Author: Chronicle Editor

The foundation to building a new Nigeria is already being laid, but it further requires a growing new tribe of Nigerians that are willing to make the sacrifices and self-constraints crucial to building a strong society, and are prepared to stick together, fight for equity and justice, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. He stated this while speaking at the 12th Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium with the theme: “Our Common Bond, Our Common Wealth: the imperative of national cohesion for growth and prosperity.” The colloquium, conceived by Prof. Osinbajo as a platform to celebrate the former Lagos State governor,…

Dani Rodrik, a Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, has said the lack of social and national cohesion is a challenge for economic growth in Nigeria. He said this despite noting that this not is a problem just in Nigeria or Africa but is also experienced in advanced democracies. He said Africa only suffers more because of its ethnic-religious-linguistic divisions. The Professor said this while delivering his keynote address during the 12th Annual Bola Tinubu Colloquium, which held on Zoom this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. The theme for the event…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja presided over by Justice Peter Affen on March 25, 2021 sentenced one Ogbelegba Emmanuel Abel to three months imprisonment for offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and internet fraud. The convict was arrested on February 25, 2020 in his apartment in Maitama, Abuja following reports received by the EFCC on his suspicious activities and questionable lifestyle. Upon conclusion of investigation, the convict was arraigned in Court on one count charge of obtaining by false pretense. He pleaded ‘guilty’ to the charge preferred against him. 18 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in…

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen was named the man-of-the-match in Nigeria’s 3-0 victory over Lesotho in the finale game of the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifier played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos yesterday. The Napoli striker was the toast of the Super Eagles, scoring one and assisting another as Nigeria finished with 14 points, top of Group L. Osimhen, who was a thorn in the flesh of the visitors , scored the curtain raiser in the 23rd minute, his 5th goal of the qualifiers. The Number 9 had received a delightful overhead pass from Kelechi Iheanacho before…

It is unnecessary for President Muhammadu Buhari to transmit power to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Presidency has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this on Tuesday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He explained that President Buhari has not contravened the laws of the land by not transmitting power to Professor Osinbajo while away from the country for a number of days. “He (Buhari) will continue from wherever he is,” Shehu said when asked if the President had transferred duties to the vice…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sacked the State Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Igbiks Tamuno. This is according to a statement signed by the governor’s special assistant on media, Kelvin Ebiri on Tuesday. According to the statement: “The Governor directed the sacked Commissioner to submit all Government Documents and Property in his possession to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment”. Easter: FG declares Friday, Monday as public holiday No reason was given for the commissioner’s sack.

A total of 638,291 eligible people have taken their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said on Tuesday. In its latest update, the NPHCDA said more people have continued to receive the vaccine jabs across all states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), except in Kogi State where authorities have yet to commence vaccination. The latest figure indicates that 124,665 more eligible people took the vaccine jabs in the last two days, following the 513,626 total figure that was reported on Sunday. It also shows an…

The Federal Government has raised the alarm that the current food situation in Nigeria and the continent is unsustainable. Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed raised the alarm at the ongoing virtual World Bank-IMF 2021 Spring meetings roundtable on food security in Africa. Food security Nigeria, like other countries, the Minister said: “has faced critical challenges in her drive for food security”. Oyakhilome slams pastors endorsing COVID-19 vaccine These challenges, she said, affects “the upstream and downstream agricultural sector”. She added: “The current food situation is unsustainable. We strongly believe that given the quantum of arable…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has cleared Super Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi, to play in Nigeria’s game against Lesotho. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced this in a tweet on Tuesday, hours before the African Cup of Nations qualifier set to be played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos today. This comes after an earlier announcement that Iwobi had tested negative for COVID-19. The management of the Super Eagles team had questioned Iwobi’s COVID-19 positive test result that forced the Everton star to miss Nigeria’s African cup of Nations qualifier against the Benin republic last week, Saturday. WBF…

You have spearheaded key economic reforms in this country The Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu has praised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for his loyalty and stewardship as deputy to President Muhammadu Buhari. Prof. Osinbajo was on a working visit to Gombe to attend the 27th Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Clinics. During the visit, the Vice President paid a visit to the palace of the emir, where he was commended him for his leadership. “Your visit today affirms the commitment of the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, and the support that you give our…