Author: Vincent Osuwo

Iran condemned Israel’s strike on a state TV headquarters in Tehran on Monday as a “war crime” and urged the UN Security Council to respond. According to foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, the strike on IRIB offices during a live broadcast was a “wicked act” and a “war crime”. “The UNSC must act now to stop the genocidal aggressor from committing further atrocities against our people,” he added. An Israeli attack on Monday struck the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) facility, cutting off live coverage instantly. According to Iranian media, the bomb occurred when the presenter was live on…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday did not rule out plans to eliminate Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying it would “end the conflict” between the two arch-enemies. In a 20-minute interview with US network ABC News, Israel’s leader claimed that his country’s lethal aggression to “defang” Iran was acceptable, comparing Khamenei to a “modern Hitler”. When asked about accusations that US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate the supreme leader due to concerns that it would intensify the Iran-Israel conflict, Netanyahu dismissed the claims. “It’s not going to escalate the conflict; it’s going to…

Saudi Arabian giant Al Hilal have prepare a jaw-dropping new salary offer worth  €50m per year for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen. The Middle Eastern giants are unwilling to give up on their ambitious bid to bring the Napoli star to the Saudi Pro League, despite the 26-year-old rejecting their previous proposal just 11 days before. According to Goal, Al Hilal will make one final push to entice Osimhen away from Napoli with an extravagant wage offer that could see the forward earn up to €50 million (£42.6 million) per year in Saudi Arabia. Fabrizio Romano, an Italian transfer specialist, wrote on Monday,…

Some worshippers at a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in the Somolu region of Lagos State narrowly escaped death on Monday when a two-storey building under construction collapsed on the church. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed in a statement on Monday that the building collapsed during the decking process. He reported that one of the collapsed building’s pillars fell on the church. Oke-Osanyintolu stated, “Upon the arrival of the agency’s response team at the scene, it was observed that a two-storey building under construction was found to have collapsed…

Ifeoluwa Akinwunmi, a 25-year-old Nigerian woman, faces up to 20 years in prison in India after reportedly being discovered in possession of drugs worth more than N1.8 billion. Akinwunmi, a hairstylist and nail artist, was apprehended last Tuesday in Bengaluru by members of the Central Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Wing. She was detained in Tarahunase hamlet, on Rajanukunte Main Road, after arriving from Delhi with a suspicious package. According to The New Indian Express, the bag contained 5.325 kilograms of MDMA crystals, a banned party drug. The contraband was hidden among 11 new churidars — traditional Indian outfits. “She is a…

A 10-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father, a Police Inspector, identified as Okolie Amechi, with the officer’s service AK-47 rifle on Sunday in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Chronicle NG gathered that the bullet also hit the officer’s second son, Emmanuel, in the hand, in a chaotic scene that occurred due to accidental discharge at the deceased’s residence. The boy was reportedly playing with the AK-47 rifle assigned to the police officer, when he mistakenly pulled the trigger and the bullet struck the officer on the back and also hit his sibling on the hand. This publication also…

The military and police have initiated a coordinated cross-border manhunt for the gunmen who massacred around 200 villagers in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, on the night of Friday, June 13, 2025. On Monday, Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa and Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun arrived in Makurdi and Yelewata to coordinate the operation against the suspected killers. Musa, after surveying the devastation, swore to take the fight to the terrorists by adapting the military’s approach to the conditions on the ground. However, considering the nature of the attack, he voiced concern that the attackers are…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has accused President Bola Tinubu of abandoning governance for political theatrics, warning that Nigeria is drifting dangerously toward authoritarianism. George, who spoke to journalists in Lagos on Monday, stated that the country was at a “critical juncture”, where the very essence of democratic governance was under threat. “Nigeria currently finds itself at a critical juncture, where the actions of the current political administration threaten to erode the very foundations of our hard-won democracy,” George said. “Twenty-six years after the restoration of civilian governance, a growing number of Nigerians are…

The Federal High Court in Abuja denied the Federal Government’s request to issue an arrest warrant for suspended senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, after she failed to appear in court for arraignment in an alleged defamation claim. The presiding judge, Justice Muhammed Umar, issued this decision after the federal government’s counsel, David Kaswe, informed the court that the charge had been served on her lawyer earlier that morning in the courtroom. On this premise, he denied the prosecution’s application for a bench warrant. The Federal Government’s attorney, however, contended that Akpoti-Uduaghan should have been informed of…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the recent massacre in Benue State, accusing President Bola Tinubu of showing a lack of seriousness and concern over the tragic incidents. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, issued a statement on Monday, holding Tinubu liable for the continued killings across the country, claiming that he has failed to demonstrate the resolve and leadership expected of a Commander-in-Chief in combating terrorism. This comes in the wake of previous revenge attacks that claimed multiple lives. Ologunagba alleged that the All Progressives Congress-led federal government has mostly remained unresponsive, frequently shifting responsibility while its…