Author: Chronicle Editor

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is enlarging the pool of options open to Nigeria in achieving the Buhari Presidency plan to turn the current economic challenges to an opportunity for Nigerians, especially the “Common Man.” Today, the VP has met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank as Nigeria continues to improve on its economic stimulus packages for citizens. President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Vice President to chair the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) and the Committee has been collaborating with domestic sectors of the Nigerian economy and now the VP is interfacing with international agencies for…

The Presidency, on Tuesday, announced the death of one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato. Mato, according to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, succumbed to diabetes, which he had struggled with in the last three years, on Tuesday. He was one of the security details restored back to President Buhari by the late President Umaru Musa-Yar’adua as personal security, but had been off full duty in the last three years. “After three years of struggling with diabetes, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer…

Second Republic Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Richard Akinjide, SAN, is dead. He died at his Ibadan home in Oyo state at the age of 89. Chief Akinjide, SAN, was one of the politicians of the pre-independence era, a First Republic parliamentarian and Minister of Education, and Second Republic Attorney General of the Federation. He was born in Ibadan in 1930 to an influential family of warriors. Richard Akinjide attended Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife from where he passed out in Grade One (Distinction, Aggregate 6). He travelled to the United Kingdom in 1951 for his higher education and was called…

To lessen the impact of the ongoing socio-economic crisis, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced that it will be rewarding its customers with mouth-watering discounts of up to 44% for DStv customers, while GOtv customers will enjoy a rebate of up to 75%. Speaking on the offer, Martin Mabutho, Chief Customer Officer MultiChoice Nigeria said it is a way of thanking customers for their consistent loyalty. He also stated that the discount given is in line with MultiChoice’s mission to provide quality content and a chance for their loyal and valued customer base to experience a wider range of content on higher packages. DStv Access customers will be able to view international…

Arsenal’s first-team players and head coach Mikel Arteta have agreed a pay cut to help with the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League club said the “voluntary agreement” sees those involved have their annual earnings reduced by 12.5%. The club’s core coaching staff are also among those taking cuts to their pay. If the Gunners hit certain targets on the pitch, the club says “agreed amounts” will be paid back. “We will be able to make those repayments as hitting these targets, which the players can directly influence, will mean our financial position will be stronger,” Arsenal…

President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus. On Twitter, he cited “the attack from the invisible enemy”, as he calls the virus, and the need to protect the jobs of Americans, but did not give details. It was not clear what programmes might be affected and whether the president would be able to carry out the order. Critics say the government is using the pandemic to crack down on immigration. Mr Trump’s announcement late on Monday comes as the White House argues the worst…

Reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seriously ill after heart surgery are not true, officials in South Korea have said. Headlines that Kim Jong-un was “gravely ill”, “brain-dead” or “recovering from an operation” were always going to be impossible to verify. But the presidential office in Seoul has said there have been no particular signs from the North to indicate the 36-year-old is “gravely ill”. It is also not the first time rumours about his health have fired up intense flurries of speculation – only to be later dismissed. When did speculation start? Kim Jong-un recently missed the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the many callers who condoled with him, the Kyari family and the nation, following the death of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The President expressed appreciation for their letters of condolence, adherence to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic, including maintaining social distancing and staying at home, even as they mourn the deceased. “By heeding the calls to avoid large gatherings, you are playing a part in the effort to defeat the coronavirus pandemic,” said the President. Among those who lately sent condolence messages or…

Aviation minister Senator Hadi Sirika has said that the Federal Government has extended the closure of airports in Nigeria by two weeks. A statement in Abuja on Monday by the Director Public Affairs of the Ministry, James Odaudu said the new decision was taken following the lockdown extension on Lagos, Ogun and the FCT. The Nigerian government had shut airports on 23 March as part of efforts to control the spread of coronavirus in the country. The airports were projected to be reopened on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Sirika noted that the new date of reopening airport operations is consequent…

Verdic Lifecare Hospital in Lekki, Lagos has advised visitors to its facility in the last 10 days to proceed on self-isolation. The hospital, in a statement on Monday, said it admitted a patient who tested positive for COVID-19. The patent was said to have tested positive after he was discharged but two of the hospital staff had contracted the disease. “We also had two staff members who tested positive yesterday evening. “The patient and our staff are now being managed by the NCDC at their isolation centre,” the hospital said. Coronavirus blood treatment to be tried “This moment they do…