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The academic at the centre of the Facebook data scandal has said the social network is in full-on "PR crisis mode". Aleksandr Kogan's remarks came as he faced a grilling over his role from MPs. The social network was fully aware that its platform "was being mined by thousands of others", he...

The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of 16 people, including two Catholic priests, in fresh attacks on Mbalon community in Gwer Local Government Area. Mr Owoseni Fatai, commissioner, told newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi that unknown gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, opened fire...

Princess Princess Onyejekwe shared photos of herself rocking a seductive outfit with her body spiced up with different paint colours. The pictures have garnered attention from her fans with flirty comments. The idea behind these pictures which have kept her in the news remain unknown...

Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority on Tuesday announced the revocation of the broadcasting license of a local radio station after airing a sermon that was perceived as discriminatory against women. Amazing Grace Christian Radio, which is suspended for 30 days for the sermon, failed to...

An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced the country’s former anti-corruption chief, Hisham Geneina, to five years imprisonment for allegedly insulting the state and military. Mr Genena was arrested in February following incendiary comments he made in a television interview in which he...

The Kaduna State Local Government election scheduled for May 12, 2018 will hold, Chairman KADSIECOM, Dr. Saratu Binta Dikko-Audu, has said.. The office was gutted with fire on Saturday, May 21, 2018, thereby giving room to speculations that the local government election earlier scheduled may be...

The National Committee of Buhari Support Groups (NCBSG) has opened offices in Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Edo states to coordinate the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking during the event which held in Calabar, Cross River, Ibrahim Abu Ibrahim, chairman, NCBSG, said the...

The Peoples Democratic Party has reacted to the just concluded Big Brother Naija show which saw Miracle emerging as the winner. Miracle, one of the 20 housemates who participated in the reality show emerged winner of the N25 million grand prize on Sunday, beating off challenges from … Read...

It seems the days of being in a love filled relationship is over for Nigerian rapper, Yung6ix as he took to his Instalive to disclose that he has given up on love after getting betrayed by his girlfriend. via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2Hod0d7 Get more Nigeria...

A series of high-level meetings, beginning from tomorrow, is taking place across the country, as politicians and other stakeholders fine-tune talks on forming a formidable opposition against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This is notwithstanding some obstacles said to be...

Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in all but two of the six states in the south-south have denied endorsing Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo state, for the chairmanship position of the party. At a press conference on Monday, they said John Oyegun, chairman of the ruling …...

Senator Shehu Sani, a lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has sued Gov. Nasir El-Rufai Kaduna State for N5 billion in a counter-claim libel suit filed at Kaduna State High Court. Governor El-Rufai had filed a N500 million libel suit against the Senator in February over...

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) of planning to rig the 2019 general election with the use of underage voters, manipulation of voters’ data and creation of new polling units. The party also claimed the...

Embattled Senator OvieOmo-Agege may likely lose over N1.75 billion to his suspension by his colleagues in the Red Chambers of the National Assembly. The amount is a summation of the monthly running cost of every serving Senator which the Senate put at N13.5 million. The amount is different …...

The University of Maiduguri on Monday said it produced 78 First Class graduates for the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 academic sessions. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Ibrahim Njodi, made the disclosure at a pre-convocation press conference in Maiduguri. Mr Njodi said 17,895 graduates would...

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike dabiri –Erewa, on Monday described the killing of Clement Nwaogu, another Nigerian in Rustenburg, South Africa as unfortunate. Mrs Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement in Abuja condemned the burning of Mr Nwaogu to …...

Advil, Motrin, Propinal — whatever the brand name, all these versions of ibuprofen sold over the counter are pretty much ubiquitous for an easy ache-and-pain remedy. Part of the reason these drugs are a painkiller of choice is because in low doses, they don’t typically have side effects. Nor...

Some parents of the the abducted Chibok girls were involved in an accident along Song-Yola road in Adamawa, North-east Nigeria. Sources say the parents were on their way to a parents/teachers meeting at the American University of Nigeria Academy in Yola when the incident occurred. Read...

The Presidency has reacted to Miracle emerging winner of this year’s Big Brother Naija reality show. Miracle, one of the 20 housemates, who participated in the reality show, emerged winner of the N25 million grand prize on Sunday, beating off challenges from Cee-C, Tobi, Nina and Alex. The …...

A 50-year-old man, Taiwo Oyelabi, has been arrested for allegedly sleeping with his biological daughter. The suspect, who is currently being detained at the Gender Section of the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2vExHjL Get More Nigeria Metro News