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A 40-year-old man, Nnamdi Omezi, also committed suicide at his 7 Fred Ezika Street Odume Layout home in Obosi, Idemili North council. Omezi allegedly hung himself from his ceiling fan about 4pm. It was gathered that his body was still … Read more via NaijaGistsBlog Nigeria, Nollywood...

An APC Mega rally held in Owerri, Imo state earlier today, and the Governor, Rochas Okorocha said the Igbos who never believed in President Buhari when he was campaigning for president in 2015, have declared to support him in 2019. President Buhari will be seeking re-election in 2019. …...

Nigeria's Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, called for a one-on-one debate with a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. Soyinka in his new book described the former president as ‘objectively unfitted’ for the role of restoring Nigeria on a path of sanity... Read more via Nigeria News today &...

National Assembly member, Sen. Shehu Sani, has said that most Nigerian politicians lacked confidence and ideology. Sani said this in Abuja on Tuesday, in an interview with newsmen on the sideline of the launch of a book titled “Balarabe Musa, the Voice of the Masses... Read more via PM NEWS...

The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has described Alhaji Balarabe Musa, a former Governor of old Kaduna State, as a man that is exemplary in his life and politics. He stated this while speaking at the launch of a book titled: “Balarabe Musa, the Voice of...

The French President, who was trained as a senior civil servant at the French Embassy in Lagos in 2004, seven years after Fela died, described the Shrine as a cultural and iconic hub. Macron, who `confessed’ that he was not a stranger to the club, said he recognised the Shrine as an importance...

Israeli military intelligence on Tuesday accused Hamas hackers of creating a World Cup app and two online dating sites to tempt soldiers into downloading spyware onto their phones... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2KId38E Get more World News

Mexico’s president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he plans to invite Pope Francis. The invitation according to him is an effort to restore “peace” to the violence-wracked country where organized crime has claimed more than 200,000 lives since 2006... Read more via Channels...

The group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has disclosed that the country has set a target of increasing its crude oil reserves from the current 37 billion barrels to 40 billion barrels by 2020. Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has called on stakeholders in the African automotive industry to pay more attention to vehicle refinancing because according to him, it is impossible to have a successful automotive sector without a robust vehicle financing regime... Read more via Channels...

The management of Folio Communications Plc has announced series of innovations aimed at repositioning Nigeria’s foremost media brand, The Daily Times Newspaper... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2KKrqWM Get more: Nigeria Business News

With generated power insufficient to meet demands of local producers, manufacturers in the country have generated at least 13,000MW of electricity under its Independent Power Projects (IPPs) and micro grid platforms to meet their operational demands. According to the Manufacturers Association...

Fuji star, Wasiu Ayinde K1 de Ultimate, has said he is supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection bid because he is fighting a group of Nigerians he described as ‘cabal... via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2tUfg7p Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Film making is as old as human civilisation itself. From the era of the Roman Amphitheatre to the various early stage plays in ancient British Empire, to list but a few, the idea in creating plays that entertains the public have been germane in logic, to the point of using such medium to...

England captain, Harry Kane, is favourite to land the Golden Boot prize at the 2018 World Cup, after the round of 16 matches were concluded on Tuesday night... read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2IVkEvS Get More Nigeria Sports News

An AK-47 was confiscated in the German town of Essen as a German citizen with Russian heritage celebrated Russia’s round-of-16 defeat of Spain at the 2018 World Cup, local police have confirmed to ESPN FC... read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2MHD4SX Get More Nigeria Sports News

Streetwise and tough yet with a razor-sharp edge, Uruguay have moved serenely into the World Cup quarter-finals, side-stepping the chaos that has swamped former winners Argentina, Germany and Spain. Uruguay have shown in Russia they are extremely difficult to beat yet sometimes underwhelming —...

Brazil were given a boost in the build-up to their World Cup quarter-final against Belgium as Marcelo and Douglas Costa both took part in training on Tuesday... read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2NoXcKU Get More Nigeria Sports News

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, discharged a 40-year-old herdsman, Mohammed Burtu charged with receiving a stolen cow. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel discharged Burtu for “lack of diligent prosecution’’. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Musa Abdullahi had prayed the court for an...

The news, in almost all print and electronic media less than a fortnight ago, that the Federal Government planned to establish ranches in 94 locations in 10 states of the Federation—Adamawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba, and Zamfara—with the initial sum of N70...