Author: Michael Right

One person has been confirmed dead after a two-storey building collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. ChronicleNG had earlier reported that many persons were trapped and while five were rescued after the collapse. The building that was still under construction collapsed, at the intersection of Gado Nasco Road and Hamza Abdullahi Street. A shopping mall is also housed in the structure. Witnesses claim that the event took place on Thursday night at around 11:30. Angry Abuja workers threaten to shut down cemeteries A combined task force made up of members of the Nigeria Security and…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s representative Jorge Mendes has approached Napoli over a potential move for the star striker. Mendes is working hard to find Ronaldo the solution he wants – to play in the Champions League – but also to provide a solution for United, which is a replacement. One proposal Mendes has made to Napoli is for Ronaldo to move there and United to buy their Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen. Sky Sports News understands Osimhen is a player admired at United and on their list of possible replacements. Ten Hag ‘really’ happy to have Ronaldo in the squad Napoli, however, would only…

Manchester United were handed Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol and Cyprus’ Omonoia in their Europa League group-stage campaign, while Arsenal were drawn alongside PSV Eindhoven. Erik ten Hag’s side will face a reunion with Spanish team Sociedad, who they played in the 2020-21 Europa League knockout stages under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, which United won 4-0 on aggregate. Sheriff Tiraspol from Moldova famously beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu last season in the Champions League group stages, while Cypriot side Omonoia are currently managed by former Celtic captain and boss Neil Lennon. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners will host Dutch side PSV, who lost…

The World Health Organization (WHO) boss, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has revealed he is unable to send money to his “starving” relatives in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region. “I have many relatives there. I want to send them money. I cannot send them money,” he said in a press conference. “I don’t know even who is dead or who is alive,” he continued. Since the war began in 2020, the region has been cut off from the outside world, with no phone or internet. Ethiopia’s government has been accused of imposing an aid blockade on the region which impeded crucial deliveries -…

Determined to improve effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria, the Federal Government will leverage existing institutional framework to promote stronger partnerships and synergies among stakeholders, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in his remarks delivered virtually at the launch of the independent evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 and 4 in Nigeria. The SDG-3 prioritizes ‘Quality health and well-being for all’, while SDG-4 focuses on ‘Qualitative & inclusive education and life-long learning for all’. The Vice President said Nigeria has a suitable institutional framework, and “the Federal Government will…

The skeleton of an 82ft-long dinosaur has been discovered in a man’s backyard in central Portugal. The site in the city of Pombal is being studied by palaeontologists from Portugal and Spain, and they think they may have discovered the remains of the largest sauropod dinosaur yet discovered in Europe. The plant-eating, four-legged dinosaurs known as Sauropods are distinguished by their long necks and tails. After discovering bone parts on his property in 2017 while conducting construction, the proprietor started an excavation. Pakistan seeks international aid for flood victims According to scientists, they recently discovered the bones and ribs of…

The Economic and Financial crime Commission, EFCC on Thursday, secured the conviction of Emeka Anaga for a fraud of N39.6 million. He was sentenced by Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting at Abakiliki, Ebonyi State for 28 years on a 38-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence, forgery and uttering to the tune of N39, 605,000. The defendant tricked one Innocent Nwachukwu (Inno Maiduguri), a businessman based in Nkwo Nnewi, Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State to pay the said sum in tranches of N1,000,000 on the pretext that he would help him to…

Several persons have been trapped as a shopping mall in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja collapses in the early hours of Friday. The shopping mall which is close to Aso Savings Bank, and not so far from the Naval quarters was under construction when it gave way. Newsmen confirmed that there was no presence of a rescue team at the time of filing this report. Details shortly…

Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola said the humongous borrowings by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led regime is justified by various infrastructure projects undertaken across the country. This was revealed by Mr. Fashola on Thursday in Kano while delivering a speech at the 28th Annual National Council of Works meeting. He claimed that ongoing projects around the nation justified the borrowings, particularly when contrasted to what previous administrations had done. According to him, Nigeria’s infrastructure has benefited from the usage of the Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) by the Buhari administration. Fashola denies convoy involved in accident “The Federal…

According to weather experts, Niger has began using rainmaking technology to help curb the country’s drought-related problems. Due to prolonged dry spells, the desert nation has long struggled with a food shortage. “We had to take action about this drought”, according to Katiellou Gaptia Lawan, director of the national meteorology institute, who spoke to AFP. Through the use of an aircraft, chemicals are sprayed into clouds in “induced rain” technology. FG to explain alleged Niger Republic donations Farming communities are the focus of the initiative. Flooding has occurred in some areas of the nation, which has made the food problem…