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PVC collection yesterday at polling units was quite a debacle as Nigerians have expressed utter displeasure at the level of bribery and corruption etched into collecting their PVC’s at polling units. Plus TV Africa’s correspondent spoke to some... Read more via Plustvafrica News-...

A 23-year-old hairdresser, Opeyemi Adamson, has allegedly killed her neighbour, Taiwo Olowookere, at their house in the Meiran area of Lagos State. Punch Metro gathered that 28-year-old Taiwo lived with the... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2Q32aOE Get More Nigeria Metro News

THE former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has said that Nigerians will soon realise that his former political party has been cursed, now in confusion and urgently needs deliverance. To this end, he called on Nigerians to unanimously...

President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly declared in China, last Sunday, that he believes in the idea of free and fair elections, and that he is committed to this pillar of the democratic process. I don’t expect him to say anything otherwise. On the whole idea of free and.... Read more via...

Yet-to-be-ascertained gunmen have abducted the Parish Priest of Emmanuel Catholic Church, Aragba, Oviri-Okpe, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident occurred less than 24 hours before a Catholic church building collapsed killing a teenager and scores injured at Adagbrasa-Ugolo...

The Global Fire Power (GFP), an institution which ranks the military of different countries, has rated the Nigerian military as the 43rd best in the world, in its 2018 survey. This places Nigeria above 18 European countries... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2NKoRpg Get More...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have to pick its presidential flag bearer in next year’s election from the Northwest geo political zone, The Nation gathered yesterday. With over 18 million eligible voters as at … Read more via Inside Arewa – https://ift.tt/2CmAHV8 Get More Nigeria...

Twenty-eight years after her affair with Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky appears not to have forgiven her former boss. Lewinsky on Monday stormed out of an interview... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2Cgp7Lo Get more World News

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, gave details of how MTN Nigeria Limited and four banks perpetrated the $8.13 billion illegal transactions, using false information and deliberate disregard for the rules.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2CeoCBB...

Members of Aretha Franklin’s family felt the eulogy for the Queen of Soul delivered by a pastor at her funeral last week was “offensive and distasteful”, they said on Monday.... Read more via Reuters News – https://ift.tt/2wDXJRq Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Her fans went wild for her lip kits. And thanks to their purchases, Kylie Jenner is now a multi-millionaire, with money to splurge on the finer things. And the 21-year-old is certainly enjoying her luxury... Read more via Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2ChmxVA Get more Nigeria...

Golden Eaglets’ ambition to return to the summit of cadet football in the continent suffered a delay yesterday following the 2-3 loss to Burkina Faso in their opening game of the Zonal Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Niamey, Niger.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper –...

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday said he regretted not doing much to help the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) win in Lagos State when he had the opportunity in 2003. Mr Abubakar, a PDP presidential aspirant, spoke in Lagos while holding a meeting … Read more via Premium...

Barcelona ace, Lionel Messi has said that Juventus are clear favorites to win this season’s UEFA Champions League now that they have forward, Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo left Madrid as their all-time highest goalscorer to join the Italian giants earlier this summer in a 100-million-euro deal...

Anthony Joshua believes a future world title fight against Deontay Wilder is inevitable after tipping the American to beat Tyson Fury. Joshua would defend his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles against Alexander Povetkin on September 22, while Wilder is due to face Fury for the WBC strap …...

Rafael Nadal is back in the US Open quarterfinals, and he won’t face a rematch of the 2017 final. Instead, it’s a rematch of this year’s French Open final. Nadal beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4 on Sunday at Flushing Meadows..... read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a school Headmaster, one Idoko Nathaniel, aged 50, of Mkpamteulo village, Enugu Ezike community, Igbo-Eze North Council for allegedly defiling four pupils put under his care. Police spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement on Monday, said that...

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Plateau State, on Monday raised alarm that they are dying of hunger and diseases. The alarm was raised through Iliya Makau, Camp Leader, COCIN IDPs camp Heipang, Barkin Local Government Area when members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Plateau...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday arrived in Iwo, Osun State to launch an empowerment programme for 30,000 traders from across the state. The programme tagged ‘Tradermoni’ is an initiative of the Federal Government in collaboration with the Bank of Industry for petty traders. Each of the...

ADEBAYO WAHEED examines the issues surrounding the gubernatorial ambition of the Minister of Communication, Barr. Abdul Raheem Adebayo Shittu, and his chances of becoming the next governor of Oyo State. Ahead of the 2019 governorship election in Oyo state, contenders for the plum seat in the...