Author: Vincent Osuwo

Nigerian comic actor and skit maker Dabo Adebayo, popularly called Mr. Macaroni, has described the Nigerian Senate as an “embarrassing lot.” Macaroni, in a statement shared on his verified X page on Friday, berated the Senate and its leadership for allegedly failing to serve as a check to the executive arm of government. Macaroni lamented that the Senate has become a “rubber stamp,” singing allegiance to President Bola Tinubu rather than checking his “excesses.” Macaroni, known for being vociferous against the alleged maladministration of the All Progressive Congress-led administration, alleged that the Red Chamber, under the leadership of Senate President…

The Governor of Kebbi State Nasir Idris has demanded explanations from military authorities on the removal of troops from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, which occurred shortly before dozens of schoolgirls were abducted in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area. Idris stated on Thursday while receiving Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, who was on a solidarity visit to the state. The Kebbi governor said he was “deeply troubled” that security officers left the school despite prior intelligence concerns from the state administration. According to the governor, soldiers apparently left the school about 3 a.m., and the terrorists…

The Nigerian Army has denied a widespread report that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, was preparing to forcefully recruit Nigerians aged 18 and up for military duty. The Nigerian Army disputed this in a statement issued Friday in Abuja by the Acting Director of Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia. Anele added that the viral tweet claimed that the COAS had threatened compulsory conscription for youths who refused to voluntarily enlist. The message further stated that 10,000 soldiers recruited last year had gone AWOL. However, the Army spokeswoman stated that the assertions were a “malicious fabrication” designed to mislead…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has refuted claims stating that two students of St. Peter’s Academy, Rukubi, in Doma Local Government Area, were abducted during school activities, describing the circulating rumours as “false” and “mere rumor unworthy of publication as factual news.” Some media outlets and blogs (not Chronicle NG) had earlier published claims of an alleged kidnapping at the school, sparking anxiety across social media. In a statement made on Friday, Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer, stated that the Command’s attention was called to social media posts and news stories suggesting that kidnappers stormed the school and…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Friday that the “real season starts now” as City seeks to hunt down Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. City reduced the gap on the Gunners to four points before the last international break, defeating champions Liverpool 3-0 after Arsenal surrendered points in a 2-2 draw with Sunderland. Guardiola was asked ahead of his team’s encounter against Newcastle on Saturday about the significance of a potential shift in momentum from those results. The city manager admitted it was critical not to allow “impeccable” Arsenal to build up a significant lead, but he…

Military and police operatives have been deployed to St. Mary’s Private Catholic Secondary School in Niger State to rescue abducted students. The school, located in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, was raided early Friday by suspected bandits, who reportedly abducted an undisclosed number of personnel and students, the majority of whom were girls, to an unknown location. A source at the school confirmed that the incident occurred, but the exact number of abducted students had yet to be determined. “The incident actually happened this morning while the students were sleeping. They kidnapped many students, and some who tried to run…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan cautioned Thursday that Nigeria’s democracy was being ‘suffocated’ by reckless political behavior, emphasizing that politics should never be turned into a playground for disruptive behavior. His statement comes as President Bola Tinubu said that former President Goodluck Jonathan was responsible for the survival of democracy in Nigeria. Jonathan also stated that no government can function without the collaboration of its people, and no people can progress without a government that listens and leads clearly. He argued that leadership should be based on accountability, nation-building, and temperance. He stated that maintaining democratic stability necessitates civility and a…

Ex-Brazil international Fernandinho, who won five league titles with Manchester City and six with Shakhtar Donetsk, said he was retiring aged 40. The defensive midfielder said, “There’s nothing left to motivate me in football; I’ve already achieved everything I wanted to,” he told reporters on Wednesday evening after playing in a charity match in Curitiba. “Now it’s time to enjoy my family,” he added. Fernandinho’s 23-year playing career began and ended with Athletico Paranaense in Curitiba. In the interim, he spent eight seasons with Shakhtar in Ukraine before coming to Manchester in 2013 and playing nine seasons for City. He…

No fewer than 20 out of the 34 local government areas in Katsina State have reportedly entered into a peace accord with terrorists following fresh attacks in some of the affected communities. The deal, struck at a conference attended by council chairmen and traditional rulers from the participating LGAs, saw the terrorists arrive on motorbikes, fire gunshots into the air, and then flee less than an hour later. Journalists were prohibited from taping the proceedings for security reasons. According to media reports on the truce, the bandits sought the freedom of their colleagues who are currently detained throughout the state,…

Following the conviction and life jail sentence of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Igbo women have said the country seems to have a different set of laws applicable only to the South-East region. Chronicle NG reports that the trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, in his judgment, found Kanu guilty on all seven counts of terrorism charges the federal government slammed against him. The IPOB leader was thereafter, sentenced to life imprisonment. According to the women speaking on the platform of the Igbo Women Assembly (IWA), the decision was not founded on…