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  Nollywood actress, Grace-Charis Bassey, formerly known as Belinda Effah, has graduated from the United States Navy’s boot camp, officially earning the title of Sailor and taking the oath of allegiance as a citizen of the US.   She disclosed this in a series of posts shared on her Instagram ...

Elite 18 Golf Club Honours Aare Adetola Emmanuelking with Nigeria’s First-Ever Noble Golfer Award In a groundbreaking moment for Nigerian sports and business leadership, Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, Chairman and CEO of Adron Group, has been bestowed with the first-ever Noble Golfer Award in Nigeria by the prestigious Elite 18 Global ...

  A Nigerian based in the United Kingdom, Ifedayo Johnson, has lost in a viral English skills showdown to an English X user who goes by the name Angantýr, with the handle @BasedNorthmathr, on social media.   Johnson, who hails from Oyo State, scored 79, losing by just four marks ...

  Nigerian boxers have expressed outrage over the continued delay in repatriating the remains of Oluwasegun Olanrewaju from Ghana, 50 days after the fighter’s tragic death following a bout at the Bukom Arena.   The development comes two days after a seven-member committee submitted its final report on the circumstances ...

  The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has said that the naira-for-crude deal allowed it to reduce the price of petrol, which translates to reduced costs at the pumps.   This is even as the company affirmed that the prices of petrol will remain affordable and stable. The company said on Monday ...

  Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has filed a no-case submission in response to the N6.9bn fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.   Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos heard the no-case submission and subsequently reserved a ruling on ...

  Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), says his administration is laying a solid foundation for good governance in the state, driven by strong institutions, a results-oriented public service, and sustained capacity building.   Ibas stated this on Monday in Port Harcourt while declaring open a 4-Day Transformational ...

  The women’s football team of Chelsea FC were seen dancing to the popular 2015 Nigerian hit song Shake Body, written by Nigerian artiste Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, widely known as Skales.   In a video shared via the team’s official X.com page on Monday, the players were captured celebrating their ...

  The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Monday, said the organisation is facing a salary gap for the next biennium of more than $500 million.   Hence, it is taking a range of measures to curtail costs in travel, procurement, recruitment, early retirement and ...

  The Nasarawa State Government has received a refund of N9.75 billion from the Federal Government following the takeover of the former Lafia Cargo Airport.   Governor Abdullahi Sule announced this development during a special meeting with selected stakeholders from across the state, held at the Government House, Lafia, on ...