Author: Chronicle Editor

Former Minister of Transportation and current nominee, Rotimi Amaechi, has been promoted to the highest rank

Wilfred Ndidi’s second-half header earned Leicester City a deserved point and denied Frank Lampard victory in his first game at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea manager. Chelsea took the lead when 20-year-old midfielder Mason Mount scored a memorable first goal for the Blues after robbing Ndidi of possession just outside the Foxes penalty area before beating Kasper Schmeichel with a low drive. Lampard’s side started with real intent, Spain forward Pedro volleying into the side-netting and France midfielder N’Golo Kante denied a goal against his former club by Christian Fuchs’ fine challenge either side of Mount’s goal. Leicester were much better…

By Yemi Babalogbon When five power blocs came together in April to support the governorship ambition of Prince Dapo Abiodun, the narrative they sold to the electorate was that the current situation across Ogun state was unacceptable and PDA, as he is fondly called, possess the magic wand to bring about the drastic change the state requires. Chief among all the promises was that he was going to hit the ground running. They lied! It has been almost 100 days since that utopia administration of Prince Dapo Abiodun was sworn into office and as expected, the reality of the Ponzi…

Former England, Chelsea and Arsenal left-back Ashley Cole has announced his playing retirement from football. Cole, 38, was out of contract at Derby County at the end of the 2018-19 season and says he is now focused on coaching. He made his professional debut for Arsenal in 1999 and went on to represent Crystal Palace on loan, Chelsea, Roma, LA Galaxy and Derby. “After hard thinking it was time to hang up my boots and look forward to my next chapter,” Cole told Sky Sports. Cole said he is currently taking qualifications with a view to move into a coaching…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has unreservedly condemned the shameful assault on former Deputy President of the Senate

In my daily routines, I get to deal with a lot of people. I interact with the highs and the lows. Ordinary citizens, as well as people with influence, including political, especially friends in active politics. There seems to be a silent, general “unsavoury” consensus about Nigeria. It is believed that, as presently constituted, Nigeria cannot move forward and make progress. Many of them often laughed at me because of my undying optimism about the country. They usually differ from me on many issues concerning our country, where I tried to proffer practicable and realistic solutions to many of the…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has welcomed “the reported probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of the government of former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s $16 billion power project as an opportunity for the anti-graft agency to show that former heads of state and other high-ranking public officials are not immune from investigation and prosecution for allegations of grand corruption in Nigeria.” The organization said: “This probe is something, which SERAP has consistently called for. Nigerians have for far too long been denied justice and the opportunity to get to the bottom of why they continue to pay the…

The football offering has been further boosted on DStv and GOtv as both platforms will broadcast games from the Sky Bet Championship and Carabao Cup for the 2019/2020 football season will be broadcast live to its subscribers. The games from both English football competitions will be broadcast on both MultiChoice platforms after SuperSport acquired the rights this week. Huddersfield Town and Fulham kick-off the live broadcast of the Championship matches and it will be aired live on SuperSport 10 on all DStv packages and on SuperSport Select 2 to GOtv Max and GOtv Plus subscribers. On Sunday, Reading will take on…

A bomb has exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 63 people and wounding more than 180. Witnesses told the BBC a suicide bomber detonated explosives during a wedding ceremony. The explosion happened at around 22:40 local time (18.10 GMT) in an area in the west of the city mostly populated by Shia Muslims. The Taliban denied they were behind the attack. No other group has admitted carrying out the bombing. Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban and the Islamic State group, have repeatedly targeted Shia Hazara minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. What do we know…

The Ogun government, on Saturday, held a joint meeting with Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the state, as part of efforts to promote peaceful co-existence between the two groups. Mrs Abosede Ogunleye, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, said at the meeting in Abeokuta that the effort would help the state in its quest to emerge the food basket of the nation. “This meeting is a proactive step by the government to forestall possible invasion and destruction of the farms and the produce of farmers. ” The dry season is fast approaching and we expect influx of herdsmen in the state.…