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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, said the oil and gas sector in Nigeria had witnessed positive transformation since the “Declaration of Cooperation” by OPEC and non-OPEC members. Mr Kachikwu said this in an interview with journalists on the sidelines of the …...

Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi is confident Nigeria will bounce back when they face Iceland in their second Group D game in the 2018 World Cup at the Volgograd Arena Stadium on Friday. Ndidi was one of the most outstanding players … read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most...

The time has come fro Eden Hazard to move on from Chelsea, according to former Belgium assistant manager Vital Borkelmans. The Belgium captain’s future at Stamford Bridge is up in the air at the moment, with links to European champions Real Madrid surfacing once again during the transfer...

Unai Emery has split Arsenal’s fan base by allowing Jack Wilshere to leave the club this summer. Wilshere had been with the Gunners since the age of nine but announced on Tuesday evening that he would be moving on from the Emirates ahead... read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2ymROnO...

Hope rose for improved power supply in the country Tuesday as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said electricity generation and supply have rebounded to 3, 876.9MW after losing 1,087.6 MW to poor gas supply to six of the nation’s thermal stations last Sunday. The … Read more via...

Chancellor of Eastern Mandate Union (EMU), Dr. Arthur Nwankwo, has declared that no amount of force could suppress the Biafra spirit and the urge for self-determination by people of the South East of Nigeria. This is as Nwanwko lamented that the conditions that instigated the civil war …...

Senegal recorded the first African win at the 2018 World Cup when they beat Poland 2-1 on Tuesday thanks to a deflected Thiago Cionek own goal and a terrible error by Polish 'keeper Wojciech Szczesny. West Bromwich Albion midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak got Poland back in the game with...

Dana Air skids of runway while landing in Port Harcourt international Airport READ MORE HERE

A pastor trying to perform some sort of ‘exorcism’ on a mentally challenged woman on the street got more than he bargained for when she turned around and hit him. The video has since gone viral on the internet. Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news http://ift.tt/2GuvFU0 A Get...

Boko Haram jihadists launched an attack on a girls boarding school in Yobe state, northeast Nigeria but the students and teachers fled to safety, witnesses said on Monday. Read more via Naijaloaded – http://ift.tt/2EDMonc Get More Nigeria Metro News

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has opened up on the demolition of a building used by a faction of the APC – According to him, the building was removed for flagrant violations of land use Governor Nasir El-Rufai Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news –...

Senator Sani described Governor El-Rufai as an affliction and a curse to Kaduna state. Senator Shehu Sani has accused Governor Nasir El-Rufai of exhibiting same qualities as Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Nebuchadnezzar. Read more via pulse.ng – http://ift.tt/2HvmOTh -- Get More Nigeria...

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed the charges against a former governor of Enugu state, Chimaroke Nnamani, for lack of "proper charges" before the court. The presiding judge, Chuka Obiozor, said that the affidavit filed by Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking...

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has justified his letter advising President Muhammadu Buhari to order the termination of the charges instituted against the immediate-past AGF, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), and others, in respect of Malabu...

Crimes Commission (EFCC) to ensure that those involved in the Malabu OPL 245 scam are made to face prosecution. Named in the saga are Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, Attorney-General of the Federation under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, and Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Minister of...

The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, in 2017 appropriated and claimed to have spent N65 million on its website. PREMIUM TIMES review of the 2017 budget performance of the OSGF revealed that N65 million was budgeted for the already existing website while the …...

A former governor of Jigawa State and Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant, Sule Lamido, on Saturday kicked off his electioneering campaign by declaring at a rally that he was confident of becoming Nigeria's president after the 2019 general elections. Read more via nigeria –...

Just like a fairy tale, a 25-year-old man, Mr. Chiadi Ezeibekwe, said he impregnated his 17-year-old younger sister. As if that was not enough, he wedded her at a church at their Agba village in Ekwulobia, Anambra State. Agba youths, who saw the marriage as “an abomination,” burnt down the...

The trial of five men who were charged with illegal importation of 661 pump-action guns continued on Monday, with the first defendant, Mahmud Hassan, alleging that the gang paid N1m to security agents to smuggle in the gun consignment at Apapa Port, Lagos. Hassan made the allegation in a video...

The AITEO/Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) awards held in Lagos on Monday with Victor Moses emerging the 2018 Player of Year. Moses edged out Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi and Lobi Stars’ Anthony Okpotu. DAILY POST reports that in attendance were FIFA President, Gianni Infantino and his CAF...