Author: Vincent Osuwo

No fewer than eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect—a former student—has been arrested, police said. The attack occurred in the evening at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing, Jiangsu province, according to Yixing police, who confirmed the toll. Police claimed the suspect was a 21-year-old former student at the institution who was supposed to graduate this year but failed his examinations. China: 35 killed as car crashes into fans outside stadium “He returned to the school to express his…

The widow of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Mariya Lagbaja, has vowed her everlasting love to her late husband. Mariya also spoke on the love she shared with her husband of nearly 17 years, describing their relationship as one built on friendship, love, and unwavering support. In an emotional tribute to her late husband, included in the burial program pamphlet, Mariya reflected on their time together. Chronicle NG reported that Lagbaja passed away on November 5 and was buried on Friday, November 15. However, she acknowledged that their time was cut short; she expressed gratitude…

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, voted in the Ondo State Governorship election at Unit 17, Ward 3, Okeagbe, Akoko North West Local Government Area.  He shared photos of his voting process and accreditation on his official X page. “At exactly 11:34 a.m., I cast my vote at unit 17: Ward 3 Okeagbe, Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, in the #Ondo2024 Governorship Election. “It’s been a peaceful election with officials displaying high-level professionalism coupled with an encouraging turnout of voters,” he wrote. Earlier, Chronicle NG reported that Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governor of Ondo State and the All…

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governor of Ondo State and the All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate, has voted at his polling station in Igbo Ward 4, Obenla village, Ilaje Local Government Area. Aiyedatiwa, accompanied by security aides, arrived at his voting station around 8:46 a.m. and voted exactly at 8:50 a.m., to the shouts of his relatives. The elections in the state kicked off early in many polling units, with many voters eager to cast their ballots. #OndoDecides2024: INEC distributes sensitive election materials to polling units Chronicle NG reports that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday morning started…

Alice Loksha, a 42-year-old nurse who was abducted in 2018 by Boko Haram extremists in Borno State, has regained freedom.  Major General Wahdi Shuaibu, the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, told reporters in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Friday that the nurseo was captured while working at a UNICEF office in Kala Balge. The commander, who was represented by his deputy, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Chigbu, also announced the release of another abducted woman, Fayina Ali, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in 2020 while travelling from Kaduna to collect her late brother’s death…

Gunmen suspected to be cultists shot to death a former councillor of Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Mutiu Akinbami, around Brewery in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. Akinbami, popularly called Egor, was reportedly shot in the head by the gunmen while on a motorcycle with his son. A reliable source who spoke to Chronicle NG on condition of anonymity on Friday said, “This incident happened at about 6.30 pm in between the popular brewery bus stop and Olomoore Junction. “It appears the assailants suspected to be cultists have been on the trail of their target from his house inside the Olomoore…

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday morning started the distribution of materials to various units at the Registration Area Centre in Anglican Primary School in the Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State. On the ground to collect their electoral materials were Polling Unit Officers and National Youth Service Corps members. Police operatives who would accompany the materials and officials were also there. Police warn against intimidation, violence in Ogun LG poll Early risers were also checking their names on the voter’s list as they waited for the exercise to begin. However, some residents made brisk…

A gas cylinder explosion at a filling station in the Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State has caused damage to at least six vehicles, the state police command disclosed. Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the state police spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Friday. He explained that on Friday, police operatives from the Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters heard a loud explosion, causing the Divisional Police Officer to lead a team to the scene in coordination with military troops. Tanker explosion rocks Jigawa again “Upon arrival, operatives found a truck loaded with gas cylinders engulfed in flames at Tamal…

The Ogun State Police Command has issued a warning against voter intimidation, electoral violence, and any other actions that could disturb the impending local government poll in the state.  Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, issued a statement on Friday urging residents to cooperate with security personnel during Saturday’s polls across the state’s 20 LGs and 237 wards. The statement read, “In response to the Independent Electoral Commission’s announcement, the Commissioner of Police, CP Alamutu Abidodun Mustapha, has established security measures throughout the state to maintain law and order during the electoral process. “The public is urged to support the election…

The deaths of 23 children in Johannesburg this year due to suspected food poisoning have sparked outrage in South Africa against foreign immigrants who manage small corner stores known as spazas.  There is still police tape around a now-closed spaza business in Soweto’s Naledi neighbourhood that reportedly sold snacks to six small children who died from poisoning last October. The tragedy infuriated locals, who stormed and plundered the spaza before chasing out the proprietor, who was apparently an Ethiopian national. Even the individual who rented out the space left in fright. While an autopsy confirmed that a chemical was the cause…