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The Super Eagles and the Three Lions will battle for bragging rights at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday. It will be the Eagles’ penultimate friendly match before heading to Russia for the World Cup. The Nigerian team was average…

US President Donald Trump says the meeting with Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader, will hold as previously scheduled. The development comes after a North Korean envoy led by Kim Yong Chol, a senior official, visited the White House on…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti says the state government is responsible for the shooting of Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the house of representatives. Bamidele was shot on Friday at the party’s secretariat …

Motunrayo Adeoye, a Nollywood actress, has passed away after a prolonged battle with chronic cancer. The actress died on Friday at her residence in Akobo Ojurin, Ibadan and has been buried according to Islamic rites. Stomach…

The national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has withdrawn from the party’s chairmanship race. Speaking at his residence on Friday, June 1, 2018, Oyegun said he arrived at the decision not…

A former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, this week narrated how he and four other governors of the South-west were allegedly ‘rigged’ out of power by former president Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003. Speaking at a colloquium held…

Singer Wizkid says he is set to drop a new album titled “Made In Lagos”. Wizkid spoke to top UK DJ Tim Westwood. During the interview after his epoch making AfroRepublik performance at the O2 Arena in London, Although he had…

The presidency has released a fact sheet outlining the achievements of the Muhammadu Buhari administration since it assumed office three years ago. The 41-page document highlights successes in the economy, security and the fight…

Shina Peller, owner of Quilox nightclub, says he will contest for a house of representatives seat in 2019. Peller said he will vie to represent Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Kajola, Iwajowa federal constituency of Oyo state at the upcoming…

There strong indications that erstwhile Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger is a contender to take over at Real Madrid, with bookies slashing odds on the Frenchman taking over at the Bernabeu as news of Zidane’s exit was confirmed. Wenger…

He is better known as a dancing senator, having turned dancing to his past time shortly after he became a senator more than a year ago after the death of his brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke aka Serubawon. Since then, Senator Demola…

There was a shooting incident at the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat at the party’s governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, arrived to a tumultuous welcome. Fayemi, his wife, Bisi Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu,…

Leading financial services provider,First City Monument Bank (FCMB), on Thursday, May 31, 2018 unveiled a scheme tagged, ‘’FCMB Education Advisory Service’’. This service would ensure convenient and affordable education support for…

Former Abia state governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, says while he was a member of PDP, he was aware that politicians eliminated their rivals and other electorates so they can secure their victory during elections. Kalu who was governor from…

The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has discarded the multi-year tariff order (MYTO) in a bid to determine whether consumers are being cheated. According to TheNation, James Momoh, NERC chairman, made this known on…

Kanye West has released his 8th studio album, Ye. The album, which has seven tracks, was unveiled on Thursday night at a listening party in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It had been reported that West went into seclusion on a mountaintop…

Patrick Akpobolokemi, ex-director general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has been acquitted of a N2.6 billion fraud charge by the Lagos division of the appeal court. Yargatta Nimpar, judge of the…

Football fans have gone crazy for Nigeria's new Nike kit as they queued up along Oxford Street on Friday morning to get their hands on it before it sells out. The kit has been a huge hit with fans for it's retro look and received over…

Fans of Big Brother Naija of Cynthia ‘Cee-C’ Nwadiora have created a picture of her meeting the All Progressives Congress national leader, President Muhammadu Buhari. This is a hilarious but doctored picture of Cee-C and President…

Artificial sweeteners alone cannot raise your blood sugar. According to a study in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the researchers concluded that artificial sweeteners don’t affect blood sugar levels. Artificial…

Domestic airline operators in the country have threatened that they will stop paying value-added tax from June 14. In a statement released on Thursday under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria, the operators said the federal…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has paid over N24bn to gas suppliers and released another fund to electricity distribution companies (DisCos) for the purchase of 704,928 electricity meters. The apex bank said it also…

Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar have escaped from a zoo in Lünebach in western Germany, police have said. Local authorities advised residents to stay inside their homes and call the police if they saw any of the five predators at…

Reports reaching Nairametrics indicate two of Guaranty Trust Bank’s Executive Directors have resigned their positions at the bank. The directors are Olutola Omotola and Wale Oyedeji. We understand that they resigned about two weeks ago.…