Author: Vincent Osuwo

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM-FHI) has issued a seven-day notice to the Federal Government, requesting improved welfare, fair allowances, and better working conditions for nurses. The notice was signed by National Secretary Enya Osinachi and released by President Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan in Abuja on Monday. The decision was made following an emergency National Executive Council meeting on July 10 in Abuja. NANNM-FHI stated that the move fostered proactive dialogue on crucial issues affecting its members. The notice stated that the action was necessary after a 15-day ultimatum, issued on July 14, expired without a significant response from…

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos are currently staging a protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly, demanding the removal of the party’s state chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi. Protesters, thought to be from all 57 Local Council Development Areas, LCDA, were seen carrying placards that read “Ojelabi Must Go” and “We Want Fresh Leadership.” The demonstration, which began earlier today, has garnered a large security presence, with police officers stationed around the Assembly complex to prevent a breakdown in law and order. Details later…

Aisha Buhari, wife of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, and members of her family have moved from Daura in Katsina State to her late husband’s home in Kaduna State. The former president’s residence, where he lived before departing Nigeria for medical treatment in London, is located at Ungwan Rimi GRA in Kaduna. Aisha and her family arrived on Sunday at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna. They were greeted warmly by a delegation led by Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, and Hon. Munira Tanimu, Majority Leader of the Kaduna State House of Assembly. Late Buhari returned…

The National Working Committee of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has expelled former Kaduna Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai from the party. The SDP deemed El-Rufai unfit to associate with the party in any form for the next 30 years. The party’s leadership accused him of falsely representing himself as a member, manipulating internal processes, and attempting to undermine the party by unconstitutional activities and deceitful political manoeuvres. The National Publicity Secretary, Araba Aiyenigba, confirmed this in a statement signed and made accessible to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. According to him, the party’s NWC made the decision after conducting…

The Lagos State Government has urged medical doctors to shelve their three-day warning strike, which was set to commence today, citing continuing negotiations and contacts with the Medical Guild. Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, Director of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Ministry of Health, made the following statement. The administration informed the doctors that all of their complaints were being investigated with the utmost earnestness and urgency. Chronicle NG reports that the Medical Guild, an association of doctors under the employment of the Lagos State Government, on July 26 declared a three-day warning strike. The Medical Guild announced the warning strike at…

An Amotekun operative identified as Samuel Tope has been murdered during a deadly confrontation with a soldier in the Ijeda Ijesa community of Osun State. Chronicle NG gathered that another Amotekun operative, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, received significant injury in the clash. A source in Ijeda-Ijesa, who desired anonymity for fear of being attacked, said the soldier, named as Fiyinfoluwa Opejobi, an indigene of the village, had returned home to complete his marriage ceremony scheduled for Saturday. “But on Friday, he (Opejobi) was invited into the Amotekun office in Ijeda for questioning. There was a robbery incident,…

At least three people were killed and several others injured when a regional passenger train derailed in a wooded area in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said. No fewer than 100 passengers were aboard the train when the accident occurred at around 6:10 pm (1610 GMT) near the town of Riedlingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg state. Contacted by AFP, police initially stated that four people had been killed before correcting their statement to three victims. Authorities, however, declined to elaborate on the number of injured or how seriously hurt they were, though tabloid Bild cited emergency workers saying there were 50 injured. German…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed frustration over the prolonged stalemate in its renegotiation with the Federal Government on key issues affecting university lecturers and the education sector. Speaking In an interview with PUNCH Online in Jos on Sunday, ASUU President Prof. Chris Piwuna said the union had run out of patience with the government’s failure to take concrete action, despite years of promises and discussions. “We are tired of words and promises,” the ASUU president stated. Piwuna underlined that the union’s demands are clear and well-articulated, citing a 2009 agreement with the government that addresses critical…

Six students of the Nigerian Law School have been abducted by suspected gunmen while travelling from Onitsha, Anambra State, to Yola, Adamawa State. Chronicle NG gathered that the kidnap occurred in the late hours of Saturday, July 26, as the students were on their way to resume academic activities at the Yola campus of the Nigerian Law School, scheduled to reopen on Monday, July 28, following their court externship break. According to a fellow law student at the Yola campus, Damilare Adenola, Six students of the Nigerian Law School have been reportedly kidnapped by suspected armed bandits while travelling to…

Local officials say dozens of people were killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s northeast. According to reports, over 20 people were killed while attending a night vigil at a church in Komanda when they were ambushed by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters. Nearby shops and businesses were plundered and set ablaze. The ADF started in Uganda in the 1990s, accusing the government of persecuting Muslims, but it is now based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it regularly kills people of all religions, as well as in Uganda.…