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The total value of investments in Nigeria reduced by about 204 per cent in 2019 compared to 2018, the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has said. The commission said the total value of the investments in 2019 is $29.91 billion compared to $90.89 billion in 2018...… Read more...

Hey guys! Guess what… Lupita Nyong’o is in Lagos, Nigeria! The Hollywood star is the lead actress and also executive producer (alongside Danai Gurira) for the screen adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘s best-selling book “Americanah“. Last night, on the... Read more via BellaNaija –...

Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, award-winning singer, known professionally as Wizkid has become the first Nigerian singer to win an NAACP image award. His collaboration with American award-winning singer, Beyonce for the track ”Brown Skin Girl” off her “The Gift” album won an award at the 51st NAACP...

A few weeks ago, Nigerian rapper, Naira Marley lost his account to hackers who were supposedly in Denmark, as stated in the bio. The verified account was converted into a private account by... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/37VWqy5 Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Nigerian rapper, Erhiga Agarivbie, popularly known as Erigga has decried the level of embezzlement and diversion of state funds which takes place in Nigeria. The artiste who is always vocal about the... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/2HLhHj0 Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

A former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, is not happy with the extravagant lifestyles of political office holders. Obi says it is madness to have a political officer going about with a convoy of 22 cars just to show he is powerful – The former vice-presidential … Read more via Legit.ng...

Barcelona's emergency signing Martin Braithwaite joked he "won't wash my clothes after I hugged Lionel Messi" after setting up one of the Argentina legend's four goals in a thumping win over Eibar. Barca were given special dispensation to sign former Middlesbough man Braithwaite this week, and...

In line with its central objective to provide spiritual support for younger ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Pentecostal Ministers Forum (PMF) held its first conference in Lagos recently. In this interview with TAI ANYANWU, President of PMF, Archbishop Chidi Anthony, enjoins...

A police van has been destroyed for killing two schoolgirls and injuring four others while pursuing a commercial vehicle in #Mallammadori, #JigawaState. According to angry eyewitnesses, the police were chasing a vehicle that refused to stop at a checkpoint, while the girls were returning from...

A man has reported an alleged sexual assault of a 3-year-old Nigerian girl raped by a 35-year-old man leading to her private part and anus getting torn.... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2HMxGxl Get More Nigeria Metro News

Oscar-winning actress, Lupita Nyong’o on Saturday was hosted by novelist Chimamanda Adichie in Lagos. Nyong’o, famous for her roles in critically-acclaimed movies such as 12 Years a Slave and Black Panther, is in Nigeria to promote her screen-adaptation of Adichie’s novel, Americanah.... Read...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has reacted to the judgment of the Supreme Court on the governorship election in Bayelsa State. In an exclusive with Channels Television, he said the apex court made a mistake when it treated a pre-election matter as a post-election case.... Read...

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ibrahim Emokpaire, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari, to call for the sack of the parties’ national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. He also condemned the use of “children and street urchins” for protests against the ... Read more via Daily...

The legal battle over the 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa is far from over for now, as a governorship candidate of another political party has gone to court to seek the cancellation of the election. The All Progressive Congress (APC) earlier called for fresh election in the … Read more...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly to save the nation by immediately undertaking a forensic probe of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. This comes against the backdrop of reports in which the United States Department of Justice alleged that the Nigerian...

THE Presidency has said that there was no iota of truth in the report that President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to give out $100 million from the recovered loot from late Sani Abacha to the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2um29iJ Get...

Mo Farah says he has suffered “financially and emotionally” from his association with disgraced coach Alberto Salazar, who is banned from athletics for four years over doping violations. The American coach, who is appealing against his sanction at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, led the …...

About 11,000 athletes and their officials have declared readiness to participate in the forthcoming National Sports Festival billed for Edo 2020. Secretary of Publicity and Communication Sub-Committee, Mr. Ebomhiana Musa disclosed this during a telephone interview with the Chairman of SWAN...

Lionel Messi was in inspirational form as he scored four goals including a first-half hat-trick to lead Barcelona to an easy 5-0 win over Eibar at the end of a difficult week for the club. Messi had gone over a month without a goal in LaLiga before Saturday … read more via Vanguard News –...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored for a record-equalling 11th consecutive Serie A game in his 1,000th professional match as Juventus extended their league lead on Saturday with a 2-1 win over basement club SPAL.... read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...