Author: straightnewsng.com

Brighton amassed more arsenals to shoot the revving engine of lack-lustre Chelsea in a humiliating 4-1 bash. Graham Potter endured a chastening return to Brighton as his former club beat Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday, with the Blues dropping points for the third English Premier League game in a row. Potter left Brighton in September to take over Chelsea after the sacking of Thomas Tuchel and had gone undefeated in nine games in all competitions. But he saw his team get blown away in the first half as the hosts led 3-0 by the break. Read also EPL: How Chelsea and…

Akwa Ibom High Court in Uyo, Friday, sentenced one Menim Udoaya to death by hanging or by lethal injection for killing his kinsman in Use Ikot Amama, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state. Menim, 23, was said to have been involved in killing Ben Clement Ben after a minor misunderstanding with his uncle, Friday Ekereke Udoaya at a village council meeting. It was gathered that on January 4, 2018, Menim used wood to hit the deceased alongside one Ini Friday Udoaya who used machete to kill the deceased at Use Ikot Amama Junction, though Ini was not among…

Outrage has greeted alleged dehumanization of a widow by mob in Agunese Affam-Mmaku Community in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State for committing alleged sacrilege. The 57-year-old widow was stripped on Friday and paraded round the village without clothes for picking snails from a forest regarded as sacred in the village. In a viral video of the woman on the social media, a mob beat her and stripped her, tied palm fronts round her naked waist and neck before parading her round the village. Related news Anambra Gov’s wife Ebele Obiano, NAWOJ condemn stripping of woman 4 Hoodlums Arrested…

US Rapper Diddy has debuted as the second-richest hip-hop star, replacing Kanye West on the list of 2022’s wealthiest hip-hop artists. The 52-year-old rapper and record producer is now officially declared a billionaire, with his net worth estimated at $1 billion. Diddy’s surge into the billionaires club comes courtesy of years of investments and valuable assets, including his Ciroc partnership with Diageo which draws in $60 million annually. Related posts ‘I’m sorry to the Jewish people I hurt’ – Kanye West apologises Donald Trump ‘disowns’ Kanye West over recent outbursts Kanye West Emerges 2019 Richest Rap Artiste- Forbes The musician-turned-entrepreneur…

United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband has been hospitalised after he was “violently assaulted” with a hammer in a horrific home invasion. Mr Paul Pelosi, 82, was at the couple’s San Francisco home when the attacker broke in during the very early hours of Friday morning (local time) and began yelling “where is Nancy?, where is Nancy?”. The attacker then tried to tie Mr Pelosi up “until Nancy got home” and when police arrived he said he was “waiting for Nancy.” Related News ‘Impeached twice, defeated twice’- Pelosi sneers at Trump Capitol Riot: Man Who ‘Bumped’ Into Nancy Pelosi’s…

Blood of a widow brutally murdered in Ndon Owong community of Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, over witchcraft allegations is crying for justice in a foreign land.  Mrs. Iquo Edet Eyo, a widow, who lost her husband in 2021, was among the three women and two men tied, tortured, and murdered after being accused of being responsible for evil happenings in Ndon Owong by Chiefs and youths in the community. Bodies of the victims were subsequently dragged by these youths and village leaders into the forest where they were buried in a shallow grave. Related news Infidelity: Woman chasing husband…

Against the background of terrorists’ attack alerts  in some states including Abuja, the Federal Government has urged Nigerians not to panic, but to be alert at all times. The advice came in the wake of the US new Travel Advisory declaring 14 Nigerian states unsafe for travellers and its citizens. The states are Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe in North-East; Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Zamfara in Northwest; Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, and Rivers states in South-South Region. Read also: Okonjo-Iweala Grateful To US, Nigerians For Support Over WTO Job The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at…

The Federal, state, and local governments have shared N760.235 billion allocations for September this year. The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) announced this on Thursday, October 27, in a communiqué issued after its meeting for October 2022. A breakdown shows that N502.135 billion was for statutory revenue, N189.928 billion for value added tax (VAT), and N8.172 billion for electronic money transfer levy (EMTL) for September. Related news FAAC: FG, States, LGs Get N954.085b for July Allocation 9 oil producing states get N54.2b for September- FAAC FG, States, LGs Share N720.880b For August – FAAC According to the communiqué, the federal government received…

The immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, told his supporters to avoid swearing to any fetish oath in support of any candidate during the forthcoming elections.  Akpabio who gave the charge during the inauguration of his Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District Campaign Council, warned, “Let me also caution our supporters. Whoever brings money to you, collect it but vote your conscience because your vote will surely count this time around. ‘‘Don’t swear to any fetish oath. Vote APC all the way. Don’t allow the ongoing court case challenging the candidacy of Obong Akan…

The management of Rivers State University (RSU), Port Harcourt has banned all forms of ‘indecent dressing’ by both male female students on its campus with immediate effect. In the Internal Memorandum signed by the Registrar of the school, Dr. S.C Enyindah and Secretary of the Senate, students are prohibited from wearing ”spaghetti gowns, short skirts, blouse that exposes naval of breast, leg chains, long eyelashes, tattoos, nose rings by both sexes of students, ear rings by male students, and others. The Registrar said the Senate of RSU took the decision to ban indecent dressing at its meeting held on 29th…