Author: Chronicle Editor

It was a fun night of glamour and electrifying excitement as United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc once again gathered together a stunning audience from across Africa at the 2018 edition of the UBA CEO Awards. The event which was held at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria, was the talk of the town and trended all night as staff members, their clients and friends all let go and got totally immersed in the celebrations of the special evening. The UBA CEO Awards remains one of the most sought after annual events in the Lagos entertainment calendar. In its…

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has won the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award for 2017-18. The Egyptian, 25, beat Kevin de Bruyne, Harry Kane, Leroy Sane, David Silva and David de Gea in the vote by his fellow players. Manchester City’s Sane won the young player prize, while Chelsea’s Fran Kirby won the Women’s Player of the Year award. Bristol City’s Lauren Hemp was named Women’s Young Player of the Year. “It’s an honour and especially as it’s voted by the players. I am happy and proud,” Salah said. “I didn’t have my chance at Chelsea. It was…

Miracle has won the grand prize of N25 million naira after emerging winner of the Big Brother Naija 3 reality television show that climaxed on Sunday 22 April. Show host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu revealed that 170 million votes were sent all through the show, with 30 million coming in the last week. READ: Lagos government honours Gani Fawehinmi, unveils 44-feet statue in Ojota Miracle won with 38.18 per cent of the votes beating second placed Cee C by 10.14 percent. Tobi finished third with 22.53 per cent 5.51 percent less than Cee C while Alex finished a distant fourth with 7.07…

Olivier Giroud’s brilliant semi-final goal helped Chelsea beat Southampton to reach the FA Cup final and set up a meeting with Manchester United. Chelsea striker Giroud received the ball from Eden Hazard and jinked his way past two Southampton players in a crowded area before he stabbed the ball home. Giroud was replaced by Alvaro Morata with 10 minutes to go and the substitute sealed safe passage with Chelsea’s second when he headed in at the back post from Cesar Azpilicueta’s cross. Southampton went close with Nathan Redmond’s low drive from distance while Charlie Austin hit the post. It means…

…Family Endorse Ambode For Second Term, Says Edifice Befitting Of Gani’s Legacies …NLC, NCP, Falana, Odumakin, Others Eulogise Late Activist, Laud LASG …Gani Remains A Hero, Role Model, Says Gov Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday unveiled a new statue of the late legal luminary, Chief Gani Fawehinmi at the ‘Liberty Park’, in Ojota, saying that the 44-feet edifice symbolises the phenomenon that the rights activist represented in his life time. The unveiling of the statue, in commemoration of the 80th posthumous birthday of the late icon, the Governor said, was an affirmation of his administration’s commitment to…

Arsenal put in a pulsating performance as Arsene Wenger’s farewell began as the Gunners scored three goals in seven second-half minutes as they eased to victory against West Ham at the Emirates. This was the first match since Wenger announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season on Friday, after almost 22 years. Victory was also the perfect warm-up to Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first-leg against Atletico Madrid. The Gunners had taken the lead on 51 minutes after Nacho Monreal volleyed in from a corner, but Arnautovic equalised just after the hour mark, rifling a…

Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki on Sunday disbursed N10.4 million to 52 women leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kwara. Each of the 52 women leaders who were from the Kwara Central Senatorial District went home with a cash of N200, 000 to assist them boost their trades. The senatorial district, which Saraki represents at the Senate, comprises four local governments of Asa, Ilorin South, Ilorin West and Ilorin East. This was coming few days after the senate president offset 20 months’ salary arrears owed 220 traditional chiefs by three local government areas in his constituency. Presenting…

A nude gunman has killed four people at a Waffle House in Nashville in the US state of Tennessee, police say. The man who has been identified as Travis Reinking, 29, burst into the restaurant at 03:25 (08:25 GMT) in the suburb of Antioch, and reportedly opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle. Four other people were wounded. A customer wrestled the weapon from the man, who then fled the scene on foot. Police are hunting for the suspect, and have identified a “person of interest” in the case. READ: Suicide bombers kill 4, injure 8 in Bama mosque attack Police…

No fewer than four persons were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide bomb attack on Sunday at a mosque in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. The attack came barely four weeks after thousands of displaced persons were resettled in the community. The Chairman of the Council, Mr Baba-Shehu Gulumba, confirmed the incident to NAN that four persons were killed in the early morning attack. Gulumba disclosed that two teenage suicide bombers, a male and female, infiltrated a mosque at Bama-Dina quarters and detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) strapped to their bodies. READ: Nigeria borrows $300m from Islamic…

The Federal Government has committed to secure US$300 million from the World Bank, Islamic Development Bank and African Development Bank to eliminate malaria in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 just ended in London. The government said in the statement that it would elevate malaria on the national priority list and finance its national malaria elimination strategy. The statement said Nigeria also pledged an additional US$18.7 million to leverage US$37 million from the Global Fund to distribute 15 million mosquito nets and…