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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office has arrested Ayodele Saheed Olaniyi for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting investors over N343,880,000. Olaniyi’s arrest followed a petition to the EFCC in February this year over which he was.... Read more via Daily Post...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the dignity of public servants, who worked tirelessly and sacrificed for the greatness of Nigeria, will be restored. He assured that the Federal Government will rev up the.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2FFbgfY Get More Nigeria...

Offset is standing by Cardi B amidst the controversy generated when old videos of her admitting to assaulting men resurfaced. Cardi B boasted in the videos that she lures men who want to have sex with her to a hotel room then drugs and robs them.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog –...

OAP Freeze has made fun of Nollywood actress Oge Okoye for visiting Pastor Alph Lukau's church. The actress visited the Alleluia International Ministries church with her daughter last year and they were brought out to the front of the church by the pastor .... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s...

There have been new incidents of kidnapping in Jos, Plateau state capital, with the victims being children between the ages of two and 10 years. Ahmad Salkida, journalist versed in security matters, dislosed this on Wednesday. In a series of tweets, Salkida said unlike Zamfara state where the...

The supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State will hold on Thursday (today) after weeks of litigation process occasioned by a suit instituted by Mustapha Shaba, who is the counsel for the governorship … Read more via Nairaland Forum – https://ift.tt/2V1eXDh Get More Nigeria Metro...

The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has ordered the immediate replacement of the destroyed portrait of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, at the Kano State Government House. It was gathered that Sanusi supported the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate.... Read more...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the rescue of Sheik Ahmed Suleiman, a renowned Islamic cleric and five others, who were kidnapped in Katsina State on March 14. DAILY POST recalls that the Islamic scholar was returning to his base in Kano State, after attending a religious function … Read...

It’s not very often that travelers actually look forward to arriving early to an airport for its amenities, but Singapore’s Changi Airport—with its rooftop swimming.... Read more via Departures – https://ift.tt/2HUZP6N Get more World News

Boeing has issued changes to controversial control systems linked to two fatal crashes of its 737 Max planes in the last five months. But it's still not certain when the planes, that were grounded worldwide this month, will be allowed to fly.... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2uutMm3...

Apple, which changed the world with the iPhone a little over 10 years ago, has been accused of stagnation under Steve Jobs' successor Tim Cook. The newly announced Apple credit card shows that the iPhone-maker is all out of fresh ideas.... Read more via Forbes – https://ift.tt/2FC4jMD Get...

American singer and sister to music icon Toni Braxton, Tamar Braxton, has finally unveiled her Nigerian man. This is coming barely hours after she announced they were over. The singer and mom of one shared a loved up video of them on her IG page with the caption; Verified I … via...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will push for consensus, in the choice of National Assembly leadership, to ensure the election is a mere formality.... Read more via Plus TV Africa – https://ift.tt/2HY32Cn Get More Nigeria Political News

Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, says some states in the country now enjoy “almost 24 hours” of electricity supply. The minister attributed the increase in electricity supply to the increase in transmission capacity.... Read more via Olisa.tv – https://ift.tt/2JMRyo7...

Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol has hit out at Paul Pogba for "custard pieing" Manchester United over his transfer links with Real Madrid .... read more via “real madrid” – Google News – https://ift.tt/2CI4NjT Get More Nigeria Sports News

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a minor thigh injury while on international duty but should not be at risk of missing next month's Champions League quarter-final meeting with Ajax...... read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video – Yahoo! Sports – https://ift.tt/2Fw7OV0 Get...

Byron Denton, a London-based YouTuber known for his channel tbhbyron, started posting edited photos of himself on Instagram in late January. The pictures showed him wearing designer clothing and sitting on a private jet, among other activities you’d expect to see on a celebrity or … Read...

Nigeria is considering an upward review of its infrastructure spending to about thirty billion dollars annually. To this end, a committee to work out modalities to achieve this financial projection.... Read more via Plus TV Africa – https://ift.tt/2HIDWIH Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola(SAN), statement earlier this morning that some cities in Nigeria now enjoy constant power supply has drawn reactions from Nigerians..... Read more via INFORMATION NIGERIA – https://ift.tt/2UaW1F7 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The number of BVN-linked accounts in Nigeria rose to 37.2 million as at March 24 this year, New Telegraph has learnt. This showed that about 400 accounts were linked in the last one month as the figure stood at 36.8 million last February. However, based … Read more via Newtelegraph –...