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A 45-year-old lecturer, Aminu Chedi, was on Tuesday brought before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano for allegedly collecting money from students to enable them pass their examination. Chedi, a lecturer at the Kano State Polytechnic, is standing trial for a one-count of collecting...

A panel has recommended disciplinary measures for five officers of the army and the police who were involved in the killing of three policemen and a civilian in Taraba state. The policemen attached to the intelligence response team of the force, on … Read more via Information Nigeria –...

Nigerian singer Maj has reacted to the viral BBC documentary which showed how students are pressurized into sex by lecturers for grades. Reacting to the video, Maj took to her Twitter stating that the lecturers are nothing short of rapists.... via Information Nigeria –...

Nollywood actress and producer Stephanie Okereke has been pictured with a Hollywood actor. The mom of one who is now based in the US was pictured with actor Michael Ealy.... via Information Nigeria – https://ift.tt/310cawq Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Ghanian personality, Efia Odo has joined other social media users in reacting to BBC’s documentary which exposed some lecturers who push their students into having a romantic relationship with them in exchange for grades in Ghana and Nigeria. The Ghanaian actress said that … via Naijaloaded...

The Chairman of Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr Ibrahim Sadiq, says his council has effectively begun the payment of N30,000 minimum wage to its workers from Oct. 4. Sadiq announced this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Abdulmajid Hussain in … Read...

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Finance Bill 2019 he forwarded to the National Assembly, when passed into law, will permit government to raise the country’s Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 to 7.5 per cent. The Nigerian leader disclosed this when he presented the 2020 Appropriation Bill to the...

The Bayelsa State government, on Tuesday, accused the Federal Government of illegally deducting 4% as fuel subsidy from its monthly allocation, which has amounted to over N450 billion in the last 13 years. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Maxwell … Read more via Newtelegraph –...

The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra(MASSOB) has warned the federal government of Nigeria to exclude the South East region from its proposed plan to rebuild toll gates across the country. Speaking via a statement signed by its spokesman, Uchenna Madu, the group …...

Following national discourse on rotational presidency and statements from certain quarters in the north, especially the political elites, fears of a renege on the hitherto, “Gentleman’s Agreement”, seems to be rife. In an exclusive interview with the National President Of The Arewa Youth...

Tammy Abraham has openly confessed that he dream was to represent his country of birth England at topflight level. The Chelsea striker has in the past been lured to switch allegiance to Nigeria, but the 21-year-old opted to join Gareth Southgate's squad when he was called up last week...

Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger last night revealed how he was keen to secure a return to management, reports football.london. Speaking ahead of the annual Nordoff Robbins charity award dinner, where he was named a … read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...

Neymar is a “really good guy” according to Thomas Tuchel – although the Paris Saint-Germain head coach admits such a label might be a hard sell to outsiders. The Brazil star saw his stock tumble with PSG fans as speculation over … read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World...

Asim Omar, a top Al-Qaeda commander has been killed in a joint US-Afghanistan raid. He was killed alongside six of his fellow terrorists during the raid on the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on September 23, Afghanistan’s National Directorate for Security revealed on Tuesday Oct...

Former South African president, late Jacob Zuma’s son who is alleged to have being involved in a number of corrupt practices executed by his father has denied any wrongdoing. Duduzane Zuma was giving evidence for a second day at an inquiry that’s investigating corruption.... Read more via...

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has flayed the paltry contributions of the manufacturing sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). He also advocated urgent steps to reverse the trend if the economy was to make appreciable industrial growth. .... Read...

Nigerian Rapper Sky B Alive Not Dead…Veteran Musician Stages Own Death In Owerri Imo State To Make A Comeback We can authoritatively confirm with you that veteran Nigerian musician Sky B is not dead. The news of his death … via NaijaGists.com – https://ift.tt/2OxqzgM Get more Nigeria...

The ex-beauty queen and mom of three is pictured here rocking matching outfits with her mother.... via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2IuIdhB Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Talk about being at the right place at the right time and this is just one of it. Cindy who is one of ex-housemates of the 2019 edition of the Big Brother Naija reality show turned up at Laura Ikeji’s store to shop with her N100K voucher earlier today, but … via Linda Ikeji’s Blog –...

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Venita Akpofure has clinched a deal as the new Zaron cosmetics ambassador. The mother of two who entered the show after several evictions captured a lot of hearts during her stay on the show.... via Information Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2pQhvt8 Get more...