Author: Chronicle Editor

A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has fixed January 19, 2017 for continuation of trial of the contractors and engineers involved in the construction of a guest house belonging to Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) which collapsed on September 12, 2014 and killed 116 persons. The Lagos State Government is prosecuting the SCOAN Trustees, two engineers – Messrs Oladele Ogundeji and Akinbela Fatiregun; and their companies – Hardrock Construction and Engineering Company and Jandy Trust Limited, before Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo on 111-count charge for their involvement in the collapsed building. The defendants were last month arraigned on 111-count charges…

On Friday, a consultant Pathologist, Dr. Sunday Soyemi has revealed that how two persons died of bullet wounds fired by militants who kidnapped the Oniba of Iba in Lagos State, Oba Goriola Oseni on July 16, 2016. The State Government had charged four suspects arrested in connection with the crime before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere. They are Duba Furejo, Ododowo Isaiah, Reuben Anthony and Yerin Fresh. At the resumed hearing of the matter, Soyemi, who is also a senior lecturer at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), said the security guard attached to the Palace, Sunday Okanlawon…

Second half goals by Leroy Sané and Raheem Sterling fired strikerless Manchester City to a 2-1 win against title rivals Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. Arsenal looked like they were going to bounce back from their midweek defeat to Everton when Theo Walcott fired the Gunners ahead after just five minutes. But Arsenal failed to impose themselves in the game as Manchester City came back stronger in the second half running riot at the north London club. Seconds after the win Manchester City wished their fans a Merry Christmas with Sterling’s celebration the highlight of the message. Etihad Stadium came…

Joe Hart conceded five goals as third placed Napoli beat ninth placed Torino 5-3 in an eight goal thriller in the Serie A on Sunday. Dries Mertens scored four goals – and became the first player since 1974 to score consecutive Serie A hat-tricks – as Napoli beat Torino 5-3. The Belgium international beat England goalkeeper Joe Hart three times in nine first-half minutes, seven days after a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Cagliari. Mertens drilled his first from a Jose Callejon cut-back and added a penalty before scoring a third from close in. His best goal, though, was…

The Pension Transition Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has denied 9,000 pensioners in the northeast of Nigeria because they do not have their Bank Verification Numbers, BVN. The directorate said the 9,000 pensioners who did not have their BVN details were weeded out of the records of PTAD across board. The Directorate carried out the verification of 4,370 pensioners in four states of the troubled northeast zone. The Public Affairs Department of the Agency in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital said on Sunday that the exercise was carried out in Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe states. He added that the 4,370 civil service pensioners,…

Falope Oluwole Israel, a 22year old suspect arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, has disclosed that he duped over 33 men while pretending to be a lady on Instagram. It was revealed that Falope was arrested when officials of the RRS decoy team, who had been monitoring him for some weeks, trailed him to a popular club in Ikeja City Mall on Thursday evening, before arresting him. The officers were reported to have monitored him, and those that he was interacting with at the club before arresting him and a colleague late…

Zimbabwe’s ruling political party Zanu-PF has confirmed President Robert Mugabe as its candidate for the 2018 elections. Mr Mugabe, who is 92, has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980. At the party’s conference, the Zanu-PF youth wing even proposed that Mr Mugabe should be declared president for life. However, there have been unprecedented protests this year against Zimbabwe’s economic turmoil and Mr Mugabe’s leadership. The Zanu-PF has also suffered serious infighting as factions battle it out to succeed Mr Mugabe once he eventually leaves. His supporters broke into thunderous applause and chanted “tongai, tongai baba” [rule, rule…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid survived a scare to beat Japanese side Kashima Antlers in extra time and win the Club World Cup. Real took the lead in the ninth minute through Karim Benzema, but Gaku Shibasaki scored either side of half-time to put Kashima in front. Ronaldo levelled from the penalty spot on the hour mark after Lucas Vazquez was fouled by Shuto Yamamoto. The Ballon d’Or winner put his side ahead in extra time after being played through by Benzema, and completed his hat-trick seven minutes later. Victory gave Real their second Club World Cup…

On Saturday, Former President Goodluck Jonathan said nobody convinced him to concede defeat to President Muhammadu Buhari after the 2015 presidential election. Jonathan, who spoke at the 4th, 8th and 2nd combined convocation and 10th anniversary of Bingham University, Nasarawa State, maintained that he willingly conceded defeat because no blood of any Nigerian was worth his political ambition. The former president and an ex-military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), were honoured with a Doctor of Letters by the university on Saturday. In his speech, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kursim Leonard-Fwa, said the institution recorded 19 first…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic continues to carry the torch for a Manchester United side who are running into form at just the right time. With another two goals, the Swede took his tally for the season to 16 – and 10 in his last nine games – to complete a highly satisfactory week for José Mourinho and his players. United have won three times in the space of seven days – their first such run in the Premier League since August – and there are clear signs that the juggernaut is starting to pick up a little speed. Ibrahimovic is certainly in…