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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will get N714m ($2m) from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for participating and coming third at the recently concluded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Nigeria finished third after beating Tunisia 1-0 in the third-place game to win the bronze...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Army Secretary Mark Esper as Secretary of Defence, who will fill a key post in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The bipartisan 90 to 8 votes confirmed the nomination of Mr Esper, who has served as defense chief in an acting capacity … Read more via...

Following his painful death, the body of Precious Owolabi has left the morgue where the NYSC DG paid his last respect. It was a painful sight to behold as the body of Precious Owolabi, a member of the... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2SwouSi Get More Nigeria Metro News

Revered Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana has cleared the air, insisting that he is not holding brief for Mr Timi and Mrs Busola Dakolo.... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2XXyrOJ Get More Nigeria Metro News

Nigerian Billionaire, Femi Otedola took to instagram to show off his massive office after returning to Nigeria following a vacation.... Read more via YabaLeftOnline – https://ift.tt/2M8KKAL Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained a hold in Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 13.50%. Also, other parameters such as CRR, Liquidity ratio, and asymmetric corridor were equally held constant.... Read more via Nairametrics –...

Nigerians on Twitter are reacting to the list of ministerial nominees President Buhari sent to the Senate for confirmation and there are divergent views on the list..… Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2Yec3f8 Get More Nigeria Political News

Shock and and bewilderment was on the faces of many on Tuesday as former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode failed to make the ministerial list of President Muhammadu Buhari..... Read more via Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2y35YYj Get More Nigeria Political News

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will get N714m ($2m) from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for participating and coming third at the recently... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2JM2ss2 Get More Nigeria Sports News

The German tactician is now confident enough, to agree such terms with the NFF going forward. Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has pointed out two occasions he could... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2Yh6mgM Get More Nigeria Sports News

An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on social media, Lauretta Onochie, has alleged that the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly called Shi’ites are receiving funding from Iran..... Read more via Legit Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2Lzrqgk Get More Nigeria Metro News

The members of the deadly Boko Haram sect have reportedly kidnapped as many as five women in Borno state..... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2OeJKgQ Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Senate has decided to postpone its annual recess in order to screen President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees. The lawmakers had planned to embark on the vacation on Thursday..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2M6vynz Get More Nigeria Political News

Some women’s rights advocates have criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to fulfill his promise of 35 per cent female representation on his list of ministerial nominees..... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/30XHhZX Get More Nigeria Metro News

Big Brother Naija housemate, Tuoyo who was evicted on Sunday has begun his media rounds and this morning, during his stop at Beat FM, he was filmed giving a lap dance to female OAP, Nadine.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2OeI4UU Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Tragedy was on Tuesday averted at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos State, as flight B737 aircraft belonging to AirPeace lost one of its front tyres.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2JWSl2y Get More Nigeria Metro News

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated forty three individuals for screening and confirmation as ministers. Here is a tabular representation of ministers who returned and those who didn’t and their states..... Read more via Daily Trust – https://ift.tt/2M6O27x Get More Nigeria Metro News

Sounds of gunshots rocked the air as members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) returned to the streets of Abuja on Tuesday. The IMN members, who are demanding the.... Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2XZYg0p Get More Nigeria Metro News

A total of seven women made the 2019 ministerial nominees list of President Muhammadu Buhari. The figure represents 16.3% of the total of 43 nominees.... Read more via Daily Trust – https://ift.tt/2XZATEf Get More Nigeria Political News

Chelsea’s time in Japan came to an end with an encouraging win over Barcelona in Saitama. The Blues turned in an impressive display in an entertaining clash against the.... Read more via Daily Trust – https://ift.tt/2Ygbvtq Get More Nigeria Sports News