Author: Vincent Osuwo

Troops of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have uncovered the illegal tapping into the oil well heads of some petroleum companies in Rivers State.  The Commandant of the NSCDC, Rivers State Command, Basil Igwebueze, condemned what he described as the ‘’unrepentant’’ act by these ‘’unscrupulous elements’’ who tapped into the Oil Well Head of Heirs Energies Limited and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited located around Imo River 2 Oil and Gas field at Odagwa in Etche. Igwebueze stated that through different channels, the criminals inserted their galvanized pipes and siphoned crude oil while processing the same…

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad discovered a big illicit oil refining site in a forest in Odagwa Community, Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State. Over ten clandestine refineries were discovered at the site, with an estimated 500,000 liters of crude oil contained in approximately 50 illegally constructed reservoirs, and five individuals were apprehended. Olufemi Ayodele, spokesman for the NSCDC’s Rivers State Command, revealed this on Monday while parading the suspects and leading journalists around the location. The discovery, according to Ayodele, was based on credible intelligence. He said, “The Commandant-General of the…

Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang has condemned, in totality, the communal clash that resulted in the deaths of some persons, the destruction of property, and injuries among residents of villages bordering Langtang North and Mikang Local Government Areas of Plateau. Mutfwang stated that such acts undermine the government’s intensive efforts to foster peace and unity among citizens of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds, with the collective aim of advancing the state’s growth and prosperity. Chronicle NG reports that a clash between rival youths in Plateau State’s Mikang Local Government Area reportedly resulted in several deaths and the burning of…

Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has blamed Nigerians over the escape of Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Binance executive.  Chronicle NG reports that Anjarwalla, 38, escaped from the Abuja guest home where he and his colleague were being held on Friday, March 22, when guards brought him to a local mosque for prayers in honor of the ongoing Ramadan fast. The Office of the National Security Adviser has confirmed that Anjarwalla, one of the two Binance executives arrested by the Federal Government, has escaped from detention. The Briton, who also has Kenyan citizenship, is reported to have…

The Federal Government says it has invited Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric based in Kaduna, to respond to his comments about bandit activities in the country. Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and Orientation, stated this to journalists on Monday at the State House in Abuja. Idris stated that Gumi was not above the law, stressing that the administration found it essential to summon him for questioning. Chronicle NG reports that Gumi offered to dialogue with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren (137 as claimed by the Kaduna State Government) from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the…

The escape of Nadeem Anjarwalla, an arrested Binance executive held in Nigeria, has earned the Federal Government backlash from Nigerians.  The Office of the NSA confirmed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the two Binance executives arrested by the Federal Government, has escaped from detention. Chronicle NG reports that Anjarwalla, 38, escaped from the Abuja guest home where he and his colleague were being held on Friday, March 22, when guards brought him to a local mosque for prayers in honor of the ongoing Ramadan fast. The Briton, who also has Kenyan citizenship, is reported to have flown out of Abuja…

The Office of the National Security Adviser has confirmed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the two Binance executives arrested by the Federal Government, has escaped from detention.  Chronicle NG reports that Anjarwalla, 38, escaped from the Abuja guest home where he and his colleague were being held on Friday, March 22, when guards brought him to a local mosque for prayers in honor of the ongoing Ramadan fast. The Briton, who also has Kenyan citizenship, is reported to have flown out of Abuja on a Middle Eastern airliner. Confirming his escape, the office of the National Security Adviser, in a…

Shakirat Oluwatosin Raji has described the greeting culture of the Yoruba as hypocritical.  In a statement on X on Monday, Raji lamented that the culture of addressing a younger boy or girl with the title ‘uncle/aunty’ by a woman married into the family breeds disrespect. Calling it the height of “hypocrisy”, Raji noted that such a culture is not only detestable but also ‘nauseating’. “One of the Yoruba cultures I hate with passion is calling a small girl or boy aunty or uncle just because I married into your family when I am way older than them. “It irritates me!…

Nigerians have clamored for the federal government to make DNA paternity fraud cases punishable under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  Nigerians made the declaration while reacting to the rising cases of DNA paternity fraud ravaging the country. In a series of statements on X, Nigerians noted that paternity fraud should be treated like other fraudulent practices that carry jail terms. According to an X user identified as a Bambulu man, he stated that “Paternity fraud is the only fraud in the world that goes unpunished by law, and this is because it is perpetrated by women.” “Paternity…

Deborah Ayoola has described the conduct of a DNA paternity test as a waste of money and resources.  Ayoola made the remarks while reacting to reports on the rising cases of infidelity and paternity fraud in Nigeria. In a statement on X on Monday, Ayoola urged men to marry for love and not because of the physical attributes of women. She called on men to avoid paternity fraud scandals by marrying “God-fearing women.” According to Ayoola, men who marry because of the physical attributes of a woman are most likely to be engulfed in paternity fraud scandals. “DNA testing is…