Author: Vincent Osuwo

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan warned former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Wednesday to focus on clearing his reputation in the ongoing N80.2 billion fraud trial rather than his claimed campaign to recall her from the Senate. Natasha delivered the warning in a “Thank You” statement to her constituents on Wednesday to express her gratitude for their support despite her position. The former governor is currently on trial for an N80.2bn fraud charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Natasha’s declaration was in response to Tuesday’s remarks by the Kogi State Government, which described her claim…

MTN Ghana’s CEO, Stephen Blewett, has denied stealing customer data, a complaint he has faced in every market he has worked in. This comes amid a wave of similar concerns in Nigeria, where subscribers are pointing fingers at the country’s largest telco with over 80 million users and other operators. Customers on Tuesday flooded the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission with emails and messages, demanding a probe into unexplained data consumption. MTN, who spoke on the matter, denied any system to siphon data, blaming increased usage on shifts from 3G and 4G to…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has raised petrol prices to N925 per litre in Lagos and N950 per litre in Abuja, effective April 2, 2025. This represents an N65 increase from the previous price of N860 per litre in Lagos and an N70 increase from the previous price of N880 in the North. Last week, MRS and other independent marketers increased the price of petrol, raising its pump price to ₦930 per litre in Lagos and ₦960 for residents living in the northern part of the country. Industry experts stated that the new increase is a direct fallout…

Godwin Anuka, a man kidnapped by suspected Fulani kidnappers along with his wife and two children in the Ubulu-Uku area of Delta State, was killed in front of them. His murder was disclosed by Harrison Gwamnishu, Senior Special Assistant on Civil Society and Youth Mobilisation to the Delta State Governor. The kidnappers abducted two people on March 23 and took them into the bush. He stated that when the kidnappers were hiding in the forest with the two abducted victims, they noticed Anuka working on his farm with his wife and two underage children. According to the SSA, the kidnappers…

US President Donald Trump has stated that exports from Nigeria to the United States will henceforth be subject to a 14% tariff. The move, announced during a ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, is part of a larger policy aimed at rebalancing global trade and eliminating alleged unfair trade practices. The newly implemented 14% tariff represents a dramatic shift in US-Nigeria economic ties, with the US government alleging a persistent trade imbalance. According to the Trump administration, Nigeria levies a 27% tariff on US exports, which the US believes has long been harmful to American…

Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, a Kaduna State police official, has threatened southerners living in northern Nigeria with reprisal assaults. Dan-Taki’s statements came after the barbaric massacre of 16 northerners in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, Edo State. Dan-Taki made an angry Facebook comment on Tuesday, swearing by Almighty God that northerners will take strong action against southerners. Dan-Taki wrote, “I swear to Almighty God, we must do something for you guys. Have you forgotten all your brothers that are leaving here in the North? Mark my words, after one week you shall see the result.” In a bid to…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been unquestionably successful, making opposition validation superfluous. In a statement released on Wednesday, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka attacked the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s, claims of superior governance as “hysterical”. During an appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time broadcast on Tuesday, Obi questioned Tinubu’s economic policy initiatives, claiming that he could have implemented them better. He also blamed the Labour Party’s internal crisis on the Tinubu administration. Morka responded by highlighting the Tinubu administration’s achievements, which included clearing a $7 billion foreign exchange…

The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja ruled on Wednesday that Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the legitimate winner of the September 21 governorship election. In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi dismissed the petition brought by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Asuerime Ighodalo. The tribunal determined that the petitioners failed to show their charges of over-voting, and Okpebholo received the most legal votes. The panel also faulted how the petitioners presented their material, claiming that it did not adequately substantiate their arguments. Details later…

The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, threw out a case the Action Alliance, AA, filed to nullify the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo. The three-member panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi found that the petition brought by the AA and its National Chairman, Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, lacked merit. The tribunal held that the petition raised pre-election matters over which it lacked jurisdiction. The petitioners contended, among other things, that the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, barred their lawful candidate from the governorship election held on September 21, 2024. They claimed that, contrary to…

The pastor of an undisclosed new generation church in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, simply identified as Elijah, has been apprehended by the police for alleged homosexuality. Chronicle NG gathered that the cleric whose church is on Eagle Island, Port Harcourt, landed in trouble after videos of him indulging in the act were leaked by a male whom he was trying to make out with. It was gathered that the man who the pastor was making sexual advances to in a bid to gather evidence played along and captured the nude video of the cleric while romancing him and…