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Baring any hitch, President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2020 Appropriation bill to the National Assembly by month-end. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, gave the indication in a statement issued Wednesday by … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

Dino Melaye‘s quest to become the next governor of Kogi state suffered a setback as he was defeated by Engr. Mua Wada, during the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) primaries which held in the state on Wednesday. The controversial lawmaker, shortly after the defeat, was … Read more via...

David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged the winner of the just concluded governorship primary in Bayelsa. He scored 42,138 votes to defeat his closet rival, Diseye Nsirim, who scored 1,533 votes.... Read more via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2NNwtu1...

Former minister of education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili has given reasons for her decision to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa held in South Africa. Ezekwesili, 56, who also previously served as vice-president of the World Bank's Africa division... Read more via Legit.ng –...

A 26-year-old man, Saliu Oladayo, has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend, Confidence Ebere. Oladayo was sentenced to death on Tuesday by an Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure, the state capital.The convict, who stabbed his girlfriend, 19-year-old Ebere to death …...

A 43-year-old U.S. woman was arrested in the boarding area of an airport in the Philippines on Wednesday after hiding a baby boy inside her carry-on bag, Immigration officials said. The suspect was to board her flight to the U.S. when she failed to present the infant’s travel documents, …...

A controversial artwork depicting the Virgin Mary cradling a giant penis has sparked outrage, with religious leaders and politicians calling for it to be taken down. The painting, titled Holy Family by the artist Juan Davila, 73, is currently being showcased in the museum of Griffith...

Airtel Africa, a telecommunications services provider with operations in 14 countries across Africa, has announced the appointment of Ian Ferrao as Regional Director of its East Africa business. Ian Ferrao has more than 12 years of experience in senior management telecommunications roles in...

Orji Uzor Kalu, senate whip, says South African businesses in the country should be shut down if their home government does not stop the killing of Nigerians. The former Abia governor, in a statement Tuesday, described the killing of Nigerians in South Africa as “ill-conceived , disheartening...

Two eye witnesses have revealed what started the Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. According to two eye witness, the Xenophobic attacks in South Africa against Nigerians started after a taxi driver was shot dead by a Tanzanian who was assumed to be a Nigerian. One of the …...

Zambia radio station has reportedly announced it will no longer play South Africa songs henceforth. With the increasing tension following the Xenophobic attacks by citizens of South Africa against citizens of other African countries and their businesses, HOT FM Zambia will no longer play music...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa that started yesterday ,Tuesday, 3rd September in Cape Town, South Africa, has been boycotted by Nigeria due to the xenophobic attacks currently happening in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari,Vice president, Professor Yemi Osibajo along with the...

Tony Elumelu (CON,MON),Nigerian economist, entrepreneur,philanthropist, chairman of Heirs Holdings, and the United Bank for Africa,founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation and one of Forbes Magazines "Africa’s 20 Most Powerful People in 2012" is upset by the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa...

Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Tunde Fowler, told Reuters on Wednesday that over 10 indigenous firms have applied to have their taxes halfed in order to help the country bridge its infrastructure deficit. Fowler said this would initially cause cuts in revenue...

Even with the signing of the Nigerian Oil and Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act of 2010, many Nigerian investors still exploit the old loopholes in the system to take advantage of this law. Many Nigerians still parade foreign-owned companies as local … Read more via The Guardian...

World heavyweight boxing champion, Andy Ruiz Jr. believes he will defeat Anthony Joshua during their rematch in Saudi Arabia scheduled for December... read more via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/30UWwmR Get More Nigeria Sports News

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is far from closing shop on accumulation of awards both home and abroad. The former Real Madrid ace added another feather to his cap after clinching his 10th Portuguese Player of the year award.... read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2ZLmasB Get...

Arsenal legend, Ray Parlour has advised Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham to wait for the opportunity to play for England rather than pledge allegiance to Nigeria. According to a report by talksports.com, 21-year-old Abraham, whose father is Nigerian.... read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...

Michael Eric was the star yesterday as Nigeria fought back from two defeats to record their first victory at the on-going FIBA World Cup 2019, seeing off Korea 108 to 66 in a one-sided Group B match at the Wuhan Sports Center, China ... read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday remanded a woman, who allegedly tortured her daughter to death, in prison custody. The woman, Elizabeth Akinola, had in August maltreated her four-year-old child named Testimony, leading to the death of the …...