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France’s ex-President, Nicolas Sarkozy, was, Monday, March 1 found guilty of corruption and influence-peddling and sentenced to three years in prison with two of them suspended. The 66-year-old, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was accused of forging a “corruption pact” with his lawyer and a senior magistrate. Judges said there was “serious evidence” of collaboration between the three men to break the law. The case dates back to 2014 after investigators from the newly-created Parquet National Financier (National Financial Prosecutor’s Office) tapped Sarkozy and his lawyer, Thierry Herzog’s phones over allegations the former president had illegally received millions…

Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Nigeria’s Abia State, has dismissed the drunkard’s accusation garlanded him, trying to dismiss it a pinch of salt. Ikpeazu was responding to the derogatory comments by Kogi West Senator, Smart Adeyemi against him. Recall that Senator Smart Adeyemi representing Kogi West District had called Ikpeazu a ”Champagne drinking” governor. The lawmaker who made the remark while contributing to a motion on the Safe School Initiative in Nigeria on the floor of the Senate had said Abia State was being governed by drunkards. Adeyemi said while some governors were committed to the welfare and protection of…

The Alaye-Aba of Aba, Aiyepe, Ogun State, Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon died and the relations prepared to give him a befitting burial. Members and relations of the departed monarch dug grave, set up canopies for visitors and concluded funeral arrangements to bury the Oba according to Islamic rites on January 24, 2021. Suddenly, Osugbo Society of Ijebuland also known as the Ogboni Society stepped in and allegedly hijacked the corpse. Angered by the action, Mrs Aderonke Egunjimi, Mrs Tiwalade Abass and Mrs Adeyemi Joseph, daughters of the Oba, have instituted a N50 billion lawsuit against the society through their lawyer Chief Bolaji Ayorinde…

Big Brother Naija star, Nina, has a new car gift from her husband residing in the United States. Sharing a photo and video of the car in her Instagram, the TV reality star said she got a Range Rover gift from her husband, Tony. She wrote, ”It’s good when you follow your dreams And even better when you drive your dreams … ”Thanks Hubby for my new baby.’’ Nina Chinonso Onyenobi popularly known as Nina was married earlier in last year in a private wedding ceremony. The couple welcomed their first child later in the year.

In what appears a mega-fight in boxing in the British history, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are ready to grind axe for the undisputed, titled match. Joshua has confirmed that his highly anticipated undisputed showdown with Tyson Fury will hold in June. The British-Nigerian boxer, 31, who defeated Kubrat Pulev in December, will stake his WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF belts on the line for the biggest British fight of all time. Anthony Joshua’s £200 million fight with Tyson Fury could be signed as early as next week. “June should be the date,’ Joshua said during a JD Sports live…

Dr. Uzor Anwuka, son-in-law to Senator Rochas Okorocha, who was allegedly shot in Owerri when suspected hoodlums attacked the former Governor of Imo State, will be flown abroad for treatment after three failed surgeries. The American-trained medical doctor was shot on the left leg by the hoodlums who attacked Okorocha when he attempted to unseal one of his properties, the Royal Spring Palm Hotel which was seized by the State Government. Anwuka, who shared his ordeal when his father-in-law visited him at the hospital, said he has been at the hospital for six days and as not getting better after undergoing surgeries three times. He…

Two Nigerian athletes- Ruth Usoro and Favour Ofili- are the latest to qualify for Tokyo Olympic Games after meeting the standard set by the World Athletics (WA). Usoro set Championship record and tied the No. 2 indoor mark in the world with her leap of 6.82 meters (22’ 4.50) to win the long jump at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. With this feat, Usoro continued her horizontal jumps breakthrough, sailing out to a long jump PB of 6.82m, moving the Texas Tech student to equal fifth on the African indoor all-time list. On Saturday, Usoro then won…

For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria’s South-South state, witnessed surge in the pandemic cases between January and February 2021. So far, Akwa Ibom has recorded 1,501 confirmed cases. Of the figure, 637 persons were admitted, 850 were discharged while 14 persons died as at the end of February 2021, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Figures obtained by Straightnews from the official Twitter handle of NCDC show that of 1,501 recorded by Akwa Ibom, 440 or 29.3 per cent cases were confirmed in January and 630 or 42 per cent…

Pope Francis has kicked against the abduction of more than 300 students ofGovernment Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Pope described the abduction of the schoolgirls as “vile” in a post via his official Twitter handle on Sunday. He said he was praying for the safety of the girls, so they can return home soon. “I join my voice to that of the Bishops of Nigeria to condemn the vile kidnapping of the 317 girls, taken away from their school in Jangebe. I am praying for these girls so they might return home soon.…

Manchester United were disappointed by a VAR penalty controversy in their 0-0 draw at Chelsea, Premier League reported. Second-placed United had hoped to close the gap on Manchester City with a victory at Stamford Bridge. But instead they now sit 12 points behind the Premier League leaders as their title hopes fade following a run of one win from four games. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is unbeaten in nine matches in all competitions since replacing the sacked Frank Lampard, but the stalemate was a blow to his team’s top-four challenge. The fifth-placed Blues are one point behind fourth-placed West Ham and four ahead of sixth-placed Liverpool, who…