Author: Vincent Osuwo

A trailer loaded with iron rods collided with the perimeter gate of the Federal Medical Centre in Umuahia, Abia State’s capital, in the early hours of Thursday. Chronicle NG gathered that the crash occurred when the trailer lost compression while mounting a hill on the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Motorway. The event occurred on Finbarrs Road, close to the Abia State High Court, resulting in major traffic congestion on the busy freeway. The trailer driver, who declined to provide his identity, stated that the accident occurred around 2:00 a.m. He claimed that the truck lost compression while ascending the hill, forcing it…

Nigerians have condemned the improper signing-out photos shared online by certain teenage students celebrating the end of their examination. Viral pictures that have attracted backlash from many Nigerians show students of a yet-to-be-identified secondary school celebrating the end of their West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, in a strange manner. In the picture observed by our correspondent, two teenage graduates were seen holding their female classmates in a bizarre manner. Smiling with glee, the students posed for the camera while fondling the breasts of their colleagues, an act that has attracted condemnation from Nigerians. Our correspondent observed the reactions…

President Bola Tinubu has officially asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of the immediate past vice-chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Abayomi Fashina, as a non-career ambassador/high commissioner designate. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter transmitted to the upper legislative chamber and read during Wednesday’s plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Tinubu, in the latter, noted that the nomination was made in line with constitutional provisions governing diplomatic appointments and urged lawmakers to consider the request expeditiously. “In accordance with the provisions of section 121, subsections 2, 3, and 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic…

The Abia State Police Command has arrested two individuals accused of impersonating National Drug Law Enforcement Agency officers after a viral video showed them abusing and handcuffing an auto-rickshaw rider in Umuahia. The accused, Anthony Kelechi, 41, and Bright Abraham, 42, were apprehended by detectives from Umuahia’s Central Police Station after an inquiry into the incident. DSP Maureen Chinaka, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement released on Wednesday. According to her, the arrests came after a video circulated on social media showing two men—one dressed as a community security worker and the other in normal clothes—physically…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, swore in four newly elected senators on Wednesday after they won recent by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Olaka Nwogu of the People’s Democratic Party represents the Rivers South-East Senatorial District; Envulu Anza of the All Progressives Congress represents Nasarawa North; Ikeje Asogwu of the APC represents Enugu North; and Dayo Faduyile of the APC represents Ondo South. Their inauguration followed last Saturday’s by-elections to fill vacancies in the four senatorial districts. The Rivers South-East seat became vacant following the death of former senator Barinada Mpigi, while Anza was elected senator for Nasarawa North…

The Federal High Court in Abuja set a June 30, 2026 hearing date for activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore’s motion to restore his bail and set aside a bench warrant issued against him. Justice Mohammed Umar adjourned the case after the parties had adopted their proceedings in the application. On June 16, the court revoked Sowore’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest after he failed to attend his trial on allegations of cybercrime and criminal defamation. The Department of State Services is prosecuting Sowore for suspected criminal defamation stemming from charges that he referred to President Bola…

Bayo Fabiyi, the Kwara State Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, and two others were kidnapped while purportedly attempting to deliver a ransom for the release of a kidnap victim in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which is claimed to have happened on Sunday, has aroused worry in the community, with reports claiming that the victim, whose release was being negotiated, was killed before the ransom squad arrived at the scheduled site. According to sources familiar with the situation, Fabiyi, a driver, and another accomplice proceeded on the expedition after suspected kidnappers demanded N30 million,…

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, claiming that he does not notice the level of hunger that is frequently highlighted in public discourse. Speaking on Arise Television on Tuesday, Onanuga stated that various government programs and infrastructure projects are already benefiting individuals across the country. He mentioned improvements in road infrastructure as one of the administration’s evident results, citing a recent trip from Ibadan to Lagos. He said, “One day, I was travelling from Ibadan to Lagos, and Google Maps told me that there’s a go-slow in…

A technical issue on the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) portal halted the disbursement of students’ upkeep allowances, keeping thousands of beneficiaries waiting for payments for nearly two months. A source within NELFUND confirmed the development, stating that the agency is currently trying to address the issue and reconcile the affected transactions “We have a system glitch, and we’re trying to reconcile,” the source told our correspondent, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the subject. The disclosure comes as beneficiaries of the student loan system continue to protest about the non-payment of…

The Oyo State Government has announced the imposition of a curfew in 10 local government areas, beginning Wednesday. The curfew, which will run from 4 pm to 8 am, affects local government areas surrounding the Old Oyo National Park, where the kidnapped victims of the May 15 attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state are said to be held hostage. Chronicle NG reports that a total of 46 people, comprising 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers, are reported to have been abducted in the attack. The State Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, in a statement on…