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Pakistan says it has shot down two India Air Force jets in its airspace in Kashmir and arrested one pilot on the ground. Military spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said one of the planes had fallen in Pakistan-controlled territory while the other fell in Indian territory... Read more via BBC...

AS Nigeria’s stock market turn positive with significant capital gains ahead of official conclusion of the general elections, oil prices, yesterday shot up, apparently over uncertainty over the outcome of the election’s as well as … Read more via www.nairaland.com – https://ift.tt/2TmYCeo...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019 presidential election, held on Saturday Feb. 23. The spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr Osita...

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday celebrated his victory in the National Assembly election with a promise not to take the victory for granted. He, however, called for a mental test for the returning officer who claimed that he declared him (the governor) the … Read more via...

The Director, Field Operations of President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has described the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari as a reward to Nigerians. Ribadu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Yola that Nigerians sacrificed their time...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Buba Galadima reportedly arrested on Sunday has broken silence on his whereabouts. Galadima, who was among APC leaders who defected to PDP, was reportedly whisked away by hooded men in Abuja on Sunday, barely 24 hours after the … Read...

The Police have confirmed the death of 29 persons including a policeman in a fresh attack in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday morning. The police spoke hours after survivors of the attack told PREMIUM TIMES that over 30 bodies were interred after violence … Read more...

The Imo State Commissioner of police, Dasuki Galadanchi has confirmed that a former National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Maurice Iwu, was invited, but has been granted bail on self-recognition. The Police boss said that EFFC operatives actually came...

Twitter user, @CObianyido has shared a video of herself weeping following the re-election of President Buhari.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2T0UjpO Get More Nigeria Metro News

David Adeleke, Nigerian Afropop star, has been named among the African celebrities to perform at the 2019 Essence Festival. Essence Festival is an annual event by Essence Magazine aimed at celebrating African-American culture and music in the US.... via TheCable Lifestyle –...

Tensions between two nuclear-armed countries, India and Pakistan, are at one of the highest points in decades — and could escalate further. On Tuesday morning, India launched an airstrike on Pakistani territory, reportedly targeting a militant training facility.... Read more via Vox –...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in both men and women in the United States, but many people who should be getting screened for it aren't. New research suggests there may be a solution for that: at-home screening... Read more via Live, breaking news today: Latest...

Ma Yun, or Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has topped the latest edition of the Hurun Global Rich List for 2019.... Read more via – https://ift.tt/2VmpQ2c Get more World News

While billions of people believe Jesus of Nazareth was one of the most important figures in world history, many others reject the idea that he … Read more via HISTORY – https://ift.tt/2GNdey3 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Over time, young Nigerian business owners and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) have been pushing the boundaries. They have displayed their courage in building and sustaining phenomenal businesses that are driving the nation’s economy.... Read more via Nairametrics – https://ift.tt/2XszdQ2...

MainOne has announced a metro fiber infrastructure project in two states of Nigeria, with support from Facebook. The collaboration is part of Facebook’s efforts to connect more people to broadband internet..... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2ID7ZTl Get more...

Royal Dutch Shell yesterday disclosed that the federal government’s recent claims that it owed Nigeria billions of dollars of unpaid oil and gas-related taxes could delay the development of its major oil field – the Bonga South West deepwater oil field located … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

Standard Chartered Plc has released its results for the year ended 31 December 2018. The bank’s operating income stood at $15 billion, representing an increase by five per cent, while its Risk Weighted Assets (RWAs) down by eight per cent. The result showed that the bank’s broad-based by...

They are slowly plowing their way across thousands of miles of ocean toward America’s Gulf of Mexico coastline. As they do, twelve empty supertankers are also revealing a few truths about today’s global oil market.... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2EgRjeO Get more...

Shoprite Holdings has said its outlook could improve after its worst first-half performance in more than a decade, hit by supply problems in South Africa and a currency devaluation in Angola. “Since January 2019, an improved sales trend is evident,” the group said in a statement on Tuesday...