Author: Vincent Osuwo

Two people were killed after an assailant drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard near a synagogue in England on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, British police said. Greater Manchester Police stated that the suspect, who was believed to be carrying a bomb, was shot after they rushed to the scene at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the Crumpsall district of the city in northern England. Police responded when a witness reported that a car had plowed into members of the public and that one man had been stabbed. The suspect…

Rescuers say there are “no signs of life” beneath the ruins of a collapsed Indonesian school, where 59 people remain missing. On Monday, the two-story Islamic boarding school in the town of Sidoarjo collapsed with hundreds of students inside; the majority of them were teenage boys. Officials reported that at least five students were killed and approximately 100 were injured. Thirteen people have been pulled from the debris since rescue efforts began, but two have died in the hospital. Rescue attempts had been difficult due to the precarious condition of the building. On Thursday, the disaster mitigation agency (BNBP) said…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over a boat tragedy in Ibaji Local Government Area, Kogi State, which killed 14 people on Tuesday. He asked emergency responders and transportation companies to step up safety precautions on the country’s inland waterways. Chronicle NG reported on Wednesday that 14 people were killed in a boat crash in the state’s Ibaji Local Government Area at about 4:30 p.m. According to an eyewitness report and a farmer in the LGA, James Otoga, the tragic occurrence occurred when the boat, which was completely loaded with people, left Onugwa village in Ibaji for Ilushi market…

No fewer than 24 passengers were rescued, 14 bodies recovered, and 42 people missing following a boat crash on the River Niger in Ibaji Local Government Area, Kogi State, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has announced. In a statement on X on Thursday, NEMA explained that the boat was carrying 80 passengers traveling from Onugwa community to Olushi village in Ibaji LGA when the incident happened on Tuesday. According to sources, the event occurred at about 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30th, 2025, when a boat carrying approximately 80 passengers overturned while en route to Olushi village from the…

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has clarified that it did not sign the communiqué that ended its nationwide strike against the Dangote refinery. The union stopped its strike, which began on Sunday, on Wednesday, citing the federal government’s assistance, but maintained that its issues had not been properly addressed. PENGASSAN accused the refinery of illegally dismissing over 800 Nigerian employees and reportedly replacing them with over 2,000 Indians. PENGASSAN President Festus Osifo told journalists at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday that if the refineries did not comply with the resolutions, the strike…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashir Ojulari, has lamented the crude and gas production losses resulting from the three-day strike carried out by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). In a letter to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Ojulari explained that the suspended strike resulted in 16% oil production, 30% marketed gas losses, and a 20% power supply shortfall. The national oil company also sent a letter titled ‘Impact Assessment of Ongoing Industrial Action,’ dated September 29, 2025. The industrial…

Erling Haaland did not sugarcoat Manchester City’s performance in the Champions League on Wednesday night when they were pushed to a dramatic 2-2 draw against Monaco. The Norwegian extended his impressive start to the 2025-26 season with a first-half double, bringing his total to 52 goals in 50 Champions League appearances. After a calm first 15 minutes at the Stade Louis II, the prolific Haaland scored with his first touch after latching onto Josko Gvardiol’s feed, but the home side quickly equalized. Jordan Teze leveled the scoring three minutes later with a well-executed strike from outside the area. City controlled…

Manchester City’s away-day woes returned as Monaco secured a late 2-2 draw in their Champions League group stage match thanks to Eric Dier’s contentious late penalty. City appeared to be on their way to a well-deserved victory in the dying minutes when referee Jesus Gil Manzano was summoned to the VAR monitor to assess Nico Gonzalez’s high boot on Dier at a free kick, which he eventually judged a foul—with a number of visiting backroom personnel sent off as passions boiled over. Even without wanting to directly berate the decision, Pep Guardiola took clear issue with the referee’s call, later…

Goncalo Ramos stated that PSG “want to win everything again” after his last-minute goal against Barcelona in a Champions League clash. Barcelona took the lead when Ferran Torres snuck in to meet Marcus Rashford’s superb low pass from the left. Rashford has scored or assisted in five of Barcelona’s past six matches. However, trophy holders PSG, who won a triple last season, including the French league and cup, leveled when Nuno Mendes found Senny Mayulu after a superb run, and the 19-year-old slid home. The visitors, who were missing several players due to injuries, had the best chance to win…

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick admitted his team’s defensive weaknesses after a stoppage-time goal doomed them to a 2-1 home loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League group stage on Wednesday night. At the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic, Goncalo Ramos scored in the 90th minute to give the reigning European champions the victory. Achraf Hakimi sped past Barcelona’s high defensive line before setting up the Portuguese striker for a powerful finish, exposing a common weakness in the Catalans’ back line. It was the latest example of Barcelona’s defensive shortcomings. Last season, they were eliminated from the semi-finals by Inter…