Author: Chronicle Editor

Ryan Giggs is the early favourite to succeed Bob Bradley but it is by no means certain that the former Manchester United man will be interested. The 43-year-old was interviewed twice by the Swansea board in the autumn as Francesco Guidolin’s reign came to an end, but lost out to the American. Even if Swansea decided they got the wrong man, Giggs knows he is effectively a second choice. Chris Coleman’s stock is still high after guiding Wales to the Euro 2016 semi-finals in the summer but would the same be true if he missed out on qualification for the…

Mozambique’s Renamo opposition party will cease all military operations against government forces for the next seven days to allow the public to enjoy New Year festivities, its leader Afonso Dhlakama said on Tuesday. Rights groups estimate that dozens of people have been killed this year in tit-for-tat attacks between Renamo fighters and the ruling Frelimo government. Renamo and Frelimo fought on opposing sides in a civil war from 1976 to 1992 in which a million people died. Mozambique is on the verge of developing huge offshore gas reserves which could transform one of the world’s poorest countries into a middle-income…

On Tuesday, the Lagos State Government completed the removal of the Jakande and Chisco roundabouts in Ikate Elegushi axis of the state as part of effort to reduce travel time on the Lekki – Epe expressway, Mr Anofi Elegushi, acting Commissioner for transportation who briefed the newsmen after the opening of the modified Jakande junction, said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration was determined more than ever to make this Yuletide period stress free as far as traffic was concerned. Elegushi said the third, fourth and eighth roundabouts would also be reconstructed to ease traffic congestion in the area and would be…

An African American billionaire, Robert Smith has offered to sponsor the education of 24 Chibok schoolgirls in American University, Yola in Adamawa State. This development was revealed today by Malam Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on the media to President Muhammadu Buhari at an interaction with media men in Abuja. The billionaire, Shehu also revealed is offering to take responsibility for the 21 girls freed in october and all the others who will hopefully be eventually set free. Robert Smith is a 54 year-old businessman, who attended good American colleges such as Cornell and Columbia universities.At Cornell, he picked a…

In a bid to ensure global economic development, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an additional developmental assistance of $227.3 million equivalent to N71.5 billion to support the five-year $2.3 billion agreement signed with the Federal Government in 2015. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington, who disclosed this in Abuja, recently, explained that the $227.3 million had brought the total provision under the agreement to $702 million. Mr. Symington also stated that the additional funding is intended to help Nigeria reduce extreme poverty, by stimulating inclusive economic growth, promote healthier, more-educated population, and strengthen…

Jason Miller, President-elect Donald Trump’s spokesman says he will not take the job of White House Communications Director he was nominated for on Thursday. Miller announced in a statement that he would not continue on to the White House, citing family reasons. According to him, I will hand off my responsibilities as Communications Director to Sean Spicer, the Republican National Committee Communications Director. Spicer was announced this week alongside Miller as the incoming White House press secretary, a position he would also retain. “After spending this past week with my family, the most amount of time I have been able…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Mr Olusola Sokunle on Tuesday hailed President Muhammadu Buhari and the military over the successful capture of Boko Haram enclave in Sambisa forest. Sokunle, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, told newsmen that the feat showed government’s commitment to the security of lives and property of Nigerians. The lawmaker, however, urged the government to improve the living condition of Internally Displaced Persons’ in various camps across the country. According to him, it is important for the Buhari government to ensure that all displaced Nigerians adjust to a…

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has called on the federal government as a matter of urgency to intervene in the crisis rocking Federal University of Technology, Akure, on Wednesday where it was alleged that the Nigeria police assaulted and battered the Dean Students Affairs, Prof Alese and some students.In the communique issued by Ojo Kayomide , NANS Director of media and publicity officer, and signed by Com. Egalitarian, NANS national senate. The body said it was disheartening that the police made to protect lives of the masses were the ones torturing them. “The crisis rocking FUTA calls for…

The Kano state government has suspended a Director in the ministry of Finance and 9 staff of the Ministry of Local government over alleged diversion of millions of Naira meant for payment of salaries. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Head of Service, Alhaji Muhammad Na’iya and made available to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday. Na’iya said the nine local government employees were scheduled officers under the platform of REMITA. He said the government has handed over four employees of the Kano State Pension Funds Trustee, including two top members of Kano Pension Union to police…

Doctors in Kogi state have given Governor Yahaya Bello a strike notice. The doctors under the auspices of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, stated that they would embark on an indefinite strike midnight 13 January, 2017 if the state government failed to pay all doctors working with the state government their outstanding salaries. The threat came on the tail of announcements by the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State that it has redeemed its pledge to pay civil servants their backlogs of salaries. The association’s warning was contained in a communique of its emergency Congress of held in…