Author: Vincent Osuwo

The federal government has announced that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State will be temporarily closed. Obiageli Orah, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, confirmed this in a statement issued Saturday morning. Orah stated that the Enugu airport was closed to allow for emergency repairs on a damaged section of the runway. “There is a sudden and significant rupture in the asphalt surface at a critical section of the runway. “Hence, emergency repairs will be conducted on that portion of the runway from April 22nd to May 6th, 2025,” she…

Controversial musician Badmus Okikiola, also known as Portable, has defeated his opponent, Darlington Okoye, alias Speed Darlington, in the match titled ‘Chaos in the Rings’. At the Balmoral Events Centre in Lagos, Portable demonstrated incredible boxing skills and defeated his opponent via technical knockout. The fight, which took place on Saturday morning, saw the two superstars hurl fists at one another, and the Zazoo-zeh crooner emerged victorious, knocking out Darlington and leaving him with an injured right wrist. Details later…

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has repeated his opposition to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition, stating that if Atiku runs in the 2027 presidential election, he will work against him once more. Fayose, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the announcement in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. “I publicly worked against Atiku, and I am saying for the second time, if Atiku comes again, I will work against him. It is time to learn our lesson,” Fayose said. He blamed the internal crisis currently facing the PDP on the…

Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and Salam-Alada Kofo, Director of Legal Services of the CBN, have been charged with contempt of court in the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly failing to properly comply with a Supreme Court decision. Melrose General Services filed a contempt suit (FHC/ABJ/CS/532/2025) against Cardoso, Kofo, the CBN, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun. The applicant claims that the respondents failed to release N220m, despite the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the forfeiture. Chronicle NG gathered that the suit…

A US judge has blocked the Trump administration from quickly deporting thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without first providing them the opportunity to demonstrate that they fear being persecuted, tortured, or killed there. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued a preliminary injunction, the latest setback to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown that began on January 20. The Boston-based judge last month temporarily banned the administration from fast-tracking deportations, hampering its ability to remove migrants who in certain circumstances have legal protections barring them from being deported back to their countries of origin. The provisional…

A US judge denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request to postpone his upcoming sex-trafficking trial by two months. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said the hip-hop mogul’s request came too close to his trial. Jury selection is slated to start on May 5, with opening remarks on May 12. Diddy, 55, has pleaded not guilty to five criminal counts, including racketeering and sex trafficking. Prosecutors from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office claim Combs used his business empire to sexually abuse women between 2004 and 2024. According to Diddy”s lawyers, the sexual activity described by prosecutors was consensual. In a court filing…

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the killings of 17 people in violent attacks by suspected herders on towns in Logo and Ukum Local Government Areas on Thursday and Friday. According to a statement published on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, a large group of armed militia stormed the Sankera axis on Thursday evening, causing violence in the Gbagir region of Ukum and Katsina-Ala in Logo. “On 17/4/2025 at about 2100 hrs, information was received that a large number of suspected militia had invaded the Sankera axis of Benue State with the intention to attack…

Two men were killed in a mass shooting at a Florida university, reportedly carried out by the son of a local constable using her old duty pistol, police in the southeastern US state said Thursday. Five people were injured when the gunman, known as Phoenix Ikner, rampaged through Florida State University, firing at students before being shot by local police. According to Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell, a sixth individual was injured while fleeing the incident. As gunfire erupted, the school was locked down, and students were instructed to stay in place as first responders rushed to the scene shortly…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has explained why he did not support Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, during the 2023 general elections. Speaking in a press briefing on Friday in Abuja, Wike mentioned that he did not believe Obi had a chance of winning the presidential election, describing him as a “social media candidate”. “No, he has no chance to win the election,” Wike said. “I don’t go to where you see people like this kind of social media candidates. I don’t do social media, candidate.” The former governor of Rivers State emphasised that…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has publicly stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not ready for the 2027 elections. Wike stated that the PDP does not have a formidable structure to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress in 2027. The former governor of Rivers State disclosed this during a live media parley in Abuja on Friday. According to reports, the opposition leaders across the country are intensifying efforts to form a united front against the APC. However, different interests among key stakeholders have continued to militate against the progress of coalition talks. Speaking during…