Author: Vincent Osuwo

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election has criticized First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s proposal that birthday well-wishers give to the completion of the National Library in Abuja, calling it an indictment of Nigerian government objectives. Obi wrote on his X account on Sunday that while the First Lady’s request appeared “noble and selfless on the surface,” it highlighted the government’s failure to fulfill its responsibilities. “I join millions of Nigerians in wishing Her Excellency, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, a happy birthday. May God Almighty, who has been with her all these years, grant her many more…

Governor Umo Eno has stated that many people are angry with him for mingling with opponents of his political fortunes in Akwa Ibom State. The governor, during Sunday’s thanksgiving in Uyo, urged those who were aggrieved to forgive him and those who couldn’t forgive to tolerate him until he leaves office because he can’t stop embracing all Akwa Ibomites. The governor also expressed his desire for Akwa Ibom to remain united, vowing to guarantee that those advocating for the state’s split in the quest for statehood were unsuccessful. He told the congregation, “A lot of people are angry with me.…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday night kidnapped Mrs. Patience Nasamu, wife of Pastor Samuel Nasamu, and a female member of his church to an unknown destination at Agyaragu in Obi Local Government Area. Nasamu, a pastor at Word of God Church Agyaragu, described the tragedy, lamenting that his wife, who is breast-feeding a three-month-old infant, was kidnapped together with a member of his church who came to see his family after a church session. “I barely left my wife and our visitor with our new born baby at home to pray for one of my members who is…

The president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has accused the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) of charging up to N50,000 for each truck that loads fuel at the refinery, warning that such charges will eventually raise fuel pump prices and burden consumers. While NUPENG would not confirm or deny the accusation, industry experts on Sunday questioned how the oil union became a tax collector, emphasizing that such moves would undoubtedly hike pump costs for refined petroleum products. Speaking to reporters in response to NUPENG’s charges that his company is prohibiting drivers of its freshly deployed…

There was chaos on Wednesday at the Isale-Oko area of Sagamu, Ogun State, after two inmates attempted to escape following a court proceeding. Chronicle NG gathered on Sunday from a source in the area, who requested anonymity, that the incident had occurred while officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service were attempting to return the inmates to custody. The source mentioned that two of the inmates had fled before the NCoS officers gave a hot chase. The source added that the officers arrested one at the spot and the other later that day. The source said, “A mild drama happened at…

The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the deaths of three policemen and the disappearance of seven others in a horrific ambush on its tactical teams in Benue State. A similar attack occurred on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, in Egbe, a town in Yagba West Local Government Area near the border with Kwara State, killing three officers during an ambush at a security post. William Aya, the Kogi State Police spokesperson, acknowledged the loss of three policemen from the command on Sunday. Meanwhile, the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, announced that a tactical reaction team had been dispatched to…

Gunmen struck in the Yagba East and Lokoja local government areas of Kogi State again, killing a total of five police officers in separate attacks on Sunday. Chronicle NG gathered that two officers were killed in Yagba East and three in Kupa Ward, Lokoja II, state constituency. The Isanlu event occurred at Atan, which is located on Ilafin Road between Makutu Isanlu and Odogbe Isanlu. The recent homicide was the second in the previous two weeks, following the murder of three officers on September 10 by unidentified gunmen in Egbe, a town bordering Kwara State. Dr. Joshua Dare, the Executive…

The immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has rejected a move by the Rivers State House of Assembly to probe the state’s expenditure over the last few months under his administration. Ibas concluded his role as the administrator of the oil-rich state on September 17, coinciding with the termination of the six-month emergency rule. This transition followed President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the reinstatement of the suspended state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, along with his deputy and the members of the state House of Assembly, who were instructed to resume their offices from the preceding Thursday. The…

The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest of 38 individuals in connection with the assassination of Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya, a Catholic priest from Nsukka Diocese. The arrests came after a manhunt for the armed individuals who murdered Fr. Eya on September 19, 2025, along the Eha-Ndiagu-Eha-Etiti Road in Eha-Alumona, Nsukka Local Government Area. Eya, a parish priest of St. Charles Catholic Church in Eha-Ndiagu, was shot dead while returning from Enugu on Friday evening by suspected Fulani herders who had been terrorizing the area. However, in a statement published on Sunday by the State Commissioner of Police,…

Arsenal drew with Manchester City in a hard-fought Premier League game, thanks to a stoppage-time equalizer from substitute Gabriel Martinelli. Martinelli has made an impact off the bench for the second time in a row, after scoring and assisting against Athletic Club in the Champions League in midweek. Following Tuesday’s success in Bilbao, Arteta stated that his “finishers could be more important” than the starting XI, and that conviction was reinforced at Emirates Stadium. On Sunday, the Gunners fell behind in the ninth minute after Erling Haaland rolled past David Raya following a blistering City counterattack. Arsenal battled for an…