Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Directorate, has arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Kwara State. According to a statement released by the EFCC Media Office, “The suspects were picked up in the early hours of Tuesday during sting operations carried out in the Tanke, University Road, Oshin, and Agbabiaka areas of the state capital.” The commission stated that the arrests followed credible intelligence linking the suspects to cybercrime activities within Ilorin. EFCC also revealed that items recovered from them included “seven exotic cars, among them the latest model Toyota Corolla and a Lexus, and two motorcycles,…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday stated that the National Library fund had raised N20.4bn since it was launched last Thursday, September 18, 2025. “So far we have raised N20.4bn since this fund launched last week, and more are still coming,” the First Lady told journalists at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Mrs. Tinubu announced intentions to raise cash for the long-awaited completion of the country’s National Library ahead of her 65th birthday on Sunday, September 21. She invited well-wishers to give to the fund rather than mailing her presents or purchasing newspaper adverts to commemorate the occasion. In…

Fatai Quadri, a 57-year-old sawmiller who was seen in a viral video assaulting his wife, Rukayat Quadri, 50, was remanded at the Correctional Centre in Ijebu Ode on Monday until October 17 for a further hearing in the police suit filed against him before the Ijebu Ode Magistrate Court. According to records made accessible to our correspondent during his arraignment on Tuesday, Quadri was charged with the crimes of assault, domestic violence, and breach of peace, among others. The charge sheet reads, “That you, Quadri Fatai Abiodun, on the 15/09/2025 at about 0600 hrs at No: 11, Bakare Street, Oke-Owa,…

Chaos erupted in Atan-Ota, Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area, Ogun State, on Sunday, following the murder of a man known simply as Moses by suspected cultists. A resident of the village, who spoke to the press on the condition of anonymity due to the delicacy of the situation, claimed that members of the Aye Confraternity hacked the victim to death. One of the horrific videos obtained by Chronicle NG on Monday shows the alleged cultists repeatedly slashing the victim’s right wrist with machetes while mumbling in pidgin, “We are the ones in charge.” Moses was seen lying face down, apparently unconscious,…

Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga has advised the former governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to go for a psychological evaluation. Onanuga, in a statement on Sunday, urged Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani to reach out to his predecessor, as “El-Rufai could benefit from some professional counselling to steer him away from his recent hallucinations and political fabrications about Tinubu and 2027. Onanuga gave the advice while denying his claims that President Bola Tinubu is seeking to make himself a “life president,” insisting that the president has no plan to remain in office beyond 2031 if re-elected. El-Rufai, speaking over…

Dr. Wale Ahmed, the member representing Agege Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has told critics of President Bola Tinubu to shelve any plans of challenging him in the 2027 election, insisting that a second term for the President is guaranteed. This is in spite of the opposition parties’ promises to depose Tinubu in the upcoming general election, which include the Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, Labour Party, and New Nigeria Peoples Party. The ADC coalition, led by former Senate President David Mark, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, has been…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Monday, launched a strong legal offensive against the Federal Government, describing the criminal defamation charges filed against her as a brazen act of political persecution and an exhibition of double standards by the Federal Government. While the Federal Government was quick to file charges against her based on the complaint of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the Kogi senator argued in a preliminary objection seeking the dismissal of the six counts filed against her by the Attorney General of the Federation that the same government disregarded her own prior petitions against Akpabio. The charges were filed under…

The US Mission in Nigeria has restated its position on global anti-corruption operations, stressing that anyone implicated in corrupt acts, regardless of status or position, may be denied visa into the US. On Monday, the mission issued this statement via its official X (previously Twitter) account. “Fighting corruption knows no borders or limits on accountability. Even when high-profile individuals engage in corruption, they can be barred from receiving US visas,” the post read. In May 2023, the US declared that it had taken efforts to enforce bans on those who disrupted Nigeria’s recent general elections. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has returned to team training with Galatasaray after healing from the ankle injury he suffered while on international duty two weeks ago. The 26-year-old took part in training exercises with his teammates on Sunday before Galatasaray’s Super Lig game against Konyaspor at Rams Park on Monday, but he did not play in the match. Osimhen has been out of action since sustaining an ankle injury in Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Rwanda on 6 September, where he had to exit in the 35th minute following a challenge by Claude Niyomugabo. The injury turned…

Barcelona Femenin star Aitana Bonmatí became the first player to win the Ballon d’Or Féminin three times with her current victory. The Spanish midfielder had won the previous two individual titles after dominating with Barcelona and Spain, and she completed her hat trick during Monday’s event. Lionel Messi was the last player to win three consecutive Ballon d’Or awards, winning four between 2009 and 2012. Michel Platini, a former French midfielder, is the only other player to have won the prestigious award in three consecutive seasons (1983-85). Bonmatí’s victory as the reigning champion was expected, although he did not receive…