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Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the rumour of the death of President Muhammadu Buhari and replacement by Jibril from Sudan as ridiculous. Over the years, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has been claiming in the social media that Buhari had died, was buried in Saudi Arabia and replaced by Jibril from Sudan. Recalling how someone approached him with the rumour, Obasanjo noted that many people on social media are believing it and further pointed out that it is one of the ways social media is being abused. The former President who spoke at…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two hunters for killing six persons and injuring others at a funeral ceremony in Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state. The hunters- John Ebatame and Moses Okoyomon- shot and killed six and injured others during an argument with some youths over damage to electricity cables. Spokesman of the command, SP Kontongs Bello, who stated this in a statement on Sunday in Benin, said the men were alleged to have committed the offence during the burial of one Martina Rabi at Ama Community.  “On 25/06/2021 at about 1900hrs, Edo State Police Command…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the timetable/schedule of activities for holding Congresses in Wards, Local Government Areas (LGAs), and States of the Federation to elect party officials. This follows approval by the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). This is contained in an official notice signed and issued by the Party’s Director of Organisation, Prof. Al-Mustapha, Ussiju Medaner.  WARDS ***Purchase of Forms for Ward Congresses: 1st – 7th July, 2021 ***Inauguration of Ward/LGA Congresses Screening /Screening Appeals Committee: 10th July, 2021 ***Screening of Aspirants for the Ward Party positions: 12th July – 16th July, 2021…

Zamfara State governor, Muhammad Bello Matawalle, will on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). An invitation letter addressed to chieftains of the party states that Matawalle alongside his teeming supporters will be formally received into the APC at the Zamfara State Government House in Gusau, the state capital by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29. The invitation letter, was signed by the Yobe State governor and chairman, APC Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni. See a copy of the letter: Meanwhile, former Commissioner of Information in Edo…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, is reportedly set to marry Zahra Bayero, the daughter of Emir of Bichi in Kano State, Nasir Bayero. Credible sources told Daily Nigerian  that the wedding ceremony will take place “in the next two to three months” “Preparations are on top gear for the grand event. As the tradition provides, the parents of the groom have met with the parents of the bride to express Yusuf’s interest in marrying Zahra,” the source said, pleading anonymity. The source added that the event would have taken place earlier but for the absence of the groom’s mother, Aisha Buhari,…

Three persons in three different political parties have won to slug out in Anambra State governorship race in the November 6, 2021 governorship elections. The winners are Senator Andy Nnamdi Uba, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and Mr. Valentine Ozigbo. An All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in Anambra State, Andy Nnamdi Uba, defeated 13 other aspirants to emerge the party’s governorship candidate. The chairman of the APC primary election panel and governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, announced the outcome of the poll at Golden Tulip Hotel, Agulu Lake, early on Sunday, June 27. Uba emerged winner with 230,201 votes while…

The Czech Republic reached the Euro 2020 quarter-finals Sunday after shocking 10-man Netherlands 2-0 in their last-16 tie in Budapest thanks to second-half strikes by Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick. A header by Holes and clinical finish by Schick came after Matthijs de Ligt was sent off in the 55th minute, securing the efficient Czechs a deserved berth in the last eight against Denmark in Baku on July 3. Having emerged as Group C winners with a 100 percent record after playing all three of their games in Amsterdam, Frank de Boer’s fancied Netherlands were on the road for the…

Search and rescue workers at the site of the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Fla., found one body and other human remains on Saturday evening, bringing the death toll to five, with 156 people still unaccounted for, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava of Miami-Dade County, has said. Late Saturday night, the Miami-Dade Police Department identified three of the victims as Antonio Lozano, 83, and Gladys Lozano, 79, of Apartment 903; and Manuel LaFont of Apartment 804. Erika Benitez, a spokeswoman for the Miami-Dade Fire Department, said Saturday morning that it had been a while since…

An 11-year-old girl has become Britain’s youngest mother after she gave birth earlier this month having become pregnant at the age of 10 years. The mother and her baby that was delivered after more than 30 weeks of pregnancy are both healthy and being cared for, according to the Sun UK. The name of the girl has not been revealed due to her age. The Sun reports that her family had no idea she was pregnant, and that social services and council chiefs are investigating the matter. ”It has come as a big shock,’ the newspaper quoted a source close…

By Our reporter As the Governor Udom Emmanuel administration inches towards the 2023 terminal point, key political appointees in his cabinet are brandishing their political swords and re-strategising for key political positions during the 2023 general elections. Straightnews found out that the plum job- governorship- is the most eyed position and highly coveted seat among the Peoples Democratic Party class in the state as some members are busy holding clandestine meetings in support of their preferred aspirants, while others are mobilising grassroots for the emergence of their choice during the party’s primaries. The ding-dong race among the 23-member cabinet for political…