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The Association of Local Governments Of Nigeria (ALGON) has honoured four serving state governors across the country, including Jigawa State Governor Badaru Abubakar, who bagged the Best Governor in Infrastructure Provision award. He was also singled out for … Read more via The Guardian...

Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mary Uduk has tasked MTN Group on official filing of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) prospectus to the commission. Uduk, while reacting further over recent media reports that MTN Nigeria is good … Read more via The...

The 13-man International Jury of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, has arrived in Lagos, on Wednesday, ahead of a week-long adjudication process following the closing of entries where... via Newtelegraph – https://ift.tt/2MjzGks Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Notable Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has showered praise on director and producer, Kunle Afolayan, for “pushing” her beyond routine limits during the shooting of Roti, a Nollywood movie shot earlier this year. The commendation became necessary after Henshaw’s performance in the movie...

That Chris Alvin Sunday, aka Krizbeatz, is one of the hottest music producers in the land is not in doubt. Having worked with Drake, Omarion, Wizkid, Tekno, Davido and a host of others in the last few years, he stands out as he told ADEDAYO ODULAJA in this interview. How … via...

Falz who had reacted to the NBC ban on his song ‘This is Nigeria’ which they say contains vulgar words, has threatened to sue the agency a day after he shared a letter which revealed that a Radio Station in Jos was fined for playing the song. … via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog –...

Juliana Olayode a.k.a Toyo Baby, who during the week announced that her parents who had been separated for 17 years are back together, has recounted the challenges she faced throughout the period. According to Juliana Olayode, the reconciliation of their separated parents started after her...

A man, Ajape Abiola Akeem, a.k.a. ´No Case’ who was arrested in connection with the death of a man from a rival group over leadership tussle has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court. The accused was dragged before the court on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy … Read...

The Lagos State Environmental Task Force has arrested about 210 miscreants and street urchins across the state, and impounded no fewer than 125 motorcycles around Iludun Town, New Oko-oba area of Agege. Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Task Force, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, said in a statement...

Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have been defrauded of thousands of Saudi Riyal by unidentified expatriates while attempting to fix gold and silver teeth for them during hajj. Although not … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2MhkQeA Get...

Two of the eight recovered bodies out of the nine National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members who drowned at Mayo-Selbe river in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba state have been taken to Anambra … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2vYKlHl Get More Nigeria Metro News

Hundreds of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State have announced their defection from the ruling party to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), saying they left because of political patronage. A Chieftain of the party, Chief Osamede Adun, the Aiyobahan of Bénin … Read more via...

A former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi on Friday in Enugu, accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government of being highly corrupt, insisting that the extent of corruption in the system will be … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2P2gyq2 Get More Nigeria...

About 435,458 uncollected Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) are currently at the 27offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), domiciled at the various 27 Local Councils of Imo State. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Francis Chukwuemeka Ezeonu, disclosed this...

Kaduna The Former Military Administrator of Kaduna State, Col Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (Rtd) has called for thorough investigation of the dismissed Director General of Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Daura, as he ran a government within Nigerian government and caused previous...

The Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna state House of Assembly, Hon. John Audu Kwaturu, representing Kachia state constituency has resigned from the All Progressive Congress and pitched camp with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party..... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2ns2c5x Get...

Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN) has lamented that this season alone, its members in the country lost N10 billion due to poor market and lack of guaranteed off-takers. The association’s Secretary General, Mr. Sani Danladi-Yadakwari stated this in Kano, where he called on …...

The oil refinery being built in Lagos by Dangote Group is unlikely to start production until 2022, two years later than the target date. Reuters quoted sources with direct knowledge of the matter as saying this in a report on Friday. The 650,000 barrel per day … Read more via Punch...