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Controversial Nigerian actor Uche Maduagwu in a new post on his social media page, has written on why actress Funke Akindele will never go nude for any photoshoot. Why Funke Akindele will never go nude for any photoshoot – Uche In his post, he wrote that the … via Nigeria News | Laila’s...

US actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty on Monday to racketeering after recruiting women to a cult-like secret society that turned followers into “slaves” branded with the leader’s initials and coerced into having sex. Mack, 36, was arrested a year ago on sex trafficking charges for getting...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has queried the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government and the presidency over alleged ‘unwholesome borrowings’ leading to the escalation of the nation debt stock from N12.12 trillion in 2015 to an overburdening N24.38 trillion in 2018. The...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has warned against imposition of presiding officers on the ninth National Assembly due for inauguration in June. Dogara, who spoke at … Read more via Thisdaylive – http://bit.ly/2U1dVG8 Get More Nigeria Political News

Youth group in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has kicked against the directive of Governor Abiola Ajimobi, that House of Representatives members-elect in the state should support Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, for the position of Speaker, against the wish of the state to … Read...

The Supreme Court said yesterday that it remains a united institution, denying a report that the reported resignation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter … Read more via Thisdaylive – http://bit.ly/2WYUobj Get More Nigeria Political News

ONLY four elected Nigerian leaders have had the opportunity of presenting lists of ministers after re-election. They are Sir AbubakarTafawa Balewa (1912-1966), first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria; President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (1925-2018), President Olusegun Obasanjo (82) and now...

The International Canoe Federation has identified four Para Athletes with the potential to break into the world stage and possibly fly Nigeria’s flag at the Paralympic Games in 2020. The standout performers were selected at the recently concluded Para Canoeing and Rowing National Competition...

Janine Beckie and substitute Sophie Schmidt scored early in the second half to lift Canada to a 2-1 win over Nigeria in a pre-France 2019 FIFA Women World Cup friendly yesterday, reports sportsnet.ca. Jayde Riviere, an 18-year-old from Markham, Ont., making her first start and third appearance...

The minister of state for Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Bawa Bwari stated that the decision to suspend mining activities in Zamfara State though unfortunate had to be taken as a result of the criminal activities by armed bandits ongoing in the area which has claimed many lives. … Read...

University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has won this year’s edition of the Masters’ Round Debate Tournament, the fifth in the series, held at University of Calabar (UNICAL). It had won the fourth edition of the tournament last year at the same university. … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...

A sickened daughter has revealed how her mum kept dead babies hidden in the wardrobe for 20 years – while disguising the smell with air fresheners. Bernadette Quirk wrapped the four tiny newborns in newspaper and stashed them in a red bin – taking it with her every time … Read more via...

Hackers found their way into Apple’s ecosystem, and possibly your phone Cyber criminals have been directing users to download something called Exodus, an app that was actually malware. It allowed access to photos, videos, device IDs, audio recordings, and … Read more via Wired –...

Donald Trump sought to reinstate his controversial family separation policy, clashing with a now departing cabinet member over the issue, according to a new report. The president’s calls to once again systematically separate migrant families — many of them arriving at the nation’s southern …...

Pilots start some new Boeing planes by turning a knob and flipping two switches. The Boeing 737 Max, the newest passenger jet on the market, works differently. Pilots follow roughly the same seven steps used on the first 737 nearly 52 years ago: Shut off the cabin’s … Read more via NYT >...

(Reuters) — Uber expects it will be a long time before one of its biggest investments, self-driving cars, is ready for wide-scale deployment, a senior scientist said on Monday, as the ride-sharing firm gears up to go public. Raquel Urtasun, who is chief scientist at Uber Advanced Technologies...

Young Russian Covers Her Lambo Aventador SV In 2 Million Swarovski Crystals What started life as a very exciting red Lamborghini Aventador SV has been turned into a vulgar head-turning piece of jewelry. That’s not a figure of speech, either: the car has been covered in roughly 2 million …...

Oil held gains near the highest since late October as an escalation of geopolitical conflicts in Libya and Iran belied technical indicators suggesting the rally is overdone. Futures were steady in New York, after gaining 3.7 percent... Read more via Bloomberg – https://bloom.bg/2ImiVTF Get...

Africa’s oil producers will be looking up to Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to help them attract as much as $1 billion they intend to invest in building energy infrastructure across the continent. A statement from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources...

The law firm of Charles Mekwunye and Co has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to immediately stop telecoms firm, MTN from listing it shares on the Nigerian stock market. The post Firm asks SEC to stop MTN from listing … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...