Author: Vincent Osuwo

Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has exonerated President Bola Tinubu from recent defections from the opposition political parties, especially the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying that he is not forcing any member of the opposition to the ruling party, contrary to public criticism. Bamidele, in justifying the defection of Senator Adamu Aliero, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, and Senator Garba Maidoki from the Kebbi Central, North, and South Senatorial districts to the APC, stated that the ruling party “is now running a government of national unity.” Bamidele made the clarification yesterday at the Senate Chamber of the National…

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the most prominent political defector in Nigeria’s history, urging him to write a book on the subject. Speaking during an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television on Tuesday, Oshiomhole cited Atiku’s long history of defection as evidence of his deep experience in political realignment. “But let me remind you that those who started defection – the most popular one in the history of Nigeria – is His Excellency Atiku Abubakar,” Oshiomhole said. “When, as a sitting vice president of Nigeria, he decamped from PDP to ACN, which is…

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has set June 27 to give a final verdict in the case filed by suspended Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Natasha is challenging her suspension from the Senate. She took the matter to court after the Senate, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, suspended her over alleged misconduct. She believed that her suspension was unfair and influenced by bias. In her case, she added the National Assembly, the Senate, the Senate President, and Senator Neda Imasuem, who chairs the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct, as…

The manager of Century Home Hotel in Owehlogbo, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State, has admitted to the murder of Onoriode Bethel, a 22-year-old Point-of-Sale operator who was reported missing in December 2024. The defendant, named as Iboirode, admits to luring Bethel inside the hotel under the pretence of resolving a financial disagreement, killing her, and covertly burying her body within the hotel premises. SP Bright Edafe, spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, confirmed the horrific development in Delta on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. “The suspect murdered Bethel and buried her body on the hotel premises,” Edafe said.…

The three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators from Kebbi, on Tuesday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Chronicle NG gathered that their letters of defection were read separately on the floor of the chamber by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, who presided over the plenary. The senators are Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South). Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the APC, had earlier stated that the senators from Kebbi State who were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are ready to defect to the party. Ganduje…

Over 50 lecturers across Nigerian public tertiary institutions have been indicted for sexual misconduct between April 2021 and April 2025. Some of the indicted academics, including professors, have been sacked, while others are facing disciplinary hearings. The allegations involve universities and polytechnics across Nigeria, demonstrating the prevalence of sexual harassment in the country’s higher education system. According to a 2018 poll conducted by the World Bank Group’s Women, Business, and the Law project, 70% of female graduates in Nigeria have experienced sexual harassment in school, with classmates and professors being the most prevalent targets. Despite the Senate passing a bill…

Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, a member of the Rivers State Elders and Leaders Council and the Pan Niger Delta Forum’s pioneer spokesman, has described Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s recent visit to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as a sacrifice made in the interest of peace in Rivers State. In response to the meeting, Sara-Igbe stated that the suspended governor had continuously shown a wish for peace, as opposed to what he regarded as Wike’s hostile attitude. “That discussion is not for public consumption, except the FCT Minister wants to make it public,” Sara-Igbe stated. “At the end of…

The management of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano State, has ordered the immediate closure of Al-Ansar Indabo female students’ hostels on Hotoro and UDB Road in Kano due to safety and disciplinary concerns. Dr Hamza Garba, the university’s Vice President for Campus Life, made the announcement in a statement posted on Monday. Following reports of infractions of its code of conduct, the university withdrew its approval for the hostelsusage. According to the statement, the decision was made as part of MAAUN’s efforts to ensure that its students have safe, secure, and morally upright accommodations in their hostels in…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja adjourned to Tuesday, May 13, for a definite hearing on Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s contempt claims against suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senate District. The date was set by Justice Binta Nyako after the second and third defendants filed an application citing the plaintiff’s alleged contempt. The legal dispute between Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan began over seating arrangements during plenary on February 20. Akpoti-Uduaghan then accused Akpabio of sexual harassment while appearing as a guest on a television show. Akpoti-Uduaghan filed an ex parte motion in the Federal High Court to…

The Lagos State Government has postponed the 2025 edition of the Public Service Examinations, which were originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, citing the need to ensure the process’ integrity. “The decision was taken to ensure the integrity of the examination process and guarantee a fair experience for all candidates,” said Mr Adebayo Orunsolu, Director of the Lagos State Examinations Board, in a statement released Monday evening. A copy of this was also put on the state government’s X account on Monday evening. According to Orunsolu, the examinations will now happen on “Friday, May 23, 2025”, with a revised date…