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Former Vice President and 2019 Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar in his 2018 'Workers Day' message says, 'the weapon to fix this great nation is not one purchased from a foreign government, but one that is found within each and every one of us the weapon of pride and an unyielding desire to work and succeed. If we allow this weapon to reach its maximum potential by empowering our labour force then we would have set the standard for a rebirth that will unite us, protect us, and get Nigeria working again'.

According to a story shared on Facebook, a man who refused to do court and white wedding with his baby mama is now begging to wed her in court after she got an opportunity to relocate abroad with her family. The story is quite interesting. Please read below and share your thoughts with us;

In a new interview with The Guardian UK Chimamanda Adichie spoke on topics such as feminism, racism, how pregnancy affects women’s growth, the #MeToo movement and women and the culture of likeability.

#BBNaija season 3 winner, Miracle Igbokwe today picked up his car prize, a Hyundai and N25 million cheque. He beat other finalists Tobi, Nina, Cee-C and Alex to win the grand prize for this season's edition of the show. Congratulations to him! See more photos from the presentation below;

BBNaija contestant Anto has bared her thoughts about people’s perception of her person. According to her, she showed every part of herself while on the show yet people still misunderstood her. She concluded by letting everyone know she is done being emotional and going back to thug life.

An 11-year-old girl who almost committed suicide due to being subjected to intense domestic violence from her guardian in Asaba, Delta state, Nigeria, has been reunited with her family.

Sauce Kid is back on Twitter after serving a jail term in the US. The good news is however that he seems to have turned a new leaf and his fans have not deserted him. Even his old celebrity friends have come out to cheer him up.

The country home of President General of Ohanaeze Nd’Igbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, was on Sunday bombed by unidentified persons.

2018 BBnaija winner miracle has revealed whom he will be taking on his all expense paid trip for two.

The "Toracle" boys of the just concluded BBNaija show have landed a new ambassadorial deal with a clothing brand, Lekucci global. 

The former Big Brother Africa housemate, and model took to her page to write a piece on depression and how to handle it. Here's what she wrote;

Big Brother Naija 2018 winner,Miracle Ikechukwu showed off his sleek new haircut.

The attempt to recall the Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West flopped on Saturday following a low turn-out for the signature the verification.

Big Brother Naija 2018 first runner up, Cynthia Nwadiora, aka Cee C, tells TOFARATI IGE of PUNCH about her time in the house and her future plans. 

Big Brother Naija finalist, Tobi seems to have shaded the 2017 winner of the show, Efe.

Linda Ikeji on her Instagram has shared a message to help encourage all the entrepreneurs striving to succeed.

The Personal Assistant to the President, Bashir Ahmad has come under fire for saying that come April 30th, President Buhari will hold the distinction of becoming the first African president to meet American President, Donald Trump at the White House.

Big Brother Naija finalist, Nina looked stunning in hehind the scene photos from a recent shoot. See another photo below;

Nigerian reggae act, Cynthia Morgan who has been off the scene lately is reportedly broke and facing financial difficulties at the moment.

Actress Rita Dominic penned a word of advice to Big Brother Naija finalist,Nina regarding her love life.

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 1, 2018, as a public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Workers’ Day.

The Church of Satan has blasted President Buhari over a statement he made concerning the killing of two Catholic priests and other Church members during worship in Benue. Speaking about the attack, the president labelled it as evil and satanic act as he vowed to hunt down the assailants and ensure that they pay for the sacrilege committed.

The family of  late Avicii have sited suicide as the reason why the international Swedish disc jockey died. The family made it known via  statement in which they said that he ‘could not go on any longer’ when he died on 20 April.

The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, has pegged the maximum transfer from mobile phones using short codes at N100,000. According to a  statement from the Director, banking and payment system of CBN, Dipo Fatokun, the decision was made because of the risk associated with mobile banking. The bank says the new directive will take effect from June 2018.

US President Donald Trump says the country has put together "a strong bid" with Canada and Mexico to host the World Cup in 2026.

Someone sent a DM on the right to Sonia Ogbonna and she had this to say; 

Rapper Cardi B , is being sued for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and defamation by her former manager, Shaft, who discovered her. Shaft whose real name is Klenord Raphael claims in a new lawsuit that he began working with Cardi B in 2015 and was part of her rise in the music industry, before he was kicked out of the picture.

North and South Korea have announced an end to the Korean war and will sign a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War later this year, 65 years after hostilities ceased, the two countries announced in a joint declaration moments ago.

American singer/actress Janelle Monae's sexuality has been in question for some time now. She has finally addressed her sexuality and admits that she's not straight. In an interview with Rolling Stone for its May cover, the 32-year-old said:

Deji Adeyanju converner of ConcernedNIG yesterday on twitter made it known that he will be leading a rally to call for the designation of Herdsmen as a terrorist group. Deji says the rally will take place next week and the venue and time will be announced today. According to him enough of the killings. He wrote;

The Okun people of the Kogi West have called on the Federal Government to thread carefully over the lingering crisis between Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West and the police.

Crossdresser Bobrisky has made it known he is a female. Replying a fan on starting a relationship with BBNaija’s Nina, Bobrisky stated that he is a girl and can not practice lesbianism with Nina.

In response to widespread attacks on citizens across the country, the House of Representatives on Wednesday, passed a vote of no confidence on service chiefs and security advisers and called for their replacement.

John Cena, 40, is heartbroken following his break up from Nikki Bella, 34. The wrestlers recently broke off their engagement and put to end their 6 years relationship. The pair who got engaged one year ago at Wrestlemania 33 revealed their separation to US Weekly.

The jury in Bill Cosby's retrial found the TV icon guilty of all three counts of aggravated indecent assault today for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in a Philadelphia suburb in 2004.

Facebook’s quarterly sales rose by over $3 billion despite the privacy breaching scandal. The company said that revenues rose to $11.9bn in the first three months of the year, compared to $8bn previously.

Big Brother Naija finalist, Nina says she doesn't want to talk to her boyfriend Collins who she dated for a year before going into the house.

Some Nigerian senators are reportedly calling for the impeachment of president Buhari following his refusal to seek National Assembly’s approval before withdrawing $496million used for the purchase of aircraft from the United States.

Big Brother Naija 2018 first runner-up, Cee C has revealed she will be going for counselling after her media tour.

Big Brother Naija 2018 finalist, Nina has spoke o the state of her relationship with winner,Miracle in a question and answer session on Payporte last night, she revealed she loves him and also addressed some other questions. Miracle did the same but avoid most questions on their relationship.

Following criticism about her looks post, Big Brother Naija, finalist Nina stepped out in style today.

Emotions ran high in Ajah area of Lagos after twin boys were caught in a homosexual act, Tuesday.

Senator Dino Melaye, has cried out on social media saying he has been denied access to his family, lawyers and even denied FOOD. 

Big Brother Naija 2018 finalist, Tobi Bakre has opened up on the true state of his relationship with Regina .

Presidential aspirant and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, today said his emergence into the race is already giving some fraudulent politicians sleepless nights.

These are definitely tough times for Senator Dino Melaye as the Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced his recall process. INEC yesterday announced the commencement of verification exercise of voters in his constituency.

Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, has revealed that forensic investigation into Alizee and her daughter's murder show overwhelming and compelling evidence that Peter Nielsen killed his wife and daughter.

The Senate has summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to appear before the plenary on Thursday. Mr Idris is to appear by 11 a.m. Thursday morning, Mr Saraki announced.

The Christian Association of Nigeria has called for a national protest in reaction to the recent killings in Benue State. In a statement by Adebayo Oladeji, the special assistant on media and communication to the CAN President, Samson Ayokunle, the association said the high rate of killings in the country is slowly turning Nigeria into a state of "anomie".

Singer Simi , Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi and former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili have been decorated as human right Ambassadors in US. More photos below;