Author: David Great

The police command in Lagos State, on Wednesday, paraded 37 persons allegedly involved in cultism, armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms and other crimes. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Adegoke Fayoade, who paraded the suspects and exhibits recovered from them, said that they were arrested after he assumed duty about a month ago. He said that a total of 16 firearms, including 72 live cartridges, 75 live ammunition and one expended cartridge, were recovered from the suspects. Other items recovered, according to him, are one pistol magazine, a toy pistol, six axes, four daggers, five cutlasses, two…

The National Working Committee of the Labour Party has approved the commencement of the sale, submission of expression of interest and nomination forms for the Edo election from January 25 to February 11. The opposition party announced this in a communiqué on Wednesday after its National Working Committee (NWC) meeting. The party exempted female aspirants from paying for expression of interest form only. The party’s communiqué stated, “Arising from the meeting of the NWC of the Labour Party under the chairmanship of Julius Abure, the leadership of the party took a far-reaching decision on the Edo election. “This is with…

The coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, has confirmed that Alhassan Yusuf is out of the match against host Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday at the Stade Olympique Alassan Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan. Peseiro confirmed this on Wednesday at the team’s news conference ahead of Nigeria’s second match at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. According to the coach, the Royal Antwerp FC of Belgium defensive midfielder will only be in contention in the third match against Guinea-Bissau. The midfielder was substituted due to an injury on Sunday during the Super Eagles’ game against Equatorial Guinea,…

The Kaduna State Fire Service on Wednesday confirmed a fire incident at the popular Panteka market in Kaduna. Paul Aboi, the director of the Kaduna State Fire Service, said the fire affected the timber section of the market. Mr Aboi said the fire department received the first distress call from Mr Sadiq Mohammed, who rushed to the fire department at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday. He said several calls were also received. Mr Aboi, however, said the fire incident did not result in any loss of life or injuries to the traders. According to him, the cause of the fire is…

The National Emergency Management Agency has revealed that the Tuesday night explosion in Bodija of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, damaged around 20 residences. In a statement issued on Wednesday, NEMA stated that no casualty estimates were currently available. It was also reported that the explosion was triggered by a suspected improvised explosive device. On Tuesday night, terror seized Ibadan residents as an explosion happened on Dejo Oyelese Street in the city’s Bodija area. Ibadan Explosion: Illegal miners behind blast – Makinde “Over 20 houses were affected. Casualty figures cannot be ascertained for now. Search and rescue operation is…

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has attributed the cause of the explosion that rocked Ibadan metropolis to activities of illegal miners occupying one of the buildings in the Bodija area of the state capital. Chronicle NG earlier reported that the explosion, which had caused panic among residents of Ibadan, affected areas surrounding the Bodija axis of the city, with several buildings damaged as a result of the impact. Addressing journalists moments after having an onsite inspection of the explosion site, Makinde stated that the miners had stored explosive devices in the building, which caused the blast. In a statement…

Nigerian comedian and actor, Oluwaseyitan Aletile known as Seyi Law, has described Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari as a ‘blasphemy murderer waiting to happen’ after Ahmad called for capital punishment for kidnappers and bandits. The spar between the duo began on Monday but reached a crescendo on Tuesday, culminating in Seyi Law labelling Ahmad a blasphemy murderer. In a post on X on January 14, Ahmad wrote, “Please advocate for a national law that mandates capital punishment as a penalty for kidnapping and banditry.” His post drew a reaction from Seyi Law who argued that…

Roma has appointed former player Daniele De Rossi as new manager until the end of the season, hours after sacking Jose Mourinho on Tuesday, a club statement said. Mourinho was sacked earlier in the day with Roma ninth in the league after Sunday’s 3-1 loss to AC Milan, and have struggled to overcome the loss of key players due to injury, including striker Paulo Dybala. They are 22 points behind league leaders Inter Milan. “AS Roma are pleased to confirm that Daniele De Rossi has been appointed as head coach until 30 June 2024,” the Serie A club said in…

A Kaduna High Court on Tuesday sentenced an estate agent, Emmanuel Aaron, 42, to three years imprisonment for defrauding two accommodation seekers of N4.8 million. Justice Dairus Khobo convicted Mr Aaron of the two-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna branch. He, however, gave him an option of a N300,000 fine. Delivering his judgment, the judge said “The convict inflicted untold hardships on the victims, and callously deprived them of their hard-earned money with a false promise of accommodation.’’ He said the property which was used by the…

Portuguese professional football manager, José Mourinho’s contract with AS Roma has finally come to an end. This was announced in a statement posted on the football club’s website on Tuesday. The announcement stated that Mourinho and his team will depart the club immediately. “AS Roma can confirm that José Mourinho and his coaching staff will leave the club with immediate effect. “We would like to thank José on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his passion and efforts since his arrival at the club. Mourinho says I will definitely work in Saudi Arabia “We will always have…