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The Queen and The Prince of Wales on Thursday met with Aisha Buhari and other representatives from all 53 countries of the Commonwealth at a dinner held at Buckingham Palace. See Photos: Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2qNc4bu -- Get More Nigeria Political News

As a mark of honour for Jesus Christ and Good Friday reenactment of his suffering, seven Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, have been nailed to wooden crosses. The demonstration was watched by thousands of spectators but frowned upon by church leaders. Click here to read more

The presidency has said that for the sake of clarity, President Muhammadu Buhari did not invite British model, Naomi Campbell, to any event during his two-day visit to Lagos State. The clarification was conveyed in a tweet by the Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad...

During the live nomination show on Sunday, Ebuka the host had urged the viewers to stay tuned, promising that there would be lots of surprises this week. He said an undisclosed celebrity would be visiting the House during the week. Click here to read more

Argentina announced a $5 million reward Wednesday for information leading to the recovery of the missing submarine San Juan, which disappeared without trace in the South Atlantic in November with the loss of 44 crew. The defense ministry said the reward will be granted “to those persons who …...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed a threat of retaliatory action against two major Asian trading partners, warning of sanctions against China while vowing to revise or scrap a free trade deal with South Korea. Charging that America’s steel and aluminum industries were being...

Twitter users on Monday expressed mixed feelings over the emergence of former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, as the winner of the 2017 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. NAN reports that Johnson-Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, won the $5m Mo Ibrahim award...

The President of the Philippines has reportedly told his soldiers to shoot female rebels directly in the vagina because without their genitals they are ‘useless.’ President Rodrigo Duterte is said to have made the remarks when he was addressing a group of former communist rebels last Wednesday...

Barack and Michelle Obama have unveiled eye-catching new portraits of themselves. The former President and First Lady’s likenesses were revealed at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. on Monday morning. The artists: Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald. AFP photo Mr. Obama...

Google has been fined more than $21 million in India for “search bias” and abuse of its dominant position, competition regulators said Thursday. The US internet giant was deemed to have favoured its own services when customers ran searches according to a report from the Competition Commission of...

A couple with 13 sons is expecting a 14th child in April but waiting until birth to learn the sex. They express hopes the next baby will be a girl. Michigan couple Jay and Kateri Schwandt say adding another child to their large family won’t be too big … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

Lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has lamented the spate of killings by gunmen and herdsmen in parts of Kaduna State. Sani, who raised a point of order at the plenary on ‎Tuesday on attacks on communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of …...

The inadequate supply of electricity is not the reason why the country’s economy is not growing, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said. According to Fashola, experts who attribute the slow growth of Nigeria’s economy to power supply challenges make such arguments...

Eight independent power producers have signed a pact with the Ogun State Government to generate electricity from renewable sources and supply it to different users in the state, AKINPELU DADA writes The issue of epileptic power supply to Ogun State may soon be over if the Light-up Ogun...

The police in Anambra State on Tuesday arrested two suspects who allegedly used abducted children for alms begging in Onitsha. The suspects, the police said, made N25,000 daily from the act. READ ALSO: Nigerian man, Okeke, buys Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Bugatti for $2.5m The suspects were...

The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said on Monday that troops had not been deployed in Benue and other states as was recommended by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo committee on herdsmen crisis. The Defence Director of Information, Brig-Gen John Agim, said the police were on … via Punch...

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said it will host a stakeholders’ session for the presentation of findings on the cost-based study for the determination of mobile voice termination rates in Nigeria. The NCC said in a statement that the stakeholders’ forum had been scheduled to hold on...

A dog walker has relived the terrifying moment he tried to stop a student’s ex-boyfriend from killing her as he stabbed her 75 times. Benjamin Morton told Maidstone Crown Court there was so much blood that the killer’s leg literally slipped out of his hands as he tried to stop … via Punch...

As an artiste, you would know you have ‘arrived’ if you have good relationship with the President of your country, but when you know 13 presidents from around the world, then you know that you are on another level. No doubt music star, Davido, is one of the most influential … via Punch...

The Oando Shareholders Solidarity Group has said the intervention of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, in the face-off between the company and one of its aggrieved shareholders cannot stop a forensic audit planned by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Coordinator, OSSG, Clement...