Author: Chronicle Editor

As Nigeria marks her Democracy Day today, May 29, the Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the Federal Government to use the occasion of the celebration to announce the composition of a tripartite negotiation committee on the national minimum wage. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, stated this in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja, ahead of Democracy Day celebration. Wabba, who recalled that the minimum wage was increased to N18, 000 six years ago, noted that the patience of workers had been over-stretched due to the current inflation in the country. “We, therefore, urge the Federal Government…

A teacher and a classroom aide duking it out in front of students at a Georgia middle school last week was caught on video. The women are seen throwing punches and pulling hair in the video shot May 19 by a student at Stone Mountain Middle School in downtown Atlanta, according to local media. DeKalb Police charged Brittany Randolph-Johnson and Milan Ethridge with disrupting operations of a public school and disrupting the peace, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. The police report says Randolph-Johnson and Ethridge “engaged in a verbal and physical altercation in the presence of minor children” at the school…

North Korea has fired what appears to be a ballistic missile early Monday, South Korea’s military said, according to Yonhap. The unidentified missile was fired from near the North Korean coastal city of Wonsan, Seoul’s Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) said. The missile flew in a easterly direction, sources said. South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered officials to hold a meeting of national security council at 7:30 a.m. The North Korean leader recently inspected the test-fire of a new type of anti-aircraft guided weapon system, ordering its mass-production and deployment to bolster its air supremacy, Pyongyang’s state media said Sunday.…

The police in Osun on Sunday said unknown assailants strangled to death an elderly couple in Gbongan area of the state. The spokesperson of the police in the state, Folashade Odoro, said in a statement on Sunday that their bodies were found at about 11 a.m. at their residence in Gbongan. Ms. Odoro said the son of the couple, Caleb Akanbi, reported the death of his parents to the police after he found them strangled. “When police got to the scene of the incident, Mr Reuben Akanbi, 70, and Mrs Victoria Akanbi, 68, who lived in an isolated house were…

Nigerian forward, Victor Moses on Sunday, got married to his long time girlfriend and mother of his two kids. The marriage came a week after winning the Premier League and just a day after receiving a red card in Chelsea’s FA Cup final 2-1 loss to Arsenal. The Chelsea star wedded his long time partner in London today, May 28, 2017. The pair exchanged marital vows in front of few family members, friends and colleagues. Moses has a five-year-old son, Brentley and a two-year-old daughter, Nyah. Moses has managed to keep this family very private, and not much is known…

Francesco Totti was in tears after a presentation to mark the final appearance of his 25-year Roma career. The 40-year-old forward, who has scored 307 goals in 786 games for his only club, came on in the 54th minute in the win over Genoa to a standing ovation. Roma won the game 3-2, with Diego Perotti’s last-minute winner securing a Champions League group stage spot. After the game, Totti read a letter to the fans, including: “I’m afraid. I can’t see what the future looks like.” He also said: “Imagine you’re a child having a good dream… and your mother…

A 59-minute video of the incident posted on social media, showed some youth arguing loudly with three policemen carrying AK-47 assault rifles and dressed in the black T-shirts SARs operatives are known for wearing. The police officers were standing beside a black police pick-up van with “No 2 SARs Special Anti-Robbery Squad” printed on its side. Soon, the video captured an argument between a police officer and some youth behind the van. One of the youth could be heard shouting: “e no fit shot” in pidgin repeatedly. Another youth stepped between the police officer,…

The leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, addressed a crowd of supporters, numbering more than 10, in his father’s compound in Abia State. The address, whose video has since gone viral on social media, appeared a violation of conditions set by Justice Binta Nyako when she granted Mr. Kanu bail in April. Mr. Kanu, who is facing charges of treasonable felony at the Federal High Court in Abuja has been at the vanguard of the call for an independent Biafra republic from the Nigerian state. In granting him bail in April, Justice Nyako listed 12 conditions,…

Fifty years ago, the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria seceded, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra and sparking a brutal civil war that left about one million people dead. – Coups and secession – On May 30, 1967, the military head of Nigeria’s eastern region, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, declares “the independent Republic of Biafra”. His move comes two days after the head of Nigeria’s military government, General Yakubu Gowon, divided the federation into 12 states, including three in the east. Biafra, accounting for less than 10 percent of Nigerian territory, at the time had a population of 14 million out…

In a bid to forestall the continued implementation of alleged discriminatory Forex investment Fund policy to the advantage of some importer of Petroleum products, an independent oil marketer in the down stream sector SPOT MARKET OIL (OVERSEAS) LIMITED has dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria before a Federal high court in Lagos. Joined as co -defendants in the ensuing legal battle are, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In an affidavit in support of the motion on notice sworn to by the Chairman of the company, Chief Ajibola Aribisala SAN and filed before…