Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has warned the public over the operations of scammers providing non-existent postgraduate scholarships to naïve victims. Mrs Seledi Thompson-Wakama, Director of Corporate Affairs of the Commission, issued the warning in a statement released in Port Harcourt on Sunday. She revealed that the scammers were collecting money from members of the public under the guise of providing scholarship spots. “The attention of the NDDC has been drawn to fraudulent emails and messages sent to applicants of the commission’s Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship Programme,” she said. Thompson-Wakama showed that the fraudulent emails, apparently sent from nddcregistry@gmail.com and…

President Bola Tinubu will meet with the leadership of electricity-generating companies to address the ₦4 trillion power sector debt. According to a statement by Special Adviser, Strategic Communications and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, Bolaji Tunji, the Federal Government has pledged to address the debt urgently following high-stakes talks between Adelabu and chairmen of Generating GenCos in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the statement, the minister told GenCos executives that the government will prioritise quick payment of a major portion of the N4 trillion debt, with the remainder covered by other loan instruments. He stated that…

Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has threatened to sue those behind his arrest and incarceration over the stalled defamation case between him and legal luminary Afe Babalola (SAN). In December, police seized Farotimi in Lagos and sent him to Ekiti, where he was accused of defaming Babalola in his book ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’. An Ekiti Magistrate court remanded him for 21 days, but Babalola ultimately withdrew the charge, capping several weeks of legal wrangling. Those who thought the subject was over may be in for another round of battle. This is because Farotimi has threatened to sue…

Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has denied reports that he is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of $2.9 billion set aside for refinery rehabilitation. In a statement made on Saturday on his X account (previously Twitter), Kyari denounced the reports as “clear mischief” and a premeditated attempt by unnamed individuals to destroy his reputation. “Over the past few days, and particularly in the past two hours, I have been inundated with calls from concerned…

Bayern Munich won their 34th Bundesliga title after second-placed Bayer Leverkusen were unable to beat Freiburg on Sunday. This is the first major trophy for both Harry Kane as a player and Vincent Kompany as a manager. Bayern were expected to seal the title on Saturday at RB Leipzig, but a late goal from Yussuf Poulsen delayed their celebrations once more. However, Leverkusen fell behind 2-0 at Freiburg after conceding goals either side of halftime, including an own goal by defender Piero Hincapié, and their chase was cut short despite a late flurry that saw them equalise through Florian Wirtz…

Residents of Akure, the Ondo state capital, scampered for safety as operatives of the state security organisation called Amotekun and some policemen struggled over the custody of a suspect linked to a stolen motorcycle. According to eyewitness accounts, officers from both security agencies traded bullets during the fight, causing tension and fear throughout the state capital. Chronicle NG gathered that a complainant went to Amotekun’s office to report a missing motorbike. Amotekun’s staff responded quickly, recovering the stolen motorbike and arresting the perpetrator. However, shortly after the arrest, some police officers appeared at the Amotekun office and reportedly demanded that…

A plane has crashed into a backyard of a residential neighbourhood in southern California, killing two people on board and damaging homes, local authorities confirm. The Ventura County Fire Department said crews got reports Saturday afternoon that a single-engine aircraft had crashed into two houses in Simi Valley, northwest of Los Angeles. Police and the medical examiner’s office “verified there were two passengers in the aircraft, both of whom were fatally injured in the accident,” the county fire department posted on X. The two residences were occupied at the time of the incident, but no inhabitants were injured, according to…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted reports claiming that it has fixed a date for the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, including related services such as transfer and replacement of lost Permanent Voter Cards. This was announced in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, via X on Sunday. According to the statement, the commission warned the public to avoid an anonymous letter circulating online that incorrectly claimed that the CVR would resume on May 27, 2025. INEC stated that no date has been set for the resumption of…

Over 11 local vigilante members have been confirmed dead following a fierce gun battle with heavily armed bandits and unconfirmed numbers of vigilantes in the Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Chronicle NG that the tense standoff between these two parties occurred on Friday, when members of the community-based vigilante group intercepted a group of about 40 bandits attempting to raid Magonho village. The bandits, according to a local source from the community, rode on about 20 motorcycles and were heavily armed, and they reportedly opened fire after their attack was thwarted. The source said, “Initially, it was confirmed…

Rivers women, under the aegis of the Rivers Professional Women League, RPWL, on Saturday refuted the minister of the federal capital territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike,’s insinuation that their action of walking out on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, was “very disturbing and embarrassing.” The women staged a walkout on Friday during the president’s wife’s women’s empowerment initiative ceremony, refusing to be addressed by the wife of the sole administrator, Dr. Theresa Ibas, who represented the First Lady at the event in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. They accused the FCT minister of…