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The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the abduction of Bature Mai’unguwa, the Village Head of Labo in Batsari Local Government Area, by unknown gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Gambo Isa, a superintendent of police, confirmed the abduction to journalists on...

A Romanian migrant who arrived in the UK on Friday was jailed on Monday, after spending just three days in the country. Reports have it that the man identified as Leonard-Valter Tudor, 20, went shoplifting in a branch of TK Maxx in Nottingham, just a … Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s...

President Muhammadu Buhari says most instances of inter-communal and inter-religious strife and violence were and are still being sponsored or incited by ethnic, political or religious leaders. … Read more via Daily Trust – http://bit.ly/2WyLkJt Get More Nigeria Political News

Former Ivory Coast and Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue,, has narrated his struggles with mental health after his suspension by FIFA. The 36-year-old opened up on French television about his battle with.... read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2Wx0Gyj Get More Nigeria Sports News

Troops of 121 Battalion in conjunction with hunters have neutralized one terrorist in an ambush and also rescued 2 women with 6 children in Borno State. In a statement released Tuesday by.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2KdclRa Get More Nigeria Metro News

New report claims Prince Harry had a brief romance with a model after he met Meghan Markle. In a book writen by Angela Levin titled ‘Harry: Conversations with the Prince’, it was revealed that the Duke of Sussex and the former Burberry model Sarah Ann Macklin crossed paths at … Read more...

WASHINGTON – If the 2020 election was held this week, a new poll suggests President Donald Trump would likely lose to several top Democratic presidential candidates, including former Vice President Joe Biden. According to a new national Quinnipiac poll, Biden holds a 13 percentage-point lead...

Ahmad Lawan was elected and sworn in as the Senate president of Nigeria on Tuesday, June 11 when the Ninth National Assembly was inaugurated with 79 votes to beat Senator Ali Ndume with 28 votes. Here are seven quick facts to know about him.... Read more via 360Nobs.com –...

Mr Yakubu Dogara, immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, has congratulated Sen. Ahmad Lawan and Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila on their election as Senate President and Speaker of the 9th Senate and 9th House of Representatives respectively. Dogara also felicitated … Read more via...

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has appraised Nigeria’s democratic evolution, saying as important as it is, May 29 does not carry the weight of significance that June 12 carries in the country’s democratic sojourn. … Read more via P.M. News –...

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said all the people that went against the Party’s wish in Senate president and Speakership elections will have to answer for their sins. Speaking on Tuesday after voting had ended in the National Assembly, he said: “We...

Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza, the woman who has accused Brazilian football star Neymar of raping her in a Paris hotel has been dropped by a third lawyer..... read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/2XEkcdx Get More Nigeria Sports News

The post Lady recounts how her 5-month-old was resurrected through prayers.... Read more via Instablog9ja – http://bit.ly/2X8sywR Get More Nigeria Metro News

A 41-year-old man, Sunday Ngwu, has been arrested by Anambra State police command for allegedly beating his wife, Amara, to death on Ikwo Street, Ibollo, Awada.... Read more via Instablog9ja – http://bit.ly/2WEw02J Get More Nigeria Metro News

At least 20 have been injured in an armed bandit attack in Kuta in Shiroro local government area in Niger state on Monday night. The bandits, whose number could not … Read more via NaijaGists.com – http://bit.ly/2WADO5L Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that Nigeria currency (Naira) exchange rate is now floated, which implies that the Naira exchange rate will now be fully determined by market forces of demand and supply. According to the information obtained on the CBN website, the exchange rate...

Nigeria Central Bank Says Naira Exchange Rate Is Market Driven Bloomberg The exchange rate of Nigeria’s naira is determined by demand and supply, because the central bank says so..... Read more via “nigeria” – Google News – https://bloom.bg/2R7WHqN Get more: Nigeria Business News

The introduction of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation issued by the National Information Technology Development Agency in January 2019 has created a … Read more via “nigeria” – Google News – http://bit.ly/2WBuKNS Get more: Nigeria Business News

Fitch Ratings, a global ratings agency has stated that Nigeria will continue to experience sluggish recovery following a weak business climate, regulatory uncertainty in the oil sector and tight credit supply which has held back investment. The agency which predicted that the country’s GDP...

After 13 years of extortion, the Nigerian government has abolished container deposit in order to free Nigerian importers from the bondage of foreign shipping lines. It is believed that the new step will stem inflation and reduce cost of shipping.... Read more via Newtelegraph –...