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The Spain FA President, Luis Rubiales is in trouble following a barrage of actions taken to force him out of office over kissing scandal against him.  Spain women’s head coach, Jorge Vilda’s entire coaching staff has resigned in support of Jenni Hermoso over the kissing scandal involving under-fire. A statement signed by 11 coaching and technical staff expressed its ‘‘strongest and most emphatic condemnation of the conduct shown by the president of the Spanish Football Federation.’’ Already, FIFA has suspended Rubiales for 90 days pending the conclusion of their own investigation on Saturday. Earlier Spain’s Sport and Culture minister, Miquel…

The Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong has declared a new dawn for the practice of Public Relations in Nigeria. Ememobong who emerged as a governing council member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) said Public Relations practice in Nigeria is set for a revolution. Having won as a council member during the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the institute in Abuja, held from Wednesday, 23 to Friday 25, he assured that he would justify the confidence reposed in him on his Fresh Idea campaign mantra. Comrade Ememobong, who spoke after the first meeting of the National Council, soon…

Our reporter As the battle over the political leadership of Mkpat Enin in Akwa Ibom State rages, wife of Richard Umoren, pioneer elected Chairman of the area, has cleared the air, confirming ‘‘My husband is still the political leader of Mkpat Enin.’’ On Saturday, August 19, some political leaders from the area together with some helmsmen of ex-Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel gathered and enthroned Professor Eno Ibanga as the political leader of the area. Ibanga was the Commissioner for Works and Fire Service for Emmanuel and is the current Commissioner for Works and Fire Service for Governor Umo Eno.…

The Super Falcons of Nigeria climbed eight places in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola women’s world ranking released on Friday morning. The latest ranking was released on FIFA’s official website. The nine-time African champions now occupy 32nd position in the the world. The Super Falcons’ rise can be attributed to their impressive performance at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Nigerian ladies were unbeaten at the group stage, holding Olympic champions Canada to a 0-0 and edging co-hosts Australia 3-2. The Super Falcons were however eliminated 4-2 on penalties by The Three Lionesses of England in the last-16. They remain…

An Indian spacecraft has successfully landed on the moon on Wednesday in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration, making it the first country to do so. This was India’s second attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon and comes less than a week after Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control in its first moon mission in almost 50 years. India has become the fourth country in world to land on the moon after China, Russia, and USA had already landed on it. People across the country were glued to television screens and said…

The 10th National Assembly has pledged to revisit the Gender Equality Bill that has over the years suffered major setbacks on the floor of the Senate. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio made the pledge at the International Conference on ‘‘Women In Governance’’ organised by the National Institute For Legislative And Democratic Studies in Abuja on Wednesday. Akpabio charged women both in appointive and elective positions in the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to get deeply involved in the lobby process towards the actualisation of the bill. Also read: Akpabio Seeks behavioural change on corruption, societal ills fight The Senate President advised…

Family members and friends of 22 of the military personnel who were killed in combat in Niger State wore mournful look at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja on Friday. No fewer than 36 officers were killed in battle, including an air mission, on August 14, according to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ).  The ceremony held  was attended by the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru; Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa; and other service chiefs. Straightnews learnt that some of the deceased officers had already been buried…

The five BRICS developing nations have ignored Nigeria but announced that they would admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, and the United Arab Emirates. This move is aimed at growing the strength of the bloc as it pushes to rebalance the world order dominated by the US and western countries. The expansion announced on Thursday, August 24, could also pave the way for other countries to seek admission. BRICS – whose acronym was originally coined by an economist at Goldman Sachs, currently comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. BRICS has pledged to address the grievances of member…

Wagner Group mercenaries have vowed to revenge in event of confirmation their leaders Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin were ‘assassinated’ in a plane crash near Moscow. Consequently, they said they are gearing up for ‘full mobilisation’ amid news their leaders, though their deaths have not officially been confirmed. Prigozhin died in a plane crash on Wednesday that also killed 9 other people. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Prigozhin was a controversial figure who had close ties to Putin. He was known for his work in the catering industry and his support for Russian military operations abroad.…

Defending champion Tobi Amusan lost her world women’s 100m hurdles crown to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams on on Thursday in a shock win in Budapest. Williams, the 30-year-old, who previously won in Beijing in 2015, timed 12.43 seconds to edge out Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico (12.44sec) with Kendra Harrison of the United States taking bronze (12.46). Also read: Amusan, Uko make World Athletics list in Budapest Amusan and 2019 winner Nia Ali were never in the hunt, finishing sixth and last respectively. The Nigerian hurdler won the 100m hurdles event at the Stockholm Diamond League in July this year.…