Author: Vincent Osuwo

A State High Court sitting in Iwo, Osun State, has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim, to death by hanging for the murder of his client, Lukman Adeleke. Ibrahim was charged with conspiracy, murder, and theft in violation of Sections 324, 319(1), and 390 of the Criminal Code, Chapter 34, Laws of Osun State. In delivering judgement, Justice Lateef Adegoke determined that the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt and sentenced Ibrahim to death by hanging for murder. According to a statement from the Ministry of Justice’s Information Officer, Opeyemi Bello, acquired in Osogbo on Wednesday, the prosecution…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old pastor of a new generation church, simply known as Lucky, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the Ihuaje town in Rivers State’s Ahoada East LGA. According to reports, the arrest of the cleric was carried out by members of a local security unit known as the ‘ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee’, which is overseen by a commander code-named OSPAC. Chronicle NG also gathered that Precious Ihuruzu, Commander of OSPAC in Ahoada East LGA, led his troops to the locality after hearing about the incident. The suspect, the pastor of…

Abia North Senator Orji Kalu has declared that President Bola Tinubu’s re-election attempt in 2027 has solid support from both northern and southern Nigeria, adding that the opposition parties do not pose a threat to Tinubu. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Kalu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South-East Development Commission, stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress’ increasing coalition across regions demonstrates profound trust in Tinubu’s leadership. “President Tinubu is not just a southern leader. His re-election in 2027 will be supported by both North and South. We’re united in the goal to keep Nigeria whole…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has yet to unseal the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 48 hours after President Bola Tinubu ordered the reopening. Chronicle NG gathered that the PDP National Secretariat at Wadata Plaza in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, both entrances remained sealed. Staff members and private security personnel were observed loitering around the premises, unable to enter the facility. On Monday, around 2:06 p.m., the FCTA taskforce sealed multiple properties, including the PDP National Secretariat in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, for unpaid ground rent. The FCTA has previously revealed…

Controversial Nigerian artist Speed Darlington has apologised to his followers following the reaction over a viral video in which he appeared to admit to sleeping with a 15-year-old virgin girl. In the original footage, which is now widely reviled on social media, the artist revealed in disturbing detail a decade-old experience with a teenage girl, eliciting immediate indignation and calls for legal action. However, in a follow-up video released on his Instagram page on Wednesday, Speed Darlington claimed the viral narrative was nothing more than a marketing gimmick designed to promote his most recent music release. He also issued an…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team on Wednesday expressed concern about what it described as a disturbing pattern of selective justice, following the Federal Government’s decision to file criminal charges against her despite multiple unresolved petitions she filed earlier this year. In a statement issued by her counsel, Uju Nwoduwu, the Natasha’s legal team detailed 12 petitions filed by the senator between March and May 2025. The petitions apparently include charges of cyberstalking, slander, threats to life, and a claimed assassination. According to the legal team, none of these allegations have been addressed by the Nigeria Police Force or any other…

A judge in Argentina has stepped down from the trial of Diego Maradona’s medical team after being chastised for appearing in a documentary on the case. Seven members of the great footballer’s medical crew have been charged with negligent homicide in connection to his death in 2020. They dispute the charges. Judge Julieta Makintach was accused of acting “like an actress and not a judge” by prosecutor Patricio Ferrari. She was one of three judges in the case that was adjourned. On Thursday, a decision will be taken on whether to order a fresh trial. Maradona, 60, died of a…

One of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former employees claims the hip-hop mogul kidnapped her at gunpoint before breaking into rapper Kid Cudi’s home in a plot to assassinate his love rival. Capricorn Clark, who worked for Mr Combs intermittently for over a decade, testified at his trial that the defendant and a security guard arrived at her flat in 2011 and forced her to drive with them to Kid Cudi’s residence. “Get dressed,” she remembered Mr Combs urging. “We’re going to go kill this [expletive].” She also told the court that Diddy threatened to murder her on her first day working…

No fewer than eight people have lost their lives in fresh attacks by gunmen on communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Our correspondent gathered on Tuesday that the victims of the gunmen include a pastor and seven inhabitants. The Chairman of Community Peace Observers in Bokkos, Kefas Mallai, who confirmed the killings in Jos on Tuesday, stated that the attacks began on Sunday, at around 10 pm, when Pastor Mimang Lekyil of COCIN LCC Kwakas-Mushere Bokkos LGA was attacked and killed in the pastorium. He further disclosed that the pastor’s wife was shot in the leg and…

A diphtheria outbreak in Mbutu Community, Aboh Mbaise Local Government region, Imo State, has resulted in the deaths of numerous children, necessitating the immediate closure of all schools in the region. According to reports, the exact number of fatalities has yet to be confirmed. Iheukwumere Alaribe, Chairman of Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, announced the development in a statement made on May 26, 2025. Diphtheria, a highly contagious disease caused by the toxin-producing bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae, typically affects the nose and throat but can also harm the skin. It spreads through respiratory droplets produced by coughing or sneezing, as well…