Author: Vincent Osuwo

Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, has stated that Nigerians will have their passports delivered to their homes, offices, and other locations of their choice by February 2024. Tunji-Ojo disclosed this while speaking on Monday at the opening ceremony of the International Week of the University of Lagos, titled ‘Breaking the Borders of Partnership,’ where he said that by January next year, Nigerians would be able to complete the application process online. He said, “We have commenced the automation of our end-to-end passport application process, and we have given a timeline from which Nigerians will begin to experience the…

Iran has denied “false allegations” that it assisted the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in its huge assault on Israel. “The accusations linked to an Iranian role… are based on political reasons,” foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani told reporters. Kanani stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran did not and does not intervene “in the decision-making of other countries, including Palestine.” Iran, which does not recognize Israel and has made Palestinian support a centerpiece of its foreign policy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was among the first to applaud Hamas’s catastrophic surprise attack on Saturday. Kanani further stated that the Palestinians…

On Monday, another 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan, bringing the death toll from Saturday’s quake to nearly 2,000. The latest quakes were confirmed by the US Geological Survey and locals. “It was quite intense,” a doctor in the area described Monday’s quake to newsmen. ” “People sought refuge in parks, open spaces, and gardens.” The fatal earthquake on Saturday, according to the health worker, has had a significant impact on people’s mental health. “Most of the patients are those who have mental shocks,” he said. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Herat province’s Zindah Jan area over the weekend devastated at…

The Lagos High Court, sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island, condemned Drambi Vandi, the Assistant Superintendent of Police who murdered a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, to death by hanging. After finding the ASP guilty of the murder of the pregnant lawyer, Justice Ibironke Harrison condemned him. Harrison determined that the prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The judge also held that the convict shot the deceased at close range. It will be recalled that Chronicle NG reported that ASP Drambi Vandi, an officer of the Nigerian Police Force attached to Ajiwe Police Station in…

No fewer than four people lost their lives on Monday, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway when a luxury bus rammed into a truck. Florence Okpe, the Federal Road Safety Corps’ Public Education Officer for the Ogun State Sector, confirmed the occurrence in Abeokuta. Okpe reported that the truck did not stop after being hit by the bus while negotiating a bend on the motorway around the ‘Kara’ axis. The accident included 21 people, 13 men and eight women, she said. The corpses, she added, were taken to a mortuary in…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Lawrence Success Karinate, a peer-to-peer crypto trader in Lagos State, over internet-related fraud. The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, October 6, 2023, convicted Karinate, for his involvement in internet-related fraud. This was disclosed on Monday by the EFCC on its official X handle. Karinate was charged with cybercrime on a single count by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Lagos Zonal Command, an infraction punishable under Section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, etc.) Act, 2015. The count reads: “That you, Success Lawrence Karinate, sometime…

Manchester City players Erling Haaland and Kyle Walker  have spoken out on social media following their scuffle with Arsenal coach Nicolas Jover following Sunday’s Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium. It was a sloppy match in north London, with few and far-between chances. However, in the 86th minute, substitute Gabriel Martinelli won the game for the home team with a deflected drive past City goalkeeper Ederson. Following the final whistle, CCTV showed arguments and pushing between Haaland, Walker, and Gunners coach Nicolas Jover, who previously worked at the Etihad Stadium. Following the incident, Citizens right-back Walker took to Instagram…

Manchester City players Kyle Walker and Erling Haaland were involved in a heated tunnel scuffle with Arsenal’s set piece coach over an apparent handshake snub as the Gunners triumphed over Manchester City 1-0. Arsenal inflicted Manchester City’s second consecutive defeat, the first time Pep Guardiola’s side has lost consecutive games in five years. Walker and teammate Erling Haaland were spotted approaching a group moving into the tunnel after the game. After appearing to ignore Nicolas Jover’s gesture, the right back squared up to the Arsenal set-piece coach, who had worked for the Manchester club between 2019 and 2021. Haaland then…

Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, has lauded former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka following his release from detention in Benin Republic. Chronicle NG reports that Igboho stated on Sunday that he was now legally free to depart Cotonou, the Benin Republic’s capital, for Nigeria and other nations. “I am now free to return to Nigeria and visit any country in the world. I fulfilled all the legal conditions attached to my bail a few years ago, and I am coming home to Nigeria, my country of origin, any moment from now. “I…

The Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, commonly known as Sunday Igboho, has regained freedom from Beninese authorities. The controversial protester stated on Sunday that he was now legally free to depart Cotonou, the Benin Republic’s capital, for Nigeria and other nations. “I am now free to return to Nigeria and visit any country in the world. I fulfilled all the legal conditions attached to my bail a few years ago, and I am coming home to Nigeria, my country of origin, any moment from now. “I can confirm to you that I am now free to come back to Nigeria.…