Author: Vincent Osuwo

Chief Samuel Ortom, former Governor of Benue State, has suspended all elaborate celebrations scheduled for his 64th birthday in solidarity with victims of the state’s ongoing deadly attacks. Ortom revealed the decision in a statement by his media aide, Terver Akase, on Wednesday. The former governor stated that he chose not to celebrate due to the tragic events taking place in Benue. “In light of the ongoing intensified invasion, attacks, and senseless killings of innocent Benue people by Fulani terrorists across various local government areas, I have decided not to hold any celebration or festivities,” Ortom stated. Instead, he stated…

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has stated that what the residents need is full support from the federal government, not a state of emergency. Alia made this statement when he was featured on Arise Television’s “The Morning Show” on Wednesday. The Benue state governor explained that the insecurity in Benue is not beyond his control, noting that he can handle the situation but needs more help from the FG to end the crisis. He mentioned that his government can stop the killings happening in the state, but they need more support to chase out the armed herders attacking communities. He…

The Rivers State Police Command has announced that four of the suspects involved in the kidnapping and murder of Hope Georgewill, the Chief Executive Officer of HMG Attitude Ltd, were killed during a crossfire with police operatives. The four suspects were killed following the continued investigation into the kidnap and subsequent murder of the CEO by the police. Georgewill was abducted on the Degema Waterways in March and later killed by his abductors after collecting N2 million ransom from the victim’s family. The Rivers State Police Command Public Relations Officer Grace Iringe-Koko noted that men of the anti-cultism unit had…

A state high court sitting in Kano on Tuesday sentenced 22-year-old Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki to death by hanging for culpable homicide. The court found Sagiru guilty of stabbing his stepmother, Rabiatu Sagir, and using a scarf to strangle his sister, Munawara, to death. Delivering judgement on Tuesday, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu ruled that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt. Adamu-Aliyu, therefore, sentenced the convict to die by hanging. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, informed the court that the prisoner committed the offence on January 7, 2023, in Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Kano. He added that at about 8p.m.,…

A 16-year-old kid named Mustapha was killed by a stray bullet during a suspected cult clash in the Oyingbo area of Ebute Metta, Lagos State, on Monday. Chronicle NG gathered that the incident happened during a peace walk sponsored by several young people to address escalating cult-related violence in the town. It was reported that the walk had hardly ended when an argument erupted between them. A resident, who talked to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, claimed the fight escalated when a suspected cultist pulled out a pistol and shot indiscriminately, injuring Mustapha with a stray bullet. Another…

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) South-South Zonal Working Committee on Tuesday dissolved the Bayelsa State Working Committee, led by Solomon Agwanana, and replaced it with the Edo State Caretaker Committee, led by Dr Tony Aziegbemi. Following a meeting at the PDP South-South zone secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the zonal leadership, led by National Vice Chairman (South-South) Chief Dan Orbih, cited excessive misbehaviour, poor performance, and mishandling of internal problems as reasons for the shake-up. New caretaker committees have been formed to manage the operations of both state chapters for the next three months. The Orbih-led committee, widely considered…

The Senate on Tuesday criticised the Senior Pastor and Serving Overseer of the Global Community Citadel Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, over his recent derogatory remarks about the 10th National Assembly, saying the cleric had “crossed the line”. Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, issued a statement in Abuja detailing the Senate’s reaction. Bakare, who ran for president of the All Progressives Congress against President Bola Tinubu in 2022, accused the president of reducing the 10th Assembly to “a haven for legislative rascality” during his Easter State-of-the-Nation broadcast in Lagos, comparing it to the…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, deployed a special squad to abate the incessant violence across the country. He directed all Police Mobile Force squadrons to keep at least one fully equipped, combat-ready unit on constant alert, beginning immediately. He issued the advice during a meeting with squadron commanders in Abuja on Tuesday, as bandits killed 21 people in Kwara, Benue, and Sokoto states. Attacks on innocent individuals have intensified in recent weeks, with more reports coming in from Plateau, Benue, Enugu, and other parts of the country. During the discussion, the IG reminded his squadron commanders that…

Maxwell Zubu, an inspector attached to the Rivers State Police Command, allegedly shot himself dead in Port Harcourt’s Eagle Island axis on Tuesday. Zabu was reported to be a security detail for a former chairman of the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. Details of the occurrence were vague at the time of publishing this report, as the circumstances behind his death could not be determined immediately. Our correspondent discovered that the incident was reported to the Eagle Island Police Station, which is part of the Azikiwe Police Division in Illabouchi, Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt. A police source, who…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Nigerians to disregard messages and calls from unscrupulous elements about a fraudulent “Bola Tinubu Empowerment” program.  The APC, in a statement on Tuesday signed by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the party, warned the general public against giving out their bank details for the payment of N85,000 from the president. Describing the calls and text messages as a “scam”, Morka urged well-meaning Nigerians to disregard the calls and messages so they do not fall victim to the antics of scammers. “The All Progressives Congress (APC) wishes to alert the general…