naija news today 010220

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, has attacked the Spiritual leader of the Adoration Minister, Enugu, Father Ejike Mbaka, saying the fiery preacher is not a prophet of God. Ayodele, a newly appointed United Nations Peace Ambassador, also told the...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday called on candidates who registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in some recently blacklisted centres that there is nothing to worry about. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian...

On Thursday night, the World Health Organisation declared the novel coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan, China, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, PHEIC. Declaring the emergency in Geneva after a meeting with it’s an emergency committee comprising a panel of health experts...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service has warned businesses and individuals against tax evasion as the Federal Government begins the implementation of the 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax on Saturday (today). The VAT increase which is meant to help government achieve its revenue projections for the...

Despite Nigeria’s strong ties with China, Nigeria’s embassy website in China meant for information source and consular services is replete with outdated information. In fact, the embassy website still lists former President Goodluck Jonathan as Nigerian leader after five years he was voted out...

The World Health Organisation has identified 13 high- risk African countries for coronavirus . They are Algeria, Angola , Ivory Coast , DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana , Kenya , Mauritius , Nigeria , South Africa, Tanzania , Uganda , and Zambia .... Read more via Nairaland –...

Prince Harry has lost after he made a complaint against the Mail on Sunday over an article criticising his wildlife photos. The Duke of Sussex shared a photo he took with an elephant to the Sussex Royal Instagram page to mark Earth Day.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog –...

Angelique Kidjo has met Burna Boy in Lagos. Burna Boy went with his mom to visit the singer as she pays a visit to Lagos. Recall the Benin Republic singer beat Burna to win the Best World Music Album at the just held 62nd Grammy Awards and … via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog –...

The administration of President Donald Trump has on Friday, January 31, imposed visa ban on Nigeria. Apart from Nigeria, the ban also affected Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan..... Read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/2SbzXH4 Get More Nigeria Political News

The Kano state governor says his political exploits have forced his mentor to retire from politics Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state, on Friday, January 31, boasted that he has retired his political mentor and former governor of Kano, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, from active politics... Read...

Paris Saint-Germain winger, Angel Di Maria has declared that his fellow Argentina team-mate and Barcelona icon, Lionel Messi is the greatest player on the planet. The 31-year-old Argentine won the Champions League, La Liga, and two Copa del Rey trophies during four seasons at Real Madrid...

The business of faith can be a very lucrative business. While some question it’s relevancy in today’s society, black mega churches are still raking in high earnings from their congregations. The massive inflow of cash … Read more via Black Enterprise – https://ift.tt/37N4KAO Get more...

Manchester United have signed former Watford striker Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua on loan until the end of the season. The deal to bring the 30-year-old Nigeria international to Old Trafford contains no option to buy..... read more via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog –...

Social media is currently awash with news of Odion Ighalo’s surprise move to Manchester United. The English football giants late on Friday night agreed a deal with Shanghai Shenhua of China to sign Ighalo on a six months contract, making him the first Nigerian to officially play … read more...

As the transmission and fatality rate of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to spread rapidly in China and some other parts of the world, the Federal Government has committed an additional N71 million to enable it to raise its level of preparedness to detect, assess and respond in the case...

According to The Tribune, Donald Trump‘s administration announced on Friday that will begin restraining immigrants from Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Sudan and Tanzania from entering the U.S. The new restriction comes three years after Donald Trump travel ban was first announced...

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairperson of Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has urged Nigerians in China to be cautious of the deadly Coronavirus. In a statement issued by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media and Public Relations of the Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa said, “It is...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has disclosed that Nigerians living in Chinese city of Wuhan where coronavirus was first noticed, have expressed unwillingness to return home. Speaking at a press conference on Friday January 31, Lai Mohammed who noted that the federal...

The US State Department on Friday night announced that it has put six new countries under its travel ban list. Under a proclamation signed Friday by President Trump, citizens from Eritrea, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria- Africa’s most populous country, won’t be allowed to apply for visas to...

Nigerian singer and songwriter Tiwa Savage has set tongues wagging again as she shared sultry swimsuit poolside photos of herself on Thursday. The pop singer, born in Isale Eko, rocked a two-piece Fendi bikini to give her haters some show... via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2Oiq3lX Get more...