Author: David Great

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo accompanied by his wife, Dolapo Osinbajo on Friday arrived in his hometown, Ikenne in Ogun State, ahead of the gubernatorial and state assembly elections tomorrow. On arrival, the VP held consultations with leaders and some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikenne Local Government at the Legacy Centre in the town. APC leaders who met with the Vice President included Member of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Adewunmi Onanuga representing Remo Federal Constituency and some Ward Chairmen and Local Government Councillors. Osinbajo votes in Ikenne, commends process The Ward Chairmen include Hon. Kunle Orelaja,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, March 17, 2023, arrested one Enock Ifeoluwa Ogungbamigbe, an alleged serial visa scammer who specializes in duping Nigerians desperate to migrate to Canada either to work or further their education, through fake visas and job offers. The 32-year-old who owns a Garden in Mpape, a suburb of Abuja, was picked up at Transcorp Hotel, Abuja by operatives of the Commission, when he responded to an appointment to procure a visa for an applicant intending to migrate to Canada. Unknown to him, that it was a bait by the EFCC. His arrest followed…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has supposedly called out All Progressives Congress leaders in Lagos for intimidating voters in the state. Atiku noted that he was shocked at how supporters of political leaders in the state had threatened persons of other ethnic groups against voting for any other candidate of except those they chose. Chronicle NG had reported that traditional rulers in Lagos state had declared Oro festivals to scare women and non-indigenes in the state. “It is important for political leaders across the country, especially Lagos State, to desist from actions that promote election violence,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed personnel across the states to monitor the March 18 governorship and state assembly elections. The teams led by senior officers began arriving at their assigned locations earlier today, March 17, with a number of them holding consultations with the other security agencies involved in election security and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The EFCC team for Ebonyi State, arrived Abakaliki and met with the Commissioner of Police at the State Headquarters, to register their presence before proceeding to the State INEC Headquarters for a brief meeting with Resident…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, says she hopes that the lessons learned from the conduct of February 25, 2023, presidential election have been addressed as Nigerians vote in the governorship and state assembly elections on March 18. Chronicle NG reports that the conduct of the February 25 elections have come under fierce scrutiny with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) accused of failing to hold a credible election. INEC had assured Nigerians that it would deploy Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) in the conduct of the presidential election but it failed…

The UK High Commission in Nigeria has announced the closure of its office in Ikeja and Victoria Island both in Lagos as residents prepare to vote in the March 18 governorship and national assembly elections. The UK in a statement on Friday explained Priority Visa services remain available during the closure. “The Visa Application Centres (VACs) in Ikeja and Victoria Island will be closed Monday 20th March. This is to protect the safety of customers and staff,” the statement said. “There are no VAC appointments booked on this date and customers will not be able to access the VAC to…

Manchester United will meet Spanish side Sevilla in the quarter-finals of the Europa League after seeing off another Spanish opposition, Retis Betis 5-1. In the other last-eight ties, Roma face Feyenoord and Bayer Leverkusen meet Union Saint-Gilloise. The first legs take place on 13 April, with the return games on 20 April. Sevilla defeated Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United in the semi-finals on their way to winning it in 2020. Should they advance, Erik ten Hag’s side will face either Juventus – whose squad includes former United midfielder Paul Pogba – or Arsenal’s conquerors Sporting Lisbon in the semi-finals. Their…

Champions Real Madrid will host Chelsea in the quarter-final of the Champions League last eight following draws held on Friday in Nyon. Madrid beat Liverpool 6-2 over two legs and will face Chelsea, the 2021 Champions League winner who knocked out Borussia Dortmund 2-1 to progress. English champions, Manchester City will face off against Bayern Munich while AC Milan, the Serie A champions will face high flying Napoli. The last draw is Inter Milan against Benfica. For the semi-final, the winners of Real Madrid/Chelsea will face the winners of Manchester City/Bayern while the winners in the matches between AC Milan/Napoli…

Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Antonio Adan saved from Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli to secure a 5-3 victory on penalties for the Portuguese side following a 1-1 draw in their round of 16 Europa League clash on Thursday. The teams finished level at 3-3 on aggregate in the tie but the Lisbon club advanced to the quarter-finals after Adan kept out Martinelli’s weak effort. Premier League leaders Arsenal went ahead when a brilliant ball from Jorginho set Martinelli away on the left and after his shot was saved, Granit Xhaka followed up to smash the ball into the net. Goncalves scored a magnificent…

Manchester United cruised into the Europa League quarter-finals as Marcus Rashford’s second-half goal secured a 1-0 win at Real Betis in the last-16 second leg on Thursday to wrap up a 5-1 aggregate victory. The English side meticulously protected the comfortable advantage they established at Old Trafford as the Spanish team huffed and puffed to little effect and exited with a whimper. Betis’ Juanmi missed a sitter from close range early in the first half that could have changed the script as a packed Benito Villamarin stadium urged on their side to try to wipe out the three-goal deficit. United…