Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Defence Headquarters has stated that troops on internal security operations around the country have killed 82 terrorists and detained 198 criminals within one week. In a statement released on Friday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Markus Kangye, claimed the troops also rescued 93 abduction victims in one week and seized 86 high-calibre weapons and 2,040 weapons across the theatres of operation in the country. According to a DHQ spokeswoman, 41 terrorists, including 10 men, 12 women, and 19 children, surrendered to troops from Operation Hadin Kai in the northeast. He claimed soldiers in the Niger Delta region…

United States President Donald Trump had a heated exchange with a Democratic governor on Friday over his order barring transgender athletes from women’s sports, with the state governor telling him, “See you in court.” Trump was making televised remarks to a gathering of the country’s governors at the White House when he raised the executive order he signed earlier this month. “Two weeks ago I signed an executive order banning men from playing in women’s sports. Many Democrats are fighting me on that. I hope you continue because you’ll never win another race,” he said. The ban is “to protect…

A 34-year-old Nigerian man, Quham Babatunde, was stabbed to death by a gang of suspected thugs on South Anne Street in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday. The Daily Mail UK claimed on Wednesday that he had attended an Afroswing concert at a nightclub in Dublin on the night of the incident. According to the British media site, emergency responders treated him at the scene on South Anne Street early Saturday morning. He was, however, taken to St. James’ Hospital, where physicians attempted to save his life, but he died from multiple knife wounds, including one to his heart. According to the…

US President Donald Trump has stated that French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “haven’t done anything” to stop the war in Ukraine, ahead of their visits to the White House next week. Trump also stated that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky held “no cards” in peace talks, adding, “I don’t think he’s very important to be in meetings.” Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the United Kingdom, France, and other allies have provided Kyiv with arms and other assistance. On Monday, European leaders attended a crisis summit in Paris on Ukraine, a day before…

Wunmi Aloba, the widow of the late musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has claimed that her father-in-law, Joseph Aloba, has supported Naira Marley, one of her late husband’s friends suspected of bullying him previous to his death. Wunmi made the remark when appearing as a guest on the With Chude show this week. She said, “I knew he reacted to an injection, and the fact that at the end of the autopsy, it came out inconclusive just because of the one mistake my father-in-law made, which was burying him. This is one thing I don’t want to accept.…

Residents of Iree, Boripe Local Government Area, Osun State, have asked the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to disconnect the town if it is unable to offer a consistent power supply. According to inhabitants, the town has been dealing with irregular electricity supplies for more than a year, and IBEDC continues to issue arbitrary projected bills. A real estate developer, Prince Ali Afolabi, accused IBEDC of exploiting residents, saying that many who applied for prepaid meters were yet to receive them. Afolabi said that the distribution business cheated homeowners by using black meters, which allowed for approximated billing, which frequently…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to hold the long-awaited meetings of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee, which were postponed last year. Chronicle NG gathered that the meetings will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Earlier set for September 11 and 12 last year in Abuja, the two critical sessions were canceled off without any reason. Concerns were expressed five months after it was canceled over when the ruling party’s NEC meeting would take place. However, a leaked memo from the APC secretariat revealed that the party had obtained alternative dates for the two political…

Four students from Government Girls Science and Technical College in Potiskum, Yobe State, who were hospitalized after parts of a classroom building fell on Thursday, have been discharged. Chronicle NG gathered that only one student, Fatima Adamu, remained under medical care, receiving treatment for spinal shock. Nurses on duty told our correspondent that Adamu was recuperating steadily, with little trauma from the catastrophe that claimed the life of a classmate and a close friend. Adamu’s family members, including her mother and sisters, who were present at the hospital during the visit, thanked the hospital administration and school officials for their…

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has replaced the city’s fire chief Kristin Crowley, accusing her of mishandling the response to last month’s disastrous wildfires. Bass claimed Kristin Crowley had failed to notify her of an impending fire risk. “We know that 1,000 firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke out were instead sent home on Chief Crowley’s watch,” according to a statement released by the mayor. Bass has selected Ronnie Villanueva, a LAFD veteran, as interim fire chief. The wildfires killed 26 lives, burned thousands of homes, and displaced more than 150,000 people. Kristin…

A man was critically hurt in a knife attack near the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, according to German media. According to the Tagesspiegel newspaper, police have roped off the spot and are conducting a search. The man was reportedly injured with a sharp item and was taken to the hospital by fire crews. “At around 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT), a man was seriously injured by an unknown person,” German police wrote on X, adding “investigations are ongoing”. “The injured man was taken to the hospital,” the statement continued. “Rescue workers are on site caring for several people who witnessed…