Author: Vincent Osuwo

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, the immediate past governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and all members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This was announced on Wednesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, by Senator James Manager, shortly after a meeting that lasted over six hours at Government House, Asaba. Manager stated, “All PDP members in the state, including the governor, former Governor Okowa, the speaker, the state party chairman, all the local government chairmen and others, have agreed to move to the APC. “We cannot continue to be in…

Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has reversed his controversial directive ordering the arrest of individuals with dreadlocks, following widespread backlash from the public and civil rights advocates. Bago had earlier instructed security agencies to arrest anyone seen with dreadlocks across the state, linking the hairstyle to rising cult-related activities and insecurity, particularly in Minna, the state capital. “Rascality in Minna: anybody that you find with a dreadlock, arrest him and barb his hair. From this moment, it’s fire for fire. Any attempt to harass any security officer is an attempt to harass the government of Niger State,” Bago had…

Residents of the Agbede community in Edo State’s Etsako West local government area have said that kidnapping and killing have continued and that the community’s surrounding villages and forests have been taken over by suspected herders, who they accuse of killing and maiming those who could not pay a ransom, raping women, and displacing farmers from their farmlands. According to them, Agbede and its surrounding villages, including Odighie, Egono and Awain, have been under siege for the past two months, and efforts to enlist the assistance of the police in the area have been futile, as they accuse the police…

Chief Samuel Ortom, former Governor of Benue State, has suspended all elaborate celebrations scheduled for his 64th birthday in solidarity with victims of the state’s ongoing deadly attacks. Ortom revealed the decision in a statement by his media aide, Terver Akase, on Wednesday. The former governor stated that he chose not to celebrate due to the tragic events taking place in Benue. “In light of the ongoing intensified invasion, attacks, and senseless killings of innocent Benue people by Fulani terrorists across various local government areas, I have decided not to hold any celebration or festivities,” Ortom stated. Instead, he stated…

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has stated that what the residents need is full support from the federal government, not a state of emergency. Alia made this statement when he was featured on Arise Television’s “The Morning Show” on Wednesday. The Benue state governor explained that the insecurity in Benue is not beyond his control, noting that he can handle the situation but needs more help from the FG to end the crisis. He mentioned that his government can stop the killings happening in the state, but they need more support to chase out the armed herders attacking communities. He…

The Rivers State Police Command has announced that four of the suspects involved in the kidnapping and murder of Hope Georgewill, the Chief Executive Officer of HMG Attitude Ltd, were killed during a crossfire with police operatives. The four suspects were killed following the continued investigation into the kidnap and subsequent murder of the CEO by the police. Georgewill was abducted on the Degema Waterways in March and later killed by his abductors after collecting N2 million ransom from the victim’s family. The Rivers State Police Command Public Relations Officer Grace Iringe-Koko noted that men of the anti-cultism unit had…

A state high court sitting in Kano on Tuesday sentenced 22-year-old Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki to death by hanging for culpable homicide. The court found Sagiru guilty of stabbing his stepmother, Rabiatu Sagir, and using a scarf to strangle his sister, Munawara, to death. Delivering judgement on Tuesday, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu ruled that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt. Adamu-Aliyu, therefore, sentenced the convict to die by hanging. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, informed the court that the prisoner committed the offence on January 7, 2023, in Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Kano. He added that at about 8p.m.,…

A 16-year-old kid named Mustapha was killed by a stray bullet during a suspected cult clash in the Oyingbo area of Ebute Metta, Lagos State, on Monday. Chronicle NG gathered that the incident happened during a peace walk sponsored by several young people to address escalating cult-related violence in the town. It was reported that the walk had hardly ended when an argument erupted between them. A resident, who talked to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, claimed the fight escalated when a suspected cultist pulled out a pistol and shot indiscriminately, injuring Mustapha with a stray bullet. Another…

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) South-South Zonal Working Committee on Tuesday dissolved the Bayelsa State Working Committee, led by Solomon Agwanana, and replaced it with the Edo State Caretaker Committee, led by Dr Tony Aziegbemi. Following a meeting at the PDP South-South zone secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the zonal leadership, led by National Vice Chairman (South-South) Chief Dan Orbih, cited excessive misbehaviour, poor performance, and mishandling of internal problems as reasons for the shake-up. New caretaker committees have been formed to manage the operations of both state chapters for the next three months. The Orbih-led committee, widely considered…

The Senate on Tuesday criticised the Senior Pastor and Serving Overseer of the Global Community Citadel Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, over his recent derogatory remarks about the 10th National Assembly, saying the cleric had “crossed the line”. Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, issued a statement in Abuja detailing the Senate’s reaction. Bakare, who ran for president of the All Progressives Congress against President Bola Tinubu in 2022, accused the president of reducing the 10th Assembly to “a haven for legislative rascality” during his Easter State-of-the-Nation broadcast in Lagos, comparing it to the…