Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen the Osun State Government account at First Bank ten days before the governorship election. The anti-graft agency placed the account, which was apparently used to pay workers’ paychecks, in “Post No Debit” status. The development came just hours after Governor Ademola Adeleke claimed the EFCC was preparing to freeze the state’s and top government officials’ accounts. In a statement published on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, the governor condemned the alleged move as an attempt to hamper government functions ahead of the August 15 governorship…

Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), stated yesterday that Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the archbishop emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, was not neutral in the 2023 general elections, rejecting claims that the cleric’s recent critiques of the presidency were unbiased. Onaiyekan, in an interview with Arise TV, mentioned that the Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, during its meeting with President Bola Tinubu last Friday, highlighted the difficulties Nigerians are experiencing due to his government’s policies and noted that his administration seems preoccupied with securing a second term in 2027. This, nonetheless, was not well received…

Canada has many paths for people to get or apply for Canadian citizenship, ranging from birth and family links to permanent residence, adoption, and special provisions. Citizenship is typically the final stage of the immigration process for immigrants who want to stay permanently in the country, after permanent residency and satisfying the country’s citizenship requirements. Below are some pathways to Canadian citizenship: 1. Citizenship by birth People born in Canada are normally Canadian citizens from birth, with few exceptions. In most cases, being born on Canadian territory can lead directly to citizenship, regardless of the parents’ country or immigration status.…

Armed herders killed four persons in a repeat attack on the Abaushwa community, Nzorov council ward, Guma Local Government Area, Benue State. Chronicle NG learned on Tuesday that many people sustained varying degrees of injuries during Monday’s attack. According to a neighborhood insider, the attackers entered the village late at night, raiding homes and killing people while they slept. One of the residents, who just identified himself as Atoundo, claimed there was no provocation to justify the attack. “They came and attacked the community without any provocation, killing people in their sleep. They forced open the doors of their victims…

The Nigeria Police Force has reaffirmed its commitment to due process, institutional discipline, and the rule of law in the wake of the controversy involving social media influencer Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, AIG Moshood Jimoh. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, stated that the criminal case mentioned in VeryDarkMan’s recent public comments had been investigated and was already in court, based on legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. The police emphasized that because the…

President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80% for Nigeria’s armed forces personnel. The salary increase will benefit approximately 250,000 personnel and take effect from September 1, 2026, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga disclosed in a statement signed Tuesday. Onanuga mentioned that the graduated structure of the increase scales inversely with rank, with the highest percentage increases going to the most junior personnel. Under the new structure, he said officers above the rank of colonel, brigadier generals, major generals, lieutenant generals, and generals will receive a 30 percent salary increase.…

Nollywood actor Charles Okocha has denied claims by musician Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, that he bit him during their recent celebrity boxing rematch. On Friday, the pair faced off at the Balmoral Convention Centre in Lagos, with Okocha winning after Portable was disqualified for violating the rules by abandoning wrestling skills for punches before exiting the ring. Following the fight, Portable said that Okocha bit him on the back and locked his neck throughout the fight, and that he should not have competed in such a competition. During an appearance on TVC Entertainment on Tuesday, Okocha refuted the…

President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80% for Nigeria’s armed forces personnel. The salary increase will benefit approximately 250,000 personnel and take effect from September 1, 2026, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga disclosed in a statement signed Tuesday. Onanuga mentioned that the graduated structure of the increase scales inversely with rank, with the highest percentage increases going to the most junior personnel. Under the new structure, he said officers above the rank of colonel, brigadier generals, major generals, lieutenant generals, and generals will receive a 30 percent salary increase.…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the political crisis in Rivers State deprived Governor Siminalayi Fubara the opportunity to seek a second term, blaming bad counsel from political allies and other interests. Wike made the comments at the August edition of his monthly media conference, which aired live on Channels TV on Tuesday, while reflecting on his relationship with an estranged political ally. According to the former Rivers governor, he frequently warned Fubara not to leave the political machinery that had propelled him to prominence. “I said, look, don’t derail. I came as governor;…

The World Bank urged developing countries on Tuesday to adopt artificial intelligence technology tools to improve governance results, warning that if they do not, they risk falling behind. “AI has thrown developing economies a lifeline, and they should seize it,” the Chief Economist of the World Bank Group, Indermit Gill, said as the organisation launched its annual World Development Report. “They do not need large models or big data centres to reap their benefits,” he added, advocating for the adaptation of lower-cost AI tools to local conditions to deliver results in the health, education, justice and agricultural sectors. Advanced AI…