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The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has advised the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai to permanently relocate to the North-East zone, particularly Borno to intensify the fight against insurgency. Speaking through one...

First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday said it was high time women stopped talking and moved into action to curb women disparity in politics..... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2KGYQcp Get More Nigeria Metro News

To ensure the safety of passengers, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has released a list of items which are not allowed on a plane nor allowed anywhere close to the airport. The list included items such as Guns and firearms, tools, sporting object, disabling chemicals etc. …...

Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the country’s transition to democracy since 2011, was taken to a military hospital on Thursday after suffering a “severe health crisis”, the presidency said..... Read more via Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2XvEqtb...

Bet9ja, a sports betting firm, is planning to venture into lottery business, a source familiar with the discussions told Business Insider SSA by Pulse. Unlike sports betting where participants predict results and.... Read more via Pulse Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2X97BTk Get more: Nigeria...

It is now slightly easier to opt out of Google’s panopticon, with the introduction of new controls from the search engine to automatically clear your data after a set period of time.... Read more via The Guardian – https://ift.tt/2X5aYWx Get more World News

“Express yourself, don’t repress yourself/ Express yourself, don’t repress yourself.” The opening lines from Madonna’s song “Human Nature” are pretty simple.... Read more via Time – https://ift.tt/2XceXWb Get more World News

China has unveiled a prototype of a new magnetic levitation (maglev) train designed to reach speeds of up to 600 km/h. Maglev technology uses strong electromagnets which lift and propel the.... Read more via World Economic Forum – https://ift.tt/2XxWjax Get more World News

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate attacks on police in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, killing one police officer and wounding several other people, the government said..... Read more via Reuters – https://ift.tt/2NkyG1i Get more World News

A High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday adjourned for further hearing a suit instituted by the Kano Emirate kingmakers against the State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and seven others..... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2X3Yu1d Get More Nigeria Metro News

Former Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has raised the alarm over plans by known individuals to sponsor a campaign of calumny against him. This is coming as President Muhammadu Buhari looks set to send.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2Xb3kPt Get More Nigeria...

Former governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, has said he only spent N1.2 billion on funeral materials and not N2.3 billion as alleged. Gov. Mohammed Abubakar Speaking through Mukhtar Jibril, his media aide, the former governor said he inherited the practice of buying funeral materials...

A former Russian diplomat, Ednan Agaev, on Wednesday appeared to give evidence before an Italian court in Milan over the controversial Malabu scandal. Mr Agaev, a middleman and defendant in the case, once claimed that former president Goodluck Jonathan allegedly received $200 million in the...

A father in Cross Rivers state has been accused of disfiguring his son’s face with hot knife for stealing meat in a pot of soup. A twitter user narrated the story of how she has been noticing the boy on her street and after interrogating … Read more via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog –...

The World Bank has earmarked about $4 billion for poverty eradication, erosion control, human capital development and health-related issues in the 36 states of the federation.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2Xe46v1 Get more: Nigeria Business News

Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has revealed why Kenneth Omeruo scored from a corner kick in their 1-0 win over Guinea on Wednesday. It was a late goal from Omeruo that secured three points for.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2YdxcH3 Get More Nigeria Sports News

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday released the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results of 3736 candidates after the board had invited them.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2KEViHI Get More Nigeria Metro News

GENERAL Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, has donated N10 million to the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State, for the construction of a new architecture department.... more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2NhWV09 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Nigerian Army wednesday said it has contained the activities of bandits rampaging in some parts of the country by neutralising their operations in Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2LgGLSa Get More Nigeria Metro News

The federal government in collaboration with global ICT firm, Huawei Technologies, has commenced the second phase of training for 1000 civil servants on Information Communication Technology (ICT) for change programme...... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2Xy1uHM Get More...