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Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has expressed deep concern and regrets over the violence and undemocratic practices that marred the ward congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State and across the country. Ihedioha said: “The mere...

The Senator representing Southern Kaduna senatorial district, Danjuma Tella La’ah, has accused Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state of promoting hate speech among the good people of the state. He said, ”El-Rufa’i is the devil Kaduna state ever had since the creation of the state. He never...

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is currently meeting with the governorship aspirants of the party in Ekiti State, at the Lagos State government lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi; APC Deputy Chairman...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for investments from global pensions and commercial financiers to help fund the continent’s infrastructure gap of as much as $170 billion annually. Speaking at the launch of the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa yesterday, the...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday boosted the inter-bank Foreign Exchange market with another sum of $210 million. The apex bank again offered the sum of $100 million to authorised dealers in the wholesale segment of the market. The Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) segment...

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, disclosed that it was the Federal Government that is paying subsidy on petrol and not the corporation. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru The NNPC also stated that it spent $396.33 million on Turn Around Maintenance...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to return from North Korea with three American detainees, as well as details of an upcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean official said on Wednesday. A combination … Read more via Reuters –...

David Adeleke stays winning on a steady rapid. The leader of the 30 billion gang (30BG) has closed another big money deal within 24 hours. Earlier today, Davido helped his chef girlfriend Chioma land a multimillion naira cooking TV show. Yet again, OBO recently put his pen down on paper to …...

Meghan Markle’s father has been spotted reading stories about the Royal Wedding in an internet cafe just 10 days before he will walk his daughter down the aisle in the wedding of the year. Thomas Markle, 73, was seen in Rosarito, Mexico surfing the web for … via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s...

The Kaduna State Governor, Mr Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday visited Birnin Gwari, Local Government Area of the state where over 27 people were killed and several others injured by armed bandits on Saturday. Governor El-Rufai who was accompanied by heads of security agencies in the … Read more...

Pastor Chris Mordi on white dress alongside other suspects The face of the 35-year-old pastor, Chris Mordi, of the Miracle of Fires Ministry, Langbasa, Ajah, Lagos State arrested for allegedly propagating hate speech in the state has been revealed. According to the Commissioner of Police in...

Photos have shown the scene of a car accident which happened recently in Lagos state. The lone accident is said to have occurred at Oshodi, opposite LASTMA Office inward Anthony at night yesterday. Local reports show that the car tumbled when the driver lost control of the vehicle … Read...

The police in Niger State have apprehended a 15-year-old housewife, Fatima Adamu, and her ex-lover, Usman Mohammed, of Egbati village in the Agaie Local Government Area of the state for the murder of her daughter identified as Hauwa. Northern City News gathered that Mohammed assisted …...

The Federal Government has said that the December 2018 deadline for the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan railway gauge is not negotiable. Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this yesterday after inspection and meeting with the contractors.............. Read more via The...

The deputy governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola was last night headed for victory in the PDP governorship primaries. Olusola who is the anointed candidate of the outgoing governor garnered 1,191 votes despite the last-minute collaboration of his two major rivals, … Read more via...

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), yesterday told a Federal High Court in Enugu that they were not opposed to the suit challenging the attempt by the National Assembly to re-order the sequence of the 2019 … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

As next year’s presidential poll draws nearer, especially with the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking reelection, Nigeria’s political atmosphere has begun to heat up with other gladiators trying to … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

Mr Cohen President Trump’s long-time personal lawyer and fixer President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer received a payment of $500,000 (£368,000) from a firm tied to a Russian oligarch, US media report. Citing financial records, the reports say a company set up by Michael … Read more via BBC...

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has labelled Liverpool ‘a great team’ ahead of their meeting in the Champions League final Real will aim to win the trophy for the third successive season and … read more via Football365 – https://ift.tt/2rs0ovU Get More Nigeria Sports News

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has met with Nabil Fekir to discuss a summer switch to Anfield, according to reports in France. Fekir has scored 55 goals in 148 appearances since breaking into Lyon’s first-team in 2013 but the 24-year-old … read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2FVDn90 Get...