Author: Vincent Osuwo

Napoli failed to score for the second time in a row, as the Italian champions were held scoreless at home by Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League. Antonio Conte’s team was hoping to rebound from a humiliating 6-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven on matchday three, but they struggled to create clear chances in the absence of injured midfielder Kevin de Bruyne. Napoli began brightly but lacked communication in the last third. Rasmus Hojlund and Frank Anguissa collided while attempting to head in Eljif Elmas’ cross, and the winger’s goal-bound effort was diverted over by Scott McTominay. The Scottish midfielder squandered…

The death of coach Mladen Zizovic was announced to players during a match in Serbia’s top division, leaving them in stitches. Zizovic, the coach of FK Radnicki 1923, fainted and was treated on the pitch before being transported to the hospital during his team’s game at Mladost Lucani on Monday. The Serbian SuperLiga match continued but was called off just before halftime when word of Zizovic’s death reached the stadium. Footage from the game showed players and officials from both teams upset over the news. On October 23, the 44-year-old former Bosnia and Herzegovina international player was appointed manager of…

Suspected Hausa butchers have reportedly stabbed to death an Igbo trader in Rivers State. It was said that meat merchants from the northern region of the country stabbed their victim, who is also a butcher, to death on Sunday evening. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at Obio/Akpor International Market, also known as Amaechi Market, located on Celestine Omehia Road in the state’s Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. According to reports, the late victim comes from an eastern state, while the others are from the South-South. Mr. Amaechi, a market merchant, identified the late deceased as Ejike Enyadike. Amaechi noted that…

The North Central Zonal Working and Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a warning about a ‘political coup’ within the party, claiming that some desperate forces were trying to hijack its leadership by unlawful means. The zone reaffirmed its support for the embattled National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, claiming that recent measures to oust him were illegal, foolish, and might plunge the PDP deeper into trouble. Following an emergency meeting of zonal leaders in Abuja on Tuesday, Hon. Francis Orogu, Secretary of the PDP North Central Zone, issued a warning against a deliberate attempt to undermine…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, until November 5 to defend the terrorist accusations filed against him or risk waiving his right to do so. The trial judge, Justice James Omotoso, advised Kanu to confer with criminal law experts or to legally appoint a lawyer to represent him in court. Justice Omotosho’s judgment came after Kanu’s repeated refusal to launch his case, claiming that no legal accusation was pending against him. Kanu, who represented himself in court on Tuesday, said he would not return to custody unless…

Former Ekiti State governor and Peoples Democratic Party chieftain Ayodele Fayose has declared that the PDP is “dead” in Ekiti, claiming that all its governorship candidates are “fooling themselves.” Fayose also praised Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, predicting a landslide victory in the June 20, 2026, governorship election. Speaking to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Monday, the former governor stated that the PDP no longer has a sustainable organization in the state. “In the first place, where is the PDP in Ekiti? To be very honest, where are the party members? Where are PDP meetings being held?…

President Bola Tinubu is set to appoint ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions worldwide after months of diplomatic gaps and growing pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad. The President had ordered a “final cleanup” of the list of nominations prior to its dissemination, according to several Presidency officials acquainted with the development who talked to our reporter under condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to make public comments. “It is going to be concluded very soon,” one senior official said. The official explained, “They are just cleaning it up now because since the time the President sent…

Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has sternly rebuked the threat by United States President Donald Trump to take military action against Nigeria. The former lawmaker reiterated Nigeria’s claim to sovereignty and dignity and characterized the American leader’s comments as inappropriate meddling. Sani said, “One day we will all be gone,” in a statement posted on his X page on Monday. Future generations, including our children and grandchildren, will read what we publish and inquire about our positions on the pressing and contentious issues of our day. “I want history to record me among those who outrightly opposed, rejected, and…

The Nigeria Police Force has refuted claims that it forced all of its officers to pay N2,000 for the “Attitudinal Change Handbook for the Nigeria Police Force.” According to an online source, police officials ordered all staff members to pay the full cost of the book, allegedly making the purchase mandatory with a Thursday deadline. But according to a document seen by Chronicle NG on Monday, the Department of Training and Development, Force Headquarters, Abuja, sent the permission in a letter dated May 28, 2025, introducing the author, Dr. Joseph Danley. On behalf of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, the…

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri on Monday publicly abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party in favor of the ruling All Progressives Congress, branding his previous party as a “sinking ship.” Vice President Kashim Shettima led a high-profile APC delegation to Yenagoa for a colorful celebration to welcome the governor into the party at the Samson Siasia Sports Stadium. Senate President Godswill Akpabio was also present, as were governors Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), and Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom). Diri’s defection, which comes before the 2027 general elections, makes him the fourth PDP governor to…