Author: David Great

Chelsea put up a commanding performance to reach the League Cup final after beating Middlesbrough 6-1 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues were trailing 1-0 from the first leg at the River Side Stadium as the Championship side stunned the five-time League Cup winners. Chelsea quickly took command of the game putting pressure on the away team from the blast of the whistle. The Blues were put in the lead after Raheem Sterling squared for Armando Broja but Middlesbrough defender, Jonny Howson turned the ball into his net. Chelsea doubled their lead through Enzo Fernandez after a fine flow of play…

Femi Adesina, a former presidential spokesperson, has explained why the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, disagreed with him till his death. Adesina revealed that he had a tough relationship with Kyari since the beginning of his assignment He stated that the late Abba Kyari refused to provide him unrestricted access to the President, notwithstanding Buhari’s instructions. Adesina said in his book, ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity (2015-2023)’, that Kyari purposefully barred Buhari from paying the presidential media office for five years. Adesina said in the book, “In June 2015,…

President Bola Tinubu is meeting with American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who is on a tour of African nations. Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar received Mr Blinken at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Mr Blinken will hold bilateral talks with the Nigerian delegation headed by Mr Tinubu. Nigeria is the third country he is visiting on his Africa tour to build better bilateral relations and partnership with the African continent. Tinubu includes skill acquisition programmes in student loan scheme On arrival in Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume and Mr…

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday alerted the public to a recruitment scam on social media. The agency noted that it is not recruiting at this time and it urged unsuspecting members of the public to ignore any requirement scam on social media. In a statement by the Commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, it said, “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some online advertisements linking the Commission with phony “ongoing recruitments” . Delta communities ask Commission to probe Okowa over 13% oil revenue “The Commission is not recruiting…

Romeo Nance suspected of killing a Nigerian, Toyosi Bakare, and seven others and injuring another in suburban Chicago has been found dead in Texas, where he took his own life after an encounter with law enforcement there, police said on Monday. The death of Nance, 23, near the town of Natalia, Texas, about 35 miles (56 km) southwest of San Antonio, ended a manhunt that began with the slaying of one man and the wounding of another in two Chicago-area shootings on Sunday, police said. The search for a suspect in Sunday’s gun violence led police to the discovery of…

The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, has been removed from office during Tuesday’s plenary session at the assembly premises. Oluomo is a three-term legislator representing Ifo State Constituency II. Oludaisi Elemide, a third-term member from the Odeda State constituency, has been chosen the next Speaker. Details Later…….

The police command in Adamawa has shortlisted 29,843 candidates for constables. The command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said this in an interview on Tuesday in Yola. He said some 4,000 applicants were screened during the physical and credential screening exercise expected to end on January 29. Mr Nguroje commended the conduct of the prospective recruits for their loyalty and adherence to the stipulated guidelines. “They proved to be punctual in spite of the pressing demands and the rigours of the exercise” he said. NAN

The management of Bayero University in Kano State has debunked reports of a security breach at the university. This was said in a statement issued by the university’s Deputy Registrar, Public Affairs, Lamara Garba, seen by Chronicle NG on Tuesday “The attention of the management of Bayero University, Kano, has been drawn to a fake alarm on security breach in the campus. “We wish to state unequivocally that there has never been a case of kidnapping in any of the campuses of the university whatsoever. For the avoidance of doubt, the university has, for a very long time, taken all…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says at least 5,081 people were killed in road traffic crashes (RTCs) in 2023 nationwide as against 6,456 in 2022. During a media briefing to mark the end of the corps’ Operation Zero Tolerance on Monday in Abuja, the corps marshal, Dauda Ali-Biu, said the figure represented a 21 per cent reduction. Mr Ali-Biu said that adopting a comprehensive approach by the corps led to the 21 per cent reduction in RTCs. According to him, from January to December 2023, the corps ensured upward mobility in mobilising human and material resources to achieve maximum…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has accused the Bola Tinubu government of plotting to underdevelop the north by relocating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to Lagos State. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State was elected President of Nigeria in February 2023 on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress. In a statement on Sunday by the national publicity secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba the Forum claimed that the relocations were a ploy to underdevelop the North. “The CBN’s decision is no means of isolated or normal administrative action to fix…