Author: David Great

Eight out of the 25 church members abducted along Owo/Ifon/Benin Expressway in Ondo state have been rescued from their abductors. Confirming the development, the Public Relations Officer, Ondo State Police Command, Superitendent of Police, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, noted that the victims were rescued by police operatives. She said 8 of the victims have been rescued by the police, adding that efforts are ongoing to rescue the others unhurt. The victims, as earlier reported by Chronicle NG, are said to be members of the Choir of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Oke Igan, Akure, the state capital. Gunmen kidnap 25 church…

Bayer Leverkusen went one point clear at the top of the Bundesliga after a 3-0 win at struggling Mainz although Bayern Munich can regain pole position later on Saturday. Leverkusen, who dropped their only points in the league this season in a 2-2 draw at Bayern, took the lead after 18 minutes as wing-back Jeremie Frimpong forced Mainz defender Sepp van den Berg into an own goal. Dead-ball specialist Alejandro Grimaldo doubled Leverkusen’s lead with a pinpoint free-kick before Germany winger Jonas Hofmann scored a third to round out the win. Hofmann, who moved to Leverkusen in the summer having…

The Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal dismissed a petition against Sokoto Governor Ahmed Aliyu and his Deputy Idris Mohammed Gobir on Saturday due to a lack of substance. The petition filed by Sa’idu Umar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gubernatorial candidate, challenges the governor and his deputy’s eligibility to run in the March 18th, 2023 election. Umar the petitioner is also suing Governor Aliyu and his deputy for electoral fraud in the Sokoto state governorship election on March 18, 2023. The tribunal chairperson, Justice Haruna Mshelia, delivered a unanimous decision establishing that the petitioners were unable to show their assertions…

Hwang Hee-chan grabbed a second-half winner as Wolves stunned Premier League champions Manchester City to pick their first win of the season and end City’s winning streak. Erling Haaland, a free-scoring striker, was given just one opportunity, and City manager Pep Guardiola, who was forced to watch from the sidelines while serving a one-match touchline suspension, was unable to make a difference. Even yet, it appeared as though the visitors would win after Ruben Dias’ early own goal was levelled by Julian Alvarez’s sublime free kick. However, Nelson Semedo’s forward rush sparked a second goal for Wolves, ending a string…

The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Erisco Foods Ltd., Chief Eric Umeofia, says that a powerful syndicate keen on killing his company is behind the “false and malicious’’ social media post against the company. Speaking to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos on the raging Facebook controversy, Umeofia said that the syndicate, whom he identified as importers of tomato paste had been pulling such pranks over the years. “Their ultimate goal is to discourage Erisco Foods as Nigeria’s major local tomato paste maker and force Nigeria to depend on imported tomato paste,’’ Umeofia said. He vowed, however, that he would…

The Taraba State Governorship Election Tribunal has ruled that Agbu Kefas of the Peoples Democratic Party is the state’s legitimately elected governor. The tribunal’s three-member panel of justices ruled that the petition of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and its candidate, Yahaya Sani, disputing Kefas’ election was without substance and so dismissed it. The NNPP and its candidate had filed a case against the PDP and its candidate, Governor Kefas, in the March 18 governorship election, citing corrupt practices, non-compliance with the Electoral Act of 2022, over voting, mutilation of result sheets, and alleged violence in polling units. The…

Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the position of cardinals, saying diversity was indipensable to the future of the Catholic Church. Under sunny skies and with a crowd that filled half of Vatican City’s grandiose, colonnaded St Peter’s Square, the 86-year-old pope welcomed the new “Princes of the Church” — one of whom could one day become the successor to the current pontiff. “The College of Cardinals is called to resemble a symphony orchestra, representing the harmony and synodality of the Church,” said Francis, seated under a canopy before the gathered cardinals…

A group of gunmen believed to be kidnappers reportedly kidnapped about 25 members of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Akure, the state capital, on Friday afternoon. The victims were claimed to be travelling to Ifon, in the state’s Ose local government area, for a burial ceremony when they were stopped by the alleged kidnappers, who took them away. According to a source, the victims were members of the CAC’s Oke Igan branch in Akure who were travelling with the church van. The source who confirmed that two members of her family were among the church members taken, there has…

The Lagos State Government has announced a statewide ban on street trading, hawking, the construction of unlawful structures on drainage setbacks, and the exhibition of items on sidewalks. Mr Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, announced the news in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday. According to Wahab, the State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has been mandated to vigorously enforce environmental sanitation laws across the state. Lagos taskforce warns nightclub owners, goers, against illegal parking According to him, the latest offensive is intended to limit the unscrupulous actions of hawkers who disguise themselves in order to…

Pep Guardiola has challenged Manchester City wingers Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku to prove their worth in his attack. Grealish was a key figure in City’s treble-winning campaign last season, but the England winger has struggled with injuries this season. The former Aston Villa player, who cost City £100 million in 2021, has only recently returned to action after witnessing Belgian youngster Doku thrive in his absence. Doku, bought in the close season from Rennes, provides a different type of threat on the flanks than Grealish, and some City fans have asked for the 21-year-old to start Saturday’s Premier League…