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A Nigerian man has found home away from home and has vowed not to return to Nigeria. Nnayi David, residing in Dublin posted on his Twitter handle, saying if he perishes, he perishes but he would never return to his home country.  In his words ”If I perish I perish but will never go back to Nigeria.” His stance may not be distanced from dizzying unemployment, glaring injustice, class inequality, enthroned ethnicity and religious crisis. Others are ebbing infrastructural facilities, intractable insecurity occasioned by mindless killings, rapes, robbery and kidnapping, among others prevalent in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.  

Two African countries- South Africa and Nigeria- are paying their workers differently, not necessarily based on their vibrant or depressed economy. Straightnews discovers that South Africa’s GDP per capita was expected to reach $7180 by the end of 2020, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Despite its wealth, South Africa is ranked as the most unequal country in the world. About 42 percent of total wealth in Africa is held by 140,000 high net-worth individuals, defined as those with assets of at least $1 million. Nigeria’s GDP per capita was expected to reach $2250 by the end of 2020, according to Trading Economics global macro models…

A one-time Nigerian Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has rejoined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello confirmed on Wednesday. Recall that Fani-Kayode was a member of APC before he defected to Peoples Democratic Party and had vowed in December 2019 never to return the party. Over the weekend, he had said he had a fruitful discussion on how to move Nigeria forward during his meeting with Bello over the weekend. He also visited the former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Although he did not debunk reports that he had defected, Bello while addressing members of the party said Fani-Kayode…

The Nigerian sports family is mourning the death of a former Super Eagles defender, Yisa Sofoluwe. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, Wednesday, said Sofoluwe who died on Tuesday was somebody who came before his time. Dare, in a statement issued by his Media Office, said he was deeply shocked and sad to learn of Sofoluwe’s demise, especially as he died when help was on its way. Aged 54, Sofoluwe died on Tuesday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. “The news of Sofoluwe’s death is quite devastating and one that hit me like a tornado. He…

Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, has become Africa’s most attended athlete in Diamond League. Okagbare who has overtaken Usain Bolt received Guinness World Record certificate. She had participated in 67 Diamond League events from July 3, 2010, to August 31, 2018 while Bolt held the record in 2015. Sharing a photo of her certificate to Instagram, Blessing wrote: “A dream made reality through God’s grace and determination.” Born in 1988 in Sapele in Delta State, Blessing is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in long jumping and short sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the…

Nigerian singer and performer and his former manager are trolling in the social media over irreconcilable differences. Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele popularly known by his first name Oritse Femi, a Nigerian singer-songwriter and performer had fired his former manager, Lady Kara, of sleeping with her friend’s husband in the United Kingdom. He called her names then went as far as demeaning her by making an inappropriate statement about her lady’s parts. Oritsefemi’s former manager, Kara has fired back at him after he accused her of sleeping with her friend’s husband. Kara had expressed her support for Oritsefemi’s wife, Nabila Fash after she accused…

The 70-year-old man, who raped a five-year-old girl, has been arrested by the Benue State Police Command. Nicholas Akeh was arrested and taken to the Police Headquarters in Makurdi on Tuesday, February 9. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, said the “suspect is in police custody and investigation is in progress.” Akeh is said to be a neighbour and close family relative of the victim’s parent and has been living with HIV positive for the past 20 years. According to activist, Ukan Kurugh, the man lured the girl to his house, gave…

The US Senate will, Wednesday, begin hearing evidence in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. This was after the Senators had wrapped up initial arguments Tuesday afternoon and is set to after rebuffing arguments by the former president’s lawyers that the entire proceeding was unconstitutional and lacked due process. Trump’s lawyers – David Schoen and Bruce Castor – contended Tuesday there is no legal justification to hold a trial for a president who is no longer in office. But senators sided with House managers prosecuting the case – as well as a wide swath of legal experts – that the Senate is bound…

Nigeria recorded 1,056 new confirmed cases and 21 deaths death, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported on Tuesday. Of the number from 21 states including Federal Capital Territory, Lagos State is leading with 214, followed by Osun (120), FCT (116), Plateau (88), Ebonyi (75), Kwara (73), Gombe (70), and Ondo (57). Others are Rivers (47), Akwa Ibom (38), Edo (25), Oyo (23), Kano (22), Delta (19) Katsina (18), Borno (16), Nasarawa (13), Ekiti (8), Ogun (8), Bauchi (4), Benue(1) and Jigawa (1). NCDC tweeted on Tuesday, February 9, ”Till date, 141447 cases have been confirmed, 115755 cases have been discharged…

Former Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has explained that his meeting with leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was in national interest. Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) met separately, then together, with Governors Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and Malam Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State who is the chairman of the caretaker committee of the APC on registration and revalidation of party members at a Guest House in Wuse, Abuja. He also met Senator Smart Adeyemi, the APC Senator representing Kogi East in the Upper Chambers in his palatial home in Abuja. Many…