Author: Chronicle Editor

By Lukmon Akintola It was blissful moment on Sunday as the Senate President, Dr Olubukola Saraki hosted 72 indigenes of Kwara states who made first class from different universities. This gleeful event coincided with celebration of Saraki’s birthday, where he decided to share the moment with these scholars and honor them for their hardworking in the University. In his remarks, Senator Olubukola Saraki stated that he decided to host the scholars in other to encourage them. He also stressed that Human capital is the best resource in Nigeria. In a bid to appreciate these scholars, Saraki also awarded them scholarship…

Arsenal are planning to sign Borussia Dortmund’s 27-year-old Germany forward Marco Reus if they fail to commit Mesut Ozil or Alexis Sanchez to new deals. (Daily Telegraph) Chelsea are set to offer Diego Costa a new contract. The 28-year-old Spain striker is to be offered a two-year extension on his deal that will raise his weekly wage by £50,000 to £200,000. (Daily Mirror) Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to sign Roma’s 23-year-old Germany defender Antonio Rudiger. (Sun) The Blues are also interested in signing Fenerbahce’s 27-year-old Denmark centre-back Simon Kjaer. (ESPN) Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is also interested in…

The Kaduna state Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Kafanchan, Jemaa Local Government Area, to avert unrest. The curfew was imposed following a reported plan by some people to cause a breakdown of law and order in the area. It was announced by Chairman of the council, Dr Bege Katuka. This was caused a protest held on Monday morning by some indigenes of southern Kaduna to further draw attention of government to the constant killings of their people by suspected herdsmen. Although the state government had on Sunday, December 17, banned all forms of procession and unlawful assembly, the…

On Monday, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Miss Christine Lagarde, was found guilty of criminal charges linked to the misuse of public funds during her time as France’s Finance minister. The judges did not impose a fine or sentence on Lagarde, a move that may allow her to keep her IMF post. But the verdict is likely to add to the debate over the Fund’s role as international elites and their institutions face growing populist criticism. New York Times reported that the board of the IMF was already weighing its options, adding that it could seek Lagarde’s…

Republican Donald Trump prevailed in U.S. Electoral College voting on Monday to officially win election as the next president, easily dashing a long-shot push by a small movement of detractors to try to block him from gaining the White House. Trump, who is set to take office on Jan. 20, garnered more than the 270 electoral votes required to win, even as at least half a dozen U.S. electors broke with tradition to vote against their own state’s directives, the largest number of “faithless electors” seen in more than a century. The Electoral College vote is normally a formality but…

On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari opened the induction programme for recently appointed career Ambassadors in Abuja. The four-day induction was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Clement Aduku, said in a statement that the induction programme would be for the 47 career Ambassadors-designate recently screened and confirmed by the Senate. He said that the four-day programme, was declared open by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja. According to him, the programme is to acquaint the newly-appointed Ambassadors-designate with the foreign policy agenda and priorities of the current Administration, including the domestic programmes of…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have condemned the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, in Ankara on Monday. Ban and the Council, in separate statements, said there was no justification whatsoever for targeting diplomatic personnel and civilians. “The Secretary-General is appalled by this senseless act of terror,” according to a statement issued by Ban’s spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric. The UN chief also expressed his deepest condolences to the family of Amb. Karlov and to the Government and people of the Russia. Ban said he was “following the unfolding situation closely” and wished those who were…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki to work together with him for the betterment of the nation. He made this known in his congratulatory message for Saraki’s 54th birthday being marked today. In a goodwill message, the President described the Senate President as “one of the most influential politicians of our time who has made tremendous impact on the country”. President Buhari noted that Saraki has successfully kept the memory of his late father alive by identifying with the grassroots in his home state. While wishing the Senate President many more prosperous years ahead, the…

Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot in an attack at an art gallery in the Turkish capital on Monday and the Russian RIA news agency said he had died of his wounds. The Anadolu news agency said the gunman had been “neutralized” soon after the attack, which appeared to mark one of the most serious spillovers of the Syria conflict in Turkey. Relations between Moscow and Ankara have long been fraught over the conflict, the two supporting opposing sides. Ambassador Karlov made a speech at the opening of a photographic exhibition. Hurriyet newspaper said Turkish special forces had…

The creation of the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) in Kenya and Ghana, approximately 48 hours after its activities in Nigeria was suspended for a month, has caused increased panic among Nigerian MMM participants. Chiamaka Ugorji, the wife of Chuddy Ugorji, a leading MMM Nigeria promoter, attempted to calm nerves by writing an open letter to participants, but this failed to reassure Nigerians that their investments were safe. Some individuals, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, shared their thoughts on the issue. A civil servant, Charity Okafor, said “I participated in the scheme twice…