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Nollywood actress Shan George has urged the Police command to employ other disciplinary measures and stop dismissing erring officers. Recall that the Nigeria Police Force dismissed a police officer, Corporal Opeyemi Kadiri, with Force No. 509745, attached to Dolphin Divisional Headquarters, Lagos Police Command for gross misconduct, disobedience to lawful …

Nigerian veteran singer Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has predicted what will happen to the country if vagabonds continue to rule. The music veteran made this known via his Twitter page on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

The first chartered accountant in Nigeria, Pa Akintola Williams turned 103 on Tuesday, August 9.   He was born on August 9, 1919.   An intimate celebration was held to celebrate him.   Pa Akintola Williams was the first president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and played …

The federal government has said that there is no more shortage of booklets for the production of passports in the country.    Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this at the commissioning of the Enhanced Passport Production Centre in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital on Tuesday August 9.    He …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that Nigeria cannot afford another civil war.   El-Rufai who spoke at the closing ceremony of the orientation course organized for members of the 2022 Batch B (Stream 2) National Youth Service Corps members posted to Kaduna State on Tuesday August 9, urged youths …

Horniman Museum in London have agreed to return ownership of a looted collection of treasured artefacts to Nigeria, including its Benin Bronzes.   The Horniman Museum said ownership of the 72 objects, which were looted in 1897 and include 12 brass plaques known as Benin Bronzes, are to be transferred …

Giannis tweeted a photo of himself and his brothers fully clad in Greek national team colours with the caption, “Blessed to be able to do this together,” which sparked a lot of reaction, notably from the Nigerian national team. The salty D’Tigers Nigerian basketball national team, the D’Tigers responded to …

Former Miss Nigeria and housemate on season 7 of Big Brother Naija reality show, Beauty Tukura has been disqualified by Biggie.    Beauty received a double strike for throwing an object toward Groovy at the Saturday Night Party, thus breaking Biggie’s rule of physical violence.   Watch videos which captured her …

The Nigerian Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, said the rising insecurity in Nigeria is not enough grounds to say that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has failed.    Keyamo, the spokesperson for the presidential campaign organization of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general …

The Federal Government has defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to approve N1.145 billion for the purchase of vehicles for the Republic of Niger.   The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, spoke on the matter while fielding questions after the Federal Executive Council ( FEC) meeting presided over by …