Author: Vincent Osuwo

Air Peace has announced the creation of 1,000 new job opportunities for recent graduates under its 2025/2026 Graduate Trainee Programme. According to the airline, this move is in direct response to the Federal Government’s recent suspension of the 4% Free on Board fee on imported items. The FOB fee sparked outrage among manufacturers, importers, and customs agents, who claimed that the new levy will exacerbate inflation in the country. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, acknowledged that Customs’ fee posed hazards to trade facilitation, economic stability, and Nigeria’s business climate. Edun explained that the suspension…

The Nigerian Army has reported the arrest of Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, a notorious commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, often known as Gentle de Yahoo. Okorienta was apprehended in his hideout in Aku-Ihube, Okigwe Local Government Area, Imo State, during a joint operation carried out by troops from the 34 Artillery Brigade and other security agencies. The Nigerian Army stated that the raid resulted in the recovery of an English pistol, 120 rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition, 25 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO, a cartridge, six mobile phones, military…

Prof Udenta Udenta, the Alliance for Democracy’s founding National Secretary, has cautioned that Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) is a frail institution that cannot survive the country’s political destiny. Udenta issued this warning on Tuesday during an interview with ARISE News. He referred to the APC as “a structure of darkness” that has weaponized governmental institutions to consolidate its power. “This is a structure of darkness. This is a structure that will collapse on its own,” he declared. He also alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission is becoming an extension of the ruling party’s machinery. “INEC has become a…

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has filed fresh suits at the Federal High Court, Abuja, against the Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp over alleged attempts to censor his social media posts critical of President Bola Tinubu. This was confirmed in a statement signed by his lawyer, Tope Temokun, and posted on Facebook on Tuesday. Temokun stated that the suits were launched to contest “the unconstitutional censorship initiated by the DSS/SSS against Sowore’s accounts maintained with Meta and X.” The attorney emphasized that the issue was about protecting free expression. “If state agencies can dictate…

President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Tuesday evening, cutting short a 10-day trip to Paris and London. The President’s Airbus A330 landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 06:50pm local time. Tinubu, who left Nigeria on September 4, was anticipated to remain in Europe until later this week. There was no official justification offered for the decision to cancel the trip. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, confirmed the president’s return in a statement on Monday. Onanuga’s statement partly reads, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded his work vacation ahead of…

Tottenham Hotspurs defeated Spanish side Villareal by a lone own goal to kickstart their 2025/2026 Champions League campaign on a positive note. Villarreal’s Brazilian goalkeeper Luiz Junior pushed the ball into his own goal in the fourth minute. The Thomas Frank team survived scares in the second half, chief among them was a foul by Micky van de Ven on Georges Mikautadze in the closing minutes, felling Villarreal’s Georgia forward just outside the penalty area. Van de Ven, his team’s best player on the night, might have been sent off by another referee, but he survived with a yellow card…

Arsenal secured a 2-0 Champions League victory over Athletic Club in Bilbao thanks to Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard, who came off the bench. After the departure of summer signings Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze, Martinelli latched onto a ball over the top by Trossard in the 72nd minute to score the game-winning goal. Martinelli then returned the favor for Trossard shortly after to seal the victory, the Belgian’s deflected drive leaving goalkeeper Unai Simon defenseless. In a hard-fought game, Arsenal’s replacements made the difference. The Gunners, who were knocked out of the competition in the semi-finals by eventual winners…

A deal has been made between the US and China to keep TikTok running in the US, President Donald Trump revealed. “We have a deal on TikTok, I’ve reached an agreement with China, and I’ll be speaking with President Xi on Friday to confirm everything,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a state visit to the United Kingdom. The Chinese business ByteDance, which runs the social media site, was warned it had to sell its US operations or face closure. However, Trump has frequently postponed the ban since its initial announcement in January. The US president…

Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju on Tuesday urged former Nigerian First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan to kindly drop the lawsuit over suspected jewelry theft after one of the suspects, Sahabi Liman, reportedly died in detention. Adeyanju made the plea in an open letter to Dame Patience Jonathan headlined ‘Open Letter by Deji Adeyanju to Dame Patience Jonathan after the Death of Her Former Domestic Staff Standing Trial for Theft of Jewelry in Bayelsa Prison,’ which was made accessible to Chronicle NG. He claims Liman became extremely ill in prison and died. He continued, “Death is a reminder that justice delayed so…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count charge against former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, alongside social media platforms X Corp and Meta Incorporation, over posts critical of President Bola Tinubu. The complaint, filed on September 16, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleges that Sowore refused to erase specific posts about the President. M.B. Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, presented the charges on behalf of the DSS and the Federal Government, together with four other DSS counsel: M.E. Ernest, U.B. Bulla, Dr. C.S. Eze, and E.G. Orubor. Confirming the…