Author: Vincent Osuwo

Iran on Tuesday reported that 18 people, including two children, were killed in strikes in Alborz province neighboring the capital, citing a provincial official. A deputy governor of Alborz province stated that US-Israeli strikes attacked residential areas and that “the deaths of 18 of our fellow citizens, including two young children, have been confirmed,” according to the judiciary’s Mizan Online website and Fars news agency. The early morning attack wounded 24 individuals, according to the deputy governor. In recent days, Iran’s government has yet to issue an updated overall casualty toll for the battle. Due to reporting constraints, the AFP…

Yusuf (Talban Daura), the only male child of late President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed interest in competing for a House of Representatives seat in the 2027 election. This was said in a letter he personally signed, obtained by Chronicle NG on Tuesday. The letter, dated 3rd April 2026, is titled “Expression of interest to contest for the seat of House of Representatives Sandamu/Daura/Mai’Adua Federal Constituency.” It read, “With all respect, I am extremely delighted to write and inform you of my intention to contest for the seat of the House of Representatives at the above-mentioned constituency (Sandamu/Daura/Mai’adua), under the platform…

Manchester United have revealed Harry Maguire has signed a new deal that will keep him at Old Trafford until June 2027, with an option for a further year. According to ESPN, the 33-year-old was set to become a free agent at the end of the season but has agreed to a contract extension. Maguire, who joined United from Leicester City for an estimated £80 million in 2019, has made 266 appearances and scored 17 goals. He has been an important member of United’s defense, helping the squad rediscover form under interim manager Michael Carrick. His performances since January have won…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that if the African Democratic Congress and other parties do not appear on the ballot in the upcoming elections, Nigeria’s democracy will not be jeopardized. The party announced this in a statement made on Tuesday by its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, in response to allegations from an ADC group about purported threats to their participation in the elections. The APC emphasized that, while political pluralism is important, the electoral process must adhere strictly to established rules and procedures. “Democracy is governed by laws and institutional procedures—not by sentiment, entitlement,…

The strike declared by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, scheduled to begin today, April 7, 2026, is already threatening to disrupt services across federal and state-owned hospitals nationwide. Resident doctors in Nigeria have gone on strike for a total of 51 days since President Bola Tinubu took office, raising new concerns about the government’s ability to maintain agreements with health workers. The amount, which includes two major strikes and a warning action between 2023 and 2025, comes as physicians have once again announced plans to go on strike beginning today over unpaid allowances and policy changes. The immediate…

A couple was publicly flogged in the staunchly Islamic Aceh province of Indonesia on Tuesday for having sex outside of marriage, an AFP reporter witnessed, in the country’s only region to apply a version of Sharia law. The man and woman, whose ages were not revealed, received 100 cane lashes each in a public park in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, with dozens of people watching. “We implement Islamic law in Aceh, so whenever someone violates it, we have to carry out punishments like the caning we just conducted,” Rajesh Kana, an official from the local prosecutors’ office, told AFP.…

President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that the United States attempted to arm Iranian protesters but the weapons were diverted and never passed to the right people. Trump stated that the armaments were meant to help anti-government protesters fight back against the authorities. “We sent guns, a lot of guns; they were supposed to go to the people so they could fight back against these thugs,” Trump told reporters while at a White House Easter event. “You know what happened? The people that they sent them to kept them,” Trump went on, adding: “So I’m very upset with a certain…

The police has rescued seven kidnapped victims of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches in Kaduna State’s Ariko town who are recovering in the hospital. According to DCP Anthony Placid, spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, the rescue was the result of a collaborative security operation in Kaduna State. Placid wrote, “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc (+), NPM, has directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Operations), DIG Shehu Umar Nadada, to deploy to Kaduna State in response to the recent attack in Ariko Village near Gurara Dam. “On 5 April 2026, armed bandits attacked ECWA and…

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have eliminated two terrorists and arrested one bandit during separate security operations in Plateau State. Chinonso Oteh, the task force’s media information officer, confirmed this in a statement released on Monday. Oteh stated that the operations were carried out on April 4, 2026, in the Wase Local Government Area. According to him, the operation included a series of clearance missions that targeted known insurgent passageways in Babangida, Adua, and Bokayi villages within the Dutsen Zaki forest. According to Oteh, troops engaged suspected terrorists in a hard gunfight along the Babangida-Adua road, killing two and causing…

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, on Monday pledged to deliver the state for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. He made the promise while speaking with journalists shortly after attending a stakeholders’ meeting in Birnin Kebbi. The governor said, “This is a stakeholders’ meeting; we have met and discussed issues that directly affect our party. “We have resolved that we will make our resolution available to you through the Commissioner for Information. “By God’s grace, APC has come to stay in Kebbi. The people of Kebbi believe in APC, and In-Sha-Allah, they will deliver APC at both state…