- Juventus sign Jonathan David from Lille
- Tinubu heads to Brazil after Saint Lucia visit
- Benue women protest youths arrest by police over killing of Kano travellers
- Wike to Amaechi: Stop lying, your wife is a trader not an industrialist
- Constitutional Amendment: South-West pushes for five new states, roles for traditional rulers
- Atiku’s aide slams Tinubu, says Nigeria has turned into a diplomatic ghost
- CSOs seek Nigeria’s debt cancellation, democratic global finance reform
- Thomas Partey charged with rape, sexual assault
Author: Chronicle Editor
The police in Oyo State on Saturday rescued a 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly locked up by her father for three days without food. The spokesman for the police, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said that the father of the victim was currently at large. He said that the girl was rescued by policemen from the Challenge Police Station. “The police had acted on a tip-off from neighbours. They responded swiftly and visited the house at Ajeigbe area, Ring Road, Ibadan. “On arrival at the scene, it was discovered that three padlocks were used to lock the room. The locks had to be…
Brazilian astronomers have discovered two new planets around a star similar to the sun, known as HIP 68468. According to the local media in the country, the two new planets, dubbed “super Neptune” and “super Earth,” are the first to be discovered by Brazilian astronomers since the discovery in 2015 of a planet similar to Jupiter. Astronomer Jorge Melendez, a professor at the Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Sao Paulo, and head researcher, said one of the objectives of the team was to compare the solar system with other planetary systems. The planetary environment…
Republican candidate Donald Trump was briefly rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada in what became a false alarm. A man holding a sign saying Republicans Against Trump was tackled by security agents, after claims that he had a gun. Mr Trump returned to the stage minutes later. The Republican candidate says he is going to target states seen as Democratic strongholds ahead of Tuesday’s election. He is set to visit Pennsylvania, Michigan and also Minnesota, which has not voted Republican since 1972. On Saturday evening, Mr Trump had stopped speaking at the…
China has set up a 10 billion euro ($11.15 billion) investment fund to finance projects in Central and Eastern Europe, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China said in a statement issued on Sunday. This is coming barely few months after China also announced an £18 billion nuclear plant in the UK to be built by Chinese Company. The new $11 billion fund for announced by Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to Riga on Saturday. According to reuters report, the fund would be run by Sino-CEE Financial Holdings Ltd, a company established by the bank earlier this year. The fund…
Manchester City are ready to make a £70m bid for Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann, 25, but Manchester United and Chelsea are also interested in the France international. (Sunday Mirror) England interim manager Gareth Southgate is expected to be given the job permanently if his side beat Scotland in Friday’s World Cup qualifier. (Mail on Sunday) French champions Paris St-Germain want to sign Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, 28. (Sunday Express) Arsenal are considering a move for 21-year-old Atletico Madrid defender Jose Gimenez. The Uruguay international could cost the Gunners £54m. (Sun on Sunday) Wayne Rooney, 31, is determined to…
QPR have parted company with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. The Dutchman leaves Loftus Road following today’s 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest in the Sky Bet Championship. Hasselbaink joined QPR in December 2015 and oversaw 47 matches in charge, winning 14, drawing 18 and losing 15. The club appreciates Jimmy’s efforts during his time in charge and wishes him all the best for the future. According Owing to the international break, the First Team squad will return to training on Wednesday. A further update regarding the club’s managerial situation will be made in due course. In September, undercover reporters working for The…
German league leaders Bayern Munich came from behind to rescue a point as Hoffenheim continued their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season. Bayern fell behind when Kerem Demirbay’s thundering shot left keeper Manuel Neuer rooted to the spot. It required a slice of fortune for the hosts to equalise, Steven Zuber sending the ball into his own net attempting to clear Douglas Costa’s cutback. RB Leipzig could draw level on points with Bayern on Sunday. Leipzig, promoted to the top tier at the end of last season, have 21 points from nine games. They will join Carlo Ancelotti’s side on…
The Nigerian Army on Saturday handed over Maryam Ali Maiyanga, the Chibok girl, with her ten-month-old son, to the Borno Government after they were rescued from Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, by troops. Maj-Gen. Lucky Irabor, The Theatre Commander of 7 Div. of Nigeria Army, disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri. Irabor said, ”At about 6:00 a.m., while screening some escapees from Boko Haram terrorists’ hideout in Sambisa forest, we discovered one of the abducted Government Secondary School Chibok girls, named Maryam Ali Maiyanga, among them. “She was discovered to be carrying a 10-month-old son, named Ali. “She revealed to…
Dr Charles Ugwuanyi, a Consultant Neurosurgeon with the Wellington Neurosurgery Centre, Abuja, says that Nigeria loses 1 billion dollars annually to medical tourism abroad. Ugwuanyi made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the ‘Wellington Foundation fourth annual CME Course’ on Saturday in Abuja. He called on the government to create enabling environment in the country to reduce the trend and make more Nigerians visit hospitals within the country to access quality health care. “The country is losing at least one billion dollars on annual basis to medical tourism abroad; if…
Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea climbed to the top of the Premier League for the first time since August with a stylish victory over Everton. Hazard put Chelsea ahead with a low angled shot before Marcos Alonso added a second when he slotted through Maarten Stekelenburg’s legs. Diego Costa made it 3-0 from a corner just before half-time and Hazard scored the pick of the goals after the break. Pedro put the gloss on the result when he tapped into an empty net. Everton spent the majority of the game penned in their own half and did not manage…