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Africa’s leading communications company, Vodacom Group has launched the first commercial 5G service in Africa. The service will be operational in... Read more via Ventures Africa – https://ift.tt/2Nqt4OS Get more World News

An accused, Toyin Ajakaye, has told an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court that he killed an Okada rider, Omoniyi Are, because of disagreement over N100. Toyin told the court that he... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2BX2lrX Get More Nigeria Metro News

A woman was left in a state of shock after finding a giant python hiding inside the engine of her car. The woman was forced to call... Read more via Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2PMOiYS Get More Nigeria Metro News

With latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) gross domestic product (GDP) report showing the country’s economic growth declined –0.45 per cent points from 1.95 per cent in the... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2BWixJR Get More Nigeria Political News

A group, Ekiti Coalition for Change in the diaspora has appealed to former Governor Segun Oni to discontinue the suit filed by former Governor Segun Oni against the.... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2LB5Xzg Get More Nigeria Political News

A former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, on Tuesday said he will resist any form of interference in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State by... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2MZCzr9 Get More Nigeria Political News

Julia Flores Colque still sings with joy in her indigenous Quechua tongue and strums the five strings of a tiny Andean guitar known as the charango, despite a recorded age of... Read more via The Boston Globe – https://ift.tt/2NswaSc Get more World News

Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup providing payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Stripe.... Read more via Nairametrics – https://ift.tt/2MZgFnZ Get more: Nigeria Business News

Trading on Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a positive note on Tuesday, with Total Oil leading the gainers’ table. The crucial market indicators appreciated... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2N2Gmns Get more: Nigeria Business News

Fans queued en masse on Tuesday to pay their respects to legendary US singer and “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, whose body lay in a golden casket dressed in.... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2Nq7g5H Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Mesut Ozil was expected to resume training on Tuesday and is likely to be in contention to make his Arsenal return against Cardiff at the weekend. The Gunners secured their first... Read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2PKInTV Get More Nigeria Sports News

Brazil defender David Luiz says that he is enjoying a new lease of life as Chelsea player under new manager, Maurizio Sarri, and he is optimistic of becoming a better... Read more via Complete Sports Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2BWwmIi Get More Nigeria Sports News

Presidency on Tuesday said that the alleged forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun is not a corruption matter. Sagay, who is the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, had in an interview said the...

Pro-Biafra agitators, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have declared general strike across the South-east and South-South geo political zones and other areas where... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2MVcHg5 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two suspects who were allegedly involved in rituals at Ijanikin area of Lagos. The command’s Spokesman, CSP Chike Oti, said... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2MYIAEz Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Independent National Electoral Commission has submitted its recommended adjustments to the 2019 election budget as requested by the National Assembly Joint.... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2of0vJ4 Get More Nigeria Political News

Soldiers involved in the beating of Ugandan lawmakers and civilians over their alleged role in a stoning of President Yoweri Museveni’s convoy have been arrested.... Read more via Standard Digital News – https://ift.tt/2LuMbp6 Get more World News

In response to accusations tweeted today by Donald Trump, Google has issued a statement saying that it doesn't tailor its search results based on political ideologies.... Read more via Engadget – https://ift.tt/2wmCJiW Get more World News

It was reported yesterday that Toyota might decide to invest $500 million in Uber for self-driving cars. The report wasn’t immediately confirmed by either company but it has... Read more via Ubergizmo – https://ift.tt/2Lzzh99 Get more: Nigeria Business News