Author: Vincent Osuwo

Ifeoluwa Akinwunmi, a 25-year-old Nigerian woman, faces up to 20 years in prison in India after reportedly being discovered in possession of drugs worth more than N1.8 billion. Akinwunmi, a hairstylist and nail artist, was apprehended last Tuesday in Bengaluru by members of the Central Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Wing. She was detained in Tarahunase hamlet, on Rajanukunte Main Road, after arriving from Delhi with a suspicious package. According to The New Indian Express, the bag contained 5.325 kilograms of MDMA crystals, a banned party drug. The contraband was hidden among 11 new churidars — traditional Indian outfits. “She is a…

A 10-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father, a Police Inspector, identified as Okolie Amechi, with the officer’s service AK-47 rifle on Sunday in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Chronicle NG gathered that the bullet also hit the officer’s second son, Emmanuel, in the hand, in a chaotic scene that occurred due to accidental discharge at the deceased’s residence. The boy was reportedly playing with the AK-47 rifle assigned to the police officer, when he mistakenly pulled the trigger and the bullet struck the officer on the back and also hit his sibling on the hand. This publication also…

The military and police have initiated a coordinated cross-border manhunt for the gunmen who massacred around 200 villagers in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, on the night of Friday, June 13, 2025. On Monday, Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa and Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun arrived in Makurdi and Yelewata to coordinate the operation against the suspected killers. Musa, after surveying the devastation, swore to take the fight to the terrorists by adapting the military’s approach to the conditions on the ground. However, considering the nature of the attack, he voiced concern that the attackers are…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has accused President Bola Tinubu of abandoning governance for political theatrics, warning that Nigeria is drifting dangerously toward authoritarianism. George, who spoke to journalists in Lagos on Monday, stated that the country was at a “critical juncture”, where the very essence of democratic governance was under threat. “Nigeria currently finds itself at a critical juncture, where the actions of the current political administration threaten to erode the very foundations of our hard-won democracy,” George said. “Twenty-six years after the restoration of civilian governance, a growing number of Nigerians are…

The Federal High Court in Abuja denied the Federal Government’s request to issue an arrest warrant for suspended senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, after she failed to appear in court for arraignment in an alleged defamation claim. The presiding judge, Justice Muhammed Umar, issued this decision after the federal government’s counsel, David Kaswe, informed the court that the charge had been served on her lawyer earlier that morning in the courtroom. On this premise, he denied the prosecution’s application for a bench warrant. The Federal Government’s attorney, however, contended that Akpoti-Uduaghan should have been informed of…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the recent massacre in Benue State, accusing President Bola Tinubu of showing a lack of seriousness and concern over the tragic incidents. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, issued a statement on Monday, holding Tinubu liable for the continued killings across the country, claiming that he has failed to demonstrate the resolve and leadership expected of a Commander-in-Chief in combating terrorism. This comes in the wake of previous revenge attacks that claimed multiple lives. Ologunagba alleged that the All Progressives Congress-led federal government has mostly remained unresponsive, frequently shifting responsibility while its…

Salernitana players were hospitalised with food poisoning after coming south from a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Serie B relegation play-off against Sampdoria. Salernitana announced on Monday that training had been cancelled after 21 members of the playing and training staff contracted “serious food poisoning”, which caused illness during Sunday’s return trip to Salerno from the northern port city of Genoa. “The situation required the intervention of ambulances on arrival at Salerno airport and the hospitalisation of a significant number of those concerned,” added Salernitana. According to Italian media, 16 players were hospitalised, eight of them were…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the recent massacre in Benue State, which claimed over 200 lives, calling for immediate and decisive government action. CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh issued a press statement on Monday expressing heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families and praying for the serenity of their souls. “The Christian Association of Nigeria strongly condemns the horrific wave of violence that recently swept through Benue State, resulting in the tragic loss of over 200 lives in a series of coordinated attacks. “These senseless killings have inflicted immeasurable pain on families, devastated communities, and further entrenched the…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned the management of Air Peace Limited following multiple complaints from passengers regarding non-refunded ticket fares, even in cases where the airline cancelled scheduled flights. In a formal notice dated June 3, 2025, the Commission directed Air Peace to appear at its Abuja headquarters on Monday, June 23, 2025, to answer mounting public outrage and charges of consumer rights breaches. On Monday in Abuja, Ondaje Ijagwu, Director of Corporate Affairs, issued a statement revealing the decision. Ijagwu claimed that the airline’s actions violated Sections 130(1)(a) and (b) as well as 130(2)(b)…

The Bauchi State Police Command is grieving the terrible death of Mustapha Garba, a 42-year-old Divisional Police Officer of the Railway Division, who was killed in a car crash less than an hour before his wedding to Fatiha. The state police spokesperson Mohammed Wakil, in a phone conversation on Sunday, stated that two other people died in the Saturday tragedy. According to Wakil, the crash happened at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday near the Bargar Tsamiya area in the Toro Local Government Area. The accident involved a Mercedes-Benz driven by the DPO with two passengers on board and a stalled Opel…