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The embattled Governor of Imo State, Governor Anayo Rochas Okorocha, has stated that there would be nothing for South East under President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term. Governor Okorocha, who stated this while addressing newsmen on Tuesday at the Government House Owerri, … Read more via...

Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde, has said he is expecting big things from Lionel Messi, in Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Manchester United. The LaLiga leaders head to Old Trafford for the first....… Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2UJ0L4Z Get More Nigeria...

Four dismissed officers of Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, were, yesterday, arraigned before an Ikeja High Court on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and abuse of office by a public officer.... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2D0NhHN Get More Nigeria Metro News

Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey has revealed how a strict diet and exercise regime, as well as quirky lifestyle habits like hours of meditation each day, has helped him manage stress. The 42-year-old only eats dinner and doesn’t eat at all on weekends. Jack also doesn’t … Read more via Nigeria...

There will be no triumphant comeback for the Auburn gymnast who broke both of her legs during a floor routine at the NCAA Regional Semifinals. Samantha Cerio says she's retiring from the sport.... Read more via Ladun Liadi’s Blog – http://bit.ly/2IjTu57 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Three journalists; former General Manager of the Nigeria Chronicle, Unimke Nawa, an online Editor of the same establishment, Mr Steven Onoh and the Director of News, Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC), Comrade Ndoma Akpet have been reported dead.... Read more via Daily Post...

The capital of Yobe State, Damaturu, is currently under attack by Boko Haram insurgents, Daily Trust reports. Resident of Maisandari area, an outskirt of Damaturu, said the attackers came through the eastern part of the town and started shooting sporadically.... Read more via Naijaloaded –...

The naira yesterday appreciated to N360.55 per dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window even as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) injected N210 million into the inter-bank foreign exchange market.... Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2KmWIHv Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) generated about N91 billion premium from deposit money banks (DMBs) in the 2018 fiscal year.... Read more via Newtelegraph – http://bit.ly/2UIZAT8 Get more: Nigeria Business News

Demmie Vee has prostrated for Kizz Daniel following allegations of fraud and forgery he levelled against the singer over the weekend. Kizz Daniel just posted a video on his Instagram page, few minutes ago showing were the “Tiff” singer is seen prostrating right in front of him to apologize for...

THR is reporting that Camila Cabello is set to make her feature acting debut. According to the media house, the Grammy-nominated singer will team with Kay Cannon, the director of Blockers, for a new retelling of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. ... via Olisa.tv – http://bit.ly/2UtYjjk...

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has accused the governor-elect of the state, Emeka Ihedioha, of impersonating him. In a statement yesterday by Okorocha’s Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, the governor was irked by the recent actions of Ihedioha, reminding … Read more via The...

Today is the 25th anniversary of Nigeria's victory at the 1994 African Nations Cup in Tunisia. The Super Eagles teams of the 1990s (1993-1996) are seen as the most successful set of Super Eagles ever.... Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2Ups8l6 Get More Nigeria Sports News

Nigeria’s rising star, Samuel Chukwueze has opened up on his invitation to the National U-20 camp ahead of June FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, insisting he wants to play and help the country lift the trophy for the first time..... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2InAJxF...

Former Super Eagles winger, Finidi George, has told Coach Gernot Rohr not to make the mistake of going to the Africa Cup of Nations without team’s skipper Mikel Obi. Finidi who was in Lagos last weekend for the... Read more via Newtelegraph – http://bit.ly/2G6ulbl Get More Nigeria Sports News

A 27-year-old Islamic cleric, Alfa Abdulrasheed Mukaila, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a 15-year-old physically challenged girl inside a Mosque at Ilasamaja. The suspect allegedly committed the act, last week Monday, and went into hiding as soon as...

This is quite sad. A 200 Level student at Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Habibu Abubakar Nakasari, has lost his two hands as some men attempted to dispossess him of his motorcycle. Habibu, who is studying English Language, suffered the attack in the early hours of Sunday. The...

The former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has tendered a record of account of the spending of the N400 million, for which he is standing trial before Justice Okon Abang, of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The court admitted the record …...

A World Bank report called the “Nigeria Biannual Economic Update” for 2018, which was released on Monday and obtained by THISDAY yesterday in Abuja disclosed that Nigeria spent N731 billion to subsidise petrol consumption in the year under … Read more via Thisdaylive – http://bit.ly/2U3EeLL...

President Trump repeated a false claim to reporters Tuesday, wrongly blaming the Obama administration for instituting a policy in which children were separated from their parents at the Southern border.... Read more via Npr News – https://n.pr/2P00k11 Get more World News