Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society of Nigeria has denounced the actions of some Nigerian Muslims who performed the lesser hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. NASFAT asked Nigerian Muslim pilgrims to avoid improper and disrespectful behaviour while at the holy city, noting that such behaviours did not reflect Islam. In viral videos spreading on X (previously Twitter), some Nigerian Muslims were seen abusing Yoruba folks while attempting to touch the Kaaba. In the video, one Nigerian pilgrim is heard questioning a foreign individual, “Are you the one who killed the Prophet, or perhaps your forefathers were responsible?” Another traveller, insulting a white worshipper,…

Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, over the alleged forgery of signatures. Chronicle NG gathered that the petitions were submitted to the IG and the police commissioner on Friday afternoon. Some constituents of Natasha, led by Charity Ijese, have presented over 250,000 signatures to the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Abuja with a petition calling for the senator’s recall. The recall petition came after Natasha was suspended from the Senate on March 6 due to alleged egregious misconduct. This came shortly after Natasha accused Senate…

The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, in conjunction with Huawei Technologies, has set up four new Intelligent Transport System sites to monitor, detect, and regulate traffic flows. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the Lagos State Commissioner of Transportation, revealed this during a press event on Thursday, noting that the new installations would supplement the existing Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras and other Traffic Management Solution devices. “The checkpoint sites are designed to detect overspeeding. One is located at Alapere, Ogudu Road, with a speed limit of 80 km/h, while the other is installed at Nitel, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, with a speed limit…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed reports linking its ongoing investigation of Ms Aisha Achimugu to political figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The EFCC had earlier declared the businesswoman and socialite wanted in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. In a statement on Friday, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, clarified that Achimugu is being investigated solely for alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering, with no connection to any political bigwig in the country. He said, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes…

Socialite and the MD/CEO of Felak Concept Group, Aisha Achimugu, has reportedly fled the country after being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Chronicle NG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared the businesswoman wanted over financial crimes. Dele Oyewale, the spokesman of the EFCC, made this known in a circular released via the EFCC’s X handle on Friday. According to the EFCC, Achimugu is wanted by the commission in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. The circular reads, “The public is hereby notified that Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, whose photograph…

Dorival Junior was sacked as Brazil coach on Friday, three days after a humiliating 4-1 World Cup qualifying defeat by Argentina, the Confederation of Brazilian Football announced. “Dorival Junior is no longer in charge of the Brazilian national team. The management thanks him and wishes him success for the rest of his career,” the CBF said in a statement. Dorival, 62, has only been in control since January 2024, replacing interim coach Fernando Diniz, but he has overseen a disappointing qualification campaign for the 2026 World Cup finals in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Brazil, a five-time World Cup…

International human rights group, Amnesty International, has strongly condemned the killing of over 16 travellers in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of  Edo State. Amnesty International called on Nigerian authorities to launch an immediate and transparent investigation into the incident. Chronicle NG reports that some hunters who were travelling for Sallah were killed by a mob that intercepted the victims at Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. In a statement signed by the Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, the organization stated that the attack on the hunters highlighted “the authorities’ shocking…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday condemned the killing of travelling hunters intercepted by local vigilantes in the Uromi community, Esan North Local Government of Edo State. He “directed police and other security agencies to conduct swift and thorough investigations and punish the suspected culprits,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed in a statement he signed Friday. No fewer than seven persons, now identified as hunters, were set ablaze and killed in a mob attack in Uromi, the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, revealed on Thursday. Initially, investigations revealed that the victims, northern Hausa hunters, were mistaken…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, as the Board Chairman of the Nigerian Television Authority. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. The statement also disclosed that Tinubu approved the appointment of Hon. Fatuhu Buhari, a Katsina State indigene, as the Director-General of the National Agricultural Seed Council. It added that the president appointed 19 state chairmen of the APC chairmen and some National Working Committee members as board chairmen of various federal government…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu felicitated President Bola Tinubu on his 73rd birthday. He stated that Tinubu deserves all of the accolades for his contributions to politics, government, the economy, and the growth of Lagos State and now Nigeria. Sanwo-Olu, in a congratulatory statement published on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, hailed the president as an enigmatic, tested, and trusted politician, as well as a democrat whose democratic credentials are subject to scholarly examination. He said, “On behalf of my wife, Ibijoke, family, the government and people of Lagos State, as well as the…