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Kayode Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has emerged winner of the governorship election in Ekiti state. Fayemi defeated Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 12 of the 16 local government areas of the state.... Read more via The ScoopNG –...

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Metropolitan See, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, maintained Saturday that Nigerians had lost confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration.... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2upUzQR Get More Nigeria Political News

The candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, cruised to a convincing win over his closest rival, Professor Kolapo Olusola of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2uzZ2Qx Get More Nigeria Political News

The World Health Organization has recognised “compulsive sexual behaviour” as a mental disorder, but said Saturday it remained unclear if it was an addiction on a par with gambling or drug abuse. The contentious term “sex addiction” has been around for decades but experts disagree over whether...

Justin Bieber has shared a steamy photograph of himself and fiancee Hailey Baldwin just days after confirming their engagement...... via Independent.ie – https://ift.tt/2mgoXZD Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

(CNN) — Fifteen people, including five women, were punished with public caning Friday for violating Sharia law in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province. Two men accused of being gay received 87 lashes each for gay sex, while nine others were sentenced up to 26 lashes for adultery. Four people...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military lifted its restrictions along the Gaza border area on Sunday, indicating it had accepted an Egypt-mediated cease-fire to end an intense, 24-hour round of fighting with Hamas militants that had threatened to devolve into war. ...... Read more via AP News –...

Serena Williams is a lesson in the varieties of strength. There is absolute strength, explosive strength, sustained strength. All of which she has, to one extent or another. And then there is the out-of-category strength it took to return to the top of her profession at 36 years … read more...

Manny Pacquiao is a champion again. The boxing legend picked up his 60th career win and the WBA welterweight title by defeating Lucas Matthysse via TKO – his first stoppage win since 2009 – in Malaysia on Sunday.... read more via USA TODAY – https://ift.tt/2uAq5eb Get More Nigeria Sports News

France and Croatia have reached the World Cup final with a series of fine team performances, entwined with some exemplary individual displays. Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric, Antoine Griezmann and Mario Mandzukic have helped guide … read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2mkucro Get More...

Eden Hazard admitted that he is considering leaving Chelsea this summer in order to pursue “something different” after six years at the Premier League club, fuelling speculation that a move to Real Madrid is on the horizon. Hazard has frequently dropped hints that he is willing to reconsider...

Olivier Giroud has admitted he has been left embarrassed by his own performances at the World Cup, but is confident he can get his first goal of the tournament against Croatia. The Chelsea striker has been guilty … read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2KYFW1h Get More Nigeria Sports News

Ciara left little to the imagination by wearing a sexy dominatrix-inspired outfit! See her black leather ensemble here! We love this look! Ciara posted three sexy pics to her Instagram, and something tells us that her husband Russell Wilson is going to like them. In the the trio of hot …...

Contrary to accepted belief, Nigerian hip hop never died or would only come alive when the top artists – if fame and stature were the main meter of measurement – bothered to spit bars. Traditionalist hip hop continues to be a … via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

After 31 days of heart-thumping action across Russia, it all comes down to this day in Moscow, where Croatia will battle against France for the World Cup, won by Germany four years ago in Brazil..... read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

Three years after he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was yesterday offered apologies for what the party leaders described as “bad conduct and mistreatment of him.” Obasanjo, who was then PDP’s Board of Trustee … Read more via The Guardian...

The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission has shut the Ekiti State Broadcasting Corporation because Governor Ayodele Fayose went on air to declare the PDP candidate as the winner of the governorship election that was held in the state on Saturday. The INEC was still collating results of the …...

The governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Mr Abiodun Aluko, has accused the Ekiti State Government of vote-buying for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prof. Kolapo Olusola. Aluko also accused the All Progressives Congress of openly distributing N5,000 cash to voters to...

A National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in charge of Election Operations and Logistics, Mrs Aminat Zakari, has given the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, 48 hours to apologise publicly to her for accusing her of working with the All Progressives Congress...

The All Progressives Congress candidate in the Ekiti State governorship election, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has won the poll held on Saturday. From the results of the 16 local government areas in the state, Fayemi defeated his closest rival, Prof. Kolapo Olusola … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...