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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called for drastic measures to be taken over Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, called on the African Union, AU, to take urgent steps against Xenophobic attacks and bring an...

Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal responded to the challenge thrown down by 2014 champion Marin Cilic as he battled to reach the US Open quarter-finals with a four-set win. Nadal, 33, ultimately had too much quality for the Croatian 22nd seed in a 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2 victory in … read more via...

Chairman of Seplat Petroleum Development Company, Dr. Bryant Orjiako, has opened up on the construction of a multi-million dollar gas processing plant in Ohaji Egbema Council Area of Imo state. Orjiako spoke when he led the management team on a courtesy call on the Imo Governor, Emeka...

The Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), Dr Adesola Adeduntan has been adjudged the ‘Best Chief Executive Officer’ of the year at the Digital Innovation and Excellence Awards, held recently in Accra, Ghana. The awards, … Read more via Nairametrics –...

Billionaire, Hushpuppi cries out over the killings of innocent Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa, Blast Nigerian celebrities for keeping quiet. In a video he posted on his insta story, he placed curses on Nigerian celebrities for not speaking up like the used to. .... via...

Bobrisky has cleared the air on the controversial Range Rover 2019 he wanted to present himself on his birthday. Clearing the air on Instagram, Bob says he has fully paid for the SUV and this is what actually happened… via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2PD6EPU Get more...

Former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili on Monday September 2, waded into Xenophobic attack launched against Nigerians in South Africa. Recall LIB reported earlier that properties includings cars which belong to Nigerians in the country, was set on fire by South Africans. Shops belonging...

FORMER Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos that the seizure of her 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40 million, allegedly recovered from … Read more via Vanguard News –...

Three people have been reportedly killed and many property destroyed in an attack on foreigners, including Nigerians based in South Africa. One of the Auto Marts set ablaze by an angry mob on Sunday..... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/30QJ17u Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arrested no fewer than 133 internet fraud suspects in eight months through its ‘Operation Re-wire’. But the biggest of them was a woman, who allegedly worked in collaboration with foreign counterparts in a...

Mr Bongani Michael Mkongi is the current Deputy Minister of Police in South Africa to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Hear his ‘xenophobic’ comments about Hillbrow. This shows that the government is somewhat aware of what is happening or lowkey supporting the maiming of foreigners..... Read more...

Davido and his lover, Chioma Rowland, 24, who is rumoured to be pregnant, had their introduction ceremony recently. The 27-year-old singer took to his Instagram page to share a photo from the introduction ceremony with family and friends in attendance.... via Linda Ikeji’s Blog –...

There seems to be no end in the sight to the brickbats between the North and South-East over which part of the country produces the president in 2023. Some Northern political leaders have continued to make case for their region to retain power beyond 2023, but their Southern counterparts, …...

Supreme Court has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for using public funds to defend himself in personal litigations. The apex court criticised Buhari for using lawyers paid by government during his election tribunal hearings. The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate...

Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned as the best Portuguese Player of the Year for the 10th time. The 34-year-old who has been winning the award since 2007 took the top gong each year except in 2010 and 2014 when Simao and Pepe respectively won the awards.... read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog...

Paul Pogba has withdrawn from the France squad for their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers with an ankle injury. The Manchester United midfielder played the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Saturday but was pictured limping out of St Mary’s, and the … read more via Welcome To...

A Nigerian judge, Margaret Igbeta, who retired as president of the Benue state Customary Court of Appeal, opened an account 11 years ago at Ecobank, in the name of her maid and saved N870million($2.4million) during the period. Her bulging bank account understandably drew the attention …...

Police in central Mexico say they’ve caught a man who drove off with a hearse – complete with a corpse inside. The Tlaquepaque police department says on its... Read more via Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2NGtMHS Get More Nigeria Metro News