Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Tuesday evening, cutting short a 10-day trip to Paris and London. The President’s Airbus A330 landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 06:50pm local time. Tinubu, who left Nigeria on September 4, was anticipated to remain in Europe until later this week. There was no official justification offered for the decision to cancel the trip. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, confirmed the president’s return in a statement on Monday. Onanuga’s statement partly reads, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded his work vacation ahead of…

Tottenham Hotspurs defeated Spanish side Villareal by a lone own goal to kickstart their 2025/2026 Champions League campaign on a positive note. Villarreal’s Brazilian goalkeeper Luiz Junior pushed the ball into his own goal in the fourth minute. The Thomas Frank team survived scares in the second half, chief among them was a foul by Micky van de Ven on Georges Mikautadze in the closing minutes, felling Villarreal’s Georgia forward just outside the penalty area. Van de Ven, his team’s best player on the night, might have been sent off by another referee, but he survived with a yellow card…

Arsenal secured a 2-0 Champions League victory over Athletic Club in Bilbao thanks to Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard, who came off the bench. After the departure of summer signings Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze, Martinelli latched onto a ball over the top by Trossard in the 72nd minute to score the game-winning goal. Martinelli then returned the favor for Trossard shortly after to seal the victory, the Belgian’s deflected drive leaving goalkeeper Unai Simon defenseless. In a hard-fought game, Arsenal’s replacements made the difference. The Gunners, who were knocked out of the competition in the semi-finals by eventual winners…

A deal has been made between the US and China to keep TikTok running in the US, President Donald Trump revealed. “We have a deal on TikTok, I’ve reached an agreement with China, and I’ll be speaking with President Xi on Friday to confirm everything,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a state visit to the United Kingdom. The Chinese business ByteDance, which runs the social media site, was warned it had to sell its US operations or face closure. However, Trump has frequently postponed the ban since its initial announcement in January. The US president…

Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju on Tuesday urged former Nigerian First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan to kindly drop the lawsuit over suspected jewelry theft after one of the suspects, Sahabi Liman, reportedly died in detention. Adeyanju made the plea in an open letter to Dame Patience Jonathan headlined ‘Open Letter by Deji Adeyanju to Dame Patience Jonathan after the Death of Her Former Domestic Staff Standing Trial for Theft of Jewelry in Bayelsa Prison,’ which was made accessible to Chronicle NG. He claims Liman became extremely ill in prison and died. He continued, “Death is a reminder that justice delayed so…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count charge against former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, alongside social media platforms X Corp and Meta Incorporation, over posts critical of President Bola Tinubu. The complaint, filed on September 16, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleges that Sowore refused to erase specific posts about the President. M.B. Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, presented the charges on behalf of the DSS and the Federal Government, together with four other DSS counsel: M.E. Ernest, U.B. Bulla, Dr. C.S. Eze, and E.G. Orubor. Confirming the…

The US Mission in Nigeria has reacted to complaints regarding the non-refundable nature of US visa fees, claiming that the policies are consistent with global trends. The embassy indicated that fees cover all application costs, regardless of approval. The declaration comes amid public disputes about transparency and fairness in US immigration operations. However, in a message posted on its X account on Tuesday, the United States assured Nigerians that each case would be thoroughly and fairly assessed. It said, “We hear your concerns regarding U.S. visa application fees. Like most countries, U.S. visa fees cover the cost of processing the…

Israel launched a ground assault on Gaza City early on Tuesday, following US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s support for eradicating Hamas. A UN probe accused Israel of “genocide” in the Palestinian territory and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials of incitement. The assault drew widespread condemnation, with the UN rights chief demanding an end to it. “Last night, we transitioned into the next phase, the main phase of the plan for Gaza City… Forces have expanded ground activity into Hamas’s main stronghold in Gaza, which is Gaza City,” a military official told journalists. “We are moving…

Less than two months after a horrific flood struck Adamawa State, killing over 30 people, another flood has wreaked havoc in the state, leaving dozens of households homeless. The rain, which was forecasted by the federal government weather forecast service last Friday, began about 4 a.m. on Tuesday and continued until 12 p.m. Several areas of the state capital, worship centers, residences, and commercial properties were flooded. Residents in Damilu, which is located along the airport route, were trying to save their family members after their properties were demolished by the over 6-hour storm. In Jambutu, Bachure, Runde, and Shinko,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented over what it described as an ‘abysmal 1,801’ fresh registrations in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration in Enugu State. INEC started the CVR online registration on Aug. 18, while the in-person registration started nationwide on August 28. Chief Rex Achumie, Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC Enugu, told NAN on Tuesday that only 1,801 people had registered during the 15-day in-person CVR operation in the area. According to Achumie, the 15-day CVR registration period ran from August 25 to September 12 at INEC’s CVR centers around the state. The HOD,…