Author: Chronicle Editor

Catholic Women Organisation of Nigeria visits VP, commends FG, lists Buhari’s achievements President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to ensure things are done right and he is absolutely committed to the progress of the people and the country according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. He made this declaration when he received a delegation of the Catholic Women Organisation of Nigeria, (CWON) led by their President, Dame Mary Asibi Gonsum at the Presidential Villa, yesterday. Prof Osinbajo reaffirmed the Buhari administration’s resolve in ensuring things run smoothly in the country. He stated that “one thing that is certain is that there is…

Paris St-Germain and Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 31, is open to a move to Arsenal. (Sky Sports – via Mail) Tottenham have had an offer of around £38m rejected for Porto’s Colombia winger Luis Diaz, 25. (Guardian) Aston Villa are nearing an agreement to sign Juventus and Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, 24. (Football Insider) Newcastle will not be signing Brazilian defender Diego Carlos as Sevilla have decided to keep the 28-year-old. (Fabrizio Romano) Jesse Lingard’s proposed loan move to Newcastle is on the brink of collapse because the Magpies are unwilling to pay the loan fee Manchester United are demanding…

By Yusuf Muhammed Chairman of the Alimosho Local Government Area, Mr. Jelili Sulaiman has allegedly instructed all chairmen in Alimosho not to speak to journalists over the ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be president in 2023. A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Alimosho who did not want to be mentioned told Chronicle NG that the power tussle between Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Tinubu has fueled this development. The source claimed that the fact that Aregbesola and Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun state are at loggerhead has further created fractured the relationship between the two men. “The…

Alhaji Abdul Gafar Bakare, former confidential secretary to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo while he was the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State has narrated his experience when he worked with him for eight years. A devoted Muslim, Bakare had been a secretary at the Lagos State Ministry of Justice prior to the appointment of Osinbajo in 1999. But the appointment changed his life forever. Prior working with the Vice President he was a trained secretary with no university education. “Prof. (Osinbajo) not only encouraged me to further my education even at my relatively old age, he personally sponsored my…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have raided a relaxation centre, popularly called garden in Abuja and arrested six people for selling drug cookies and noodles. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, in a statement on Sunday, said following credible intelligence, operatives raided the garden at Wuse Zone 5 behind Shoprite, where a lady Rachael Famiyesun, 29, who deals in drug cookies was arrested along with her salesgirl, Stella Sunday, 20. “Besides the cookies, they were also caught selling bottles of black currant drink popularly called Zobo prepared with cannabis,” he said. Babafemi added that another business operator in…

Tasks them to improve border security Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday met with heads of security and paramilitary agencies and tasked them to do more to checkmate smuggling of petroleum products out of Nigeria. In attendance at the meeting were the Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), Commandant General, Nigerian Civil Defence Corps, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, representative of the Director General of the State Security Service, San Gesto and representative of the Comptroller General of Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Ishaka Abdulmumini. Lawan said in his opening remarks that the meeting was a follow up to…

VP launches Bank of Industry ‘Aid for Productivity Report’ Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says beyond providing interest-free microcredit loans to petty traders, the various social intervention schemes of the Buhari administration have made a significant impact in the lives of millions of ordinary Nigerians. In furtherance of its determination to boost economic growth, the administration has also ramped up its support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector, which accounts for close to 50% of Nigeria’s GDP and 76% of the country’s labour force. Prof. Osinbajo in his keynote address on Monday at the Bank of Industry (BOI) Aid…

Former Edo State Commissioner for Information, Prince Kassim Afegbua on Monday dismissed insinuations from some quarters that he has anything personal against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. “Following my interrogation of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s presidential aspiration and the urgent need to cede the nomination of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to the Southern part of Nigeria, the alarm bells have been let loose. “Expectedly, I have been called all manner of names and accused wrongly, just to extract a pound of flesh from me for daring to question the rationale for Atiku presidency in 2023 at the age of Methuselah. “I…

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Act. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Aviation. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, in his presentation, said the bill seeks to repeal the Federal Airports Authority Act and to enact the Federal Airports Authority Act 2021. He said that the piece of legislation also seeks to provide for the effective management of airports in Nigeria. According to him, “under the bill, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) retains its responsibilities of providing effective…

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday suspended all NURTW activities at Eyin Eyo, Church Street and Idumota Bridge, in Lagos Island, indefinitely. This follows the clash which crumbled business and other activities at Idumota, Balogun, and its environs last week. Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Oluwatoyin Fayinka announced the suspension. Fayinka stated this at a stakeholders meeting comprising NURTW, Central Business District, CBD, and Lagos State Market Women Association (Iya Oloja General and Iya Oloja of Lagos Island) held at Alausa, Ikeja, to address the crisis often caused by activities of transport union members. To prevent further acts…