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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…

It was a cloudy Sunday morning in Kenya’s Kwale county and Sande Ramadan just woke up to get ready for another weekend of work. Wearing a green vest and khaki shorts, he washes his face and proceeds to the living room where his wife, Janet Wambui serves him breakfast. “Thanks for waking me up, I hate being late for my client,” the dread-locked father of three tells his wife. “She asked me to be with her until next weekend,” he adds as he sips black tea. Ramadan is a male s3x worker. Wambui, his tall dark-skinned wife, works in the…

Easter is undoubtedly the foundation of Christianity and its significance is that of ultimate sacrifice. According to the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), “The best way to understand the real meaning of Easter would be from Jesus, in His three words … the new covenant.” Easter is the celebration of rebirth from sin and death. The heart of Easter lies in Jesus’s words, “the new covenant between God and His people.” Easter is often linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. In most European languages the feast called Easter…

The 10th Colloquium organised annually in honour of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the supposed national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) that brought the nation’s political elite and heavyweights under one roof enacted President Muhammed Buhari’s re-election berth. From the moment Buhari stepped into the ambience of Eko Hotel in Lagos about 11a.m, to when Governor Ambode took to the stage to deliver his welcome address, to when plenty of time was devoted to showcasing the social investment programmes and achievements of the Buhari administration, to when Buhari called Asiwaju his friend, the message was clear. From the time Osinbajo…

Two persons in Ukanafun local government area of Akwa Ibom State were Wednesday night killed by unknown gunmen, Straightnews has gathered. It was further gathered that the suspected gunmen set ablaze 10 market stalls in Akpan Assiek Market, a major market in the area, with goods and planks as well as burnt down two cars including dyna worth millions of naira. In addition, they were said to have razed few houses near the market as well as allegedly robbed some persons and house owners, a source confided in Straightnews. A source in the area told Straightnews that the hoodlums later…

The US alleged that the bank had misled investors about the quality of loans backing the securities in the run-up to the financial crisis. Jes Staley, Barclays chief executive, said the bank was “pleased that we have been able to reach a fair and proportionate settlement”. The bank did not admit liability. Richard Donoghue, US attorney for the eastern district of New York said: “The substantial penalty Barclays and its executives have agreed to pay is an important step in recognising the harm that was caused to the national economy and to investors in residential mortgage-backed securities.” Priority case Barclays…