Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu received Abia State Governor Alex Otti at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Chronicle NG gathered that Otti arrived at the president’s office complex dressed in grey, knee-length traditional attire. Otti’s visit comes after a recent journey to the Sokoto Correctional Centre, when he met with Nnamdi Kanu, the jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. He was accompanied by Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel Kanu; Abia State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ikechukwu Uwanna, SAN; and his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma. Officials from the Sokoto State Government facilitated his access to the…

President Bola Tinubu is currently in closed-door negotiations with service chiefs and heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The service chiefs arrived at the Villa’s courtyard about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuesday’s meeting comes just three hours after Tinubu nominated Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.) as Minister of Defence. Abubakar Badaru, the Minister of Defence, resigned on Monday night, hours after Musa was sighted at the villa. General Olufemi Oluyede, the Chief of Defence Staff, led the security heads to the meeting. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General W. Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice…

The Department of State Services arraigned former presidential candidate and publisher Omoyele Sowore before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday for suspected cybercrime offenses. Sowore was arraigned on a five-count cybercrime charge of defamation, FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, filed by the DSS and two others. The co-defendants are Meta (Facebook) Inc. and X Corporation (previously known as Twitter). The DSS charged Sowore with making false and defamatory claims about President Bola Tinubu on his verified social media accounts, including calling him “a criminal” on his X and Facebook pages. The allegation was filed days after the DSS ordered that the alleged…

Adebayo Adedamola on Tuesday emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Osun 2026 election. Adedamola received 919 votes out of 957 in the primary conducted in Osogbo, the state capital. Humphrey Abba, the primary chairman, declared the results: “Void votes 20. We informed you before that one of the candidates withdrew. “The candidate that got the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola with 919 votes and stands elected and returned.” Despite announcing his resignation from the party, the name of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke appeared on the ballot paper for the PDP governorship primary.…

Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has called for an experienced leader to take over the Defence Ministry following the departure of Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru. Chronicle NG reports that Badaru had resigned, which was verified by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued Monday. Badaru’s resignation letter stated that he was leaving office due to bad health. President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked the former minister for his contributions to the nation. Badaru, a former two-term governor of Jigawa State, was named Defense Minister on August 21, 2023. Sani…

Kolapo Alimi, the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, has announced that Governor Ademola Adeleke will formally join a new political party before December 13, following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party. Chronicle NG reports that the governor announced in a statement on Monday that he would present his resignation letter to PDP executives in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Local Government, on November 4, 2025. Speaking on a political show on Rave FM in Osogbo, the state capital, on Tuesday, Alimi said the resignation was the outcome of long-running internal PDP conflicts. “The governor of…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, denied claims of mismanagement of ₦18.6 billion for the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) headquarters project. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) said that the Speaker had questions to answer over monies allegedly related to the NASC construction. However, in a statement made on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, Abbas characterized the allegations as “factually incorrect and misleading.” “For the avoidance of doubt, the Speaker wishes to state unequivocally that he has no involvement, directly or indirectly, in the award, processing, supervision,…

Afrobeats artist David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has reacted to the departure of his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Davido posted the resignation update on his X page on Tuesday with the brief caption “Jeje…,” a comment many interpreted as his way of urging restraint amid the unfolding political situation. Adeleke’s exit from the party surfaced on Monday night through a resignation letter dated November 4, 2025, and addressed to the chairman of Ward 2 in Ede North. The governor stated that his reason for quitting the PDP was due to…

Troops of the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army has rescued six kidnapped victims from bandits in the Ejiba and Saminaka forests in Kogi’s Yagba East Local Government Area. Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, the Brigade’s spokesperson, stated this on Tuesday in Lokoja. Abdullahi explained that the operation was part of the Nigerian Army’s continuous efforts to combat banditry and kidnapping in the region. He explained that the operation, which included synchronized air and ground offensives and help from a Nigeria Police aircraft, resulted in the victims’ interception. According to him, the bandits abandoned the victims due to continued military pressure. “Five…

Former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has firmly dismissed claims linking him to a possible vice-presidential ticket with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 elections. Amaechi stated that he is solely pursuing his own presidential ambition and will not serve as a running mate to anyone. Amaechi’s response comes after Atiku’s ally, Dele Momodu, claimed that Atiku would consider the former Rivers State governor as a running mate if Peter Obi rejects joining him. In an interview with Punch, Momodu complimented Amaechi’s political power, calling him a crucial factor in President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 election. Responding through…