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The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has told workers that going late to work is an act of corruption that must be stopped. Magu made the statement on Friday, February 14, at an anti-corruption walk.... Read more via Legit.ng –...

The Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has emerged the Chairman, South-South Governors’ Forum. Okowa was reportedly selected after elaborate consultations to take over from the outgoing Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, who concluded his two-term in office on Friday...

The national body of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has kicked against the declaration of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Douye Diri as the governor-elect of Bayelsa State by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The party, on Friday, February 14, 2020, rejected...

Brazilian football legend, Pele, has denied reports he is depressed and embarrassed to leave his house due to the state of his health. This comes days after the former Brazil striker’s son Edinho told TV Globo that his father was "embarrassed" to leave home due to his hip … read more via...

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo has given a rare insight into his connection with Nigeria, the country of his parents. Giannis was born and raised in Athens to Nigerian parents Charles and Veronica … read more via Pulse Nigeria – Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2OVhC0c Get More Nigeria Sports News

The Defence Headquarters has condemned a recent report released by Amnesty International (AI) on activities of the Nigerian army in the North-East region..... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/38vJYWS Get More Nigeria Metro News

Following the murder of her son by a hit-and-run driver, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, now spends part of her time controlling traffic. The appeal court judge believed to pencilled as its next president, says many drivers in Nigeria do not understand the rules.... Read more via Legit.ng –...

The Anambra State Police Command have killed three members of a robbery gang and arrested two others in Onitsha. Spokesperson of the Command, SP Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/3bA5VWy Get More Nigeria Metro News

Police have declared a three-day curfew in Bayelsa as violence erupted in Yenagoa following the political development in the oil-rich state. The Commissioner of Police, Uche Anozia, said the curfew would last between... Read more via Plus TV Africa – https://ift.tt/2uLUydz Get More Nigeria...

A fire swept through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, killing 15 children, a local judge told AFP on Friday. The building — which had not been authorized to operate as an orphanage since 2013 — housed about 66 children, said Raymonde Jean Antoine. … Read more...

Ahead of this year’s Gidi Culture Festival (Gidi Fest), billed to open on April 9, organisers have revealed Rema, Flavour and Naira Marley as headliners for the 2020 Edition of the festival. Themed, Bringing it home, for the first time ever, Gidi … via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria...

When news of the death of veteran highlife music don, Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON flew around on Wednesday, 12th February 2020, most African music lovers both old and young who knew him or familiar with his songs cringed. The sad news was … via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2u4R8Cs Get...

Screen diva Omoni Oboli takes time off a rigorous movie shoot to share the secret of her enduring marriage to her super cool husband and father of her lovely children, Nnamdi. The Oboli’s are our pick for Celebrity … via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...

The Alhassan Kwalle-led Kannywood Guild of Artistes has said that it will not ban Kannywood top actress Maryam Booth whose nude video was leaked by her ex-boyfriend on social media and went viral days ago. Although Kwalle noted that the incident was … via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria...

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has asked the governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri, to seize this moment of glory to build bridges of unity by entrenching a culture of love, fairness and justice in the polity. Senator Diri was sworn in as the fifth civilian governor … Read...

The federal government says it is planning to make critical changes on Ogoniland clean up with intent to accelerate the pace of the project. Minister of Environment, Mohammad Abubakar, disclosed this while inspecting some of the 21 remediation sites in Alode, Eleme Local Government Area...

Chief Francis Inegbeniki’s house was recently bombed by suspected political thugs. He is among those that laboured to ensure Governor Godwin Obaseki’s success during the 2016 governorship elections in Edo State, but he is now a top member of the Edo Peoples Movement (EPM).... Read more via...

Edo State Commissioner for Youths, Sports and Special Duties, Hon. Damian Lawani, is the Convener and Leader of the Obaseki Shaibu Movement (OSM). In this Interview with OJIEVA EHIOSUN, he spoke on the Chief Bisi Akande-led reconciliation committee and the need for the All Progressives...

Chief Willy Akinlude is a former chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview, he speaks on the spate of insecurity in the country, the South West security outfit, Amotekun, and the state of the PDP in the state.... Read more via Newtelegraph...

Nigerians and fans across the world hoping to see Manchester United’s deadline day signing, Odion Ighalo, in action against Chelsea on Monday night may have to brace up for the worst. This follows the clarification made on Friday by United’s boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, that he never … read...