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Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Saturday they had detected five fresh suspected cases of Ebola in the deadly outbreak afflicting the northwest of the country. Three new cases were recorded in the Bikoro area and two in Wangata, the national health ministry said …...

The Imo State Governor,Rochas Okorocha has said that the ‘All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA should, as a matter of fact, wind-up and fuse into the All Progressives Congress,APC”. Okorocha in a statement signed by Sam Onwuemeodo his Chief Press Secretary said if the Party cannot fly again …...

Special Assistant on Media to Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (M.O.B.), Ahmed Salami, has denied the rumour that his principal had been in coma since Friday evening when he was hit by bullets at the rally organised for Dr. Kayode Fayemi, gubernatorial candidate of the … Read more via The Sun...

A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Ambassador Chidike, has commended Chief John Odigie Oyegun for toeing the path of honour, by withdrawing from the national chairmanship race of the APC. DAILY POST had on Friday, reported that Chief John Odigie-Oyegun...

Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves rose 0.27 per cent from a month ago to $47.62 billion as of May 30, Central Bank data showed on Friday, according to a Reuters report. Nigeria’s forex buffer stood at $30.36 billion, up 57 percent from a year ago, but is still far off … Read more via...

Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham stormed her colleague, Mercy Aigbe’s page to blast her, calling her a hypocrite after she posted a photo of Omoni Oboli’s books which she bought to give away to her fans. Toyin and Omoni seem not to be in good terms, and Toyin is saying Mercy … via...

There are reports on the internet that popular singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty may have ended her relationship with her Saudi billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel of over one year. According to an article that appeared on MediaTakeOut and was subsequently picked up by Hollywood Life, the Barbadian...

Gernot Rohr promised on Friday that the Super Eagles team that will face England on Saturday would be as close to the ones that should start against Croatia on June 16. Feelers from the camp indicate the 64-year-old German trainer has opted for Torino’s Joel … read more via Premium Times...

Chidiogo, the daughter of former NAFDAC boss and erstwhile minister of information, late Prof Dora Nkem Akunyili has arrived her hometown in Anambra state with her Canadian husband and family after tying the knot legally in court … Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2J7fLkc Get More...

Professor Awonusi Segun of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) who was recently accused of sexual assault has finally spoken on the incident. Olusegun, who was a former vice-chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in an interview with New Telegraph, … Read more via...

Prison authorities in Kumasi say they cannot accommodate a convicted criminal because he has a health condition they suspect could be contagious. Twenty-six-year-old, Collins James Kodah, has been jailed 10 years for unlawfully taking possession of two children of KNUST Basic School last...

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, has explained why he withdrew from contesting afresh the party’s national chairmanship position in the forthcoming National Convention slated for June 23. He said his decision was “in the party’s interest.” He stated this...

There is speculation that all may not be well between American rapper, Gucci Mane and his wife Keyshia Ka’oir who he..... via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2HeEh0V Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

A married has told a rather shocking story about how he cheated on his wife and tried to win the woman’s heart again after she found out. However while doing that, his wife also ‘confessed’ that she slept with their gate-man. Now he is confused ... Read more via INFORMATION NIGERIA –...

Some Borno Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), from five local government councils have denied Amnesty International report on alleged rape and human right abuses against them by the military. Newsmen recall that AI had in its latest report alleged that Nigerian soldiers raped thousands of...

A 35-year-old Nigerian man identified as Olukayode Ibrahim Lawal, was on Thursday indicted in Connecticut federal court, for reportedly tricking school districts........ Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2spYjkC Get More Nigeria Metro News

Ado-Ekiti-The Special Assistant on Media to Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (M.O.B.), Ahmed Salami has said there was no truth in story making the round that he had been in coma since Friday evening when he was hit by bullets at the rally organized for Dr Kayode Fayemi, by the party. Read...

Chairman of Aquilla Group, Chief Shina Peller has officially declared his intentions of contesting in the 2019 general election under the flagship of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Shina Peller In a statement released by the entrepreneur and philanthropist, he disclosed that after...

The Governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has nominated Architect Audu Sule Katagum as his new deputy. This follows the resignations of Nuhu Gidado who quit the post last month. Abubukar disclosed the nomination of Katagum at a gathering at the government House in Bauchi...

The police in Lagos has arrested a mid age man (54 years) identified as Abayomi Adewunmi, for allegedly forging the licence of a Lagos-based firm, Nucleus Ventures Limited, to import vehicles into Nigeria. According to the police, Adewunmi alongside his accomplices ... Read more via Nigeria...