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The new Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya, Friday, assumed office. Yahaya was received at the Quarter Guard at the Nigerian Army Headquarters by a handful of Army Generals. Although there was no formal handing over, the Chief of Army Staff met with the Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor, behind closed doors. Shortly after the meeting with the CDS, Yahaya went into another closed-door meeting with Principal Staff Officers (PSO) and Commanders. The appointment of Yahaya as the 22nd Chief of Army Staff by President Muhammadu Buhari has been received with mixed reactions by many Nigerians. For…

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has forfeited  jewelry worth N14.4 billion, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated. Bawa speaking when he appeared before the House of Representatives committee on Friday, May 28, said his commission forfeited the jewelry. ”Jewelry forfeited from the former minister has been valued by relevant government agencies and the estimated value of the jewelry is N14.4 billion,” he said Bawa noted that the estimated value of the houses seized and forfeited from Diezani is $80 million and that all the assets are in the custody of the commission…

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the academic qualification of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. In a judgment delivered today, May 28, the apex court ruled that APC and one of its chieftains, Edobor Williams have failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. The court added that the party members failed woefully to prove their case as they did not provide any disclaimer from the school that the certificate, whose authenticity they challenged, was not issued to Obaseki by the institution. It proceeded to uphold the March 18, 2021 judgment…

Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has again hooked another. This time, the lawyer and politician is head over heels in love with a beauty queen, Miss Ezenwa Chika Nerita who was crowned as Queen of Aso International 2019/2020. This comes a few months after he parted ways with the mother of his four sons, Precious Chikwendu. His new boo, Nerita was present two days ago at the birthday celebration of his triplets in Abuja and was seen visibly coordinating and entertaining guests.

Niger Delta youths under the aegis of Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) worldwide, Akwa Ibom State Chapter, have shut the state office of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo to protest non-reconstitution of the commission’s board. IYC lamented that the current Interim board of the commission has over stayed, calling for inauguration of a substantive NDDC board to pilot the affairs of Niger Delta. The irate protesters numbering more than 500 carried placards with various inscriptions some of which read, “We say no to bad governance,” “Inaugurate substantive NDDC board,” “IOC’s must not remit $1.6 billion to…

A brother to the murdered businessman from Mkpat Enin Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State has begged the Federal Government to bring the suspected Nigerian soldier to justice. Mr. Enobong Christopher Jimmy from Ikot Obio Akai, Mkpat Enin and a staffer of Eco Clearing & Forwarding Company in Port Harcourt was murdered in cold blood by a soldier he gave a lift from Eleme junction in Port to Ikot Abasi. But in the middle of the journey along East West Road, the soldier accosted the businessman, shot him dead, dumped the corpse by the roadside and escaped with the car.…

No fewer than 100 persons have been declared missing after a boat capsized on Malale River in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 26. The boat had left Malale in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger heading to Kebbi State when the incident occurred. The number of deaths remains uncertain as rescue operations are ongoing in the area. About 180 persons were said to have been aboard the boat which capsized 30 minutes after taking off from Loko Mina in Niger State. However, five corpses were recovered by the locals after the mishap.…

Villarreal have won the Europa League after defeating Manchester United 11-10 in a penalty shoot-out, as United goalkeeper David De Gea missed the deciding spot-kick. With neither side able to find the winner after extra-time, the game headed to penalties in front of 9,500 fans at the Stadion Miejsk in Gdansk. The tie remained 1-1 during regular time after Edinson Cavani’s strike cancelled out Gerard Moreno’s first-half effort. The trophy is Villarreal’s first ever piece of major European silverware and manager Unai Emery’s fourth triumph in the competition. “It feels really good you know? It’s been a tough competition. To…

The allusion ‘water everywhere, but no water to drink’ particularly good, drinkable water   is a source of worry to the people of oil-rich Eastern Obolo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. This is as the people drink the salty Ekpitim River and streams abound in most communities following dysfunctional pipe-borne water supply in the area. When a team of reporters from StraightNews visited the local government area on a fact-finding tour on Thursday, May 20, they discovered that most people in the area were drinking unsafe pond, stream and river. A resident of Iko Town, Mr. Etim Awaji satirised,…

Confusion has set in over the purported return of £4.2 million Ibori loot to Delta State government. The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, Tuesday, said the James Ibori loot recently received from the United Kingdom government has been returned to Delta State. Idris said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020. The committee is headed by Adejoro Adeogun. However, Delta State Government, Wednesday, countered the story that it has not received the money, thus raising doubt over the whereabouts…