Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, on Friday, ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General to stop enforcement of car owners’ tinted glass permits. The court directed the Force and IGP to keep the status quo and “respect judicial processes pending further proceedings in the matter.” The court issued the interim injunction as the hearing began in Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025, filed by legal practitioner John Aikpokpo-Martins against the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force. The lawyer, John Aikpokpo-Martins, petitioned the court to dispute the validity of the new tinted permit enforcement. The court issued an…

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has questioned the quality of modern-day defenders, claiming that the current generation is “nowhere near” the standard of the greats he faced during his playing career. Speaking on the latest episode of The Wayne Rooney Show podcast, the former Manchester United and England captain reflected on the defenders he faced throughout his 19-year senior career—particularly during his time at United, when the club was consistently competing in the Champions League. “In this current age, the center backs are nowhere near as good as the ones I played against,” the 39-year-old said. He believes that…

Large clouds of smoke covered a Chevron oil refinery in southern California on Thursday after reports of an explosion, according to US media and social media footage. Residents of El Segundo, a seaside town a few miles south of Los Angeles International Airport, published video clips online showing a large flame rising from the refinery with a loud, continuous rumbling. El Segundo Mayor Chris Pimentel told local TV station K-CAL News shortly before 11 p.m. (0600 GMT) that authorities had received no reports of injuries. According to Pimentel, the cause of the fire is still unknown. According to LA County…

A fresh graduate of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, also known as Taoreed, has been confirmed dead after being struck by a stray bullet during a dispute between rival cult groups in the village. Chronicle NG gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 23, shortly after he received his National Youth Service Corps call-up letter from the institution. According to reports, pandemonium began on Monday, September 22, when gunshots rang out while some final-year students were celebrating their signing-out. A student at the institution, who spoke with our correspondent on Thursday but asked not to be identified,…

President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the $400m Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State on October 8, the first new crude export facility to be built in Nigeria in over 50 years. Green Energy International Limited, which operates the Otakikpo field in OML 11, Ikuru town, and the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, created Nigeria’s first entirely indigenous onshore terminal. The Forcados Terminal, the last such facility, was opened in 1971. The inauguration is scheduled to draw top government officials, including Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil); Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara; and…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has vowed to provide free legal services to Nigerians harassed by the police over the controversial tinted glass permit, which it described as “illegal.” The NBA’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law stated that the police had no constitutional basis to impose fees or annual renewals on motorists and warned that enforcing the program was both illegal and revenue-driven. In a statement on Thursday, the Chairman of the NBA’s Public Interest Litigation Committee, Olukunle Edun (SAN), said, “We shall invoke the powers of the court to ensure that the Nigeria Police Force does not…

The Kogi State Commissioner for Agriculture, Timothy Ojomah, confirmed on Wednesday that 15 more bodies were recovered from the boat accident in the Ibaji Local Government Area, bringing the official toll to 35. However, nearly 20 more passengers remain unaccounted for. “As of this morning, 15 corpses were recovered, whilst almost 20 persons/corpses are yet to be accounted for. Between 80 and 82 persons were in the boat, and 46 were rescued immediately,” he stated. The ill-fated boat, which was reportedly packed with traders and locals traveling for the October 1 celebrations, left Onugwa hamlet in Ibaji on its route…

Lille goalkeeper Berke Ozer saved three straight penalties in the final minutes of their Europa League victory over Roma. The French took the lead in the sixth minute when Hakon Arnar Haraldsson scored off an error. However, hosts Roma were given the perfect opportunity to equalize and gain a draw when Aissa Mandi was given a penalty in the 80th minute for handball. Substitute Artem Dovbyk came up to take the penalty kick, but his attempt was saved, prompting referee Erik Lambrechts to order a retake after Ozer was ruled to have moved off his line. Braga stun Celtic 2-0…

Sporting Braga won a chaotic Europa League match at Parkhead with goals in either half, adding to Celtic’s European humiliation. Kasper Schmeichel had an error-filled game in goal and failed to stop Ricardo Horta’s early long-range shot, which stunned the Celtic Park crowd to quiet. The Dane then did well to keep out a late attempt, but was helpless when the ball bounced off Gabri Martinez’s poor clearing and into the net to seal the victory. After failing to qualify for the Champions League against Kairat Almaty and drawing their first Europa League match against Red Star Belgrade, Celtic’s European…

The Police Command in Zamfara confirmed that two councillors and an imam were kidnapped by bandits in Tsauni community, Gusau, on Wednesday night. DSP Yazid Abubakar, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident over the phone. The councillors represented Gidan Gona and Tsibiri wards in Maradun local government areas of Zamfara, as well as the Imam of the community, were taken away by the suspected bandits. The Tsauni community is located behind the Federal Road Safety, Zamfara Sector command headquarters in Gusau. The community had hosted internally displaced persons affected by armed banditry from different communities. Abubakar, on the…