Author: Chronicle Editor

The Police Service Commission says it will ensure that the integrity of the aptitude tests for candidates for recruitment into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force holding on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th 2021 must be sustained and that it will not hesitate to discipline any Staff of the Commission or serving Police Officer found compromising the exercise. Addressing the Staff of the Commission today, Wednesday, October 27th, during a one-day orientation programme in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Commission, Mr. William Alo enjoined the Staff to conduct themselves with dignity and respect for the…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has put up Diezani Alison-Madueke’s bras for sale. They are arguably the world’s most expensive bras as they are valued at $12.5-million (£8.5-million) Heavenly Star Bra, by sapphires and as its centerpiece a 90-carat emerald cut diamond that was worth $10.6 million (£7.28 million). The bras are among a long list of seized assets put up for sale by the Federal Government. Earlier this year, in May, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, told the House of Representatives that the value of jewellery seized from Diezani was over N14bn. The…

The Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola has decried the depiction of Nigeria by London-based magazine, The Economist, in its recent publication as unfair and selective. Ambassador Ishola noted that the issues confronting Nigeria have been long-standing and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is achieving tremendous results in tackling them. The UK Ambassador stated this in a letter written to The Economist in response to a piece titled, Insurgency, Secessionism and Banditry Threaten Nigeria. “The Economist is correct to point out the multiple security and governance challenges that Nigeria presently faces. But the picture that…

The Africa Development Bank, AfDB, has expressed the bank’s commitment and support for a just energy transition, during a meeting last week between Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, and a delegation of the bank. The Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth at the African Development Bank (AFDB), Mr. Kevin Kariuki, led the delegation to pay the VP a visit on the 21st of October. Mr. Kariuki said: “First thing I would like to mention is that you have inspired us a lot in the recent past, through your strong and very well-articulated position on the…

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Wednesday swore in former Super Eagles players, Karibe Ojigwe, as Abia State Commissioner for Sports. Ojigwe who played as defender and defensive midfielder began his professional career at Enyimba in 1993. After two years at the club he joined German club, FC Kaiserslautern. He went on to play for FC Koln, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1860 Munich before returning to Enyimba in 2006. Ojigwe was sworn in alongside 26 other to the Abia State Executive Council at the Michael Okpara Auditorium Umuahia. Speaking shortly after the swearing in ceremony, Governor Ikpeazu said the new commissioners were…

The Nigerian Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned two businessmen, Chukwuemeka Kingsley Madueke and Romanus Abuchi Onah over alleged unlawful importation of banned methamphetamine drug, Captagon. Justice Yellim S. Bogoro, who presided over the court remanded the businessmen after listening to arguments on their bail applications argued by their counsel, Chief Benson Ndakara and Nick Omeye and the prosecutor, Mr. Fingere Dinneys. Justice Bogoro ordered that the two businessmen should be remanded till December 7, when she will rule on the bail applications. The two businessmen brought to Nigeria from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, 74.119 Kilograms of…

The National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has directed the security agencies to exhibit professionalism and self-restraint against provocation by trouble makers during the Nov. 6 Anambra governorship election. Monguno gave the warning, while briefing newsmen after a general security appraisal committee meeting with service chiefs and heads of other agencies on Tuesday in Abuja. He warned those planning to cause trouble during the election to have a rethink, adding that security agencies would ensure that the people of Anambra elected their next governor without any rancor. According to him, the Anambra elections will witness joint deployment of all…

A zonal coordinator of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, covering Rivers, Edo and Delta states, Mr. Hamisu Mohammed Ibrahim has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as a critical stakeholder on tax- related issues. He made this disclosure on Monday, October 25, 2021 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, while paying a Courtesy Visit to the Port Harcourt Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE Aliyu Naibi in his office. According to him, both the FIRS and the EFCC are critical stakeholders on issues of tax administration, enforcement and investigation of defaulters. “There has…

The second prosecution witness, PW2, Augustine Anosike, a forensic expert with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the case of Afeez Adeshina Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how several credit card numbers were extracted while analyzing the contents of a total of 2,410 messages found in the defendant’s mobile phone. Naira Marley was arraigned by the EFCC on May 20, 2019 on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, possession of counterfeit credit cards and fraud, to which he pleaded…

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday voted to revoke the authorization for China Telecom’s (0728.HK) U.S. subsidiary to operate in the United States, citing national security concerns. The decision means China Telecom Americas must now discontinue U.S. services within 60 days. China Telecom, the largest Chinese telecommunications company, has had authorization to provide telecommunications services for nearly 20 years in the United States. The FCC found that China Telecom “is subject to exploitation, influence, and control by the Chinese government and is highly likely to be forced to comply with Chinese government requests without sufficient legal procedures subject…