naija news today 030719

Royal Dutch Shell is to reopen its operations on the controversial Oil Mining Lease (OML 25) in Kula community of Rivers State after the oil firm signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M0U) to pay N1.34 billion to the community. The community … Read more via Newtelegraph –...

The Vice Chairman, Alpha African Advisory and former Chief Executive Officer of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi, who was the guest speaker at a recent forum organised by the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria in Lagos, urged the federal government to...

Johnny Depp‘s legal team reportedly plans to subpoena James Franco in relation to the defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. According to The Blast, The Deuce star is set to be subpoenaed over surveillance footage of … via E! Online (US) – Top Stories – https://ift.tt/2XJraRJ...

Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State has kicked against the proposed Ruga settlements for herdsmen across the country. Akeredolu said the Ruga settlements, initiated by the federal government cannot be in the interests of Ondo state as the lands in the state had been earmarked for forest...

Following the arrests of Nigerians abroad over illicit drugs, especially the recent arrest by Saudi Arabia authority, the upper chamber of the National Assembly yesterday emphasised the need to strengthen security at airports in the country. To this end, the Senate mandated the Federal Airport...

The governing council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra, has sacked Dr Peter Ekemezie, a senior lecturer at the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, over certificate forgery. According to a report by Daily Trust, the senior lecturer was sacked for the gross misconduct of...

The son of Sharjah’s ruler died aged 39 in London yesterday after a suspected ‘drug-fuelled orgy’. Mens fashion label owner Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi was the son of Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, … Read more via News | Mail Online – https://ift.tt/2XimRNI Get more...

The total eclipse that plunged South America into darkness for a short while on Tuesday also knocked out about half of Chile’s solar power. Chilean solar farms, which can altogether produce about 2 gigawatts of Read more via Bloomberg – https://ift.tt/2Yv3nlu Get more World News

One of the sad realities of this country has always been the chasm between our image of who we were and the reality of what we condoned. It goes all the way back. The image, which we will celebrate Thursday, is that of the beacon … Read more via The Daily Beast Latest Articles –...

The United Kingdom and the Norwegian governments yesterday pledged to support efforts that would drive growth and development in the Nigerian oil and gas sector The two countries reiterated their commitment yesterday at the ongoing Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, in Abuja...

On Monday, 1 July 2019, Telkom confirmed that it has made the move to switch roaming from MTN to Vodacom. This comes after the network provider announced last year that it would not be renewing its contract with … Read more via IT News Africa news alert – https://ift.tt/308XkDO Get more...

Untold Facts is back with a bang for a new season. On the first episode of Season 4, Arit Okpo chats with Sophina Kia Lawson and Oma Ikwueme about cyber security and how it affects the queer Nigerian. Sophina is a researcher and cyber security expert. She collaborated with CC-Hub to … via...

Wizkid and Davido are two of the most popular afropop stars working today, and given this, it’s a little shocking that they’ve never collaborated before. Well, it looks like that won’t be the case for much longer, as they seem to have teased an impending team-up on social media.... via...

Last year, following the #OscarsSoWhite backlash, the Academy, in a bid to diversify its members, invited 928 new people from 59 countries – 49% being women and 38% being people of colour — including two Nigerians, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Femi Odugemi. This year, 842 new members have been...

Afrobeats artiste, Wizkid, has revealed his upcoming album, Made in Lagos, will make us feverish even though he said there’s no word as FEVER there. This was revealed in an exclusive interview with REDTV where the singer talked about himself, what people don’t … via Latest Naija Nigerian...

Michael Jackson fan clubs are set to sue two alleged child abuse victims of the pop legend in a French court this week over their startling claims in the recent HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland”. The hearing, scheduled for Thursday, will take place at a court in the northern city of Orleans...

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and Omoyele Sowore, candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2019 general elections have met in New York to strategize on what they describe as injustice in Nigeria.... Read more via Sahara Reporters – https://ift.tt/2XrxYUU Get...

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State says ex-President Goodluck Jonathan budgeted N10 billion for Ruga settlements. In a chat with State House correspondents on Monday, said had Jonathan implemented the... Read more via Olisa.tv – https://ift.tt/30aW6b7 Get More Nigeria Political News

The Presidency on Tuesday night confirmed that erstwhile Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), Dr Sani Aliyu, resigned his appointment voluntarily. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, who confirmed the...

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has called for the arrest and prosecution of Senator Abbo for assaulting a shop attendant at a sex-toy shop. Reno who spoke via his Twitter handle said the police who were with him also should be disciplined while the … Read more...