Author: Chronicle Editor

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday November 16, 2016 arraigned the duo of Austine Chidiebere Ezeama, Juliet Ezeama and a company Mabrubeni Nigeria Limited before Justice O. H. Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on a seven count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence. One of the count reads, “Augustine Chidiebere Ezeama, Juliet Ezeama and Mabrubeni Nigeria Limited, on or about the 6th day of May, 2015 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of $30,570 (Thirty Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy US…

President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured that the ongoing anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria will be won in spite of the fact that “the anti-corruption war is tough and gruelling”. A statement released on Thursday in Abuja by Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said Buhari gave the assurance at a meeting with the American Secretary of State, John Kerry, on Wednesday. The meeting was on the margin of the conference on climate change, COP22, in Marrakech, Morocco. Buhari was quoted as saying: “corruption is fighting back vigorously”. The statement further quoted the President as saying that corrupt…

Nigeria has been ranked number one in Africa and number eight globally on the list of countries that use internet the most. With a staggering 63 million internet users available in Nigeria, the country was been ranked number one in Africa. The new ranking was revealed in the second edition of digitalfacts – Nigeria, West & Central Africa; a publication produced by digitXplus. The book stated that the following 15 countries have the highest number of internet users in the world: China (632 million); USA (269 m); India (198m); Japan (110m); Brazil (105m); Russia (87m); Indonesia (83m); and Germany (68m).…

A Computer sciences student Peter Odukoya, 27, has been jailed for sexually assaulting a 20-year old woman in the United Kingdom. The brave young woman trapped her sex attacker by secretly recording her ordeal on her mobile phone. Police heard the woman pleading: “I don’t want this. I’m very drunk”. Cardiff Crown Court heard Odukoya offered the 20-year-old a lift home with friends on a girls night out after she recognised him from the same university. He dropped the other friends off first – and headed back to his own flat with the drunken young woman. But her “instincts kicked…

Manchester United have admitted defeat in their pursuit of Lionel Messi, 29, and believe rivals City would be favourites to sign the forward if he was to leave Barcelona. (Sun) Gareth Southgate, 46, will be confirmed as England’s next permanent manager before the end of the month on a four-year contract. (Guardian) England forward Wayne Rooney, 31, is set to be left out of the Manchester United team to face Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday. (Daily Mirror) United manager Mourinho has targeted £25m Napoli full-back Elseid Hysaj, 22, as he prepares to allow Chris Smalling and Matteo Darmian…

Foremost industrialist and Co-Chairman, Lagos @50 Planning Committee, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi is dead. He died at the age of 72. Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde announced the death of Gbadamosi on Wednesday night on his twitter handle @stevoree. Ayorinde said “the Lagos State Government mourned the passing of a leading industrialist, art patron, former minister and Co-Chairman of Lagos@50, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi, 72. “Chief Gbadamosi will be remembered for being a true Lagosian, a nationalist and art aficionado. His remains will be interred at 2pm tomorrow.” Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor, Habib Aruna…

New York’s mayor says he has told US President-elect Donald Trump that he will work against his plans to deport immigrants stressing that people in the city are “fearful” of what his White House administration could bring. During a meeting at Trump Tower, Bill de Blasio said he warned the Republican he would aim to shield undocumented immigrants from deportation. He said Mr Trump’s plans would not work in “the ultimate city of immigrants”. Mr Trump has pledged to deport or jail up to three million undocumented immigrants with criminal records. Mr de Blasio is not the only city leader…

Conjoined twin girls from Nigeria have been separated after a lengthy operation at a Tennessee hospital, days ahead of their first birthday. Miracle and Testimony Ayeni were separated during 18 hours of surgery that began on November 7 and finished November 8 at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, the hospital said. The twins were joined together at the pelvis, a condition that only occurs in one of about every 5 million births, said Dr. Max Langham, who led the surgical team. “Without separation, their future wasn’t very good,” Langham said at a news conference Tuesday. “They would grow up…

Captain Wayne Rooney has “unreservedly” apologised to interim England manager Gareth Southgate after pictures emerged showing him at a wedding at the team’s hotel while on international duty. A statement issued on behalf of Rooney, 31, called the images “inappropriate”. The Sun published images it said showed Rooney drunk at a party late on Saturday night – a day after England’s World Cup qualifying win over Scotland. The FA, meanwhile, says it will review its policies around players’ free time. “Naturally Wayne is sorry that pictures taken with fans have been published,” the statement from Rooney’s management read. “Although it…

The Federal High Court Kano presided over by Justice Fatu Riman has convicted and sentenced a senior lawyer, Yakubu Mohammed Na-Allah, to four years imprisonment without the option of fine for offences of money laundering. Na-Allah was found guilty of laundering N50million. The convict was arraigned by the EFCC on 14 January, 2013 on a two count charge of money laundering. Upon arraignment, Na-Allah pleaded not guilty and subsequently trial commenced on 26 June, 2013 in which the prosecution called seven witnesses and tendered fifteen exhibits. On February 1, 2013 the properties of the convict were attached by the EFCC…