay…