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Brentford have signed winger Fabio Carvalho from Liverpool in a deal worth £27.5m including add-ons. The 21-year-old, who spent last season on loan at RB Leipzig and Hull City, has joined on a five-year deal with an option for a further year. Liverpool will receive an initial fee of £22.5m and have negotiated a 17.5% sell-on clause. Fulham, who sold Portuguese winger Carvalho to Liverpool in 2022, will receive 20% of the profit from his move to Brentford. Brentford beat Southampton – who had a £15m approach turned down by Liverpool – to Carvalho’s signature. Liverpool fails to sign Fabio…

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Esther Walson-Jack into office. The swearing-in took place prior to the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday at the State House Abuja. Chronicle NG reported that Tinubu approved the appointment of Walson-Jack as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, on July 17, 2024. Prior to her appointment, she was the permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education. She was appointed Federal Permanent Secretary in 2017 and has served in several ministries. A statement from the presidency said that…

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo urged churches in Nigeria to reassess their priorities and shift focus from wealth accumulation and prosperity to the promotion of peace, productivity, and community development. Osinbajo, speaking at the 68th Anniversary and 58th Annual Convention of The Gospel Faith Mission International in Ogunmakin, Ogun State, argued that the current obsession with material wealth among some religious leaders has alienated many, particularly youths, who seek more meaningful messages from the pulpit. He stressed that churches have neglected their true calling, promoting peace, unity, and societal development, and must return to their roots, preaching values like hard…

The Nigeria Police Force has launched an investigation into the bomb explosion that rocked the Action People’s Party (APP) secretariat in Rivers. Tunji Disu, Rivers State Police Commissioner disclosed on Monday. He advised everyone in the state to be security conscious, while he awaits the report of the probe. Disu stated this after leading a delegation of officers to inspect the facility in the new GRA of Port Harcourt. At the gathering, party authorities also expressed their resolve to continue their activities despite what they described as attempts to intimidate the party. Fubara condemns Rivers tanker explosion, pledges to support…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates (WASSCE). The examination body announced this in a post on X on Monday. The post reads, “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, 12th August 2024.” Chronicle NG in this report outlines how to check the results via SMS and the website: How to check WAEC results with SMS 1.⁠ ⁠Using your mobile device, Type WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear 2.⁠ ⁠Send to…

A viral video captured a female traveller identified as Favour Igiebor shredding the Nigerian Standard Passport said to belong to her husband at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. In the wake of the incident, the woman was spotted in a viral video saying she took the decision owing to family issues. According to her, she had passed through many challenges in her marriage, prompting the action. “You have to ask what happened, don’t just look at the action alone, I am not a mad woman, who would just come and act like that. I have my reasons,…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched an investigation into an incident involving the shredding of a Nigerian passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo. “The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of a video on social media, showing a female traveler destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos,” the statement read. The incident, captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has sparked concern among the public. It showed…

A man was arrested for climbing the Eiffel Tower on Sunday, hours before the Olympics closing ceremony. The man was spotted climbing the tower at about 14:45 local time (13:45 BST) and officers immediately intervened and arrested him, police said. No more details were immediately available on the man’s motivation and nationality. Videos on social media show a shirtless man scaling the tower just above the Olympic rings that have adorned it during the summer games. In another video, the man is escorted away by police, hands cuffed behind his back, and says to a bystander: “Bloody warm, innit?” AP…

Despite Team Nigeria’s poor outing at the Paris 2024 Olympics where the country failed to win a single medal, there was a cause to smile as head coach of the country’s women’s basketball team, Rena Wakama, was named the best coach of the Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament. Parading 88 athletes in 12 sports, Nigeria’s 19th appearance at the Olympic Games ended in a fiasco, the team failed to win a medal at Paris 2024, which came to an end on Sunday after 16 days of intense jostling for medals. It was the eighth time that the country had failed to…

Team USA’s women’s basketball team only just held off France to win the gold medal on Sunday, escaping with a 67-66 win that was just inches away from being sent into overtime. The Americans had a three-point lead as the French brought the ball back down the floor with 3.8 seconds to go. France’s best player on the day, Gabby Williams, got the ball and charged down court. As Williams approached the three-point line, she launched a running shot and hit it off the glass as the buzzer sounded. But incredibly, her foot was just on the line – making…