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Mother luck shone as Golden Eaglets qualified ongoing WAFU U17 Cup Tournament semi finals in Lome, Togo on Tuesday evening. This came after Group B pacesetters Cote d’Ivoire spanked the Black Starlets of Ghana 3-1 at the city’s Stade Municipal. Five-time world champions Nigeria, who lost by a lone goal to the Ivorians on the opening day of the competition were forced to a 1-1 draw by the Starlets at the weekend. They needed a favour from the Ivorians to progress to the knockout stage and the Ivorians answered their prayer. The Baby Elephants raced into the lead after only nine minutes and consolidated at 2-0…

The US House of Representatives, Tuesday, approved a resolution, calling on Vice President Mike Pence to fire President Donald Trump. Pence is empowered to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove and replace Trump accused of inciting a deadly insurrection at the US Capitol last week. The resolution introduced by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., passed by a largely party-line vote of 223-205 cited Trump’s role in inciting “a massive violent invasion of the United States Capitol” on January 6. It was the day the President summoned his supporters to Washington to protest the certification of the Electoral College…

COVID-19 continues to wreck more havocs in Nigeria by snatching away 12 persons in one day. A total of 1,270 confirmed cases were recorded on Tuesday, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported. Of the number recorded in 21 states including Federal Capital Territory, Lagos State recorded 435 cases, the highest number while FCT and Oyo got 234 and 103 of the pandemic. NCDC tweeted on Tuesday, ”On the 12th of January 2021, 1270 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. ”The 1270 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (435), FCT (234), Oyo (103), Plateau (86),…

A Nigerian Pharmacist is being detained by Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja for more than 300 days without trial for alleged criticisms of President Muahmmadu Buhari. Human right activist, Omoyele Sowore who stated this has called out President Buhari’s government to release the Pharmacist, Emmanuel Akuma, who is in their custody. Sowore tweeted on Tuesday, January 12 that the young man by the name Emmanuel Akuma has been apprehended by Nigerian police on account of criticising the government. The publisher of Sahara Reporters who was kept in police custody for about 11 days was released from detention on…

Big Brother Naija star, Nengi has lost out as the Face of Bayelsa Girl Child by Governor Duoye Diri. Ebizi Blessing Eradiri, a First Class graduate of Law at the Niger Delta University (NDU) who also repeated same feat at the Nigerian Law School, replaces Nengi Hampson. This came after many Nigerians faulted the appointment of the reality show star and pointed out that Eradiri has not only made Bayelsans proud, but the entire Izon nation with her excellent performance at the Niger Delta University and the Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus. Governor Diri on Monday, January 11, announced Ebizi Blessing Eradiri…

Two prominent persons were on Sunday honoured with Luther Ambassador International award by the Lutheran Church of Nigeria. They are Elder Effiong Essien, the Akwa Ibom State Head of the Civil Service, and Dr. Inyang Asibong, Commissioner for International Development Cooperation in Cross River State. Luther Ambassador International is the highest honour of Lutheran Church of Nigeria usually conferred on some deserving members as a means of encouraging them to render greater services to the church and humanity. The investiture was performed at Luther Hall, Obot Idim in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, the National headquarters of the…

Members of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) in the nation’s universities have begun a three-day nationwide protest. The protests follow an earlier statement by the NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, and the SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim calling on all members in branches of Universities and Inter-University centres across the nation to embark on industrial action. The protesters in Abuja occupied the main gate of UNIABUJA Main Campus. The issues in contention to include: Inconsistencies in the IPPIS payment; non-payment of Earned Allowances (EA) using unfavourable 75 percent and 25 percent sharing formula; non-payment…

Since the end of COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria, the rate of violent behavior among many people appears to have risen to a crescendo. From October 18, 2020 to January 12, 2021, 13 lives of suspected robbers in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States were wasted through jungle justice, findings by Straightnews have shown. In Akwa Ibom, during the period, five suspected robbers were lynched at various locations in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital. For instance, the five were differently lynched along NEPA Line by Abak Road, Idu, Uruan Headquarters, Nwaniba by Ekpri Nsukarra Junction, Ikpa Road beside University of Uyo and…

A Court Martial in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced a Nigerian trooper to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit. The soldier, Azunna Maduabuchi, was arraigned before the court for shooting Lt. Babakaka Ngorgi at close range in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State over refusal to grant him a welfare pass in July 2020. Maduabuchi was found guilty during the court session held at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri on Tuesday, January 12. Four other soldiers, arraigned for manslaughter, were also sentenced to various years of imprisonment. Sergeant Sani Ishaya was sentenced to four…

Ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, the North American country’s Department of Homeland Security has hired a private security for $1.6 million for the event. The move to hire a private security came on the heels of the failed Capitol coup and the contract was awarded two days after last Wednesday’s siege that resulted in the death of five persons. Documents obtained by TMZ showed that the Department of Homeland Security awarded a private security company called Hana Industries Inc. a $1.6 million contract for protective services, effective now until the very end of the month. It was…