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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, has sacked Omoyele Sowore as the… The post Court Sacks Sowore As AAC National Chairman appeared first on Information Nigeria... Read more via Information Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2LjrxwE Get More Nigeria Political News

Wimbledon defending champion, Novak Djokovic overcame a tough challenge from Argentine Roberto Bautista Agut, to qualify for another Wimbledon final on Sunday.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2XVmY1p Get More Nigeria Sports News

Meghan Markle will join her sister-in-law the Duchess of Cambridge to watch the women’s final at Wimbledon this weekend. The two royal women, who are both.... Read more via Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2JEkjjv Get More Nigeria Sports News

Former England striker Peter Crouch has ended his playing career aged 38 after more than 21 years as a professional. The former Portsmouth, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Stoke striker was out of contract at Burnley in June.... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/2XDs2bk Get More Nigeria...

Arsenal are set to open disciplinary proceedings against Laurent Koscielny after he refused to join the club on their pre-season tour of the USA, according to Sky sources.... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/2XPUemI Get More Nigeria Sports News

The single will be a first collaboration for both artists. Nigerian singer, Davido is set to release a new single with Chris Brown. The song is titled, 'Blow My Mind.'... Read more via Pulse Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2GaBiZz Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

The move by Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday to pacify anxious colleagues over President Muhammadu Buhari’s delayed submission of a ministerial list fell on its face yesterday. Lawan had quickly intervened to douse growing tension among... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News...

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will no longer nominate unknown persons for ministerial positions. In a maiden meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly, Mr Buhari also said that only those tested and capable of delivering on assigned mandates will make the ministerial list...

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday disclosed that he didn’t know majority of the Ministers who worked with him in his last tenure. Buhari, who made this known during the meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly at Aso Rock, said his party imposed them on him. … Read more...

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has attacked the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing the Big Brother Naija reality TV show go on. The Islamic group labelled the show being aired on national television as ‘immoral, dangerous and Bohemian.’ BB Naija, is currently making waves...

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shi’ites, yesterday, clashed with the police at the federal secretariat, Abuja, with one of the leaders in the South-West saying there would be no Nigeria in 2023 if security agents continue … Read more via Vanguard News –...

Some police officers deployed to curb kidnapping along the now dreaded Ife-Ibadan hightway, South-west Nigeria, were on Monday caught extorting motorists. The policemen stationed at the outskirt of Ibadan, Ikire, Gbongan and Ile-Ife demanded bribe from the driver of the vehicle conveying this...

The federal government has approved N208 billion as the 2019 intervention funds for public institutions across the country. The reinstated TETFund Executive Secretary, Suleiman Bogoro, made this known at the annual meeting with officials of TETFund and beneficiary institutions in Abuja on...

Yesterday, Nigerian entrepreneur, Tony Elumelu and the CEO of his Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu visited the official home and workplace of the President of United States of America, The White House, to meet with the.... Read more via Nairametrics – https://ift.tt/2YJgAY6 Get more: Nigeria...

On Thursday, the review embargo for Disney’s live-action (or photorealistic, if we’re being honest) remake of the 1994 animated classic The Lion King finally lifted, and it’s safe to say the critics are... Read more via BuzzFeed News – https://ift.tt/30sXFRL Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

The new Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) policy on Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) which became effective yesterday, may lead to a reduction in cost of managing system liquidity for the banking sector regulator, analysts have said. The CBN announced on Wednesday that it would no longer...

A list identifying and celebrating Africa’s most inspiring businesses is made of up of 97 Nigerian firms, which accounted for 27 per cent of the total, the highest among countries surveyed in the region. The second edition of the ‘Companies to Inspire Africa’ report, which was launched …...

The recently concluded Nigeria Oil & Gas Conference, 2019 themed ‘Driving Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Industry Towards Sustained Economic Development and Growth’, has been described as insightful and eye-opening. In a presentation at the event, Oando Plc’s Group Chief Executive, Wale Tinubu, about...

Pioneering digital marketplace for cars in Nigeria, Cheki has announced a major advancement in its long term plan of making the car buying process easy for Nigerians. This follows the successful launching of the first set of products that is primarily aimed at improving the car buying...

Following Avala and Isilomo’s eviction on Sunday night, housemates are gradually waking to the reality that the game is on. Tempers flared and shades were thrown during the course of the week. Thelma and Ella had the first row when Thelma complained about the unclean state of the women’s...