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Barring any lastminute change of plan, the Lagos State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Moshood Salvador, is set to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Salvador is to join the ruling party … Read more via Newtelegraph – https://ift.tt/2wf2Kk4 Get More...

Several people have been killed in a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville, local police said Sunday, adding that one suspect was dead. “Multiple fatalities at the scene, many transported,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s...

Former United Nations Secretary-General and Noble prize laureate Kofi Annan will be buried in his home country Ghana on Sept 13, the West African nation’s president said on Friday. Nana Akufo-Addo told a delegation of ... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2P8prh0 Get more...

Chelsea’s summer signing Jorginho has set a new club’s record for passes in a single Premier League game. He set the record as the Blues defeated Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Sunday. Maurizio Sarri’s side took the lead from the penalty spot through Eden Hazard … read more via Daily...

Chelsea manager, Maurizio Sarri has spoken about the controversial penalty that was awarded to his left-wing back, Marcos Alonso in their 2-1 win over Newcastle on Sunday. Fabian Schar was penalized for a lunge on Alonso midway through the second half.... read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

Nigeria’s U-19 Cricket Team, the Junior Yellow Greens, have beaten Tanzania by 35 runs to advance into Division One and booked a place in the African qualifiers for the 2020 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. In the keenly contested first semi-final match on Sunday, the Nigerian … read more...

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will make sure that those who are violating the laws of the land, especially as it relates to criminality are brought to justice. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the President stated that his administration was committed to addressing the …...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State says the wave of defection in the All Progressives Congress (APC) has created fear in the ranks of the ruling party in the state. In a statement on Sunday by its spokesperson, Mr Diran Odeyemi, the opposition commended the … Read more via...

Two Special Assistants to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and over 5,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The two governor’s aides are the Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth and Community Development...

Niger State Police Command has arrested a 37-year old man, Kabiru Mohammed, for duping 14 persons of N4.2m with a promise to secure jobs for them in some juicy Government Ministries and Parastatals across the country... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2MUnFlS Get More Nigeria...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged electorates to resist desperate politicians and their political parties’ allegedly bent on deploying illegal, undemocratic and sinister means, including violence to manipulate elections. The party further said that the call came against the...

A RyanAir pilot fainted in mid-air as plane was being diverted during a violent thunderstorm The SUN reports that the pilot fainted in the cockpit while the plane was being diverted because of thunderstorms in Italy. The pilot had to be rushed to hospital upon landing. The plane … Read more...

The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, has lamented the damage done to Nigeria by politicians that have continued to play up tribal, religious and regional sentiments, urging Nigerians to vote for a detribalised president in 2019. He warned that the recent divisive agitations …...

Armed bandits have threatened to launch attack on four villages in Sokoto and other locations in neighboring Zamfara State. Villagers confirmed that the bandits sent letters to villages of Ruwan Tsamiya and Kursa in Gandi district of Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Similar letters...

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said it has not handed automatic ticket to any Kaduna Senator. Senator Sani is the only APC Senator from Kaduna State, following the recent defection of his colleague from Kaduna North, Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi...

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Gudu, Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed a bail application filed by the convicted former Governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, who is currently serving 14-year jail term in Kuje prison, Abuja. READ MORE HERE