Author: Vincent Osuwo

No fewer than eight vigilantes were killed in last Sunday’s ambush by bandits in the Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State. This was confirmed by the Special Military Task Force in charge of maintaining peace in Plateau State, otherwise known as Operation Safe Haven. The spokesman for the task force, Major Samson Zhakom, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday. The statement which described how the incident occurred read, “Following recent media reports alleging the killing of 70 vigilantes in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, Headquarters Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) wishes to clarify the incident. “While…

Over 200 children are being treated in hospitals in northwestern China for lead poisoning after school chefs decorated their food with inedible paint. Eight persons were arrested after testing revealed that food samples from a kindergarten in Tianshui City, Gansu province, contained lead levels that were 2,000 times higher than the national safety limit. Following the consumption of steamed red date cake and sausage corn bun, 233 youngsters from Peixin Kindergarten exhibited elevated lead levels in their blood. According to a police statement, the school principal requested that the culinary staff purchase the paint online. However, as the children were…

Evidence suggests Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota was driving when his car crashed on a Spanish motorway, and he was probably speeding, a police investigation reveals. The 28-year-old Liverpool midfielder was slain together with his brother André Silva, 25, after their Lamborghini automobile suffered a suspected tyre rupture in northern Zamora province early last Thursday. According to Spain’s Guardia Civil police, the automobile was apparently overtaking on the A52 motorway near Palacios de Sanabria when it veered off and caught fire. “Everything also points to a possible excessive speed beyond the speed limit of the road [highway],” said Zamora’s local traffic…

No fewer than 38 Cameroonian nationals have been rescued by the Ogun State Police Command from a locked building in the Mowe area of the state. The victims, who include 22 men and 16 women, were reportedly lured into the country under pretences by suspected fraudsters who allegedly promised them lucrative business opportunities. Chronicle NG gathered from a source privy to the development on Tuesday that the discovery was made on Sunday, during a routine patrol along the Adesan Abule Afa area of the community. “The officers were on a routine patrol when they heard unusual noises coming from a…

The Enugu State Police Command has revealed how a 200-level student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Emmanuel Gambo, allegedly killed a lady, Deborah Ememem, whom he had invited to a hotel following an argument over the payment of N15,000 after a sex romp. Daniel Ndukwe, the command’s public relations officer, confirmed this in a statement released on Tuesday. According to Ndukwe, Deborah, 22, was discovered dead in a hotel room in the Nsuka district of the state, triggering an investigation into her death. Ndukwe stated that the inquiry revealed that Gambo stayed in a hotel with the lady…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a significant policy shift that will see each candidate’s ranking position printed on their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result slip. This new feature will apply to all 1,905,539 candidates that participated in the 2025 UTME. Prof. Is-haq Oloyode, JAMB Registrar, announced this on Tuesday during his presentation at the 2025 policy conference in Abuja. He stated that the measure was intended to provide more context to raw results, prevent the celebration of so-called top scorers without regard for their relative performance, and assist educational institutions in making more informed admission…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed a rumoured meeting in which he was allegedly pushed to step aside in favour of a candidate of Southern background ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku made the statement in response to questions from media and concerned Nigerians about a meeting in which he allegedly resisted requests to step down in favour of a southern presidential contender. Atiku, who claimed he was obligated to correct the record, branded such a meeting as a “phantom” and accused President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressive Congress (APC) administration of fabricating the propaganda. In a statement sent…

Mrs Zainab Joy Momodu, Acting Head of Nigeria’s Foreign Mission in Guinea-Bissau, has died, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This was reported in a statement made on Tuesday night by Ministry Spokesman Kimiebi Ebienfa, who stated that the envoy died following a brief illness. The statement said: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces with deep sorrow the sudden demise of Mrs Zainab Joy Momodu, Acting Head of Mission (Chargé d’Affaires ad interim) at the Embassy of Nigeria in Guinea-Bissau, who passed on at the Military Hospital in Bissau on Monday, 7th July 2025, after a brief illness. “Mrs…

The suspended Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has revealed that she purposely postponed her return to the Senate based on legal advice and procedural rules, notwithstanding a court order that overturned her suspension. During an interview with African Independent Television (AIT), the senator revealed that she was awaiting the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the court judgement before proceeding with her legislative duties. “I believe in the judiciary, I’m not giving up,” she said, reaffirming her faith in the legal process. Although the court declared her suspension “excessive and unconstitutional,” a legal opinion reportedly issued by Senate counsel, Paul Daudu,…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off its strike in response to the late payment of June 2025 salary to its members. Dr Sylvanus Ugoh, chairman of the ASUU branch at the University of Abuja, verified this in an interview on Tuesday. Dr Ugoh stated that the union suspended preparations to withdraw services after salaries began to reflect in members’ accounts prior to the branch’s 11:59pm deadline. “The June 2025 salary of our members started to drop before the end of the 11:59 pm Monday 7th July, 2025 ultimatum given by ASUU UniAbuja. Therefore, the Branch did…