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Anthony Joshua’s ascent to the summit of modern heavyweight greatness continued on Saturday night but it was more of a chess match than a war as the Londoner outpointed Joseph Parker to claim a third ‘major’ world-title belt. For a superfight, unifying three of the four major world crowns, there were aspects of the showdown which disappointed. Not the efforts of the two young, still-developing heavyweights, but more the manner in which the battle was managed. The refereeing was pitiful. All the inside-fighting and clinch-fighting was disallowed by referee Giuseppe Quartarone. He was appalling, constantly separating the two as if…

People’s Democratic Party, Nigeria’s main opposition party, says President Muhammadu Buhari is a beneficiary of corruption freebies, noting that he lacks the moral standing to fight corruption. In the statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s spokesperson, PDP challenged the President to explain how N1.1 trillion crude oil revenues was stolen under his watch as a former minister of petroleum. The party stating this in a statement issued on Saturday as a response to the “PDP looters’ list” released by the presidency on Friday also challenged the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) to tell Nigerians the source of its campaign…

The Mobil Oil Producing and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria, international oil giants, has appointed the first Akwa Ibom son as Vice Chairman into its board. He is Mr. Udom Inoyo, who until now was Executive Director in the board of Mobil Producing Nigeria since 2004. Announcing the appointment, Paul McGrath,the Chairman and Managing Director of the company, said “I am pleased to advise that effective March 19, 2018, U. U. (Udom) Inoyo, Executive Director/In-Country Human Resources Manager, assumed the position of the Vice Chairman to the board…” Governor Emmanuel had on assumption of office promised to ensure that Akwa…

In a dramatic manner, the Federal Government Friday rolled out list of Peoples Democratic Party members who allegedly looted the nation’s treasury. In an eye-for-eye episode, PDP few hours after reeled out its list of people in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who allegedly plundered the nation’s patrimony. Shortly, Governor Fayose of Ekiti too joined the frail. What a battle royale! At a press conference in Lagos, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, said the individuals include officials in the past government. The names in the list revealed by the Federal Government include PDP chieftains who are currently being…

We all know life is hard and sometimes can get you down. We all have little pick-me-ups we do to keep us happy, motivated or just to treat yourselves. These 8 things are recommended to keep one’s mental health, well healthy. These things keep one sane, happy and smiling. They work almost better than medicine. 1. Music Music is a mood saver. You can wake up in the worst mood possible, turn on your favorite song and then feel better than ever. Starting your day with an upbeat playlist is great and wakes you up. Plus, who does not like…

Russia has expelled 60 US diplomats and closed the St Petersburg consulate in a tit-for-tat response to US action over a spy poisoning case in the UK. US had earlier this week ordered 60 diplomats to leave and closed the Russian consulate general in Seattle. More than 20 countries have expelled Russian envoys in solidarity with the United Kingdom. Russia’s foreign minister said other countries that expelled Russians could expect a “symmetrical” response. On Friday, several ambassadors from Western countries were summoned to the Russian foreign ministry. The move comes amid a row over the nerve agent attack on a…

Seven Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a Good Friday reenactment of Jesus Christ’s suffering, watched by thousands of spectators but frowned upon by church leaders. Three devotees wearing crowns of twigs were nailed to crosses by villagers dressed as Roman centurions on a dusty hill in San Pedro Cutud village, and four others were nailed to crosses in nearby farming villages in San Fernando city north of Manila, tourism officer Ching Pangilinan said. The spectacle reflects a unique brand of Catholicism that merges church traditions with folk superstitions. Many of the mostly…

Some senior legal practitioners, political scientists and pressure groups in the country Thursday traded political brickbats on the jumbo pay for Senators, insisting that Nigerians must get to the root of the controversy. They were reacting to the statement of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, that only the management of National Assembly Service Commission, NASC, could explain how the monthly salaries and allowances of each Senator, which is N1.063 million jumped to N13.5 million as running cost. Those who spoke on the matter included Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, former Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President; Chief Mike Ozekhome,…

Easter period brings to memory of Christians and people of other faith the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is victory of life over death, good over evil, love over hatred, forgiveness over revenge, peace over violence, progress over retrogression, equity over injustice and courage over fear. As we celebrate this Easter, management and staffers of Straightnews want you to reflect on the sacrifices Jesus made in abandoning His glorious throne to earth to die for the redemption of the rich and the poor, the blacks and the Caucasians alike. In this period, we felicitate our numerous readers, followers…

A United Kingdom court Wednesday spoiled the honeymoon of a Nigerian oil and gas engineer by sentencing him to a seven-year imprisonment for an alleged r*pe of an 18-year-old student in Aberdeen, Evening Express UK reported. The man simply identified as Kufre Umoh Uwem, an Akwa Ibom-born man, who lavishly wedded in Uyo in December 2017, was also convicted of a second charge as he reportedly tried to r*pe another woman in her flat. Uwem, residing at 34 of 6 Waterton Lawn, Stoneywood, Aberdeen, reportedly held the woman down against her will in his flat before going ahead to r*pe…