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The Osun Police Command has begun intensive manhunt to arrest perpetrators of the criminal act. A statement by the state police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, denied that the killing of six persons by unknown gunmen at a farming settlement on Sunday in Wasinmi village in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun was not connected to herders-farmers crisis. “The Osun State Police Command wishes to state categorically that the unfortunate attack on a family at a settlement in the outskirts of Wasinmi Village, Ikire, Osun State, Sunday 14th March, 2021, is not connected with any clash between farmers and herders as…

BBNaija’s Erica shed tears of joy as one of her fans donated a three-bedroom apartment to her Saturday night, March 13. The apartment was one of other gifts showered on Erica as she turned 27. Erica was asked to cut a ribbon to open an apartment where they told her they stored all her gifts. Shocked by their request, she cut the ribbon and was surprised to see the many gifts lined up in the house for her. The high point was when one of the leaders of her fan group presented the key of the house to her. The…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to support African countries to have quality healthcare infrastructure and ensure the continent develops its pharmaceutical capacity as well as produce required vaccines within the continent. The bank also wants developed countries to extend the period of debt repayment and forgiveness in such a way that the period of deferment continues to be helpful to African countries. Speaking on Africa’s Debt and Growth in an exclusive interview with CNN ahead of the launch of the bank’s African Economic Outlook 2021 on Monday, March 15, 2021, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, the President of the bank, said the bank…

COVID-19 pandemic cases in Nigeria fluctuated in the past three days, figures from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control have shown. Nigeria recorded 205 cases on Saturday, March 13; 399 on Friday, March 12 and 287 on Thursday, March 11. NCDC tweeted on Saturday ”On the 13th of March 2021, 205 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.” This is as Nigeria recorded four new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 2,013. ”The 205 new cases are reported from 15 states- Ondo (33), Lagos (25), FCT (22), Bauchi (21), Akwa Ibom (15), Kaduna…

In this interview with Straightnews, Dr. Emmanuel T. Abraham, founder of Top Faith University, Mkpatak in Akwa Ibom State, roasts Nigerian universities of suffering from intellectual brain drain- focusing research on faraway things but  seeing not things that are closer. Excerpts: Who is Dr. Emmanuel Thomas Abraham? Dr. Emmanuel Abraham is a man from Mkpatak who has been part of the educational journey of the Top Faith Group of Schools and currently part and parcel of the Top Faith University’s Vision. Why did you nurse the vision to establish a university? Passion! Passion for good and transformational education for humanity.…

Chelsea’s top-four chase nosedived Saturday as Leeds were more than a match in an entertaining 0-0 draw at Elland Road. Both teams hit the crossbar in an entertaining first half, before the Blues twice had to rely on goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to deny the hosts. It was also another clean sheet for Tuchel’s side, who have conceded only two goals since he replaced Frank Lampard in January. Leeds had their first goalless draw since November against Arsenal at Elland Road – and fell one game short of setting a new club record of 19 successive league fixtures without a draw.…

The family of George Floyd is to receive $27 million lawsuit over his death in police custody from the city of Minneapolis on Friday, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality. Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, died in May as Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Floyd’s dying pleas for help were captured on widely viewed bystander video, sparking one of the largest protest movements ever seen in the United States. Benjamin Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family, said the agreement was the largest pre-trial settlement…

Bitcoin rose above $60,000 for the first time on Saturday, as increasing backing from corporate heavyweights helps the world’s most popular virtual currency continue its record-breaking run. The cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of $60,012, according to the website CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin has been on a meteoric rise since March last year, when it stood at $5,000, spurred by online payments giant PayPal saying it would allow account holders to use cryptocurrency. In March, Elon Musk’s electric carmaker Tesla invested $1.5 billion in the virtual unit, while Twitter chief Jack Dorsey and rap mogul Jay-Z said they are creating a fund…

Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has revealed that a robbery suspect raped her, the  fourth time of experiencing such, in her husband’s house. Ojo in a recent episode titled: “Bare it all with I Y’ on her YouTube page, said she was first raped at the age of 14 but she kept it a secret because it was like a taboo to be raped. Narrating her experience, she said: “I have been raped before. Not once but four times and trust me when I say it was not easy. The first time I was raped, I was 14. “It took…

Top Faith University is ambitiously ready to run what it termed a 3D Philosophy: Discovery, Development and Deployment to fully entrench university education among its graduates in a globally competitive society. The beautifully-planned university sited in Mkpatak, Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is one of the 20 privately owned Nigerian universities recently approved by the Federal Executive Council. Top Faith boasting of tastefully designed and constructed buildings occupies 138 hectares with asphalted intra-routes. Emmanuel Thomas Abraham, the university’s founder, in an exclusive interview with Straightnews in the ambient school premises, said ”As a matter of fact, we…