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The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, on Sunday lost his mother-in-law, Alhaja Abibat Baoku. Alhaja Baoku, 97, died in the early hours of Sunday at her College Crescent, Ibadan home.... Read more via Tribune Online – http://bit.ly/2HZM3RM Get More Nigeria Metro News

Twelve days to the Presidential election, the Nigerian Army has said that it is ready to provide a conducive security atmosphere for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. It also said that it has warned its officers and men to remain apolitical.... Read more via Tribune Online –...

THE Chairman of the Special Presidential Panel for Recovery of Public Property, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, noted in a NAN report on (September 7, 2018), in Abuja, that the Agency is continuing its investigations to “recover monies that had been taken away (stolen?) from the people of Nigeria.”...

The presidency on Sunday condemned the endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by some groups. Influential socio-cultural bodies, including Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Northern Elders’ Forum, Pan-Niger Delta Forum and the Middle Belt...

The Federal Government has dismissed claims that the international community has turned its back on President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the February 16 presidential election. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, told Sun that the notion making the rounds that the president no longer...

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, weekend, issued a caveat against heightened expectations of an early find of crude oil and gas in the north, warning that discovery of hydrocarbons in the region might not be … Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2WFmlWj Get...

Nigeria, Africa’s largest country, is in dire need of doctors to meet the health needs of its citizens, official statistics show. Only one medical doctor is available to cater for every 4,845 Nigerians, the official data sourced by PREMIUM TIMES show.... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria...

Man fights his wife in Lugbe, Abuja, for running away with their 4 kids, since last year, after he went broke.... Get More Nigeria Metro News

Pity the children. Starving to death, dying of curable diseases, sold to sexual predators or simply abandoned, youngsters are paying a terrible price for Venezuela’s failed socialist experiment. More than one in seven children are currently suffering from malnutrition as their hard-working...

A new website shows how much Apple allows the Chinese government to censor what people are allowed to download from the iOS App Store. The site was created by the non-profit organization GreatFire..... Read more via News | Mail Online – https://dailym.ai/2RAa9SP Get more World News

Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has revealed that the nation was losing about $9billion annually following poor investment in agriculture business. Besides, the Minister said Nigeria was losing over 240 million metric tonnes of fish production in world market...

Women and youth groups in Kebbi state have refused to attend presidential campaign of People’s Democratic Party (PDP). They declared support and rally for the presidential candidate of People’s Trust Mr Gbenga Olawepo Hashim.... Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2WEV4mL Get More...

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, yesterday declared that the devil wanted to take the life of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, but God put the devil to shame. In a live telecast from the RCCG headquarters, Lagos, Adeboye asked … Read more...

Primary and secondary school athletes in Delta State will arrive camp today for the state’s school Sports festival which starts Tuesday at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. The athletes will stay at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp at Issele Uku for the duration of … read...

Journalists who covered the 2019 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has lamented the poor treatment they encountered at the marathon despite the organisers promising so much just a day before the race. During the press conference … Read more via Newtelegraph –...

Ahead of forthcoming general election, the Nigerian Army yesterday disclosed that it had put measures in place towards providing a conducive security atmosphere for a violentfree process. This is as it also warned its officers and men to remain apolitical throughout the elections. General...

A 14-year old boy who was arrested for sleeping with his three younger sisters aged 10, 5 and 2, has opened up that his step mother knew that he was sleeping with the victims in their home in Oshodi area of Lagos where they reside. Police have arrested the … Read more via OluFamous.Com –...

A popular businessman based in Benin the Edo State capital, Mr. Romeo Shiko has filed a suit against the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and two officials of the Benin Zonal Office of the commission for N100 million over an alleged unlawful detention and obnoxious … Read more...

The Washington Post aired a powerful ad narrated by Tom Hanks during Super Bowl LII on Sunday, complete with its "Democracy Dies In Darkness" tagline. The moving spot begins with shots of memorable news events... Read more via Mashable – http://bit.ly/2G99FBV Get more World News

The United States will send an additional 3,750 troops to its frontier with Mexico, the Pentagon said Sunday, as President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for a wall to boost border security. Soldiers were originally deployed to the border under an order President Donald … Read more...