Author: Chronicle Editor

Former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, has described the allocation of security votes as unconstitutional and the “biggest source of waste” in Nigeria. While Speaking at a programme organised by Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos, aptly named The Platform, Peter Obi opined that ex-governors should be made to account for what the security votes were used for. He said ; “Let me tell Nigerians; there is nothing in our constitution called security votes. Anybody who tell you that is lying. It is a terminology that was formulated over the years from one thing or the other. What we have is…

…Promises New Secretariat, Improved Welfare For Labour Union, Workers Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday allayed fears that plans by his administration to phase out the yellow commercial buses, popularly known as Danfo would lead to massive job losses, saying that it would instead create more jobs in the transportation sector. The Governor, who spoke at the May Day Rally held at the Agege Stadium to commemorate the 2017 Workers Day Celebration, said the Bus Reform Initiative, aimed at introducing over 5000 air-conditioned buses to replace the Danfo buses would open new vista of opportunities, while also redefining…

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Speaker, House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara, Minister of Employment, Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige and other government functionaries, were publicly humiliated, on Monday, at the Eagle Square’s venue of this year’s May Day Celebration. The event was disrupted for close to one hour by workers who barred government officials from delivering the speech from the federal government. All attempts made by former Comrade Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole couldn’t save the situation, as he was also stopped by workers who were chanting “we no go gree.” https://twitter.com/Naijaside/status/859067632368197633 Workers started throwing water cans…

The operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man for impersonating Nigerian Police and extorting people in Oshodi. The suspect, Gregory Anyasodo, 47, from Owerri North, Imo State was arrested on Thursday after stealing N125,000 from one of his victims, a trader in Oshodi. The unsuspecting victim, Mrs Emmanuella Joseph had approach RRS officials stationed in Oshodi to report Anyasodo’s threat to arrest her and the confiscation of her hand bag containing N125,000. A search around the area led to the arrest of Anyasodo and the recovery of a radio that appeared a…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has reiterated his call for the implementation of N50,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Ekweremadu stated this in his goodwill message to workers on May Day. He said the current N18,000 minimum wage was no longer realistic, given the hyperinflation in the country, which he said had made it difficult for overwhelming majority of Nigerian workers to afford the basic needs of life. He said: “I felicitate with our workers who toil day and night to move the nation forward. But we must collectively show the workers that we care beyond lip…

A Qatari man who stabbed a British teacher to death and burned her body is set to be executed after a court upheld his death sentence. Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah al Jabr was found guilty of killing Lauren Patterson, 24, and dumping her body in a desert near Doha in October 2013. Jabr met Miss Patterson at a hotel in the Qatari capital and later allegedly sexually assaulted her before stabbing her to death with a seven-inch blade. He took her body to a desert and burned it on charcoal bricks with the help of accomplice Mohamed Abdallah Hassan Abdul…

A non-governmental organisation, Divine Inheritage Home, Kiyi, Kuje, Abuja, says it has received increased cases of rejected twins and triplets in the community in recent times. The management of the home has therefore pleaded with Nigerians to show concern for such babies, noting that they ought not to attach myths to their births. Dr Chinwe Steven, the founder of the home, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) when Latiwa Development Foundation, also a non-governmental organisation, inaugurated girls’ empowerment programme in Kuje on Monday. According to her, some communities in Nigeria still engage in viewing…

Senator Ben Murray Bruce, representing Bayelsa East constituency has said that it is time for president Muhammadu Buhari to invite Boxer, Anthony Joshua to Aso Rock. He made the remark known via his series of tweets on Monday. Sen. Bruce opined that the 27-year- old Boxer Joshua should be made a brand ambassador for Nigeria. Recall that Joshua was rejected nine years ago by the Nigerian boxing official, but Joshua never gave up on Nigeria as he testified on Saturday the secret of his wining. According to him “the secret is Eba and Egusi soup”. Recall also that Boxer Joshua…

Former Minsiter of Aviation and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani Kayode has described President Muhammadu Buhari as an ‘evil-minded’ person who has been rejected by God. Fani said this government is governed by radical Islamists, voodoo merchants and psychopaths. In a Facebook post, Fani predicted that many things will happen in the few months, asking Nigerians to buckle up. He wrote, “President Muhammadu Buhari is venal and malevolent. He has been rejected by the Living God. “His is a government of psychopaths, ethnic supremacists, radical Islamists, skull and bone diviners and voodoo merchants. “We are…

North Korea warned Monday that it will carry out a nuclear test “at any time and at any location” set by its leadership, in the latest rhetoric to fuel jitters in the region. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running high for weeks, with signs that the North might be preparing a long-range missile launch or a sixth nuclear test — and with Washington refusing to rule out a military strike in response. A spokesman for the North’s foreign ministry said Pyongyang was “fully ready to respond to any option taken by the US”. The regime will continue bolstering…