Author: Chronicle Editor

Nigeria’s capital, Abuja and other states like Nasarawa, Kaduna, Kogi, Niger and part of Edo state have been plunged into darkness following industrial action by electricity workers. The strike by National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) meant that these states that receive electricity supply from the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) became paralytic. Chronicle NG reports that more motorists and residents were seen at fuel stations across Abuja as many resorted to generators. While the AEDC office was practically deserted in the early hour of today, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said available bulk power meant for the DisCo…

The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) reopened for regular services on Sunday, 21 months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Lagos-based religious center to close. After the Federal Government announced measures to curb the spread of the disease, TB Joshua, the late founder of the SCOAN, halted regular services in March 2020. In a statement on TB Joshua’s Ministries official Facebook page, the church wrote: “At God’s time, everything is beautiful! Healing, deliverance, and all of God’s blessings happen! Now is the time!” to signal the restart of services. While the government later relaxed the protocol, allowing worship centres…

The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, December 6, 2021, arraigned Philemon Gora, Osigwe Edison, Gracious Environ Workers Limited & Planners Nigeria Limited before Justice S.O. Solebo of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on a 10-count charge bordering on stealing, conspiracy to obtain by false witness and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N525million. The first defendant, Gora, was arrested by the EFCC in July 2021, following a petition alleging that he used one of his front companies, Gracious Environ Workers & Planners Nigeria Limited, to obtain the sum…

Justice Mohammad Saidu Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced a fraudster, Bashir Muazu, to 20 years in prison on two separate charges bordering on criminal breach of trust, cheating and obtaining money by false pretence. In the first charge, Muazu, a 46 year-old indigene of Sokoto State, was alleged to have fraudulently obtained the sum of N5,280,000 (Five Million Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira) from one Dr. Aliyu Ladan on the guise of supplying him 600 bags of fertilizer. The second charge alleges that Muazu obtained the sum of N3, 900,000 (Three Million Nine…

The German Football Association (DFB) are investigating England midfielder Jude Bellingham’s comments about referee Felix Zwayer after Borussia Dortmund’s 3-2 defeat by Bayern Munich. Bellingham, 18, questioned Zwayer’s appointment, referring to his six-month ban for a match-fixing scandal in 2005. Zwayer rejected Dortmund’s appeals for a penalty before giving their rivals a spot-kick for a Mats Hummels handball. Robert Lewandowski scored the penalty to secure victory for Bayern. Speaking to Viaplay, Bellingham said: “You give a referee, that has match fixed before, the biggest game in Germany. What do you expect?” Dortmund offer Bellingham for €100m Bayern’s win in Der…

Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, has condemned the UK government’s red listing of the country due to two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Mr Mohammed described the decision as unjust and discriminatory during a news conference in Abuja. The minister, on the other hand, has urged the UK government to reverse their decision as soon as possible. The summit also discussed the next steps in scaling up current pandemic responses, such as ongoing mass vaccination, surveillance, and screening at various points of entry. Lai Mohammed’s remarks are the most recent responses to the red listing,…

The Lagos Police Command has announced that an investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jr, a 12-year-old student at Dowen College in the Lekki area of Lagos, has begun. According to Hakeem Odumosu, the Lagos Commissioner of Police, the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCID), Panti, has been directed to take over the case from the Maroko division. Odumosu also stated that the command is cooperating with the Delta State Police Command in the investigation to solve the mystery behind the minor’s death. When asked if the police will base their findings on a prior…

Future pandemics could be more lethal than the current Covid crisis, one of the creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has warned. Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert, delivering the 44th Richard Dimbleby Lecture, said there needed to be more funding for pandemic preparedness to prevent the advances made from being lost. She also warned vaccines could be less effective against the Omicron variant. Dame Sarah added that people should be cautious until more was known about it. She said: “This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods. The truth is, the next one could be…

Hails Chief Akinkugbe for initiating project Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Sunday, performed the Foundation-Laying Ceremony of Olu Akinkugbe Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED, Ondo. Governor Akeredolu described the event as historic while commending the demonstration of sincerity shown by the initiator of the project through the setting up of the Olu Akinkugbe Pharmacy Education Trust. The Governor hailed Chief Olu Akinkugbe for his desire to contribute significantly to the development of UNIMED at becoming a top-flight specialised training institution of Medical Sciences in Nigeria. Arakunrin Akeredolu said:”There are two very important…

France striker Kylian Mbappe has not ruled out staying with Paris St-Germain, who rejected an offer from Real Madrid for the 22-year-old during the summer. Mbappe’s deal with PSG runs out in the summer. (Amazon Prime, via Goal) Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, 29, has reiterated he wants to stay at the club but “the decision is in the hands of the management and they have to solve this issue”. The Egypt forward’s deal runs out in summer 2023 and he is in negotiations over a new contract. (MBC Masr TV, via Liverpool Echo) Spain international Fabian Ruiz is a target…