Author: Vincent Osuwo

Terrorists have killed two persons, injured one, and set houses ablaze in fresh attacks on Berom communities in Plateau State. According to reports, the attacks took place on Tuesday night in at least four locations: Gwa-Wereng Rim, Kyeng Village in Bachi District, Dorong, and Jol Village. The Berom Youth Moulders Association acknowledged the killings in a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Rwang Tengwong. According to the association, gunmen stormed Gwa-Wereng Rim, killing Bulus Mwagwong, also known as Dikko, and injuring his relative Yakubu fatally. The statement added that “47-year-old Stephen Dachollom Kaze was also killed by…

Manchester City has signed Argentina international goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from Marseille for a two-year contract, both clubs announced on Wednesday. The 34-year-old will be City’s second goalkeeper, behind Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma. “This is an amazing opportunity for me and one I had to grasp,” said Rulli, who returns for a second spell at City, having spent the 2016/17 season at the Etihad without making a first-team appearance. “When the chance to join Manchester City comes along, you have to go for it. “Everyone knows what an impressive club this is. “The city’s success over a long time has been impressive.…

Pelumi Olajengbesi, campaign spokesman for Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has threatened to file a ₦10 billion lawsuit against Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, for “defamation and injurious falsehood.” In a letter dated August 12, 2026, addressed to the lawmaker by Olajengbesi’s lawyer, Hammed Lasisi, Olajengbesi described certain statements made by Fadahunsi about him during live television interviews on Viable TV on July 2, 2026, and Channels Television’s Politics Today on August 11, 2026, as malicious and damaging to his reputation. Olajengbesi demanded an immediate retraction of the statements and a clear public apology within 24 hours, failing…

The Osun State Police Command has summoned Senator Francis Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East in the Senate, over a threat he allegedly made against Accord Party members ahead of the state’s governorship election on Saturday. In a phone conversation with The PUNCH on Wednesday, the command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, revealed that the legislator had been summoned by the commissioner of police in charge of the election, Samuel Etaifo. Ojelabi said, “I can confirm that he (Fadahunsi) has been summoned by the CP. We will make a statement available regarding it.” In a video shared on social media on Tuesday, Fadahunsi,…

Osun East Senator Francis Fadahunsi has made a death threat to Accord Party members in Ilesa ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. He made the threat in a viral video, raising concerns about rising political violence in the state. Mr. Fadahunsi spoke in Yoruba to supporters at a protest at Ijesaland’s Owa Obokun Palace against what he termed the massacre of APC members in Ijesaland. In a video circulating online, the senator, accompanied by other All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, accuses Accord Party members of killing people. “The cap they wear—it is a yellow fever cap; it is the…

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to maintain the country’s unity despite their differences, stating that dialog is crucial to Nigeria’s survival as a united nation. Tinubu, represented by the Senate’s Deputy President, Barau Jibrin, made the statement on Tuesday at the International Conference on Security and National Unity, which was organized by Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah in partnership with the Muslim World League. The president stated that the administration was dedicated to addressing Nigeria’s security concerns and promoting world peace through cooperation with other countries. Tinubu said, “Not only that, the government is determined to make sure…

The 2026 Appropriation Bill submitted by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Rivers State House of Assembly has not been passed into law one month after it was received. Chronicle NG gathered that fresh agreements between the Martin Amaewhule-led Assembly and the governor are the main cause for the budget’s delay, despite the fact that little is known about the proposal. On July 10, 2026, Fubara presented an appropriation bill of N1.854 trillion, known as the “Budget of Resilience for Growth and Development,” to the Assembly for discussion and passage. Receiving the governor’s budget, the Speaker expressed worry over the late…

The federal government has selected five states, including the Federal Capital Territory, for the first phase of the implementation of its National Ranching Policy. Alhaji Idi Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development, said this while briefing President Bola Tinubu on the ministry’s activities at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. Maiha stated that the pilot program would begin at the Wase Grazing Reserve in Plateau as a proof of concept for the new ranching approach. He identified the six states as Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Adamawa, and the FCT. According to him, the locations were chosen because they have experienced…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) branch, has declared a total and indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement. Adeleke is running for re-election on the Accord Party platform after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, which he represented when he won the governorship in 2022. In Saturday’s election, he will compete against All Progressives Congress candidate Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji and African Democratic Congress candidate Najeem Salaam, among others. According to him, union members will not return to lecture halls based solely on promises or commitments unless the state government takes…

Governor Ademola Adeleke has defended his penchant for dancing, saying his hobby does not interfere with his responsibilities as governor of Osun State as he seeks a second term in office. Adeleke announced this on Tuesday during an Arise TV-organized town hall meeting for candidates running for governor of Osun State on August 15. The governor, who characterized himself as a “prudent worker,” stated that dancing was a part of his personality and a pleasure he enjoyed and that despite his public displays of dancing, he had completed projects in a variety of areas. “I dance because in my family,…