Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Athletic has placed Cristiano Ronaldo as the 10th best player in Manchester United’s history in its ranking of the club’s top 25 footballers. The list, released by football journalist Andy Mitten on Wednesday, highlighted Ronaldo’s successes during his two tenures at Old Trafford, especially his role in United’s supremacy in English and European football under former coach Sir Alex Ferguson. Ronaldo transferred to Manchester United from Sporting CP in 2003, making 346 appearances and netting 145 goals before finalizing an £80 million transfer to Real Madrid in 2009, which still stands as the club’s largest sale. In his initial…

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has attacked President Bola Tinubu, urging him to abandon what he described as political grandstanding and focus instead on addressing Nigeria’s worsening economic and security challenges. Reacting to Tinubu’s recent statement that he was prepared to “wrestle his opponents to the finish,” Atiku said the president’s remarks betrayed the desperation of a leader struggling under the weight of his administration’s failures. In a statement on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president described Tinubu as “a drowning man” attempting to distract Nigerians…

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the operations of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has discovered that the appointment letter given by the council’s self-acclaimed director-general, Adeniyi Adeyemi, was forged. The committee’s chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, said this on Wednesday at the ongoing investigative hearing in Abuja. According to Gagdi, the head of the Federation’s Civil Service, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who appeared before the panel for the second time, affirmed that the documents were not legitimate. “It was established that the so-called letter of appointment was fake, confirmed by different agencies, and the Act presented to…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has revealed the reasons the Nigeria Police Force was unable to present Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the purported fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), to the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee looking into the operations of the contentious organization on Wednesday. The committee, led by the lawmaker for Kanke/Kanam/Pankshin Federal Constituency in Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi, instructed the IGP on Monday to bring Adeyemi forth to respond to inquiries stemming from testimonies given by various government agencies. The directive came after inputs from the Office of the Head of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied reports making the rounds on social media claiming it had revised the campaign timetable for the 2027 general elections. According to a graphic that went viral online, the commission published the official campaign schedule for the 2027 general election in accordance with the Electoral Act. According to the image, the presidential and National Assembly election campaigns would conclude on January 15, 2027, rather than January 14, as stated in the commission’s official schedule. Additionally, it stated that the state House of Assembly and governorship campaigns will conclude on February 5, 2027, instead…

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have thwarted several kidnapping attempts and saved the rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Dr. Aminu Yusuf, alongside multiple other victims in various operations in Zamfara State. Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, the media information officer for Operation FANSAN YAMMA, revealed this in a statement released on X on Tuesday. According to the statement, the first incident happened early on July 28 when troops responded to a distress call about terrorist activity near Tsohon-Tasha Street in the Kaura Namoda Local Government Area. Before attempting to kidnap Dr. Yusuf…

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has approved the payment of the first phase of the medical bills of Nollywood actress Ngozi Nwosu, following her public appeal for financial assistance to undergo three life-saving surgeries. Otti’s Senior Special Assistant on Tourism and Entertainment, Martins Justice, announced the intervention in a post on X on Tuesday. “His Excellency @alexottiofr has just stepped in on the health issues of our Nollywood legendary actress Mrs. Ngozi Nwosu to approve the first part of her medical bills,” he wrote. Justice, however, stated that the intervention covered only part of the essential medical bills and asked…

The family of Ibrahim Mbaya, the graduate of the University of Jos, UNIJOS, who was beaten to death by his friends in Jos, Plateau State, has announced that he will be buried on Thursday. His younger brother, James Mbaya, disclosed this in an interview with the press, saying preparations were being made to lay the 25-year-old to rest. According to him, the deceased will be buried in his hometown in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State. “We are making arrangements for his corpse to be brought home. He will be buried on Thursday,” James said. He described his brother’s…

The Delta State Government has ordered security operatives to “track down and prosecute” those responsible for the attack on one Simon Mudi, alias Temple, a protocol aide to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, during last Sunday’s Delta Central APC Stakeholders’ meeting held at the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, in the Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. The Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this in a signed statement issued on Tuesday, copies of which were made available to Yin in Warri on Wednesday. The Delta State government described the attack as “unacceptable and…

The University of Jos (UNIJOS) Alumni Association has called on law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough investigation and ensure justice over the alleged mob killing of its member, Ibrahim Mbaya. Chronicle NG gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at an off-campus apartment behind the City of David area along Ring Road in Jos, Plateau State. The Plateau State Police Command confirmed the murder, stating that three suspects identified as Rinji Daniel Fwanji, Emmanuel Newyear, and Nensemka Fwanji had been arrested in connection with the alleged culpable homicide. Mbaya, a Jos-based model, had attended a social event before spending…