Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former presidential candidate Prof. Pat Utomi has been brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Department of State Services (DSS) following his determination to form a shadow government in the country. In the FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025 suit, the security agency accused Prof. Utomi, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2007 presidential election, of illegally usurping President Bola Tinubu’s executive powers. The agency claimed that Prof. Utomi’s actions could destabilise the country and cause chaos. According to the DSS, the projected shadow government is not just an aberration but also a serious violation of the Constitution…

Special adviser on public communications and media to President Bola Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, has downplayed the political relevance of the coalition spearheaded by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, saying the movement has already lost momentum. Bwala stated on Wednesday’s Focus Nigeria, which broadcast on AIT, that the project lacks grassroots connections and meaningful power. “I know that the southern people generally have a sentiment that the north has done eight years. The south should be allowed to do eight years,” Bwala said. “These southern people who have this sentiment are even in the political parties where northerners have contested.…

The federal government reiterated its commitment to improve internal security and grassroots policing with the opening of a cutting-edge smart police station in Katampe, Abuja. The facility, built by the Nigeria Police Trust Fund and officially handed over to the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday, is intended to boost operational efficiency and strengthen police-community ties in the Federal Capital Territory. Additional smart police stations are planned to be commissioned in Kogi, Enugu, and other parts of the country in the coming days. Dr Anuma Nla, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police Affairs, represented the Minister of Police Affairs,…

Samson Philip, a 45-year-old lecturer at the Taraba State College of Health Technology, Takum, has been found dead in what police suspect to be a case of suicide. Philip’s lifeless body was discovered in the early hours of Tuesday in his residence in Bete, Takum Local Government Area of the state. Family sources revealed that a rope was found tied around his neck, with a bottle containing an unknown substance also recovered near the scene. The tragic incident has thrown the academic community and residents of Takum into mourning, as colleagues and neighbours expressed shock over his demise. Speaking on…

Popular plus-size Nollywood actress and content creator Monalisa Stephen has reportedly died. Chronicle NG gathered that she died in Lagos on Tuesday after battling low blood sugar and internal bleeding. Monalisa’s demise was announced on Wednesday by the founder of Best of Nollywood, Seun Oloketuyi, on Instagram. Sharing a photo of the late content creator, Oloketuyi wrote, “Brand influencer Monalisa Ayobami Stephen is she died yesterday in Lagos after losing the fight against low sugar and internal bleeding. Her immediate younger sister confirmed the death of this hard-working and beautiful soul.” Monalisa, also known as Gabacci during her lifetime, featured…

The prime minister of Peru, Gustavo Adrianzén, has resigned hours before facing a vote of no confidence in Congress. Members of Peru’s Congress asked for a no-confidence vote following the recent kidnapping and murder of 13 mining workers, which shook the country. Adrianzén’s resignation is another blow to the ailing president, Dina Boluarte, who has seen her support ratings sink as crime rates in the country have surged. The departure of the prime minister, the third to serve under Boluarte, causes the president to replace her entire cabinet, exacerbating Peru’s political crisis. According to Peru’s constitution, if the prime minister…

The death of Opesusi Faith Timilehin, a 19-year-old girl in Lagos who committed suicide after receiving her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results on Monday, has drawn the attention of mental health professionals who are calling for a more comprehensive approach to assisting students under exam pressure. Neighbours described Timilehin, the late teenager, as modest, humble, and full of potential. Timilehin, who was reported to be from Abeokuta, Ogun State, was living with her elder sibling in Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos State, when she committed suicide after being told she had scored 190 in the recently released 2025 UTME results, which…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that a total of 379,997 candidates in the five states of the South East geographical zone and Lagos were affected by the glitches in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination. JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede revealed this in a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. “206,610 in 65 centres were affected in Lagos, and 92 centres in the Owerri zone comprising 173,387 candidates in the five states of the South East were affected,” he stated. Oloyede broke into tears on Wednesday as he apologised for the irregularities in the 2025…

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), burst into tears on Wednesday as he apologised for the irregularities in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). “I apologise for the trauma caused to the candidates,” Oloyede stated tearfully during a press conference in Abuja. JAMB on Wednesday finally admitted to errors which affected the performance of students during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Oloyede admitted to this during an ongoing press briefing in Abuja. “What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors,” Oloyede said. The…

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday admitted to errors which affected the performance of students during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Board, admitted to this during a press briefing in Abuja. “What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors,” Oloyede said. The UTME is a necessary requirement for admission to Nigerian higher institutions. It assesses candidates in four areas, including the mandatory use of English, with the remaining three taken from their proposed field of study. Chronicle NG reports that…