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Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated the players and management of Warri Wolves Football Club of Warri, following their promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Warri Wolves, otherwise known as the ‘Sea Siders’, returned to the NPFL after four years in...

The 10-year-old crisis in northeast Nigeria has left over seven million people in need of life-saving assistance, including three million who are food insecure, a UN spokesman said Tuesday..... Read more via Xinhuanet News – https://ift.tt/311UbWX Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Nigerian army, in a wave of cleanup operation, has killed 78 armed men in the country's restive northwest region, the military said on Tuesday..... Read more via Xinhuanet News – https://ift.tt/2y9kZrL Get More Nigeria Metro News

The World Health Organisation says it is set to declare Nigeria a polio-free country. The Media and Communication Expert for WHO Nigeria, Mr Charity Warigon, made the statement in Abuja on Tuesday.... Read more via The Punch – https://ift.tt/2y3MHGe Get More Nigeria Metro News

Domestic Worker Kills Medical Doctor In Kogi Months After Employment. Operation Puff Adder operatives attached to the Kogi State Police Command have arrested one Abdul Abu, for killing his boss and stealing … Read more via NaijaGists.com – https://ift.tt/2JMyIv5 Get More Nigeria Metro News

As the fresh protest against the continued detention of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, entered its second day in Abuja yesterday, presiding shepherd of the Celestial Church of Christ Genesis Global, Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe, has challenged leaders of the...

Steven Jones, a British ex-pat living in New York reportedly killed his American wife and 12-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself. The 46-year-old British man had a day before the double murder-suicide incident, sent an email to a family friend of more than 40 years, Kenneth...

In a time when parents around the world are becoming increasingly concerned about how much time their children are spending in front of the computer screen playing popular video games like Fortnite, one Canadian father is sparking controversy for supporting his son’s eSports career, going as far...

Malaria parasites resistant to key drugs have spread rapidly in South East Asia, researchers from the UK and Thailand say. The parasites have moved from Cambodia to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, where half of patients are not being cured by first-choice drugs. … Read more via BBC News –...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) plans to renew its contract for crude sales with Indonesia which expired last year, part of moves to boost exports, it said on Tuesday.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2M9rEu6 Get more: Nigeria Business News

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday warned that the protesting members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ites, were testing the patience of the Federal Government with their violent protests in Abuja. He said the FG might be forced to act with maximum force to defend...

A spokesman to former Nigerian vice president Tuesday accused the country’s president of deflecting the attention of the country from the Shiite-police clash with the release of the ministerial list. Paul Ibe, who is the spokesman for Atiku Abubakar, said President … Read more via...

US imposes visa ban on politicians who undermined Nigeria’s democracy The US government has announced visa restriction on Nigerians who “sabotaged” the country’s democracy. This was made known in a statement signed by Morgan Ortagus, spokesperson of the US department of state.... Read more...

Manchester United have dropped four places to sixth in Forbes Magazine’s annual list of the world’s most valuable sports teams. NFL side the Dallas Cowboys, valued at $5bn (£4bn), remain top, with Major League Baseball’s the New York Yankees second on the list at $4.6bn... read more via...

Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard has described Striker Tammy Abraham as a goalscorer, following his side’s 2-1 victory over Barcelona in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday. Chelsea ended the game as 2-1 winners over Barcelona in the pre-season friendly on Tuesday. Tammy Abraham pounced on...

Real Madrid outcast Gareth Bale stole the show for Zinedine Zidane’s men in Maryland on Tuesday. Gareth Bale sent a message to Zinedine Zidane after coming off the … read more via Football News, Live Scores, Results & Transfers | Goal.com – https://ift.tt/2XWSaOy Get More Nigeria Sports News

Two Nigerian Air Force personnel have lost their lives during a gun battle with bandits in Kaduna. Several others were injured in an ambush by the gunmen at Birnin Gwari local government area of the state.... Read more via Legit Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2M7OEJT Get More Nigeria Metro News

Kano State Government has settled over N2 billion outstanding fees of its students in El-Razi University in Sudan.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2GsZBCa Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has reopened the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos for flight operations, following Tuesday’s incident involving an Air Peace aircraft at the.... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/2GDz6KH Get More Nigeria Metro News