Author: Vincent Osuwo

Hull City were promoted to the Premier League in dramatic fashion when Oli McBurnie’s last-gasp goal won a 1-0 triumph over Middlesbrough in Saturday’s Championship play-off final, putting an end to the ‘spygate’ scandal that clouded world football’s wealthiest match. McBurnie took advantage of a mistake by Middlesbrough goalkeeper Sol Brynn to score the winning goal in the waning moments of the second half at Wembley. Hull will return to the Premier League for the first time since 2016-17, capping off an astonishing turnaround just 12 months after avoiding relegation to the third tier on goal difference. McBurnie’s late goal…

President Bola Tinubu applauded the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries, calling them peaceful, transparent, and a demonstration of internal democracy. Tinubu remarked after taking part in the exercise held at Ward L2, Ikoyi II, Ireti Primary School, Mekunwen Street, Ikoyi, Eti-Osa Local Government, Lagos, where thousands of party members had assembled for the presidential primary poll. The president praised party members, governors, and officials for the orderly execution of the exercise around the country. “This is a demonstration of internal democracy, and it has been going very well according to plan. “This is politics, grassroots politics, where every member…

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) member nations unanimously agreed on Friday to take note of Argentina’s declaration of withdrawal from the WHO, adding that they would always welcome full cooperation from Buenos Aires. At the 79th annual World Health Assembly of member states, the WHO’s decision-making body, countries had to evaluate Argentina’s desire to follow the United States’ lead and exit from the United Nations health agency. The assembly reviewed many suggestions addressing Argentina’s withdrawal notification and unanimously decided on a compromise text. The assembly “noted” the correspondence received by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on March 17, 2025, alerting him…

The All Progressives Congress on Friday declared Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang the winner of the party’s governorship primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Chairman of the APC Committee for the governorship and House of Assembly primaries in Plateau State, Fidelis Mnyim, announced the result on Friday night at the party secretariat in Jos after collating returns from the 17 local government areas of the state. Mnyim noted Mutfwang secured the majority of votes cast by party members across the state to emerge as the APC governorship candidate. According to the results, the Plateau governor polled 233,335 votes…

Former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate for the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has denied avoiding former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obi made the statements on Friday in Cape Town, South Africa, while attending the Spier Dialogue 2026, a pan-African governance forum. “There are very few human beings who are as close as I am to Atiku. So I can’t be running from him. This man is my very respected leader and elder brother. “I don’t run from him. Never. It has nothing to do with running from anybody. I’ve never run from…

Former Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, who resigned to contest the Oyo governorship primaries, has failed to clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Adelabu, who resigned after the deadline set by the President, had hoped to secure the party’s governorship ticket in Oyo State ahead of the 2027 elections. The former minister was, however, defeated in the contest by Senator Sarafadeen Alli. Alli polled 578,143 votes to defeat Adelabu, who got 19,193 votes. Following the outcome of the primaries, Adelabu alleged manipulation in the primary process, insisting that the election did not reflect the true wishes of…

A 30-year-old private school teacher in Ogun State, Nathaniel Baiyegun, has been arrested for killing a 16-year-old West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidate identified as Florence, said to be his former student. Chronicle NG gathered from a police source on Friday that the suspect allegedly lured the teenager to the scene of her death under the guise of attending an academic coaching class. The source noted that Baiyegun allegedly demanded a ransom of N500,000 from the girl’s father after killing her, which he later confessed to spending on online sports betting. “The suspect allegedly reconnected with the teenager…

A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed at least 82 people, state media said on Saturday, in one of the country’s most devastating industrial disasters in recent years. According to Xinhua, the blast occurred around 7:29 p.m. (1129 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province. According to Xinhua, a total of 247 personnel were underground at the time, with the majority having been hauled to the surface by Saturday morning. However, the agency eventually reported that at least 82 people had died, and that rescuers were still looking “intensively” for nine people…

Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has accused the President Bola Tinubu-led administration of causing artificial hunger in the country. Speaking in an interview on ARISE News on Friday, the former Rivers State governor chastised the incumbent All Progressives Congress administration, accusing Tinubu of intentionally instilling hunger as a political tool to influence voters. “The president is creating hunger as a way of manipulating voters. On that day, city boys will bring a bag of rice, and some people will eat that rice and vote for them because a bag of rice does not solve hunger for the rest of…

Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has declared himself the most qualified and electable presidential aspirant in the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. The former Rivers State Governor cited his extensive leadership experience and relative youth. Speaking in an interview on ARISE News on Friday, Amaechi positioned himself as a formidable option within the ADC, which is shaping up to be a crowded field that includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Northern Nigeria Development Company boss Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. Speaking on why the ADC should choose him over more prominent aspirants like Atiku and Hayatu-Deen,…