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Four of the six zonal vice chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have dissociated themselves from a purported letter allegedly written by them, questioning the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun’s handling of party’s finances. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo; Otumba Henry...

THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Friday, warned that if the raging herdsmen/farmers clash was not urgently addressed, it will grow worse in the future. Ogbeh Ogbeh stated this in Abuja during the submission of report by the Committee on National Conference on...

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is expected to flag off Africa’s anti-corruption war tomorrow (Monday) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Addis Ababa Friday night after...

THE Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Saturday said the leaders of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, were attempting to justify the ungodly killings by herdsmen across the country because they were allegedly complicit in the crime. JNI MEETING: From right: Sultan of Sokoto and...

Former governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to remain committed to the project of chasing out “amateur leaders” currently running the government. He said this in Abia on Friday during a visit to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Lamido, one of the...

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVisitors reveal whether they used the golden toilet New York’s Guggenheim museum has turned down a request from President Donald Trump to borrow Van Gogh’s work for the White House – instead offering him a gold toilet, media reports say...

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MICHAEL AKINOLA Billionaire oil mogul and Aiteo Group boss, Benny Peters has refuted claims that he is one of the financiers of the proposed Third Force, a new political movement been championed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo aimed at replacing the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party...

Nigerian Afropop star, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known by his stage name as D’Banj, shows off his Shaku Shaku dancing steps. Watch video below… via Nairaland – http://ift.tt/2Bx21KN Source: ------------- Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Adewale Adeleke, Nigeria music star, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido’s elder brother, has weighed in on the viral rape accusation Nollywood actress, Dorcas Fapson, made against a Taxify driver. Recall that Dorcas claimed the driver locked her in his car, drove to a random house, then … via...

Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo As part of efforts to ensure smooth implementation of the open grazing prohibition law in Taraba state, governor Darius Ishaku on Friday swore in two Special Advisers on herders and farmers relations. Those sworn in were; Abubakar Zubairu, Special Advisers on Herders...

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has boasted that no government in the history of Nigeria was able to employ over 200,000 graduates at once. Osinbajo said the Muhammadu Buhari-led government was able to break the jinx through its empowerment scheme, as N-Power. The VP made these remarks during a...

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday destroyed illicit drugs worth N1 billion intercepted at various places within Kano city by the state Task Force on Drugs. Ganduje said after setting the drugs ablaze at the NDLEA premises in Kano, that the exercise was a breakthrough in the...

As the debate over cattle colonies rages in Plateau, the chairmen and traditional rulers of Mangu and Bokkos Local Governments have said that no land had been allotted for that purpose. Media reports had quoted Governor Simon Lalong as naming the two areas among places that had offered lands …...

Toni Tones starts the year with a fashion bang as the belle of the ball at the premiere for ‘June’ the movie. The princess ball gown was by ace designer Yemi Shoyemi. via Stella Dimoko Korkus.com – http://ift.tt/2DEumAZ ------------- Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

World-renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie was in Paris on Thursday, Jan 25 for the 2018 edition of the ‘Night Of Ideas’ (Nuit Des Idees) and while there, she schooled an interviewer who made an ignorant comment about Nigeria. Ms. Adichie launched the third Night Of Ideas which held at...

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Veteran rapper, Ruggedman recently revealed the unforgettable thing he did for Ice Prince during an episode of celebrity housemates. Ruggedman revealed that he bought popular musician Ice Prince his first plane ticket to London back in 2010. He said they were meant to shoot a video during the...

Some Nigerians Are just Hearing Her name for the first time,we at metrodailies.com have decided to craft a biography on who she really is.Who Is Dorcas Shola Fapson?AboutActress who is best known for her appearance as Sophie on the UK’s MTV Base seriesShuga. She began her tenure during the...

Press Association via AP Images Tom Cruise is still recovering from his Mission: Impossible ankle injury. This past August, the 55-year-old actor broke his ankle while performing a stunt on the Mission: Impossible 6 set in London. During the scene, Cruise was trying to jump from … via E...