Author: Chronicle Editor

We brought you reports earlier about the assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye’s Life after unknown gunmen stormed his Kogi residence today. Here are photos of the security car, caravan and walls riddled with bullets after the gunmen opened fire into the building. Here are photos of the security car, caravan, wall riddled with bullets. The lawmaker has since accused chairman of the local government, Taofiq Isa, of masterminding the attack because of his criticism of the state government. “I got a rousy welcome from Kabba to my home town yesterday (Friday) and I know it angered the power that…

Gbenga Ogundele aka Benson Ogundele, 58, of Laurel, Maryland has been sentenced to 234 months in prison over conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering arising from a scheme to defraud vulnerable victims of millions of dollars. Ogundele’s wife Moji Popoola, aka Mojisola Oluwakemi Tin Popoola/Moji T. Popoola, 42, also of Laurel, was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Both sentences will be followed by three years of supervised release. United States District Judge, Paul W. Grimm also convicted Ogundele of aggravated identity theft in connection with the scheme. Judge Grimm, had on March 20, 2017, sentenced Mojisola’s brother…

Senator Dino Melaye’s country home at Ayetoro-Gbede in Kogi state was shelled by gunmen early Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), gathered that the gunmen surrounded the house after midnight and opened fire from different directions. Two of the senator’s vehicles parked in the house were damaged. The senator was not harmed. Melaye, (APC-Kogi West), was in his country home at Ayetoro-Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area for the Easter holiday at the time of the attack. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP William Aya told NAN that the police received a distress call from the…

Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside has questioned the mental status of Governor Nyesom Wike after claiming that the $45m found at a residence in Ikoyi, Lagos State belong to Rivers State Government. Peterside, who stated this in a chat with newsmen at the Port Harcourt International Airport, rubbished insinuations by Governor Wike that the money found in Lagos were part of proceeds Rivers State Government realised from sale of gas turbines by the Amaechi administration. Wike was also quoted to have claimed that the house in question belongs to Amaechi, who has since issued…

Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku were influential as Everton beat Burnley 3-1 to move into fifth place in the Premier League. Ross Barkley ended a difficult week in positive fashion as he helped Everton make it eight Premier League home victories in a row by overcoming Burnley 3-1 at Goodison Park. Playmaker Barkley, who was assaulted in a Liverpool bar in the wake of Everton’s win over Leicester City last time out, celebrated in the crowd after his deflected strike beat Tom Heaton in the 71st minute. After a tepid first-half display, Ronald Koeman’s side clicked into gear three minutes…

Isco scored a last-minute winner as a weakened Real Madrid came from behind twice to beat Sporting Gijon and remain in control of the La Liga title race. Real – who play Bayern Munich on Tuesday – rested Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema. Duje Cop gave Sporting the lead from Mikel Vesga’s flicked ball over the top but Isco levelled after good footwork. Vesga then scored a looping header before Alvaro Morata levelled with his head and Isco got the 20-yard winner. Real Madrid are now six points above Barcelona, having played the same number of games. Barca…

One person lost his life while several houses were destroyed following a heavy down pour in Kura local government area of Kano state. One of the victims, Malam Lawan Salisu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday that the incident happened on Wednesday night. According to him, the rainfall which was accompanied by windstorm blew off the roofs of many houses in the affected villages. He said the 1,000 houses were affected in Dannafake, Iyatawa, Kaniyaka, Zagazagi, Tofa and Yadagungume villages and that the residents now squats with friends and relatives. Salisu said the Vice chairman…

No fewer than seven people have died and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi when a boat carrying 150 passengers returning from Malali Market capsized along River Niger. The Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammad, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ngaski on Saturday. He said that efforts were on going between fishermen and the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to rescue the missing passengers. “As soon as we had got the hint of the mishap, we put a call to the…

Paul Pogba says Manchester United will be motivated by revenge when they face Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday at Old Trafford. United have suffered two painful defeats against Chelsea already this season, losing 4-0 in the league and 1-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Although United manager Jose Mourinho insists his old club Chelsea’s visit doesn’t come with added emotion, Pogba begs to differ. The France midfielder, who has endured an erratic season since his world record move from Juventus, says Mourinho’s men would dearly love to damage Chelsea’s title hopes and boost their bid to finish in the…

An Egyptian court sentenced former interior minister Habib al-Adly to seven years in prison for corruption on Saturday, in one of the last cases against Hosni Mubarak-era officials following his 2011 overthrow. Adly, who was seen as a brutal enforcer for the ousted strongman Mubarak, can appeal the verdict. The sentencing came less than a month after Mubarak himself was freed from detention, following his acquittal over charges of involvement in protester deaths during the 18-day revolt that unseated him. Adly and other police commanders had also been acquitted of those charges. But the court on Saturday found him and…