Author: Vincent Osuwo

A 200-level chemical engineering student from Federal University, Otuoke, reportedly drowned in Yenagoa’s Ekoli Creek over a N300 bet. Our correspondent learned that the incident occurred on Sunday morning, but the corpse had yet to be discovered, and the name of the deceased was unknown. Chronicle NG gathered from sources who were aware of the incident that the victim placed a wager with other people that he could swim across the river, but while swimming, he submerged and has not been seen since. Narrating the incident, a source who is a student of the university, “Yesterday morning, a 200-level Chemical…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 23-year-old Gbolahan Adebayo for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death in Ijedodo, Alimosho Local Government Area, Lagos State. Chronicle NG gathered that the incident occurred during the deceased’s visit to the suspect’s home on Friday. A local who identified himself only as Akin informed our correspondent on Monday that the 23-year-old woman was heard pleading for help about midnight while being battered by her lover. Akin said that Adebayo later rang the alarm at dawn when he discovered she was no longer responsive following the attack. He said, “The girl was a regular…

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Justice Rahman Oshodi  of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja from his ongoing trial over alleged $4.5bn and N2.8bn fraud. Emefiele’s legal team, led by Olalekan Ojo (SAN), accused the judge of bias and called on him to disqualify himself from further proceedings. The motion was made at a hearing on Monday at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos. Justice Oshodi delayed the case until February 26, 2025, to decide if he will withdraw from it. The Economic and Financial…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu will be present to chair today’s National Caucus meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This was revealed by the National Secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH. He said, “By the grace of God, the President will be there. He has already confirmed his attendance.” Basiru also dismissed the fear that both the Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings, slated for Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, may be called off yet again. “No, nobody is postponing anything. The National Caucus and the…

Omowunmi, the wife of the late musician Mohbad, has revealed that Joseph Aloba, her father-in-law, is fully aware that Liam, her son with Mohbad, is actually his grandchild. Omowunmi said in an interview with BBC Pidgin that Aloba is “100% sure” of Liam’s paternity. The interview excerpt went viral on Monday. She further stated that she agreed to the DNA test to clarify the “lies circulating in the media, not to prove anything to her father-in-law.”. She expressed her anguish, saying how much she misses her late husband, especially now that their son has begun school, which has heightened her…

No fewer than nine lives have been lost and three others injured in a fatal crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway near Ayetoro on Monday. The accident, which reportedly occurred around 5:30 a.m., involved a Toyota bus with registration number UYY165ZY and a truck with registration number DKA244XC. The bus driver was claimed to have lost control and crashed into the vehicle. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, confirmed this in a statement given to journalists on Monday. Okpe explained, “The fatal crash occurred in the early hours this morning at…

The Edo State Police Command arrested a member of a local vigilante in Benin for allegedly killing an artisan and setting his corpse ablaze. Moses Yamu, the state police command’s Public Relations Officer, stated that the suspect was apprehended by operatives from the Textile Mill Road Division in response to a distress call from members of the public at about 8 a.m. on February 20, 2025. He stated that the Divisional Police Officer in Charge of the Textile Mill Division received a call reporting the discovery of a middle-aged man’s corpse, Lasan Osaze Erhabor, lying under a heap of sawdust…

President Bola Tinubu congratulated his special adviser on policy communication, Daniel Bwala, on his 50th birthday. “President Tinubu lauds Bwala’s articulation of government policies to ensure the public understands the administration’s agenda,” the president’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement. Tinubu also commended his aide for leveraging his expertise as a lawyer, political analyst, and public affairs commentator in performing his duties with clarity and insight. “On this milestone birthday, I join family, friends, and colleagues in celebrating Bwala, whose insights on government policies and programs continue strengthening the administration’s outreach efforts. “May the years ahead bring him continued…

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the deaths of two additional people, bringing the total to seven in a battle between cocoa farmers and suspected cocoa thieves in Gbelemotin, Ovia South-West Local Government Area of the state. Moses Yamu, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, stated on Sunday that six injured people were being treated at an unidentified hospital, updating the previous total of four casualties reported on Saturday. The violence reportedly began on Thursday night and escalated on Friday morning, when supporters of the initial victims mounted a counterattack. A local source, speaking on the condition of…

An American Airlines flight from JFK Airport to Delhi was diverted to Rome on Sunday due to a bomb threat on board. The flight, which carried 199 passengers and 15 crew members, was two hours from its destination when it was redirected over Turkmenistan, a Central Asian country. According to the New York Post, the airline confirmed that the detour was due to a “possible security issue.” Passenger Neeraj Chopra, who was on his way to see family in India, described the moment of trepidation when the captain announced the diversion. “I felt a little panic of, OK, what’s going…