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Achraf Hakimi struck the decisive penalty to send Spain crashing out and Morocco into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time, winning 3-0 in a shoot-out on Tuesday after a 0-0 draw. Spain coach Luis Enrique had claimed his players prepared by taking 1,000 penalties as homework but Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets all missed from the spot and Madrid-born Hakimi dinked his home to the delight of Morocco’s raucous support. Walid Regragui’s side will face Portugal or Switzerland in what is uncharted territory for them, with their previous best a last-16 exit in 1986. Also read:…

Federal High Court in Abuja, Tuesday, ordered Senator Ita Enang be joined as an affected party in the suit so that the court could effectively determine the matter. A former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, had filed a motion, seeking to be joined in the suit filed by Mr Akanimo Udofia against INEC. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, refused to go ahead with its judgment in a suit filed by Mr Udofia against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Also read: Akwa Ibom APC gov: Court rules on Enang’s motion against Udofia Nov. 28 The…

Cristiano Ronaldo will sign a contract worth £172 million yearly for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr on January 1, according to report in Spain. The Portuguese superstar looks to have finally found himself a new club following his dramatic exit from Manchester United just two days before the start of the World Cup. The deal is understood to be one of the most lucrative in sports history and could see the five-time Ballon d’Or winner net close to €200 million (£172m) per season. Read also: Ronaldo becomes to first to Seal 700th club goal According to MARCA, Ronaldo is set to sign…

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Education, Mr Goodluck Opiah, has called on the government to put in place policy to deter examination malpractice and punish offenders. Opiah stated this Monday when he declared open a one-day sensitisation workshop on the theme, “Role of Education Stakeholders in Tackling Examination Malpractice in Nigeria” in Uyo. He further called for collaborative efforts of stakeholders in tackling examination malpractice in the country. Also read: Many Nigerian Graduates Can’t Read Nor Write, Bemoans Minister of Education According to him, the sensitisation programme would help portray the ills of examination malpractice and create awareness on the…

Unknown gunmen have abducted the Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Ekpe Ogbu, Sunday night, December 4, at about 8.45 p.m. Also the Honourable Agbo Ode, one of his in-laws and the driver of the commissioner were abducted. According to reports, they were kidnapped along David Marks Farm, after Akpa Otobi while on their way from Otukpo to Utonkon in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. Also read: Unknown gunmen kidnap Four Rev Sisters in Imo Ogbu was said to have attended a Church programme, where Senator Abba Moro, representing Benue South Senatorial district, dedicated his newly…

Nigerian Governors have berated the President Muhammadu Buhari administration over claims that they are responsible for rising poverty in the country. Coming under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), they dodged mentioning the president’s name, but focused on the minister of state for budget and national planning, Clement Agba in a counter offensive against the claims on the poverty rate. In the veiled attack on the president, they accused of failing to protect rural farmers from bandits and presiding over a government where the NNPC has not remitted money to the federation account in months. Related news APC…

Tyson Fury retained his WBC world heavyweight title, brutally stopping Derek Chisora to set up a potential undisputed bout with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury, 34, maintained his unbeaten record in front of 59,769 people at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Fellow Briton Chisora, 38, was hurt repeatedly by the dominant champion and the referee waved off the one-sided contest in the 10th round. Read also: Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury May Pay Deontay Wilder £5.65m Usyk, holder of the IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA belts, was ringside in London. For Chisora, it was the 13th loss of his 46-fight career and his fourth in…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to court for failing to probe the missing ecological funds at all levels of government. Joined in the suit as Respondents are the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. In a statement on Sunday, SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said the decision to file a lawsuit followed “the failure to probe the spending of trillions of ecological funds by governments at all levels—federal, state and local governments from 2001 to date, and…

Iniobong Sunday One person along Urua Ekpa community in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State was at the weekend died at the collapsed construction site. One Marvelous, a construction worker, was allegedly buried at the site of the underground drainage system constructed by Benest Engineering Ltd, forcing some residents of the community to have mobilized a mass protest against the sad incident. Straightnews gathered that human error coupled with the poor rescue operation, caused the death as the youths were said to have manually worked with shovels at the site, since the company could not immediately bring an…

A final-year student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Mohammed, who was arrested for allegedly insulting the first lady, Aisha Buhari, has enjoyed all-round freedom.  Mohammed was arrested a few weeks ago over a social media post rants on the President’s wife, saying Aisha Buhari added weight after eating poor people’s money. He was later charged in court by the police and was remanded in custody. Also read: Aisha Buhari’s troll: Echoes of freedom for Jigawa University student The arrest of the critics generated a lot of reactions on social media, as many Nigerians condemned Aisha Buhari. The…