Author: Chronicle Editor

The owner of the 21-storey building which collapsed in Ikoyi on Monday afternoon, has been found dead. Femi Osibona’s death was confirmed by renowned journalist Dele Momodu who posted the news on his Instagram handle on Thursday evening. Osibona’s body was recovered from the rubble on Thursday evening after three days of intensive search and rescue operations. Prior to the latest development, the whereabouts of the high-rise building owner was unclear but there were speculations that he was on-site at the time of the incident. https://www.instagram.com/p/CV3LI4KM6mK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link An official of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) also confirmed Osibona’s death. The body…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days of mourning over the Ikoyi building collapse, which occurred on Monday. So far, more than 32 bodies have been pulled out of the rubble. The Governor ordered that all flags in the state are to be flown at half mast in public and private buildings. He also directed that all official engagements are to be cancelled during the period of mourning. This was made known in a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. Ikoyi Building Collapse: 22 found dead, nine rescued, many others missing “The…

The friends and associates of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo have decried the attempt by some mischievous persons to tarnish the image of the Vice President on social media by linking him directly or indirectly to the sad incident of the building collapse at Ikoyi, Lagos, which claimed the lives of more than 36 people. The non-governmental group stated that the VP had no ownership interest in the developers Company or business. This was disclosed in a statement by Richard Akinnola on Thursday. The statement reads: “It is most unfortunate that at a time when people are mourning over the collapse of…

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 4, 2021 arraigned one Mohammed Gapchia Gana, alias Mamman Shuwa, before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on a three-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N2, 200, 000.00 (Two Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira). The defendant allegedly swindled the trio of Mohammed Hassan, Fati Buba and Falmata Fali by separately selling a piece of land located at 44G, behind the Federal Road Safety Corps office, along Damboa Road, Maiduguri, to them. Gapchia obtained the sum…

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, November 4, 2021 secured the conviction of Muhammed Kabir before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a one count amended charge of cheating by impersonation. The defendant who was arrested in the Barnawa area for alleged internet related fraud activities, presented himself on a Gay website as a US citizen and used the fake profile to induce unsuspecting victims to confer benefits on him. Before he was nabbed, he had obtained the sum of $1,150 USD from his victims. He received the…

Eminent personalities from all walks of life, on Friday 22nd October, 2021, converged in Lagos, for the burial ceremony of Mrs. Joanna Tokunbo, the grandmother of Abiodun Coker, a journalist, public relations expert and core member of the media relations department of United Bank for Africa (UBA). The late matriarch slept in the lord on September 23, 2021 at the age of 87. The three days event kicked off with a Christian Wake Keep on Tuesday, 19th of October, Service of Songs on Wednesday, October 20 which was followed by a requiem mass and interment on Friday 23rd at Ikoyi…

A European manhunt is under way for a man accused of one of the biggest burglaries in English legal history, a BBC investigation has found. Alfredo Lindley is said to have led a series of burglaries on the luxury homes of three celebrities in December 2019 – including a £25m raid on the home of F1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone. Italian authorities also accuse Lindley of raiding the home of Patrick Vieira, now Crystal Palace manager, in 2009. Lindley is believed to be in Belgrade. The 40-year-old Peruvian national has a criminal record in Italy for scams and burglaries under multiple…

Ahead of the Anambra Governorship election, the contesting candidates have signed a peace accord in Awka, the state captial, to assure the public of a free and fair election. The ceremony which was organised by the National Peace Commotte was attended by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu. The election is billed to hold on November 6, 2021. In the past few weeks, there have been several attacks by groups of gunmen, targeting electoral officers and security agents in a bid to sabotage the electoral process. The attacks have caused many to doubt the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has commended the establishment of the Al-Istiqama University in Kano, saying such an endeavour has huge potential to impact people in a significant and positive way. Prof. Osinbajo spoke yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while receiving on a courtesy call a delegation from the new university led by the founder, Hon. Suleiman A. Kawu Sumaila, OFR, a former member of the House of Representatives and later Presidential Liaison at the National Assembly. “This may be the most important thing you can do; you will impact a lot of people. God has given you this…

The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa has authorised the voluntary departure of some staff and family members as rebel forces in northern Ethiopia make advances towards the capital. The decision came after the United States said on Wednesday it was “gravely concerned” about the spreading hostilities and called for a halt to military operations in favour of ceasefire talks. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has declared a state of emergency, with forces from the northern region of Tigray threatening to push forward to Addis Ababa. The Tigrayan forces are in the town of Kemise in Amhara state, 325 km (200…