Author: Vincent Osuwo

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has refuted claims linking him to a potential role as Pep Guardiola’s successor at Manchester City, calling the speculation “100%” unfounded. Maresca, who previously served as an assistant to Guardiola at City, has been mentioned in multiple reports suggesting he could replace his former mentor should Guardiola step down at the end of the season. Speaking to the media, Maresca said, “It doesn’t affect me because I know it is 100% speculation, and I don’t have time for these things. I have a contract here until 2029. My focus is just on this club, and I…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has upheld the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s continuing detention of Abubakar Malami (SAN), former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. On Thursday, Justice Babangida Hassan dismissed Malami’s bail summons challenging his incarceration by the anti-graft agency. According to EFCC spokeswoman Dele Oyewale, the verdict was delivered on Thursday, December 18, 2025. According to the statement, Malami, through his attorney, Suliaman Hassan (SAN), sought the court seeking bail from EFCC custody, claiming that his arrest during an ongoing investigation was unconstitutional. However, J. S. Okutepa (SAN), counsel for the EFCC,…

Oba Solomon Owoniyi, the Obaro of Kabba and Chairman of the Kabba/Bunu Traditional Council, has ordered a suspension of all church activities in the Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State until further notice, in partnership with the Christian Association of Nigeria. The instruction came after a series of security breaches in the neighborhood, including recent attacks on churches and the recovery of a significant cache of rifles and ammunition by state security forces. Rev. Kayode Osatuyi, the Coordinator of CAN in Kabba/Bunu LGA, stated in a notice viewed by Chronicle NG on Friday that the decision was reached after…

Troops from Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) successfully repelled an early-morning terrorist attempt to infiltrate the Bitta district of Borno State from the Mandara Mountains. The military killed numerous rebels and significantly reduced their operating capability. According to a post on the Nigerian Army X handle by the Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, when troops, aided by advanced surveillance systems, detected the movement of terrorists advancing toward the area. The forces exercised tactical discipline, allowing the insurgents to move into an effective combat…

The Kwara South Consultative Forum, a socio-cultural organization, has vigorously rejected the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari’s call to rename the University of Ilorin after Sheikh Alimi, the founder of the Alimi dynasty. The Forum called the plan “highly provocative” and insulting to Kwara State’s ethnic variety and historical plurality. The Emir made the call during the University of Ilorin’s 50th anniversary celebration, igniting public controversy around the state. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by its Secretary-General, Adebayo Daramola, the Forum stated that the University of Ilorin belonged to the entire state, not to any single…

The governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was confirmed on Wednesday by the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, during the party’s 14th National Caucus meeting held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Yilwatda, who hails from Plateau State, stated that the development means that all states in the North Central geopolitical zone are now governed by the APC. Chronicle NG reports that President Bola Tinubu is presiding over the APC National Caucus meeting at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Six…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday, condemned what he described as “organised and orchestrated insecurity” in Nigeria, claiming that nameless enemies were purposefully torturing the country through terrorism, banditry, and insurgency. Akpabio addressed the 14th National Caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. He asked party officials to accept defectors and new members, cautioning against prejudice as the APC grows. Akpabio reminded President Bola Tinubu and other party officials that the deteriorating security situation had left many states in mourning, and that the party leadership needed to work together to overcome the…

President Bola Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives requesting an audience to introduce the 2026 Appropriation Bill. In a letter read on the House floor on Thursday by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, the president requested that the law be presented at noon on Friday, December 19, 2025, before a joint session of the National Assembly. “I write to crave the kind indulgence of the House of Representatives to grant me the slot of 12:00 noon on Friday, December 19, 2025, to formally present the 2026 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly,” the letter read. The proposed…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) following the Senate’s confirmation of its members on December 16. Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday. According to the release, Dr. Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni has been named Chairman of the Commission. Oseni, who joined the board as a commissioner in January 2017 and later became vice chairman, will take office as chairman on December 1, 2025. His tenure will last until the end of his 10-year term, as mandated by the…

The Senate on Thursday approved 64 ambassadorial nominees from President Bola Tinubu, which includes former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode and ex-presidential aide Reno Omokri. The affirmation came after the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs reviewed and approved a report stating that all the nominees had been evaluated and deemed appropriate for appointment. The activity occurred 48 hours after the Senate approved three non-career ambassadorial nominees—Lateef Kayode Are (Ogun State), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa State), and Emmanuel Ayodele Oke (Oyo State)—raising the total confirmed ambassadors to 67. Included in those exonerated on Thursday were a former Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau;…