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78 stories published in December 2021.
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Acclaimed author and activist bell hooks died on Wednesday. She was 69. Hooks, whose real name was Gloria Jean Watkins, was born on Sept. 25, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Her first published work, a book of poems…
The actor revealed in 2020 how he found out he had a large mid-stage kidney tumor/cancer. The death of the movie star was announced by his sister, Aya Eneli via her Twitter page on Wednesday, December 12, 2021. "My…
The Federal Government has approved a 20 per cent increase in salaries for personnel of the Nigeria Police Force. Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House Correspondents in Abuja on…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he will not turn down the calls of those asking him to contest for president in 2023. Tinubu stated this after a meeting with…
The naira continued its downward trend as the dollar was sold for N570 in the parallel market on Tuesday. According to THE PUNCH, operators said the dollar was bought and sold for N567 and N570 respectively on Tuesday,…
ZaZoo Zehh Song by Poco Lee Featured artists: Portable, Olamide Produced by P.Priime Released: 14 December 2021 Portable, the newest street pop artist disturbing the air right now gets the opportunity to link up with…
Nigerian TV presenter and Big Brother Africa Season 5 winner, Uti Nwachukwu is clearly a boy with a lot of good luck on his side. Not only did he win one of the most competitive reality shows on television, he also won…
The Nigerian police have freed Fisayo Soyombo, journalist and founder of an online newspaper, FIJ, who was detained earlier on Monday. The journalist and founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was…
Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday spoke on the controversy over salaries and allowances of members of the National Assembly. He said contrary to allegations of “jumbo pay,” the National Assembly is grossly…
In a dramatic fashion, a telecom underdog, MAFAB Communications, emerged from nowhere, Monday, to become one of the winners of 3.5GHz Spectrum licenses. The licenses are necessary to deploy 5G services in Nigeria. The…
Premier League clubs fear that mass postponements of matches could lead to another shutdown due to the spike in the cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, SportsMail reports. On Monday night, the league confirmed 42…
The Presidency said on Sunday that there is no provision in the Finance Bill (2022) that states that banks will be required to request for Tax Identification Number before opening bank accounts for individuals and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday turned back unvaccinated staff members from its Jabi, Abuja headquarters. Many workers and visitors without the COVID-19 vaccine cards were prevented from accessing…
The Nigerian Navy has allowed OSCOMP Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute Abiola, to reunite with his family after serving one-month ‘extra duty'. The popular Instagram comedian was freed on Monday and allowed to return home.…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, said on Monday that Nigeria will have the largest/widest 5G coverage in Africa next year. He spoke at the auction of the 3.5 gigahertz (Ghz) Spectrum…
Fisayo Soyombo, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) founder, is being detained at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja. Soyombo had on November 23, 2021, received a text message from the security…
Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said he no longer had anything to do with bandits, following their declaration as terrorists by the court. Recall that on November 25, a Federal High Court in Abuja had…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has cancelled the peace walk that was meant to herald the healing of the state. Sanwo-Olu had invited a few celebrities, youths, civil society organizations and the media…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that no one involved in the alleged killing of Dowen College’s student, Sylvester Oromoni Jr would be spared. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening by his spokesman, Garba…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, confirmed three more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant in Nigeria. The confirmation was contained in a statement on Tuesday by NCDC Director-General, Dr.…
