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Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday launched the State Health Insurance Scheme (LSHS). It is designed to give the residents easy access to affordable and quality healthcare services..... Read more via The Nation Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2LqTU9g Get More Nigeria Political News

Senator Buruji Kashamu says he remained the Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that despite the Appeal Court ruling of Tuesday. A three man panel of Ibadan division of Appeal Court headed by.... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2GsHGOp Get More...

FC Barcelona star, Lionel Messi, on Tuesday said he never expected to have such a successful career after receiving his fifth Golden Shoe in Barcelona. He was awarded for being the top goal scorer in Europe, last season..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2T1kJUd More...

An explosion rocked the Abule Egba area of Lagos State Wednesday morning, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Our correspondent gathered that the explosion occurred when suspected vandals broke an oil pipeline in the area, leading to spillage..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria –...

It was mixed performance for the shares of Access Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc on the second trading day at the stock after the confirmation of the business combination by both financial institutions...... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2S9Qla6 Get more: Nigeria...

Senator Buruji Kashamu has reacted to the Court of Appeal ruling which sacked him as the Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In the ruling, the panel, headed by Justice A.B. Bada, set aside the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abeokuta … Read more via...

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has denied being included among Nigerians banned from traveling abroad. The Presidency said yesterday that it has written the National Crime Commission of the United Kingdom UK to assist in the investigation of five senators with properties in the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Amendment Bill 2018. The Preside wrote the Senate on Tuesday to decline assent to the bill passed by the National Assembly and forwarded to him...... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday said killings by herdsmen would continue in the country unless President Buhari is voted out of office in 2019.... Read more via Plus TV Africa – https://ift.tt/2S9fwcT Get More Nigeria Political News

Jose Mourinho’s spokesperson, Eladio Parames, has launched a scathing attack on Manchester United’s executive vice chairman, Ed Woodward. Paremes has a long-standing relationship with the former Manchester United boss and used his column in Portuguese sports publication, Record, to defend him...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks set to replace Jose Mourinho as Manchester United’s interim manager after the club appeared to accidentally announce the appointment on their website. Mourinho was axed on Tuesday after just two-and-half years in charge at.... Read more via Channels Television –...

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its on-going industrial action in the interest of the country. Buhari gave the charge on Tuesday during the 3rd Convocation Ceremony of the..... Read more via YabaLeftOnline –...

Ahead of the Yuletide, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched total war on online fraudsters otherwise known as ‘Yahoo Boys. The operation codenamed ‘Cyber Storm’, will involve EFCC operatives monitoring suspicious transactions especially by youths who cannot explain their...

English Club, Manchester United will hand their midfielder Paul Pogba a fine for posting a ‘disrespectful’ image on social media few minutes after Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager. The French footballer who has had a series of problems with the Portuguese coach posted a smirking photo via...

Reports reaching LailasNews Wednesday morning indicate that there is a fire outbreak at Ebule Egba, due to pipeline vandalism. The Nation reports that some residential and commercial houses were reportedly affected in the fire which began at about 3.30 am on Wednesday, December 19. Vandals …...

A teenager who arranged a kidnap of himself with the aim of diverting his master’s Five hundred thousand naira (N500,000), has been arrested up by police detectives in Ogun State. Also arrested for alleged complicity in the pseudo kidnap saga were two friends of the principal suspect, who...

Access Bank Plc emerged the biggest loser at the end of trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Tuesday as some investors sold off their shares, The Punch reports. The bank recorded a 5.52 per cent decline in its share price as it fell to … Read more via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog –...

Legendary Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has been consulted by the club, as they seek to appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, to replace Jose Mourinho as manager. The UK Independent reports that Ferguson has given his endorsement to the appointment and the club has held advanced talks...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s return bid would receive a hefty financial boost this evening as 12 million farmers that benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme plan … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2A8vCML Get more: Nigeria Business News

After proffering tips, recently on how Nigeria could deploy 5G successfully, the GSM association, GSMA has also released a report which says … Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2Bvo32w Get more: Nigeria Business News