Author: Vincent Osuwo

Real Madrid maintained a 2-1 victory over Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, moving the hosts to the top of La Liga. Barcelona’s Fermín López momentarily leveled the game, but Jude Bellingham’s 43rd-minute goal proved crucial. Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring in the first half. Mbappé gave Madrid the lead just before halftime, sending a low, long-range strike past the goalkeeper. Barcelona tied the game at 1-1 in the 38th minute due to a defensive blunder by Fermín. However, Madrid took the lead shortly before halftime with a tap-in from close range after relentless pressure from Bellingham. There…

The Kano State Hisbah Board arrested 25 people for allegedly organizing same-sex marriages in the Hotoro area of Kano metropolis. The Deputy Commander of the board, Mujahedeen Aminudeen, confirmed the arrests in a statement made available to Chronicle NG on Sunday. The suspects, 18 males and 7 females, were apprehended at the Fatima Event Centre along Hotoro Bypass in Kano. “Today, Saturday, 25th October 2025, we got a report that some people are allegedly organizing same-sex marriage. “Our personnel stormed the Fatima Event Centre, the venue of the illegal event, and we successfully arrested 25 persons, 18 males and seven…

The Dangote Refinery has announced plans to increase its capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, made the news during a press briefing in Lagos on Sunday. Dangote, flanked by his friend and First Bank Chairman Mr. Femi Otedola, stated that this would make the refinery the world’s largest. According to him, development on the expansion is anticipated to begin immediately. “We are expanding the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day. “Upon completion, this will make it the largest…

Hisbah in Kano State has cancelled a wedding of two TikTok celebrities that was ordered by a court after a viral kissing video, an official told AFP Sunday. A judge ordered the Islamic Sharia police to marry the two TikTok celebrities after they posted an “indecent” video. Kano is one of 12 primarily Muslim states in Nigeria where Sharia law coexists with common law. Videos of Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda snuggling and kissing circulated on TikTok, causing fury in Kano. On Monday, a magistrate court judge ordered the Kano Sharia police, known as Hisbah, to marry two…

US President Donald Trump has disclosed that he is increasing tariffs on goods imported from Canada after the province of Ontario aired an anti-tariff advertisement featuring former President Ronald Reagan. In a social media statement on Saturday, Trump branded the advertisement a “fraud” and chastised Canadian officials for not removing it ahead of the World Series baseball tournament. “Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now,” he wrote. Following Trump’s withdrawal from trade discussions with Canada on Thursday, the Ontario…

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has sparked controversy by promising cash reward for every ward won by his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, in the upcoming November 8 Anambra governorship election. Soludo pledged N1 million to his party followers at a campaign event in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area, on Saturday. Soludo said, “When we were campaigning for the Senate, we knew we were going to win every ward in the South Senatorial Zone, but we still had some incentives. Any ward that APGA won received N1m, and we won all the wards in Orumba South. “We promised each of…

The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will retake power in 2027. Ortom made the statement in Makurdi on Friday while hosting the party’s G-14 members and other stakeholders from the state’s 14 local government areas. The G-14 consists of the  party’s elders from the Benue North-East and Benue North-West senatorial districts. The former governor refuted claims that he intended to secede from the PDP, calling them the “work of mischief makers.” He reaffirmed his commitment to the party, emphasizing that the PDP would emerge stronger and more united…

The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review has approved the creation of an additional state in the South-East geopolitical zone. According to a statement from the committee’s media unit, the conclusion was made on Saturday at a two-day retreat in Lagos, where it considered 55 suggestions for state creation across the country. The session, led by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and co-chaired by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu, decided that, in the spirit of fairness and equity, the Federal Government should establish another state in the region. Kalu stated…

Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent, was declared the winner of Ireland’s presidential election on Saturday after defeating her centrist opponent by a large margin in a battle marred by mishandled ballots. Connolly, 68, a lawyer, legislator, and outspoken critic of both the United States and the European Union, received more than 63% of the votes, well outpacing moderate rival Heather Humphreys, who received 29.5%. “Catherine will be a president for all of us, and she will be my president, and I really would like to wish her all the very, very best,” Humphreys, who won 29.5 percent of the vote,…

Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes scored a thrilling late winner, extending Fulham’s losing streak at St. James’ Park. Newcastle appeared to be doomed to split the spoils against Fulham, who were suffering from injuries. But in the 90th minute, Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno could only parry replacement William Osula’s shot into the path of Guimaraes, who took full opportunity to score from close range. Fulham had earlier rallied from behind, with midfielder Sasa Lukic’s header cancelling out Jacob Murphy’s opener. Fulham substitutes Kevin sent an enticing cross to Raul Jimenez, who hit the crossbar with a first-time volley, with the…