Author: Vincent Osuwo

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, announced in a statement on Facebook. According to Alabrah, the governor resigned from the PDP alongside the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ingobere, and all PDP members in the state legislature. Diri’s departure from the PDP ends months of speculation about his purported shift to the All Progressives Congress, but Alabrah has not said which political party he would join. Chronicle NG gathered that the governor made the announcement on Wednesday during the weekly State Executive…

A Yaba Chief Magistrate Court has ordered Femi Falana Chambers to conduct an exhumation and autopsy on the ten victims of the Afriland Towers fire on September 16, 2025, in Lagos. Senior Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji issued the directive on Tuesday, after learning that some of the victims had already been buried. “The petitioner should write to the Lagos State Government for the exhumation of the dead victims and carry out an autopsy,” Magistrate Adetunji said. The directive came when Femi Falana Chambers sent a letter to Justice Mojisola Dada, the Chief Coroner of Lagos State, on September 29, 2025. Mr.…

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to court in Tel Aviv on Wednesday for the latest hearing in his long-running corruption trial, which opened in May 2020. The prime minister kept a pleasant face as he and his entourage of numerous ministers from his conservative Likud party were heckled by demonstrators en route to the tribunal. It follows US President Donald Trump’s Monday suggestion that the Israeli premier’s three separate corruption prosecutions should be dropped. His most recent court appearance in Tel Aviv comes after the return of the hostages that Hamas had captured as part of Trump’s US-sponsored plan…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, asked the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to the bargaining table as soon as possible to resolve the ongoing conflict that prompted the union to declare a two-week warning strike. The House’s determination came after the member representing the Badagry Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Oluwaseun Whinghan, filed a motion of urgent public interest in plenary. ASUU initiated a two-week warning strike on Monday, citing the Federal Government’s alleged failure to address long-standing issues such as the execution of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement, revitalization financing, earned academic…

The Super Eagles will face Gabon in the semi-finals of the African section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-offs after the qualifying group matches concluded on Tuesday. The Super Eagles qualified after defeating Benin 4-0 earlier in the day, while Gabon secured second place in Group F with a 2-0 victory over Burundi, and Ivory Coast won the group with a thrashing of Kenya. DR Congo also qualified with a tight 1-0 win over Sudan, finishing second in Group B behind Senegal, while Cameroon joined them after finishing second in Group D behind Cape Verde. The play-offs, featuring the…

Nigeria veteran Segun Odegbami believes the Super Eagles will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup via the play-offs following their overwhelming 4-0 victory over the Benin Republic on Tuesday. The former Green Eagles winger complimented the team’s performance in Uyo, claiming they deserved the decisive victory that kept their World Cup aspirations alive. “We did very well. I am happy with the boys, and I think we deserved to win, and we won very well, and we now have an opportunity to qualify,” Odegbami said. “I think we have a very good chance to qualify from these playoffs to…

After Nigeria’s 4-0 victory over the Benin Republic, former Super Eagles player Etim Esin said that the team’s World Cup qualifying was firmly in their hands. Esin, who has 24 caps for Nigeria and was a member of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winning side, complimented the players for demonstrating the Nigerian perseverance that has defined the country’s football history. “So we can score four goals?” he jokingly began in the interview after the game. “You know when the odds are against us, that is when we can galvanize. Our qualification is in our hands; it was never in…

Nigeria coach Eric Chelle praised his players after their emphatic 4-0 victory over the Benin Republic in Uyo on Tuesday, describing Victor Osimhen as “the best striker in the world” after the forward’s hat trick secured the Super Eagles’ place in the CAF Playoff Tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Victor Osimhen’s hat trick and a thundering strike from substitute Frank Onyeka secured a thumping victory for the three-time African champions at Godswill Akpabio Stadium. The outcome means Nigeria will now fight in a four-nation playoff in Morocco next month for a chance to advance to the intercontinental stage…

Mr. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has traveled to the United Kingdom for medical treatment, numerous people close to the situation stated on Tuesday morning. The report, first published by the Western Post, was confirmed by a source who previously told The PUNCH that the minister may seek medical assistance abroad if necessary. On Tuesday, the insider verified that the decision had been taken, stating, “Yes, he has already left.” On Monday night, Edun took a commercial flight from Abuja to Lagos. Later that night, he flew to London on a British Airways flight.…

President Bola Tinubu commended the Super Eagles on their impressive 4-0 victory over the Cheetahs of the Republic of Benin. He regarded the performance as a significant help to Nigeria’s bid to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In a statement signed on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President praised the team’s hunger, passion, and commitment during the Uyo encounter, adding their outstanding performance had “reignited Nigerians’ football pride.” “While the job is not yet complete, I join millions of Nigerian football fans in wishing our team every success in the playoffs,”…