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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari has passion and concern for Nigerian youths, as opposed to what the critics of his administration want the people to believe. He said this on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State while … Read more via Punch...

Governor Rochas Okorocha Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has ordered all “leviable adults” in the state to pay N3,000 each as “development levy.” According to a statement by Louis Duru, the state Commissioner for Community Government, Culture and Traditional Affairs, the money is to be...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Friday said that it was making plans to redistribute the unclaimed 1.4 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the state. Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, disclosed this in a telephone …...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he has suspended all missile tests and will shut down a nuclear test site. "From 21 April, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles," the country's state news agency said. Read more via BBC News –...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that only 21 out of the 42 political parties with a presence in Ekiti State are eligible to take part in the July 14 gubernatorial poll. Prof. Abduganiyu Raji, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ekiti State made this known at...

Elon Musk's SpaceX has received a key thumbs-up to build the so-called BFR -- for Big Falcon Rocket or Big F****ing Rocket -- on an island steeped in history, both dark and inspirational. The LA Board of Harbor Commissioners gave its unanimous approval on Thursday to permit the company to build...

(CNN)A candidate for an Iraqi Parliament seat has dropped her run for office amid a swirl of attention over what she asserts is a "fabricated" sex tape, a clip that went viral across Iraq. Intidhar Ahmed Jassim had been a candidate in the political coalition of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. A...

Dr Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate president has told Nigerians to guard its democracy jealously – He said that though the system was yet to be perfect, democracy was still the best way to realise the country’s development aspirations … Read more via Naija news 24/7 – https://ift.tt/2Hg1jW4...

The General Overseer of Inri Evangelical Church, Primate Babatunde Ayodele, has reiterated his call for the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to run for President in 2019. According to Daily Post, Ayodele said, ”God has given him a revelation that Saraki will become Nigeria’s next President.” He...

Abuja – The Presidency on Friday in Abuja raised alarm over fake Facebook account in the name of Zahra, President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter. The Presidency’s concern is in a statement by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. He stated … Read more...

President Donald Trump repeatedly lied for decades about his net worth to attain a higher spot on the famed Forbes 400 list and brand himself as New York’s wealthiest real estate developer, according to a reporter he encountered in 1982 for the magazine’s first such list. Journalist … Read...

Just When You Thought you have seen it all, and this comes up, So i was just scrolling through all my timeline when i saw this and i burst into laughter, After Mr President said Nigerian Youths are Lazy, " Read more via INFORMATION NIGERIA – https://ift.tt/2vw1KKy Get More Nigeria Metro News