Author: Vincent Osuwo

No fewer than five suspected kidnappers were killed during a gunfight with the Delta State Police Command at their hideout in a forest in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. SP Bright Edafe, the state police public relations officer, reported on Wednesday that three individuals were detained following the gunfight, including the gang boss, Adamu Abubakar, also known as Dogo. He explained that Abubakar was detained at approximately 11 p.m. on March 21, 2025, following an intelligence-led operation into kidnapping and related crimes in the Ughelli North LGA and nearby areas. Edafe said, “Operatives of the CP…

A bill to amend the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution to include citizenship by investment as one of the classes of citizenship in Nigeria passed second reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Citizenship by Investment Bill, one of the Constitution amendment bills currently before the House of Representatives, proposes to modify the Constitution to establish a new class of citizenship known as citizenship by investment. The bill allows eligible foreign investors who fulfil defined investment thresholds to acquire Nigerian citizenship. The proposed change seeks to promote foreign direct investment by providing Nigerian citizenship to individuals who…

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Wednesday, remanded one Ibrahim Muntari, 35, in the Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly causing the death of commuters in a road accident that occurred along the Ife-Ibadan Motorway. Chronicle NG reported that five students of Osun State University, Osogbo, alongside other passengers, lost their lives in the accident that occurred last Sunday in Ikire, involving a bus that the defendant drove, heading towards the Ife end of the dual carriageway, and an 18-passenger bus, conveying the deceased going towards the Ibadan end. The Osun varsity students killed in the road…

A High Court sitting in Plateau State on Wednesday sentenced two persons, Thomas Danboyi and Pam Lang, to death by hanging for their roles in the killing of one Chung Bot. The ruling was delivered by the state Chief Judge, Justice David Gwong Mann, at the High Court in Jos on Wednesday. In the case of State vs Thomas Danboyi and Pam Lang (Charge No. PLD/J112C/2010), the defendants were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. He stated that the acts were punishable under the Penal Code Law of Northern Nigeria, 1963 (which was then applicable to Plateau State).…

Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft, has claimed that improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next decade may render humans superfluous for the majority of work. In a recent interview with comedian Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s The Tonight Show in February, the billionaire philanthropist discussed how AI may take over many facets of life and business. Gates remarked that expertise is currently “rare”, emphasising the continuous reliance on human specialists in industries such as medicine and education. For example, we continue to rely on highly trained individuals, such as “a great doctor” or “a great teacher”, whose knowledge cannot…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that the contact details of the petitioners’ representatives in the recall process of the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, are now available. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, on Wednesday, a letter with the petitioners’ representatives’ phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact information was delivered to the commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The update followed a previous statement published by INEC on Tuesday, which stated that the petitioners did not submit…

Corp members all over the country are ecstatic following the commencement of the payment of the N77,000 new monthly allowance to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) by the federal government. This comes on the heels of the promise made by the Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, that the new monthly allowance will be implemented starting in March 2025. Ayodele Olawande, the Minister of Youth Development, assured that the backlog of the new monthly allowance will also be paid. Chronicle NG gathered that several NYSC members started receiving alerts of the new allowance on…

Esther Osaze, a female real estate realtor, was discovered dead on Wednesday in the Ibusa community of the Oshimili North Local Government Area in Delta State. Esther was kidnapped on Monday while returning from the estate site with other colleagues. Chronicle NG reports that Esther and three other persons were ambushed by gunmen while inspecting a plot of land near Nigerian Admiralty University in Ibasa. A source in the community, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told our correspondent that the body of the abducted lady was found on Tuesday evening. “The kidnappers have killed the lady; her body…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has apologised to Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, over her confrontation with Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, a senator representing Ebonyi North. Chronicle NG reports that Ezekwesili and Nwaebonyi engaged in verbal slurs on Tuesday during a Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions hearing on a new petition filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The Kogi lawmaker has regularly accused Akpabio of intimidating, defaming, and sexually abusing her. As a witness in the case, Ezekwesili appeared before the Senate Committee hearing on Tuesday with Abiola Akiode, attorney for Akpoti-Uduaghan, and the petitioner, Zubairu Yakubu.…

A night fire at the popular Iweka Road, near Ochanja market in Onitsha, Anambra State, destroyed shops and products worth millions of naira. Our correspondent reported that the fire, which erupted at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday, destroyed many shops, reducing products and property to ashes. Although the source of the fire has yet to be determined, it was said that it raged for several minutes before firefighters arrived, as some of the dealers had gone home. Confirming the fire incident on Wednesday, the Anambra State Fire Service’s Media and Publicity Unit, commanded by state fire chief Chukwudi Chiketa, said it…