Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former president Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to the All Progressives Congress, APC, stating that he remains a committed member and will do everything within his power to strengthen the party. Buhari made the declaration amidst growing political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement released by his former spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Thursday, Buhari made it clear that he would never abandon the party that gave him the platform to lead Nigeria for two terms. “I am an APC member, and I like to be addressed as such. I will try to popularise the party…

The Delta State Police Command’s CP-Special Assignment Team detained Joshua Bogbon Godwell and his wife, Uche Joshua, in the state’s Okpe Local Government Area for alleged participation in gun running. Acting on credible intelligence, the police invaded their home on March 9, 2025, around 2:30 p.m., and discovered a manufactured Beretta pistol with a single live bullet intended for delivery to a client in Sapele. The state police public relations officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest on Thursday, saying, “Following a well-coordinated sting operation, our officers arrested the couple in Okpe LGA and recovered a locally fabricated Beretta pistol…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has requested that the Department of State Services investigate the Chief Judge of the State for alleged age fraud. This was the subject of plenary on Thursday in the Assembly, following the presentation of several documents by the House’s leader, Hon. Major Jack. Hon. Dumle Maol, the Deputy Speaker, then levelled a charge against the state’s Chief Judge, Simeon Amadi. He said, “These documents before me simply say that the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Amadi, falsified his age in service. Mr. Speaker, that is a very serious allegation, and I do…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has received a vote of confidence from his colleagues in the Red Chamber. The vote of confidence in Akpabio was unanimously passed during Thursday’s session, following a resolution brought by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) and seconded by Deputy Minority Leader Olalere Oyewumi. The decision comes 48 hours after Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), the suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, addressed the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in New York, claiming she was suspended for making sexual harassment allegations against Akpabio. Chronicle NG reports that Natasha filed contempt charges against Akpabio…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, arrived Bauchi State on Thursday to meet with Governor Bala Mohammed. The objective of the visit is unclear, as both leaders are currently meeting behind closed doors at Bauchi’s Government House. Mohammed, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, is slated to brief journalists following the meeting, along with Obi. Former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the 2023 presidential election with the most votes nationwide. Obi, whose candidacy attracted an unprecedented wave of support, particularly among young voters, finished third…

Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has stated that the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is not a wasteful project. Chronicle NG reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo had described the coastal highway project as a wasteful and corrupt venture. Obasanjo also criticised the President Bola Tinubu administration for spending N21 billion on a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima. Obasanjo made these remarks in his new book, ‘Nigeria: Past and Future,’ which was unveiled last week to mark his 88th birthday. Obasanjo said, “State resources are captured and appropriated, with a pittance to staff and associates to…

Yoruba Nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the Court of Appeal’s decision that nullified the N20 billion damages awarded to him against the Department of State Services and the Attorney General of the Federation. Igboho initially sued the AGF, the DSS, and the DSS Director in Oyo State, seeking N5.5 billion in damages for the July 2021 raid on his Ibadan home, during which two individuals were allegedly killed and 12 others imprisoned. In September 2021, an Oyo State High Court found in his favour,…

SP Bright Edafe, spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, has defended officers who searched passengers’ baggage at a police checkpoint on a road trip from Benin to Owerri. The event in question involves a woman who documented her experience in a viral video posted on Wednesday, which showed officials checking boxes, bags, and sealed waybill items belonging to people, including mothers and children. According to her, the extensive search caused an hour’s delay for the travellers. Edafe responded to concerns over the search in a post on Thursday via X, stating that the police have the right to investigate…

Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister on Friday morning along with his cabinet, the governor general’s office announced on Wednesday. The incoming Liberal leader pledged a “seamless and quick” transition as he takes over from Justin Trudeau, who announced his departure in January after almost a decade in power. Carney, 59, a political neophyte, was decisively elected as the Liberal Party’s new leader on Sunday, receiving 86% of more than 150,000 votes. His political debut, after previously leading the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England comes at a time of rising trade tensions…

The Nigerian Senate has defended its decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in front of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPC), claiming that it was due to severe misbehaviour rather than sexual harassment claims. Speaking to the IPU on Wednesday, Kafilat Ogbara, Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, dismissed Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims at a United Nations event that she was suspended for raising sexual harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Ogbara stated that the National Assembly has mandated her to present a rebuttal to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s address at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the…