Author: Chronicle Editor

Credible sources can now confirm that Segun Adebutu, son of renowned lottery figure, Kensington Adebutu, popularly known as Baba Ijebu, is not in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) contrary to reports and insinuations by some online news platforms. According to the family source, Segun Adebutu, was neither arrested by the EFCC or any other law enforcement agency. What has been twisted out of context is the dutiful honouring of an invitation from the EFCC as a law-abiding citizen, who has nothing to hide. “The businessman merely opted to go to the EFCC on behalf of…

A study by the Conflict Armament Research group shows that weapons that have been used in intercommunal violence that has killed thousands of people in northern Nigeria have been trafficked from Ivory Coast, Libya and Turkey. Fighting between farmers and semi-nomadic herders over land has gone on for decades in Nigeria´s central belt and north. Attacks on civilians by armed groups aligned with the communities have killed more than 3,600 people and displaced 300,000 since 2014, according to the study. Armed groups involved in the fighting in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states possessed “significant numbers of factory-produced small arms manufactured…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has backed calls for President Muhammadu Buhari to resign, noting that, his “surprised” comments show that he is overwhelmed. The opposition party described the comments by President Buhari expressing surprise at the heightened insecurity across the country as defeatist, demoralizing and traumatizing. In a statement on Wednesday by Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, the party said the cases of insecurity was on the rise. “The PDP states that by this comment, President Buhari has displayed a disheartening dereliction of duty, directly admitted that he is overwhelmed and lacks the required capacity to articulate and…

Everton have rejected an offer of 100m euros (£85m) from Barcelona for Brazil forward Richarlison, 22. (Sky Sports) Everton remain adamant that Richarlison is not for sale and plan to build their team around the Brazilian. (Liverpool Echo) Spanish champions Barcelona are working hard to bring in a striker before the transfer deadline after losing Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, 33, through injury. (Sport) Tottenham have held talks over a shock deal for Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale, 30. (Mail) Borussia Dortmund’s 19-year-old Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland has a release clause of £63m. (Bild – in German) Haaland’s release clause will become active in the summer of 2021. (Mail) Chelsea have opened talks with Napoli for Belgium…

The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company says it has sacked 10 members of staff for cases of fraud and indiscipline. Mr Abdulazzez Abdullahi, the Company’s head of Corporate Communication, disclosed this in a statement made available to NAN on Wednesday in Kaduna. Abdullahi said: “In a bid to instill discipline and curb fraudulent practices among its workforce, some staff of Kaduna Electric have been relieved of their appointments. “The staff had their appointments terminated for various acts of fraud and gross indiscipline. “The affected staff were served dismissal letters recently after they had appeared before the company’s Disciplinary Committee to defend…

Garba Shehu, spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe’s call on the President to resign over growing insecurity concerns as “foolish”. In a statement on Wednesday, Shehu said Abaribe’s position on the President does not represent the opinion of the country. “President Buhari to resign on what basis? he quizzed, adding that, “Just because some characters think that President Buhari should resign, then they expect him to quit. That call does not represent the opinion of the country”. “This is the opinion of an arm chair critic, known for making stray comments. “If a leader like…

The House of Representatives has called for the resignation of all Service Chiefs following the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria. This was sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno) at plenary on Wednesday. The House urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Service Chiefs, if they fail to resign. Moving the motion earlier, Monguno said that territorial integrity of Nigeria was being threatened following the resurgence of insurgency in the North East. Mongonu who represents Monguno/Marte/Nganzai Federal Constituency of Borno said that the attacks by the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East zone have…

A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Osun, Adebayo Mukaila, was killed by suspected armed robbers in Osogbo on Tuesday night. The late Mukaila, who was said to have a make-shift shop beside the NYSC Secretariat in Osogbo, was reportedly killed by the hoodlums after he closed at about 11pm. He was said to be engaged in cable subscription, money transfer and sale of recharge cards. It was gathered that the armed robbers, after dispossessing the deceased of his bag containing cash, PoS machine, recharge cards and bunch of keys, shot him on the head and…

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on January 29, 2020 arraigned the immediate past Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State, Ademola Banu before Justice Babangana Ashigar of Federal High Court, Ilorin on charges bordering on money laundering. Banu was arraigned alongside Travel Messenger Company Limited and one Olarewaju Adeniyi on a nine-count charge. The EFCC alleged that the defendants conspired among themselves to launder the sum of N411million belonging to the Kwara State Government. Count one reads: “That you, Olarewaju Adeniyi, Ademola Banu and Travel Messenger Limited between January to December 2018 in Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this…

The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, arrested a 33-year-old landlord, Stanley Ejike Awam and 10 of his tenants, who are suspected to be internet fraudsters hibernating in his house. Awam was apprehended for allegedly providing shelter for the suspected internet fraudsters while the 10 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Boys were picked up at different locations of the Ibadan metropolis following intelligence on their alleged illegal activities. The 10 suspected internet fraudsters arrested at the premises of the six-flat bungalow is the landlord are: Henry Echefu, Usman…