Author: Vincent Osuwo

Gennaro Gattuso quit as Italy coach on Friday as the Azzurri’s failure to reach a third straight World Cup continued to send shockwaves through Italian football. A World Cup winner in 2006, Gattuso leaves after less than a year in charge of Italy, a team that has fallen far behind historic rivals like France and Spain in the last two decades. Defeat on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Tuesday’s qualification play-off final ended up costing Gattuso his job, as the man who hired him also stepped down as president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). His record is impressive…

Pope Leo XVI spoke on Good Friday with the presidents of Israel and Ukraine, discussing the ongoing wars and the need for peace. The pontiff spoke by telephone with Israel’s Isaac Herzog and, separately, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the humanitarian situation in each war zone was discussed, the Vatican said. The Pope and Herzog “reaffirmed the need to reopen all possible channels of diplomatic dialogue to bring an end to the serious ongoing conflict, with a view to achieving a just and lasting peace throughout the Middle East,” a statement said. “The conversation also focused on the importance of…

The Benue State Government announced it had commenced the evacuation of Benue indigenes studying at the University of Jos, Plateau State. The evacuation followed approval by the management of the institution as a result of the Palm Sunday massacre in Angwan Rukuba, where about 28 people were reportedly killed. At the moment, 600 students were reportedly evacuated on Thursday, while others willing to return to Benue were expected to be evacuated this weekend. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kula Tersoo, who said the evacuation of Benue indigenes studying…

The Bauchi State Government has evacuated 64 University of Jos (UNIJOS) students following the recent violence in the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos, Plateau State. The evacuation followed the violence, which reportedly killed approximately 27 people, raising fears about the safety of students in the vicinity. Hadiza Kango, the state Commissioner for Higher Education, made the announcement on Friday while receiving students at the Government House in Bauchi. She stated that the move followed a distress call from Mohammed Suleiman, President of the National Union of Bauchi State Students, who informed authorities that the students were stuck in their hostels.…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced that the internal crisis plaguing the party has calmed, proclaiming an open-door policy for former members desiring to return. Wike compared politics to a game of football rather than a “fight to the finish” during a press conference in Abuja on Friday. He urged dissatisfied politicians to put aside personal disputes for the sake of the party’s advancement. Addressing the aftermath of the party’s recent national convention, the former Rivers State governor declared that the time for internal squabbles had past, emphasizing…

Former Plateau governors Jonah Jang and Simon Lalong have agreed to work together to address the state’s mounting security concerns. President Bola Tinubu paid a visit to Jos on Thursday, during which the two spoke. The president’s visit followed the Sunday security breach that claimed 28 lives at Anguwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government. The incident injured several others. Jang described the security breach as “one too many” and offered to work with other key leaders to combat the threat. He claimed that the rising tide of insecurity was destroying economic success, portraying it as a plan to destabilize…

Pat Utomi, a political economist and public affairs analyst, and the Movement for Credible Elections (MCE) claimed yesterday that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) conspired to weaken opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. The organization raised the alert in Lagos in response to INEC’s decision to withdraw recognition of the African Democratic Congress’ (ADC) leadership, which included David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as chairman and secretary, respectively. Utomi condemned the occurrence as “a coordinated assault on Nigeria’s democracy” and claimed that the country is “currently in a worse state than…

Gunmen assassinated a traditional ruler in the Ishinkwo community, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, on Wednesday, in what residents described as a brazen attack carried out in the monarch’s private residence. Chronicle NG gathered that the victim, identified as HRH Eze Jehoshaphat Ikegwu, was reportedly shot at close range after the assailants gained access to his palace under the cover of darkness. A community source, who requested anonymity owing to the sensitivity of the situation, stated that the attackers fired through a window before forcing their way inside the building, where they fatally shot the monarch in his…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar criticized President Bola Tinubu’s condolence visit to Plateau State on Thursday, calling it a disturbing illustration of a widening divide between leadership and ordinary Nigerians. In a statement issued in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku expressed grave worry about the President’s response to the deaths in areas of Plateau, claiming that the visit lacked the empathy and urgency warranted by the catastrophe. The African Democratic Congress leader emphasized that the events in Plateau revealed “a disturbing and unacceptable approach to national tragedy.” He said, “It is both shocking…

President Bola Tinubu consoled a bereaved mother on Thursday after she was seen in a viral video cradling her son’s lifeless body following the recent incident in Jos, Plateau State. The President, who was in the state on a condolence visit, addressed the woman by name, referring to the viral video that caught her sorrow following the killings in the Angwan Rukuba district. “I know the pain; I saw how, in the video, you held on to your son, Ayuba, and the pain and agony in your heart, but it’s only God who can give you joy and comfort,” Tinubu…