Author: Opalim Lifted

The Lagos State Government has denied reports suggesting that worshippers will be charged for parking around churches. The government debunked the claims in a statement on Sunday by the General Manager of the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), Mrs Adebisi Adelabu. She said the state’s parking policy will affect all motorists who intend to utilise the newly created 1,800 parking slots of LASPA. According to her, the parking policy is designed to mitigate parking-induced traffic congestion across the state. LASPA has noted with concern a recent social media post regarding parking charges for churches and worshippers in Lagos State,” the…

The Max Air flight carrying 119 passengers and six crew members escaped death when four tyres burst during takeoff. The Max Air flight was cleared for takeoff before its first rear gear tyres burst, while the remaining two also went the way of the initial one while attempting to taxi off the aircraft from the runway. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Bimbo Oladeji, at 11:22 pm on Sunday. Olajide, however, added that no death nor injury was recorded from the…

The former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, has reacted to President Joe Biden’s decision to end his re-election bid. Chronicle NG reported that Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election on Sunday. Biden subsequently endorsed his deputy, Kamala Harris, as his preferred presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. Obama, reacting in a post on his official X handle, described Biden as one of America’s most consequential presidents. The former US President wrote, “Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. “Today, we’ve…

Following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal and endorsement, the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, accepted her nomination as the Democratic Party presidential candidate. Harris described her endorsement as an honour. The VP said her intention was to earn and win this nomination. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party, the VP said. Harris affirmed that she will “defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.” Biden withdraws from 2024 US presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris She also requested campaign funding through a dedicated website: “If you’re with me, add a…

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle described allegations made against him by a wanted terrorist leader, Bello Turji in a viral video as falsehood. Turji has accused the minister of complicity in terrorism in Nigeria. In August 2023, President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of Matawalle, the former Zamfara state governor, as the Minister of State for Defence. Mattawalle’s previous role as governor was marked by heavy criticism due to insecurity issues that plagued Zamfara state under his administration. Bello Turji Kachalla, popularly known as Turji, is a wanted Nigerian terrorist operating in northern Nigerian states, including Zamfara,…

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has shelved plans to build a new steel plant in Nigeria following accusations that his massive new refinery would engender monopoly. “Our board has decided that we should not have the steel plant,” The industrialist said at a press conference on Saturday at the refinery in Lagos. “If we do, we will be called all sorts of names.” The industrialist had previously announced plans to construct a 5,000-ton steel plant after the completion of his refinery project, aiming to supply steel across West Africa. “Let other Nigerians also go and do it,” the industrialist said.…

Terror kingpin, Bello Turji has spoken from his hideout accusing Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle of complicity in backing terrorism in the country. His claims cannot be independently verified by Chronicle NG at the moment, but what is notable is that banditry started from Zamfara State and was at the peak during the administration of Matawalle as governor. Turji, in a video, alleged that the issue of insecurity plaguing the country had the full backing of the immediate past Government of Zamfara State. He said he had evidence to support this claim, alleging that the past government, under…

Marseille have agreed a deal to sign Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Hojbjerg, 28, is believed to be ready to leave north London and is available for about £17m. Discussions are continuing over payment terms, but both sides expect the deal to go through. Hojbjerg joined Spurs in 2020 in a £15m deal from Southampton, when Jose Mourinho was in charge. The midfielder made 39 appearances for the club last season but only 10 of those were starts as Ange Postecoglou favoured Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr in central midfield. The Dane has entered the last year of his contract…

Three pro-Russian hackers have been arrested for alleged cyber attacks against Spain and other NATO countries for terrorist purposes, Spanish police said on Saturday. The suspects were detained for their alleged participation in distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyber attacks against public institutions and strategic sectors, the Civil Guard said. It did not say if the three suspects, who have not been named, have been charged or detained. The cyber attacks were allegedly carried out against web pages of public and private organizations in the government sectors, critical infrastructures and essential services in countries which support Ukraine in the conflict…

A global tech outage that was related to a software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected nearly 8.5 million Microsoft devices, the tech giant said on Saturday. “We currently estimate that CrowdStrike’s update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than one percent of all Windows machines,” it said in the blog. Delta flight from Lagos to Atlanta delayed by Microsoft Cloud outage CrowdStrike has helped develop a scalable solution that will help Microsoft’s Azure infrastructure accelerate a fix, the company said, adding that the tech giant has worked with both Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform to collaborate…