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Barcelona great Xavi believes Neymar will win the Ballon d’Or after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s dominance ends. The past 10 Ballons d’Or have been won by Barcelona star Messi and Real Madrid forward Ronaldo, with Kaka in 2007 the last player … read more via SOCCER news, photos, and...

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has explained why he did not go to neighboruing Nasarawa State to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. Many critics were wondering why Ortom failed to welcome the president, who doubles as his party leader at the event … Read more via...

No fewer than 18 people are feared dead in Shanga local government area of Kebbi State following the collision of two canoes carrying traders and their goods. The accident occurred Tuesday night around 8:30 pm at a place called Barikin Sakace in Shanga local government when a … Read more...

James Sowole in Akure The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command wednesday paraded seven suspected kidnappers that were arrested at a location inside a vehicle in Owo. The command also paraded two men that were alleged to be involved in series of stolen property. The Police Public Relations Officer...

PHOTO: google.com/search Global Assistance for Healthy Kidney Initiative (GHAKI) in collaboration with JFK dialysis centre has partnered Apollo Hospital, India on a medical mission to raise awareness on renal failures. In Nigeria, 17, 000 people are diagnosed of kidney diseases annually …...

Reinstatement won’t stop his probe by EFCC, says FG • PDP, labour union chide presidency Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja and Solomon Elusoji in Lagos with agency report The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, and acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Attahiru...

By Simon Ebegbulem & Gabriel Enogholase BENIN—THE rustication of five students by the management of University of Benin, UNIBEN, has taken a new twist as the affected students have rejected the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Farade Orumwense’s conditional offer to lift their suspension. File photo...

FORMER Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, says he is not surprised that Governor Rochas Okorocha prescribed psychiatric examination for a man who demanded the clearing of 16 months salaries and allowances owed serving high court judges in the state. Okorocha and Ohakim Okorocha …...

25-year-old Thompson Otobo, who allegedly burgled a Mountain of Fire and Miracle (MFM) Ministries and carted away appliances worth N440,000, was on Wednesday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. According to TheNation, Otobo was arraigned before Mr. L.A. Layeni on three …...

Six children drowned when two boats collided and capsized in northwest Nigeria, the emergency services said on Wednesday. A passenger boat on the River Niger collided head-on with another vessel carrying onions to a market in the fishing town of Yauri … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

Yemi Alade releases Schedule for European Leg of Black Magic World Tour 07.02.2018 at 8:13 pm By BellaNaija.com Leave a Comment Yemi Alade has announced a world tour tagged Black Magic Tour following the release of her third studio album, Black Magic. The powerhouse will be rocking numerous...

Fast Rising Nigerian singer Daviskil @realdaviskil took to Twitter to throw shade at President Buhari for his poor performance, he posted the above Photo and captioned it; Daviskil @realdaviskil I call my flower #buhari But then a staunch APC Buhari Suporter named Aminu did not find the Photo...

Musa Olawale The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned officials of Local Government to stay off the road and stop extorting and harassing motorists. The government warned that its directive ordering Local Government traffic officials to vacate roads in the State and...

Since on the 5th of February, there have been viral rumors making rounds about an alleged Fulani Herdsmen attack on the Lagos-Ogun axis. Apparently, the audio making rounds features a crying lady explaining how armed gunmen shot at their car which killed passengers … Read more via...

. On 20th of January, 2018, one Eno Archibong Emah, of ikot Eman Itam, Akwa Ibom State, who gave birth to a baby boy on 12th November, 2017 conspired with one Emmanuel Akpabio Okon and Emem Asuquo Okon and sold the one-month old child to one … Read more via Welcome To Instablog9ja –...

An American lady was snooping around the mobile phone of her lover, only to be caught on camera by a security application he installed to secure his data. A lady named Tierney Morant shared what happened when she tried to unlock her boyfriend’s … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s No. 1...

The Borno state Governor, Kashim Shettima has on Wednesday signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill which was presented to him by the State Assmebly following its passage into law. LEADERSHIP Recalls that Governor Shettima presented an appropriation bill of N170 billion to the house but the State...

The Federal Government on Wednesday said the reinstatement of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, will not stop the investigation being carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on him. The Minister of Information and Culture...

Six men, including a herbalist, who were alleged to be “Badoo” cult members, were on Wednesday charged with smashing the heads of a pastor and other family members with a grinding stone at an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court. The accused are Chibuzor Igwe, 19; Omotayo Onamoyegun, 25; … Read...

The All Progressives Congress ( APC ) said it would investigate and prosecute suspected perpetrators of recent undisciplined acts and illegality in its Cross River chapter. The party made this known in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Bolaji Abudullahi, on Wednesday in Abuja...