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The Lagos State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Moshood Salvador, has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said his exit marks the end of PDP in the state. Mr Salvador announced his defection on Monday while addressing his supporters … Read more via...

Russia has agreed to postpone multilateral peace talks with the Taliban, a week after the insurgents accepted an invitation to go to Moscow for a September 4 summit, the office of the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, said on Monday. Russia invited 12 countries and the … Read more via Premium...

US President Donald Trump will not attend the funeral of his political antagonist John McCain, a spokesman for the late senator has said. “The president will not be, as far as we know, attending the funeral,” said McCain family friend Rick Davis. “That’s just a fact.” The British … Read...

The European Union (EU) has decried the violence that greeted the by-election into the Port Harcourt 3 constituency seat in the Rivers State House of Assembly held on August 18, 2018. Head of the EU Delegation in Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ambassador …...

Theresa May is preparing to fly to Africa on a three-nation trade mission in an attempt to bolster Britain’s post-Brexit fortunes. Mrs May will visit South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya as she makes her first trip to the continent since becoming Prime Minister in 2016. Read more via Nigeria...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it cannot unilaterally regulate the activities of Over-The-Top (OTT) technology service providers deployed by fintech operators in the country. The executive vice chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this known during a recent...

Earlier last week, while trawling through Twitter (a platform I hardly use), I stumbled on a news item marked “Breaking News”. The headline read: “Court Halts MultiChoice’s Hike in DStv Subscription Rates”. It was a report on an interim injunction granted by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the …...

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has said that the goals his team conceded in quick succession, is the reason why they lost 3-0 to Tottenham Hotspur on Monday night. United controlled most of the first half, but failed to score, with Romelu Lukaku guilty of missing an … read more...

An Osun State High Court has dismissed another suit challenging the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke in the September 22 governorship election in the state. Justice David Oladimeji struck out the case on Monday following the withdrawal of the suit by the … Read more via Channels...

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that managing resources better and providing for the people will move the country forward. Osinbajo stated this on Monday while answering questions from a cross-section of Nigerians at a town hall meeting in Minnesota, the United States of America...

A 21-year-old student in Iran has been sentenced to seven years in prison for taking part in university protests, her lawyer and Iranian media said on Monday. Parisa Rafei, an arts student at the University of Tehran, was convicted of “assembly with the intention of acting against … Read...

Javier Pastore scored his first AS Roma goal after two minutes but an Emiliano Rigoni brace helped Atalanta leave the capital with a share of the spoils in a 3-3 draw in Serie A on Monday. Roma got off to a blistering start with former PSG player Pastore scoring minutes .... read more via...

The dreams of Nigeria’s world Technovation girls have been given a nudge as their home state government Monday offered support for their education, up to university level. The six girls of the Regina Pacies (Catholic) Secondary School, Onitsha — Jessica Osita, … Read more via The Guardian...

The parents of Leah Sharibu have confirmed the voice from an audio message, as that of their daughter. Leah is the only girl still held captive by Boko Haram insurgents, amongst other school girls abducted at Government Girls’ Science and Technical College Dapchi. In the message, she … Read...

More than 4,000 Anglophone Cameroonian refugees, many of them women and children, are starving in Taraba State, SaharaReporters can report. The refugees, camped in various local government areas of the State are presently suffering due to lack of basic human necessities like food, drugs and...

Jose Mourinho’s position as Manchester United manager, will come under more scrutiny, after they were defeated 3-0 by Tottenham Hotspur on Monday night. United came into the game, having won 2-1 at home against Leicester City and lost 3-2 to Brighton last weekend. Mourinho demanded a reaction...

Manchester United slumped to a second consecutive defeat on Monday to intensify the pressure on manager Jose Mourinho as Harry Kane and a Lucas Moura double moved Tottenham joint top of the Premier League with 3-0 win at Old Trafford..... read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...

Neymar on Monday insisted he would still be with Paris Saint-Germain next season in a brief interview with Catalan broadcaster TV3 in Barcelona. Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 … read more via Vanguard News –...

It has been revealed that the maiden Lagos Media Marathon will witness the participation of not only Nigerian journalists, as many international journalists have indicated interest of storming Lagos, Nigeria for the event. This was disclosed by the Chairman of Lagos SWAN, who also doubled as...

SKC Ogbonnia, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the report in which President Donald Trump described President Muhammadu Buhari as “lifeless” as evident of the world’s supposed rejection of his decision to seek reelection. He made his...