Author: Vincent Osuwo

US President Donald Trump made a jest of the French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife during a private lunch Wednesday, as he lambasted NATO allies for not joining the war against Iran that has roiled the Middle East. “We didn’t need them, but I asked anyway,” Trump told a private lunch in a video posted briefly on the White House YouTube channel before access was blocked. “I call up France, Macron—whose wife treats him extremely badly. Still recovering from the right to the jaw,” Trump said. He was referring to a May 2025 news video that appeared to show…

The minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has berated the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, over his claims that the FCT minister was planted in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to destroy the party. The development comes as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory slammed the governor for his inconsistencies. Mohammed, who also chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum, hosted a delegation of the African Democratic Congress led by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal on Tuesday. Speaking with the press after the Tuesday meeting, the governor attributed his planned defection to the…

Terrorists have reportedly killed one victim, injuring several others during a fresh attack in Plateau State. According to reports, the terrorists, in the late hours of Thursday, invaded the Heipang community, which hosts the Plateau State Polytechnic. Chronicle NG gathered that the vigilantes were on hand to repel the attack; however, a lady was killed during the raid. Confirming the incident, a member of the community, Grace Nerat, in a statement on Facebook, stated that the Heipang community has been relatively peaceful for a long time. She said, “For the first time in a long while, my area was attacked.…

Gunmen have kidnapped no fewer than eight charcoal burners in the Nyalun community, Bashar District, of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Chronicle NG gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening as the victims were returning home after processing charcoal on the outskirts of the community. Speaking in an interview with PUNCH, a youth leader in Wase, Shapi’i Sambo, confirmed the incident on Wednesday. He stated that the kidnappers initially abducted 10 occupants of the vehicle but later released two in Garga, Kanam Local Government Area, to relay a ransom demand. “The victims were returning around 7:30 p.m.…

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has distanced itself from the controversial installation of an “Igwe Ndigbo na East London” in East London, South Africa. It noted that the title is not recognised and lacks legal backing and support of the Igbos. Chronicle NG reports that violent unrest broke out on Monday in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa following protests against the coronation, with demonstrators torching vehicles and looting shops owned by foreign nationals. As security authorities stepped up measures to restore calm, video evidence published on X showed demonstrators setting fire to multiple vehicles and buildings reportedly owned by…

President Bola Tinubu met the Plateau State governor Caleb Mutfwang on Wednesday evening at his official residence in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The governor arrived at the Presidential Villa around 6:45 p.m., according to the State House media office. The conference comes only days after the tragic Palm Sunday attack in Jos’s Angwan Rukuba area, which claimed the lives of at least 27 people. The development follows the president’s earlier request to call the governor for discussions about the deteriorating security situation in Plateau State. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, condemned the attacks in Jos and…

The University of Jos (UNIJOS) has ordered the immediate evacuation of students from its hostels following the worsening security situation in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The directive was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the UNIJOS Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relations, Emmanuel Madugu. The statement read, “In view of the general security situation in Jos, and particularly the near chaotic scenarios that unfolded today (Wednesday, 1st April 2026), in areas near the university, which heightened tensions and threatened the safety of students in the hostels, the vice chancellor, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, has directed the immediate evacuation…

The University of Jos (UNIJOS) student who was attacked by a mob at the Katako Junction area of Jos, Plateau State, survived the ordeal and is responding to treatment. Longji Molshak, a 300-level geology student at the University of Jos, was attacked by an irate mob on Wednesday shortly after the relaxation of the 48-hour curfew by the Plateau State government. In a now viral clip making the rounds on social media, the UNIJOS student could be seen attacked with various objects by the irate mob who beat him to a pulp, leaving him for dead. However, it was gathered…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) took into custody Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State, shortly after proceedings at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Wednesday. El-Rufai, who is on trial for alleged corruption, had just completed a hearing on his bail plea when he was bundled into a waiting vehicle and whisked away, reportedly to Abuja. A large security presence around the court before the hearing fueled rumors that the former governor would be arrested. El-Rufai arrived at the court around 9:05 a.m. in a Hilux van, garnering the attention of security…

Chaos broke out in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Wednesday, following the relaxation of the 48-hour curfew by the state government. The curfew, which was imposed following the massacre of no fewer than 28 people in the Angwan Rukuba area of the state, was relaxed to help residents go about their lawful duties. However, violence broke out in various parts of the state capital on Wednesday, with businesses shut down as residents took to their heels over reprisal attacks. It was alleged that aggrieved residents of Angwan Rukuba barricaded roads in protest of the killing by terrorists in the…