Author: Chronicle Editor

A lecturer at a Moroccan university accused of giving students good grades in exchange for sex has been sentenced to two years in prison. This is the first verdict in a string of high-profile sexual harassment cases at universities in Morocco. The economics lecturer at Hassan I University in Settat city was convicted of indecent behaviour, sexual harassment and violence. Four more academics are due to appear in court later as part of the scandal. The story came to light in September through the leaking on social media of messages that are said to have been between the lecturers and…

Newcastle United have signed New Zealand striker Chris Wood from Burnley for £25m making him the second signing since the Saudi takeover of the club. The 30-year-old has agreed a contract at St James’ Park until the end of the 2023-24 season. Magpies boss Eddie Howe targeted attacking reinforcements after Callum Wilson was ruled out for eight weeks with a calf injury. Chris Wood is Newcastle’s second signing this month following Kieran Trippier’s arrival from Atletico Madrid. It had been thought Burnley would not sell the player to a Premier League relegation rival, but Newcastle triggered the release clause in…

French left-back Lucas Digne has joined Aston Villa from Everton on a deal worth up to £25m. The 28-year-old fell out of favour at Everton this season under manager Rafael Benitez, who said last week Digne had asked to leave the club. Digne, who has signed on a four-and-a-half-year deal, said he did not expect his time at Everton “to end this way”. “When Lucas became available we jumped at the opportunity to bring him to the club,” said Villa boss Steven Gerrard. “To sign a player of his pedigree and quality in the January window is a great addition…

Nigeria telecommunication companies are yet to restore Twitter services after the federal government on Wednesday announced that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the suspension of the ban. The Nigeria government said the eight month banned will be formally lifted by 12 midnight on 13 January but as at press time, Twitter services are yet to be restored. Chronicle NG reports that Nigerians who stayed up to reconnect on Twitter were disappointed because they could not access the app. A senior telco official told Chronicle NG that telecommunication companies are yet to receive official memo directing them to restore Twitter services.…

Novak Djokovic remains in the Australian Open draw as the decision over whether the defending champion can stay in the country drags on. The 34-year-old has been drawn against fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic. Britain’s US Open champion Emma Raducanu, seeded 17th, faces American world number 68 Sloane Stephens, the 2017 champion at the New York major. The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the 2022 season and starts at Melbourne Park on Monday. The draw was originally supposed to be announced at 3pm local time (04:00 GMT) on Thursday but was delayed by one hour and 15 minutes.…

Manchester United are in interested in Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey. Brighton want £40m for the 21-year-old, who has played for England U21s. (Mail) The Old Trafford club have also made contact with representatives for Borussia Monchengladbach and Switzerland midfielder Denis Zakaria, 25. (Christian Falk – Sport Bild) Arsenal have made contact with Juventus over a loan deal for Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo, 25. They are also targeting Leicester’s Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans, 24. (Goal) The Gunners are also still interested in Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21, but will struggle to finance move for the Serb by the end of the…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Wednesday morning arrested a skit maker, Sunday Joshua, popularly known on social media as De-General, following the raid of a notorious drug joint at Orchid Estate, Lekki area of Lagos state. Acting on credible intelligence, narcotic officers stormed the drug joint in the estate, where three suspects were arrested with illicit drugs including 200 sachets of 225mg Tramadol and 1.5kilograms of cannabis sativa. In the course of the operation, some persons including the suspected dealer ran away with bags suspected to contain exhibits, Femi Babafemi, director, media and advocacy at…

Real Madrid are through to the Spanish Super Cup final after beating rivals Barcelona in extra-time at the King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Federico Valverde slotted in the winner after Ansu Fati’s late equaliser forced extra time in Saudi Arabia. In a thrilling El Clasico clash, Real took the lead three times, with Barca coming back twice before Valverde eventually made it 3-2. Real striker Karim Benzema scored and assisted in normal time, but Luuk de Jong and Fati levelled in each half. Benzema, who played in Vinicius Junior for the 25th-minute opener, also hit the post in normal…

Chelsea eased into the Carabao Cup final as they closed out a comfortable semi-final win over Tottenham. Spurs never seriously threatened to overturn Chelsea’s two-goal first-leg advantage and Antonio Rudiger’s bundled finish from Mason Mount’s corner after 18 minutes effectively confirmed a Wembley date with either Arsenal or Liverpool. It was a night of frustration for Spurs and their former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte as they saw two penalties, awarded by referee Andre Marriner for fouls on Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Lucas Moura, correctly overturned by VAR. Harry Kane also saw a goal ruled out for offside in an improved second-half…

By Yusuf Muhammed A Pakistan national, Mr. Yusuf Muhammed Zubair Khan, staff of Carthago Limited has been questioned by the police in Lagos State following a petition against him by Mrs. Nnaemeka Kofoworola that he assaulted her. According to the petitioner, on the 17th of December 2021 while she was on duty the suspect was bullying her by calling her unprintable names in the presence of her colleagues and as a married woman she could not stand it anymore and she replied him by also calling him the names he was calling her. In the petition dated 21 December 2021…