Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Niger State Government has asked the State High Court to resolve the shutdown order amicably with Badeggi FM Radio. The state governor, Mohammed Bago, accused the radio station of public incitement and ordered its termination. He also directed the State Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner for Homeland Security to do a profile of the radio station’s owner. Following this occurrence, which received outrage from the media and civil society, Badeggi Radio took the State government to court to challenge the order. Philip Emmanuel, the radio station’s counsel, filed a case at the Minna High Court to enforce its…

The Ondo Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with the kidnapping of two Adekunle Ajasin University staff in Akungba-Akoko. According to reports, gunmen kidnapped the victims on Monday, August 4, at their home along Supare Akoko in the Akoko South West Local Government Area. However, the victims were released on Sunday, August 10, after paying an unknown ransom. DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokeswoman, confirmed the situation in a statement released to reporters on Monday in Akure. “I can confirm to you that our operatives arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with the kidnapping of two AAUA…

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday described the passing of the assistant coach of the Shooting Stars Sports Club, Akin Olowookere, as most shocking and devastating. Chronicle NG reports that Olowokere slumped and died during the Monday morning team’s training in Ogun State ahead of a football match later today in the state. According to a statement made by the APC’s Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, the state capital, the incident occurred at a time when his services were most required in the fight to return the team to glory. Sadare said, “Olowokere’s death was…

Akin Olowokere, the new assistant coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club in Ibadan, Oyo State, slumped and died on Monday morning. Olowokere was one of the newly appointed coaches of 3SC. As of the time of filing this report, there were no official reports on what caused his death. Eyewitnesses informed reporters in Ibadan, the state capital, that “he collapsed on the pitch during the team’s Monday morning training session and was rushed to the hospital.” “He was, however, confirmed dead at the hospital where he was rushed to.” BREAKING: Ex-PDP chairman Audu Ogbeh dies at 78 According to reports,…

Residents of Yelwata, Benue State, on Monday blocked the federal highway from Makurdi to Abuja, protesting the killing of three people by herdsmen. Chronicle NG gathered that suspected armed herdsmen were reported to have invaded the community as early as 7am and shot three people dead and three others injured. The aggrieved residents were said to have blocked the federal highway with the corpses, preventing the movement of vehicles. A youth leader from the community, Achii Mathias, stated that the armed herders launched an attack around 7am on Monday and killed three people and injured three others. Mathias said, “The…

The Federal Government plans to charge five suspected terrorists for attacking St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on June 5, 2022, killing scores of people. They will appear before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The five suspects, who were taken into the courtroom by officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) at about 9:05am, comprise Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Otuho Abubakar. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) is prosecuting the case on FG’s behalf.…

Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, has stated that the prevalence of hunger and poverty in Nigeria is real, not simply statistics. He stated this in a post on his X account on Monday, stating that the grim reality is that millions of Nigerians are facing acute food shortages and multidimensional poverty on a scale never seen before in the country. The former Anambra State Governor stated, “In our country today, hunger and poverty are not just distant statistics; they are the harsh reality that millions of our people face daily. “Recently, the…

No fewer than 18 people narrowly escaped death on Sunday when a commercial vehicle conveying All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters rammed into a crowd in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The victims were among Jigawa residents gathered along the roadside in Yakasawa village, about 2 km from Ringim town, to welcome Governor Umar Namadi for the 15th edition of the “Citizens and Government Engagement Programme”. The programme was organised by the Jigawa state government. According to an eyewitness, the Volkswagen Golf, with registration number FKJ 102 JB, lost control and veered off the road before ploughing into…

The Rivers State Police Command has said that its officers have busted an armed robbery/kidnapping syndicate terrorising residents of Bori, the state’s Khana Local Government Area headquarters, and its surrounding areas. According to the police, four members of the gang were apprehended by Bori Command agents in response to a distress call about the miscreants’ activities. Grace Iringe-Koko, a spokesman for the state police command, confirmed the arrest to reporters on Sunday. According to Superintendent of Police Iringe-Koko, charms, hard drugs, and guns were recovered from the accused. She stated, “Yes, I can confirm the arrest. We recorded another major…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State is rapidly expanding, with over 800,000 members and counting. Luckyman Egila, the party’s state publicity secretary, announced this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday. Egila hailed the party as a lovely bride, noting that several famous politicians, including two former governors and two senators, had officially joined and gotten party membership cards. “The ADC, as of today, is a beautiful bride that is receiving key politicians into its fold. “We are a moving train because, politically, we don’t see anyone capable of stopping the ADC from clinching whatever ticket…