Author: Vincent Osuwo

According to data published by the World of Statistics, Nigeria has been ranked 8th among the top 15 countries with the highest inflation rate in the World. According to the data, Nigeria has an inflation rate of 22.4%. Venezuela, ranked 1st in the World has an inflation rate of 429%. Lebanon, with a 260% inflation rate was ranked second, while war-torn Syria is ranked third with a 139% inflation rate. Others include Argentina (114%), Turkiye (39.59%), and Pakistan (38%). Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 22.41% Also, Egypt has an inflation rate of 32.7%, followed by Kazakhstan at 15.9%, Ukraine at…

President Bola Tinubu received his counterpart, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the President of Guinea-Bissau, in Lagos, where he is visiting for the holidays. God will fix Nigeria – Tinubu Embaló, who is also Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, paid a courtesy visit to Tinubu in his Lagos residence. More details later…

Many Nigerians have continued to groan under the increasing level of hardship in the country as the effect of the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu-led administration bites harder. Venting their frustrations on social media, many lamented the hike in cost of goods and services due to the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit popular known as petrol. Nigerians are also blaming the Tinubu government for its insensitivity and failure to proffer measures that will bring succour to citizens. Chronicle NG reports that Tinubu in his inaugural speech announced the removal of subsidy on petrol in his inaugural speech…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has refuted allegations of the association’s purported proposal to raise the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), better known as petrol, to N700 per litre across the country. Dele Tajudeen, Chairman of IPMAN Southwest Zone, made the clarification in an interview in Ibadan on Friday. He asked Nigerians to ignore the rumors and avoid panic buying. Petrol may sell for N700/Litre from July – IPMAN Tajudeen emphasized that the cost of the product will not be more than what is already being sold. “I want to disabuse the people’s mind that…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has Kicked against the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Stands (CCMAS) designed for universities by the National Universities Commission (NUC). In a statement signed by Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke on Friday, ASUU indicated that it was illogical that NUC’s pre-packaged 70% CCMAS materials were being imposed on the Nigerian University System, adding that university Senates, which are statutorily responsible for academic program formulation, were only given 30%. It emphasized that there were rising worries about the CCMAS documents’ severe flaws and serious inadequacies. Student Loan Law: Many Students will drop out of School – ASUU ‘’ASUU is…

According to reports, ex-service chiefs who were retired by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, June 19, 2023, will receive bulletproof Sport Utility Vehicles, personal aides, guards, and other benefits of office, including an enormous allowance for medical treatment overseas, as retirement benefits. The retired service chiefs include General Lucky Irabor, the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff; Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, the Chief of Army Staff; Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, the Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, the Chief of Air Staff. The Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria…

Nigerian chef, Adeyeye Adeola begins her quest to achieve a new Guinness World Record for the longest individual cooking marathon. Adeola who had previously announced her intention to begin her 150 hours cook-a-thon quest, began her cook-a-thon on Friday, June 30, 2023, in the Ondo State Local Government Area of Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo and is slated to end on Thursday, July 6, 2023. This comes after another Nigerian chef, Adeparusi Damilola, commonly known as Chef Dammy, completed a 120-hour cook-a-thon in Ekiti State’s Oye Local Government Area. Guinness World Records confirms, Hilda Baci awarded longest cooking marathon Chronicle NG reports that another…

The three suspects apprehended in connection with the murder of a Naval Officer, Sub-Lt. Samuel Akingbohun, in ldo- Ani, Ose Local Government Area, Ondo State, have explained why and how they murdered the officer following an incident. The accused, Ayomide Sambo, Johnson Adeleke, and Shagari Francis, 17, confessed to killing the officer for assaulting one of them in an interview while being paraded by the state police command. According to reports, the three suspects recently completed secondary school in the town. Edo: IGP chides policemen for driving over unarmed man They described using an iron rod to strike the deceased…

Hollywood actor, Alan Arkin, died at the age of 89 in his California home. Arkin’s sons, Adam, Matthew, and Anthony, announced his death in a statement issued on Friday, June 30, 2023. Their statement reads “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man. A loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed,” Veteran Yoruba actress Iyabo Oko dies at 62 Arkin earned an Oscar for his performance in the dark comedy Little Miss Sunshine in 2006, as well as a Tony in 1963 for Enter…

The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reacted to the public outcry of a concerned citizen who raised concerns over a “menace roaming the streets of Abuja and Nigeria at large”.  In a statement she made on Twitter, the lady, simply identified as Naomi, made a public outcry to the police and Nigerians in general over the shenanigans of “non-indigenous Fulani” men who allegedly molest, rob, and terrorize residents of Abuja, even in broad daylight. Recounting her ordeal, Naomi recounted how her friend and her were groped by some of the unscrupulous, non-Indiginous Fulani guys on different…