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The residents of Kano State were in high spirit last week as the federal government unveiled the erosion and flood control works at Dumbulum, Tsanyawa local government area. The event which witnessed large turnout... Read more via Leadership Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2LQWlVh Get...

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has exonerated himself on the impeachment of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Yusuf Atta. The Governor said he didn’t know anything.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2M2abRn Get More Nigeria Political News

The Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) has declared that Senate President, Bukola Saraki played a major role in ensuring that Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made the list of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers. READ MORE HERE

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress APC has dissolved the Kwara state executive of the party, citing electoral malfeasance in the last ward, local and state congresses READ MORE HERE

Soldiers have reportedly attacked community members in Akwa Ibom state setting houses ablaze over death of their colleague..... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2mXm3ZX Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Kwara Government on Monday presented staff of office and certificates to three upgraded monarchs, promising to accord more recognition to the traditional institution in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and...

Nigerian model, David, who walked down the aisle with her husband, Eric two years ago can’t keep calm because it’s his wedding anniversary. Sharing a photo from their wedding, the Nigerian model wrote; Happy anniversary to my husband... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog –...

The Federal Road Safety Corps has urged members of the driving school profession to be mindful of their responsibility to the society. In a statement issued by Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, gave this admonition while addressing the...

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has described the purported service of impeachment notice on Benue Governor, Dr Samuel Ortom, by eight members of the House of Assembly as “awkward political development’’. Abubakar said that any attempt to disregard the rule of law and the Constitution...

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday countered Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa West), saying there was no time he ever referred to the Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, as a “clown.” Saraki was reacting to the claim by Adamu that the Senate President … Read...

National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC was Monday under siege when scores of Nigerian graduates who are beneficiaries of Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria, YouWin programme staged protest against failure of Federal government to fund the programme. Activities at...

The Bayelsa State Government has received N10.8 billion as allocation from the Federation Account for the month of July, 2018. The Commissioner for Finance, Maxwell Ebibai, said in a statement on Monday that the state earlier received N12.7 billion for June. He said the receipts … Read more...

Chandra Mohan Jain,who was also known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and latterly as Osho, was an indian philosophy lecturer and leader of the Rajneesh movement. His teachings emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage … Read more via www.nairaland.com –...

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have described as “a desecration of the legislative sanctity”, the on-going situation in Benue State in which eight out of the 30 members of the State House of Assembly have commenced...

African Muzik Magazine Awards and Music Festival (AFRIMMA) has released the full nominees list for the 5th edition of the award that celebrates African stars in entertainment and sports. READ MORE HERE

American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur Sean Combs a.k.a Diddy has expressed a desire to come ‘back home’ after meeting Nigerian superstar Ayobami Balogun a.k.a Wizkid. READ MORE HERE

The Iranian rial fell below 100,000 against the US dollar for the first time. US sanctions on Iran go into effect August 6. Follow the rial in real time here. Iran’s currency, the rial, sank to an all-time low over the weekend, falling below 100,000 rials … Read more via Business Insider –...

Bill Gates has held the title of richest person in the world many times since 1995, recently falling to second place behind Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Over the past two decades, Gates and his wife, Melinda, have spent much of their money on charity, … Read more via Business Insider –...

Frustrated with "the divisiveness of this White House", billionaire Charles Koch, whose lucrative network has long funded conservative causes, said he's open to backing Democrats in the midterms. Koch's comments on the upcoming midterm elections this November.... Read more via Business...

Among Harvard students in the Classes of 2014 to 2019, about 50 to 60 students each year were admitted off the "Z-list," Anemona Hartocollis, Amy Harmon, and Mitch Smith at the The New York Times report ..... Read more via Business Insider – https://ift.tt/2Aokr5n Get more World News