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RICE farmers under the aegis of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), have contributed about N56.8 million for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. They promised to contribute weekly to fund the President’s campaign. READ MORE HERE

A University Don, Dr Aliyu Abubakar of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has said that the youths account for over 85 per cent of mad people in Nigeria. Abubakar made the remark in … Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2O3UFFD Get More Nigeria Metro News

An Indian family has reportedly called off a wedding over the bride’s addiction to WhatsApp. The groom’s family considered the girl not too good for marriage, news agency ANI reported. According to Amroha Superintendent of Police Vipin Tada, the groom’s family refused to hold the … Read...

President John Magufuli has urged Tanzanian women to "give up contraceptive methods" insisting his country needs more people, local media reported Monday. "You have cattle. You are big farmers. You can feed your children. Why then resort to birth control... Read more via Daily MonitorHome –...

A gang of 13-year-olds allegedly tried to hijack a VW Polo at a Mitchells Plain garage, but the driver opened fire on them and in the process shot a petrol attendant. The drama unfolded at the BP garage in Mitchells Plain along … Read more via IOL section Feed for News –...

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Taraba State says it will adopt the indirect primary for choosing candidates for the 2019 general elections in the state. Addressing journalists in Jalingo on Monday, the state chairman of the party, Mr Abdulmumini Vaki, said the indirect primary has been...

Senate President, Bukola Saraki visited the survivors of today’s horrific gas explosion in Nasarawa State. His thoughts and prayers remain with the families that lost loved ones today. We will continue to support the State Government to ensure the speedy and full recovery of the all the...

Ashafa was accompanied to the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, September 10, 2018, by Party Leaders from Lagos East. Senator Gbenga Ashafa has obtained the senate expression of interest and nomination forms ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries … Read more via...

The disagreement with the All Progressives Congress appears not to have come to an end as the faction of the party in support of Senator Magnus Abe on Monday adopted direct primaries as a form of selecting candidates ahead of the 2019 general election. … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Jonah Jang, says he would not step down for any other aspirant and his party cannot ask him to do so. Jang, who is the senator for Plateau North Senatorial District, was speaking with journalists on Monday at his residence … Read more...

(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis’ top advisers say the Vatican is preparing the “necessary clarifications” about accusations that the pope covered up the sexual misconduct of a now-disgraced American cardinal. Francis’ nine cardinal advisers expressed their “full solidarity” Monday with the pope...

The remains of former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has left Switzerland where he died a few weeks ago, en route to Accra, Ghana. The body is expected to arrive in the country later today for elaborate funeral rites that will precede the burial on Thursday. The … Read more via Ghana...

A Saudi princess has reported the theft of jewellery worth $930,000 from her suite at the Ritz hotel in Paris, a police source said on Monday. The woman, who was not named, said the jewellery was taken on Friday afternoon. The source said there were no signs that the … Read more via...

Three bizarre-looking types of deep sea creatures have been spotted in one of the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean — the Atacama Trench, located up to 7 miles below the … Read more via FOX News – https://ift.tt/2wZWA7C Get more World News

John Legend reached coveted EGOT status when he took home an Emmy as a co-producer for Jesus Christ Superstar Live at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday. Achieving an EGOT is one of the most exclusive honors an entertainer can receive, having won an award at the Emmys, the Grammys, …...

The end of this summer was truly DJ Obi’s, he traveled to three cities in the span of two weeks leaving a trace of him with every set he covered. Obi took his antics to Amsterdam for a few nights and rounded up … via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited Music & Entertainment Website –...

The US Open final umpire whom Serena Williams called “a thief” has been defended by tennis’ governing body. Williams, beaten in straight sets by Naomi Osaka, was docked a... read more via BBC – https://ift.tt/2Mit2XY Get More Nigeria Sports News

England left-back and Manchester United ace Luke Shaw is likely to sit out of the Red Devils next two matches after suffering a concussion during England’s 2-1 defeat to Spain at the Wembley. According to a UK Mirror report, Shaw has returned to Old Trafford, where he will be further assessed...

D’Tigers guard, Ikechukwu Nwamu has set his sight on learning as much as possible from the experienced members of the squad as they prepare for the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers starting on Friday. A member of the 2017 Afrobasket silver medal-winning side while speaking on … read more via...

Serena Williams has always been in the news most times for all the right reasons and going into the final of the 2018 US Open Tennis final to face 20-year-old Japanese star Naomi Osaka everyone thought the stars had aligned and one of the greatest Tennis stars … read more via Nigerian...