Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun proceedings to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Oduh. During a plenary presided over by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, according to a live broadcast on Channels Television on Thursday, the Majority Leader, Major Jack, read out the notice of allegations and gross misconduct against the governor. Twenty-six members of the Rivers State House of Assembly signed the notice, which they alleged was against the Nigerian Constitution. Amaewhule said the notice will be served to Fubara in the next seven days. The Deputy Majority Leader of the…

Shehu Dikko, the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, has said that all financial entitlements of Super Eagles players and officials have been resolved. Dikko’s remarks followed reports of players threatening to boycott training and travel to Marrakech for Saturday’s match against Algeria. Dikko told the press that President Bola Tinubu approved the Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 budget in November 2025, bringing alignment among the NSC, the Nigeria Football Federation and the players. “The president approved the entire AFCON budget on November 14, 2025. From our end, the funding has been fully cleared,” Dikko said. He, however, explained that…

A shooting in a Mormon church parking lot in Salt Lake City, Utah, has killed two individuals and injured several more. Police said the shooting took place on Wednesday in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where dozens of people were attending a funeral. Three of the six injured individuals are in critical condition. Police verified that no suspects were in custody and began a manhunt, with the FBI apparently providing aid. While police said they didn’t believe the shooting was random, Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd told The…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations. This, he stated, marks one of the most sweeping rollbacks of US participation in multilateral institutions in modern history, as the administration moves aggressively to realign foreign engagement with what it calls core American interests. According to a Fact Sheet released by the White House on January 7, 2026, the US president signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the withdrawal from organizations that, in the administration’s words, “no longer serve American interests.” “Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a presidential memorandum directing the withdrawal of…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has disclosed that it will continue its investigation into Engineer Farouk Ahmed, the immediate past Authority Chief Executive and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), despite the withdrawal of the petition against him. The ISPC revealed that it received a letter dated January 5, 2026, titled ‘Notice of Withdrawal of Petition against Engineer Farouk Ahmed,’ from Dr. O.J. Onoja, SAN and Associates, legal counsel to Alhaji Aliko Dangote. The Commission’s opinion was delivered in a statement signed by its Spokesperson and Head of…

No fewer than 33 underage girls have been rescued by men of the Anambra State Police Command, who dismantled a child trafficking syndicate operating from a compound in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of the state. The raid was part of an ongoing investigation into cases of kidnapping, abduction, missing children, and child trafficking. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state’s police public relations officer, announced this in a press statement published on Wednesday. Ikenga stated that three youngsters who had been kidnapped in Ebonyi State on September 26, 2025, and brought to an unknown destination were discovered and rescued. He stated…

The corpse of another woman, Princess Ochigbo, was found dead in the Kubwa district of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This comes less than three days after a nurse, known only as Chinemerem Chuwumeziem, who purportedly departed her afternoon shift at the Federal Medical Centre in Abuja on January 3, was discovered dead. The most recent event was made public in a post uploaded on Wednesday by an X user, @HighChiefOkoro, who included photographs of the victim’s identification card and her lifeless body by the roadside. The deceased was discovered on the Kubwa Expressway on Tuesday, and her bag, which…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Modupeola Bamisade, a 35-year-old woman, for allegedly scamming over 100 unsuspecting victims of more than N500 million via an online gadget scam. Chronicle NG discovered that the suspect specialized in the selling of iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices, which she promoted at a 50% discount to entice buyers online. A police source told our correspondent on Wednesday that Bamisade utilized social media influencers to promote her alleged transactions, enticing consumers who paid for the gadgets but never received them. The police claimed that the suspect then used various excuses to delay or…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently address workers’ wages and review regressive tax policies, warning that continued delays and uneven compliance could deepen economic hardship for millions of Nigerians. The NLC’s president, Joe Ajaero, made the request on Wednesday during the 85th birthday celebration and book launch of the union’s founding president, Hassan Summonu, OON, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Auditorium in Abuja. Ajaero, speaking to a crowd of family members, government officials, and members of the press, referred to Summonu as a working-class hero whose life and efforts had inspired generations of…

Pastor Chris Okafor and his legal team has escalated the battle over allegations made against him on social media, challenging actress Doris Ogala, social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and other bloggers to provide concrete evidence to the Nigeria Police or face criminal charges. At a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, Ife Ajayi, counsel to the cleric and lead partner at Sovereignty LP, described the allegations as false, malicious, and part of a coordinated campaign of cyberbullying, blackmail, and public incitement aimed at destroying his client’s reputation. According to Ajayi, the attacks, which resurfaced…