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The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced 31 lawyers as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). Making the announcement at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja on Thursday, the Secretary of the Committee, Hadizatu Mustapha said the successful candidates will take their on oath...

An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, dissolved the 18-year-old marriage between one Okanlawan Akinbile and wife, Folake, over deception and ritual making. READ MORE HERE

A man and woman have been found locked in a loving embrace for 3,000 years in a grave in Ukraine, and archaeologists believe the woman willingly chose to be buried alive in order to... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2Lf4mjr Get more World News

Earlier today, Teebillz shared a video of himself and his friends chilling in a strip club. He has now apologised to anyone he has offended by the.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2NMJz8f Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, is not entitled to National Youth Service Corps’ Certificate of Exemption, and even if she had applied for one, the man who was in charge of the... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2NIhIpL Get More Nigeria Political News

Old Mutual has signed a bancassurance agreement with Ecobank Nigeria to provide insurance products and a service to the bank’s customers. Initially, Old Mutual will market life and... Read more via International Investment – https://ift.tt/2KIGd8F Get more: Nigeria Business News

Nigerian Bobsled Pilot, Seun Adigun, has officially been recognised as the first African ever, both in the male or female categories, to compete in both the winter and summer Olympics. Adigun continues to break new boundaries and... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper –...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus of the Senate has called for a thorough investigation into the alleged brutality of Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, by police. The PDP senators made the... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2ufA9Kj Get More Nigeria...

The police on Thursday confirmed the abduction of a Chinese national, Ren Dajun, a staff of a construction company, in Zamfara State. Police spokesperson in the... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper– https://ift.tt/2ufcXf9 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Neo Black Movement of Africa (NBM) has denied having any relationship with a group named Black Axe, saying the use of its logo by the group was an infringement on its copyright. Recall that the Police had, last week, arrested... Read more via – The Sun Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2JhN575...

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit bill (NFIU) into law, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) Ita Enang said yesterday. Enang, while briefing State House ... Read more via Sahara Reporters –...

The three months suspension on Hon. Godwin Adenomo by Edo State House of Assembly has been declared ‘unconstitutional, illegal and of no effect whatsoever’ by an.... Read more via – The Sun Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2NKtPmj Get More Nigeria Political News

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has commiserated with the family of the immediate past deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo, over the gruesome murder of their daughter, Khadijat. Khadijat, a final year student of... Read more via The Sun Newspaper –...

In line with the directives of their national Secretariat, members of People’s Democratic Party in Adamawa state have taken to the streets in protest of police brutality against.... Read more via – The Sun Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2zyhVsH Get More Nigeria Political News

The Federal Government will continue to provide enabling environment for investment in the housing sector, Minister for Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola said on Thursday. Fashola made this known..... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2LdQhCO Get More Nigeria...

Following the increasing cases of maternal and newborn related deaths in Nigeria, the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) Thursday said the task of giving birth to children... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2zuVFQA Get More Nigeria Metro News

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric thanked Cristiano Ronaldo for his extraordinary contribution to the club as he rued the star forward's sale to Juventus. Ronaldo completed a sensational... Read more via Daily Nation – https://ift.tt/2NIFdPv Get More Nigeria Sports News

In this week’s culture segment we take a look at two controversial topics. We start with this case that shakes Hollywood. Unless you live on the planet Mars you.... Read more via Africanews – https://ift.tt/2iul1pF Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

In a recent interview with Pulse Nigeria, Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli shared her sexual harassment experience in Nollywood. According to Oboli, sexual harassment... Read more via Pulse.ng News – https://ift.tt/2LcEnJl Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Actress and producer Mary Remy Njoku wants to know the meaning of sexual harassment in Nigeria as she shares her colleague's experience on a movie set. According to Njoku, she was standing with... Read more via Pulse.ng News – https://ift.tt/2NIQQ9n Get more Nigeria Entertainment News