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    World By planning his funeral rites to exclude Trump, McCain will be making an unmistakable posthumous statement – CNN

    Days of mourning for the Arizona senator, including a lying-in-state in the Capitol Rotunda and the pomp of a service in Washington’s National Cathedral, are certain to become about more than simply honoring a singular political leader and national hero. In Washington, even death is...
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    World Politics: North Korea’s state newspaper claims the US is secretly plotting to ‘unleash a war’ while continuing to negotiate - Pulse Ng

    Sunday's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, the official mouthpiece of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea, called out what it claims were US military movements in the region as practice for a potential invasion of Pyongyang. North Korean state media has accused the US … Read more via pulse.ng –...
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    Business Moody’s: US-China Trade Tensions May Hurt Global Growth – Thisdaylive

    The United States trade tensions with China is more likely to deteriorate this year and will dampen global growth in 2019, Moody’s Investors Service, one of the loading global rating agencies have stated in its quarterly Global Macroeconomic Outlook update. “We expect to see more restrictions...
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    Business Seven banks reap N244bn in fees, commission – Newtelegraph

    Predictions that declining yields on securities, coupled with continuing tight conditions in the credit market, would make deposit money banks (DMBs) in the country to increase their focus on other sources of income seem to be coming to pass. Already, seven lenders raked in a total of N244.15...
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    Business Apapa Port Records N57bn Export in Seven Months – Thisdaylive

    The Apapa area command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that a total of 343, 471 metric tons of agricultural products, mineral resources and other exportable products with Free on Board (FOB) value of N57 billion were exported out of Nigeria through the Apapa … Read more via...
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    Business Anchor Insurance Pays N540m Claims To Policyholders – Leadership Newspaper

    Anchor Insurance Company Limited has paid N540.3 million claims to its policyholders who suffered insured risks during its 2017 financial year. The managing director/CEO of the company, Mr. Ebose Augustine, while announcing the approval of the company’s 2017 financial account by the National...
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    Business How hotels, offices flout physical planning regulations – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Consumed with the quest for economic gains, many investors in the hospitality industry and commercial real estate are adopting laissez-faire attitude to physical planning in the country. Rather than allowing the planning process to take its … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...
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    Entertainment PHOTOS: Tears as Ras Kimono is buried in Asaba – Premium Times Nigeria

    Nigerian Reggae Icon, Ras Kimono, has been buried in his hometown, Onicha-Olona, in Aniocha North, Delta State. COSON’s Head, Corporate Affairs, Chibueze Okereke, confirmed he was buried at 3.20 p.m. on Saturday... via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2P4eE7g Get more Nigeria...
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    Entertainment Cardi B shares raunchy video of Offset touching her private part – Laila’s Blog

    Cardi B, whose husband Offset shared her nude photo over the weekend, is back again with another raunchy video of ... via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2BYnKB4 Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Entertainment Tiwa Savage: Singer pays homage to African icons in style for #TheSavageTour – pulse.ng

    For one night only, the inimitable Tiwa Savage shut down London and she did so in style. Take a look at her stunning tour looks! Tiwa Savage performed for thousands of adoring, screaming fans and supporters at her sold-out #TheSavageTour concert held at Indigo … via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...
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    Sports We’ll decide what’s best for each game – Lopetegui explains Courtois absence – Yahoo! Sports

    Real Madrid head coach Julen Lopetegui said he will decide his goalkeeping situation on a game-by-game basis after star signing Thibaut Courtois was made to wait for his debut again. Courtois swapped Premier League side Chelsea for European champions Madrid in a £35million move … read more...
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    Metro Lagos police boss seeks enhanced collaboration with private security firms – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    In furtherance of his administration’s community policing and safety partnership initiative, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal, has called for greater collaboration between the state police command and private security practitioners in the state. He … Read more via The...
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    Metro Governor Ajimobi promises to help Ayefele rebuild Music House – Naija.ng

    After kings and traditional chiefs were brought in to put an end to the dispute between Governor Abiola Ajimobi and Evangelist Yinka Ayefele, the governor has promised to help rebuild his Music House which was partly demolished recently. The governor made this promise at the 90th birthday...
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    Metro I’ve killed three persons since initiated into cult – Undergraduate – Laila’s Blog

    An undergraduate and cult member, Chijioke Ogbonna, also known as Ogbotiti who was arrested by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2LuyqGM Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro More firms defy pensions’ employee enrolment rules – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Corporate organisations in the Information Technology (IT) and real estate sectors have joined a number of other sector operators to defy the rules of the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014, which mandated them to register their workers under the Contributory Pension … Read more via The Guardian...
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    Metro Human antibody may help in discovery of Ebola virus therapy – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    As the death toll of Ebola Virus (EBOV) increased to 55 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers have intensified efforts to discover treatment against the virus and its related highly pathogenic filoviruses.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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    Politics 2019: Anxiety as NASS meets over N189bn election budget – Newtelegraph

    There is palpable anxiety in the polity as the National Assembly joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) meets today, to continue deliberation on the contentious budget of the electoral umpire for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. The committee had...
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    Politics 2019: APC plots takeover of South-East, South-South – Newtelegraph

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched a major move to take over the South-East and South-South zones in the 2019 general elections even as it continues to woo major political players in both zones into its fold. The game plan of the ruling party is not only to … Read more via...
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    Politics Cross River lawmaker dies, Senator Adeyemi loses wife – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    A member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, representing Ikom II constituency, Simon Nkoro Egbong, has been reported dead. It was gathered that the late Egbong had been battling with a protracted illness that has seen him travelling frequently to … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    Politics ‘I Have Not Defected From PDP’ – Atiku Debunks Rumoured APGA Move – The Trent

    Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President, has said that he is still in the Peoples Democratic Party, urging his followers to disregard a rumor that he has defected to another party. Atiku, who defected from PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2014, but returned to the … Read more...
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