Author: Chronicle Editor

The Nigerian Police Force made good its promise to parade Nigeria’s billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike, alias Evans and members of his gang, revealing their victims and the ransom collected at various times. Most shocking, the police also unveiled a woman, Ogechi Amadi as one of the gang members. “Ogechi Amadi is the woman who rented the house and cooks for the kidnappers and their victims in the camp”, the police said. Evans, the kingpin was arrested in his mansion in Magodo estate in Lagos on Saturday by the police Joint Special Forces led by the Intelligence Response Team, the…

England won their biggest international title since 1966 by beating Venezuela 1-0 in the Under-20 World Cup final. It was England’s first appearance in the final of a global tournament since their World Cup victory 51 years ago. Everton forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s first-half goal was enough for victory thanks to Newcastle goalkeeper Freddie Woodman’s second-half penalty save. Woodman denied Adalberto Penaranda from the spot after the Malaga forward was fouled by Kyle Walker-Peters. With 17 minutes to play, the referee pointed to the spot to signal a penalty before immediately referring to the video assistant referee. Rafael Nadal beats Wawrinka…

Spain’s Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French Open title with victory over Stan Wawrinka in the Paris final. Nadal, 31, came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed to claim his 15th major title. He becomes the first man or woman in the Open era to have won a Grand Slam tournament 10 times. Wawrinka, 32, was beaten in a major final for the first time after winning his first three. Usain Bolt wins last 100m race in Jamaica Securing a 10th title in Paris – La Decima – further entrenches Nadal’s place as…

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has won his last 100 meters race on home soil in Jamaica in an emotional farewell at a stadium which sold-out and was full to capacity. He is set to retire in August after the World Championships in London and began his goodbye in front of 30,000 adoring fans in Kingston. Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medallist, easily won the ‘Salute a Legend’ race in his first 100m of 2017 but admitted being nervous through the race. “The run, it was just OK. I must say it was OK. I don’t think I’ve ever been that…

Some residents of Abule Egba on Sunday commended Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for fulfilling his pledge to carry out comprehensive repair of all the inner roads damaged as a result of the construction of Abule Egba Bridge. The construction of the bridge, which was completed within thirteen months, led to many of the adjoining roads in the area to be in deplorable state due to congestion occasioned by traffic diversion. Many of the residents had urged the Governor to come to their aid by fixing the roads to complement the good work that had been done with the…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said pipeline sabotage in the country increased from 49 downstream pipelines vandalised points in February 2017 to 94 in March 2017. In its March 2017 edition of the monthly Financial and Operations Report released in Abuja on Saturday, it said this represented over 91 per cent increase relative to the previous months despite Federal Government’s and the NNPC’s continuous engagement with the stakeholders. “Nevertheless, there is a noticeable improvement compared to corresponding period of March 2016 which posted 259 cases,’’ it said. It added that in the downstream sector, NNPC had in stock, a…

Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, has finalised a summer move to Manchester City, according to Chilean journalist Fernando Solabarrieta. (Ferplei, via Sun) Arsenal are closing in on completing their second signing of the summer with the £10m capture of 21-year-old midfielder Aleksandr Golovin from CSKA Moscow. (Daily Mirror) Striker Alvaro Morata, 24, has urged Gareth Bale to join him in making the switch from Real Madrid to Manchester United this summer. (Don Balon, via Daily Star) United’s hopes of signing Morata could be complicated because of friction between them and Real Madrid over goalkeeper David de Gea, who has regularly…

Didier Drogba scored on his Phoenix Rising debut and dedicated the win to his former Ivory Coast team-mate Cheick Tiote, who died on Monday aged 30. Former Chelsea striker Drogba got the 40th-minute opener as the American club he captains and co-owns beat Whitecaps FC II 2-1. Ex-Newcastle midfielder Tiote died after collapsing in training in China. “I want to want dedicate this to Cheick Tiote who passed away doing what he loved,” Drogba, 39, wrote on Instagram. New chapter, new Team, new friends, the game is still beautiful @phxrisingfc I wanna dedicate this win to @tiote_official who passed away…

British Prime Minister Theresa May risks losing her position to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn following her Conservative Party’s poor performance at the just concluded election. Corbyn has vowed to finish what he started by getting rid of Theresa May within a matter of days. He plans to use the Queen’s Speech as his first opportunity to topple the floundering PM. In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Mirror, Mr Corbyn is champing at the bit and buzzing with enthusiasm. And over a cappucino he says it is time for Mrs May to wake up and smell the coffee. The Labour…

Glimpses about the lavish lifestyle of the billionaire kidnapper Evans are emerging, with his confession that he splashed his loot on buying three mobile phones worth $6,000 each. He also bought a wristwatch for $170,000 and bought two houses in highbrow Magodo Estate in Lagos and another house in Ghana. Evans was arrested in one of the houses in Lagos on Saturday, after eluding police radar for five years. The Nation in a report today said Evans real name is Chukwudubem Onwuamadike. He is from Umudim, Nnewi in Anambra state. He was arrested at his Magodo residence around 1pm by…