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Clad in a red lace dress, the late Aretha Franklin is lying in repose at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan. Franklin, who died earlier this month... Read more via Yahoo News – https://ift.tt/2PigbXr Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

American rapper Tyga is suing his former record labels, Cash Money and Young Money, claiming they have withheld a large amount of money from him. Tyga says he signed a deal in 2009 to put... Read more via Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2PQvMhX Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

The goalkeeper arrived at the Emirates this summer in a £22.5m switch from Bayer Leverkusen. Many Gunners supporters expected... Read more via Daily Star – https://ift.tt/2wzuJtU Get More Nigeria Sports News

A Lagos businessman, Idowu Makanjuola, has lamented alleged victimisation and extortion by men of the Nigeria Police Force. It was gathered that Makanjuola ran a... Read more via OluFamous – https://ift.tt/2Nv3GqZ Get More Nigeria Metro News

More critics of US Donald Trump found themselves unblocked from his Twitter account on Wednesday, in keeping with a court ruling that he can’t shut out opposing viewpoints. A federal district court judge in May ruled that... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2wmuD9Z Get More...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State and Senatorial Aspirant, Chinedu Eya has restated his call on Nigeria’s main opposition party (PDP) to grant waiver to him, as well as other Nigerian Youths aspiring to contest elections.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has described as unconstitutional the release of special funds to the President and the 36 states governors as security votes. According to him, the idea of security... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2Pjz5gz Get More Nigeria...

Donald Trump has met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino to discuss the 2026 World Cup – and the American president couldn’t resist getting out the red card. The USA will host the World Cup in 2026 alongside neighbours Mexico and.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has imposed a total fine of 5.87billion on four banks in the country. They were accused of flagrant violation... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2wmsPhd Get more: Nigeria Business News

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has given approval to AIICO Insurance PLC to underwrite agricultural business in the country. The company said it is taking strategic... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2wt0bef Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has embarked on the construction of the $120 million Bonny-Bono road. The road which will connect Bonny to... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2NwrACx Get more: Nigeria Business News

Nigerian singer Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe better known as Kizz Daniel is going international albeit slow and steady. The FlyBoy Inc. boss, has wrapped up one... Read more via Jaguda News – https://ift.tt/2PkyCe9 Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Newcastle United continued their miserable start to the season with a dramatic late 3-1 defeat to Championship side Nottingham Forest on Wednesday to crash out of the League Cup at the second round. Magpies boss Rafa Benitez, heavily criticised for his... Read more via Olisa.tv –...

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has declared today, August 30 as work-free day for civil servants in Ondo State. This followed a resolution of the State... Read more via Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2BWNzRG Get More Nigeria Metro News

The National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress will today (Thursday) take a final decision on whether to choose its candidates using the direct or indirect mode of primaries. The NEC’s decision today will be taken... Read more via OluFamous – https://ift.tt/2PjEap7 Get...

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja assured the UK Prime Minister Theresa May of his commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in 2019. In a bilateral meeting with the visiting... Read more via P.M.EXPRESS – https://ift.tt/2wwfwKq Get More Nigeria Political News

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Senegal on Wednesday as she begins a three-country tour of West Africa. Berlin says it hopes the visit will help... Read more via Olisa.tv – https://ift.tt/2LDXlbe Get more World News

Nigerian business leaders with an eye to enhance organisational performance and value creation in the new digital environment, are huddling together at a three-day capacity building session from September 3 at the Oracle University, in Reading, the United Kingdom.... Read more via Premium...

After a single season in the French top flight, the forward has returned to the Spanish capital to help fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid have made their first major... Read more via Goal.com – https://ift.tt/2BWwkA2 Get More Nigeria Sports News

President Muhammadu Buhari will attend to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill before the expiration of the 30 days constitutional provision, the presidency has assured.Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspapers –...