Author: Vincent Osuwo

Argentina is the top-ranked team in the most recent FIFA rankings, which were released on Thursday, bolstering their position ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Albiceleste remain at the top of the world football rankings after an excellent victory in recent international matches, with Spain and France in second and third position, respectively. Spain remained in second place after a tie and a win in their most recent games, while France dropped to third after losing before recovering with consecutive victories. England and Portugal complete the top five, with Brazil in sixth place. Nigeria remained 26th in the…

The House of Representatives has passed the state police bill, essentially paving the way for the decentralization of Nigeria’s policing architecture. The resolution came after 289 parliamentarians voted in favor of state police during Thursday’s plenary session, which was presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Following a recent surge in homicides, kidnappings, and banditry, the House committed to voting on the State Police Bill during Thursday’s plenary session. The session was not without drama, as shortly after the lawmakers began the day’s business, Kaduna lawmaker Bashir Zubairu moved a point of order, explaining that the document on the proposed state…

Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has expressed shock at the Senate Committee on Public Accounts’ arrest order against him. In a letter dated June 10, 2026, Kyari stated that he had earlier written to the committee on May 8 and that the correspondence was received on May 11, alerting MPs that he was traveling for medical reasons and would be unable to attend the meeting physically. Kyari insisted that his absence was simply for health reasons and not an attempt to disrupt the committee’s work and vowed full cooperation with the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the restoration of six State House of Assembly constituencies in Delta State ahead of the 2027 General Election, following court judgments directing the reinstatement of previously suppressed constituencies. This was announced in a circular released by the electoral body on Wednesday. The restored constituencies in Delta State are Aniocha North II, Ika North East II, Sapele II, Ethiope West II, Warri South West II, and Warri North II. INEC said political parties will conduct primaries in the restored constituencies between June 16 and June 25, 2026, to facilitate the nomination of candidates…

Department of State Services (DSS) personnel and Nigerian Army forces foiled a major attempt by members of the illegal Eastern Security Network to kidnap dozens of children preparing for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination in some Southeast states. The targeted schools for abductions were in Enugu, Anambra, and Imo states. According to a DSS statement released on Thursday, secret police and troops raided an ESN armory in Enugu State’s Agbani axis based on solid intelligence. According to the statement, intelligence revealed that ESN members planned to carry out the attacks while donning National Youth Service Corps uniforms.…

The first group of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the recent xenophobic attacks has landed in Lagos. On Thursday, 268 returnees arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport on an Air Peace flight organized by the Federal Government as part of its repatriation efforts. The evacuation flight, which was originally scheduled to depart on Monday, was delayed until Wednesday due to documentation and processing complications before finally taking off. The new repatriation exercise comes amid mounting concerns about the safety of Nigerians residing in South Africa, where stories of xenophobic violence have pushed many foreign nationals to seek aid in…

Mixed Martial fighter Conor McGregor has called for countries in the West to ban immigrants from third-world countries from coming into their countries. The UFC fighter took to X to react following a night of chaos in Ireland. Chronicle NG gathered that a 30-year-old Sudanese man named Hadi Alodid attempted to behead a man in the middle of a street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This led to outrage and anti-immigration protest, with houses, cars, and a bus set on fire as citizens asked for immigrants to leave their country. Reacting on X, McGregor called for a ban on all immigrants…

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke escaped unhurt on Wednesday following the sudden collapse of a podium where guests were seated at a rally held in Ijebu-Jesa. In a video obtained by Chronicle NG showing the moment the podium caved in, Adeleke; deputy governor Kola Adewusi; speaker of the House of Assembly Adewale Egbedun; and the spokesperson of the Imole Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, were among those on the platform when the incident occurred. Musical performances were still going on in the video when the event anchor ended the session and was about to introduce the next item on the agenda before…

Popular social media influencer Blessing Okoro, popularly called Blessing CEO, has been remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service over allegations of forgery and medical fraud. Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the remand of the accused pending the commencement of her trial on September 24, 2026. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged Okoro with collecting money under false pretense, forgery, possession of forged papers, fraudulent conversion, and retention of proceeds of alleged illegal acts totaling N13 million. During the hearing, EFCC counsel H.U. Kofanaisa informed the court that the…

Schools in various parts of the country closed early on Wednesday due to widespread worries of bandit assaults. The schools were abruptly closed following a bandit raid on the UBE Secondary/Primary School in Iluke, Kogi State, and a threat of invasion at learning centers in Edo and Niger states. This comes just a few weeks after schoolchildren were kidnapped in Oyo, prompting national and international condemnation of the country’s deteriorating security situation. Suspected bandits stormed the UBE Secondary/Primary School, Iluke, in Kogi State’s Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, killing at least three people. Mr. Ganiyu Anifowose, vice principal of UBE Secondary/Primary…