Author: Vincent Osuwo

Over 900 people have been killed in the past two weeks amid intense fighting between M23 rebels and government forces in Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organisation said in a statement late Monday that since January 26, some 2,880 injured people have been admitted to several medical institutions in Goma. Tens of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes last week as the M23 armed group, supported by Rwandan troops, took control of Goma’s airport as its fighters marched through the city, which is the regional seat of North Kivu.…

Kenya Airways has apologised to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over the mistreatment of Nigerian passenger Gloria Omisore and for issuing a misleading statement on the incident. The apology came after the airline’s management and NCAA representatives met Tuesday in Abuja. Michael Achimugu, the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the NCAA, revealed this in a post on his official X handle. “Their team has apologised for the obfuscation of facts in their earlier statement. They also admitted that, phone call or not, it was the airline’s fault for failing to identify the issue before airlifting the…

The federal government formally commenced toll operations on the Abuja-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Road corridor to repay the $460.8 million loan acquired from China Exim Bank for the road’s restoration and upgrade. It also announced that motorists utilising the roadway will have to pay tolls ranging from N500 for saloon cars to N1,600 for multi-axles. To make their activities easier, police and military vehicles are exempt from tolls. The toll gates along the route are divided into four sections: Keffi, Akwanga, Lafia, and Makurdi. The 227.2 km road was rehabilitated and upgraded with a preferential credit loan from China Exim Bank. The previous…

Justice A. Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the temporary forfeiture of digital wallet assets totalling $222,729.86 to the Federal Government of Nigeria. This ruling follows the recovery of the assets from an alleged conspiracy of 792 cryptocurrency investment and romance fraudsters detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during a surprise operation on December 10, 2024. Zeenat Atiku, the EFCC’s legal counsel, submitted an ex parte plea for forfeiture, alleging intelligence on a large-scale fraud operation involving foreign nationals in Lagos. The court was informed that the syndicate funded its activities through…

Mexico, on Tuesday, launched the 10,000-strong border force deployment it had promised US President Donald Trump in exchange for deferring a 25-percent tariff on exported products, President Claudia Sheinbaum said. “The deployment has already started,” she told reporters a day after announcing a last-minute deal with Trump to tighten measures against illegal migration and cross-border smuggling of the drug fentanyl. On Saturday, Trump unveiled sweeping sanctions against the United States’ three largest trading partners: Canada, China, and Mexico. The president said that its immediate neighbours would pay a 25% export duty, with China paying an additional 10% on top of…

Aare Afe Babalola, the founder and chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has called on the government to increase the salaries of medical doctors and ensure prompt payment, attributing poor remuneration to their emigration from Nigeria. Babalola made this call on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti during the 7th induction and oath-taking ceremony of the 2024 graduating medical students of the institution. The elder statesman bemoaned the poor remuneration paid to doctors in Nigeria, describing it as ridiculous and paltry. His words, “The reason many Nigerian doctors and nurses leave this country immediately after completing their training is because the emoluments paid…

A 14-year-old girl was charged by the Lagos police on Tuesday with stealing N4 million in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court. The defendant, whose address is unknown, entered a not guilty plea to the two counts of stealing and breach of peace. The prosecutor, Insp. Ayodele Adeosun, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Jan. 31 at 12.01 p.m. at the Ajara Tozunkanmeh area of Badagry, Lagos State. He claimed that by using a spare key to enter Mrs. Hannah Oni’s home without her permission, the defendant acted in a way that was likely to disturb the…

The Ogun State Police Command, on Tuesday, arraigned the suspended Olorile of Orile Ifo, Oba Semiu Adewale Ogunjobi, for assaulting  a 73-year-old chief, Abraham Areola. The suspended monarch was arraigned on three counts bordering on conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. This was confirmed by the Nigeria Police Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Tuesday. According to the police PRO, “The Kabiyesi Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, who assaulted one elderly man in a viral video, in Ifo Ogun State, has been charged to court today February 4, 2025, on a three-count of conspiracy, assault and…

Three siblings have reportedly been killed by yet-to-be-identified killers in Nnewichi, Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area, Anambra State. The siblings, aged nine, seven, and and five, were suspected to have been killed by the assailants who swooped on them in their house, murdered them,, and stocked their lifeless bodies inside a deep freezer in their apartment in Nnewichi community, in Nnewi, Anambra State. Chronicle NG gathered that the eldest of the siblings, a girl, Chikaima Daviana Ejezie, 9 years; the second daughter, Chimziterem Dominica, 7 years; and the only son, Chimdilim David Ejezie, 5 years, were left in their…

Real Madrid on Monday described officiating in Spain as “rigged” and “completely discredited” following the club’s shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Espanyol over the weekend. After Carlos Romero of Espanyol was not sent off for his careless tackle on Kylian Mbappe in the 61st minute of Saturday’s match, the Spanish powerhouses were infuriated. Romero scored the game-winning goal after receiving a cynical foul ticket, giving Real Madrid a one-point lead in La Liga. “The events of the match exceeded any margin for human error or refereeing interpretation,” the secretary of Real’s board of directors, Jose Luis del Valle Perez, wrote…