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Naira Marley, a Nigerian singer, has accused Dolapo Badmus, a Chief Superintendent of Police, of having interest in sleeping with him, after she labelled him ‘unproductive dead duck’, in reaction to the soapy crooner’s comment that having a big buttock is better than a masters degree. Badmus, warned youths on …
November, 2019
August, 2019
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7 August
Schalke President Steps Down Over Racism Comments
Clemens Toennies, president of Bundesliga club Schalke 04, has stepped down from his position for three months following a board hearing into controversial comments he made last week which triggered a racism row. Toennies, a billionaire owner of a meat processing company, had told a conference that instead of increasing …
March, 2019
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22 March
UEFA Charges Neymar For Insulting Referee After PSG’s Champions League Exit
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has been charged by UEFA for insulting the referee after his club were eliminated from the Champions League by Manchester United earlier this month. Neymar missed both legs of the round of 16 tie following an injury he sustained prior to the encounter. He was investigated …
February, 2019
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21 February
Liverpool’s Klopp Fined £45,000 For Comments On Referee
Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has been fined £45,000 by the FA for comments made about referee, Kevin Friend. Klopp questioned Freind’s integrity after Liverpool’s 1-1 result against West Ham on February 4. The German claimed that the referee’s second-half performance had been influenced by his failure to disallow Liverpool’s offside …
July, 2018
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27 July
Twitter Users Want Yomi Shogunle’s Account Deactivated Over #EndSARS Comment
Nigerian Twittersphere has reacted to the insensitive comments made by Yomi Shogunle, the head of Police Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit. They have been calling for the deactivation of the account of the senior police officer. The call started off on Thursday after he tweeted; “186 million Retweets to #EndSARS. Oya let’s …
May, 2018
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2 May
Palestine’s President Censured Over Jews Comment
President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine has been criticised over his comment on what led to the persecution of Jews during the holocaust. Abbas reportedly said Jews’ role in bank lending and not their religion led to their plight, in which at least six million Jews were killed. Abbas had said …
September, 2017
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26 September
British Airways Probes Racist Comment On Nigerian Passengers
British Airways has launched an investigation after a video emerged of an air stewardess making racist comments about passengers on a flight to Nigeria. MailOnline reports that the woman, dressed in a BA uniform, filmed herself as she was about to fly from London Heathrow to Abuja on Friday. The …
May, 2016
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11 May
Keep Your Apology, Give Me Nigeria’s Money, Buhari To Cameron
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he needs money looted from Nigeria repatriated and not apology from UK Prime Minister David Cameron over his insulting remark. Buhari said this on Wednesday at a meeting hosted by Commonwealth ahead of the anti-corruption summit in London. “I’m not going to demand any apology. …