WHITE HOUSE PLANS TO ESCALATE TRADE PRESSURE ON CHINA

WASHINGTON—The Trump White House, confident that its hard-line strategy is succeeding, is planning to ratchet up the pressure on China by focusing on new tariffs and threatening to block Chinese technology investment in the U.S., according to officials familiar with the strategy.

I REGRET DATING TIMAYA - UMMI ZEE ZEE

Popular Kannywood actress Ummi Zee-Zee has revealed in an interview that her biggest regret in life was to ever date Nigerian music artiste Timaya.

SINGER OLAMIDE BURIES LATE MOTHER AT IKOYI CEMETERY,LAGOS

Award winning Nigerian music star Olamide finally laid his late mother to rest at the Ikoyi cemetery, Lagos.

SCORES KILLED IN FRESH ATTACK ON ZAMFARA VILLAGES

Bandits have on Wednesday attacked two villages in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara, killing some people.

SCORES OF CORPS MEMBERS TO REPEAT NYSC

Over 120 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across six states could not join their colleagues who passed out from the scheme.

EFCC ARRESTS 14 MORE SUSPECTED "YAHOO-YAHOO BOYS" IN AJAH AREA FOR ALLEGED CYBER CRIMES, RECOVERS EXOTIC CARS AND LAPTOPS (PHOTOS)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, arrested 14 more suspected Internet fraudsters.

The suspects are: Abiola Kayode, Adeleye Adewale, Adeniyi Abiola, Favour Iruabo, Iyiola Olayemi, Lawal Remilekun and Martins Adetunji.

While others are Obafunsho Oladipupo Samson, Olaleye Bamilola Hassan, Oseni Ridwan, Peter Ayobami Samuel, Peter Toluwabori, Prince Jibril Dirisu and Richard Jerry John.

RIPPLES LIST:10 MOST INFLUENTIAL NIGERIAN POLITICIANS AHEAD OF 2019

As the build-up to the 2019 general elections intensifies and the field becomes increasingly clearer, some personalities and groups are emerging as the likely major deciders of the outcomes of the elections especially at the presidential level.

We take look at some of the major players with real influence ahead of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria.