Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Federal Government has announced the graduation of over 7,000 newly recruited forest guards drawn from seven frontline states after completing a three-month training program under the Presidential Forest Guards Initiative. The graduation ceremonies of the forest guards were held on December 27, 2025, in Borno, Sokoto, Yobe, Adamawa, Niger, Kwara, and Kebbi states. President Bola Tinubu introduced the plan in May 2025 with the goal of enhancing internal security by preventing terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers from entering forest areas. He gave each state instructions to hire 2,000 to 5,000 forest guards. After a seven-month delay, the recruits’ graduation marks…

Many travelers have reportedly been killed following a suspected bomb explosion along the Yar’Tasha–Dansadau road in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Yazid Abubakar, the state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, reportedly verified the event to The Daily Post on Saturday. According to the Daily Post, he confirmed it in a phone conversation, saying, “I can confirm that there was a blast in that region, but the incident has just occurred. I can’t give you any details just yet. I will give you an update later.” However, Chronicle NG was unable to contact the PPRO for confirmation because…

The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the state government for what it said was a lack of official response to the explosion that happened in Offa, the Offa Local Government Area headquarters, leaving locals worried and looking for clarification. The party’s stance comes after Chronicle NG reported earlier on Friday that explosions shook the Offa village on Christmas night, causing property damage and forcing security personnel to seal off damaged areas as investigations got underway. In a statement released in Ilorin and signed by PDP State Publicity Secretary Olusegun Adewara, Arise TV reported on…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has weighed in on the US airstrikes in Sokoto State, emphasizing the urgent need for Nigeria to address its domestic security challenges. Spokesperson for the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, wrote on X on Friday, “President Bola Tinubu has outsourced his most important constitutional responsibility, effectively taking a back seat in a vehicle that he is constitutionally assigned to drive. “When the President of Nigeria appears compelled to report himself to another head of state, even tagging a foreign president in a Christmas Day message, Nigerians are entitled to ask who is truly in charge of our…

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended two kidnappers terrorizing the Sarau Belel community in the Maiha Local Government Area, following a complaint about a recent kidnapping threat. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday, signed by SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Police Public Relations Officer. “On 26th December 2025, the Command received a complaint from Emmanuel Daniel, a resident of Sagal Village, who reported that he was threatened with kidnapping by two individuals. The suspects allegedly claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of his younger brother, Joshua Daniel, who was abducted in November 2024,” the command said. According to the…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Boxing Day, donated 10 outboard engine fishing boats to women and cooperative groups from Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District as part of his constituency projects. The presentation took place at his country residence in Ukana, Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. His media team confirmed this in a statement made in Abuja on Saturday. The beneficiaries came from riverine settlements in the state, where fishing is the primary source of income. Dr (Mrs) Ekaette Akpabio, the Senate President’s wife, spoke at the ceremony and complimented her husband for remembering ladies from Akwa Ibom…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, as discussions persist regarding the ending of Russia’s extensive war. Zelensky expressed his desire to concentrate on a US-mediated peace plan and distinct proposals for security assurances from the US. A high-ranking Russian official stated that the proposal was “significantly different” from the one Russia was discussing with the US. The Kremlin has not responded to Zelensky’s proposal to withdraw forces from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, provided that Russia also retreats. At least five individuals were hurt in the capital, Kyiv, during a new…

Terrorists on Friday evening reportedly invaded the Adanla community, a suburb of Igbaja in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, and allegedly abducted no fewer than seven persons. The attack, according to residents, occurred around 7pm on Friday, December 26, 2025, and threw the peaceful agrarian community into fear. A community leader in Igbaja and coordinator of the Kwara South Joint Community Security Watch Network, Elder Olaitan Oyin-Zubair, confirmed the kidnap by the terrorists. According to him, the terrorists stormed Adanla in large numbers, firing sporadically as they moved from house to house and forcing residents into submission.…

A fuel tanker burst into flames on Friday while discharging diesel at Rain Oil Filling Station in the Tumfure region of Gombe, Gombe State. On Friday, the fire was brought under control by the Federal Fire Service’s Gombe State Command. According to the agency, the crisis was brought under control after firemen responded quickly to a distress call, averting a huge calamity from occurring. Speaking about the event, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, Gombe State Command, ASF MB Muazu, stated that the firefighters’ professionalism and prompt response meant that the tanker was not entirely engulfed by…

An explosion involving a hand grenade injured a female soldier named Mohammed and two children in Maraba, Abacha Road, Nasarawa. The explosion occurred around 11:46 a.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. According to an incident record acquired exclusively by PUNCH Online on Friday, a woman took the grenade out of her flat while cleaning and asked the soldier to assist in identifying it. The grenade reportedly detonated while being handled, injuring the soldier and two children of the woman who provided it. According to the report, preliminary results show that the device was left in the flat three years ago…