Author: Chronicle Editor

Northern youths-under the auspices of the Youth for Peace in Nigeria, have praised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for his contributions to the country, describing it as “invaluable”. In a statement on Monday, the group noted that he has enhanced the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari, with his inputs and loyalty. “It is tough to find a man with such an intellectual prowess matched with unalloyed patriotism and fierce loyalty to his boss,” said the National Coordinator of the group, Yahaya Muhammad. Buhari names Osinbajo as chairman Exco-Legislative Party forum “We have keenly followed his steadfastness and moves since he…

Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona this summer and is “likely” to move to Manchester City, according to presidential candidate Toni Freixa. (Goal) Barcelona believe the only way the Argentina forward, 33, can legally leave for free is if he commits to not playing football next season. (ESPN) The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, has urged Messi to return to boyhood club Newell’s Old Boys. (C5N, via Evening Standard) Chelsea have agreed to sign Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Kai Havertz, 21, for an initial club-record fee of £72m, which will take their summer transfer spending past £200m. (Guardian) Manchester United are targeting RB Leipzig’s French defender Dayot Upamecano, 21. (ESPN) Spain midfielder Dani Ceballos, 24, is…

US presidential candidate Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of being a “weak” and “toxic” leader who has “fomented” violence in the country. Speaking in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Mr Biden said the US was facing multiple crises, which “under Donald Trump, keep multiplying”. The Democrat’s comments came amid sharp tensions between the rival candidates over unrest in US cities. Mr Trump has made “law and order” a major theme of his campaign. The two candidates have in recent days been trading insults over clashes in Portland, Oregon. On Monday, police identified the man who was fatally shot during Saturday’s…

The Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ayinla Salman Jawondo has solicited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to assist the Kwara State Government in recovering funds and assets allegedly looted by corrupt individuals. Jawondo made the appeal on Monday, August 31, 2020 when he led a delegation from the State Ministry of Justice on a Courtesy visit to the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Commission. According to him “we know as a fact that the EFCC is a very delicate institution, The Commission needs the support of every Agency to survive. Romance Scam: Unilorin undergraduate to…

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin has convicted and sentenced Akinsanya Olamide Ridwan, a 400 hundred level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin to three months community service for committing romance scam. The service requires him to clear the drainage at Bekind filing station near Tipper Garage, Tanke up to the gate of the University of Ilorin for three months commencing from September 2, 2020. Ridwan got the jail term on Monday, August 31, 2020 after being arraigned on one one-count charge, bordering on internet fraud and other fraud-related offences by the Ilorin zonal…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 143 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Monday. The 143 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 54,008. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 125 patients from isolation centers across the country with no new death reported. Plateau state again reported the highest number of cases for the day with 35 new cases while Kaduna recorded 21 cases. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 19 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed…

The Music and Entertainment Gospel Awards (MEGA) has extended the date for submission of entries. A statement released by the awards’ organisers cited challenges in accessing the organisation’s website as reason. “The new closing date,” as stated by the awards’ administrator, Iretunde Akintunde-Johnson, “is now Thursday, September 10, 2020.” The statement also enjoined participating artistes to submit their works published between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2020. This unique edition of the annual awards ceremony will hold virtually, in line with COVID-19 protocols preventing in-person events. Consequently, artistes are to submit their works remotely via the awards website, with…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday tapped Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to head the Executive/Legislative/Party Consultative Committee at the State House in Abuja. President Buhari set up the consultative committee to help fine-tune the relationship between the executive, legislature and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). It would be recalled that there have been months of hot exchanges between both arms of government and that leaders of both tiers met before the inauguration of the committee. Speaking at a consultative meeting among the executive, legislative and the party leadership at the Presidential Villa, he said the situation had cost the…

India’s former president Pranab Mukherjee has died 21 days after it was confirmed that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The 84-year-old was in hospital to remove a clot in his brain when it was discovered he also had Covid-19. Before serving as president between 2012 and 2017, Mr Mukherjee held several important portfolios during his 51-year political career. These included the finance, foreign and defence ministries. His son, Abhijit, confirmed the news in a tweet. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Mr Mukherjee’s contribution to the country, saying the former president had “left an indelible mark on…

Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has been called up to the England senior squad for the first time. However, Marcus Rashford and Harry Winks have pulled out of Gareth Southgate’s squad for the Nations League fixtures in Iceland and Denmark. Grealish, 24, has previously represented England at Under-21 level and was a member of Southgate’s 2016 Toulon Tournament-winning squad. It follows call-ups for Conor Coady and Ainsley Maitland-Niles on Saturday. Following his withdrawal, Manchester United forward Rashford tweeted: “Gutted. Never want to let this team down but these fixtures just came a little too soon for me. “I tried my best but I have…