Author: David Great

Kimberly Cheatle, the director of the US Secret Service, resigned after the agency came under fire for failing to prevent a would-be assassin from hurting US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally, the White House announced on Tuesday. The Secret Service, which is in charge of protecting current and former US presidents, is in crisis after a gunman opened fire on Trump from a roof above the outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. “The independent review to get to the bottom of what happened on July 13 continues, and I look forward to assessing its conclusions,” Democratic…

Two major bodies representing footballers and football clubs in Europe are filing a complaint to the European Commission accusing FIFA of abusing its position. Football’s world governing body has taken “unilateral decisions” and its conduct “infringes EU competition law and notably constitutes an abuse of dominance”, FIFPro Europe and the European Leagues body said in a statement on Tuesday. FIFPro is the global players’ union while European Leagues brings together more than one thousand clubs from 33 countries around Europe. They say FIFA’s conduct with regards to the international match calendar has “harmed the economic interests of national leagues and…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has poured cold water on reports linking Kevin De Bruyne with a move away from the club amid speculation the Belgian midfielder may depart for Saudi Arabia. De Bruyne, whose contract expires in 2025, said last month that he is not ruling out a move but Guardiola believes there will be no major changes to the squad before the end of the transfer window, which closes on August 30. “Kevin is not going,” Guardiola said at a press conference at North Carolina State University on Monday ahead of their opening U.S. tour match against Celtic.…

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the benchmark lending rate to 27.65 per cent. The hike in the Monetary Policy Rate was disclosed by the Governor of the CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, at the end of the 296th MPC meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. The MPC had maintained a hawkish stance to tame inflation since it resumed meeting this year and thus far, it has hiked rate by more than 500 points. The rate was raised to 26.25 per cent in May. However, with inflation moving to 34.19 per cent in June, according to…

In a decisive move to uphold environmental standards and maintain the Mega City status of Lagos, the Lagos State Taskforce has expelled illegal street traders from Alade Avenue, Orishe Street, and Johnson Street, all located off Obafemi Awolowo Way. According to the Taskforce spokesman, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in a statement seen by Chronicle NG, the areas had been unlawfully converted into mini-markets and restaurants, causing significant human and vehicular traffic congestion and severe environmental pollution. The operation, led by the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adebayo Akerele, took place over two days at dusk, a time when the illegal…

Aliko Dangote deserves our collective support and official encouragement. I told him the day I visited his plant that he’s ‘’an authentic African hero and a real icon’’, and I meant that from the bottom of my heart. As an investor and businessman, he’s succeeded where our government has failed. He has built a huge business empire consisting of manufacturing, oil and gas, agriculture, fertilizer and petrochemicals and will earn more than Nigeria next year. For the 2025 FY, the Dangote Group is expecting to gross a total revenue of $30 billion, with the refinery contributing $19.5b; fertilizer, $2.5b; oil…

Arsenal are prepared to offer English forward Eddie Nketiah, 25, as part of a swap deal with Crystal Palace for 24-year-old England defender Marc Guehi. (Metro) Manchester United and West Ham are in competition to sign Morocco right-back Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich, who want about £19m for the 26-year-old. (Sky Sports Germany) West Ham could pursue a deal for Manchester United’s 26-year-old English right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka if Mazraoui moves to Old Trafford. (Sky Sports) Negotiations between Paris St-Germain and Napoli over a deal for Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen, 25, have stalled. (Fabrizio Romano) Besiktas have told former Arsenal, Liverpool and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 30, that he is no longer part of their plans. (Mirror) Manchester City are looking at making a move…

Dr. Baba Adam, a former US leader of Pro National Conference Organisations, PRONACO and one of Nigeria’s prominent citizens in the US has described the federal government’s onslaught against Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote as a ‘civil war’. Adam urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene and end the brouhaha between Dangote and the state-owned oil agencies, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). In a letter addressed to Tinubu, the US-based elder statesman noted that investors globally were watching the situation and could make future investment decisions based on how it is handled. He advised…

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi will not play in this week’s MLS All-Star Game, Major League Soccer said on Monday, eight days after the Argentine superstar left the Copa America final with an ankle injury. Messi was listed among unavailable players for Wednesday’s match in Columbus, Ohio, pitting MLS All Stars from 18 league clubs against top talent from Mexico’s LIGA MX. The game would have been his MLS All-Star Game debut after he joined Inter Miami in July 2023 following a storied career in Europe. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has 12 goals and 13 assists in his first 12…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has convened a high-level meeting with key stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to resolve the ongoing issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery. The meeting, held on Monday, brought together Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari. This was contained in a statement released on Monday by Lokpobiri’s Special Adviser…