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Lawmakers from Ghana were on a visit to the National Assembly on Wednesday when the hoodlums invaded the Senate chamber and stole the mace. The Ghanaians, who were also as confused as the Nigerians scampering to safety, watched in amazement. They entered the House and … Read more via Punch...

There is nothing new under the sun. On Wednesday, Ovie Omo-Agege, a senator from Delta state, led some unidentified persons into the upper legislative chamber of the national assembly and the senate’s symbol of authority was carted away in an operation that lasted less than 10 minutes. This...

United States’ President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that his CIA chief has held secret talks with North Korea’s leader in Pyongyang, as the South said it was exploring paths to a peace deal with the nuclear-armed North. Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2J1qYSP Get...

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments that Nigerian youth are lazy is illogical. Omokri said contrary to the president’s comments, young Nigerians are hardworking and enterprising. Read more via TheCable –...

Speaking at Westminster on Wednesday, the president said a lot of the youth just want to sit down and do nothing, banking on the notion that Nigeria is an oil-rich nation Read more via TheCable – https://ift.tt/2qIFkjD -- Get More Nigeria Political News

Lawmakers from Ghana were on a visit to the National Assembly on Wednesday when the hoodlums invaded the Senate chamber and stole the mace. The Ghanaians, who were also as confused as the Nigerians scampering to safety, watched in amazement. Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

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Paul Pogba’s future at Manchester United is far from certain. Manchester United duo Michael Carrick and David De Gea took it upon themselves to speak directly with Paul Pogba this week in a bid to save the Frenchman’s career at the club. Pogba was hooked midway through … Read more via...

It is hard to square a US President bent on protectionism with two institutions that have been a bulwark for free trade for over 70 years. The Bretton Woods institutions, as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are known collectively, were created during the Second World …...

The man behind a suspected “bitcoin heist” in Iceland has escaped imprisonment. An international arrest warrant has been issued for Sindri Thor Stefansson, who allegedly stole 600 computers to mine cryptocurrencies. Police said that Stefansson got out through the window of a low-security prison...

Amazon passes 100 million paid Prime members Jeff Bezos is understandably all sorts of self-congratulatory in the annual shareholder letter Amazon released today. The note is full of all smanner of large numbers, including, perhaps most notably, 100 million. Amazon has exceeded that number of...

Mariah Carey’s former manager has threatened to sue the singer for sexual harassment. Stella Bulochnikov, who was fired by the Touch My Body singer in November, claims Carey "did sexual things" in her presence and would appear naked in front of her – a claim Carey has denied – according to...

A marine biologist turned prostitute has revealed why she’s selling sex to pay off her £20,000 student debt. The British graduate admits she’s "stubbornly defiant" about her right to sell sex and can earn as much as £3,600 a month. Louise, who has a diploma in marine biology, told … Read...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will get married in May 2018. Before he fell for American actress Meghan Markle, Britain’s Prince Harry, 33, had several other girlfriends. Here are some of the women who reportedly had a chance of becoming a princess. Harry met Davy, the Zimbabwean-born daughter...

Senator Tammy Duckworth has said parenthood isn’t just a women’s issue. The US Senate has agreed new rules that allow members to bring infants into the chamber when they vote. The move comes a week after Tammy Duckworth became the first sitting US … Read more via BBC –...

Controversial Big Brother Naija housemate, Cee-C who was the major topic for Nigerians and celebrities across social media platforms yesterday for insulting Tobi, also gave Miracle a share of the drama which unfolded yesterday […] Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog –...

No less than at least 21 people who were headed for a wedding have been killed when their truck flew off a bridge in India. This was revealed by police on Wednesday. The crash is the latest horrific crash on India’s accident-prone roads. … Read more via INFORMATION NIGERIA –...

The Senator representing Lagos West, Solomon Olamilekan was abducted by unknown gunmen at the National Assembly on Thursday. Olamilekan also known as Yayi, was picked up in front of the building housing the two chambers, but he later escaped. An aide of the lawmaker told The Cable … Read...

Trump on North Korea meeting US President Donald Trump says that if his planned talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not fruitful he will "walk out". At a joint news conference, he and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said … Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2HKg44h Get more World News

Manchester United appear to have had their potential home kit for the 2018/19 season leaked once again following the emergence of a video online. The kit was first leaked earlier this month, with the new shirt said to pay homage to United’s ties with the railway industry in the north-west. But...