Author: Vincent Osuwo

Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s impeached leader, was arrested on Wednesday for his failed martial law push, concluding a weeks-long standoff with authorities and becoming the country’s first president to be jailed. Yoon, who is charged with insurrection for his brief attempt to establish martial law last month, said he would cooperate with authorities to avoid “bloodshed.” Yoon, a former prosecutor who led the conservative People Power Party to victory in the 2022 elections, faces the death penalty or life in prison if convicted of insurrection. For weeks, he had attempted to avoid arrest by remaining in his residential compound,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, commenced a four-day training of officers of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, LACC, at its Academy in Karu, Abuja. The training, which centres on financial crimes and investigative report writing, is designed to strengthen and deepen the capacities of officers of LACC for broad-based investigation and analysis of different types of financial crimes. In a welcome address to the trainees, Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, stressed the importance of knowledge and training, emphasising that “knowledge is better than physical strength; therefore, I believe that your coming here is to…

The Director of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Shazali, has called on institutions of higher learning across the country to introduce anti-corruption courses as a core requirement for all first-year students. The EFCC chief stated that the introduction of such courses will equip undergraduates with the necessary knowledge and understanding about the pervasive issue of corruption in the country and the significant roles they can play in combating it. Shazali made the call in Kano on Tuesday while receiving the Vice-Chancellor of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Professor Mukhtar Attiku Kurawa, who paid…

President Bola Tinubu has extended palliative support to the Student Union Government (SUG) Presidents across all 36 states of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory. The distribution of rice to the SUG Presidents was made via the office of Asefon Sunday, the Special Adviser on Student Engagement to the President. Speaking while distributing the palliative to the students in Abuja, on Tuesday, Asefon stated that the gesture was part of the President’s support for students and the community, particularly in December 2024, when the President provided palliative support to student leaders for Christmas and the New Year. “Today, the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Folashade Arinolan Adekaiyaoja as Deputy Director General of the DSS. According to reports, the presidential approval wants to change the agency’s structure for greater efficiency, consistent with the service’s original organogram. Checks indicated that the DSS is established with three Deputy Directors General in its hierarchy. According to elated agency operatives, the nomination and ratification by the president were based on the DG’s recommendation through the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. One of the individuals, the nomination is consistent with existing regulations and unique in the Secret Service’s history.…

President Bola Tinubu has called for Africa to harness her resources in a bid to develop the continent. Tinubu made the call in a statement on his verified X page on Monday after meeting the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Tinubu, who said that his meeting with Kagame was a success, stated that Africa has the capacity to develop itself. He noted that the continent is blessed with an abundance of resources that has made the continent the envy of the world. He called on leaders in the continent to improve trade within the continent in…

Princes from Oyo’s nine royal families, known as the Atiba 9, have rejected Abimbola Owoade’s selection as Alaafin of Oyo.  The Atiba 9 deemed his appointment undesirable and a flagrant contempt for Oyo’s respected traditions. Recall that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde delivered the office personnel to the Alaafin-designate on Monday. The Atiba 9 attacked Makinde’s choice, accusing him of basing it on a pronouncement by US-based Awise Agbaye, Prof. Wande Abimbola, who claimed that Ifa chose Owoade as the future Alaafin of Oyo. They maintained that Owoade’s nomination violated not only Oyo’s deeply ingrained customs, culture, and traditions, but…

No fewer than 40 farmers have been reportedly killed in the Dumba community in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, with the whereabouts of several others yet to be ascertained following an attack by the terrorists believed to be members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province. Chronicle NG gathered that the Boko Haram attack, which happened around 4:30 pm on Sunday, also left dozens of farmers missing who may have been abducted by the militants. The attack was confirmed by the Borno State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, in…

United States President Joe Biden has announced a $770 one-time payment to California wildfire victims as Los Angeles County battles one of the worst fires in state history. Biden, whose term in the White House is coming to an end, made the news on Monday. According to Hollywoodunlocked, the wildfire, which has taken 29 lives, is a growing concern among Americans. However, Biden, in a meeting, offered to make a one-time payment of $770 to the victims of the devastating Los Angeles County fires and that the government would be covering 100% of the disaster response expenditures for the next…

The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has stated that Lagos State is not the ”birthright” of President Bola Tinubu. Gbadebo made the remark while speaking on the impeachment of the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. Chronicle NG reports that Obasa, the longest-serving speaker of the Assembly, was impeached by lawmakers on Monday, citing misappropriation of funds as the reason for the unanimous decision. Speaking on the development, Gbadebo, in a statement on X on Monday, alleged that Obasa’s removal was as a result of…