Author: David Great

At least 31 persons have been confirmed dead during the recent flood disaster which ravaged 21 local government areas of Kano State. Similarly, no fewer than 280 people were affected and 5,280 houses were destroyed by the flood disaster. The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Isyaku Kubarachi disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday. According to him, the disaster had also led to the destruction of a total of 2, 518 farmlands, covering 976 hectares of land. Kubarachi explained that the heavy rainfall, which caused the flood, was particularly severe and resulted in 135 people sustaining…

Turkish champions Galatasaray have confirmed the remarkable transfer of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen on loan for the remainder of the season. The 24-time Super Lig champions confirmed that they would be paying the Nigeria star a salary of six million euros for the 2024/25 season. Osimhen arrived in Istanbul in the early hours of Wednesday morning to put the finishing touches on a deal, days after proposed moves to Chelsea and Al Ahli failed to materialise. With most European transfer windows closing at the end of August, Osimhen had to remain at Napoli but was left out of the squad…

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, on Tuesday, cleared the former Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, Wale Adedayo, to participate in the party’s primaries for chairmanship aspirants scheduled for Saturday This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Afolabi Orekoya on Wednesday. Orekoya said, “Hundreds of aspirants from the 236 Wards and 20 Local Governments of Ogun State obtained the party’s nomination forms and were screened for eligibility to contest in the Local Government Elections coming up in November. “Among the aspirants screened at the Party Secretariat in Abeokuta was the…

Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Ollie Watkins have been ruled out of England’s upcoming Nations League fixtures, the Football Association said on Tuesday. After assessment both Palmer and Watkins have returned to their clubs to continue their rehabilitation from ongoing issues, the FA added after the squad reported to St George’s Park. The 24-year-old Foden who was called up by interim England boss Lee Carsley did not report through illness and has been ruled out of the games. England travel to Dublin to take on Ireland on Sept. 7 before hosting Finland at Wembley three days later.

Leicester City have won an appeal against a decision that could have led to a points deduction for an alleged breach of Premier League Profitability and Sustainability (PSR) rules, the club said on Tuesday. Leicester, who are back in the top flight after winning the Championship last season, appealed on the basis that an independent commission ruling on the case did not have jurisdiction, which was upheld by an independent appeal board. The decision came on the grounds that Leicester’s accounting period ended on June 30, 2023, when the club was no longer a member of the Premier League following…

In a robust operation aimed at curbing the illegal sale of petroleum products, the Lagos State Taskforce apprehended six individuals on Monday for their involvement in hawking petrol at exorbitant prices. The suspects were arrested during a sweeping operation that covered key areas of the city, including Fadeyi, Maryland, Charity Bus Stop, and Airport Road. The Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele, who led the operation, stated that the ongoing fuel scarcity should not be an excuse for criminal activities. “The current fuel scarcity is no excuse for miscreants to exploit Lagosians by purchasing large quantities of…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Mansur Muhtar, OFR, as the Chairman of the Bank of Industry Limited, entrusting him with the leadership of one of Nigeria’s most critical financial institutions. In a statement released by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, President Tinubu expressed strong confidence in Dr. Muhtar’s leadership. Muhtar’s extensive experience in finance, public service, and international development makes him a fitting choice to steer the Bank of Industry towards its mandate of driving economic growth and job creation in the country. Muhtar brings decades of expertise to his new…

President Bola Tinubu commiserated with the Yar’Adua family on Monday about the demise of Dada Yar’Adua. Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua was the mother of former President Umaru Yar’Adua and General Shehu Yar’Adua. The matriarch of the Yar’Adua family died on Monday, the president’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement. President Tinubu also extended his condolences to Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, the people of Katsina, and others. “The president mourns Hajiya Dada, yet extols her legacy of compassion, faith, honesty, and good fellowship. “President Tinubu prays for the repose of the soul of the deceased and affirms that the matriarch of the Yar’Adua…

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…