Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate for the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has denied avoiding former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obi made the statements on Friday in Cape Town, South Africa, while attending the Spier Dialogue 2026, a pan-African governance forum. “There are very few human beings who are as close as I am to Atiku. So I can’t be running from him. This man is my very respected leader and elder brother. “I don’t run from him. Never. It has nothing to do with running from anybody. I’ve never run from…

Former Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, who resigned to contest the Oyo governorship primaries, has failed to clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Adelabu, who resigned after the deadline set by the President, had hoped to secure the party’s governorship ticket in Oyo State ahead of the 2027 elections. The former minister was, however, defeated in the contest by Senator Sarafadeen Alli. Alli polled 578,143 votes to defeat Adelabu, who got 19,193 votes. Following the outcome of the primaries, Adelabu alleged manipulation in the primary process, insisting that the election did not reflect the true wishes of…

A 30-year-old private school teacher in Ogun State, Nathaniel Baiyegun, has been arrested for killing a 16-year-old West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidate identified as Florence, said to be his former student. Chronicle NG gathered from a police source on Friday that the suspect allegedly lured the teenager to the scene of her death under the guise of attending an academic coaching class. The source noted that Baiyegun allegedly demanded a ransom of N500,000 from the girl’s father after killing her, which he later confessed to spending on online sports betting. “The suspect allegedly reconnected with the teenager…

A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed at least 82 people, state media said on Saturday, in one of the country’s most devastating industrial disasters in recent years. According to Xinhua, the blast occurred around 7:29 p.m. (1129 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province. According to Xinhua, a total of 247 personnel were underground at the time, with the majority having been hauled to the surface by Saturday morning. However, the agency eventually reported that at least 82 people had died, and that rescuers were still looking “intensively” for nine people…

Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has accused the President Bola Tinubu-led administration of causing artificial hunger in the country. Speaking in an interview on ARISE News on Friday, the former Rivers State governor chastised the incumbent All Progressives Congress administration, accusing Tinubu of intentionally instilling hunger as a political tool to influence voters. “The president is creating hunger as a way of manipulating voters. On that day, city boys will bring a bag of rice, and some people will eat that rice and vote for them because a bag of rice does not solve hunger for the rest of…

Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has declared himself the most qualified and electable presidential aspirant in the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. The former Rivers State Governor cited his extensive leadership experience and relative youth. Speaking in an interview on ARISE News on Friday, Amaechi positioned himself as a formidable option within the ADC, which is shaping up to be a crowded field that includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Northern Nigeria Development Company boss Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. Speaking on why the ADC should choose him over more prominent aspirants like Atiku and Hayatu-Deen,…

Former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has stated that he, and not President Bola Tinubu, played the important role in making late Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015. Speaking in a Friday interview on Arise News’ Prime Time, Amaechi, who is now a presidential aspirant under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, addressed longstanding claims by Tinubu. During his pre-2023 campaigning, Tinubu mentioned that Buhari would not have become president without him and that it was his turn to become one too. However, Amaechi explained that as a serving minister under Buhari, he could not publicly challenge Tinubu’s assertions to avoid risking his position.…

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will not attend the wedding of his son, Donald Trump Jr., citing official government responsibilities and affairs of state. He announced this in a post shared on his Truth Social account on Friday, saying the demands of governance would prevent him from attending the ceremony involving Donald Trump Jr. and his fiancée, Bettina Anderson. According to the US president, the current period requires his continued attention at the White House. “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump family, his soon-to-be…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, of denying access to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The opposition party said the restrictions surrounding El-Rufai’s detention raised new concerns about political persecution, particularly after family members claimed he was denied access to doctors, food, and visitors despite voluntarily presenting himself to authorities. The allegations were made in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, following a visit to the ICPC headquarters by a delegation led by the ADC National Secretary, Rauf…

Former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has cautioned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strayed from its basic mission, citing a significant lack of intellectualism and internal debate inside the ruling party. The former minister of solid minerals development expressed great concern about the party’s current trajectory on the show ‘State Affairs with Edmund Obilo.’ Fayemi, a founding member of the APC, stated that he recently expressed similar concerns during the party’s Southwest congress in Lagos. “This is not where the party has come from. We have lost our bearing and the vision of the founding fathers of this…