Author: Vincent Osuwo

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved Professor Tomola Obamuyi’s appointment as the new Vice-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University in Akungba-Akoko. The appointment was made on the suggestion of the university’s governing council after Obamuyi emerged as the top candidate among 15 applicants interviewed by the institution’s joint council and senate selection board. Ebenezer Adeniyan, the governor’s chief press secretary, confirmed this in a statement released on Friday. Obamuyi, a banking and finance professor, will succeed outgoing Vice-Chancellor Professor Olugbenga Ige. According to the statement, the appointment was made “following the due recommendation of the Governing Council of the institution,…

The Kebbi State Police Command says it will arraign the four suspects apprehended in connection with the killing of eight people during a farmers-herders confrontation in Gulma town, Argungu Local Government Area, of the state. The command’s public relations officer, Bashir Usman, stated this in a statement on Thursday. It was reported on Monday that no fewer than eight individuals were murdered in the brutal confrontation. The incident was purportedly prompted by the alleged homicide of a farmer, who was believed to have been stabbed to death by a Fulani herder while working on his farmland. The death prompted a…

The death toll has risen to 188 in Venezuela, with more than 1,500 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck in quick succession, causing widespread destruction across the country’s northern region and triggering a major humanitarian emergency. According to authorities in Venezuela, more than 200 people remain trapped beneath collapsed buildings, while rescue workers continue search-and-rescue operations in affected communities. The earthquakes, which struck late on Wednesday, severely impacted the capital, Caracas, and the neighboring coastal state of La Guaira, where dozens of buildings collapsed, Chronicle NG reports. Officials stated that at least 250 structures were damaged, with more than 100…

Ecuador continued their World Cup journey as Gonzalo Plata’s decisive goal secured a remarkable 2-1 comeback win against Germany, allowing them to advance to the last 32 on Thursday. Leroy Sane controversially put Germany in the lead less than two minutes into the Group E match, but Ecuador responded with a superb goal from Sunderland’s Nilson Angulo. Plata then tapped in from a short distance 13 minutes before the end, igniting exuberant celebrations among a predominantly Ecuadorian audience in New Jersey as the South Americans guaranteed their spot as one of the eight best third-placed squads. Germany will head to…

The Lagos State Police Command has ruled out terrorism, sabotage, or the use of explosives in the incident that began as an explosion in the Mushin area of the state. The command stated that their investigation concluded that the incident was caused by the failure of a pressurized mechanical component rather than an improvised explosive device or other criminal behavior. SP Abimbola Adebisi, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Command, confirmed this in a statement made on Thursday. According to the statement, technical investigations found no signs of explosive materials, detonators, initiation systems, explosive remnants, or blast…

The death toll in the Lagos state mall, which collapsed on Thursday, has risen to eight, with 26 others rescued. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency acknowledged the most recent casualty estimates in a statement published by its Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. According to him, the structure on Old Ojo Road at the Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Satellite Town, collapsed at 11:37 a.m., triggering a massive emergency response involving numerous agencies. Oke-Osanyintolu provided an update on the rescue operation, saying, “As of 4:20 p.m., a total of 26 persons have been rescued alive, while eight…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on his 61st birthday and his chief of staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on his 64th birthday. In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu praised Sanwo-Olu’s services to the development of Lagos State. According to the president, the governor used his business and public sector skills to boost the state’s economic, infrastructural, and cultural growth. “Governor Sanwo-olu’s efforts in consolidating on the economic, infrastructural, and cultural transformation of Lagos State into a vibrant, dynamic, and structured global city with growing influence across…

The Anambra State Police Command has secured the remand of a couple, Chukwudi Chukwuyere, ‘M,’ 40, and Mrs. Chisom Chukwuyere, ‘F,’ 30, in a correctional facility for their alleged involvement in the torture of a 10-year-old kid under their care. Recall that the boy, Chiziterem, whose viral video was seen on social media with a scalded body and injuries on many areas of his body, was allegedly abused by his guardians in Awada, Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. He is currently receiving medical care under state protection. The victim’s video footage, which appeared online a few…

Eyewitnesses and survivors are recounting the terror at the scene of the three-story mall that collapsed at Oluti Bus Stop on Old Ojo Road, opposite Eternal Oil Filling Station, in Lagos. One person claims he can hear one victim making noises from inside the rubble. Meanwhile, 15 persons have been rescued, and one is confirmed dead after the building collapsed on Thursday morning at Alakija in the Ori-Ade Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. According to a police officer at the scene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, about 15 people—including children and infants—have been rescued so far. However,…

Arsenal have completed the permanent signing of defender Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen, having activating the purchase option in his loan arrangement. The Ecuador international joined the Gunners near the end of last summer’s transfer window and quickly established himself as a valuable member of the group. Despite competition from academy product Myles Lewis-Skelly and summer signing Riccardo Calafiori, Hincapie finished his first season in England as Arsenal’s preferred left back, playing a key role in the club’s successful Premier League title campaign. The 24-year-old began critical matches in the run-up, including games against Manchester City and Burnley, and was…