British police have continued to hold on to a stolen Nigerian artefact as Nigerian officials and a Belgian antique dealer fail to reach an agreement on its return.
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NIGERIA: FIFA Fines Football Federation $380k For ‘Unfair Dismissal’ Of Rohr
The Nigeria Football governing body NFF has been ordered by FIFA to pay former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr about $380,000 as compensation for abruptly ending his contract.
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UK: BBN Khafilat Kareem’s Misconduct Hearing Over ‘Unauthorized’ Participation Commences
A misconduct tribunal hearing by the Metropolitan police on the unauthorized participation of one of its office, PC Khafilat Kareem have heard that she appeared on the Nigerian Big Brother to “promote the Met Police” globally.
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US Denies Hushpuppi Internet Fraud From Prison Report
The US government has dismissed claims that the detained Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, carried out a $400,000 internet fraud from prison.
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NIGERIA: Special Evacuation Flights For Citizens In Ukraine
The Nigeria government has arranged a special flight operation to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.
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CANADA: Nigerian-Canadian Justice Minister Suspended Over Call To Police Chief To Discuss Driving Ticket
Nigerian-born minister of justice and solicitor-general of Alberta, a province in Western Canada, has been asked to step aside from his ministerial position after he called the police over a traffic offence ticket served him.
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NIGERIA: Government Lifts Twitter Ban Says Conditions Have Been Met
Seven months after the Nigerian government suspended Twitter, the social networking site is now accessible to Nigeria users following the lifting of the ban in the early hours on Thursday.
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AUSTRALIA: Sydney Entrepreneur Loses Legs To Cerebral Malaria following Mosquito Bite
A Sydney socialite has shared her story of near death situation following a mosquito bite on a trip to Nigeria resulting in being struck down with malaria so serious she had to have her limbs amputated in order to live.
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NIGERIA: Zoom Joins Facebook In Charging Value Added Tax
Video conference app, Zoom has notified its users in Nigeria it will start charging value-added tax, VAT, on its use. The information is coming in a few days after the social media giant Facebook, states it will charge 7.5% VAT on all Advertisements (Ads) done on its platform.
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NIGERIA: Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu Admits Mistakes Were Made ‘On All Angles’
Days after the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Lagos, Nigeria, the body count of victims continue to mount as government of the state lamented the non-existence of a manifest of workers and others that were on site.
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