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  1. Nigeria Entertainment News

    Entertainment JULIE COKER: I failed as a mother: – Newtelegraph

    Ace broadcaster, Julie Coker, is among the pioneer presenters with the Western Nigerian Television (WNTV) in 1959. Coker, one of the early presenters trained abroad, told FLORA ONWUDIWE that most of the newscasters of the 21st century wouldn’t be employable in their days. She also spoke on...
  2. Nigeria Entertainment News

    Entertainment GHANAIAN ACTRESS, SUMNEY: WHEN NIGERIAN MEN WANT A LADY, THEY FIGHT FOR HER – Newtelegraph

    Ghanaian actress, Haillie Sumney, otherwise known as Eli, studied Nursing in the United States but chose the movie industry to carve a niche. More interesting is her choice of where to reign supreme, Nollywood, a multi-million dollar industry once traversed by her compatriots like Majid...
  3. Nigeria Entertainment News

    Entertainment Seyi Shay: Criticising myself means I’m involved in entire creative process – Newtelegraph

    Nigerian musician, Seyi Shay, has said her biggest strength as an artist comes from the ability to criticize and edit her own music videos and be part of her entire creative process. The “Yolo Yolo” singer made this known during an interview with Hip TV, saying she assumes … via...
  4. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Elections postponement plan to disenfranchise voters, says Atiku – The Guardian Nigeria News

    The opposition People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar said the postponement of the general election by Independent National Electoral Commission is “obviously a case of the hand of Esau but the voice of Jacob.” “The Buhari administration has had more … Read more via...
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    Politics Elections: Prominent Nigerian families divided by politics – Premium Times Nigeria

    As the 2019 general election approaches, a trend where family members support different candidates appears to be increasing. Those who in 2015 supported a particular candidate are on the opposing side for one reason or the other. Below are some prominent Nigerians whose family members support...
  6. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Seven steps to cast your vote – Vanguard News Nigeria

    If you are a registered voter and your name appears on the register of voters at your polling unit, you are qualified to vote. Below are the seven steps you must take to vote successfully and make your vote count..... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2SWxd30 Get More...
  7. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Stop blaming APC for your failures, Amaechi tells Wike – Thisdaylive

    The leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi has admonished the state governor, Nyesom Wike to accept his failure as the chief security officer of the state and quit trying to pin acts of violence on the APC...... Read more...
  8. Nigeria Political News

    Politics VIDEO: Why We Postponed General Elections – INEC – Channels Television

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday explained why it postponed the general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, addressed reporters at the press centre of the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s Capital. The Presidential and National...
  9. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Two Arrested for Allegedly Planting Explosives on Ebonyi Bridge – Thisdaylive

    The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over an alleged attempt to bomb the six-span Ugwogo Idembia Bridge in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. In an interview with newsmen, … Read more via...
  10. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Gunmen kill 66 including women, children in Southern Kaduna – Newtelegraph

    The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the killing of 66 persons in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. The government condemned the killing and warned all communities against instigating attacks or reprisals. A government statement signed by Samuel Aruwan, the spokesperson of...
  11. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Two People Caught with Four AK-47 Rifles Set Ablaze In Zamfara – Sahara Reporters

    Two suspected arms smugglers have been burnt alive by irate youth in Gusau, capital city of Zamfara State. The incident happened at about 4pm on Friday, along Unguwar Dallatu road, close to the New Central Market in Gusau. Multiple sources told SaharaReporters that young men around the market...
  12. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Police deploy over 10,000 personnel to Imo state – The Guardian Nigeria News

    To ensure the provision of adequate security during the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Imo State today, the state Police Command has deployed over 10,000 personnel, in addition to monitors dispatched from the Force headquarters in Abuja...... Read more via The Guardian...
  13. Nigeria Political News

    Politics PDP condemns poll shift, blames APC – Premium Times Nigeria

    The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Saturday condemned the postponement of the 2019 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). In a statement his spokesperson, Ike Abonyi, Mr Secondus described the development as a...
  14. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Dear Buharist, wake up to this reality!, by Jaafar Jaafar | Daily Nigerian

    The loud-mouth, complacent supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari seem oblivious of the facts on ground. The president’s cyber, run-of-the-mill hero-worshipers appear even more upbeat without taking time to weigh their candidate’s weight on the facts and figures scale..... Read more via...
  15. Nigeria Political News

    Politics PDP Condemns Postponement Of Elections, Asks INEC Chairman To Resign – Channels Television

    The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has said that shoddy arrangements for this election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is a deliberate predetermined agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari to cling on to power. Prince Secondus...
  16. Nigeria Political News

    Politics “PRESS STATEMENT BY APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL ON POSTPONEMENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - Twitter

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  17. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Pendulum: Four Years After, We Are Back to Square One –

    Fellow Nigerians, how time flies indeed. About four years ago, we went through this very ritual, though the election was shifted by six weeks, for reasons we believed was an excuse to get the ruling government better prepared to consolidate its grip on power. Before long, … Read more via –...
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