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There was a time when wooing a woman meant flowers, poetry and chocolate (or, at the very least, a nervously scrawled note with two check boxes: Do you like me? Yes or No). Today the flowers are flame emojis, the check boxes are swipes, and the chocolates don’t fit her … Read more via...

A new national consciousness platform known as Good Governance Ambassadors of Nigeria, GOGAN, aimed to champion the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of 2019 presidential election has emerged. The founder of the organisation, a business mogul, Chief Felix … Read more via...

A chieftain of Accord Party and former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has projected that the 2019 presidential election would be a battle between Senate President Bukola Saraki and President Muhammadu Buhari.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2AlIcLe Get More...

Moist grasses in Ijegba forest led to the widening path towards the amphitheatre where the literary minded secondary students nationwide gathered. It was an intimate gathering- a communal treat with the Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka as the willing host. One of the culinary items for the...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has quipped that one of his “life goals is to make Jose Mourinho smile” after the Manchester United manager suggested Liverpool “had to win the Premier League” this season. Mourinho claimed the Anfield club are “big candidates” for the title having spent £170m on...

Kenya has dropped a sprinter from its team for the African Championships after the athlete failed a dope test. The dope test was conducted by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) at a local meeting. The yet-to-be-named sprinter has been given 21 days … read more via Vanguard News –...

If you value your life, stay away from the Oyo – Ogbomosho highway. Notice I didn’t say “Expressway”. Just stay away, okay? How bad is it? Pretty bad. And I am not talking about bad as in potholes or container-size craters. Those are there too. But I am … Read more via Sahara Reporters –...

At least, six persons were feared dead on Saturday when a passenger boat capsized along the Abonnema-Bakana waterways in Degema, Rivers State. It was gathered that the boat was conveying 25 passengers from Abonnema wharf to Bakana before the accident happened. Though no reason was given …...

One person was reportedly shot, as the celebration of Odun Oba and Olosunta traditional Festivals in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, which, commenced Friday night, turned violent. The Ogoga, Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado’s Odun Oba Festival, which reached its peak yesterday, with paying of homage and...

The lawmaker representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Senator Adesoji Akanbi, tells LEKE BAIYEWU about the defections in the Senate, some senators’ meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, and other issues.... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2LELKwH Get More Nigeria...

Former National Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, speaks to TOBI AWORINDE on his relationship with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the gale of defections hitting the ruling All Progressives Congress Recently, you and some leaders of the PDP met with...

The detained former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), has ruled out the option of filing any contempt suit against the Department of State Services and the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, over his continued detention. SUNDAY PUNCH …...

Report has alleged that there is currently no Commissioner of Police(CP) in Bayelsa state as the ones initially deployed to the state were constantly replaced and subsequently removed without replacement.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2LI71Wa Get More Nigeria Political News

MTN Nigeria says it will start the commercial deployment of 5G technology before 2020. Speaking in Lagos at the ICT CEO forum, the Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Ferdi Moolman, who was represented by the Chief Transformation Officer of the company, Bayo Adekambi, stated that the …...

As the Central Bank of Nigeria begins the implementation of the $2.5bm currency swap agreement, financial experts have said that the deal would rapidly boost Nigeria’s foreign reserves position within the next few weeks. The analysts said this during separate telephone interviews with our...

Oil prices have been projected to hit $120 by the end of this year as they are expected to amass some 40 per cent increase from its recent levels. This is despite the crude losing more than 8 per cent of its prices this … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2OqMAeU Get more: Nigeria...

The Nigerian music industry is littered with the carcasses of one-hit wonders. In this piece, TOFARATI IGE takes a look at some of the artistes who, once upon a time, reigned supreme. Lagbaja No matter how the story of the Nigerian music industry is told, singer, Bisade Ologunde, aka Lagbaja...

Association of Tiv Actors, Nigeria, has petitioned the National Film and Video Censors Board over the movie, ‘Magdalene’ directed by Kenneth Nwawueze for greatly misrepresenting and demonising Tiv culture on Marriage. President of the association, Shimael Peter Akimbo, yesterday, at a press...

The church is in turmoil today. Why is this? The church the body of Christ will never fail; however, when “churches” turn away from God’s Word to chase … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2vfGUeK Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Senate stirred the hornet’s nest when it introduced a bill for the repeal of the Nigeria Press Council Act 1992 as media stakeholders described the lawmakers’ action as repressive, writes Deji Elumoye The controversy surrounding the Nigeria Press Council (NPC) dates back to its...