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Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston who became a symbol of the Roman Catholic Church’s worldwide sexual abuse scandals, died on Wednesday, the Vatican The disgraced 86-year-old Law, whose resignation from his Boston post in 2002 shocked the Church and brought abuse into the open, had been living in Rome and was in declining health in recent years. The Vatican did not give a cause of death but sources close to Law, who died in a hospital in Rome, said he had been suffering from the complications of diabetes, liver failure and a build up of fluids around…

Callers of Planet 101.1 FM, Uyo Tuesday threw barbs on Akwa Ibom government over non-payment of gratuity to some retired civil servants, primary school teachers and local government councils in the state for some years now. StraightNews gathered that the state government has paid retired civil servants up to September 2015 while most retired primary school teachers and local government staffers are owed from eight to three years respectively. Last week, the state government collected N10 billion, being the final tranche of the Paris Club refunds in addition to the November allocation from the Federation Account. The callers speaking on…

England says it is ready to play a friendly game with Nigeria at the Wembley Stadium ahead of Russia 2018 World Cup preparations, reports www.independent.co.uk. The Super Eagles will be one of two opponents for England, the other likely to be against Latin American opposition, before they depart for Russia, the report said. It added that the English Football Association wanted England to face African opposition ahead of their World Cup opener against Tunisia in Volgograd on June 18, adding that it considered facing Ghana or Senegal, who it could face in the last-16 depending on their standings in the…

Charcoal is seen as an unwanted product in most homes. After fire burning, charcoal is usually discarded and thrown away even by the user. Except for most Catholics who use charcoal on Ash Wednesday, the product would have been a forgone thing. A recent study, however, shows that charcoal is one of the essential items that every home should desire all the time. It is one of the most medicinal products you can have at home due to its poison extraction ability. Here are 11 health benefits of charcoal, viz; Preventing Odour Do your shoes smell bad? Just get some…

A High Court sitting in Etinan, Akwa Ibom State has awarded N1million to each of the HND graduates of the defunct College of Agriculture, Obio Akpa in Oruk Anam Local Government Area in a case brought against Akwa Ibom government by graduates of the institution. Delivering judgment Tuesday, Justice Pius Idiong, the presiding judge, who also awarded N500,000 to each of the National Diploma graduates from the school, explained that the money serves as damages for the ex-students over sudden closure of the school and refusal of the government to issue certificates to the students after their graduation. The plaintiffs…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has boosted the interbank window of Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange market with $210,000,000 though N360 exchanges for $1 as at Tuesday, December 18. Tuesday’s interventions were for the Wholesale, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Invisibles segments of the market. Mr. Isaac Okorafor, acting Director, Corporate Communications at the CBN, stated that the bank offered $100 million to the wholesale segment, while the SMEs and Invisibles segments each received $55 million. Okorafor reiterated that the releases were meant to boost liquidity, trade and ease of remittances for legitimate personal commitments. Despite the stable rate of…

Two men in Ekiti State are to die by hanging for the sin of armed robbery and murder. Michael Adams and Abass Mutiu were found to have committed the offences on January 22, 2014 at Fiyinfolu Avenue, off Ilawe Road, Ado-Ekiti when they robbed one Arowosere Kabiru of N12,800 while they were armed with dangerous weapons such as guns and cutlasses. An Ado-Ekiti High Court found them guilty for committing armed robbery, contrary to Section (1) 2 (a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap R11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2014. Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola,…

Happiness is not determined by the size of one’s paycheck, but a new survey suggests that wealth — or lack of it — does influence how people measure their happiness. “Different positive emotions — like awe, love, pride, compassion — are core parts of happiness, and we found that rich and poor differ in the kinds of positive emotions they experience in their daily lives,” said study author Paul Piff. He is an assistant professor of psychology and social behavior at the University of California, Irvine. “Individuals with higher incomes tend to experience positive emotions that are focused on themselves,…

A 50-year-old food vendor in Uganda surprised the local people by wedding two sisters and another woman in a day despite his poor financial status. The sisters are Jameo Nakayiza, a 27-year- old and Mastulah Namwanje aged 24 including a 48-year-old Salmat Naluwugge, whom the man already has five kids. Mohammad Ssemanda, the food vendor at Kasenyi landing site in Wakiso district, explained that his wives were all okay with his poor financial status. As a Muslim, he is allowed to marry up to four wives and it is no big deal. Ssemanda admitted “My wives are not jealous against…

Akwa Ibom State government has so far collected N34.5 billion from the Paris Club refunds. A breakdown shows that the government got N14.5 billion in September 2015, another N10 billion in August and N10 billion being the final tranche of the refunds in December 2017. Idris Ahmed, the accountant general of the federation, announced this over the weekend that the Federal Government has released another tranche of the Paris Club Refund, saying that government took the step so that Nigerians could enjoy the Christmas. Details of the final tranche of the refunds show: