Author: Chronicle Editor

Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa says civil servants working with the state government would soon be able to own houses they can afford being constructed in the state. Fintiri gave the assurance during a ground breaking ceremony of the construction of 2,000 housing units  in Yola on Monday. He said that construction of the houses was part of the fulfilment of promises made during the electioneering campaign. ” The 2,,000 housing units are  mainly for  civil servants, to enable them own houses at affordable cost,”  Fintiri said. READ: UNICEF seeks functional education system for Nigerian youths He said that 1,400…

The UN Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and other stakeholders have called for a functional educational system to help Nigerian youths achieve their dreams. They also drew the attention of the Federal Government to the need to create the right vision and environment that would unite us as a nation. They made this call in Abuja on Monday at the maiden edition of the Naija Youth Talk organised by UNICEF with the theme: “The Nigeria we Want”. The UNICEF Country Representative, Mr Peter Hawkins, said there was need to address the challenges of education in the country, with more than 64 million population…

MPs have again rejected Boris Johnson’s calls for a snap election, as the five-week suspension of Parliament begins. In all, 293 MPs voted for the prime minister’s motion for an early poll, far short of the number needed. Earlier, opposition MPs confirmed they would not support an October poll, insisting a law blocking a no-deal Brexit must be implemented first. Parliament was officially suspended – or prorogued – just before 02:00 BST on Tuesday and will reopen on 14 October. A group of Labour backbenchers protested against the move, appearing to try to block Speaker John Bercow amid raucous scenes…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr Mohammed Adamu says all activities of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) remained proscribed in line with the Terrorism (Prevention) Proscription Order Notice of July 26. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said all gathering or procession by the group had remained illegal and would be treated as a gathering in the advancement of terrorism. Mba said that the attention of the police had been drawn to plans by some members of the proscribed IMN to embark on a nationwide…

Mr Ifeoluwa Oyedele, Executive Director, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), on Monday said communities in Ondo South Senatorial District would soon be connected to the national grid. Oyedele made this known in Akure, while briefing newsmen on the Federal Government’s efforts to restore electricity to communities not linked to the national supply lines. READ: Orji Kalu denies selling issued shares capital of his banking group The NDPHC executive director said that the company had completed several projects to ensure restoration of electricity to the affected communities. According to Oyedele, the projects will be inaugurated by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in…

Dr Orji Kalu, former governor of Abia and Chief Whip of the Ninth Senate, has denied selling the issued shares capital of his banking group, First International Bank (FIB). Mr Obinna Kalu, Legal Adviser, FIB Group Limited in a statement issued on Monday said that the online report  that Kalu sold the issued shares capital of FIB was misleading. “The report that a former governor of Abia, Orji Kalu has sold the issued shares capital of his banking group- First International Bank (FIB) Group Limited, The Gambia is misleading. READ: Osinbajo to inaugurate national livestock plan in Adamawa “To set the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will visit Adamawa on  Tuesday Sept. 10 to inaugurate the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP). The plan which is to run from 2019-2028, is an initiative of the Federal Government in collaboration with States under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC). It is targeted at supporting the development of Nigeria’s livestock sector and will initially be implemented in seven pilot states of Adamawa, Benue, Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara. The inauguration of the programme in Adamawa is  to formalise what has been agreed upon by state governors at NEC. You would recall that Osinbajo…

Angry fans of Sierra Leone’s national football team have attacked a player’s house after he missed a decisive penalty. Captain Umaru Bangura failed to convert a stoppage-time spot kick in front of a huge crowd on Sunday. It meant Sierra Leone failed to get through to the next stage of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Liberia qualified, winning the tie 3-2 on aggregate. After the game fans pelted Bangura’s home with stones. The windows and doors of his residence in the capital, Freetown, were left badly damaged. A song has even been released mocking his penalty miss. “[It was] one…

Former Director of Kenya Anti-corruption Commission, Professor Patrick Lumumba, will lead other national and global eggheads to speak at the 49th Annual Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN which opens Tuesday in Abuja. Lumumba, who has been a leading voice on anti- corruption in Africa, is expected to shed light on strengthening institutional framework to support anti-corruption drive in Africa and how African leaders could deploy and implement revised anti-graft frameworks and models without fear or favour. Former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS Omoigui Okauru and current acting Chairman of the Economic…

Senator Orji Kalu says he will not lose sleep over the verdict of the National and State Assembly Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Cornelius Akintayo in Umuahia, Abia state on Monday. The tribunal sacked the former Abia governor as senator representing Abia North Senatorial District in the 9th assembly before calling for a rerun of the election. In his reaction, Mr. Kalu who is the Chief Whip said he knows he is popular and is confident of retaining his seat. Kalu polled 30,203 votes against his closest rival, Chief Mao Ohaubunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 20,801…