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The Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the ruling of an FCT High Court sentencing former Governor of the... Read more via OluFamous News – https://ift.tt/2JyoZtL Get More Nigeria Political News

Tony Anenih, former national chairman of MKO Abiola’s Social Democratic Party, SDP, has revealed that the late politician begged ex-military... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/2sZHb4y Get More Nigeria Political News

Car giant Volkswagen has been fined €1bn (£880m) by German prosecutors over its diesel emissions scandal. The Braunschweig public prosecutor found... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2y41rrs Get more World News

Last year in March, Truecaller had announced its foray into the digital payments segment in India. Today the company announced a strategic investment.... Read more via TechMoran – https://ift.tt/2HMYtan Get more: Nigeria Business News

The oil and gas industry plays a critical role in Nigeria’s economy. For the government, it is a key source of revenue..... Read more via Nairametrics – https://ift.tt/2JO9j5a Get more: Nigeria Business News

Biographies of every player in all 32 squads in Russia, including caps, goals, nicknames, hobbies and, once the tournament starts, ratings for every performance... Read more via The Guardian – https://ift.tt/2JaZRcG Get More Nigeria Sports News

Peter Nielson, the Dutchman alleged to have murdered his wife and daughter was today docked before a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, but his trial proper will begin October 8th 2018. Nielson is facing a two count charge... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2l6sIjD...

A video recently went viral showing two girls in school uniform fighting during which one lost consciousness. It was later widely rumored online that the student died. But South African authorities … Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2HMhAkZ Get More Nigeria Metro News

The founder of #ENDSARS movement, Sega Awosanya has accused the police of killing a woman's son after she paid the money they demanded for his release. He has sworn to get justice for the poor woman. Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2sU6W7c Get More Nigeria Metro News

Barcelona Superstar, Lionel Messi, has told the club to complete the signing of Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah. Salah has been tipped to head to La Liga... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/2HLy3px Get More Nigeria Sports News

Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, Super Falcons, have qualified for the 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations. The reigning champions of the... Read more via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/2JJ2kr1 Get More Nigeria Sports News

The chariman of a Russian parliamentary committee has urged Russians to abstain from sex with foreign fans arriving for the World Cup. Tamara Pletnyova, who heads the... Read more via Independent News – https://ift.tt/2JCP379 Get More Nigeria Sports News

Former Ghana international, Samuel Osei Kuffour says no African country will reach the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup which kicks off on Thursday, June 14. Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco... Read more via ModernGhana News – https://ift.tt/2JIbT9u Get More Nigeria Sports News

Police in Iganga District are investigating circumstances under which a female police officer collapsed and died in a bar. Ruth Nangobi, 58, attached to... Read more via Daily Monitor – https://ift.tt/2Mp6xli Get More Nigeria Metro News

A Danish man was on Wednesday remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to killing his wife and daughter at their home in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos. Peter Nielsen, 53, appeared in court in the... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2y4NidH Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned one Philemon Gora in a Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly operating a bank without a valid license. Gora was arraigned along with his ... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2LI7ZOk Get More Nigeria...

Another Nigerian man identified as Obazie Sunday has recounted the story of how he returned money that was mistakenly deposited in his bank ... Read more via Naija.ng News – https://ift.tt/2t9oThw Get More Nigeria Metro News

The trial of five persons, implicated in the fraudulent diversion of about $4 million of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Nigeria, began.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2t4mRPp Get More Nigeria Metro News

Project Fame winner Okiemute has just released her first single for 2018 and it’s titled ‘African Wonder‘. The Afrobeat inspired single was produced... Read more via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/2t2cSKA Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Hollywood actress Uzo Aduba has been billed to star in Netflix’s upcoming hip-hop drama series titled “Beats” alongside Anthony Anderson. The series is said to be a coming-of-age drama set in Chicago’s South … Read more via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/2t9oA6m Get more Nigeria...