Author: Vincent Osuwo

The three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators from Kebbi, on Tuesday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Chronicle NG gathered that their letters of defection were read separately on the floor of the chamber by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, who presided over the plenary. The senators are Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South). Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the APC, had earlier stated that the senators from Kebbi State who were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are ready to defect to the party. Ganduje…

Over 50 lecturers across Nigerian public tertiary institutions have been indicted for sexual misconduct between April 2021 and April 2025. Some of the indicted academics, including professors, have been sacked, while others are facing disciplinary hearings. The allegations involve universities and polytechnics across Nigeria, demonstrating the prevalence of sexual harassment in the country’s higher education system. According to a 2018 poll conducted by the World Bank Group’s Women, Business, and the Law project, 70% of female graduates in Nigeria have experienced sexual harassment in school, with classmates and professors being the most prevalent targets. Despite the Senate passing a bill…

Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, a member of the Rivers State Elders and Leaders Council and the Pan Niger Delta Forum’s pioneer spokesman, has described Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s recent visit to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as a sacrifice made in the interest of peace in Rivers State. In response to the meeting, Sara-Igbe stated that the suspended governor had continuously shown a wish for peace, as opposed to what he regarded as Wike’s hostile attitude. “That discussion is not for public consumption, except the FCT Minister wants to make it public,” Sara-Igbe stated. “At the end of…

The management of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano State, has ordered the immediate closure of Al-Ansar Indabo female students’ hostels on Hotoro and UDB Road in Kano due to safety and disciplinary concerns. Dr Hamza Garba, the university’s Vice President for Campus Life, made the announcement in a statement posted on Monday. Following reports of infractions of its code of conduct, the university withdrew its approval for the hostelsusage. According to the statement, the decision was made as part of MAAUN’s efforts to ensure that its students have safe, secure, and morally upright accommodations in their hostels in…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja adjourned to Tuesday, May 13, for a definite hearing on Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s contempt claims against suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senate District. The date was set by Justice Binta Nyako after the second and third defendants filed an application citing the plaintiff’s alleged contempt. The legal dispute between Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan began over seating arrangements during plenary on February 20. Akpoti-Uduaghan then accused Akpabio of sexual harassment while appearing as a guest on a television show. Akpoti-Uduaghan filed an ex parte motion in the Federal High Court to…

The Lagos State Government has postponed the 2025 edition of the Public Service Examinations, which were originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, citing the need to ensure the process’ integrity. “The decision was taken to ensure the integrity of the examination process and guarantee a fair experience for all candidates,” said Mr Adebayo Orunsolu, Director of the Lagos State Examinations Board, in a statement released Monday evening. A copy of this was also put on the state government’s X account on Monday evening. According to Orunsolu, the examinations will now happen on “Friday, May 23, 2025”, with a revised date…

The UK government has reduced the Graduate Route visa from two years to 18 months as part of a broad crackdown on what it calls “systemic abuse and mission drift” in international education, asylum, and family immigration. The proposal, which is part of a larger immigration white paper announced Monday, is accompanied by harsher compliance measures for institutions, a legal reset on asylum and deportation judgements, and increased enforcement tools to combat visa fraud. “Migration must be controlled and compliant. Our reforms will close the backdoors and shut down abuse across the system,” the Home Office stated on its website.…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has commended former Delta State Governor and 2023 PDP vice presidential candidate Ifeanyi Okowa’s defection to the All Progressives Congress, calling it a “smart move” and a monument to political courage. This came as the former governor of Rivers state chastised the PDP for failing to see it coming. Wike, speaking at a monthly media briefing in Abuja on Monday, expressed astonishment that the Peoples Democratic Party had not anticipated Okowa’s exit, calling the former governor a seasoned and shrewd politician. “I’m surprised that PDP said they didn’t see it coming,” Wike…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso for referring to members of the Kwankwassiya Movement who defected to the APC as betrayers, claiming that Kwankwaso is the betrayer. Remember that Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State and national leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, lambasted certain important members of the NNPP in Kano State who recently defected to the APC, calling their conduct a betrayal of trust. The former governor of Kano State made the statement on Friday evening at his Miller Road mansion in Kano when some caucus members of the Kwankwasiya movement from the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced plans to question former Niger Delta militant commander Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, following an instance of alleged naira desecration. In a statement on Monday on its official X account, the anti-corruption agency stressed that “nobody is above the law” and added, “Tompolo will have questions to answer!” This announcement was accompanied by a graphic that purported to show cash abuse. The outcry was prompted by a video that went viral on Sunday, originally posted on X.com by user Harrison A (handle: #harreceipts). The video, taken during Tompolo’s 54th birthday…