Author: Chronicle Editor

In his playing heydey Taribo West was a tough-tackling defender taking on the best strikers in Italy’s Serie A with his trademark shock of brightly-coloured braids. West, a former Inter Milan and AC Milan player is one of several ex-Nigeria national team stars and officials on a crusade to stamp out the corruption eating away at the game in his West African homeland. “Nigerian football is sinking, it’s almost dead,” Taribo West said as he took to the airwaves of a popular radio station in the capital Abuja. “There’s almost no place where you can talk out against those managing…

…Says Projects Symbolise ‘True Transformation’ At Grassroots …Governor Also Commissions Classroom Blocks Residents of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in the eastern part of Lagos State have reaped what could be termed “bountiful dividends” of local government autonomy entrenched in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was in the area on Friday to inaugurate 11 road network recently completed by the council chairman, Hon. Alabi Kolade. Governor Sanwo-Olu’s intervention accelerated the completion of the 1.6-kilometre long road projects, two years after they started. The Governor, accompanied by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the State Executive Council, commissioned…

Wolves missed out on the chance to close the gap on the top four as they were held to a goalless draw by 10-man Leicester City amid more VAR controversy. Just before half-time, Willy Boly looked to have opened the scoring for the hosts after a short corner routine but his close-range header was ruled out with Pedro Neto judged to be offside in build-up. Leicester midfielder Hamza Choudhury was sent off 14 minutes from the end of normal time after collecting two bookings in the second half. But in a game full of incident and goalscoring chances, the main…

The Abia police command on Friday deployed several detachments of its operatives in strategic locations in Umuahia, the Abia capital, to provide security at the burial of the parents of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). NAN reports that there was heavy security presence at the major entrances to Afaraukwu Ibeku, the community of the deceased couple, Eze Israel Kanu, who was the Traditional Ruler of the community, and his wife, Sally. The police operatives stationed specifically on Factory Road, Ojukwu Bunker/Afaraukwu Road and St. Andrews Anglican Church, Afaraukwu, all close to the country…

The Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Most Rev. Samuel Uche has expressed satisfaction with the work of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, noting that, the church is proud of him. Prelate Uche led a delegation of the World Methodist Council including its President, Rev. Dr. Jong Chun Park to the Office of the Vice President on Friday. Also present at the meeting were Archbishops, Bishops and priests of the Methodist church in Nigeria. “We are proud of you,” Prelate Uche said, adding that, this is also “because you attended our school”, referring to Igbobi College which was…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday February 14, 2020 re-arraigned Faisal Maina, son of the former chairman Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Abdulahi Maina, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja on amended three-count charge. The EFCC is prosecuting the younger Maina for money laundering and false declaration of asset. While the matter today was for further examination of second prosecution witness (PW2), the prosecution team, led by M.S. Abubakar, relying on Section 216 (1) of Administrative Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), tendered the amended three-count charge against the defendant. However, counsel to the defendant,…

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, presiding judge of a Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria has ordered that Wema Bank Plc and its six officials to appear before the court on Monday 17 February 2020 to explain why they should not be sent to prison for flagrant disobedience of the extant orders of the court. The six senior officials of the bank have disobeyed the order of the court to appear before it. The affected officials of the bank are Chairman Babatunde Kasali, Managing Director Ademola Adebise, Deputy Managing Director Moruf Oseni, Executive Director Wole Akinleye Executive Director Folake Sanu and the…

Borussia Dortmund wonderkids Jadon Sancho and Erling Braut Haaland scored again as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt to move up to second in the Bundesliga. Lukasz Piszczek fired Dortmund into the lead with a fine 20-yard strike. England’s Sancho expertly controlled Axel Witsel’s pass out to the left wing, cut inside and slammed a low shot into the bottom corner. Fellow teenager Haaland tapped home from six yards out before Raphael Guerreiro blasted in a fourth. Manchester City banned from European competitions for two seasons Sancho has netted 12 times in his past 14 games in all competitions. Norway striker Haaland…

Manchester City have been banned from European club competition for the next two seasons after being found to have committed “serious breaches” of UEFA’s club licensing and financial fair play regulations. The reigning Premier League champions have also been fined 30m euros (£25m). The decision is subject to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Manchester City say they are “disappointed but not surprised” by the “prejudicial” decision and will appeal. The independent Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) said City had broken the rules by “overstating its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the…

By Gboyega Akosile “If you care about the security of Lagos State, support your Governor on the restriction of Okada and Keke.” This was the submission of the former Governor of Lagos State and current Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola at a recent interaction with newsmen in Lagos. I have followed news reports, commentaries, opinion articles and street reactions for and against the restriction on the commercial operations of Okada and Keke by my principal, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu in some parts of Lagos State. While some appear as balanced argument, especially along the economic line, which can’t…