Author: Chronicle Editor

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed willingness of his administration to implement the decision of the tripartite committee, made up of Nigeria, Benin and Niger, on the partial closure of the country’s land border as soon as the report is received. Speaking at an audience with Mr Bashir Mamman Ifo, outgoing President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and his successor, Dr George Nana Donkor, in the State House, President Buhari explained that the partial closure had given Nigeria a number of insights. “We have saved millions of dollars. We have realised that we don’t have to…

Joe Biden has won eight of the 14 states that voted to pick a Democratic White House candidate on Super Tuesday, a remarkable rebound for his campaign. The ex-US vice-president has swept Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. But Bernie Sanders is being projected to win the biggest prize of the night, California, and three other states. They lead the race to face Republican President Donald Trump in November. Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg spent more than half a billion dollars of his own money on his campaign, but did not win a single state.…

Starting this March, GOtv customers will enjoy an extension of the “Step Up” offer that will see more customers enjoy an array of content available on the GOtv MAX package. The offer tagged ‘Step Up” to the MAX Deal’ will see customers who pay for or reconnect on GOtv JOLLI enjoy the viewing experience offered on GOtv Max package. The offer which commenced on 2 March will end 30 April, 2020 and is open to active and disconnected customers on GOtv JINJA, Plus, Value and Lite packages. In addition, customers who pay for or reconnect to a higher package will…

A 38-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Azeez Adebowale, has been arrested with a mini coffin containing fetish materials found in his possession, when his house was raided by operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 2, 2020. Adebowale, who claimed to be using the coffin as a soap rack, was among six persons arrested by operatives, following weeks of piecing together intelligence report on their alleged involvement in internet fraud. A lady, Toyinsola Bolumole, was among those picked up by operatives at locations around Oluyole and Alao-Akala Estates of the ancient city. Coronavirus: Lawan calls for more isolation centers Others are Ifelowo Ololade, Sonuyi Ayodeji, Folarin Oladele Olayinka and…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday called for the urgent establishment of more isolation centers across the country as part of proactive measures against any further outbreak of coronavirus in the country. Lawan gave the advice at an interactive session between the senate leadership and officials of the Federal Ministry of Health and Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on the nation’s level of preparedness to contain the spread of the disease. “I imagine that we should have a standard set by the ministry or National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) rather than allow states do what they want to…

Chelsea advanced into the FA Cup quarter-finals as Liverpool suffered their second successive defeat of this stellar season in a highly-competitive encounter at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool made seven changes to the side that lost surprisingly at Watford on Saturday – the first reverse of their league campaign after a run of 18 successive victories left them on the brink of a first title for 30 years. Chelsea, however, still had to overcome a Liverpool team containing the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Joe Gomez in a hard-fought fifth-round tie. Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian gifted Willian Chelsea’s…

The Senate on Tuesday considered a bill seeking to give legal backing to the Nigerian Army University, Biu. Sponsor of the bill, Senator Ali Ndume (APC – Borno South), said the University which was approved by the Federal Executive Council in 2018, has thirty nine academic programs in five faculties. According to Ndume, the university was established with the aim of promoting research and other means of advancement of knowledge and its practical application to military hardware and software. He added that the university as an institution for the development of middle and high-level manpower in the area of technological…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open to the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu urging him to use his leadership position to “instruct the Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi to immediately, fully and effectively enforce the judgment stopping all Lagos hospitals and health facilities from demanding compulsory blood donations from any patients or their relatives as precondition for medical attention either in antenatal and maternal or any other health services.” Following a suit brought by SERAP, Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the Lagos High Court yesterday held that demanding compulsory blood donation from those seeking medical attention including…

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 handed over N263,327,800 (Two hundred and sixty-three million, three hundred and twenty-seven thousand, eight hundred naira only) to the Kwara State Government. The money, which was recovered by the EFCC, following painstaking investigations, was handed over to the state governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, by the Head of the Zone, Isyaku Sharu at the EFCC office in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Sharu revealed that the money was recovered from suspected looters of the state’s treasury. He said: “The money was siphoned from KWIRS and…

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, received an Award of Excellence from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, for his unique role in the joint field operation with the FBI codenamed, “Operation Rewired” aimed at tackling the menace of cyber-crime. The FBI legal attaché, Ahamdi Uche, who presented the award during a visit to the EFCC Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, commended Magu’s leadership as well as the Commission for the concerted efforts in the fight against corruption. “After a long race and crossing a certain finished line, we look…