Author: Chronicle Editor

A British man has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison over his attempt to grab a gun in a bid to kill Donald Trump. Michael Sandford, 20, pleaded guilty in September to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function. He was accused of grabbing a policeman’s gun at a rally in Las Vegas in order to shoot at the candidate. His mother says “he is remorseful over what he did”. Sandford, of Dorking, Surrey, had faced up to 10 years in prison over the alleged assassination plot. The court…

Bournemouth moved to the highest league position in their history as Leicester’s miserable run away from home continued with defeat at Vitality Stadium. The champions paid for a lacklustre first half, where they created clear openings for Jamie Vardy and Robert Huth, but surrendered the ball all too easily. Eddie Howe’s side saw 70% of the ball before the break and Marc Pugh scored for the hosts on his first league start of the season with a controlled drive from 18 yards out. Leicester improved but ran into a stubborn home defence and goalkeeper Artur Boruc produced a key save…

Arsenal missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as Everton came from behind to secure a first victory since October. The Gunners, who had won their previous three games, were rewarded for an impressive start as Alexis Sanchez’s free-kick deflected in off Ashley Williams. Everton equalised just before half-time when Seamus Coleman glanced home Leighton Baines’ excellent cross. The Toffees, encouraged by a vocal crowd, dominated thereafter and Williams powered home a late header to complete the turnaround. Home captain Phil Jagielka was sent off in the dying minutes for a second bookable offence and Arsenal had…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has ordered all computer-based test centre proprietors to install closed circuit televisions as one of the requirements for operations. It also accused operators of the centres of sending fake messages to defraud candidates and providing mandatory training for same. Among other newly approved standardisation methods, the board said the CCTV must show live recordings of the “entry door (from the inside), exit door (from the outside), cross sectional coverage for examination rooms, external building and server rooms.’’ JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede said this on Tuesday during a standardisation meeting with CBT centre proprietors…

The Chairman Gambia’s electoral commission, Alieu Momar Njai, has stated that security forces have taken over the headquarters of the electoral commission and staff were barred from entering. This follows the refusal of President Yahya Jammeh to accept his loss in recent elections. President Yahya Jammeh initially conceded defeat to Adam Barrow in a recent poll, before changing his mind. Visiting West African leaders have met Mr Jammeh to try to persuade him to step down after 22 years in power. “We hope and pray that he [Jammeh] accepts their advice and leaves office,” Mr Njai said. A senior official…

On Tuesday, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode said the State Government would continue to take the front seat in ensuring that security agencies in the State especially the Police are well equipped to continue to safeguard the lives and property of Lagosians. The Governor, who spoke at the 10th Town Hall Meeting on Security held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), said though security is an expensive business, his administration would continue to make the necessary sacrifice that would ensure that residents, visitors and investors in the State can…

A woman suspended after calling First Lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” in a Facebook post is set to return to work in West Virginia, local media say. Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who runs a local non-profit group in Clay county, will resume work on 23 December, the Charleston Gazette-Mail said. The screen grab of the post was widely shared online. Local mayor Beverly Whaling resigned over the controversy, after she posted “Just made my day, Pam” to the comment. Funding risk The Gazette-Mail quoted a letter from the acting director of the non-profit group as saying Ms Taylor would…

Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state government says only 23 people died in a collapsed church, an apparent attempt to cover up the true toll when the metal girders and corrugated iron roof crashed onto a crowded service over the weekend. The Associated Press reported at least 160 people died, using the number of bodies counted at one mortuary by the director of the biggest hospital in the state, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. Hospital director Etete Peters said mortuaries were overwhelmed by Saturday’s tragedy. But Peters later told journalists that only 24 bodies were at the hospital’s morgue. Reigners Bible Church…

A sprawling building harbouring foodstuff shops within Cable Point Quarters, popularly called “Cable Point Market” in Asaba, Delta State, was yesterday razed by fire outbreak suspected to be due to electrical fault. Eyewitness, Iyabo Mushin, said the fire which gutted the entrance to the building, started around 2am, and it was neighbouring house owners who alerted the authorities to it. It was gathered that three persons who attempted to put out the fire sustained various degrees of injuries, as the fire was beyond what they could tackle. Residents said they have been taken to a private hospital where they are…

An Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi’s famous number 10 has met his hero. A photograph of six-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi wearing the shirt made from a striped blue plastic bag went viral in January and ended with the boy receiving a signed shirt from the Barcelona striker. But now the pair have come face to face in Doha, according to Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organising committee. Barcelona are in Qatar to play a friendly against Al Ahli on Tuesday and Ahmadi will walk out on to the pitch with Messi. This…