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As retaliation for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate Saturday. The strike came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to strike again as the U.S.-led evacuation from Kabul airport moved into its final days. Biden has set Tuesday as his deadline for completing the exit. President Joe Biden authorized the drone strike and it was ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a defense official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to provide details not yet…

The national caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slated October 30 and 31, 2021 for the party’s national convention. Though the tenure of the present National Working Committee members was to expire in December this year, the convention will throw up a new crop of NWC members who would administer the affairs of the party for an initial four years.  The convention is seen a last card measure to save PDP following the logjam that greeted the party caused by suspension of its national chairman, Uche Secondus. A High Court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, had…

Akwa Ibom government has ordered the demolition of three Pentecostal Churches in Uyo, the state capital apparently on the allegation that their clergymen might have differed with  governor Udom Emmanuel’s choice of successor in the forthcoming general elections in 2023. The affected Churches include the Holy Ghost Ambassadors Ministry along Ekpanya Street; Dunamis Church, Ikpa Road and the God’s House of Refuge at Ikot Ebido Oku, all in Uyo metropolis. The demolition notice okayed by the Chairman of Uyo Capital City Development Authority (UCCDA), Mr Enobong Uwah, reads: ‘’The UCCDA during its routine monitoring exercise observed that your Church building located…

Manchester United has completed a deal to bring back Cristiano Ronaldo in a sensational move before the transfer deadline. United have agreed a transfer fee in the region of €28 million to re-sign Ronaldo 12 years after he left the club. Rivals Manchester City were sent to land the Portuguese after missing out on top summer target Harry Kane of Tottenham. However, City pulled out of negotiations leaving the way clear for United to bring the 36-year-old back to the club he left back in 2009. It is understood United are set to pay €25 million plus add-ons with the five-time…

In three days, two Nigerian judges have delivered contradictory rulings for Prince Uche Secondus, Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman, one barring him and another reinstating him to his office. Justice Nusirat. I. Umar, a vacation Judge of the Kebbi State High Court, has ordered Uche Secondus to return to his position as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman. Justice Umar gave the order in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday while ruling in suit no: KB/AC/M. 170/2021. This was as Justice O. Gbasah of High Court in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state, suspended Secondus and barred him from parading…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has queried Channels Television over an interview granted to Benue Governor Samuel Ortom. Recall that NBC fined Channels Television N3 million over its “unprofessional coverage” of the EndSARS protests and the crisis that followed it in October 2020. In April 2021, the commission suspended the broadcast licence of Channels Television and imposed a N5 million fine on the station for alleged breach of the broadcast code in its live programme entitled: Politics Today. Ortom, who was a guest on Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, August 24, had accused President Muhammadu Buhari of trying to “Fulanise” Nigeria.…

Tuesday’s attack on Yelwa Zangam village of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State by bandits has resulted in shortage of blood for the victims. Many people were injured in the deadly attack that led to the death of more than 36 persons. It is understood that the government-owned specialist hospital has been hit by a shortage of blood. The hospital, it was gathered too, could no longer cope with the demand for blood. The Red Cross Nigeria Plateau State has called on public-spirited citizens and good Samaritans to donate blood to victims of the attack. Head, communications, Red…

Abia State Government in Nigeria’s South-East region has expressed sadness over the death of seven persons of the same family after eating suya with fruit juice. Straightnews gathered that the tragedy struck at Umueze, Umuakanu community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on Wednesday when seven persons from the same family died after eating the popular barbecue known as suya with fruit juice. A statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu commiserated with the family and friends of the bereaved, calling for calm and patience to enable relevant medical authorities properly determine…

No fewer than 60 Afghans, 12 United States military service personnel have been killed and 15 injured in the bomb attack at the Kabul airport while many were wounded, a US official said. “At this time, we know that 12 US service members have been killed in the attack and 15 more service members have been injured,” Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie Jr, commander of the US Central Command, said on Thursday. “Let me be clear, while we’re saddened by the loss of life, both US and Afghan, we’re continuing to execute the mission,” McKenzie told a media conference at the Pentagon.…

The Civil Liberties Organisation, Akwa Ibom State Branch, has accused Governor Udom Emmanuel for withholding assent to six people-oriented bills, but called on Akwa Ibom House of Assembly to override the governor’s veto. These include A Bill for a Law to Prohibit Stigmatization and Discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDS and to Regulate the Practice of HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing and for other Matters Connected Therewith, and A Bill for a Law to Establish Akwa Ibom State Health Insurance Agency and for other Matters Connected Thereto.  Others are Akwa Ibom State College of Science and Technology Bill; the Customary Courts…