Author: Chronicle Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he thinks a deal to avoid full scale war in Ukraine is possible and that it is legitimate for Russia to raise its own security concerns. Before talks in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, he called for a “new balance” to protect European states and appease Russia. He restated that the sovereignty of Ukraine was not up for discussion. Russia has massed troops on Ukraine’s border but denies planning to invade. Moscow has made a string of demands, including that the NATO defence alliance rule out Ukraine becoming a member, and…

England midfielder Declan Rice, 23, will be the subject of a summer transfer fight between Manchester United and Chelsea. (Sky Sports) Barcelona are hoping to conclude the transfers of Chelsea’s Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta, 32, and Denmark centre-back Andreas Christensen, 25, in a matter of days. (Express) Manchester United have joined Arsenal in being keen on Real Sociedad’s 22-year-old striker Alexander Isak, with the Old Trafford club viewing the Sweden forward as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. (Football London) Lille president Olivier Letang says 22-year-old Netherlands defender Sven Botman – who was linked with a move to Newcastle in January…

Dusan Vlahovic and Denis Zakaria scored on their Juventus debuts as the Italian giants beat Hellas Verona to move up to fourth in Serie A. Serbia striker Vlahovic, who joined from Fiorentina for £58m, lobbed in the opener early in the first half. Deadline-day signing Zakaria made it 2-0 after the break with a powerful drive. Juventus agree £62.4m Vlahovic deal, Roma to complete Xhaka signing The win moves Juventus to within eight points of leaders Inter Milan. Vlahovic’s goal was his 18th goal of the season, putting him level with Lazio’s Ciro Immobile as the league’s joint-top scorer.

Football legend and chief executive officer of Eagle-7 Radio, Segun Odegbami has dismissed a media report that claimed that he was a polygamist. He clarified information following an interview granted to The Nation newspaper and published on February 5, 2022 which presents aspects of misinterpretation. The publication which was titled “I’ve no scandals, polygamy is part of Egbaman’s life” gives the impression that the former Nigerian footballer who is from Egba, Ogun State consents to polygamy as a common practice of his people, “This is completely misleading, and it depicts a negative impression of the true state of affairs in…

Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday evening following a dramatic penalty shootout victory against Egypt in Yaounde, Cameroon. The game remained goalless after 120 minutes of play before Sadio Mane scored the winning spot kick, with Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah not taking a penalty. Egyptian stars Mohamed Abdel Monem and Mohanad Lasheen missed from 12 yards, while Senegal’s Bouna Sarr also failed to convert his effort. The result means Senegal are AFCON champions for the first time in their history. Egypt, meanwhile, remain on seven AFCON titles – a competition record. After two previous final defeats, Senegal…

Dani Alves scored and was sent off and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made his debut as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid in an action-packed game. Yannick Carrasco gave Atletico the lead from a Luis Suarez pass and Jordi Alba volleyed in from Alves’ ball before Gavi headed in Adama Traore’s cross. Ronald Araujo scored after Gerard Pique’s header hit the bar and Alves drilled in a Barca fourth. But Suarez netted to give Atleti hope before Alves saw red for a bad foul. Barcelona move above Atletico into fourth place in La Liga. Big day for Barca’s new and old boys Barcelona handed…

Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Lagos Federal High Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 54 year-old pharmacist, Okafor Christian Chibuzor and four others, who were arraigned before the court for allegedly trafficking in 182, 000 brands of banned Tramadol. Others ordered to be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) are: Alhaji Siwidi Isyaku, 39, Aliyu Mohammed, 35, Emmanuel Bassey, 63, and Lawrence Ezekwe Nwachukwu, 42. Justice Allagoa made the remand order after they all pleaded not guilty to the charges of conspiracy; unlawful dealing in the banned drugs, and obstructing officials of NDLEA from…

Hard time awaits several commuters who use of BRT buses in Lagos, as an indigenous petroleum company, Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited, has applied to a Lagos Federal High Court, for the winding-up of Primero Transport Service Limited, the operator of Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) over indebtedness. Petrocam in a suit marked FHC/L/CP/1702/20, brought before the court, pursuant to Order 19, Rule 1, of the Company Winding-Up Rules of 2001, and under the court’s inherent jurisdiction, is seeking for the leave of the court to advertise the Premero’s winding up petition in the Gazette and in Thisday Newspaper or Punch Newspaper…

By Prince Charles Dickson The sentence ‘a nut for a jar of tuna’ is the same when read backwards Ademola Babalola wrote on his Facebook page last week about his mum… In 1982, I was a Meteorological Observer at the Headquarters office of Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority in Abeokuta. I was proudly a Level 4 Federal Government employee, earning N157 net wage monthly. We received our salaries twice in a month: mine paid N80 and N77 respectively. That year, all of us in my cadre had the opportunity of receiving motorcycle loan of N400. No complications, just apply and…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “good offices and leadership position to urgently review and rescind your reported approval for security agencies to access people’s personal details via NIN-SIM linkage without due process of law.” SERAP is also urging the president to “send executive bills to the National Assembly to repeal and reform all laws, which are inconsistent and incompatible with Nigerians’ rights to privacy, dignity and liberty.” SERAP’s letter followed reports that some security agencies have received presidential approval to access people’s personal details via the database of the National Identity…