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Two female correctional service officials have been dismissed after investigations into an explicit video that went viral last month showing one of the officials having sex with an inmate. The incident took place at the Ncome correctional facility in KwaZulu-Nata, South Africa according to a report by Times Live. In a statement on Wednesday, the correctional services department (DCS) said …

Nigerians have joined the ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged printing of N60 billion by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to support the federal allocation to the three tiers of government for the month of March, 2021, calling on the Federal Government to come out clean by telling Nigerians, not just if it indeed printed the money as alleged but …

A possible postponement of the All Progressives Congress national convention, scheduled to hold in June, is already splitting chieftains of the ruling party. All is not well within the All Progressives Congress over a likely postponement of its national convention, which is scheduled to hold in June. The convention was initially planned to hold last December but was postponed to …

Following his alleged link with terrorist groups, Taliban and Al-Qaeda, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, Saturday said he has no affiliation with terror groups. For the past few days, the media has been awash with the news that he (Pantami) has a link with terrorists. Irked by the allegations and development of the news, Pantami debunked …

Nigeria paid a heavy price for the excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian police last October when youth took the #EndSARS protests from social media to the streets across the country. The protests were an explosion of pent up anger nationwide over unlawful arrests, torture, and extrajudicial killings by the police, especially the rogue unit. The …

President Joe Biden played golf for the first time in his presidency Saturday, hitting the fairways in his home city of Wilmington and taking a page out of his golf-obsessed predecessor Donald Trump’s book. The Democrat’s motorcade swept into the Wilmington Country Club for the unannounced outing around lunch time. Clearly surprised members of the private, upscale club paused between …

Uber and Bolt e-cab drivers in Lagos on Saturday asked the e-hailing companies to immediately increase fares being charged by the operators, failing which they would go off the roads on Monday. The e-cab operators, under the aegis of Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private Owners Association (PEDPA), threatened to embark on the strike if their demands were not met. Mr …

The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Saturday, condemned the recent attacks by gunmen on monarchs in Ekiti State, describing the act as flagrant disrespect to traditional institution. Adeboye, who assured that God would put an end to the reign of terror and violence in Nigeria, however, urged Nigerians to continue to pray for …

The Duke of Edinburgh has been laid to rest in an intimate funeral at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The Dean of Windsor paid tribute to Prince Philip’s “kindness, humour and humanity” during the ceremony. The congregation wore masks and was socially distanced in line with Covid rules, with the Queen seated alone. The duke’s children walked behind his …

Nigerian Navy (NN), says its newest offshore survey vessel, NNS LANA, has begun its journey back to the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Suleman Dahun, according to report by the News Agency of Nigeria. Dahun however, said the ship will visit ports in Lisbon, Las …