Author: David Great

The national grid has collapsed again, findings by Chronicle NG has revealed. The grid collapsed at about 6:18 pm on Monday, leaving Nigerians in darkness. Checks by Chronicle NG confirmed that power generation dropped from 3.87 gigawatts at 5 pm to 3.56GW at 6 pm and 0.00GW at 7 pm and 8 pm. The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the grid collapse in a statement on Monday evening. The EEDC informed its customers “of a general system collapse that occurred at 18:48 hours today, 14th October 2024,” saying this has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced…

Five-time winners Cameroon have qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals with a 1-0 victory over Kenya on Monday where Boris Enow scored the only goal of the game in neutral Kampala. Enow scored with a low free kick from just outside the box as Cameroon dominated the contest and did enough to win in the absence of their federation president Samuel Eto’o, who is serving a six-month stadium ban by world governing body FIFA. The victory moves Cameroon to 10 points from four games in the pool and ensures they cannot finish outside of the top two,…

The Libyan authorities have provided a bus to convey Nigeria’s Super Eagles players and coaches to their destination after leaving them stranded for about 16 hours inside Al Abraq International Airport. This update was given by the team striker and one of the stranded players, Victor Boniface, who shared a video of a driver attached to the bus. “See this dragon carry bus come after 16 hours,” he said in a post on X. “Come Dey video,” the German-based player captioned the video. Nigeria’s Super Eagles shun AFCON qualifier after Libya airport nightmare Chronicle NG had reported how the team…

An inferno has razed the residence of the Zamfara House of Assembly speaker, Bilyaminu Moriki, in Gusau. This was announced in a statement on Sunday by the chief press secretary to the house, Bello Madaro. The clerk to the house, Mahmud Aliyu, described the disaster as tragic. Mr Aliyu said that the inferno destroyed properties worth millions of Naira although no life was lost. He said, “The management of the Zamfara assembly was shocked over the fire incident which occurred on Sunday that razed down the speaker’s residence in Gusau. Zamfara confirms death of 40 persons in boat accident “On…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has told former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to stop contesting elections in the country. Atiku unsuccessfully ran for President in Nigeria in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023, with three losses occurring at primaries. His body-language and the people around him show that he may be in the queue again for the 2027 presidential elections. The 77-year-old, in an interview with Voice of America Hausa earlier this year said “God willing”, when asked whether he would try again, Fayose denies self-declaration as PDP chairman, distances self from party drama ”I am…

The police in Imo State have dismantled a suspected kidnapping syndicate and arrested an organ harvester suspect in the Douglas Road area of the state. The police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, in a release late on Saturday, stated, “During the operation, one suspect, Justine Emmanuel, a 38-year-old male from Amimo in Ikeduru LGA of Imo State, was arrested, and a 19-year-old young lady, whose name is withheld for privacy, was rescued. “The arrest followed the swift response of vigilant operatives on visibility patrol, who observed the syndicate in a blue and white bus forcefully taking the young girl to an undisclosed…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United Nations to remove its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon today. On Saturday, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said a fifth peacekeeper was injured in southern Lebanon during the week. Netanyahu called on the UN chief Antonio Guterres to remove peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon “immediately”. “Mr Secretary General, get the UNIFIL forces out of harm’s way. It should be done right now, immediately,” the Israel Prime Minister said in a video statement issued by his office. Earlier this month, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared Guterres persona non grata following…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has disassociated himself from reports suggesting he has self-declared as the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and was involved in the suspension of top party members, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Governors Nyesom Wike and Seyi Makinde. In a public statement released through his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Fayose clarified that he has no intention of becoming the party’s chairman and remains unconnected to the current drama within the PDP. “As at today, Ambassador Umar Damagum is the Chairman of the PDP, and I am not…

Allen Onyema, the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Air Peace, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines, faces new legal trouble in the United States after a federal grand jury indicted him on additional charges of obstruction of justice. The charges stem from allegations that Onyema submitted false documents to U.S. authorities to derail an investigation into his earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering. Alongside Onyema, Ejiroghene Eghagha, Air Peace’s Chief of Administration and Finance, has also been charged with participating in the scheme. U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan announced the charges, stating, “After allegedly using his airline company as…

Portugal secured a 3-1 victory over Poland at the PGE Narodowy in the UEFA Nations League, extending the Selecao’s unbeaten head-to-head run to six games. The game started in pulsating fashion with both sides throwing bodies forward in search of the opening goal. The first major chance came after 10 minutes when Cristiano Ronaldo pounced on a loose ball in the six-yard box but somehow thundered the ball against the bar from point-blank range. The hosts looked to be in control, albeit without creating a clear-cut chance, but they were caught out by a clinical Portuguese attack midway through the…