Author: Vincent Osuwo

The UK’s Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch, has fiercely criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to formally recognize the State of Palestine, describing it as “absolutely disastrous” and a move that rewards terrorism without addressing the plight of hostages in Gaza or the suffering of civilians caught in the conflict. In a statement on her X page on Sunday, Badenoch, MP for North West Essex, accused Starmer of lacking a coherent plan for the country and instead pandering to “the hobbyhorses of the Labour left” to maintain power. “Rewarding terrorism with no conditions whatsoever put in place for Hamas leaves…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that there would be no Palestinian state, in a message addressed to the leaders of Britain, Australia, and Canada after they recognized Palestinian statehood. He said, “I have a clear message for those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state after the horrific massacre on October 7: you are granting a huge reward to terror. “I have another message for you: it will not happen. No Palestinian state will be established west of the Jordan River. Recognition will endanger our existence and serve as an absurd reward for terrorism.’’ The UK government, along with…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election has criticized First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s proposal that birthday well-wishers give to the completion of the National Library in Abuja, calling it an indictment of Nigerian government objectives. Obi wrote on his X account on Sunday that while the First Lady’s request appeared “noble and selfless on the surface,” it highlighted the government’s failure to fulfill its responsibilities. “I join millions of Nigerians in wishing Her Excellency, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, a happy birthday. May God Almighty, who has been with her all these years, grant her many more…

Governor Umo Eno has stated that many people are angry with him for mingling with opponents of his political fortunes in Akwa Ibom State. The governor, during Sunday’s thanksgiving in Uyo, urged those who were aggrieved to forgive him and those who couldn’t forgive to tolerate him until he leaves office because he can’t stop embracing all Akwa Ibomites. The governor also expressed his desire for Akwa Ibom to remain united, vowing to guarantee that those advocating for the state’s split in the quest for statehood were unsuccessful. He told the congregation, “A lot of people are angry with me.…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday night kidnapped Mrs. Patience Nasamu, wife of Pastor Samuel Nasamu, and a female member of his church to an unknown destination at Agyaragu in Obi Local Government Area. Nasamu, a pastor at Word of God Church Agyaragu, described the tragedy, lamenting that his wife, who is breast-feeding a three-month-old infant, was kidnapped together with a member of his church who came to see his family after a church session. “I barely left my wife and our visitor with our new born baby at home to pray for one of my members who is…

The president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has accused the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) of charging up to N50,000 for each truck that loads fuel at the refinery, warning that such charges will eventually raise fuel pump prices and burden consumers. While NUPENG would not confirm or deny the accusation, industry experts on Sunday questioned how the oil union became a tax collector, emphasizing that such moves would undoubtedly hike pump costs for refined petroleum products. Speaking to reporters in response to NUPENG’s charges that his company is prohibiting drivers of its freshly deployed…

There was chaos on Wednesday at the Isale-Oko area of Sagamu, Ogun State, after two inmates attempted to escape following a court proceeding. Chronicle NG gathered on Sunday from a source in the area, who requested anonymity, that the incident had occurred while officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service were attempting to return the inmates to custody. The source mentioned that two of the inmates had fled before the NCoS officers gave a hot chase. The source added that the officers arrested one at the spot and the other later that day. The source said, “A mild drama happened at…

The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the deaths of three policemen and the disappearance of seven others in a horrific ambush on its tactical teams in Benue State. A similar attack occurred on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, in Egbe, a town in Yagba West Local Government Area near the border with Kwara State, killing three officers during an ambush at a security post. William Aya, the Kogi State Police spokesperson, acknowledged the loss of three policemen from the command on Sunday. Meanwhile, the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, announced that a tactical reaction team had been dispatched to…

Gunmen struck in the Yagba East and Lokoja local government areas of Kogi State again, killing a total of five police officers in separate attacks on Sunday. Chronicle NG gathered that two officers were killed in Yagba East and three in Kupa Ward, Lokoja II, state constituency. The Isanlu event occurred at Atan, which is located on Ilafin Road between Makutu Isanlu and Odogbe Isanlu. The recent homicide was the second in the previous two weeks, following the murder of three officers on September 10 by unidentified gunmen in Egbe, a town bordering Kwara State. Dr. Joshua Dare, the Executive…

The immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has rejected a move by the Rivers State House of Assembly to probe the state’s expenditure over the last few months under his administration. Ibas concluded his role as the administrator of the oil-rich state on September 17, coinciding with the termination of the six-month emergency rule. This transition followed President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the reinstatement of the suspended state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, along with his deputy and the members of the state House of Assembly, who were instructed to resume their offices from the preceding Thursday. The…