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The Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yoruba Land, Iba Gani Adams, on Monday said that the successful implementation of ‘Amotekun’ would attract more investments to the six states in South-West. Adams said this while addressing newsmen on the sideline of a … Read more via Vanguard News –...

BENIN CITY— FOUR persons, including a lady, were, yesterday, set ablaze by a mob in Otuo, Owan East Local Government Area over allegation of kidnapping an SS III female student and killing her for ritual purpose. It was gathered that the victim, a student of … Read more via Vanguard News –...

At least three Mali soldiers were killed and five wounded Sunday in a suspected jihadist attack on an army camp in the far north of the country, the Malian military said. The outpost in Bambara Maoude, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the city of Timbuktu “was … Read more via...

Mo Farah says he has suffered “financially and emotionally” from his association with disgraced coach Alberto Salazar, who is banned from athletics for four years over doping violations. The American coach, who is appealing against his sanction at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, led the …...

About 11,000 athletes and their officials have declared readiness to participate in the forthcoming National Sports Festival billed for Edo 2020. Secretary of Publicity and Communication Sub-Committee, Mr. Ebomhiana Musa disclosed this during a telephone interview with the Chairman of SWAN...

Lionel Messi was in inspirational form as he scored four goals including a first-half hat-trick to lead Barcelona to an easy 5-0 win over Eibar at the end of a difficult week for the club. Messi had gone over a month without a goal in LaLiga before Saturday … read more via Vanguard News –...

Rev. Samuel Adedayo, a cleric at the Evangelical Church Winning All in Ilorin, has admonished young ladies to beware of men who use the name of God to lure them into marriages that is against their will. Adedayo gave the advice at a seminar for singles and the … Read more via Vanguard News...

Jens Nygaard Knudsen, who designed the iconic Lego minifigure with interchangeable legs and torsos, has died while in hospice care from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), his former colleague said Saturday. The 78-year old former designer passed away on Wednesday at a hospice centre where he...

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, weekend, said it has engaged private sector operators to deploy electronic ticketing solution for the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, to cut down on the purchase tickets at train stations.... Read more via Vanguard News –...

The Katsina state branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it facilitated the refund of N82.04 million to customers of commercial banks in the state in 2019, arising from 57 complaints received by the apex bank. Alhaji Dahiru Usman, Controller in charge of CBN Katsina … Read more...

Chief George Moghalu is the immediate past National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Moghalu is, currently, the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA. In this interview, he says his geopolitical zone is not marginalized in President Muhammadu...

DETAILS have emerged of how the bill by two lawmakers in the sixth Delta State House of Assembly to put an end to killings by rogue herdsmen in the state was killed by political forces allegedly in a bid not to pitch Governor Ifeanyi Okowa … Read more via Vanguard News –...

Only a few would have expected that it was going to be one-sided, Tyson Fury was headstrong, only a knockout would do it for him against Bomber, Deontey Wilder, He kept his promises. Talking about promises, it looks like the Gypsy King knows how to keep … read more via Vanguard News –...

Defeated champion, Deontay Wilder, has congratulated the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury, after he was knocked out in Round 7 of the much-anticipated bout. Wilder, furious with his corner for throwing in the towel, saying he was a warrior and would have preferred to fight on even though he … read...

I have a story to tell the North. I hope it receives it in good faith. I love the North. So I have decided to tell the North how his brother the South truly feels. The South loves the north but the South is getting fed … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/3c0zaBV Get More...

Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola, is obsessed with how to rehabilitate all the federal highways in Nigeria and build new ones to make all parts of Nigeria accessible and reduce the pains that Nigerians encounter as a result of deplorable roads.... Read more via Vanguard News –...

UNABLE to weather sustained attacks from the military against their activities, the Boko Haram insurgents have resorted to guerilla tactics and targeting Christians to cause confusion and chaos in the country, the Commander 7th Division of Nigeria Army in Maiduguri, Brig … Read more via...

Her stricken scream of help me rented the air at the early hours of Tuesday, jolting residents of Mechanic Village in Jakande Estate, Oke-Afa, Isolo area of Lagos, from sleep. But none went out to know the cause because it was too late … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/38TK0b6...

People with disabilities, in collaboration with women and youth groups, have called on the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi state to support increased participation for marginalized groups. The marginalized groups which were supported and trained by … Read more via...

Emir Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, on Thursday, said fathers who are too poor to cater for their children should beg for alms themselves and stop sending out their children as Almajiris. … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2V95WuY Get More Nigeria Metro News