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The Nigerian Air Force will before December 2019 take delivery of two helicopter gunships from Italy which will be deployed to complement the air power in various operations across the country..... Read more via TODAY – https://ift.tt/2VY6Dpe Get More Nigeria Metro News

Monsurat Olusanya, a 35-year-old mother of three, has been arrested by policemen in Ogun state for inflicting various degrees of injuries on her 4-year-old niece, Fathia Ogundimu..... Read more via Sahara Reporters – https://ift.tt/33SbUS3 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The mayor of South Africa’s biggest city Johannesburg resigned on Monday, saying he was stepping down from the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) … Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2J4vMt9 Get more World News

Rwanda has put in place a total ban on all single-use plastics, making it the first country in the eastern African region to do so. This comes on the back of a draft law adopted by Cabinet back in January which sought to prohibit the manufacture, use, and … Read more via Ventures Africa –...

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite, Monday, wooed potential Russian investors to the nation’s mining sector with ongoing reforms and incentives in the sector...... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/32FFVEw Get more World News

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele on Sunday said that the Nigerian banking sector is strong in spite of the fact that some banks failed its stress test. Emefiele said this during a media briefing on the sidelines of the annual meetings of … Read more via TODAY –...

Emeka Offor’s name rings loud in both the social and corporate circles on account of his wealth and knack for celebration of life in grand styles. The billionaire, penultimate Saturday, showed the world again that he could go to any length to make his children happy in life with all that …...

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, Monday ordered the temporary forfeiture of two properties located in Ikoyi area of Lagos State belonging to the immediate past Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to the Federal Government.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/32zypLd...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says 20 new coaches would be arriving Nigeria for the Abuja-Kaduna and the Lagos-Ibadan rail lines in about six weeks..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2pC7K1I Get More Nigeria Political News

Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo South disclosed on Monday that the... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/31Afej8 Get More Nigeria Political News

Over the past couple of weeks, those in the corridors of powers in the Nigerian government under President Muhammadu Buhari have been initiating and making outrageous decisions or perhaps insensitive plans that... Read more via Sahara Reporters – https://ift.tt/2Btady3 Get More Nigeria...

Samsung closed its phone production factory in Huizhou, Guangdong, China, at the beginning of October, a fact that’s significant due to it being the last Samsung factory building phones in China at all. Experts have weighed in on why not every manufacturer will be able to stop working …...

A Bangladeshi politician has been expelled from university after allegedly hiring as many as eight lookalikes to take her place in exams. Tamanna Nusrat, from the ruling Awami League party, is accused of paying the lookalikes to pretend to be her in at least 13 tests..... Read more via The...

U.S. negotiators dangled a Trumpian carrot before North Korean diplomats during nuclear talks two weeks ago: a promise to complete and expand a tourist resort that has been a favorite project of Kim Jong-un. The American diplomats … Read more via MarketWatch.com – Top Stories –...

A third Goldman Sachs banker in 18 months has been charged with insider trading. Bryan Cohen, a vice president in Goldman's investment-banking division for consumer and retail... Read more via Business Insider – https://ift.tt/31xec7m Get more World News

Beginning from October 28, Glomobile (Glo) subscribers may be barred from dialling Airtel numbers. According to a pre-disconnection notice served by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), dated October 18, the ban is due to Glo’s non-settlement of interconnect charges..... Read more...

The journey from the bench to the pundit’s studio is so quick in the modern game that some could be forgiven for thinking Manchester United had two managers after Sunday’s game..... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/31yVKeF Get More Nigeria Sports News

Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City are not contenders for the Champions League trophy. The Citizens threw away lots of scoring chances against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.... Read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/2W0Ceqj Get More Nigeria Sports News

Glory Osei and husband Muyiwa Folorunsho have been dragged on Twitter by a lady who got fired from their company. Glory Osei and Muyiwa folorunso are the CEOs of Divergent Enterprise which is the mother company to.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2p1bUjD Get More Nigeria Metro News

Glory Osei has issued a statement in response to criticisms from Twitter users concerning the companies she runs with her husband Muyiwa Folorounsho. Glory Osei and Muyiwa folorunso are the CEOs of Divergent Enterprise which is the..... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2J7Tapr Get...