Author: Chronicle Editor

Ailing Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday said he is yet to return to the country because his doctors have not given the go ahead to do so. “I’ve learnt to obey my doctor’s orders, rather than be the one issuing the orders,” Buhari told a delegation of visiting aides at the Abuja House in London. “Here, the doctor is absolutely in charge.” One of his aides who visited him said the 74-year old president was in good spirit. “Glad to see PMB in very high spirits. And full of his usual humour,” tweeted Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who is Buhari’s senior adviser…

With about a year to go as governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Saturday stormed the non-elective convention of PDP with his presidential election campaign team. Although he had earlier indicated his desire to contest the presidential election in 2019, he confirmed his intention when he and his campaign team arrived at the venue of the convention with banners and customized dresses. Fayose, whose governorship tenure ends in October 2018, also dressed in his presidential campaign shirt at the flag-off. Fayose and his team paraded round the Eagles Square, to the admiration of delegates to the convention. In…

Wayne Rooney scored on his Premier League return to Everton as they beat Stoke 1-0 in their opening fixture of the season. It was a fairy-tale return to his boyhood club as Rooney headed home the winning goal in the added minute of injury time in the first half, and sealed the three points for the hosts. The Toffees had drawn their last four opening day matches but managed to hold out for the victory against a Stoke side who had very few clear-cut chances, with Xherdan Shaqiri almost snatching a draw late on, only to be denied by a…

Brighton’s first Premier League game ended in defeat as two late Man City goals earned the visitors a 2-0 win at the Amex on Saturday evening. City dominated possession but were made to wait until the 70th minute for their opener as Sergio Aguero finished smartly after a mistake by Dale Stephens. Lewis Dunk’s own goal five minutes later sealed victory for Pep Guardiola’s side, who also had a Gabriel Jesus goal ruled out for handball. Aguero squandered City’s first chance when he mis-kicked from Kyle Walker’s cross, before Izzy Brown was forced off for Brighton with a suspected hamstring…

Burnley shocked nine-man Chelsea by beating the champions 3-2 in a thrilling opening Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge. Captain Gary Cahill was shown a straight red card early on by Craig Pawson for a high tackle on Steven Defour, before Sam Vokes put Burnley ahead (24) with a neat flick inside the area. Stephen Ward doubled Burnley’s lead with a fierce strike from an angle (39), and Vokes netted again before the break (43) with a free header six yards out. Substitute Alvaro Morata pulled one back for Chelsea on his debut (69), but Cesc Fabregas was shown a…

Nigeria’s acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is sending a five-man Federal Government delegation to Anambra State today to visit and condole with the government and people of the state over last Sunday’s attack on worshippers at the St. Philips Catholic Church in Ofufe-Amakwa, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. That despicable attack resulted in the loss of a number of lives and injury to several others. The delegation is made up of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige; Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole; Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of State for Environment,…

Arsenal may have celebrated a sensational 4-3 comeback win over Leicester on Friday night – but familiar defensive concerns cannot be ignored if they have ambitions of returning to the top four and challenging for the Premier League. Each year, the new season comes with a feeling of a fresh start. But for Arsenal the same old problems at the back resurfaced in worrying fashion in their curtain raiser with Leicester. While the game will be remembered for Alexandre Lacazette’s debut strike and Olivier Giroud’s roof-raising late winner, Arsenal’s defensive failings were at the heart of all three Leicester goals.…

North Korea said on Saturday that nearly 3.5 million workers, party members and soldiers volunteered to join or rejoin its army to fight against the U.S. in the current geopolitical tension between Pyongyang and Washington. Rodong Sinmun, North Korea’s official newspaper, said the volunteers had offered to join or rejoin the People’s Army after the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) issued a statement on Monday condemning new sanctions imposed by the UN in retaliation for North Korean missile tests. North Korea threatened to strike the United States and its Pacific territory of Guam. KCNA said on Wednesday a mass rally…

Dr Tunde Ayeni has dismissed reports by some online publications that he was being detained by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In a press statement signed by Dr Ayeni’s Corporate Communications Special Adviser, Mr Ademola Adedoyin, the reported detention was described as a piece of mischief and total falsehood been peddled by idle minds. “As at this evening when the story was streaming in some online publications, Dr Ayeni was at home in Abuja having a quiet weekend. READ: Hundreds protest at Shell oil facility in Niger Delta “The antics of these mischief makers is obvious for the discerning…

Hundreds of Nigerians stormed a crude oil facility and gas plant owned by Shell in the Niger Delta on Friday demanding jobs and infrastructure development, a Reuters witness said. Echoing a common complaint in the impoverished swampland that produces most of Nigeria’s oil, the protesters said they were not benefiting from the region’s oil wealth and wanted an end to the oil pollution that has ruined much of the land. Soldiers and security guards did not disperse the crowd as it entered the Belema Flow Station in Rivers State, which feeds oil into Shell’s Bonny export terminal. The company said…