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The US will hold accountable all involved in the killing of a dissident Saudi journalist in a wide-ranging telephone call that also took in the conflict in Yemen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday. Jamal Khashoggi, a US resident, was murdered in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2 and the crown prince has been accused of orchestrating the killing, which has strained the decades-old alliance between Washington and Riyadh. “The Secretary emphasised that the United States will hold all of those involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi accountable, and…

Reigning champions Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 derby win at home to Manchester United on Sunday as Liverpool maintained their title charge with a 2-0 victory over basement club Fulham. Chelsea, like the top two, remained unbeaten in league action so far this season but lost ground in a goalless draw at home to Everton, while fifth-placed Arsenal were indebted to Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s late equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Wolves at the Emirates. City ended the day two points clear of Liverpool and four in front of Chelsea. Goals early in…

After publicly declaring to the world that of plan to spend the rest of his life with her, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, the Nigerian popular  music sensation has gotten ‘assurance’ of marriage from Chioma Rowland, his girlfriend. This was gathered after Davido shared a post on his Instagram page with the title that Chioma has finally accepted his unofficial proposal. ‘The love of my life, can’t wait to spend forever with you’ Chioma crowned it all by saying ‘yes’ to the ring-less proposal right in the comment section, saying she also wants to spend her life with the…

A Nigerian social media commentator and critic has claimed that Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in a mail forwarded to him, called Southern women “whores.” Reno Omokri, the former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, said he agreed it was “so true,” threatening to reveal e-mails he received from El-Rufai. Writing on Twitter, Omokri claimed, “Once again I dare @elrufai to deny he forwarded me an email calling Southern women ‘whores’ and responded by saying ‘so true!’ “If he denies, I‘ll immediately make the email available to newsmen. El-Rufai is very notorious for challenging falsehoods. Let him deny this,” he tweeted.…

“I have been dating one of the suspects for three years now before the bubble burst. “He used to give me money, and he told me that he is a business man unknown to me that he is a Yahoo, Yahoo man,” one of the girls freed by the police spoke to journalists in Asaba on condition of anonymity. This bubble led the detectives at the Delta State Police Command Asaba to have arrested three “Yahoo Boys” following their alleged failed attempt on Monday to use their girlfriends for money rituals. It was gathered that the suspected ritualists who live…

Saad Bguir was the unlikely two-goal star as Esperance of Tunisia defeated Egyptian side Al Ahly 3-0 to win a third CAF Champions League title. The 24-year-old midfielder, a reserve for most of the campaign, only started in the second leg of the final because of Franck Kom’s suspension. Anice Badri completed the scoring to give Esperance a 4-3 aggregate victory. They had lost the first leg 3-1, with Ahly converting two controversial penalties. A dominant performance by the ‘Blood and Gold’ at the Stade Olympique de Rades ended a 10-match winless run against Ahly in CAF competitions that stretched…

First Nigerian Professor of History- Prof. Kenneth Dike (Awka, Anambra). First Nigerian Professor of Philosophy- Prof. Olubi Sodipo (Ilishan-Remo, Ogun state). First Nigerian Professor of Linguistics- Prof Ayo Bamgbose (Ogun State). First Nigerian Professor of French Language- Prof. Evans. First Nigerian Professor of Arabic language and Islamic Studies- Prof. M.O.A Abdul (Ijebu Ode, Ogun State). First Nigerian Professor of Yoruba and African Literature- Prof. Wande Abimbola ( Oyo, Oyo State). First Nigerian Professor of Music- Prof. Lazarus Ekwueme (Oko, Anambra state). First Nigerian Professor of Theatre and Arts – Prof Joel Adeyinka Adedeji (Esa Oke, Osun State). First Professor of…

Didier Drogba, the Ivory Coast striker, has hung his boot as he put an end to his impressive football career. Drogba, a former Chelsea legend, decided to retire from the sport after his club, Phoenix Rising, which he part-owned lost to Louisville City in the USL Cup final, the final of US football’s second tier. Berke Bakay, the co-owner of the club commended Drogba for his “amazing contributions to the beautiful sport” after Friday’s loss. The 40-year-old Drogba scored a goal in each of the club’s three play-off matches en route to their first ever USL Cup final. “You have laid the foundation…

The management and workers of the eight-year-old Akwa Ibom State University in Nigeria are said to be on a collision course as a result of financial impropriety, high handedness, mal-administration and nepotistic rule alleged against the Vice Chancellor of the crisis-proned institution, investigations by Straightnews have shown. The alleged accusations are said to have brewed growing discontent, rancour and fears among the workers of the institution initially conceived as Akwa Ibom State University of Technology, AKUTECH but now AKSU, which was inaugurated on October 4, 2010 as a conventional multi-campus university with its main campus at Ikot Akpaden in Mkpat…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service said it generated N4.3 trillion as revenue in 10 months this year. Babatunde Fowler, FIRS Executive Chairman, who stated Friday this during the “Federal Inland Revenue Service Special Day” at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair held at Tafawa Balewa Square, said the amount was generated from January to October. Represented by Mrs Angel Fadahunsi, FIRS South West Head, Federal Engagement and Enlightenment Tax Team, Fowler expressed optimism that the service would meet up with its 2018 revenue target before the end of the year. “I am pleased to inform you today that the FIRS…