Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to inaugurate newly appointed members of its Board of Trustees in Abuja on Monday. This was disclosed in a circular signed by the PDP’s Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, and exclusively obtained by Chronicle NG. Dated May 2025, the document revealed that the inauguration would take place at the National Executive Committee Hall, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, by 11 a.m. “With reference to the subject above, please be informed that the PDP Board of Trustees has scheduled the inauguration of its new members. “The event is set to take place on Monday,…

The suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he is not desperate to return to government, adding that his “spirit left the Government House long ago.” Fubara, on the other hand, thanked the overwhelming support he has gotten from many people and emphasised the significance of sticking by those who have made sacrifices for him. He made the statements on Sunday at a Night of Tributes hosted by the Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum in memory of the late elder statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. The celebration was held in the Royal House of Grace Church in Port…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has lost his mother-in-law, Hajiya Rahama who died on Friday at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Shika, Zaria after a brief illness. A statement from Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the younger brother of the dead and a director at the Northern Elders Forum on Saturday, stated Hajiya Rahama, the mother of Hajiya Hussaina, the speaker’s first wife, was laid to rest at the Tukur-Tukur cemetery in Zaria after Jumma’at prayers on Friday. Speaker Abbas offered his condolences, characterising the late Hajiya Rahama as a woman of great virtue who personified the spirit of…

Barcelona made a remarkable comeback to overcome Real Madrid 4-3 on Sunday and move to the brink of the La Liga title. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick, but Raphinha’s double, together with goals from Lamine Yamal and Eric Garcia, gave Barcelona a seven-point lead over the reigning champions with three games remaining. Hansi Flick’s side were knocked out of the Champions League semi-finals by Inter Milan on Tuesday and faced the possibility of their season collapsing if they lost to Real Madrid, but they resisted after Mbappe’s early brace. Barcelona rallied back to win their fourth Clasico…

The UK government will end the care worker visa route in the coming months as part of a broad attempt to limit migration, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated Sunday. The measure, detailed in a white paper to be released on Monday, is part of larger limitations on firms utilising visas to fill lower-skilled positions. Cooper described the decision as the end of a “failed free market experiment” that enabled widespread offshore recruitment. She told the BBC that the adjustments will reduce annual arrivals by about 50,000, although she did not specify a net migration target. “It should come down significantly…

Troops of the 3 Division/Operation Safe Haven have arrested two notorious gunrunners, Yahaya Adamu and Saeedu Haruna, in Plateau State. Chronicle NG gathered that the operation leading to their arrest was conducted between May 10-11, 2025, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, where the suspects were found with one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 magazine, and one ITEL phone. According to a statement issued on Sunday by Operation Safety Haven spokesman Samson Zhakom, the arrests were made possible by an intelligence-based operation that revealed that the suspects and their syndicate were responsible for the majority of criminal activities in areas such…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that Anambra and Lagos states have the majority among the 80 suspects being interrogated by the police for their involvement in 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) malpractices. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB Registrar, stated during a press briefing at JAMB headquarters in Abuja on Friday that new methods of exam fraud were discovered throughout the registration and examination processes. He stated that the new approaches include identity and biometric fraud using combined thumbprints of candidates and impersonators at registration points in collusion with some CBT centres, double registration, and candidates…

The late Ms. Iniobong Umoren’s family has denied that their daughter was murdered and her organs removed. Dr Sandra Duru, also known as Professor Mgbeke, a United Kingdom-based activist, claimed in a recent Facebook live session that suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central attempted to bribe her with N200 million to falsely accuse Senate President Godswill Akpabio of organ harvesting. Akpoti-Uduaghan has since denied the allegations. Umoren, a 26-year-old philosophy graduate from the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, was lured and murdered by one UduakAbasi Akpan on April 29, 2021, at his father’s home in Uruan Local…

Former Nigerian First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has ruled out any return to Aso Rock Villa, vowing instead that she will campaign alongside First Lady Oluremi Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mrs Jonathan, famous for her candid views, threw her weight behind the principle of rotational leadership, describing the “turn-by-turn” model as essential for national unity. Jonathan stated this while recognising the President’s daughter and Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, after receiving the Women Icon Leader of the Year award from Accolade Dynamics Limited in Abuja on Saturday night. She said, “I was supposed to call her first,…

Pope Leo XIV has issued a powerful and impassioned appeal for global peace, criticising the ongoing crises in Ukraine and Gaza and urging world leaders to put an end to the violence and prioritise humanitarian operations. During his first Regina Coeli address on Sunday, the new pontiff appeared at the Apostolic Palace window and addressed thousands assembled in St Peter’s Square, as well as millions watching from around the world. Pope Leo echoed his predecessor, Pope Francis, by stating, “In today’s dramatic context of a third world war fought piecemeal…” I, too, appeal to the world’s strong by repeating the…