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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang inspired Arsenal to a record 14th FA Cup win as the Gunners captain struck twice to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the final at an empty Wembley on Saturday. Christian Pulisic had given Chelsea the dream start, but the Blues’ unravelled after Aubameyang was brought down by Cesar Azpilicueta inside the area and converted the resulting penalty. A brilliant finish from Aubameyang 23 minutes from time earned Mikel Arteta silverware in his first season as Arsenal boss before Chelsea were controversially reduced to 10 men when Mateo Kovacic was shown an extremely soft second yellow card. (NDTV SPORTS)

The All Progressives Congress, Akwa Ibom State Chapter, says it has pulled out of the forthcoming local government elections slated for October 31. Mr. Nkereuwem Enyongekere, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, who in a press release of July 31 announced this, said the party would drag AKISIEC and Peoples Democratic Party to court for creating 39 what he described as illegal wards and planning to use same to conduct the upcoming 2020 local government elections. “APC frowns at this reckless breach of the law and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by AKISIEC under Governor Udom-led…

A new Vice Chancellor for Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) has been appointed for a single term of five years. He is Professor Nse Essien who until his appointment was the state Commissioner for Science and Technology and the immediate past Commissioner for Education. Essien who hails from Ikot Ekpene was the Head of Department of Geology, University of Calabar, Calabar. This appointment follows the appointment of Professor Eno Ibanga who had served as a Vice-Chancellor and later acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution as a member of the State Executive Council. A press release signed by Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary…

Of recent, the 20-year-old Niger Delta Development Commission has dominated major headlines in the electronic and print media in the country for alleged corruption. Yet, the doling out of funds and other palliatives by NDDC to nine states making up the commission to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic has taken a back seat in the public discussion. A document exclusively obtained by Straightnews shows that such major crude oil-producing states as Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States were given N100 million each to fight the virus. Other states such as Abia, Edo, Cross River, Ondo and Imo States…

Within one month, 13 reverend sisters of Michigan Convent in the United States of America died of Coronavirus. From April 10, which was Good Friday, to May 10, 12 sisters ranging from 69 to 99 died of COVID-19 at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Convent in Livonia. The 13th sister, the 98-year-old Sister Mary Danatha Suchyta, died of the virus on June 27. Before her death, Sister Mary Danatha had been a member of the Felician congregation for 80 years, while the 12 who died were members for at least 50 years. “We grieve for each of our…

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has expressed angst over stranded Nigerian girls caught in the web of human trafficking in Lebanon. Two media- CNN and LondonRealTV- had broadcast a group of stranded girls in Lebanon and later the video trended ceaselessly in the social media. Fani-Kayode who tweeted on Friday bemoaned “This is sad & unfortunate. I guess not everyone will have a good sallah. Whatever they may have done wrong these are OUR people. These are OUR girls. These are OUR compatriots. These are Nigerians. We cannot abandon them. We cannot turn a blind eye to this.”…

A Nigerian clergyman has told President Muhammadu Buhari to shut down Big Brother Naija for promoting pornography. BBNaija reality television show which was rolled out Sunday, July 19 with 20 housemates is expected to last for 10 weeks. In a video trending online, Ebelenna Chukwu styled a Prophet bemoaned that the future of the Nigerian child is at stake if the Nigerian government should allow the programme to continue. According to Chukwu, the reality TV show is corrupting the minds of children who are currently at home due to the pandemic and that he would shut it down spiritually if…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have continued to rise as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday confirmed 96 fresh cases to top the country’s daily infections from the virus. Lagos State which is the country’s COVID-19 epicentre, trails the FCT with 89 new COVID-19 infections out of the 481 cases reported for the day, according to the latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new data from the agency equally indicated that Nigeria’s total COVID-19 infections now stand at 42,689 with 15 states in the country confirming fresh cases from the pandemic. A further peep into NCDC’s…

Twice in one year, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has hauled hot coals on the military authority for their ambivalent role in failing to dislodge Boko Haram terrorists who have massacred and displaced thousands in the state. Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum blamed Nigeria soldiers for the February 9 attack by Boko Haram that killed more than 30 stranded travellers. “I am being pushed to the wall to say the truth. Since my inauguration as the governor of Borno State from May 29th to date, Auno town has been attacked for about six times now. And the reason is that…

Petrified President Donald Trump Thursday suggested postponement of November’s general election, citing his unsubstantiated assertions of widespread mail-in voter fraud amid the coronavirus pandemic. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???” The president’s extraordinary proposal, which he is not constitutionally empowered to enforce, represents his first attempt at floating a suspension of the election less than 100 days away. Virtually all public…