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  1. Nigeria Entertainment News

    Entertainment Yahooboys are African music promoters and influencers – #Dammykrane – Instablog9ja

    Yahooboys are African music promoters and influencers – #Dammykrane via Instablog9ja – http://bit.ly/2VCODTJ Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
  2. Nigeria Entertainment News

    Entertainment Troll lucky to walk away alive after being cornered by #Khloe – Instablog9ja

    Troll lucky to walk away alive after being cornered by #Khloe... via Instablog9ja – http://bit.ly/2DQv4wQ Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
  3. Nigeria Entertainment News

    Entertainment Speed Darlington Calls Obasanjo An International Thief – Nairaland

    Speed Darlington who reacted to a photo of Olusegun Obasanjo in suit at Vietnam, called the former Nigerian President an international thief.... Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2JfTbss Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
  4. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Kidnapping Along Kaduna/Abuja Highway Will Soon Be Over – el-Rufai – Leadership Newspaper

    As part of measures to squarely contain all forms of insecurity in Birnin Gwari local government area and its environs, Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, yesterday, commissioned the 271 Nigerian Air Force detachment in Birnin Gwari..... Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...
  5. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Army Alleges Plot To Scuttle May 29 Inauguration – Leadership Newspaper

    The Nigerian Army has raised the alarm that some mischief-makers are working with some foreigners to derail the democratic process in Nigeria by scuttling the.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2WqcuTE Get More Nigeria Political News
  6. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Presidency mum on Buhari’s return – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Nigeria’s re-elected President Buhari Despite entreaties, the Presidency over the week shrugged prodding to be categorical, just as it kept sealed lips on the scheduled return.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – http://bit.ly/2V2UNYS Get More Nigeria Political News
  7. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Again, EFCC Moves against Bukola Saraki – Thisdaylive Newspaper

    A few days after the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) announced the appointment of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, as its “Ambassador-at-Large”, the Economic and.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2JchoQq Get More Nigeria Political News
  8. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Buhari and Abike Dabiri as Poster Boys for All that is Wrong with Nigeria – Thisdaylive Newspaper

    For Nigeria to grow into a nation that fulfills its destiny as the Giant of Africa and a beacon of hope for the Black world, it is not corruption we have to kill. Corruption is a symptom..... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2V1ZYbg Get More Nigeria Political News
  9. Nigeria Sports News

    Sports David Alaba Reveals Nigeria’s U17 Coaches Demanded Bribes For Him To Play For Golden Eaglets – Sahara Reporters

    Bayern Munich star David Alaba has revealed he was asked to pay a bribe by the Golden Eaglets coaches so he could be selected for the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. Alaba, born in Vienna, Austria, to a Filipino mother and Nigerian father, was eligible to represent the … read more via Sahara...
  10. Nigeria Sports News

    Sports NFF, FIFA Pay Tributes To Nigerian Legend Yekini – Leadership Newspaper

    The Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF) and Federation of International Football Association have paid glowing tribute to the late former Super Eagles forward Rashidi Yekini, Nick named the Goals Father,the late Yekini who is Nigeria’s all time record top scorer with 37 goals in 58 appearances...
  11. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro DSS nabs 59 suspected sex workers in Calabar – The Guardian Nigeria News

    The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested 59 girls, including teenagers suspected to be commercial sex workers in Calabar. The girls were arrested in the wee hours of yesterday, after a secret monitoring on the brothel. Cross River State Director … Read more via The Guardian...
  12. Nigeria World News

    World Nigerian woman, Katung wins Leeds City Council election – The Guardian Nigeria News

    A forty-three year-old Nigerian based in the United Kingdom (UK), Mrs. Abigail Marshall Katung, has won an election to represent Little London and Woodhouse Ward in the 2019 Leeds City Council elections. Mrs. Katung is the wife to the running mate … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...
  13. Nigeria World News

    World The Many Mothers Of Sudan’s Revolution – Leadership Newspaper

    Sudanese women who fought against Khartoum’s militarism for decades laid the foundations for Sudan’s ongoing revolution. By Nisrin Elamin and Tahani Ismail On April 10, the photograph of 22-year-old engineering student Alaa Salah chanting in front of a crowd of protesters went viral, capturing...
  14. Nigeria Business News

    Business MTN Board Appointments Cause a Stir – Thisdaylive

    While welcoming last week’s appointments of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II and another Nigerian, Dr Aisha Abdullahi to the Board of the MTN Group as a good development, certain segments of the country have argued that it does not reflect the federal character principle. Specifically, …...
  15. Nigeria Sports News

    Sports Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool: Divock Origi’s late winner ensures title race goes to last day – BBC Sport

    Divock Origi’s late winner sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League with victory at Newcastle United to put the pressure back on Manchester City and ensure the title race will go to the final … read more via BBC Sport – https://bbc.in/2IZPkjV Get More Nigeria Sports News
  16. Nigeria World News

    World Donald Trump spent Saturday retweeting far-right personalities. Then he told them they’re right. – Vox

    President Donald Trump seemed to spend a lot of time Saturday morning on Twitter, retweeting Islamophobic content, as well as sharing tweets defending far-right activists recently banned from Facebook. The president retweeted a video from Deep State Exposed, an alt-right account that contains...
  17. Nigeria World News

    World Wrongly convicted man faces new rape charge – BBC News

    A man whose rape conviction was quashed after he had served 30 years in jail has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman this year, reports say. George Perrot, 50, … Read more via BBC News – https://bbc.in/2VOeGXO Get more World News
  18. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Falana: APC Govt Has Turned Nigeria to Banana Republic – Thisdaylive

    A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana at the weekend said President Muhammadu Buhari had turned Nigeria into a banana republic, citing prevailing cases of banditry, insurgency and violence that … Read more via Thisdaylive – http://bit.ly/2DOzKmR Get More Nigeria Political News
  19. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Nigeria: FEC approves N169.74b for 10 road projects – WorldStage

    Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N169.74 billion for award of contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of 10 roads across the country. Mr Hakeem Bello, the Special Adviser to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing on Communication who disclosed this in …...
  20. Nigeria Sports News

    Sports First Finisher Maximum Security Is Disqualified; Country House, a 65-1 Long Shot, Declared Kentucky Derby Winner – Bloomberg

    Louisville, Ky. (AP) -- The Latest on Saturday's 145th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Country House's stunning victory in the Kentucky Derby paid off big as a 65-1 long shot. read more via Bloomberg – https://bloom.bg/2VQIN1a --------------- Get More Nigeria...
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