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Italy and Uruguay will each be bidding for a first FIFA U-20 World Cup title when the countries meet in the final on Sunday. Italy knocked out South Korea with a 2-1 win in the semifinals Thursday after Uruguay beat Israel 1-0. Both matches took place Único Diego Armando Maradona Stadium at La Plata, which will also host the final and the playoff for third place. Uruguay reached tournament final in 1997 and 2013, losing the championship matches to Argentina and France on those occasions, Italy will play the decider for the first time. Also read: U-20 World Cup: Debutants…

Tears flowed among relations, colleagues and friends as five members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) drowned when the bus they were travelling veered off a bridge and plunged into a river on Monday, June 5. The victims (names withheld)  were said to have travelled from Onitsha Park in Anambra State to their Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) in Calabar, Cross River State. Straightnews online gathered that all the occupants and the NYSC members in the ill-fated car died in the river. Confirming the sad incident, Andrew Zemoh, the Cross River State Coordinator of NYSC, said the five were on…

The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 12, as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration in Nigeria.  This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday, from the office of the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade. In 2018, the government Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12 to remind all Nigerians of one free election after which the presumed winner, Chief Moshood Kolwale Abiola was denied presidency. Dr Akinlade, while making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians on this occasion. ”Nigeria’s democratic journey has, like in many…

Bongos Ikwue, a renowned Nigerian songwriter, producer, instrumentalist and singer, on Tuesday, clocked 81 years. Born on June 6, 1942 in Otukpo, Benue State, he attended St. Paul’s Secondary School, Zaria and Okene Comprehensive Secondary School where he formed his first band- the Cubana Boys. Recall that in 2022, Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari joined his family, friends and fans all over the world in sending warm greetings to Bongos Ikwue, the iconic performer, whose voice keeps serenading for more than 40 years, on his 80th birthday. Buhari affirmed that the multi-talented artist holds a special place in Nigeria’s music history, starting out…

In a figurative-laden manner, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday described the country as one big family, though Nigerians are sleeping in different rooms. This was the outcome of a meeting between Tinubu and governors of the 36 states of the federation, known as Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), led by its chairman, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, at the State House, Abuja. A statement by Abiodun Oladunjoye, the Director of Information to the President quoted him saying,  “We are a family occupying one house and sleeping in different rooms. If we see it that way and push forward, we will get…

Bitcoin (BTC), the oldest and the most valued cryptocurrency in the world, managed to rise above the $26,000 mark. Other top coins — including the likes of Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ripple (XRP), Litecoin (LTC), and Solana (SOL) — landed in the greens across the board. The recent rally was seen despite the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing back-to-back lawsuits against crypto majors – Binance and Coinbase. It appears that the market resilience may hold for the next few days. The STX token became the biggest gainer of the lot, with a 24-hour jump of over 14 percent.…

Nigerian Senate has consigned the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 to dustbin after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage. It was listed as National Inland Waterways Authority Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2023 (HB.173) and presented by the Senate leader, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, APC, Sokoto East. The rejection of the bill yesterday by the Senate put an to the controversy among governors and federal lawmakers majorly from the Southern part of the country. Read also Akwa Ibom people Reject National Water Resources Bill Reps Re-gazette Water Resources Bill and shift deliberation to…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has approved N130 million for each polytechnic as zonal intervention in its 2023 intervention line. The Director of Infrastructure of the Fund, Buhari Mika’Ilu, who confirmed the development at the TETFund/NBTE sensitisation workshop on the 2023 Zonal Intervention on Skills for Rectors and Directors of Skills in Beneficiary Polytechnics in Abuja on Tuesday, said the fund would be geared towards reinvigorating skills acquisition in polytechnics across the country. Mika’Ilu said the intervention was to consolidate the efforts of the National Board for Technical Education in increasing the capacities of polytechnics to deliver on their mandate.…

A 24-year-old jealous man from Ikot Ubo Village in Oruk Anam Local Government Area has allegedly murdered a three-month-old expectant mother from Ndot Ikot Ukpong Etor in Oruk Anam of Akwa Ibom in broad daylight. One Clement Esitmbom, an ex-lover to one Blessing trailed her to the would-be husband’s house in Ukanafun Edem Inyang Village in Ukanafun Local Government Area, where he attacked and killed her. Investigation reveals that the jealous man had allegedly on two occasions impregnated her, and on those occasions she lost her pregnancy due to severe assault and battery meted to her. Also read: Police nab…

Immediate past Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has described those supporting the emergence of a Muslim as the next Senate President as enemies of Nigeria. Wike who stated this in a live television interview in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Tuesday, is backing Senator Godswill Akpabio’s aspiration for the office of the President of the 10th Senate. The former Minister of State for Education frontally accused those wanting to foist their candidates on the president as those who never wanted President Bola Tinubu to emerge from the presidential contest. Also read: Yari, Kalu, Izunaso at crossroads over Senate…