Author: David Great

AC Milan eased into the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory at 10-man Slavia Prague on Thursday to secure a 7-3 aggregate win as West Ham United crushed German side Freiburg in a record triumph. Slavia’s hopes of swiftly closing the gap from the 4-2 loss in the first leg were shattered after 20 minutes when captain Tomas Holes received a red card for a stamp on Milan’s Davide Calabria. Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Rafael Leao scored in the first half to put seven-times European champions Milan in complete control of the tie. “Today, we controlled the game…

Subscribers of mobile telecommunication giants, MTN and Airtel have expressed dissatisfaction over poor internet service provided by the networks. Checks by Chronicle NG revealed that most internet users on the network of the telecommunication companies were unable to access the internet, as most could not use their favourite social media platforms, bank mobile applications and other websites. MTN in a statement on Thursday, the said the ongoing disconnection was due to breaks in multiple major undersea cables. “Recognising the critical importance of consistent internet and communication services, we are fully committed to swiftly addressing these disruptions.“ To mitigate the impact…

Troops of 81 Division Nigerian of the Nigerian Army have arrested nine individuals posing as soldiers and engaging in criminal activities in Lagos State. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni. The suspects according to the statement were said to be involved in various offenses, including performing illegal duties, providing unauthorised security services, and offering illegal escort services while wearing military uniforms. “The impostors who were paraded to the media on 13 March 2024 at Headquarters 81 Division NA, Victoria Island Lagos were identified as, Mr. Abua…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Temitope Ilori as the new Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS. Dr. Ilori, the daughter of former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and Tinubu’s ally, Chief Bisi Akande, is the first female to be appointed Director-General of the agency. began her initial term of four years on February 22, 2024. Ilorin began her initial four year tenure as NACA Director General on February 22, 2024. NACA’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol, Toyin Aderibigbe, made this known in a press statement seen by Chronicle NG on Thursday.…

A new Reuters/Ipsos survey has revealed that US President Joe Biden has a one-point lead over Donald Trump ahead of the November presidential election, as both candidates have enough party support to appear on the ballot. In a one-week poll that ended on Wednesday, 39% of registered voters said they would vote for Democrat Joe Biden if the election were conducted today, compared to 38% who chose Republican former President Donald Trump. Biden’s edge remained inside the survey’s 1.8 percentage point margin of error. Many voters remain undecided, with 11% saying they would vote for other candidates, 5% saying they…

Access Holdings Plc, the parent company of Access Bank has announced the return of Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede as its Non-Executive Chairman. A press release from the bank said, “In response to the untimely passing of the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, and following extensive consultations with key stakeholders, the Holdco Board unanimously decided to invite Mr. Aig-Imoukhuede to the helm of governance.” “With an illustrious career spanning several decades in the banking and finance sector, Mr. Aig-Imoukhuede has proven to be an exceptional and influential leader, having admirably laid a solid foundation for…

Men of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 45 persons suspected to be internet fraudsters, just as the anti-graft agency secured convictions and jail term for five internet fraudsters to various jail terms, following their arraignment by the Markurdi Zonal Command of the EFCC. In separate statements issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Wednesday, the suspects were arrested on Monday, following intelligence on the activities of an organised crime syndicate operating in the area. According to one of the statements, items recovered from the suspects arrested in…

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lauded Moscow’s nuclear arsenal and warned that he was ready to deploy the weapons if Russia’s sovereignty was threatened. The Kremlin has touted its nuclear prowess throughout its two-year offensive in Ukraine, last month warning Western countries there was a “real” risk of nuclear catastrophe if they escalated the conflict. Putin’s latest comments come just days ahead of elections in Russia that are all but guaranteed to hand him another six years in power and as his military posts gains in Ukraine. “Our triad, the nuclear triad, it is more modern than any other triad.…

Gunmen who abducted 286 students and staff from Kuriga, Kaduna State last week have demanded a ransom of N1 billion ($620,432) in exchange for their release, according to a spokesman for the hostages’ families and a local politician. On March 7, the schoolchildren, some older pupils, and school staff were taken in Kuriga, in Nigeria’s northeastern Kaduna State, in the country’s first mass kidnapping in 2024. Jubril Aminu, a community leader and representative for the hostages’ relatives, told Reuters that he received a phone call from the kidnappers on Tuesday. “They made a total of a 1 billion (naira) ransom demand for all the…

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange platform has stated that it restricted 281 accounts belonging to Nigerians in 2022 due to money laundering concerns. Chronicle NG had few weeks ago reported that Binance announced its decision to exit Nigeria by stopping naira-to-dollar exchange services following a fallout with Nigerian authorities, who had accused the platform of manipulating the country’s foreign exchange rate. In a statement published on its website on Wednesday exchange mentioned that its team visited Nigeria twice in the fourth quarter, conducting comprehensive law enforcement training sessions for officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. With over 30…