Author: Vincent Osuwo

The death toll in gunmen’s latest onslaught on various towns in Logo and Ukum local government areas of Benue State has increased to 55. Several settlements, including Ugondo in Logo, Tyuluv, Gbagir, and Ukum LGAs of Benue state were targeted by suspected armed herders on Thursday and Friday. The State Police Command, through its Spokesman, Catherine Anene, announced on Friday that five persons in Ukum and 12 people in Logo had been slain, for a total of 17. However, during an on-the-spot inspection tour of some of the towns assaulted in the two local governments on Saturday, state Governor Hyacinth…

No fewer than 143 people died, and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Friday. Hundreds of passengers were jammed onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the wildfire broke out, according to Josephine-Pacifique Lokumu, head of a delegation of national MPs from the region. The calamity struck near Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province, at the junction of the Ruki and the massive Congo River, the world’s deepest. “A first group of 131 bodies was found on Wednesday,…

A multi-story building collapsed on Oremeta Street in Lagos State’s Ojodu-Berger axis on Saturday, trapping an unidentified number of persons beneath the wreckage. The ill-fated structure, which was reportedly under construction, also housed the well-known EqualRight Restaurant. According to eyewitness accounts, the collapse occurred at roughly 8 am, catching inhabitants and passersby by surprise. An eyewitness who spoke with reporters on the condition of anonymity said the cause of the collapse was unknown, but admitted that the building was a “bomb waiting to explode.” “Anyone who knows that building should know that it was a bomb waiting to explode. I…

Nigerian singer Speed Darlington has accused fellow artist Badmus Okikiola, popularly called Portable, of using black magic during their recent celebrity boxing fight. Speed Darlington claimed Potable’s use of juju led to his loss. In a video posted to social networking platform X, the ‘Baby Oil’ crooner stated that his shoulder dislocated during the boxing match, despite not feeling exhausted. The accusation comes on the heels of the boxing match held at the Balmoral Events Centre in Lagos, where Portable demonstrated incredible boxing skills and defeated his opponent via technical knockout. The fight, which took place on Saturday morning, saw the two…

Air Peace has suspended all flights to Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, Enugu State. The airline blamed the development on failing airport infrastructure, which it claims has continued to create safety concerns. The airline complained about the airport runway, which it said was creating significant disruptions to its flights.Air Peace issued a statement on Saturday morning confirming this. The airline bemoaned that the situation at the Enugu airport runway could no longer be managed and urged authorities to intervene immediately. “At Air Peace, we prioritise safety first over convenience. We believe that if flights are not operated into this…

The federal government has announced that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State will be temporarily closed. Obiageli Orah, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, confirmed this in a statement issued Saturday morning. Orah stated that the Enugu airport was closed to allow for emergency repairs on a damaged section of the runway. “There is a sudden and significant rupture in the asphalt surface at a critical section of the runway. “Hence, emergency repairs will be conducted on that portion of the runway from April 22nd to May 6th, 2025,” she…

Controversial musician Badmus Okikiola, also known as Portable, has defeated his opponent, Darlington Okoye, alias Speed Darlington, in the match titled ‘Chaos in the Rings’. At the Balmoral Events Centre in Lagos, Portable demonstrated incredible boxing skills and defeated his opponent via technical knockout. The fight, which took place on Saturday morning, saw the two superstars hurl fists at one another, and the Zazoo-zeh crooner emerged victorious, knocking out Darlington and leaving him with an injured right wrist. Details later…

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has repeated his opposition to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition, stating that if Atiku runs in the 2027 presidential election, he will work against him once more. Fayose, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the announcement in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. “I publicly worked against Atiku, and I am saying for the second time, if Atiku comes again, I will work against him. It is time to learn our lesson,” Fayose said. He blamed the internal crisis currently facing the PDP on the…

Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and Salam-Alada Kofo, Director of Legal Services of the CBN, have been charged with contempt of court in the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly failing to properly comply with a Supreme Court decision. Melrose General Services filed a contempt suit (FHC/ABJ/CS/532/2025) against Cardoso, Kofo, the CBN, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun. The applicant claims that the respondents failed to release N220m, despite the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the forfeiture. Chronicle NG gathered that the suit…

A US judge has blocked the Trump administration from quickly deporting thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without first providing them the opportunity to demonstrate that they fear being persecuted, tortured, or killed there. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued a preliminary injunction, the latest setback to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown that began on January 20. The Boston-based judge last month temporarily banned the administration from fast-tracking deportations, hampering its ability to remove migrants who in certain circumstances have legal protections barring them from being deported back to their countries of origin. The provisional…