Author: Vincent Osuwo

A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been apprehended by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly trafficking students from Papua New Guinea and forcing them into unpaid labour on farms across Queensland under the guise of educational scholarships. 56-year-old Abubakar was arrested on Wednesday at the Brisbane Airport upon arrival from Papua New Guinea, where she was primarily based. Her arrest comes on the heels of a two-year investigation by the AFP’s Northern Command Human Trafficking Team, which launched a probe into her activities in July 2022 after receiving a tip-off from Queensland Police. According to the AFP, “A group of…

An Indian family of five was among the victims who died in the ill-fated Air India plane crash on Monday. Pratik Joshi, a software professional, was en route London from India with his entire family; his wife and three kids, when the plane crashed. Chronicle NG gathered that Joshi had been living in London for six years. Until his demise, he had long dreamed of building a life abroad for his wife and three young children, who stayed back in India. After years of waiting for due clearances, the dream was finally coming true. Our correspondent gathered that two days…

President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been described by Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar  as the lowest point in Nigeria’s democratic history. In his Democracy Day message on Thursday, Atiku argued that Nigerians are not witnessing true governance, but rather domination. In 2018, former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration formally announced June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day to honour Moshood Abiola, widely regarded as the real winner of the 1993 presidential election. The 2025 celebration commemorates Nigeria’s 26 years of unbroken democratic administration. Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential contender, stressed that June 12’s successes were the product of a long…

Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has criticised the state of Nigeria’s democracy, saying the country can no longer be regarded as a democratic nation. Obi, in a speech on Democracy Day on Thursday, said the essential principles of democracy are absent in the current form of governance in Nigeria. “Most unfortunately in our present state, our dear country Nigeria cannot be classified as a democratic country. Democracy is said to be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Yet, none of these three measures exist in our democracy today,” Obi…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday stated that he gets gratification in seeing opposition parties in disarray and has no plans to help them organise themselves. “Political parties fearful of members leaving may be better served by examining their internal processes and affairs rather than fearfully conjuring up demons that do not exist. “For me, I would say try your best to put your house in order. I will not help you do so. “It is, indeed, a pleasure to witness you in such disarray,” Tinubu said during his State of the Nation address at a joint session of the National Assembly in…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday awarded national posthumous honours to Niger Delta freedom fighters and environmental activists Ken Saro-Wiwa and others of the Ogoni Nine. Tinubu conferred on Saro-Wiwa, the late Ogoni-born Niger Delta activist, the Commander of the Niger. Tinubu made this announcement at the National Assembly during his State of the Nation Democracy Day address. Tinubu also announced a posthumous honour to Kudirat Abiola, the widow of the winner of the June 12, 1993 election, MKO Abiola. Among the notable honourees are Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka, who was conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the…

Nigerians have criticised mobile telecommunication giant MTN over what they described as the removal of favourable data plan packages. In various comments on the popular social media platform X, they accused MTN of removing data plans their customers enjoy, replacing them with unfavourable data plans. Their frustration comes months after the telecoms giant, along with other telecommunications operators, hiked the prices for data by over 150 per cent; a move that has been criticised by the National Assembly, ordering them to rescind their decision. Describing the firm as a ”wicked organisation”, the aggrieved MTN subscribers alleged that the telecoms giant…

A media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is concerned about an opposition coalition intended at deposing his government in 2027. Ibe’s assertion came after the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, stated that Atiku and other opposition politicians’ planned coalition will collapse. However, while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Ibe rebutted the minister’s remark, claiming that the president’s camp is spreading a negative narrative about the coalition out of fear. He asked Nigerians to unify, stay focused ahead of the 2027 election,…

A former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticised the present administration, saying it has failed to improve the quality of life of the average Nigerian and that of governance. Baba-Ahmed revealed this in an interview with Channels Television’s Paradigm Programme late Tuesday, claiming that Tinubu’s government’s elimination of fuel subsidies had a substantial influence on the quality of life of ordinary Nigerians. He stated that, while it is unrealistic for the present president to reverse the withdrawal of the petrol subsidy, he should address the “wastage of resources” that state and local governments receive from the…

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has restated his strong commitment to upholding the rule of law, protecting fundamental human rights, and ensuring that all citizens, regardless of political affiliation, can actively participate in the democratic process. In Fubara’s Democracy Day address, delivered in Port Harcourt on Thursday, he emphasised his administration’s commitment to protecting lives and property through effective security policies. He promised to continue protecting the state’s interests and to keep a government that prioritises inclusivity, transparency, and accountability. Reflecting on Nigeria’s 26-year history of democratic governance, the governor urged political leaders to work together to create a society…