Author: David Great

The Federal Government has denied a report suggesting that the Ministry of Petroleum Resources ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to sell fuel at N1,000 above the approved pump price. The report claimed that the Minister for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the NNPCL the directive. Dismissing the report in a statement signed by the Special Adviser, Media and Communication, to Lokpobiri, Nnemaka Okafor, on Tuesday and made available to our correspondent, the FG declared that the report was concocted and ill-conceived to sow discord and confusion in the oil industry. The statement stressed that there…

A former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Michael Koleoso, is dead. He was aged 86. Koleoso, who was the SSG during the late Governor Lamidi Adesina’s administration between 1999 and 2023, was said to have died in the early hours of Monday, September 2, 2024. He was the National Chairman of the defunct Alliance for Democracy. Meanwhile, the governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has described Koleosho’s death as “The end of a glorious era.” Oyo govt begins compensation for property owners affected by development projects This was contained in a statement seen by Chronicle NG in Ibadan, the…

A law firm, Sovereignty Legal Practitioners, has threatened to file a class action against British Airways over the systematic inhuman treatment of Nigerian passengers using the airline. In a pre-action letter to the airline dated August 30, 2024, and signed by its Principal Partner, Ife Ajayi, the law firm decried the persistent disruption of scheduled flights to Nigeria as a result of the airline’s alleged deployment of faulty and substandard aircrafts to Nigerian routes and noted that it would file a class action against the airline if the practice is not checkmated. The letter addressed to the Customer Relations department…

Joshua Kimmich will succeed Ilkay Gundogan as Germany’s new captain after the Manchester City midfielder retired from international football, the national team’s coach Julian Nagelsmann announced on Monday. Gundogan, who featured in all five games for Germany at EURO 2024 with his last appearance coming in their quarter-final defeat by eventual champions Spain, retired from internationals after winning 82 caps last month. Having made his debut for Germany in 2016, Kimmich has made 91 appearances for the national team. Kimmich, who plays as a right-back and midfielder for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, will lead Germany when they host Hungary in…

The police command in Akwa Ibom says it has apprehended two persons over suspected involvement in drug trafficking in the state. ASP Timfon John, the command’s public relations officer, who disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Monday, said that some weapons were recovered in the process. Ms John said that operatives from the command raided the residence of the suspects at Ring Road 3, Uyo, on Saturday. “We recovered one Nitro Air rifle affixed with a detachable telescope, one SID Sauer American pistol, one Power-line Japanese pistol, and one Phantom American pistol,” she said Akwa Ibom police commissioner…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said midfielder Phil Foden is unlikely to join up with the England squad for Nations League fixtures against Ireland and Finland due to illness. The midfielder was called up by interim England boss Lee Carsley for matches in Dublin on the 7th September and Finland at Wembley three days later, has made only one appearance for City this season as a substitute in their Premier League opener at Chelsea two weeks ago. “I don’t think so right now,” Guardiola said when asked about Foden joining the England team. “I think he will not go but…

The police in Canada have arrested Amaka Sunnberger, the woman in connection with an alleged online threat targeting specific members of the Nigerian community. The incident, which was reported to Canadian authorities by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), is currently being investigated as a suspected hate-motivated offence. According to police reports, the incident began on or about August 25, when the suspect allegedly posted threatening content online. Law enforcement officials say they received a call on August 28 regarding the threatening incident and swiftly initiated an investigation. On Sunday, September 1, 2024, police arrested 46-year-old Amaka Sunnberger in connection…

The Defence Headquarters has denied that terrorists in Zamfara State hijacked two armoured vehicles. It also refuted claims that a large number of civilians were killed and mass buried by terrorists, as well as reports that over 150 terrorists were kidnapped also by terrorists in Sokoto State. The DHQ’s response was following videos that had emerged over the weekend. In the first video, the bandits claimed they hijacked two armoured vehicles from the troops and were seen celebrating it. In another video, terrorists were shown conducting a mass burial for citizens, while the last video claimed that over 150 residents…

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents looted and set ablaze shops and houses in Mafa village in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe. The Yobe State Police Command Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Damaturu on Monday. ”We are yet to ascertain the number of lives lost in the incident, which occurred at about 4pm on Sunday in the remote village. ” Babagana Goni and Bako Ibrahim, both Mafa residents, reported the incident to the Tarmuwa Divisional Police Station. Gunmen kill three students during raid on Yobe school ” Suspected…

A late goal by Flourish Sabastine earned Nigeria’s Falconets victory against the Korea Republic at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia early hours of Monday. In a game where goal-scoring opportunities were far reaching, it was the Nigerian girls that made the most of theirs deep into stoppage time at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogota. Forward, Mary Lucky Mkpa could have ended the morning with a brace had she had enough precision. Despite the early promise by the Falconets, it was the Asians that came close to drawing the first blood on the quarter-hour, but Shukurat Oladipo…