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Nigeria and United States of America appear like siamese twins in not allowing the dead to rest in peace but relish in assigning them roles in the political space, Straightnews has found out. While a Nigerian President in December 2017 appointed dead persons to superintend over boards and commissions, US voters Tuesday elected a dead person into congress to legislate for them. This was the drama that played during US mid-term elections as a brothel owner and reality TV star has won his race in Nevada — even though he died last month Dennis Hof, who ran as a Republican,…

A former Speaker of the second Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed a vote-of-no confidence on Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel over what he described as poor performance in governance. Mr. Bassey Essien, who was the first speaker in the assembly that began from 1999, said “There is a fundamental change we must execute in Akwa Ibom State. If Udom Emmanuel had performed, all Esit Eket would have supported him. ‘’But we are unanimous in passing a vote-of-no confidence on his administration especially as it concerns Esit Eket. He has not performed and I challenge anyone to contradict…

A total of 22 goals were scored, two draws and four wins were recorded during the Wednesday’s UEFA champions league. Man City            6                     Shakhtar Donetsk         0 Plzen                 0                     Real Madrid                   5 Benfica              1                     Ajax                              1 Lyon                  2                     Hoffenheim                   2 Juventus            1                    Man United                    2 Bayern Munich     2                   AEK                               0

President Donald Trump may in for difficult times in pushing through his legislations, policies and programmes as the Democrats take control of the US House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. A Democratic majority in the lower chamber for the first time in eight years will restrict Trump’s ability to steer his programme through Congress. However, Mr Trump’s Republicans have a firm grip of the Senate, having won majority seats. Tuesday’s vote was seen as a referendum on a polarising president, even though he is not up for re-election till 2020. The election confirms a historical trend for the party…

Deontay Wilder says he has “transformed into a killer” before his world title fight with Tyson Fury in Los Angeles. Wilder and Fury meet on 1 December, in what will be just the third bout of Fury’s comeback since the Briton vacated his WBO and WBA titles to focus on treatment for depression. WBC heavyweight champion Wilder, who has a 40-0 unbeaten record, also said Anthony Joshua was “a coward”. “I’m feeling wonderful. My mindset and body have changed,” the American said. In June, a potential fight with WBA, IBF and WBO champion Joshua was set back after the Briton…

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has unveiled a futuristic toilet that does not need water and uses chemicals to turn human waste into fertiliser. The billionaire philanthropist was speaking at the three-day Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing on Tuesday. The toilet, which is the brainchild of research projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is ready for sale after years of development. Mr Gates’ foundation has committed roughly $200 million (£153m) to the project. The organisation expects to spend the same amount again before the innovation is viable for wide-scale distribution. There are multiple designs of the toilet but…

Nigerian government is said to be designed not to work owing to apparent clogs in the wheel of governance, though succeeding governments have not made any deliberate effort to remove them 58 years after the country’s political independence. The British government which colonised Nigeria’ whose name was given by Flora Shaw, a girlfriend to Lord Lugard, the then British colonial master, designed and laid the foundation for the country right from 1800. Speaking on Wednesday in a privately owned radio station- Inspiration FM 105.9, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the analysts and callers frowned at what they called ‘wastages’ in the…

The match 4 of 6 witnessed 15 goals, two draws while four wins were recorded. The results of the matches are as follows: Atletico Madrid      2                       Dortmund                        0 Tottenham            2                       PSV Eindhoven                 1 Schalke 04           2                       Galatasaray                      0 Napoli                  1                        PSG                                 1 Porto                   4                        Lokomotiv Moscow          1 Inter Milan           1                         Barcelona                         1

Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has asked the Prince of Wales, Charles George, to lend his support for return of ancient Benin artefacts which were stolen by the colonial British authorities and taken to United Kingdom in 1897. The monarch made the demand during a closed-door meeting with Prince Charles at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Abuja on Tuesday. In the late 19th century, Britain sought to wipe out the kingdom of Benin in what became known as the “punitive expedition.” When Oba Ovonramwen, then ruler of Benin, imposed customs duties on goods leaving the territory, Britain sent 1,200…

The Senate, Tuesday, gave its Committee on Petroleum (Gas) nod to investigate alleged diversion of 1.05 billion dollars by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Corporation says it is utilising the fund to augment under-recoveries in the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol. Its Group Managing Director, Mr Maikanti Baru, told a Senate ad-hoc committee hearing on the issue last week that the fund was sourced from Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) dividend funds. Baru said that NNPC took the action at the height of the last fuel scarcity experienced by the country between December,…