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The former Nigerian beauty queen, Regina Askia-Williams on Thursday called on people and her friends to cultivate the attitude of gratitude. Adorned in a velvet green gown, the ex-beauty queen survived the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, escaping from the building, where she worked at the time, only three months after relocating to New York City with her family. Regina who turns 54 Thursday said ”For both the trials and joys, and all the moments that have indeed taken my breath away… Let gratitude change your attitude.’’ Related posts Regina Askia Attains Chapter 53 In…

The Confederation of African (CAF) has dismissed rumours making rounds that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will be cancelled, describing the news as “lies and fake news.” The continental soccer tournament is expected to hold in Cameroon in January 2022. There were reports on Thursday morning that the European Clubs Association’s (ECA) have decided not to release African players for the AFCON. Related posts CAS Restores Ahmad Ahmad As CAF President  FIFA Bans CAF President Ahmad Ahmad For 5 Years 2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Algeria, Cameroon Qualify As Gambia, South Sudan, Botswana Win  Head of Media Relations and Operations, Lux…

Members of Nigeria Police Force are to smile following the review and upgrade of salaries of police personnel by 20 per cent, according to the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, said this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting which was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the newly renovated council chambers. According to the minister, the review exercise is expected to take effect from January 2022. Dingyadi further stated that the review is in response to the demands made by EndSARS protesters in 2020, involving primarily improved welfare for police officers. Read…

An unidentified man overran security network, trespassed into the pulpit at Living Faith Church, Canaan land, Ogun and assaulted Bishop David Oyedepo. The incident which occurred two Sundays before the Shiloh programme last week said the intruder sauntered through the Love wing entrance of the church and accessed the altar. There was a lapse in security as the huge crowd at the fourth service saw the strange man in white suit, made his way to the altar while Oyedepo was preaching. In a viral video, the man held Bishop Oyedepo’s leg and dragged him and would have brought him down…

Against the surging Omicron, UK government has removed Nigeria and 10 other African countries from its red list to ease travels. UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, announced this on Tuesday while addressing Members of Parliament. This was a woman who left Nigeria for UK confirmed that there were two passengers in the economy class of British Airways. According to him, the red list is “now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron from abroad.” “So I can announce today that whilst we’ll maintain our temporary testing measures for international travel, we will be…

Like Facebook, Zoom has also announced that it will charge 7.5 per cent from Nigerian users on each advert placement from January 1, 2022. Zoom Video Communications Inc. announced on Monday, December 13 that it would begin to charge 7.5 percent value-added tax (VAT) on customers in Nigeria from January 1. The company said this is due to the new VAT policy in Nigeria. Customers who are registered for VAT in Nigeria are advised to provide their valid Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs). Read also Zoom Q4 2021 Earnings Surge Enyimba, Rivers United Zoom To Next Round Of CAF Competitions  In March, World…

Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has admitted in evidence and marked as an exhibit, the confessional statement of Uduak Frank Akpan that he murdered Iniubong Umoren. Iniubong, a Philosophy graduate of the University of Uyo, whom he lured to his house and murdered in Nung Ufok Ikono in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom for a fake job interview on April 30, 2021. See also 2 witnesses corroborate evidence over alleged murder of Iniubong Umoren Iniubong Umoren murder: Witnesses implicate the prime suspect Iniubong Umoren: Suspected Murderer Pleads Guilty To The Offence Delivering a ruling Monday on…

Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has cleared the air on the misconceptions surrounding payment of exact salaries and allowances to members of the National Assembly. Lawan stated this while giving a lecture at the maiden Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture Series organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) on Monday December 13. He said that the total salary of a member of the Senate is about N1.5 million and that of the House of Representatives is about N1.3 million. Recommended PIB: Despite Protests, Nigerian Senate Adopts 3% To Host Communities Buhari seeks Senate’s nod for fresh External loans  INEC Disowns…

Kaduna State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Acts of Police Brutality and Other Related Abuses has asked Kaduna and Federal Governments to order the Police to release corpses of persons they deposited in the mortuary to relatives and petitioners for burial. The Chairman of the panel, Justice David Nyom, who stated this in a report presented to Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe Monday, December 13, noted that the bereaved could not afford the bill charged by the hospitals and for the fact that it was the Police who deposited same. Read also #EndSARS Report: SERAP Sues Buhari and Seeks…

A Northern governor from the North Central Region is under probe for allegedly withdrawing N60 billion in cash in six years, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed.  EFCC Executive Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa said this was uncovered by the newly-created Department of Intelligence under his administration. Bawa who was giving an update on behind-the-scene investigations bordering on cybercrime and politically exposed persons (PEPs), further revealed that the anti-graft agency has secured 1,576 convictions within 11 months. The EFCC boss did not reveal the identity of the Northern Governor in the interview published on EFCC Alert, an in-house journal of the commission. He…