Author: Chronicle Editor

By Onyema Dike The Central Bank of Nigeria announced that it would launch its digital currency, eNaira on October 1, 2021. It did not happen. In a statement, explaining the change in the October 1 launch date, the apex bank said it did not want the launch in conflict with independence activities and an October 4th date was indicated. October 4 has come and gone and the best the CBN did was release guidelines for the elusive eNaira. On Sunday October 10, 2021, the CBN announced that launch is now days away with no definite date given. The apex bank,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Command, on Monday, October 11, 2021, arraigned one Godwin Ajeh before Justice M. A. Ikpambese of the Benue State High Court, Makurdi on a two count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque and misappropriating a sum of Eleven Million Naira (N11,000,000). The defendant was entrusted with the sum of Eleven Million Naira to purchase a Toyota Prado Land Cruiser Jeep but misappropriated the same and further issued two cheques to the victim which were returned unpaid due to insufficient funds in the account. Count one reads, “That you Godwin Ajeh…

With Big Brother Naija “Shine Ya Eye” season over, viewers can look forward to more reality TV programming this October with the return of Gulder Ultimate Search. Gulder Ultimate Search “The Age of Craftsmanship” premieres Saturday, 16 October on Africa Magic Showcase (DStv channel 151), Africa Magic Urban (DStv channel 153) and Africa Magic Family (DStv channel 154 & GOtv channel 2) at 8pm. Viewers and fans can also look forward to the weekly episode recaps and a special commentary show, ‘Jungle Diaries’. The show, organized by Nigerian Breweries Plc, is back for a more adventurous and thrilling season with…

The CEO of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman was seen taking a ride on a train from Lagos to Ibadan on Monday morning. Contrary to the stereotype of one who should be living a carefree and extremely luxurious lifestyle, Mr Suleiman hints on his simplicity as a person. The photo taken by Emmanuela Tijani depicts Mr Suleiman (in a blue native attire) apparently in a light mood. According to Tijani, the Sterling Bank chief has a common denominator for all humans. She said: “I smiled when I read Prof. Ekekwe’s post about the CEO of Uber on a train, reading a…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians to be weary of purchasing and using infant formulas produced by Able Groupe, a U.S. based company. According to the country’s top health agency, the company’s formulas do not have sufficient iron levels and do not meet other the criteriia of the US Food and Drug Administration (US-FDA). A statement issued by the NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, disclosed that the agency had received information from the US-FDA on the recall of certain infant Formulas. She said that the recalled products were sold under the brand…

The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bolaji Oreagba has cautioned Lagos motorists to be very careful on the road these ‘ember months in order to prevent untoward mishaps and avoidable accidents culminating into injury, loss of properties and death. Oreagba said the general myth by the populace is that during ‘ember months, there are spirits hovering in the air to cause accidents on the road. He noted that what generally happens during these last four months of the year is that the citizens are usually under pressure and in a frenzy to meet the…

Telecommunication giant, MTN has expressed its regret over its service failure during the weekend. There was a major outage on the network as access to phone calls and internet services were blocked on Saturday. “We are extremely sorry for the trouble you have faced in accessing our network,” MTN said in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Sunday. Imagine MTN as a 20 year old man – Toni Kan “We understand how important remaining connected is for your personal and business needs and your frustration is completely justified. “We are working tirelessly to restore all connection, as we…

Lionel Messi became the first South American to score 80 international goals as his Argentina side beat Uruguay in World Cup qualifying. Captain Messi opened the scoring for his side with a floated cross that somehow evaded the goalkeeper. Rodrigo de Paul doubled Argentina’s lead before half-time, with Lautaro Martinez adding a third after the break. “We played a great game. Everything worked out perfectly,” said Messi. Barca president hoped Messi would ‘play for free’ before leaving for PSG “Uruguay wait for you and they generate danger. Once we got the first goal we started to find space and the…

Thirty-four years, almost to the day, since the shocking killing of Burkina Faso’s then President, Thomas Sankara, 14 men are going on trial, accused of complicity in the murder of the man known as “Africa’s Che Guevara”. The charismatic Pan-Africanist was shot dead aged 37 by soldiers during a coup on 15 October 1987, which saw his close friend, Blaise Compaoré, come to power. Four years previously, the pair had staged the takeover which saw Sankara become president. Mr Compaoré is among the 14 accused but he is currently in exile in neighbouring Ivory Coast, where he fled after being…

About 30 years ago, just months after starting work as a prostitute, Maxine Doogan became pregnant. She had been with a new client at a massage parlour in Anchorage, Alaska, when she realised he had removed his condom surreptitiously during intercourse. Shocked, she ran to the bathroom. When she returned the client was gone. Doogan, then in her mid-twenties, went to a nearby health clinic for a round of tests for sexually transmitted infections and later gave a silent thanks for each negative result. Six weeks later, Doogan sought an abortion. It cost her around $300 (about £220 at today’s…