Author: straightnewsng.com

At least, 42 people are confirmed to have died in a fire aboard a bus in Zimbabwe late on Thursday, after a suspected gas tank exploded on a bus. The bus was near travelling near Beitbridge, close to the border with South Africa, when the blaze began. The company that owned the vehicle, Brooklyn Buses, said it believed that a gas canister brought on board by a passenger may have caused the incident. Many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition and more than 20 survivors have been taken to hospital. “At the moment we know that more than 42…

The Appeal Court in Abuja has reduced the 14-year jail term, earlier given to the former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame by a High Court in Abuja to 12 years. The court on Thursday, however, ordered Nyame to pay a fine of N495 million for alleged misappropriation of funds while he was governor of Taraba State from 1999 to 2007. The appeal court, however, said the law compels the court to add a fine for each of the various convictions. During an initial judgment of the lower court in April, the court jailed Mr Nyame 14 years for various crimes…

Federal judge Timothy J. Kelly sided with CNN on Friday morning, ordering the White House to reinstate chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass immediately. The ruling was an initial victory for CNN in its lawsuit against President Trump and several top aides. The suit alleges that CNN and Acosta’s First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated by the suspension of his press pass. Kelly did not rule on the underlying case on Friday. But he granted CNN’s request for a temporary restraining order. And he said he believes that CNN and Acosta are likely to prevail in…

Without the remains of the slain Jamal Khashoggi, family and friends offered symbolic funeral prayers in Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Friday for the repose of the soul of the late Saudi journalist. Also, thousands of worshippers at Mecca’s Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Khashoggi’s hometown, joined in prayers for the deceased, though the imams did not mention his name. For weeks, Khashoggi’s family urged Saudi and Turkish authorities to find his remains and hand them over for burial, but the Saudi prosecutor said the whereabouts of the journalist, killed by agents of his own government, were…

Some Nigerians have taken Dr. Doyin Okupe to tatters for disparaging the anti-corruption crusade of the All Progressives Congress-led administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Okupe, a one-time Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, reacting to the tweet of Femi Fani-Kayode, doubted the sincerity and seriousness of Buhari in fighting corruption. “Add that to Babachirgate, Barugate (Part 1), Osbornegate, Alpha-Beta Gate and so many other gates.” “Do you still believe that Buhari is Mr. Clean and that APC is a party of angels?” he queried. Earlier, Femi Fani-Kayode, the then Minister of Aviation, Thursday, had…

More than 200,000 unemployed youths across the country would benefit from the various training and empowerment programmes of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). The NDE Director-General, Dr. Nasiru Argungu, stated this on Thursday in Gusau at the opening ceremony of the orientation programme for new intakes to NDE programmes. Argungu, represented by Mr. Muhammad Alhassan, the State Coordinator of the directorate, said the youths would be trained and empowered through various programmes initiated by the directorate. He said the Federal Government is highly committed to reducing unemployment rate among youths in the country. The Director-General said President Muhammadu Buhari…

President Muhammadu Buhari has given consent for the renewal of three Oil Mining Licences (OML) belonging to oil and gas firm, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc. A disclosure sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday said the president gave consent for the renewal of the three licences––OMLs 4, 38 and 41–to a new expiry date of 21 October 2038. #OML #Renewal #Nigeria #Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc today announced that the President and Honourable #Minister of Petroleum Resources has given consent for the renewal of… https://www.instagram.com/p/BqNSieShnjX/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1rlkdzvmjn85k … Mr. Buhari, who is also Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister, gave the approval after the company paid…

The All Progressives Congress has accused Peoples Democratic Party of spreading fake news as the 2019 general election draws closer. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated this in a statement on Wednesday. He listed the repercussions of the fake news  to include division, hate speech, violence and disruption of democratic processes, among others. In the statement, the party alleged that PDP and its agents have continued to deploy what he described as strategy of misinformation and distortion of facts. It said: “While the APC is not surprised at the PDP’s typical theatrics in an attempt…

The Operation Crocodile Smile 111, Wednesday, showed the public that it combines curbing criminality in the Niger Delta region with philanthropic gesture in fostering military-civil relationship in its immediate community. Speaking during the presentation of food items and other materials to inmates of Mother Charles Children Home in Uyo, Brig.-Gen. Abdu Hassan, the Commander of the Nigerian Army, 2 Brigade Headquarters, said the donation was part of the military-civil relationship to contribute to the community where they operate. Hassan said since the official launching of the operation in 2016, it has been able to flush out criminals and other bad…

Susanna Dinnage has been named as the new chief executive of the Premier League, replacing Richard Scudamore. Dinnage joins from media organisation Discovery, where she was the global president of the Animal Planet channel. Scudamore, 59, is stepping down next month after 19 years at the helm. “I am excited at the prospect of taking on this fantastic role. The Premier League means so much to so many people,” said Dinnage, who will begin her new job early in 2019. “It represents the pinnacle of professional sport and the opportunity to lead such a dynamic and inspirational organisation is a…