Author: Vincent Osuwo

Land-grabbing thugs popularly called “Omo Onile” have demolished over 50 buildings in the Surulere community of Lagos State. It was gathered that many homeowners in the Surulere community, Amikanle, near the Command area of the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, are counting their losses after several houses were demolished in the area. Chronicle NG also gathered that the thugs invaded the community on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, and started demanding between N15m and N25m from house owners. The thugs, according to some residents, have demolished the houses of those who were unable to pay. The founder and Chief Executive…

The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) has launched a new structure to help clients reduce outstanding electricity debts across its franchise territories. In a notification issued on Sunday, the business stated that the action is part of efforts to increase billing transparency, strengthen revenue recovery, and safeguard the sustainability of the electrical supply. Customers who are metered under current and prior national and company-led metering programs, according to management, will have their verified overdue electricity arrears moved to newly installed or previously placed meters. “The framework is designed to ensure transparency in electricity billing and to provide customers with a…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factions loyal to the party’s governors and those supporting the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have voiced confidence ahead of today’s Appeal Court judgment today that the ruling will favor them, asserting that legal precedents and statutory regulations back their claims. The Court of Appeal has set Monday for the judgment on the consolidated cases related to the PDP, as confirmed by Ini Ememobong, the National Publicity Secretary of the National Working Committee led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN) and supported by Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi…

The Abia State branch of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has requested that Enyinnaya Abaribe and Alex Mascot Ikwechegh resign their seats in the National Assembly following their recent defections to other political parties. APGA stated that both lawmakers were elected on its platform and should vacate their seats after defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Labour Party (LP), respectively. Barr Chukwuemeka Nwokoro, the APGA Publicity Secretary in Abia State, while addressing a press conference in Aba, stated that the exit of the two federal lawmakers did not surprise the party. He believes their departure has…

US President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday that Iran’s next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to unveil the replacement to the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on Khamenei’s compound killed him and drove the Middle East into war, Iran’s Assembly of Experts convened quietly to choose their future leader, according to members of the body. The clerics did not reveal who had been chosen, just stating that a name would be announced shortly. Some predicted that Khamenei’s 56-year-old son Mojtaba Khamenei would succeed his father. Trump had earlier requested…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has authorized the confirmation of appointment for 1,659 Federal Capital Territory Administration officials. On February 28, 2026, the FCT Civil Service Commission conducted a confirmation test for 2,281 candidates, including the confirmed staff. In a statement released on Sunday, Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, quoted Emeka Ezeh, Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, as saying that some of the workers who took the exam were employed as early as 2016 and 2019. “2,512 candidates were invited to present themselves for the…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has vowed to challenge the 2026 Electoral Act in court. Obi, who finished his registration in his birthplace of Agulu in the Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday, said he will challenge the newly approved Electoral Act 2026 in court over what he called attempts to alter the outcome of the 2027 general elections. He claimed that aspects of the new electoral legislation were intended to encourage electoral manipulation and destroy the credibility of future elections. The former governor of Anambra State accused the Independent National…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anthony Placid, as the new Force Public Relations Officer. Placid succeeds Benjamin Hundeyin, the force’s previous public relations officer. This was stated in a statement made on Sunday by Hundeyin, the Force’s outgoing spokesperson at the Abuja headquarters. According to the statement, Placid is a seasoned police officer with vast expertise in administration, operations, intelligence, training, and international peacekeeping. He was born on December 2, 1970, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and is from Mbiokporo Nsit in the Nsit Ibom Local Government Area. Placid earned…

Nigerians have berated Daniel Bwala, Special Assistant to the president, over his interview with Mehdi Hassan on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head program. Bwala, who obviously struggled to respond to questions posed to him by Hassan, has attracted condemnation from Nigerians. The interview, which was broadcasted on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head on Thursday, sparked an immediate outcry on social media, particularly on X, where video went viral, with critics calling Bwala’s appearance an embarrassment. Hassan frequently confronted Bwala with his own past words, in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a drug baron, corrupt, and unable to govern—sentiments…

Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, has dismissed criticism over his appearance on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head program. He stated that he had no remorse in defending the Tinubu administration before host Mehdi Hassan and would do so again anywhere on the globe. The interview, which was broadcast on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head on Thursday, sparked an immediate outcry on social media, particularly on X, where video went viral, with critics calling Bwala’s appearance an embarrassment. Hassan frequently confronted Bwala with his own past words, in which he described President Tinubu…