Author: Vincent Osuwo

Telecommunications operators are anticipated to begin terminating mobile telephone lines that are not linked to National Identification Numbers when the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) September 14 deadline expires.  The NCC stated in August that no SIM card would be active without a validated NIN after September 15. The telecom regulator had recommended users who had not completed their NIN-SIM linkage or had encountered challenges owing to verification mismatches to visit their service providers as soon as possible to amend their information before the deadline. As of March 2024, the NCC reported 219 million active lines across mobile networks, including MTN,…

A High Court sitting in Ogun State has imposed an interim injunction prohibiting a planned event in memory of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. The legal team of the deceased family disclosed this in a statement signed by its representative, Monisola Odumosu, on Sunday. Odumosu stated that the court’s ruling, issued by Justice O. Osunfisan on Thursday, was in response to a motion made by the late Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, who was represented by Emmanuel Oroko. According to the statement, the injunction directly targeted plans to hold the ‘Sing for Mohbad and Win’ event, which is slated…

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) announced on Sunday that over 281 inmates are still at large after they escaped from the Maiduguri Medium Security Custodial Centre following severe flooding in the capital of Borno state last Tuesday. Umar Abubakar, NCoS spokesperson, however, told reporters that the agency had alerted the Nigerian Immigration Service and Nigeria Police Force, among other security agencies, to help recapture the fleeing inmates. “Every security agency in the country has been notified, and they are on alert to help track down the fleeing inmates wherever they may be. With their help, we will capture them and…

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemates, Ben and Chizoba, have been evicted during the “No Loose Guard” season.  Ben and Chizoba were the housemates to be eliminated after the housemates were separated. The love birds were evicted during Sunday’s live eviction program. Kassia, Soj, Kellyrae, and Victoria were all nominated for eviction. Speaking on his eviction, Ben expressed gratitude for the chance and stated that he did not expect to make it this far. ”I’m not shocked by my eviction. I feel I got an extra week as a bonus.” The eviction followed a dramatic face-to-face nomination process, which saw nine…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has disclosed that it bought Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, from Dangote refinery at N898 per litre. Chronicle NG earlier reported that the lifting of petrol from the 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery commenced on Sunday. Over 100 trucks from the NNPC arrived at the refinery, located in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, to lift the first batch of petrol. Speaking over the price of the product, the NNPC spokesman, Olufemi Soneye, denied claims that the national oil company purchased petrol at N760 per litre. “We successfully loaded PMS at the Dangote…

Five Chinese nationals were detained at Ndito-Eka-Iba village in Akwa Ibom State’s Ibeno Local Government Area by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) agents attached to the Uyo Zonal Command for alleged illicit mining.  Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s spokesperson, announced this in a statement in Uyo, the state capital, on Sunday. He stated that the commission’s Special Task Force apprehended the suspects on August 29 and September 10, 2024, while mining a mineral presumed to be ilmenite, a titanium-iron oxide, in response to an intelligence report. According to Oyewale, the suspects—Zhon Qinping, Li Yi, Xie Bin, Chen Zhou, and Chen…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has contributed N100 million to help victims of the recent flood in Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital.  Abubakar’s donation was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe. The Peoples Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential candidate paid a courtesy call to the state governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, at the Government House, where the donation to the flood relief fund was revealed. According to the National Emergency Management Agency, more than 23,000 houses have been affected by the quick rise of water following the weekend rupture of the Alau Dam on the Ngadda…

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) announced 281 prisoners missing from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.  The service stated that this followed an evacuation process in the aftermath of the state’s flood crisis, in which seven convicts were returned to the centre. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by its spokesman, Umar Abubakar, the service published information about the inmates, including their biometrics. Abubakar said, “The Nigerian Correctional Service has observed the flooding currently being experienced in Maiduguri, Borno State, and its environment. “The unfortunate incident has left scars, bringing down the walls…

Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency are now responding to a fire outbreak at the Oko Baba plank market in the state’s Ebute Metta region.  An X user, Adedeji Olalekan, tweeting as #Stylomedia, said on Sunday that the inferno also affected the market’s shanties. He tweeted, “Okobaba Street is on fire now; all the shanties are burning.” LASEMA’s spokesperson, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the event in a brief WhatsApp message, saying emergency personnel are on the scene conducting a search and rescue operation. Okunbor said, “LASEMA Response Team, LRU Fire Unit,…

Several trucks at the Dangote Refinery, located in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, began lifting Premium Motor Spirit, known as petrol, on Sunday. The trucks, belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), were seen in videos posted on the X handle of the Dangote Group. The tweet reads, “First set of trucks set for loading of PMS at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.” Another tweet reads, “NNPC begins PMS lifting at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.” The $20 billion Lekki plant has 86 gates, allowing 86 vehicles to be loaded at the same time. The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)…