Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Lagos State Government has promised to hold all parties responsible for the “tragic and shocking death” of Mrs Folajimi, a pregnant woman who was refused by a private hospital in Lakowe, Ibeju-Lekki Area of Lagos State. According to reports, the private hospital institution she sought assistance from refused to provide emergency care owing to a lack of financial deposit, putting her and her pregnant child in danger. In a rapid response, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, started an immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death on Saturday in Ikeja. The Ministry of Health, in…

The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has condemned the recent attacks by gunmen on communities in Plateau State. Ruwi, Manguna, Daffo, Josho, and Hurti communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. He described the killings as senseless and a threat to the unity, the gruesome murder of residents in Ruwi, Manguna, Daffo, and Josho and Hurti communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Chronicle NG reports that the attacks reportedly claimed several lives and left scores injured, mostly women and children. In a statement published in Gombe…

President Bola Tinubu has promised that the gunmen who killed many people in communities in Plateau State will be apprehended and face severe punishment under the law. Tinubu condoled with the families of the victims in Ruwi, Hurti, and Tadai communities in Bokkos Local Government and those from Manguna and Dafo villages, where the gunmen launched brutal attacks, killing many locals and destroying property. “I have directed security agencies to hunt down the attackers, and they will face severe punishment when apprehended,” Tinubu said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday. The…

Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has stated that the ongoing attacks and killings in some parts of the state are a coordinated crime sponsored by conflict merchants and not farmer-herder clashes. Mutfwang stated this during the Fashion and Arts Exhibition organised by the Tincity Fashion Week titled “The Plateau Experience” on Friday night in Abuja. Chronicle NG reports that gunmen attacked the Manguno, Daffo and Josho communities of the Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA ) of the state. The attackers killed over 52 people and destroyed houses and other properties worth millions. Mutfwang, who emphasised that the attacks were a…

Joy Mojisola Raimi, 24, from Osun State, has been crowned Miss World Nigeria 2025. Ben Murray-Bruce, the founder of the Silverbird Group, announced this in a post on X on Saturday. Bruce wrote, “Congratulations to Joy Mojisola Raimi, the 24-year-old representing Osun State, on being crowned Miss World Nigeria 2025! “The grand finale took place at the Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, where 37 contestants from across Nigeria competed for the top spot. “Raimi, a University of Port Harcourt graduate, is passionate about humanitarian services and founded ‘The Love for Humanity’ project, dedicated to spreading love and restoring…

Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. Owoade replaces Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, who passed away on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The coronation ceremony was held today (Saturday) at Oliveth Baptist High School in Oyo, with Governor Seyi Makinde leading a group of dignitaries, including prominent Nigerians. The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye; the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi; and the Aare Oona Kankanfo of Yoruba, Iba Gani Adams, among others, attended…

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC ) has warned stakeholders about a fake notification for the 2025 local government elections that is spreading on social media and other internet platforms. According to a statement made on Friday by the Commission’s Chairman, Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (retd), the notice was not issued by LASIEC. “It has come to the attention of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) of the fake 2025 notice of elections currently circulating on social media and various online platforms, purportedly from the commission,” the statement read. The LASIEC recommended citizens, particularly political parties and other stakeholders,…

Families, friends and colleagues of the 16 hunters who were killed in Uromi, Edo State, by a mob have threatened that they would avenge their deaths if the government fails to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of the crime. The victims were allegedly travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Kano State for the Eid-el-Fitr celebration when they were intercepted and lynched by some vigilantes on the suspicion that they were kidnappers. The killing of the hunters generated outrage across the country. Most of the murdered hunters hailed from Toranke in the Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano State. Speaking…

The bomb explosion on Taiwo Street, Idi-Araba, in the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State was triggered by a scavenger. The explosion claimed the life of the scavenger and left three others severely injured. Findings by Chronicle NG revealed that the scavenger was attempting to dismantle military-grade grenades with the intention of collecting them as part of the scrap metal he was searching for. The yet-to-be-identified scavenger was handling one of the grenades when it detonated, killing him instantly. Three other victims, whose names and addresses are also unknown, sustained varying degrees of injury and were rushed to a…

An unidentified scavenger has reportedly been killed from an explosion of a military grenade at the Idi-Araba are of Mushin, Lagos State. Chronicle NG gathered that three other persons were injured in the incident, which occurred on Thursday. According to the report, some scavengers in a metal scrapyard were attempting to dismantle one of the grenades in their possession. The device, however, exploded in the process, killing one of them on the spot, while three others sustained severe injuries. According to a resident, Akin Olawale, the explosion which occurred in the afternoon also resulted in panic among residents. He said, “A…