Author: Chronicle Editor

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday demanded that Gambia’s leader Yahya Jammeh hand over power to the president-elect after he rejected the election results in a dramatic political U-turn. In a unanimous statement, the 15 council members called on Jammeh to “respect the choice of the sovereign people of The Gambia, as he did on December 2 2016, and to transfer, without condition and undue delay, power to the President-elect, Mr Adama Barrow.” In power for the past 22 years in the West African country, Jammeh surprised his critics when he accepted defeat a day after the December 1…

Jamie Vardy scored a hat-trick as Leicester City pulled off a stunning victory over an out-of-sorts Manchester City. The Foxes were 2-0 up in five minutes as Vardy ended his 10-game run without a Premier League goal by slotting home, and Andy King curled in moments later. It was 3-0 within 20 minutes as Vardy added another after skipping past visiting keeper Claudio Bravo, and he completed his hat-trick by intercepting a misplaced John Stones pass and finishing from a narrow angle. Aleksandar Kolarov, with a free-kick, and Nolito scored late consolation goals for the away side. They have now…

Thomas Muller ended a 999-minute goal drought as Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a comfortable win against struggling Wolfsburg. Arjen Robben put the home side ahead when he cut inside from the right channel to curl into the far corner. Robert Lewandowski tapped in when Arturo Vidal’s deflected shot fell to his feet inside the six-yard box, adding the third when he diverted Muller’s long-range shot past away keeper Diego Benaglio. The victory was sealed when Germany forward Muller scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season before substitute Douglas Costa rifled in a cutback…

Swansea City climbed off the bottom of the Premier League with a vital and comprehensive victory over fellow strugglers Sunderland. After an edgy goalless first half in sodden conditions, Gylfi Sigurdsson’s calm penalty put the Swans ahead and eased the tension inside the Liberty Stadium. Sigurdsson’s clever corner set up Fernando Llorente for their second, and the Spaniard headed in a late third to give Bob Bradley a precious second win as manager. Swansea are now out of the relegation zone and up to 17th place, while Sunderland replace them at the foot of the table. The result is a…

Arsenal moved top of the Premier League as they came from behind to beat Stoke at Emirates Stadium. The visitors took the lead through Charlie Adam’s penalty after Granit Xhaka elbowed Joe Allen. Theo Walcott turned in Hector’s Bellerin’s cross just before half-time for his 100th club goal. Mesut Ozil headed over Lee Grant to give Arsenal the lead before substitute Alex Iwobi side-footed home the third. The Gunners leapfrog Chelsea on goals scored with Antonio Conte’s side facing West Brom at Stamford Bridge on Sunday at 12:00 GMT. Arsenal came into the game in great form after putting five…

My fellow Ghanaians, My Brothers and Sisters, A while ago, I phoned Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and offered him my congratulations for emerging the winner of the 2016 Presidential Elections. Every election is a hard-fought battle, and this one was no exception. For those of us who choose to be contenders and go into electoral contests, we go about it as a win-lose proposition. We believe that only one person can emerge as the winner. And while it is true that only one person can be elected President, in reality, and certainly in a democracy such as ours, every election…

Its being an awful moment as Church building which collapsed in Uyo on Saturday while service was in session. Rescue workers have been working hard to evacuate victims in the church. Some senior government officials are suspected to be among the victims. The number of the casualties are yet to be known as the time of filing this report. Individuals have also paid their condolences on twitter to victims of those whole lost their lives in the disaster; Pastor Akan Week was being consecrated today so the programme was holding inside the Church when suddenly, the… https://t.co/AgD1EgNm8j— Promise Uzoma Okoro…

Chelsea has become the first club to collect a hat-trick of Premier League awards in the same month with Antonio Conte, Diego Costa and Pedro picking up the prizes for November. Conte earned his second Barclays Manager of the Month title in a row after guiding the Blues to three wins out of three in November. His fusion of free-flowing football and defensive solidity continued to deliver as the Blues scored eight and conceded only once. Diego Costa was named the EA Sports Player of the Month for his role in continuing the winning run. After providing a goal and…

On Saturday, the African Union called a statement by Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh rejecting his loss in December 1 polls “null and void” since he had already conceded defeat. “The Chairperson of the Commission strongly urges President Yahya Jammeh to facilitate a peaceful and orderly transition and transfer of power,” said Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who also called on Gambia’s security forces to remain neutral. The African Union has its observers at the Gambian election, where the electoral exercise was monitored.

The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, could not go on, December 9, 2016 at a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gudu, Abuja, due to the absence of a defence witness. Dariye, a serving senator, is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Adebukola Banjoko, of the FCT High Court, on a 23-count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds. He is alleged of diverting about N1.2 billion from the state’s Ecological Fund, to private companies and individuals. The defence was supposed to present its thirteenth witness, but…