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Controversy on Sunday enveloped the primaries of both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State. The APC at about 3 p.m. announced the indefinite postponement of the exercise in the state, after party members... Read more via...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied postponement of it gubernatorial primary scheduled to hold today. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Sunday described such... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2QjSgr9 Get More...

The event which is jointly organised by the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and Consumers Education Foundation (ICEF) will feature participants from insurance industry, government, commerce, academic and NGOs from within and outside the country. As part of activities commemorating Nigeria’s...

Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria has announced the launch of its 4G – LTE (Fourth Generation – Long Term Evolution) service in Delta State, covering major cities and towns including Warri, Effurun, Asaba, Kwale, Ughelli, Sapele, Okpanam, and Agbor, amongst others..... Read...

Last Thursday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Gboyega Oyetola of the APC as the winner of the governorship election in Osun State. Oyetola polled a total of 255,505 votes after the collation of the … via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2zFJgY3 Get more Nigeria...

Paul Pogba is back in the Starting XI for Manchester United as it meets in-form West Ham United at the London Stadium on Saturday... Read more via Yahoo! Sports – https://ift.tt/2NRMRe1 Get More Nigeria Sports News

Mortada Mansour, chairman of Egyptian giants Zamalek, has been banned from all football-related activity for a year by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) following comments he made about leading Caf officials.... Read more via ModernGhana News – https://ift.tt/2zGf2UJ Get More...

The Internet Society and Facebook are partnering to expand internet connectivity across Africa. They are aiming to achieve this by developing Internet Exchange Points (IXP) throughout Africa..... Read more via TechCity – https://ift.tt/2DxXH4i Get more World News

The FBI has reached out to a second woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault -- a day after President Trump ordered the bureau to conduct a new background investigation. An attorney for Deborah Ramirez, who claims that Kavanaugh exposed.... Read more via...

Six African Start-ups have been selected to benefit from the 2018 Amref Africa’s Innovate for Life Fund Accelerator programme for developing an innovative solution to improve health care in Africa and their leadership is African-driven. The startups include Kenya’s Baobab Circle Limited and...

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society, Concordia and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships is pleased to announce during the 2018 Concordia Summit in New York City today, the winner of the fifth annual P3 Impact Award...

In an email, Elon Musk told Tesla employees on Sunday they have "one more day of going super hardcore" to close the quarter and the company is "very close to achieving profitability and proving the naysayers wrong." Musk assured investors that Tesla would turn a profit...... Read more via...

Kanye West performed live on SNL‘s season 44 premiere, but it was what happened after the end of the show that really got people talking. The 41-year-old took the stage three times during the episode..... via E! Online (US) – Top Stories – https://ift.tt/2xZ4jmh Get more Nigeria...

Alexis Sanchez is set to be given the boot by Man United boss Jose Mourinho. The 29-year-old Sanchez moved to Man United from Arsenal in January – Sanchez has not scored in five appearances this season despite … Read more via Naija Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2zGxHzM Get More Nigeria...

VLADIMIR PUTIN attempted to put the frighteners on Lewis Hamilton when he ordered him to to drench him with champagne. Hamilton had powered to victory at the Russian Grand Prix to extend his lead in the race for the world title to 50 points..... Read more via The Sun – https://ift.tt/2NbTi6K...

Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League table with their 2-0 victory over Brighton on Saturday. A supreme performance from Raheem Sterling, which saw him score once and.... Read more via 90min – https://ift.tt/2OnzhyJ Get More Nigeria Sports News

Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed believes he has what it takes to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari the 2019 presidential elections.... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2y50mwy Get More Nigeria Political News

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from New York where he participated in the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He also attended other official engagements on the sideline of the UNGA73 between Sept. 24 and … Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2NP3KpQ...

Osinbajo met with APC leaders in Lagos and warned them of the consequences of denying Ambode a second ticket. The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu has threatened to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode if he does not step down for … Read more via pulse.ng –...

The politics of Senator Roland Owie dates back to the Second Republic when he was a member of the House of Representatives on the platform of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria representing the old Bendel State. At the inception of the Fourth Republic, Owie was a senator … Read more via The...