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As the race for the 9th speakership position of Kwara State House of Assembly hots up, religious leaders in Offa, under the aegis of Offa Muslim and Christian Cleric Council (OMCCC), have called on the leadership of All Progressives Congress(APC) in the state to make use … Read more via...

Mathew Emiohe is a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State and a Board member of the state-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. In this interview with PATRICK ECHOGA, he speaks on the aftermath of the general elections, the horse-trading for leadership of the National...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dele Belgore, standing trial before a Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged N450 million fraud on Friday denied complicity in the crime. Belgore, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Coordinator in Kwara State, told Justice Rilwan Aikawa that...

The Forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Public Relations Officers in the North-East says it supports the South-East’s quest to shift the leadership of the House of Representatives to the zone. The Coordinator of the forum, Mr Aaron Artimas, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday in...

Nigeria would always cooperate with its neighbours and lend a helping hand as necessary, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Receiving the outgoing Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Job Obiang Esono Mbengono, at a farewell audience at State House, Abuja, yesterday, the President said...

Five Africa Cup of Nations facts after draw for 2019 tournament was made in Cairo Friday: -- Egypt will be hosts for a record fifth time. They previously staged the Cup of Nations in 1959, 1974, 1986 and.... read more via Modern Ghana News – http://bit.ly/2IfNkUb Get More Nigeria Sports News

Under the gaze of the Sphinx, a spectacular Africa Cup of Nations draw in Giza on Friday night produced an intriguing set of groups that leave many riddles to be answered.. read more via Modern Ghana News – http://bit.ly/2v50haI Get More Nigeria Sports News

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw for the continent’s top teams has been completed. The draw, which took place behind the famous Giza Pyramids on Friday, had 24 nations assembled.... read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2UhYGsk Get More Nigeria Sports News

Manchester United youngsters, Mason Greenwood and Angel Gomes, have been included in the provisional squad for their Premier League match against West Ham..... read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2UxApUo Get More Nigeria Sports News

A PHOENIX, Durban man, unable to care alone for his “large” bedridden wife, decided the only way out was to kill her. First, he attempted to suffocate her with a pillow. When that failed, he fetched a large kitchen knife and slit her … Read more via IOL section Feed for News –...

RESCUERS at the scene of a fatal auto crash at Moniya, Ibadan, Akinyele Local Government area of Oyo State threatened to attack some officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps for allegedly chasing a commercial Micra car until it crashed, leaving one person dead … Read more via Vanguard News...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described as false, trending social media report of an impending fuel scarcity due to purported refusal by some oil marketers to lift products from depots. The corporation, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday by its Group General Manager...

According to the report, Facebook Inc doubled the money it spent on Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg’s security in 2018 to $22.6 million, a regulatory filing showed on Friday. Zuckerberg drew a base salary of $1 for the past three years, and his “other” compensation was listed at …...

A 12-year-old boy from Meishan, in China’s Sichuan Province, has been hailed as a hero for making it possible for a disabled classmate to move around at school by carrying him on his back for the last six years. When he was only 4-years-old, Zhang Ze was … Read more via Ghana News HomePage...

Suspected Somali Al-Shabaab jihadis kidnapped two Cuban doctors Friday and killed their police protection officer in northeastern Kenya, police said. Police Spokesman Charles Owino said the two doctors and their guard were on the way to work in the town of Mandera when they were attacked...

Awad Ibn Auf, Sudan’s defence minister and leader of the coup that ousted Omar al-Bashir, has stepped down. Mr Ibn Auf announced his decision to step down at a nationwide broadcast on Friday, saying another military general would be in charge of the country. “I hereby announce my resignation...

Kenyan journalist Soni Methu, the former host of CNN’s “Inside Africa,” has died at the age of 34. According to CNN, Soni collapsed suddenly on Thursday in Kenya and died en route to the hospital. And this was confirmed by her sister, Faith Methu, who the cause of death … Read more via...

Top Nigerian female songstress and voice coach Waje is taking back her plans to quit music. The singer in an outburst video said, she was tired of doing music because she lacked the funds for promo and she... Read more via Jaguda.com – http://bit.ly/2P6FNrz Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Controversial music industry personality; Ubi Franklin, is expecting a third child with the third different woman. The former partner and friend of singer; Iyanya, took to his Instagram page to disclose that he would be having a third child very soon.... Read more via TooXclusive –...

Disney's new streaming service, Disney+ is on the way, and with it, a bunch of exciting new content. The entertainment giant just confirmed that there is a Rogue One prequel series in the.... Read more via Konbini Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2GkC6LS Get more Nigeria Entertainment News