Author: Chronicle Editor

After seven weeks of coupling up and intense competition, the duo of ­­­­­­­­­­Rosie and Kachi (Roksie) has emerged as winners of the maiden edition of Ultimate Love, proudly Naija reality television show. Roksie, announced as the winners during the Grand Finale live show by the show’s hosts, Dakore Egbuson-Akande and Oluwaseun Olaniyan, won N5 million in cash, a sponsored traditional wedding valued at N10 million, a fully furnished home and other prizes after defeating 11 other couples. Ultimate Love, the first-of-its-kind reality TV show format in Nigeria, offered an opportunity for single male and female strangers in their quest to…

Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 14 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria taking the total to 111. According to NCDC, the 14 new cases of COVID-19 consist of nine in Lagos, the epicenter of the virus in Nigeria and five cases in the Federal Capital Territory. “As at 09:30 pm 29th March there are 111 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with one death,” NCDC said. “Currently there the confirmed cases are as follow: Lagos- 68 FCT- 21 Ogun- 3 Enugu- 2 Ekiti- 1 Oyo- 7 Edo- 2 Bauchi- 2 Osun-2 Rivers-1 Benue- 1 Kaduna- 1.…

President Muhammadu Buhari addressed Nigerians on coronavirus pandemic announcing some far reaching decisions made by his administration including curfew on two states and the Federal Capital Territory. ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria. 3. The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to confront…

President Muhammadu Buhari has slammed a two-week curfew on the epicenter of coronavirus in Nigeria, Lagos state. Nigeria’s capital, Abuja and Ogun state will also observe the two week curfew from Monday at 11pm. In a nationwide broadcast, President Buhari explained that the move became necessary to curb the spread of the virus that has at least 97 confirmed cases in Nigeria. In a broadcast on Sunday, President Buhari said, “Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period…

Ace entrepreneur, Ayo Ogunsan, has congratulated the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his 68th birthday. In a press statement, Ogunsan, while lauding the leadership qualities of Tinubu and wishing him well, said: “Thank you sir for being a brave, fearless, thoughtful and wise leader that I respect and admire so much. “You have been an inspiration to us as we strive to improve our democracy.  Our democracy is now better because of your skill as a leader. Your leadership has meant so much to our great country Nigeria. You have been a…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as a visionary and transformative leader, as the former Lagos governor turned 68 on Sunday. In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande, Prof. Osinbajo said Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has a large and generous heart. “Today we celebrate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a visionary, transformative leader and patriot. Your exceptional political career and service has inspired millions. “It is true that few leaders have developed as many leaders from the ranks of their protégés as you have done,” he said. Lawan greets…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has written a litigation threat to the PUNCH (Nig) Limited, publishers of The PUNCH Newspapers, demanding for the retraction of its libellous publication against the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, as well as an unreserved apology over the defamatory publication against Mr. Magu. Addressed to the Managing Editor/Editor-In-Chief of the newspaper, Mr. Ademola Osinubi, and signed by it’s Secretary, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the EFCC described as libellous, vexatious, defamatory and damaging, a piece written by Abimbola Adelakun on March 5, 2020 titled, “The Real Trouble With Magu”. The letter dated…

President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 7pm. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) said the broadcast will be via state-owned media. Buhari meets Health Minister, NCDC DG – Video, Photos “Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) respectively for the broadcast”.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government to “publish weekly details of exact funds and other resources allocated by the authorities and received from the private sector, as well as details of use and planned use of any such funds and resources to combat the spread of coronavirus (or COVID-19) in Nigeria.” SERAP is also asking the Federal Government to: “disclose information on the exact number of tests that have been carried out for high-ranking public officials and politicians, the number of any such high-ranking public officials and politicians now in self-isolation or quarantine, as well…