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The minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi has gone inspecting the Ebute Metta Railway Compound,where Acting President Osinbajo will flag off construction of Lagos-Ibadan Line on Tuesday, March 7.                                                                            While Buhari is away, Amaechi inspects railway, as                                                                                                            Osinbajo heads  to Lagos for the  commissionin Below are photos from the minister's inspection exer...

Nigerian couples just would not rest; they keep inspiring us with their creative concepts with the pre-wedding photo-shoots they do these days. You will have to trust our judgment when we say these pictures are good and they would make you fall in love again. Most of these couples have been able to create a clear and perfect picture of love with the way we see them in these picture. Sometimes ago, we showcased some amazing pre-wedding pictures of some Nigerian couples who are planning to walk down the aisle. This is a sequel to that piece and we hope you would find them delightful too. Furthermore, they could also light up the creative spark in you and give you great ideas on how to go about your pre-wedding photo-shoots if you are planning one. Find below some of the stunning pictures we have put together for you: 1. The one inspired by water                        10 amazing pre-wedding pictures of some Nigerian c...

Prominent Nigerian politician in Anambra state, Governor Willie Obiano, was reported to be sharing ‘political bread’ to citizens of his state ahead of the 2017, gubernatorial election. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), candidate has been tipped for a second term in office for transforming the state. However, a picture of him could be seen on the bread nylon with the logo of his party. Sharing of food materials in the heat of the election to cajole the electorate is an endemic nature of politicians in Nigeria. Materials like rice, bread, Bean-cake (Akara) as well as money are circulated to bamboozle voters for their benefits.

Reports filtering-in from Argentina have it that Geronimo Rojo, a cousin to Manchester United star Marcos Rojo, has been shot dead after trying to rob an ex-police officer. Breaking: Manchester united star’s cousin shot dead        Manchester United star Marcus Rojo It was alleged that the 17-year-old was killed alongside an accomplice, a 26-year-old named Ivan Rodrigo Barbosa, who also died in the incident. The Sun (UK) reports that the duo were said to have targeted 50-year-old Raul Anibal at about 10pm on Sunday night, March 5, from a getaway motorbike outside a bank cash machine. The tragic incident was said to have occurred in Marcos Rojo’s home town of La Plata, which is just an hour drive from an Argentinian capital Buenos Aires. Witnesses say the retired police officer identified himself to the criminals before firing shots which killed the robbers. Barbosa was said to have died on the spot from bullet wounds while young Rojo later passed-on at t...

- A member of the presidential committee on constitution and electoral reforms accuses Rotimi Amaechi of imposing leaders on the APC in Cross River state - Utum Eteng calls on Amaechi to concentrate on the politics of Rivers state - The APC chieftain says the serial defeat the APC has suffered at every election in Rivers state should give Amaechi enough challenge to be worried about A member of the presidential committee on constitution and electoral reforms has warned former governor of Rivers state and minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to stay off the affairs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River state. Utum Eteng, who is a chieftain of the APC in Cross River, accused the minister of imposing leaders on the APC in Cross River, which he said, had caused divisions and problems in the party. According to Tribune, the APC chieftain in a statement on Monday, March 6, called on Amaechi to concentrate on the politics of Rivers state and stop meddling in t...

Governor Ayodele Fayose has shocked Nigerians with the revelation that former President Olusegun forced him and others to donate N10 million each to his presidential library project -mmm                                      Fayose revealed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo                                        forced governors to donate N10 million each to his                                                       presidential library project. Fayose asked the former president to refund his own part of the donation for the construction of the library that was commissioned recently as part of the activities to mark Obasanjo’s 80th birthday. He even w...

The website of the Council of Foreign Relations has helped to keep tabs of politically-related deaths in Nigeria. Nigeria Security Tracker weekly update: February 25 – March 3                                                      Nigeria's police boss, IGP Ibrahim Idris Authored by a former United States of America ambassador to Nigeria; John Campbell, it is aptly called Nigeria Security Tracker. In its latest post, its findings reveal that there were 11 politically related deaths from Saturday, February 25 to Sunday, March 5. Within the period stated, six Nigerians were kidnapped and three bombers accidentally killed themselves. Below   is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents:          Nigeria Security Tracker weekly update: February 25 – March 3 Nigeria Security T...

- The Senate has revealed that the NNPC failed to account for N5.2 trillion spent on subsidy for importation of petroleum products from 2006 to 2016 - The upper legislative chamber said it would set up its whistle blower platform to enable it gets information on corrupt practices in the oil sector - The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Kabiru Marafa, the committee had also established the disappearance of 100 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit worth N14 billion The Senate has vowed that it would start a fresh fuel subsidy probe on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and Independent Marketers over alleged irregularities in the subsidy fund. Mr Marafa noted that the NNPC has failed to justify to satisfaction the near N5.2 trillion spent on subsidy for importation of petroleum products from 2006 to 2016. The sum, Mr Marafa said, was in addition to the 445,000 barrels of crude oil for domestic consumption. “This is more than the annual bu...