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For a second time, Kim Kardashian, the estranged wife of Kanye West, has failed the baby bar examination, noting “I failed! This is really annoying.” This was revealed when she checked her result online as captured on the series finale of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The mum of four, who was disappointed after she failed the first baby bar exam, said she “wanted a miracle” the second time around. While checking her result after taking the baby bar the second time, Kim had the lawyers who had been mentoring her on the phone. But the mood in the room…

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has reclaimed the No. 1 spot two weeks after losing the title of the richest person in the world to LVMH chief Bernard Arnault. Amazon, according to Forbes, shares closed more than 2% higher on Thursday, June 10, boosting Bezos’ net worth by $3.5 billion. Shares in Arnault’s luxury conglomerate LVMH slumped by nearly 1%, slashing $1.4 billion from his fortune. Bezos’ net worth now stands at $193.5 billion, Forbes estimates, compared to Arnault’s $192.9 billion. In the report, Forbes said it has been a rollercoaster few weeks for the two titans, who have been trading the top spot…

St. Theresa’s Secondary School, Edem Ekpat in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, is posing a threat to the lives of students and staffers owing to its sordid state of disrepair, Straightnews has gathered. It is gathered that most buildings and basic infrastructures of the 58-year-old school are in a sorry state unfit for learning and teaching processes. Worried by this, the Old Girls Association of the school has appealed to Akwa Ibom State Government through Inter-Ministerial Committee to assist in the renovation of the school deplorable infrastructure. The President of the Old Girls, Mrs Christiana Egwunye,…

The Federal Government, Thursday, inaugurated the construction of dual carriage way from Kano to Dayi town in Katsina State, awarded at N62.7 billion. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony at Dansudu village in Tofa Local Government area of Kano state, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Babangida Husaini, said the contract was awarded to CGC Nigeria Ltd. He said the road, which has a length of 83 kilometres long, when completed, would last for twenty years as it is expected to be constructed to the standard. “The road is 83 kilometres and it has three bridges…

Nigeria’s government, Wednesday, said Over The Top (OTT) platforms must register with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and be licensed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to continue operating in the country. The platforms are Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, The government also rolled out conditions that Twitter must fulfill before the suspension of its operations in Nigeria could be lifted. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while briefing State House correspondents after a Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja, also said Twitter had reached out to the federal government for talks on resolving the issues that led to…

The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14, 2021 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on this occasion and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts at ensuring a United and prosperous Nation. Aregbesola said any form of agitation that threatens the unity of the country should be shunned for the good of all, saying the space known as Nigeria would be a haven of peace, unity and progress if all citizens love…

An Akwa Ibom girl has emerged the overall winner of International Model United Nations Conference sponsored by the United Nations Children and Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Of the 2,000 participants from all over the world, Anita Godwin Michael from Ikot Akpa Isiak in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State floored them at the finals held in a virtual meeting between May 22 and 23, 2021. In a position paper entitled Serving the children: Putting an End to Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy submitted online, Anita who represented the Sultanate of Oman as a delegate sent the best. Anita, a student…

Apparently worried by the economic doldrum and infrastructural deficit in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State after 45 years of her creation, Mr. Ray Ekpu who laced his speech with proverbs sought the state Governor’s intervention in the development of the area. Ekpu, a renowned journalist and international editor of the year, employed folklore, pun, proverbs and analogies to paint the grim picture of the area ravaged by cult war for more than two years and called for overall development of the area. ”Some of our friends mock at us and say that the reason that we are…

House of Representatives members elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tuesday, June 8, staged a walk-out after speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila ruled against a request demanding overturn of Twitter ban by the executive. A lawmaker from Rivers State, Kingsley Chinda, had raised a point of order, demanding that the house should ask the federal government to lift the suspension pending the conclusion of an investigation Gbajabiamila mandated relevant house committees to carry out and report back within 10 days. While Chinda insisted that the 10 days duration means Nigerians won’t have access to the social media platform…

French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face by a man. The embarrassing incident occurred during a walkabout session with a crowd in the Drome region in southeastern France, BFM TV and RMC radio reported on Tuesday, June 8. A viral video published by BFM TV and RMC shows a man in a green T-Shirt, with glasses and a face mask, shout out “Down with Macronia” (“A Bas La Macronie”) and then deliver a slap to Macron’s face. Macron’s security entourage quickly intervened and pulled the man to the ground before moving Macron away from him. Two men…