Author: Vincent Osuwo

The widow of late Nollywood star John Okafor, also known as Mr. Ibu, has asked Nigerians for help, stating that she and her children are struggling to pay rent, school fees, and other basic necessities. The appeal was made during a video chat with content producer King Mitchy, in which the actor’s wife and children discussed the family’s living situation after his death. Speaking passionately, the widow stated that the family had been without electricity for almost two months after their power supply was withdrawn due to unpaid payments. She also disclosed that their financial status forces them to rely…

A three-story building collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State, with many people trapped beneath the rubble. Chronicle NG reported that the incident took place at approximately 11:40 am on Thursday, and authorities could not immediately determine the exact number of individuals trapped. Emergency responders and rescue operators had yet to arrive at the scene at the time of filing this report, while anxious residents and bystanders gathered around the collapsed structure, awaiting intervention. Further information about victims or the cause of the collapse was not immediately available. As efforts to locate anyone believed to be trapped in the…

A trailer loaded with iron rods collided with the perimeter gate of the Federal Medical Centre in Umuahia, Abia State’s capital, in the early hours of Thursday. Chronicle NG gathered that the crash occurred when the trailer lost compression while mounting a hill on the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Motorway. The event occurred on Finbarrs Road, close to the Abia State High Court, resulting in major traffic congestion on the busy freeway. The trailer driver, who declined to provide his identity, stated that the accident occurred around 2:00 a.m. He claimed that the truck lost compression while ascending the hill, forcing it…

Nigerians have condemned the improper signing-out photos shared online by certain teenage students celebrating the end of their examination. Viral pictures that have attracted backlash from many Nigerians show students of a yet-to-be-identified secondary school celebrating the end of their West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, in a strange manner. In the picture observed by our correspondent, two teenage graduates were seen holding their female classmates in a bizarre manner. Smiling with glee, the students posed for the camera while fondling the breasts of their colleagues, an act that has attracted condemnation from Nigerians. Our correspondent observed the reactions…

President Bola Tinubu has officially asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of the immediate past vice-chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Abayomi Fashina, as a non-career ambassador/high commissioner designate. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter transmitted to the upper legislative chamber and read during Wednesday’s plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Tinubu, in the latter, noted that the nomination was made in line with constitutional provisions governing diplomatic appointments and urged lawmakers to consider the request expeditiously. “In accordance with the provisions of section 121, subsections 2, 3, and 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic…

The Abia State Police Command has arrested two individuals accused of impersonating National Drug Law Enforcement Agency officers after a viral video showed them abusing and handcuffing an auto-rickshaw rider in Umuahia. The accused, Anthony Kelechi, 41, and Bright Abraham, 42, were apprehended by detectives from Umuahia’s Central Police Station after an inquiry into the incident. DSP Maureen Chinaka, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement released on Wednesday. According to her, the arrests came after a video circulated on social media showing two men—one dressed as a community security worker and the other in normal clothes—physically…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, swore in four newly elected senators on Wednesday after they won recent by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Olaka Nwogu of the People’s Democratic Party represents the Rivers South-East Senatorial District; Envulu Anza of the All Progressives Congress represents Nasarawa North; Ikeje Asogwu of the APC represents Enugu North; and Dayo Faduyile of the APC represents Ondo South. Their inauguration followed last Saturday’s by-elections to fill vacancies in the four senatorial districts. The Rivers South-East seat became vacant following the death of former senator Barinada Mpigi, while Anza was elected senator for Nasarawa North…

The Federal High Court in Abuja set a June 30, 2026 hearing date for activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore’s motion to restore his bail and set aside a bench warrant issued against him. Justice Mohammed Umar adjourned the case after the parties had adopted their proceedings in the application. On June 16, the court revoked Sowore’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest after he failed to attend his trial on allegations of cybercrime and criminal defamation. The Department of State Services is prosecuting Sowore for suspected criminal defamation stemming from charges that he referred to President Bola…

Bayo Fabiyi, the Kwara State Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, and two others were kidnapped while purportedly attempting to deliver a ransom for the release of a kidnap victim in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which is claimed to have happened on Sunday, has aroused worry in the community, with reports claiming that the victim, whose release was being negotiated, was killed before the ransom squad arrived at the scheduled site. According to sources familiar with the situation, Fabiyi, a driver, and another accomplice proceeded on the expedition after suspected kidnappers demanded N30 million,…

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, claiming that he does not notice the level of hunger that is frequently highlighted in public discourse. Speaking on Arise Television on Tuesday, Onanuga stated that various government programs and infrastructure projects are already benefiting individuals across the country. He mentioned improvements in road infrastructure as one of the administration’s evident results, citing a recent trip from Ibadan to Lagos. He said, “One day, I was travelling from Ibadan to Lagos, and Google Maps told me that there’s a go-slow in…