Author: Chronicle Editor

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick, including two sublime free-kicks, as champions Barcelona returned to winning ways against Celta Vigo in La Liga.

Karim Benzema scored a first half brace as Real Madrid raced to a 3-0 half time lead over Eibar and surpassed a club legend for sixth place on Los Blancos La Liga scoring list.

Superb goals from Jamie Vardy and James Maddison lifted Leicester City into second as Brendan Rodgers’ side made light work of Arsenal.

Sheffield United shrugged off being on the sharp end of more VAR controversy to claim a deserved 1-1 draw at Tottenham.

Mrs Roselyn Wilkie, acting Head Corporate Services, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says that Nigerian laws and policies have not given proper recognition to woman’s rights in the workplace. Wilkie made this known at the “Fourth Women in Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN)” conference in Abuja . She spoke on the topic: “Gender Inequality: Need for Women Empowerment for Sustainable Balance’’. “The prevailing laws and policies of Nigerian government, local and municipal laws do not give a wide coverage and recognition to the rights of women in the workplace,’’ she said. She said that in…

Police have joined protests in several Bolivian cities over the disputed re-election of President Evo Morales.

Chelsea beat Crystal Palace to record a sixth consecutive Premier League win for the first time since their title-winning season of 2016-17. The Blues’ victory means they are now five points behind leaders Liverpool and level on points with second-placed Leicester. Frank Lampard’s side moved above Manchester City, who play leaders Liverpool on Sunday, but sit behind Brendan Rodgers’ side on goal difference. Tammy Abraham’s 10th league goal of the season and Christian Pulisic’s header ensured the win against a resolute Palace side who barely got out of their own half during the first period. And after dominating a goalless…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole There is this scenario that plays out on the football playing ground among children. Whenever the ball belongs to a boy, who probably is not a very good player, the others are compelled to select him, whether they like it or not. And in the course of play, no one dares offend him or tackles him harshly. In the event of such misdemeanour from anyone, such “ball-owner” can suddenly interrupt the flow of the game by picking up the ball and seizing it. Then, every other kid will begin to beg him. There is usually…

The Borno State Government on Friday donated N60 million to the victims of the October 31 fire inferno in Maiduguri GSM market. Usman Kadafur, the Borno Deputy Governor disclosed this while flagging off the cash distribution in Maiduguri. Kadafur said that the gesture was to identify with the victims who lost their sources of livelihood in the fire incident that had destroyed properties worth million of naira. He said that the government had prioritized attention in enhancing wealth and job creation through programmes and policies that would impact positively on the people. He urged them to be law abiding and…

The disputed holy site of Ayodhya should be given to Hindus who want a temple built there, India’s Supreme Court has ruled. The case, bitterly contested by Hindus and Muslims for decades, centres on the ownership of the land. Muslims would get another plot of land to construct a mosque, the court said. Many Hindus believe the site is the birthplace of one of their most revered deities, Lord Ram. Muslims say they have worshipped there for generations. Dangote enters Togo with fertiliser and cement deals At the centre of the row is the 16th Century Babri mosque that was…