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North Korea on Saturday hailed its summit with the South as a “historic meeting” that paved the way for the start of a new era, after the two leaders pledged to pursue denuclearisation and a permanent peace. The official KCNA news agency carried the text of the leaders’ Panmunjom...... Read...

Nollywood veteran actress, Rita Dominic has in light of the controversy trail former housemate, Nina’s love life, dished out a word of advice to the fair skinned beauty. This comes after the 22 year old has concurrently granted interviews about her boyfriend, Collins … via Naijaloaded |...

After a week of controversial Twitter postings, Kanye West has defended his political views in a new song. The track Ye vs. The People sees the star trading lyrics with fellow-rapper T.I., who takes him to task over … Read more via BBC – https://ift.tt/2FouYKX Get more World News

Malawi’s former president, Joyce Banda, returned home on Saturday after four years of self-imposed exile, despite facing the threat of arrest over corruption allegations. Banda, 68, fled the country in 2014 when she lost power after being embroiled in the so-called Cashgate scandal, in which...

Oando has once again boosted shareholders confidence by publishing a N19.8bn profit after tax in its FYE 2017 financial results. Five quarters in a row. The company has sustained its trend of posting positive results. Many would have thought that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s …...

In another episode of things-we-see-on-Nigerian-social-media, a lady has heavily planted her lips on that of her maybe ‘friend’ or ‘partner’. As she celebrated her birthday sometime in March, this Nigerian lady took to her Facebook page to share photos she took … Read more via Naijaloaded...

Zimbabwe has legalised production of cannabis for medicinal or scientific use, according to new regulations seen by AFP Saturday. A statutory instrument entitled Production of Cannabis for Medicinal and Scientific Use Regulations, said prospective producers can apply to the health ministry for...

The President of Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, Alhaji Shettima Yerima, had reacted to the call for same sex marriage made by the British Prime Minister, Theresa May to leaders of Commonwealth nations. The Prime Minister, while speaking at the first … Read more via Naijaloaded |...

Oyo State Government has declared three-day mourning in honour of the late Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Michael Adeyemo. Mr Bolaji Tunji, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Ibadan. … Read more via...

Ali Modu Sheriff Thirty-four State Chairmen of the Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday,formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). They include Sen. Hope Uzodinma, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki and Sen. Teslim Folarin. The News Agency of...

Youths and supporters of both the All Progressive Congress and the People’s Democratic Party have clashed at the Benin Airport over the motion moved by Senator Matthew Urhoghide seeking the invocation of Section 143 of the Nigeria’s Constitution. It took the intervention of the State...

Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution provides 10 clear but tortuous steps on how a senator can be recalled from the Senate. The steps are: 1 More than half of the registered voters in the Senator’s senatorial district write, sign and send a petition to … Read more via Vanguard News –...

The Tiv Area Traditional Council, on Friday, called on President Buhari to declare suspected killer herdsmen as terrorists and treat them accordingly. The council stated that what was happening in the state ought to be condemned by all sane minds, lamenting … Read more via Naijaloaded |...

Yesterday a young lady allegedly ran mad in one of the popular Owerri streets, Ikenegbu to be precise. It was alleged that some men used her for rituals and dropped her at the street along Kilimanjaro fast food and restaurant. She was however seen roaming on the … Read more via Gossip...

A Restaurant owner, 40-years old Emmanuel Igwe was Friday reported to have committed suicide at the Ishieke Campus of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki. The restaurant operator, popularly known as Ezeugo, hailed from Amechi-Idodo in Enugu state. His body was found hanging in one of …...

Following his motion calling for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District of the State, Matthew Urhoghide, PDP, drew the ire of members of his constituency over the matter … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2jehYPd Get...

US President, Donald Trump has said he may travel to Israel next month to open the new US embassy in Jerusalem. The move has caused widespread anger from Palestinian after Trump gave order in that direction few months ago. The Trump … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited...

Cross River governor, Prof Ben Ayade, Thursday, gave reasons why his focus is on the establishment of industries all over the state rather than embarking on other ventures that have less value to the development of the citizenry. Ayade who was speaking at the Cross River Rice city situated …...

A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court Friday ordered the permanent forfeiture of N1,442,384,857 found in the bank accounts of three firms which allegedly impersonated the consultants engaged by the Nigeria Governors Forum to analyse the Paris/London Club loan refunds due to the states. …...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately declare a state of emergency on security in the country, saying the blood of innocent Nigerians were being shed daily without a corresponding action from the Police and … Read more via The Guardian...