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Manchester United have reached a £35m (40.5m euros) agreement with Atalanta for Brazilian midfielder Ederson, indicating their desire for an active summer in the transfer window. Ederson, 26, has yet to undergo a medical, with sources indicating that the transfer is expected to finalize in early July prior to United starting their pre-season training. Following the enhancement of their forward positions last year, United are focusing on central midfield this time. Veteran Brazilian Casemiro has departed the club, and Michael Carrick’s decision not to use Uruguay’s Manuel Ugarte—a £50m purchase from PSG in 2024—highlighted the lack of trust in him…
The Coroner’s Court, sitting in the Igbosere Magistrate Court on Lagos Island, has adjourned further proceedings in the inquest into the death of 21-month-old Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege. Coroner Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji set the date on Wednesday after Prof. Taiwo Osipitan, counsel for Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, informed that the Lagos State High Court had ordered a stay of proceedings pending the outcome of the hospital’s judicial review application. The inquest was scheduled to commence hearing before the development. Osipitan stated that Euracare had moved the High Court to challenge the…
Hundreds of foreigners afraid for their lives have sought refuge at community halls in south coast, South Africa, claiming that mobs of locals were going door-to-door telling them to leave the country. Many Malawian and Mozambican nationals told AFP that they had fled their homes over the weekend and spent the night in the mountains and jungle before arriving at small-town community centres. “They said, ‘You are a foreigner; you don’t belong in South Africa, so you must go.'” Mozambican Thomas Vincent Baloyi told AFP in Gansbaai, around 110 kilometres (70 miles) south-east of Cape Town. “I said, ‘No, I…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared support for the nationwide strike action by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, and called for the immediate release of pupils, students and teachers abducted by kidnappers across the country. In a statement signed by its president, Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, the NLC described the strike as a necessary response to the deteriorating security situation for teachers and students. According to the labour organisation, the action indicates teachers’ commitment to protect themselves in the face of increased attacks on educational institutions and staff. “The national and well-coordinated action represents the resolve of teachers…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stated that the abduction of the sister and twin nephews of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, indicates the growing condition of insecurity in Nigeria. Atiku noted that the occurrence demonstrates that no one is immune to the country’s escalating kidnapping epidemic. While denouncing the event, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate called for the victims’ immediate and unconditional release and encouraged security forces to use all available resources to ensure their safe rescue and the arrest of those involved. He made the remarks in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior…
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede.jpg "Is Anthony Odiong still a priest after life in prison sentence over rape?")
“Is Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong still a priest?” is a question that has been raised following his sexual assault trial and sentencing. Fr. Odiong, a Roman Catholic priest, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of felony sexual assault, according to local prosecutors and representatives of the 19th District Court in Waco, Texas. Responding to questions if the disgraced priest is still a member of the clergy, the Diocese of Austin, in a statement on Tuesday after Odiong’s sentencing, noted that “Anthony Odiong is still a priest.” “As of today, Anthony Odiong is still a priest,…
Fr. Anthony Odiong, a Roman Catholic priest, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of felony sexual assault, according to local prosecutors and representatives of the 19th District Court in Waco, Texas. On Friday, a jury convicted priest Anthony Odiong of one act of first-degree sexual assault and two charges of second-degree sexual assault. On Tuesday, the same panel sentenced him. A months-long investigation in 2024 turned out nine women who claimed Father Odiong sexually molested them while acting as their priest, according to Ryan Calvert, a prosecutor with the McLennan County district attorney’s office.…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai has neutralised more than 50 terrorists, including a top ISWAP commander, and arrested multiple collaborators across Borno state. This is revealed in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. The military stated that the major success followed a precision airstrike around Kirta and Arina Ciki, which killed several terrorist commanders, including Khalifa Umar, a member of the ISWAP Shura Council. The report also stated that troops apprehended three suspected ISWAP logistics suppliers and informants, as well as a deserter soldier who absconded with his weapon and…
Terrorists have killed a resident and abducted two women during an attack on a Fulani settlement in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident took place on Monday night in the Sodo/Sawmill neighbourhood on the outskirts of town. Residents said the terrorists stormed the settlement around 8 p.m., shooting sporadically and causing panic among the villagers. According to sources, the attackers intended to target a prominent Fulani leader in the community but were unable to locate him. The gunmen then abducted two women who were said to be the Fulani leader’s wives before fleeing the scene. During…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three-day national mourning period beginning June 12 over the worsening security situation in the country and called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency on security across Nigeria. The decision was part of the conclusions made at the National Church Denominational Leaders Summit 2026, which took place on Tuesday in Abuja under the subject “The State of the Nation and the Way Forward.” In a communiqué released at the end of the summit, the body announced that Friday, June 12, 2026, would mark the commencement of a three-day…