Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Nigerian, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offenses. According to a statement posted on the FBI’s website on Wednesday, Adediran is charged with bank fraud, identity document fraud, and credit card fraud in connection with suspected crimes in Illinois dating back to 2001. The 56-year-old, also known as Kevin Olumide Adediran, Eric O. Williams, Maxo Alexandre, Olumide Adkins, and Edward N. Anderson, is accused of attempting to cash bogus checks and opening bank and…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency has canceled its ‘JICA Africa Hometown’ initiative, claiming “misunderstandings and confusion” regarding the program. JICA announced the withdrawal in a statement on its website on Thursday, weeks after reports said Japan would create a special visa category for Nigerians who wanted to migrate to Kisarazu, a city designated as a “hometown” for Nigerians and other Africans under the program. On August 26, the Japanese government denied the visa plan after Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information at the State House, issued a statement stating that Japan would establish a “special visa category” for highly skilled, innovative,…

No fewer than six persons, including a trapped victim, were rescued on Wednesday after a two-story building collapsed on Modupeola Street, Mangoro, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. Chronicle NG gathered on Thursday that the incident occurred around 6 pm, barely two weeks after four people lost their lives when a three-story building caved in at No. 325 Bornu Street, Ebute Meta. Gbenga Omotoso, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, confirmed the development in a statement posted on his Instagram profile on Wednesday, saying operatives from the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority and other first…

Vehicles were stranded and businesses paralyzed in parts of Lagos State on Wednesday after hours of torrential rain caused flash flooding in many towns. It was observed that the downpour caused chaos in flood-prone communities throughout the state, including Maryland, Lekki, Ogba, and Ikorodu. Residents and business owners mourned the flood’s destruction of their homes and businesses. Similarly, our correspondents saw much footage on social media sites of residents wading through flooded neighborhoods, as well as automobiles driving slowly on flooded roadways. An overflowing canal on Olatunji Street in Maryland cut off access to the adjacent Mende settlement. A resident,…

The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up an independent panel of inquiry to investigate the fire outbreak that ravaged AfriLand Towers on Broad Street, Lagos, on September 16, 2025. The horrific incident took the lives of several people, including Mrs. Ndidi Osaemedike-Okeke, a member of the  association. According to a statement signed by Branch Chairman Mrs. Uchenna Ogunedo-Akingbade, the NBA described the move as part of its responsibility to uphold the rule of law and protect fundamental human rights. “The panel will probe the circumstances surrounding the fire, assess compliance with safety standards, and…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that the abuse and poor handling of naira banknotes are significantly increasing the cost of printing and replacing them. The warning came on Wednesday during the launch of a nationwide sensitization campaign on proper naira handling, held in Abuja. Delivering a keynote address, the CBN’s Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate, Dr. Bala Bello, represented by the Director of Currency Operations and Branch Management Department, Dr. Adedeji Adetona, stressed that the naira is more than just a medium of exchange. “The naira is more than a means of payment. It represents our national pride,…

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, arrived in Aso Rock on Wednesday and was greeted by President Bola Tinubu, along with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede. Ibas, who resigned from the Rivers administration on September 17 after six months in office, arrived at the State House at 6 p.m. and was led into the meeting by Edun and Olukoyede. Wednesday’s meeting comes three days after the former sole administrator rebuffed calls from the Rivers State House…

Billionaire business mogul and chairman of the Ibru Organisation, Olorogun Oskar Ibru, has died at the age of 67. According to a statement released by his family and carried by Arise News on Wednesday, Oskar Ibru died following a brief illness. Further information about his demise was not revealed. Ibru was an important player in Nigeria’s corporate sector and one of the most notable successors to the Ibru dynasty. He helped to sustain and extend the conglomerate founded by his late father, Olorogun Michael Ibru, whose commercial empire included shipping, oil and gas, real estate, and commerce. Joke Silva mourns…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has promised the Yoruba that their interests will be central to his presidency if elected in 2027. Atiku, who contested the 2023 election under the Peoples Democratic Party, said on Wednesday that fears of his government favoring his Fulani kinsmen were unfounded. In a statement issued by his media consultant, Kola Johnson, the ex-vice president cited his marital and personal ties to the Yoruba as evidence of his long-standing. He said, “I count myself extremely lucky indeed to have had a wife from amongst this noble species of the human race, which by this token…

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, called Donald Trump “Islamophobic” and “racist” on Wednesday after the US president appeared to suggest the British politician wanted to introduce sharia law in the UK’s capital city. Khan, of the center-left Labour Party, and Trump, a Republican, have been exchanging insults for years, with the latest escalation originating from remarks the president made at the United Nations this week. “I think President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic, and he is Islamophobic,” the Mayor of London told Sky News. During his speech to the UN General Assembly…