Author: Vincent Osuwo

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has announced that the state government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Presco Plc for a $200 million investment in large-scale palm oil production and processing, which is expected to create over 5,000 jobs and revitalize the state’s agricultural economy. Otti made the announcement on Friday while receiving a delegation from Presco Plc, led by Chairman Olakanmi Rasheed Sarumi, at Government House. According to the governor, the next stage will be to prepare and sign an MoU to formalize the cooperation before the initiative is officially launched. Otti said the investment is consistent…

The cultural heritage and tourism ministry of Iran announced Saturday that at least 56 museums and historic sites around the country have been destroyed as the Middle Eastern war entered its 15th day. Local media said that US-Israeli strikes destroyed Tehran’s UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace early in the conflict. The palace complex is one of the oldest in the Iranian capital and was originally the Qajar dynasty’s official residence. According to the government, Tehran has the most damaged monuments, with 19 suffering from varied degrees of injury. The huge Naghsh-e Jahan Square, a 17th-century architectural treasure in the center of the…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced intentions to issue an executive order prohibiting school-age children from roaming the streets during school hours and to establish a $25 million outcomes-based education fund. Sanwo-Olu made the announcement on Friday during the introduction of the Lagos Education Access Fund (LEAF) and the inauguration of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB). The governor noted that the executive order would strengthen measures against out-of-school children and increase accountability among parents, communities, and institutions tasked with ensuring every school-age child attends school regularly. “I will be issuing an executive order to back…

President Bola Tinubu has overridden Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, by transferring the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) to the presidency. Although it has not been determined which office within the presidency the bureau would now report to, Chronicle NG gathered that the president has approved its transfer from the Ministry of Aviation to the presidency. The president’s assent effectively ends months of debate over where the bureau should be located for maximum functioning. While stakeholders and lawmakers urged that the bureau should be relocated out of the aviation ministry to ensure operational independence, Keyamo demanded that…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has condemned the erection of buildings on land designated for foreign embassies in the diplomatic area of Katampe Extension, Abuja, calling them unlawful constructions. Wike commented on Friday while speaking to reporters during a review of current infrastructure projects throughout the FCT. He stated that the unlawful structures would not be permitted to remain and directed the demolition of the impacted buildings. Throughout the visit, the minister examined multiple roads and infrastructure initiatives, such as the pathway connecting Wuse to the Central Area, a road adjacent to the Body of Benchers…

The US Department of State on Friday announced a reward of up to $10m for information on several Iranian officials, including the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. The offer was made under the US Department of State Rewards for Justice Program, which stated that it was seeking information about individuals it described as “Iranian terrorist leaders.” This was announced in a poster released by the program on X. “These individuals command and direct various elements of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which plans, organizes, and executes terrorism around the world,” the poster read. Those listed include Esmail Khatib,…

Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi denied on Friday that President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, attempted to recruit him for his 2023 presidential campaign. Obi dismissed the accusation, insisting that he had no contacts with Bwala and would not engage in “transactional politics.” The former Anambra State governor made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja by his media aide, Ibrahim Umar, amid heated debate among political actors about events surrounding the 2023 general election. The statement read, “Normally, we would not dignify Bwala’s baseless accusations with a reply, given his well-documented history…

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said on Friday that he was “confident” that Kylian Mbappe would be available to face Manchester City in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. “He’s getting better day by day,” Arbeloa said at a press conference. “He won’t be there tomorrow (Saturday, in La Liga against Elche), but I’m confident he’ll be on the trip to Manchester.” With Mbappe sidelined by a knee injury and several other key players missing, Real Madrd thrashed City 3–0 in the first leg at the Bernabéu on Wednesday, thanks to a hat-trick from Federico Valverde.…

Rena Wakama, the head coach of Nigeria’s D’Tigress basketball team, has asked her players to immediately move on from their loss to South Korea. D’Tigress fell 77-60 to the Asian side on Thursday, marking the first time Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team has been defeated by South Korea. Nigeria kept the contest close in the first two quarters, trailing narrowly 36–32, but failed to maintain momentum in the third and fourth quarters as the game slipped away. Victoria Macaulay led Nigeria’s effort, scoring 22 points and grabbing six rebounds after her Most Valuable Player performance in the opening game against…

South Korea ended Nigeria’s eight-game competitive winning streak on Thursday, defeating the African champions 77-60 in their second game of the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Villeurbanne, France. The defeat was D’Tigress’ first competitive loss since losing to the United States at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and it halted the momentum built during an unbroken streak that culminated in their victory at the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket. It was also a hard test for coach Rena Wakama’s team, which had only 24 hours earlier defeated Colombia 70-37. South Korea rebounded from a 76-49 loss to Germany in…