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Ubi Franklin is set to be a dad for the third time. The MMMG boss confirmed this after rumours surfaced that his staff, Nicola Siyo, is pregnant with his child... Read more via Olisa.tv – http://bit.ly/2X9ZP7o Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Mavin Records boss, Michael Ajereh popularly known as Don Jazzy, speaks on his marital status. In an exclusive telephone chat with Punch Saturday Beats, the ‘Dorobucci’ crooner noted that though he is in a relationship at the moment, he is not in a hurry to get married.... Read more via...

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has left forward Lionel Messi off his squad for this weekend’s Spanish league match, giving him more rest before the visit of Manchester United. Messi and Sergio Busquets were both dropped by Valverde.... read more via “manchester united” – Google News –...

The Spain international is likely to miss games against Leganes, Athletic Bilbao and Getafe after the club confirmed his latest injury Real Madrid club captain Sergio Ramos has suffered an injury to his left calf muscle, the club officially confirmed on Friday..... read more via “real...

The Federal Government, yesterday, said that drugs were hidden on the body of Kudirat Afolabi, who was executed in Saudi Arabia on April 1. It said Afolabi was among the 20 persons arrested with drugs hidden in their body parts..... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2Dbsd1g...

The ‘Operation Sharan Daji’ unit of the Nigerian Army in Zamfara State revealed yesterday that it had killed no fewer than 35 bandits, arrested 18 and rescued 40 persons abducted by the bandits.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2G8caC6 Get More Nigeria Metro News

In some parts of Lagos, yesterday, marketers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) refused to sell their products to motorists. This situation is said to be because of the increase in the landing cost of the product.... Read more via Nairametrics – http://bit.ly/2X9nB3s Get more: Nigeria Business News

Broadband infrastructure company, MainOne and search engine giant Google, have reportedly spent $20 million to develop terrestrial fibre infrastructure in Edo State, Southern Nigeria.... Read more via Nairametrics – http://bit.ly/2UK5T99 Get more: Nigeria Business News

Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate President, announced the release of the National Assembly’s 2018 budget months after the other arms of government had already had their budgets scrutinised and approved by the legislature.... Read more via Sahara Reporters – http://bit.ly/2UcbMY5 Get More...

The National Assembly has released documents containing its 2018 budget. The Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, released the document yesterday on his verified tweeter handle.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – http://bit.ly/2P8sHKm Get More Nigeria Political News

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has fired back at the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing the party of embarking on “systematic and violent looting” of the state.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – http://bit.ly/2v3GrNm Get More Nigeria Political News

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, filed a petition before an election tribunal sitting in Kano seeking the declaration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as winner of the recently held gubernatorial poll, as null and void.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling says there is no animosity between him and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi following Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final. Forward Messi was left with a bloodied nose after a robust Smalling challenge in the first half of United’s 1-0 … read more via...

Most admission seekers are often times left confused trying to get the reason they were not offered admission to the institution of their choice despite having a very high UTME score. At times, having a high Post-UTME is not a guarantee for admission.... Read more via Naijaloaded –...

A cabbie and some of his passengers lost their lives in an accident that occurred while the car was being chased, this morning in #Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident occurred around Moniya. Eyewitnesses were said to have cornered and flogged the officials before they were rescued by security...

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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), on Thursday, nabbed 34 illegal immigrants for allegedly peddling drugs in Kasarani, Kenya. They included 33 Nigerians and 1 Eritrean who were posing as students from the nearby United States International University (USIU) and...

Pan-African e-commerce platform, Jumia Technologies, has officially announced its listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The listing on the NYSE happened yesterday in New York, USA, with shares beginning trading at $14.50 under ticker symbol JMIA. Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

Comic actor, John Okafor widely known as Mr Ibu, had to make a video recently to debunk a rumour about his health condition after it was reported that he was down with a stroke. The 57-year-old said that it was his sister, who instigated the fake news about his health. He … via Nairaland –...

The head of Sudan military council has stepped down a day after long-time leader Omar al-Bashir was toppled in a coup. Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf announced his decision in a broadcast on state TV on Friday...... Read more via BBC News – https://bbc.in/2UxOXDb Get more World News