Author: Chronicle Editor

The popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (KWAM 1) has been named the Mayegun of Yoruba land, the first person to hold the title.

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has once again renewed his interest in buying Arsenal Football Club, for which he has set a target must-buy date in 2021.

Israeli police have arrested a rabbi who is suspected of holding around 50 women and children in conditions of slavery. The arrest follows a raid on a complex in Jerusalem, where the alleged victims are believed to have been kept isolated from their families. The women had been punished in various ways and had money stolen from them, police said. The suspect, in his 60s, has denied doing anything wrong. “The rabbi claims that this is a conflict between the women at the seminary and their families,” the public defender representing the suspect said https://t.co/hEfExMv7a2 — Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) January 13,…

The Queen has agreed a “period of transition” in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan will spend time in Canada and the UK. She said she was “entirely supportive” of their desire for a new role but “would have preferred” them to remain full-time working royals. She expected final decisions to be made in the coming days, she said. Senior royals have been in talks about Prince Harry and Meghan’s role after they said they wanted to “step back”. In a statement, the Queen said the talks at Sandringham, which also involved the Prince of Wales…

•Governor describes VP as son of the soil Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday brought Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano and the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II together when he visited the palace of the Emir. Prof. Osinbajo who was in Kano state on a one-day working visit was described by Governor Ganduje as a “son of the soil”. .@ProfOsinbajo unites @GovUmarGanduje and Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II in Kano on 13 January 2020.#OsinbajoInKano pic.twitter.com/Zpy7hissOp — Chronicle NG (@chronicle_ng) January 14, 2020 The Vice President was to commission a number of laudable road projects that were completed by…

Scientists are analysing a meteorite they have discovered to be the oldest material known to exist on Earth. They found dust grains within the space rock – which fell to Earth in the 1960s – that are as much as 7.5 billion years old. The oldest of the dust grains were formed in stars that roared to life long before our Solar System was born. A team of researchers has described the result in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. When stars die, particles formed within them are flung out into space. These “pre-solar grains” then get…

Aston Villa have completed the loan signing of goalkeeper Pepe Reina from AC Milan until the end of the season.

Barcelona have announced the dismissal of head coach Ernesto Valverde, with Quique Setien taking charge of the Spanish champions on that deal that runs until 2022.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Finance Bill into law to support the implementation of the 2020 budget

The Bayelsa Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged the State Government to expedite action on the payment of December salaries of some category of workers in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the December salaries of workers in tertiary institutions and Rural Development Areas (RDAs) were yet to be paid. Mr John Ndiomu, the state’s NLC Chairman said in a statement on Monday in Yenogoa that the affected workers were in dire need of their salaries. Ndiomu, urged government to fast track efforts towards ensuring that the salaries were paid without further delay.…