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Singapore – U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a “comprehensive” document following a historic summit aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. There were mo immediate details on the contents of the document. Although the breakthrough made at …...

(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A man who police say shot an officer before barricading himself in a Florida apartment killed the four children he had been holding hostage before killing himself, police said Monday. Orlando police Chief John Mina said at a press conference just before midnight that the...

Nigeria’s oil exports are expected to fall in July to 1.43 million barrels per day (bpd), according to the loading plans, the lowest level so far this year. This is coming as loadings of … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2MiQjde Get more: Nigeria Business News

Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday signed three agreements, which included a regional gas pipeline that will see Nigeria providing gas to countries in West Africa sub-region that extend to Morocco and Europe. This information is contained in a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the...

The African Export-Import Bank says it approved a total of $17 billion financing for Nigerian entities between its commencement of operations in 1994 and last December. The President of the bank, Dr. Benedict Oramah, disclosed at the weekend when he led an Afreximbank delegation on a visit to...

Nollywood actor and rapper, Charles Okocha popularly known as Igwe 2pac took to his Instagram page to call out SARZ. The rapper shares the below photo with caption saying… FUCK SARS SHIT IS NOW GETTING OUT OF HAND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH The post Fuck Sars Shit Is Now … via Nollyzone News » Feed...

It was a moment that few would have foreseen at the end of 2017, a year in which Washington and Pyongyang traded threats of nuclear war amid repeated North Korean weapons test. The much anticipated summit, the culmination of months of back-room meetings, proved a highly choreographed and...

Zimbabwe’s political parties are now campaigning vigorously ahead of the harmonised elections slated for July 30 with the two main political parties – Zanu-PF and the MDC Alliance –promising to mend the country’s economy, which has been hobbling along on crutches for over a decade … Read...

North Korea and the United States have overcome the obstacles of a difficult history to hold their summit in Singapore, the North’s leader Kim Jong Un said as the unprecedented meeting opened Tuesday. “The way to come to here was not easy,” Kim said, sitting at a table … Read more via...

In what international affairs analysts described as “Landmark Diplomatic Leap Frog,” the maverick United States President, Donald J. Trump and North Korean strongman, Kim Jong Un, meet today in Singapore, in a historic summit. Already, tongues are beginning to wag and palpable anxiety...

England attacking midfielder, Dele Alli, has promised not to fall foul of new FIFA regulations introduced for the World Cup, which allow referees to punish players retrospectively for infringements during a match...... read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2JPFBNj Get More Nigeria...

The Nigeria national team, the Super Eagles, have finally arrived in Russia for the World Cup. The Eagles departed from Austria earlier on Thursday with native attires as they chose to be different from the other..... read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2HF4l5G Get More...

Simon Gerharz, a German football enthusiast has predicted that the Super Eagles of Nigeria are not good enough to go to the second round of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. Gerharz saw the Nigerian team coming third in their group, adding that Croatia … read more via P.M.EXPRESS –...

The Kogi State Government has concluded arrangements to set up 25 centres where interested citizens can watch every match played in Russia 2018 World Cup for free. The viewing centres, one in each federal constituency in the state, will be set up in easily accessible and secure locations …...

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Barrister Solomon Dalung believes the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick and his board members should blame themselves for their current predicament over the Supreme Court verdicts of April 27, 2018. Speaking on radio...

ILORIN—Former lawmakers, on the platform of Kwara State Forum of Ex-Legislators, rose, yesterday, in defense of President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed over an alleged plot to link them to the activities of kidnappers and cultists, who were arrested in …...

ABUJA—THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has explained that the recently conducted police recruitment examination questions were set by its workers who are Christians. JAMB-CBT-Centre The board, however, insisted that contrary to insinuation that Arabic was made compulsory in...

For years now, poverty and squalor have been the companions of the Egbo family from Kpansia in Yenagoa Local Government area of Bayelsa State. But the family believes that, ordinarily, it should have absolutely no … Read more via The Sun News – https://ift.tt/2sXCoAE Get More Nigeria...

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared Tuesday, June 12 ,2018 a public holiday in honour of the winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. In a statement issued on Monday in Ado Ekiti, and signed by his Chief … Read more...

APEX Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday expressed regret over non-inclusion of former election umpire, Humphrey Nwosu in the June 12 honourees’ list … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2l2xzCw Get More Nigeria Political News