Author: Chronicle Editor

The District Head of Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar-Uba, who was kidnapped from his residence three months ago, has been rescued by security agents in Kano.

An Abuja High Court has ordered the arrest of Amaju Pinnick and four other NFF officials over the misappropriation of funds belonging to the football body.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday lamented that religion has often been deployed to create division, spread hate and unleash violence on one another.

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Mohammed Sambo as Executive Secretary for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

As the Federal Government proposes Ruga settlements, the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has submitted a proposal for a draft bill for South East federation

Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar has turned down a bail application filed by a self acclaimed herbalist, Jamiu Isiaka who is standing trial over N30m fraud.

American 15-year-old Cori Gauff stole the show on the opening day of Wimbledon with a debut victory over five-time champion and her inspiration Venus Williams.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday July 1, 2019, asked Justice Danlami Z Senchi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Jabi, Abuja, to dismiss an application brought by the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, seeking an order to vacate a warrant of arrest order issued against him and five others in April, 2019 by the judge. Others are former Minister for Petroleum Resources Dan Etete, Ralph Wetzels, Casula Roberto, Pujjato Stefano and Burrato Sebastiano. The defendants are being charged by the EFCC, for alleged fraudulent allocation of Oil Prospecting…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office has secured five separate convictions that involved Orji Uchenna, Chime Isaiah, Ogbu Obinnna, Dunu Franklyn Tochukwu and Victor Patrick before Justice N.I Buba of Federal High Court, sitting in Enugu, the Enugu State capital on five separate one-count charge, which all bordered on internet fraud. The convicts all pleaded guilty when their separate one-count charge was read to them respectively. Investigations by the EFCC revealed that the convicts were in the habit of using fraudulent names and emails to defraud unsuspecting citizens of foreign countries. Orji was found to have…

Turkish Super Lig club Trabzonspor have signed Nigeria captain John Mikel Obi on a two-year deal with the option of an additional 12 months. The 32-year-old, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012, was a free agent after leaving Championship side Middlesbrough in May. Mikel, who has made two appearances for his country at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, has previously played in Norway and China, but achieved success in England with Chelsea. “A two-year and an additional year agreement was signed with the free captain of the Nigerian national team,” the Turkish club announced on…