Author: Chronicle Editor

Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, prices of tomatoes and pepper have reduced by 55 per cent in most Lagos markets. At Mile 12 and Iddo markets, a basket of tomatoes which previously cost N9,000 now sells for N5,000, while tatashe and chilli pepper cost N4, 500 and N4,000 respectively, as against N8,000 in November. A jute bag of onion sells for N17, 000 as against N28, 000, while a paint measurement of garri costs N650. Mr Femi Odusanya, spokesperson, Mile 12 Traders Association, told NAN that the prices dropped due to massive harvest of the items for the…

Arsenal have designed a Christmas keyring from a shirt worn by former striker Kanu Nwankwo. In a 34-second video posted on Arsenal social media platforms, the north London club creative department designed a key ring for fans as they get into the yuletide shopping mood. With the caption, Still struggling for gift ideas? on Twitter, the club showed that its got ingenuity beyond playing football on the pitch. SEE VIDEO Still struggling for gift ideas? Check out this keyring made from a match-worn @papilokanu shirt ➡️ https://t.co/qU48w9Rqm1 pic.twitter.com/fhODv5pByF — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) December 13, 2016 Kanu, 40, joined Arsenal in…

Everton have no new injuries but could makes changes after a run of one win in 10 Premier League matches. Ross Barkley, Aaron Lennon and Enner Valencia are among those in contention for recalls. Gabriel is likely to come into the Arsenal side in the absence of Shkodran Mustafi, who faces three weeks out with a hamstring injury suffered against Stoke on Saturday. Aaron Ramsey remains sidelined with a similar problem. MATCH FACTS Head-to-head Everton’s only win over Arsenal in the last 18 Premier League meetings was by 3-0 at home in April 2014. The Gunners have more wins over…

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 13 persons in a ghastly auto accident on Malumfashi-Dabai road in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State. Abdu Bagadawa, the FRSC Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Katsina that the accident occurred at Unguwar-Iliya village at about 7 a.m on Tuesday. He explained that the accident involved a Volkswagen wagon, with registration number KAF 608 XA carrying 18 passengers and a trailer belonging to Dangote, registered TRN 130 XA, parked by the road side. According to him, the Volkswagen had a tyre…

An opposition group in Burundi has demanded an international mediator to resign just days after he arrived, casting a shadow over already troubled efforts to resolve months of political violence. Mediator Benjamin Mkapa flew in on Friday at the head of an African peace mission, then gave a speech at the airport that anti-government groups said appeared to recognise the legitimacy of Burundi’s leader – the issue at the heart of the conflict. The main opposition grouping CNARED released a letter dated Monday telling Mkapa, a former president of Tanzania, to go. “The CNARED does not recognize you as facilitator…

On Tuesday, a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has granted bail to a judge of the Federal High Court, with a bond of N50 million. Adeniyi Ademola was granted bail by Justice Jude Okeke and his wife, Olubowale, also got the same relief. They were also requested to submit their international passports to the court registrar pending the determination of the case. Mr. Ademola, alongside his wife, is facing a 15-count charge of alleged fraud and abuse of office. More to follow…

Nigeria has commissioned the first SIM card production plant which was build with the financial assistance from the Bank of Industry (BOI). The 200 million capacity SIM plant located in Lagos was inaugurated by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, on Monday. The minister described the plant as one example of federal government’s economic diversification and backward integration initiative. Enelamah described the facility as of world class standard. The facility, he said, was government’s commitment to deepen partnership with the private sector. The partnership was designed to realize government’s goals of diversification, job creation and industrialization.…

Around 400,000 children are at risk from famine in the states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, 75,000 of whom could die from hunger within months, said the UN children’s agency (UNICEF). This was not the case many years ago before the advent of Islamist sect, Boko Haram. Since Boko Haram, many children have died, some missing but those that survived their horror are battling hunger. In the case of Kaka Mohammed, when Boko Haram militants stormed her hometown of Bama in northeast Nigeria two years ago and kidnapped one of her sons, she escaped with her disabled daughter carried in…

On Tuesday, the US government has issued financial sanctions on two government officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo, accusing them of muzzling the opposition. All assets in the US of Deputy Prime Minister Evariste Boshab and Kalev Mutondo from the national intelligence agency will be frozen and people in the US are not allowed to engage in transactions with the two. The State department tweeted late last night: .@statedeptspox comments on today's @USTreasury sanctions on Democratic Republic of the Congo officials.#DRC https://t.co/wwLW728ouR— Department of State (@StateDept) December 12, 2016 These are not the only sanctions the US has placed…

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Sam Saba, has called on all Ministers, service chiefs, government officials and civil servants to declare their assets or risk prosecution at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. This directive goes in tandem with paragraph 11 of part 1 of the 5th schedule to the 1999 Constitution (as amended). He made this known in a statement where he commended civil servants who declared their assets within the time frame set by the bureau. He, however, reiterated that the CCB will go round the country to verify assets already declared by public…