Author: Chronicle Editor

Veteran actor, Olumide Bakare is dead. Confirming the sad incident, former president of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, NANTAP, Mufu Onifade said that he passed on early Saturday. “He had a successful surgery and after the surgery, he talked to people and told them he was fine. But two hours later, he passed on. It is very painful because I had actually been wishing him a quick recovery. “Olumide Bakare is someone who was a hundred percent committed to the theatre profession. He started on stage and then from there, went on TV, did radio and then…

José Mourinho has admitted Manchester United “are in trouble” due to an injury crisis after Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo suffered what are feared to be season-ending injuries in Thursday’s Europa League victory over Anderlecht. United have been drawn to face Celta Vigo in the semi-finals of the tournament after beating Anderlecht 3-2 on aggregate. Lyon will play Ajax in the other semi. Mourinho, whose side play Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday, said: “We are in trouble. In this moment, Eric Bailly played six matches in a row, and we lost Marcos Rojo, we don’t have [Phil] Jones…

Some students of Abuja University on Friday criticised telecom operators for poor service delivery and failure to abide by the rules of the regulatory body. The students, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Abuja, said that the telecom operators were playing double standards in their operations. Garba Musa, a law student said that what the telecom operators’ offer on advertisements were sometimes false. “The truth of the matter is that telecom operators deceive their customers a lot; most times they try to entice the consumers with lots of offers. “It is deceiving that…

Olisa Agbakoba, human rights lawyer, has sued federal government on behalf of South East demanding N1 trillion for alleged neglect of the region. He is demanding the money for himself and on behalf of the people of south east. The constitutional lawyer is relying on section 42 of the 1999 constitution and asking for an injunction stopping government from further discrimination against the Igbo people. The former President of Nigeria Bar Association is asking for the money which should be shared among the five states in the East. He averred that there was currently a structural imbalance against the South…

Cross River Police Command has confirmed that seven football fans and not 30 died in Thursday’s electrocution that occurred while watching the Manchester United and Anderlecht game at a television viewing centre in Calabar. The incident which happened at around 9.30 p.m. at Nyagasang area of Atimbo in Calabar Municipal Local Government area of the state saw 11 others hospitalised. Mr Hafiz Inuwa, the state Commissioner of Police, gave the numbers at a news conference on Friday in Calabar. Inuwa said that the briefing became necessary following some reports in some national dailies and online blogs that over 30 persons…

The Nigerian Police Force declared Terwase Akwaza, wanted. A fugitive already on the watchlist of Benue State government, in connection with last month’s killings in Zaki Biam. The police, while parading 19 suspects arrested with the killing of 17 people in the Benue state town, said they recovered a lot of arms from a secret underground armoury of Akwaza, in the deep forest, in an operation jointly conducted with the military and DSS Among the arms recovered were: 3 AK 47 Rifles, 3 FN Rifles, one G3 Rifle, One LMG, One SMG, One Double-Barrel Gun, One Mark 4 Rifle, 4…

The Lagos State Government on Friday debunked media reports linking it to the demolition of Berger retail market, saying that the allegation was far from the truth. In a statement by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl. Wasiu Anifowose, the State Government described the media reports as figment of imagination of the authors. The demolition exercise was carried out on Wednesday and most traders denied being served contravention notices. While clarifying the position of the State Government, Anifowose said it was not the norm of the government to act in such manner, adding that before any demolition…

The continuous flooding of the foreign exchange market with dollars has crashed the currency against the local currency, Naira. The Naira firmed up at the Bureau de Change (BDCs) segment on Thursday, trading at between N376 and N378 to the United States Dollar in Lagos, Abuja and Kano. The crash in dollar was caused by the interventions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A market survey revealed that the Naira, which sold at over N405 to $1 as Monday this week, recorded a boost. There were indications that the appreciation of the Naira was as a result of policy…

Holders Real Madrid will face rivals Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League – a repeat of last year’s final. Zinedine Zidane’s side could become the first club to retain the trophy in the Champions League era in the final on 3 June in Cardiff. French side Monaco take on Italian club Juventus in the other last-four tie. The first legs will be played on 2 and 3 May, with the return legs taking place the following week. Real, aiming to win Europe’s premier club competition for a 12th time, beat German champions Bayern Munich 6-3 on aggregate…

Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu has died at the age of 44 after suffering a cardiac arrest at Tottenham’s training centre on Thursday. A Spurs statement said Ehiogu died in hospital in the early hours of Friday. Ehiogu, who was Spurs’ Under-23s coach, was capped four times by England. “Words cannot express the shock and sadness that we all feel at the club,” said Tottenham’s head of coaching and development John McDermott. “Ugo’s immense presence will be irreplaceable.” Ehiogu made over 200 appearances for Aston Villa between 1991 and 2000 and then spent seven years at Middlesbrough.…