Author: Vincent Osuwo

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has called for the intentional development of Nigeria’s military-industrial complex, emphasising the urgent need for the country to manufacture its own weapons, including an indigenous version of the AK-47. Osinbajo, who was the guest lecturer at the National Defence College Course 33 public lecture today in Abuja, noted that President Bola Tinubu had recently announced plans to establish a military-industrial complex, stressing that this must be approached with a clear mission and urgency. Speaking on the broader implications of security and national stability, Osinbajo stated, “Empirical evidence strongly suggests that there is a definite…

Tshego Gaelae, a South African model, has been crowned the winner of the 40th Mrs. World pageant in Las Vegas, United States. Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda was named first runner-up, with Thailand’s Ploy Panperm taking second place. Gaelae shared her thankfulness for her win in an Instagram post, stating, “To God Be The Glory.” Thank you so much for your love and support; I am really grateful and happy! “My beautiful South Africa, the crown is coming home.” The organisation that supported her journey, Mrs. South Africa, also applauded the achievement in a social media post, stating, “From Soweto to…

No fewer than four soldiers attached to the Myoung Barracks in the Morocco area of Shomolu in Lagos are feared dead, and others were injured after a suspected drunk driver rammed into them. Chronicle NG gathered that the driver rammed into the military men during their monthly road jogging outside the barracks in the early hours of Friday. Speaking with our correspondent, an eyewitness simply identified as Priscilla, who lives in the area, said the Toyota vehicle had three young men as the occupants, running at full speed before ramming into the troops. She stated that after the accident happened,…

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has slammed Bisi Akande, the former governor of Osun State, for claiming that the 2020 #EndSARS protest across Nigeria was orchestrated by Obi’s supporters, also known as Obidients, to derail the current president, Bola Tinubu’s ambition. Obi and the Obedient Movement condemned Akande’s narrative as an attempt to alter history, noting that it was disrespectful to the memories of #EndSARS victims, particularly those who died. The statewide #EndSARS demonstration, which lasted from October 7 to 20, began with a demand for the disbandment of the notorious police wing known as the Special…

Convicted kidnap kingpin Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, told the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Thursday that he had repented of his criminal acts and had petitioned the Lagos State Government for mercy. Evans declared this in court through his lawyer, Emefo Etudo, after entering his plea to the modified five counts of murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping filed against him by the Lagos State Government. When the case was called, the state prosecutor, Sule Yusuf, informed the court that it was starting over and asked the court to re-arraign the accused. The counsel and his…

A fire outbreak occurred at a filling station in Dutse, the Jigawa state capital, on Thursday evening when a fuel tanker exploded while offloading fuel at the station. Chronicle NG gathered that the incident happened at about 8pm at Shakkotu along Kiyawa Road, Dutse. I was nearby when I heard a loud explosion. I rushed to the scene and saw that the fuel tanker had burst and the fire surrounded almost everywhere in the filling station,” an eyewitness, Baba Nura, told our correspondent. The fuelling station and other surrounding properties were reported to be destroyed. The Jigawa State Police Command…

US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his threat to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS nations on Thursday, as the deadline for imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico approached. Trump has already warned BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—with 100 percent tariffs if they formed an alternative to the US currency, and he doubled down on Thursday night. “The idea that the BRICS countries are trying to move away from the dollar, while we stand by and watch, is OVER,” he posted on his Truth Social platform. “We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile countries that…

Social media commentator Reno Omokri has described former governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as someone who has a ”penchant for lying.” Omokri made the remark while responding to claims made by El-Rufai over his refusal to serve in the cabinet of President, Bola Tinubu. The former governor, a prominent member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, has recently made headlines for criticising the party for lacking active party structures and internal democracy. “I no longer recognise the APC. No party organ has met in two years—no caucus, no NEC, nothing. You don’t even know if it is a…

A father in Pakistan reportedly killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. According to local police head Babar Baloch, the man, who is believed to be in his 50s, recently returned from the United States with his family to reside in Quetta, a city in southwestern region of the country. According to Baloch, the now-detained father admitted to shooting his daughter earlier this week when she refused to wear more modest clothing and to cease posting what the family deemed to be “indecent”…

Daniel Bwala, President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on policy communications, warned Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State, on Thursday after calling him a “latter-day convert.” The former governor, a prominent member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, has recently made headlines for criticising the party for lacking active party structures and internal democracy. “I no longer recognise the APC. No party organ has met in two years—no caucus, no NEC, nothing. You don’t even know if it is a one-man show; it’s a zero-man show,” El-Rufai said at a national conference in Abuja on strengthening democracy in Nigeria…