naija news today 020819

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that Nigeria losses about N1.42 trillion in economic terms annually as consequences of violence against children (VAC). The disclosure was made in Calabar, Cross River State capital, thursday by the Public Finance for Child Protection...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on all churches and Christians in the country to pray against a “deadly plane crash.” The Secretary to the Conference of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Rt. Rev. Michael Akinwale, said this in a memo to its archbishops and bishops, dated...

Fifteen out of 50 passengers traveling on a boat across River Malale in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State have been confirmed dead in yesterday boat mishap, as the remaining 35 passengers have also not been accounted for. The Director General of the state … Read more via...

A 400-level student of the University of Ibadan, Victor Ajidagba, has slumped and died. It was gathered Ajidagba died on Wednesday night. Ajidagba, who until his death was a nursing student in the institution, died at the University College Hospital (UCH), … Read more via The Guardian...

Brigade Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade, Brigadier General Zakari Abubakar, has vowed to sanction officers who engage in rape and sexual harassment, saying such issues should be channeled to the Brigade Command in Akure for appropriate action. Abubakar, however, said … Read more via The...

Facebook says it has discovered that people linked to the Saudi authorities have been using its platforms to spread propaganda through fake accounts. It says the operation mainly targeted the Middle East and North Africa, and most of the content was in Arabic.... Read more via BBC News –...

Patriotic Nigerian man “carries” the country on his head..... Read more via feedly – https://ift.tt/2Ng5vXZ Get More Nigeria Metro News

The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a list of cleared aspirants seeking to contest Senate seats on its platform across the country. The list was released Tuesday in a statement by the spokesperson of the party, Yekini Nabena..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria –...

Accreditation and voting at the APC Gubernatorial Primaries, are yet to commence at the various centres according to the latest report by the Chairman of the Lagos Governorship Electoral panel, His Excellency Chief Clement Ebri..... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2NWQnEi...

US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday kicked off her first major solo trip in Ghana’s capital Accra, aiming to cast a positive light on her embattled husband’s administration. A relaxed-looking Trump smiled and waved as she stepped off an overnight... Read more via Channels Television –...

The way Slimcase play around with words lines by lines a lot wonder is this Really Yoruba language? cus u have to be deep to understand him sometimes OTUMBALAMBA @iam_slimcase So much loved by the street .... Read more via Instablog9ja – https://ift.tt/2y6W4o5 Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Davido lambasts his friend for mocking his uncle.... Read more via Instablog9ja – https://ift.tt/2DQcPu5 Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Senator David Dafinone is dead. He died Sunday morning in Lagos. He was aged 91. Dafinone, who was born on March 12, 1927 in Sapele, Delta state, was a Senator in the Second Republic between 1979 and 1983. He served as chairman of the Board of … Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

A Nigerian air force pilot has died after two aircraft crashed while rehearsing for the West African nation's 58th Independence Day celebrations, the government said Friday..... Read more via Startribune – https://ift.tt/2xRT7sa Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, said on Saturday, identified money based politics as a major factor responsible for unprecedented corruption and bad governance in Nigeria..... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2DP92NI Get More Nigeria Political News

AMERICAN Express said it decided to remove Nigeria from its blacklist and return its card services to Nigeria in recognition of the huge number of honest Nigerians angling for.... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2zGTG9z Get more World News

Black Diamond popularly known as Wande Coal is a talented singer with AfroPop, Afrobeat and R&B genre of music got signed to Mo’Hit by Don Jazzy and D’Banj in the year 2006 but made his appearance in 2007 on..... Read more via tooXclusive – https://ift.tt/2OY6aih Get more Nigeria...

On Monday a lecturer with the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Mr. Yakubu Nataala, reportedly slumped and died at his Kogi Poly quarters’ residence in Lokoja. According to dailypost the deceased might have died due to the none payment of his..... Read more via Stella Dimoko Korkus –...

Some 34 migrants have died in a shipwreck in the western Mediterranean, which 26 people survived, the UN Migration Agency said on Tuesday, citing the Moroccan navy and a Spanish aid agency.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2P1zJzH Get more World News

The lovely couple decided to use the bride-to-be's profession as the theme for their photo session and it's beyond lovely. Love they say is a beautiful thing, only when it’s with the right partner.... Read more via Nigerian Entertainment Today – https://ift.tt/2zMlABo Get more Nigeria...