Author: Vincent Osuwo

The wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Mrs. Beatrice, has been released from the United Kingdom’s prison. A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Chronicle NG that Beatrice, who was sentenced to five years in UK prison, returned to the country on Tuesday. She is believed to be currently in Abuja. Our correspondent, however, gathered that there is jubilation currently going on in her family house in the Mpu community of the Aninriinri Local Government Area of Enugu State. A United Kingdom court sentenced Beatrice, her husband, and one Obinna Obeta to various…

The first lady of Anambra State, Nonye Soludo, has vowed to closely monitor the case of a man who reportedly set fire to his wife in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area, till full justice is done. The governor’s wife made this public after receiving information about the viral occurrence from the Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Mrs. Ify Obinabo, and her health counterpart, Dr. Afam Obidike, whom she directed to attend the scene right away. In response to the incident, which she described as “gruesome and evil,” Soludo promised to guarantee that the case is resolved fairly. Soludo insisted…

A middle-aged man named Nwana allegedly set fire to his wife, Chioma Nwana, after a heated argument about suspected adultery in Eziezekwe village, Abagana, in Anambra State’s Njikoka Local Government Area. The terrible incident, which took place on Tuesday evening, deteriorated when the suspect accused his wife of having an affair. Chioma, who suffered severe burns, was transferred to a local hospital but died from her injuries on Wednesday morning. According to sources in the Anambra community, Nwana confronted his wife when she returned home from an alleged outing with another man. The fight became out of control, prompting him…

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, on Wednesday, began a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, Dr George Ebong, the President of ARD FCTA, said the strike followed the expiration of the three-week ultimatum issued last year. It will be recalled that the association issued a 21-day ultimatum to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on December 23, 2024, to meet its demands. Speaking on behalf of doctors in the territory,  Ebong condemned the neglect of hospitals and doctors’ welfare in the nation’s capital.…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, to step down if he is unable to stop the persistent collapse of the national electricity grid. The NLC also criticised the proposal by the Ministry of Power to set aside a whopping N8 billion in the 2025 proposed budget to sensitise the Nigerian public on how to pay their electricity bills, describing it as frivolous and questionable. In a statement signed by the president of NLC, Joe Ajaero, the NLC stated that the country’s power sector was on the brink of collapse as a result of…

The nation’s most wanted terrorist, Bello Turji, has been dealt a huge blow as an intensified military offensive compelled him to release no fewer than 15 hostages from his custody. The release of the hostages follows the reported killing of his son during a joint military operation by air components and Operation Fansan Yanma. Operation Fansan Yanma, established to tackle terrorism and insecurity in the North West region, recently recorded successes that saw the surrender of two terrorist leaders, Abu Radde and Umar Black, who had been terrorising Katsina State and its environs. In a statement on Tuesday by the…

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, on Tuesday defended the decision of the Federal Government to approve a 50 percent tariff hike for telecom services, despite widespread backlash and legal threats from advocacy groups and subscribers. Minister Tijani, who spoke as he appeared before lawmakers to defend the ministry’s budget, explained that the tariff hike was driven by broader economic pressures, including rising inflation and the cost of imported goods. “Rising inflation and operational costs are the reasons for the recent tariff increase,” Tijani, who is also spearheading the country’s ambitious 90,000-kilometre fibre project, explained to…

The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Tuesday, expressed regrets over President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the organisation. On Tuesday, the WHO acknowledged the United States’ critical position in the world health organisation and expressed optimism that Trump would reverse his decision. Trump, who was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, signed a spate of broad executive orders, including one that terminated the US membership in the World Health Organisation. Reacting to Trump’s decision, the WHO, in the statement on X, said, “The United States was a founding member of…

President Donald Trump has dismissed Admiral Linda Fagan, the first woman to lead a United States military service, as the head of the Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Coast Guard, did not immediately speak on Fagan’s dismissal, AFP reports. The dismissal came less than 24 hours after the inauguration ceremony of the 47th US President at the Capitol on Monday. “She served a long and illustrious career, and I thank her for her service,” acting DHS Secretary Benjamine Huffman said in a message Tuesday to the Coast Guard. According to a senior official, her departure…

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Ogoniland leaders from four local government areas. Although Fubara and the Ogoni delegation arrived earlier in the State House’s Council Chamber, our correspondent spotted FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s official vehicle arrive at the Villa at 2:45 p.m. Fubara’s delegation comprises Senators Lee Maeba, Magnus Abe, Olaka Nwogu, Victor Giadom, Kenneth Kobani, Monsignor Pius Kii, Leedom Mitee, Bennett Birabi, Barry Mpigi, Kenneth Kobani, and Prof. B. Fakae, among others. The meeting is attended by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the President’s Chief of Staff,…