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The Niger Police Command has apprehended two suspected kidnappers terrorizing the people of Sabon Mariga in Rafi Local Government Area of the state. Operatives, acting on distress calls, nabbed the bandits while they were asking residents to pay N2.5m to a bank account or risk being kidnapped...

The Nigerian Army says it killed 23 Boko Haram members and recovered weapons during its clearance operation in villages in the Lake Chad region. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, who disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri on Tuesday, said many terrorists escaped with...

Daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, Temi Otedola has taken to her Instagram page to share the photo of the brand new whip her father got for her as a graduation gift. Posing by the car for a photo, the lovely showed off the exotic new whip with the … Read more via...

I Am not really good at writing a composition but the whole thing started around last year November when I lost my job at a reputable company, things became really hard that my ex wife started with her attitude, someone I helped through her schooling, even opened a shop … Read more via...

Late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola was arguably the richest Nigerian living in Nigeria with a large share of his businesses situated in the country while he was alive. A brilliant mind with an impeccable CV, Abiola was widely referred to as a tycoon and the biggest philanthropist in...

After the transvestite took to his page to thank the actress for accepting him just the way he is, the latter has replied him too. Apparently, Bobrisky was one of the many guest who graced Tonto Dikeh’s birthday party over the weekend and during the course of the event, the both … via...

The wait is finally over. The moment soccer fans across the world have been waiting for over the last four years is here. The 2018 World Cup begins tomorrow, when Russia host Saudi Arabia in the opening game. The tournament’s first big game sees Portugal play Spain on June … read more via...

An Abuja based businessman, Mallam Abdulhamid Mahmud Zari, has raised the alarm in a petition addressed to the Minister of Justice/ Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami of continued extortion, harassment and intimidation by one Mr Abubakar Aliyu Madaki, a Personal Assistant to …...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian, an economist and the first female Minister of Finance. She served two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria (2003-2006, 2011-2015) under the leadership of president Olusegun Obasanjo and president Umaru Musa Yaradu'a respectively. She was...

The Police in Lagos have arrested a 45-year-old man, who lures minors to his apartment used as illegal blood bank in Shomolu area of Lagos, where he collects their blood and sells to hospitals. It was gathered that at the end of each collection, Achibulu … Read more via Vanguard News –...

Eight people die on Lagos-Ibadan expressway auto crash Eight people died yesterday in an auto crash involving a white Toyota Hiace bus and a blue Mack truck opposite..... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2LHXD15 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; former Interim National Chairman of the ruling party, Chief Bisi Akande and 14 governors have so far endorsed former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for the party’s chair. The endorsement is coming...

The first trailer for Idris Elba‘s directorial debut movie Yardie has been shared online. The film, which was recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is set in Kingston and Hackney during the 1970s and 80s. It focus on the life of … via NME – https://ift.tt/2Llyyc8 Get more...

Kanye West’s latest album Ye was released amongst a storm of controversy (nothing new there) about the rapper’s behaviour, and as you’d expect, many people are looking at the music with the context of everything surrounding it. It turns out that Kanye himself looked at the album through the...

Jose Mourinho has revealed the four teams he believes will reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. In an interview with RT Sport, the Manchester United manager named Portugal, Brazil, Argentina and Germany as his World Cup semi-finalists. … read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2Mkz77a Get...

The Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed what it termed the image rescue effort by President Muhammadu Buhari before Moroccan Prime Minister, Saadeddine Othman, as a poorly packaged deception to sugarcoat his deep-seated disdain for Nigerian youths...... Read more via TODAY.NG –...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday injected 210 million dollars to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the foreign exchange market. The acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr Isaac Okorafor in a statement in Abuja said the bank offered ........... Read more...

LONDON (Reuters) – Tom Cruise has jumped off buildings, slid off skyscrapers and clung onto the outside of a plane during take-off in his roles as action movie hero. Now he can stake a claim to being the first actor to perform a “HALO” skydive on camera: a “high altitude, low … via U.K. –...

Kate Spade’s husband, Andy, has released a personal statement to The New York Times about his wife’s death. Andy, who co-founded Kate’s iconic handbag brand, broke his silence to set the record straight about his wife’s depression and anxiety, which he said she dealt with for many years. He...

Val Kilmer has been criticised for suggesting that Anthony Bourdain was selfish for taking his own life. The TV, literature and food worlds have been left devastated by the passing of TV chef and writer Bourdain, who has died by … via Metro – https://ift.tt/2JyExcU Get more Nigeria...