Author: Vincent Osuwo

Genoa head coach Daniele De Rossi feels Atalanta will miss Ademola Lookman when the teams meet in Serie A this weekend and during the AFCON, characterizing the Nigerian winger as a key player. Genoa welcomes Atalanta on Sunday in a matchday 16 clash, with the visitors missing Lookman, who has left to represent Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. De Rossi freely confessed that the Atalanta winger is the type of player that any coach wants available, regardless of form. “I confess that if I were to coach Lookman, I’d always want him on the pitch because in…

President Bola Tinubu has issued a warning to state governors that if they do not comply with a recent Supreme Court verdict affirming Nigeria’s third tier of government’s financial autonomy, he may be obliged to issue an executive order enforcing direct local government allocations. Tinubu issued the warning on Friday during the 15th National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. Tinubu made a veiled but sharp remark about governors retaining statutory allocations meant for local councils, warning that noncompliance could compel him to transfer monies directly from the Federation Account…

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang stated that President Bola Tinubu advised him to turn the state’s security and economic issues into chances for growth and development. Mutfwang made the announcement on Friday during the Seed Potato Initiative’s groundbreaking ceremony at the Butura Cattle Ranch, which is run by the Animal Science Training Centre in the state’s Bokkos Local Government Area. According to the governor, the agricultural initiative, which will cover over 50 hectares, is projected to empower over 20,000 farmers and establish Plateau as a significant producer of seed potatoes for both domestic and export markets. Mutfwang, who is from…

President Bola Tinubu is attending the All Progressives Congress’s 15th National Executive Committee meeting at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. The session began at 6:05 p.m., when the president appeared in the hall. Friday’s meeting is the party’s second NEC summit in 2025, following an earlier session in February. It is also the first NEC meeting since Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda became the APC national leader in July. The Taraba State Governor, Kefas Agbu, conducted the opening prayer and presented the Christian prayer. The gathering came only days after the APC rescheduled its National Caucus and NEC sessions from…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio struck back on Friday against public criticism of the National Assembly’s cooperation with the Executive, stressing that collaboration—not confrontation—between branches of government is critical for national advancement. The former Akwa Ibom State governor made the remark after President Bola Tinubu presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. In his welcome speech, Akpabio acknowledged widespread suspicion about the legislature’s position but maintained that nations thrive when institutions work together under the Constitution. “Many in our country view the patriotic collaborative work between the National Assembly and the executive arm as a…

President Bola Tinubu has earmarked N5.41 trillion for security, the single greatest allocation in the proposed 2026 budget. It was the third straight year that defense and security spending took precedence since the administration began submitting national budgets in November 2023. Tinubu stated this on Friday while presenting the N58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, saying national security remained the underpinning of economic growth, investment, and social stability. Defense and security will receive N5.41 trillion, ahead of infrastructure, education, and health, reaffirming a pattern established in the 2024 and 2025 budgets, in which…

China will apply a 13% value-added tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptives beginning January 1, abolishing an exemption that has existed since the nationwide VAT system was implemented in 1993. The shift, which was included in a VAT law signed in 2024 to modernize the tax system, comes as Beijing steps up efforts to increase its decreasing birthrate. VAT generates roughly 40% of China’s overall tax revenue. The move follows years of policy “carrots” since China abandoned its one-child policy, including permitting up to three children per couple, IVF discounts, cash subsidies, and extra paid leave for newlyweds; yet,…

Osinakachukwu Onu, a 37-year-old Nigerian man, has been shot dead on the N12 highway in Klerksdorp, North West Province, South Africa, allegedly by police officers during a traffic operation. Chronicle NG gathered on Thursday, from a report published by Independent Online (IOL), a South African news outlet, that four traffic police officers have been arrested in connection with the killing. Confirming the development, North West police said the policemen, aged 25 to 36, were arrested on Wednesday after allegedly fleeing the site of the shooting but being tracked down by detectives. The report added, “Four traffic police officers aged 25…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday intervened in the leadership tussle rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), summoning the party’s rival factions to its headquarters in Abuja. The meeting brought together the side led by Tanimu Turaki and the group led by Abdulrahman Mohammed, who is supported by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Turaki attended the meeting with members of his National Working Committee, secretariat personnel, and former Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu, whereas Mohammed was accompanied by members of his national caretaker committee, including its secretary, Senator Sam Anyanwu. Speaking at the start…

The Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, into the party, pledging to support him to succeed in his new political journey. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Shittu Bamaiyi, mentioned this on Friday in an interview in Jos. The APC on Thursday announced the defection of the Plateau State Governor from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling party. His defection was announced by the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, during the party’s 14th National Caucus meeting held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Speaking on the development in an…