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The Federal Government has been accused of deliberately creating fuel scarcity to intimidate Nigerians into accepting a raise in pump price. Ayodele Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti State, who made the accusation Monday, said the federal government intended to increase the pump price, but did not know how to go about it. Fayose while supervising the sale of state government assisted petrol at N145 per litre to the people at Alade filling station, along Iyin road Ado-Ekiti, said the gesture was in fulfilment of the promise he made on Sunday. He said: “It is time for Nigerians to take me…

Nigeria and other African teams could win the World Cup before the end of the 20th century, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pelé, a football legend, has predicted. Pele believes it is possible for the Super Eagles and other African representatives to claim the World biggest football prize. The Brazilian, who was a three-time world champion told RT when asked about the possibility of African countries winning the World Cup before the end of the 20th century, said: ”I said so, because it’s amazing how many talented Africans are playing around the world, but when the time comes…

A 27-Year-Old Jetsun Pema of Bhutan is the world’s youngest living queen. She became a queen at 21 when she married King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, 31 in 2011. Queen Jetsun Pema and King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan (aka Dragon King) both previously studied in England. The queen attended Regent’s College in London, where she studied international relations, psychology, and art history, while the King studied at Oxford University. They share a love of art, and were once been dubbed the “Will and Kate of The Himalayas”. In April 2016, the King and Queen welcomed the…

For many women, turn-ons aren’t just about a man’s looks, independence and sense of humor–there are some unpredictable things that turn them on as well. So, what are some of those other qualities that women find so attractive? Find out here. The Color Red Men garbed in red are proven to attract more attention from women because the color is an attention getter. The color red is also viewed as a dominant color that indicates power and masculinity, and prolonged viewing of the color causes the female body to increase adrenaline secretion and raise blood pressure. Sweat and Body Odour…

More than 30 people have died after a bus veered off a bridge and into a river in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Another 10 passengers were injured in the crash, which happened at about 6 a.m. local time in Sawai Madhopur district, 235 miles south of New Delhi. The bus rammed through the bridge’s railing during an overtaking manoeuvre, police officer B L Soni said. Rescuers had recovered 32 bodies from the river. An investigation into the crash is under way. The vehicle was on its way to the town of Lalsot after picking up passengers from Sawai Madhopur…

Tunisia on Sunday suspended Emirates Airlines flights after a public outcry over security measures in the United Arab Emirates targeting women from the North African country. The transport ministry said it had “decided to suspend” Emirates flights to Tunis “until the airline is able to find the appropriate solution to operate its flights in accordance with international law and agreements”. An Emirates Airlines spokesperson confirmed to AFP: “Emirates will stop services between Tunis and Dubai, as instructed by the Tunisian authorities, with effect from December 25, 2017. A number of Tunisian women had said their travel to the Gulf state…

Nigerians are enjoined to emulate the exemplary lifestyle and teachings of Jesus Christ, who constantly stood for what is right, true and honest. President Muhammadu Buhari who gave the advice Monday in this year’s message marking Christmas Day celebrations described “Christmas as a festival of peace, joy, healing, hope and fulfilment.” Buhari said the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ is an important opportunity to show love to one another and encourage unity by spending quality time with our friends, families and the less-privileged. He noted that, “It kindles great expectations in the heart, irrespective of the challenges of…

On this auspicious moment of the Christmas celebrations, StraightNews felicitate our numerous friends, loyal readers, subscribers and well-wishers all over the world. May the freedom, peace and prosperity brought by Jesus Christ years ago to mankind flourish in your life, families and home. Have amazing celebrations and may all your noble endeavours result in success even as you continue to support us and collaborate with us in this business. God bless you all for your sincere goodwill, unalloyed support, cooperation and for your loyal readership and patronage. We would appreciate your sparing the time to leave your kind good-wishes in…

A major dealer of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital sealed up and fined by Petroleum Products Monitoring Committee (PPMC) for selling the product above N145 government-approved price tricked the committee into collecting the fine on Saturday to resume normal sales, StraightNews has learnt. Rain Oil along Abubakar Atiku Street in Uyo caught by PPMC for selling PMS at N180 a litre to customers was closed on Saturday, but its management readily raised N100,000 fine and paid to the committee only to resume sales after few minutes. The PPMC led by Essien Esema, its Chairman, who…

This is to inform our numerous friends, readers and subscribers of StraightNews – the emerging online newspaper, that we have resumed publications on Sunday, December 24. We stopped publication since Friday, December 22 due to a three-day migration process embarked upon by our Web Hosting Company to avoid loss of our data and to ensure a safe and uncompromised data migration process. We thank you all for keeping faith with us during the brief ‘dark period’ and promise to serve you better. Please, continue to visit our site, make comments and read our materials to enable us to feel your pulse so we…