Author: Chronicle Editor

Gunmen have murdered the traditional ruler of Atta ancient kingdom, Edwin Azike, sending the community and Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State into a frenzy. It was gathered that his corpse was found at the market square in the community on Friday morning following his abduction on Thursday. A family source confirmed the murder, saying that four persons were shot dead on Thursday in the community after the monarch was kidnapped. He listed some of those shot dead as Iyke Oduozor, a 17-year-old apprentice, and one Lady Dominica and another whose name could not be ascertained as of the…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III on Thursday lamented the daily killings of citizens in Northern Nigeria, urging Nigerians to unite against terrorists, bandits, others. Alhaji Abubakar, who lamented the rising insecurity in the country urged Muslims to stop accusing Christians of promoting killings in the North. He also called on Christians to disregard the recent threat by unknown persons to kill anyone found in churches in Zamfara State. At the fourth quarterly meeting of Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) in Abuja where the Sultan spoke, Christian Association of Nigeria President Samson Ayokunle urged security agencies to learn…

Gunmen have killed at least 16 worshippers in a mosque during an attack on Ba’are village in Mashegu area, Niger state. Scores were also injured in the dastardly attack on the Mosque on Thursday. The attackers opened fire on the Muslim worshippers during early morning prayers on Wednesday, a Niger state government official, Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, told the BBC. He said the motorbike-riding gunmen also shot and killed one other person on the road as they zoomed off. Residents have now deserted the remote community following the killings. Worshippers kidnapped from Katsina mosque regain freedom In neighbouring Katsina state, another…

The autopsy report of Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s degree student at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has been submitted to police headquarters in Abuja. Adegoke died after lodging in Hilton Hotel and Resorts, Ile-Ife. His body was found in a shallow grave. Police arrested six suspects including the owner of the hotel, Chief Ramon Adedoyin. The case was later transferred to police headquarters, Abuja for further investigation after it received national attention. A credible source hinted that pathologists submitted the report to the police yesterday. Corpse of Timothy Adegoke not in our custody – Osun Police According to the source,…

Iyaloja-General, Chief Folashade Tinubu-Ojo has described allegations that she collected N5 million bribe from traders at Oyingbo Market, Lagos as “baseless”. A statement by her media aide, Omogbolahan Babawale, urged the public to “discountenance the attempts by mischief-makers to disparage Tinubu-Ojo.” He said “their attempt to ridicule both the office and personality of Iyaloja-general with a phantom, baseless and unfounded N5 million bribe by market traders is at best jejune, infantile and puerile; and a figment of the imagination of purveyors of such balderdash. ‘’Such gobbledygook already fell flat on its face and shall remain so. The Iyaloja-general remains undaunted…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on December 9, 2021 arraigned the duo of Engr. Hakeem Saka, Sani Abdulrasheed and their company, ECMC Engineers Limited before Justice A. A Fashola of a Federal High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja for allegedly submitting a fake tax clearance certificate and audited accounts to secure a World Bank- Assisted Project with the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, of the Federal Ministry of Environment. Count One of the charge reads, “That you Engr. Hakeem Saka, Sani Abdulrasheed and ECMC Engineers Limited sometimes in the year 2018 in Abuja within the judicial…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday has dismissed a suit filed by Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) that the suspension of social media platform, Twitter, is a violation of freedom of expression. The court also awarded an N100, 000 fine in favour of the respondents, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The judge held that the decision by the Federal Government to suspend social media platform, Twitter, did not amount to a violation of their rights to freedom of expression. In a judgment yesterday, Justice Obiora Egwuatu also held that the ban on Twitter in Nigeria did not…

A youthful West Ham side ended their Europa League group campaign with a home loss to Dinamo Zagreb. The Hammers had already won Group H, securing their place in the tournament’s last 16 in March and, as a result, David Moyes named a starting XI including five players aged 20 or under. An inexperienced defence conceded after only three minutes when they backed off Mislav Orsic following a throw-in and he curled the ball into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area. Sonny Perkins, 17, in his first start for the Hammers, would have become the club’s…

Villarreal secured their place in the Champions League last 16 as Group F runners-up with victory over Atalanta in their rearranged match in Bergamo. Arnaut Danjuma gave the visitors a third-minute lead in a match postponed on Wednesday by heavy snow. Etienne Capoue added a second before half-time and Danjuma made it 3-0 six minutes after the restart. Ruslan Malinovskyi and Duvan Zapata responded for Atalanta, who were unable to earn the victory they required. As runners-up Villarreal will be one of the eight unseeded sides in Monday’s draw, while Atalanta will enter the Europa League knockout round play-off draw.…

The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) has refuted reports that there will be a delay in the payment of December salary. In a statement by Director of Communications, AbdulGaniyu Aminu, the OHCSF urged Nigerians to disregard the rumour making the round. “The attention of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has been drawn to a circular purportedly issued by the office advising civil servants to exercise caution in spending their November salary because of possible delay in the payment of their December salary. “The fake news has…