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British-Nigerian heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has emerged as the latest sports star to be a victim of the ‘Drake curse’ after he was beaten last night by Mexican boxer, Andy Ruiz Jnr. Back in March, the 28-year-old boxer posted a picture with Drake and vowed to break the Drake Curse, a...

The out going Speaker of the 8th house of representative Yakubu Dogara has berated news making rounds that he is re contesting for the Speakership of the green chamber.... Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2wuabDG Get More Nigeria Political News

Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has declared to contest the Kogi governorship election scheduled for November..... Read more via The Trent Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2YWglbY Get More Nigeria Political News

Ambode’s camp is already pounding Bello, a strong ally of Tinubu, as unprincipled, ungrateful and hypocritical..... Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2Z3rh7O Get More Nigeria Political News

Barring last minute changes, any of the trio of Retired Col. Hameed Ali, current Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, outgone Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, or former Lagos State governor and.... more via The Trent Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2wHEaZ7 Get More...

He maintained that the investigation was on the same subject for which he had been previously tried and exonerated.... Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2QGONUR Get More Nigeria Political News

Anthony Joshua has vowed to get his belts back after calling his sensational heavyweight world-title defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr a "minor setback". Joshua, 29, was floored four times.... read more via Sahara Reporters – http://bit.ly/2W7ZtwT Get More Nigeria Sports News

Tyson Fury Tyson Fury offered an olive branch to dethroned former world champion Anthony Joshua after watching his heavyweight rival suffer the first defeat of his career against.... read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/2JTQhuo Get More Nigeria Sports News

The Nigerian police are preparing to launch a mobile app which it says would help in its fight against the rising crime wave in the country. At least 35 people were killed nationwide last week, as Nigerians continue to grabble with insecurity, alongside the insurgency in the … Read more via...

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, William Kumuyi, on Sunday urged Christians not to attack the president of the country through any means. Mr Kumuyi, who gave the admonition during his sermon at the Deeper Life Bible Church, Headquarters, Gbagada, in Lagos said...

Pope Francis apologised to the Roma people on Sunday for the Roman Catholic Church’s “discrimination” against them as he wrapped up a visit to Romania. Making up around 10 percent of Romania’s 20 million people, many Roma are .. Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World...

Beautiful Nollywood actress and beauty entrepreneur, Nkiru Umeh has slammed women who go baring their body and nudity to show their baby bump after giving birth. According to her, sharing nude pictures in the name of pregnancy photo shoot is … via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2wy3H6J Get...

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has petitioned the.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2wxiEWL Get More Nigeria Political News

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tackled the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidency for allowing the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof Itse Sagay to cast aspersions on the.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2QBz2P4 Get More...

Buhari in Makkah at the opening of #OICMakkahSummit yesterday, lauded the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its engagement of the Islamic Development Bank Group in the.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – http://bit.ly/2Z0GQNp Get More Nigeria Political News

The Bishop of Ondo Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Jude Arogundade has decried the spate of insecurity currently being experience in various parts of the country.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2JRs8VB Get More Nigeria Political News

A member of the House of Representatives, Olajide Olatubosun (APC-Oyo) has said that the National Assembly is faced with “existential threat.” Mr Olatubosun seeks to be the.... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2Ic0b7z Get More Nigeria Political News

Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi and five other players have arrived in Asaba, Delta capital, for preparations for the 2019 AFCON tournament holding in Egypt between June 21 and.... read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2EOdTwy Get More Nigeria Sports News

Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi and five other players have arrived in Asaba, Delta capital, for preparations for the 2019 AFCON tournament holding in Egypt between June 21 and July.... read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – http://bit.ly/2Z31A74 Get More Nigeria Sports News

Nigerian celebrities have all taken to social media to react to Anthony Joshua’s defeat by Mexican underdog, Andy Ruiz in a fight which took place at Madison Square in New York. Recall we reported that the Mexican knocked out Anthony Joshua in the 7th round, to inflict his first … read...