Author: David Great

Former governors of Osun and Ogun states, Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba, have called for a meeting of Southwest presidential aspirants ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary on May 31. Others expected to be at the meeting that will be held in Lagos state are incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Deputy Senate Leader, Prof Ajayi Boroffice, APC Southwest governors and other leaders of the APC in the region. According to sources who spoke to Chronicle NG, the Southwest leaders called the meeting to see if the the region can present a…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met a former Lagos state governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja in a closed door meeting. The meeting was reported by President Buhari’s personal photographer, Sunday Aghaeze, who shared pictures of the President and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). NAN reports that the agenda of the meeting between the president and the national leader of the APC could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. NAN reports that Tinubu had on Friday picked the ruling APC presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday lauded Nigerian authorities’ ongoing reintegration of defectors from the jihadi Boko Haram group, which has waged a decade-long insurgency, as “the best thing we can do for peace.” Speaking to reporters in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state where the insurgency is centered, Guterres also called for more global funding to help rebuild lives in northeast Nigeria where the rebels are operating. “The best thing we can do for peace is to reintegrate those who in the moment of despair became terrorists but now want to contribute to the well-being of their brothers…

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has no interest in signing for AC Milan or Newcastle this summer, despite the 28-year-old’s growing frustration at a lack of opportunities at Chelsea. (Evening Standard) Lukaku has been linked with a move away from Chelsea with Inter Milan his preferred destination. Barcelona will listen to big-money offers for Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong. Manchester United have been linked with the 24-year-old with Erik ten Hag, who coached De Jong at Ajax, taking over as Old Trafford boss this summer. (Sport – in Spanish) Ten Hag, meanwhile, has identified eight players he can trust when he…

Liverpool survived a scare against Villarreal to move into the Champions League final – and keep their hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple alive. The Reds had comfortably won 2-0 in the first leg but that advantage was wiped out after only 41 minutes at a noisy and passionate El Madrigal as the Spanish side pushed for a huge upset. Boulaye Dia scored Villarreal’s first after only three minutes, converting Etienne Capoue’s pass, before ex-Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin headed in a second from another Capoue cross as the Reds looked rattled. Liverpool had to improve in the second half and…

Women living in about half of all US states could soon lose access to abortion, according to a leaked Supreme Court document on Roe v Wade. A draft opinion from Justice Samuel Alito said the majority of the court’s judges favoured overturning the ruling known as Roe v Wade which in 1973 established a woman’s right to an abortion. The prospect that nearly 50 years later this nationwide protection could be eliminated has dismayed pro-choice activists but cheered opponents of abortion. The court’s final ruling is due at the end of June or the start of July. What will happen…

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State will formally declare his intention to run for the office of President of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday. The declaration, tagged “Unveiling My Nigeria Agenda”, is the climax of the Governor’s extensive consultations across the geo-political zones in the last six weeks. It will also lay to rest speculations on whether he would run for the Presidency or not. A statement by Yinka Oyebode, chief press secretary to the governor said Fayemi had discussed his plan to run for the number one office with President Muhammadu Buhari last month, sought counsel, guidance and support from…

The Nigerian Army has described the killing two soldiers by IPOB/ESN members as callous and despicable, vowing to unmask those behind it. In a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the army explained that the duo were in the Southeast to perform their traditional marriage. “The Nigerian Army (NA), on Saturday 30 April 2022 received information on the gruesome, barbaric and most despicable manner in which members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) murdered in cold blood, two soldiers Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Audu M Linus…

A lawyer, Festus Onifade, has disagreed with MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, the operator of DStv and GOtv, over the firm’s application challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal in a suit filed against it. Onifade and Coalition of Nigeria Consumers (CNC), in a counter affidavit filed before a Federal Competition and Consumer Protection (FCCPC) tribunal sitting in Abuja, described the prayers by MultiChoice as “incongruous.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while Onifade and CNC are 1st and 2nd claimants, MultiChoice and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) are 1st and 2nd defendants respectively. The company, in a motion…

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) has advised Nigerians to be security conscious. He gave the advice shortly after a courtesy visit to the Emir of Keffi, Dr Shehu Chindo-Yamusa at his palace in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Monday. “We have the responsibility as government to take care of the citizenry’s security but security is everybody’s business. “If anyone is doing anything wrong, you have the responsibility to report to the nearest authority,” Adamu said. “If you keep quiet, you are endangering the peace and tranquility of the country and your family.…