Author: Chronicle Editor

American Sofia Kenin fulfilled her potential by winning a first Grand Slam title with victory over Spain’s Garbine Muguruza at the Australian Open. Kenin won 4-6 6-2 6-2 against two-time major winner Muguruza in Melbourne. The 21-year-old was a child prodigy, who started making television appearances from the age of five and hitting with the stars soon after. “My dream has officially come true,” said Kenin, the eighth first-time women’s champion in the past 12 Slams. “Dreams come true. If you have a dream then go for it – it will come true. “These two weeks have been the best…

We stand in the shadow of one of the darkest chapters of our Nation’s history surrounded by the artefacts and monuments to a terrible conflict. This is neither the time nor the place for rehashing the polemics of justification and recrimination, and claims and counterclaims about the remote and immediate causes of the war. Many scholarly publications, histories, biographies, and brilliant works of fiction have been devoted to these issues and rightly so. Yet, a nation must always examine itself and reflect on its journey. In a democratic society, this means a robust conversation over vigorously contested aspects of history.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Kano Zonal Office on January 30, 2020 arraigned one Shehu Muhammad Aliyu, a former staff of a new generation bank alongside his wife, Ramatu Abdullahi, before Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court for conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence. Aliyu was arraigned on a five-count charge, while Ramatu was arraigned on a one-count charge. The first defendant, Aliyu, an account officer in the bank, allegedly obtained loans through non-existent account holders, which he created by himself, purporting same to be staff of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, AKTH, Kano State, by…

Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Enugu State have expressed joy over the payment of N33,000 new monthly minimum wage by the Federal Government. The corps members, who have been expectant, expressed their happiness while speaking to NAN in Enugu on Friday. Some of the corps members said it was a shock when they started receiving the credit alert at about 2:00a.m on Friday. The respondents, who spoke to NAN, expressed their joy over the payment, noting that the payment was a New Year package from the federal government. One of the corps members, Mr.…

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s witness, on Friday, alleged that Gabriel Suswam, former Governor of Benue state, transferred N3.1 billion  into his account. Mr Abubakar Umar,  an Abuja-based Bureau De Change (BDC) Operator, told Justice Okon Abang at the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the money was transferred through a company, Elixir Investment, in  bits into his company’s account name, Fanffash Resources, at the Zenith Bank. He said the total amount of the money in dollars was $15.8 million at N197 per a dollar at the time. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the EFCC had, in…

The US has announced it is expanding its curbs on immigration to include six more countries, including Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. Citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar will now be blocked from obtaining certain types of visas. People from those countries will still be able to visit the US as tourists. In 2018 the US issued twice as many immigration visas to Nigeria than to the other five nations combined. An official said the new measures were the result of failures by the six countries to meet US security and information-sharing standards. “These countries, for the…

US President Donald Trump is set to be acquitted in his impeachment trial after senators voted against calling witnesses or admitting new evidence. Democrats hoped four swing Republicans would vote for witnesses, which would have extended the trial without in all likelihood changing its outcome. In the end, only two of the four Republicans voted with Democrats. The trial now moves forward to a vote on whether to acquit President Trump, which he is all but certain to win. Senior members of President Trump’s Republican Party pushed from the outset for a speedy trial with no witnesses or new evidence.…

Manchester United have signed former Watford striker Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua on loan until the end of the season. The deal to bring the 30-year-old Nigeria international to Old Trafford contains no option to buy. Ighalo, who is still in China, scored 39 goals in 99 matches for Watford between 2014 and 2017. #DeadlineDay: Giroud, Mertens, Cavani, Matic, on the move “Odion is an experienced player,” said United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. “He will come in and give us an option of a different type of centre-forward for the short spell he’s staying with us. “A great lad and…

Forty-four officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, who participated in a joint field operation with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of USA, tagged ‘Operation Rewired’ on Thursday, January 31, 2020, received certificates of recognition from the FBI. Assistant Legal Attaché FBI, Heather Armstrong, during the presentation of certificates to the meritorious EFCC officers at the Lagos Office of the Commission, stated that the award of the certificates was in appreciation of the officers’ collaboration with the FBI, in tackling the menace of cyber crimes. Fake News: Oyedepo not denied visa – US Embassy “The FBI wishes…

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has described as fake news reports making the rounds that the founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop Oyedepo was denied Visa by the Embassy The Embassy took to its twitter handle @USEmbassyAbuja to announce that the news report which emanated from Thisday, was totally fake, urging Nigerians to defeat the fake news with the correct information. The Embassy wrote: “#FalseNews Alert! Be advised, the reports making the rounds about a visa being denied to Nigerian Bishop Oyedepo are false. If you have seen this manufactured item in the media, help defeat this #misinformation by communicating to everyone…