Author: Chronicle Editor

WWE WrestleMania 34 was a night that many wrestling fans will not forget in a hurry, as wrestling reached a whole new level. It is a night many didn’t know what to expect but at the end of the day it lived up to billing as The Undertaker returned, Brock Lesnar surprised the fans and ex-UFC star Ronda Rousey shone like a thousand stars. The big talking point was Lesnar pulling off a surprise. Fans across the world had expected Roman Reigns would dethrone Lesnar “The Beast” to become Universal Champion following talks that Lesnar would return to UFC. But…

Almost every pay-television subscriber I run into attempt, not often successfully, to speak with authority on how pay-television business works. Pay-television operations and business tend to be put in the same category as sex in which everybody thinks he/she is knowledgeable, an expert even. The widely assumed familiarity with the pay television ecosystem feeds the almost-religious belief that pay television services should be cheap and that providers are ripping subscribers off. Even without actually saying it, I suspect, many subscribers believe that pay-television services should be treated like public utilities in the country, amenities we think should be used free…

Nigerians have lamented the lack of clean N100 notes calling for the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to wade into the matter and stop the looming epidemic. Investigation by Chronicle NG revealed that most of the N100 notes in circulation are not only very old but they are torn and mutilated. In an interview with a trader, Mary Makanjuola who complained that not only were clean N100 notes scarce, even the old ones are difficult to come by. “To get N100 notes as change for customers can be sometimes demanding nowadays. If you ask those fellow traders to lend you,…

President Muhammadu Buhari will be heading to the United Kingdom on official assignments and meetings which includes holding discussions with Prime Minister Theresa May. In a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, the President will meet with business and religious leaders. “President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday 9th April, 2018 for an official visit to Britain where he is due to hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May, prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings scheduled for 18th to 20th April, 2018. “The…

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Russia and Iran over a suspected chemical attack, saying there will be a “big price to pay”. Medical sources say dozens of people were killed in an attack on the rebel-held town of Douma on Saturday. The UN Security Council may debate the attack on Monday after nine of its 15 members called for an urgent meeting. Both Syria and Russia deny a chemical attack took place. The European Union has called for an “immediate response by the international community”. READ: We rob stranded motorists…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored in a 10th straight game for Real Madrid – but they were held to a derby draw by Atletico Madrid. Real had the better chances and Marco Asensio and Marcelo hit the woodwork at 0-0. Ronaldo volleyed home Gareth Bale’s left-wing cross for his 20th goal in 10 club appearances. But Antoine Griezmann equalised on the rebound after Vitolo’s shot was saved by Keylor Navas. READ: Chelsea stutter as Chicarito snatch draw for West Ham The result keeps second-placed Atletico four points above Real – but 11 points behind leaders Barcelona, who beat Leganes 3-1 on Saturday.…

Javier Hernandez’s second-half equaliser boosted West Ham’s Premier League survival prospects and damaged Chelsea’s slim hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four on an emotional day at Stamford Bridge. Cesar Azpilicueta opened the scoring for the hosts and dedicated his goal to the club’s former England midfielder Ray Wilkins, who died on Wednesday, aged 61. There was also a minute’s applause prior to kick-off, with the Chelsea players wearing black armbands in memory of Wilkins. However, Hernandez, on as a substitute, struck his ninth career goal against the Blues to earn a point for the Hammers. READ: GOtv…

A 20 year old man arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has confessed that his gang use toy guns to rob stranded motorists around Adeniji Adele end of the Third Mainland Bridge. The suspect, Rilwan Wasiu from Oyo State was arrested last week Thursday at Adeniji Adele under bridge around 10:00 p.m. while he was fighting with his girlfriend. The officers according to report sighted the suspect beating his girlfriend late at night by the road side. The officers stopped to mediate in the dispute when a toy gun fell off the body…

Flykite Productions, organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, have assured that fans coming to the event on 14 April have nothing to fear as it hosts GOtv Boxing Night 14. The event, which holds at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Lagos, will feature seven fights in different weight categories. Jenkins Alumona, Flykite Productions, Managing Director, stated that fans will have nothing to fear in and around the event venue. He explained that provision of adequate security has always been a major feature of the event and the reason for which not a single breach has been recorded…

The former governor of Edo, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, to adopt a “ruthless” measure against alleged looters of the nation’s treasury. Oshiomhole, who disclosed this on Sunday in Benin, described as mindless the stealing by the then Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led Federal Government. The former governor noted that it was the right of Nigerians to know the level of rot that transpired in former President Goodluck Jonathan’s government. “I think that if other Nigerians don’t understand the power of transparency, the right to know, the media should uphold that right and defend…