Author: Vincent Osuwo

No fewer than twenty people have been killed in a fire at a nursing home in northeast China, state media report. The fire in Chengde, Hebei province, started on Tuesday night local time and was put out in approximately two hours. Nineteen people escaped the fire and were transported to the hospital for evaluation, according to reports. Authorities are looking into the cause of the fire, and the person in charge of the house has been detained. No other information was immediately provided. On social media, some people demanded a thorough investigation, while others expressed pity for the elderly victims.…

Caleb Mutfwang, the Governor of Plateau State, has described the latest killings as genocide by terrorists who are sponsored by yet-to-be-identified persons. Recall that on March 28, 2025, at least 52 people were killed, including children, as a result of alleged herders’ attacks on settlements in the Bokkos and Bassa local government portions and neighbouring portions of the state. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the Plateau state governor, angered by the fatalities, blamed the attacks on unidentified terrorist groups. He added that the assault on Plateau State is funded and aims to destroy communities in the region.…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate deployment of police tactical assets to troubled communities in Plateau State. This comes after coordinated attacks by armed assailants on March 28 in Bokkos Local Government Area, which resulted in the deaths of at least 50 people and injured many more. The death has aroused considerable outrage and concerns over growing instability in the region. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the deployment was in response to the string of attacks and deaths that have rocked several communities in the North Central…

No fewer than 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have approached the Supreme Court challenging what powers President Bola Tinubu has to suspend a democratically elected structure of a state. The suit filed by the PDP governors also challenges the declaration of a state of emergency rule in Rivers State. While the media previously reported that the petition had been filed before the Supreme Court, the PDP governor’s suit was only filed before the apex court on Tuesday. This was confirmed to Chronicle NG by the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Supreme Court, Dr Festus…

The presidency has criticised Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South for claiming that President Bola Tinubu’s latest appointments are uneven. Ndume told Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday that Tinubu’s nominations did not reflect the diversity required by Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution. The Borno senator described the nominations as a violation of the constitutional clause requiring federal character. Onanuga responded to Ndume’s comments in a post uploaded on his X handle on Tuesday evening, calling them “hypocritical” and a “selective perception”. The special adviser to the president on media and publicity claimed that the lawmaker neglected critical facts…

Members of the Islamic Movement, also known as Shi’ites, have accused security authorities, mainly police, of executing Free Palestine protestors who have been detained since March 28, 2025. One of the detainees, Huzaifa Muhammad of Tudun Iya in Katsina State, reportedly died on Monday, April 7, 2025, about 6 p.m., while being held at the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) detention facility in Guzape, Abuja. The accusation was made during a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Sheikh Sidi Munir Mainasara, speaking on behalf of Sayyid Ibraheem Zakzaky’s Islamic Movement, addressed what the group alleged as continued human rights violations against…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Tuesday, threatened the camp of the embattled national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, saying it will no longer condone the antics of inconsequential characters in the party. The NLC stated that the only significance of the embattled national chairman of the Labour Party and some of his adherents is their willingness to engage in mischief and inanity at the behest of politicians in power. In a statement titled “Nigerian workers, genuine Labour Party members, and lovers of democracy be on standby,” issued by its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, the Labour Centre urged…

Prof Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, stated that around 16,000 Nigerian doctors had left the nation in the previous five to seven years in search of better opportunities elsewhere. Pate further stated that the doctor-to-population ratio in the country is now 3.9 per 10,000, with the estimated cost of training one doctor exceeding $21,000. He noted that the departure of nurses and midwives had reduced the number of healthcare personnel in the country. The minister made the announcement at the seventh annual capacity-building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa in Abuja on…

China has described US Vice President JD Vance as “ignorant and impolite” for claiming that America had borrowed money from “Chinese peasants”. Lin Jian, a foreign ministry official, told reporters on Tuesday that Vance’s statements, which had already sparked outrage on Chinese social media, were “surprising and sad”. Vance made the remarks on Thursday during an interview with Fox News, when he praised US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which are now stoking tensions between the world’s two largest economies. “We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture,” the vice president said. On Monday, Trump…

A roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, killing at least 15 people. Many more people are hurt, and rescue teams are currently working to extricate them from the rubble. It is unclear what caused the incident, which occurred early Tuesday morning during a concert by popular merengue artist Rubby Pérez at the Jet Set discotheque in Santo Domingo. The president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, has offered his sympathy to the afflicted families. The head of the Emergency Operations Centre (COE), Juan Manuel Méndez, stated that rescue teams were still searching for survivors beneath the wreckage.…