naija news today 040719

I stand against corruption in government, which was why my office personally facilitated the take-off of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after it was created by then President Olusegun Obasanjo. However, there is a huge difference between prosecution and persecution. I am...

See Nnamdi Kanu Reaction As Buhari Suspend RUGA Implementation Across The Country.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/323Yfad Get More Nigeria Political News

American teenager Cori Gauff has rolled into the third round of Wimbledon.... read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2Jlr9tX Get More Nigeria Sports News

The United States of America (USA), yesterday warned that more Nigerians were getting involved in the use of illicit drugs. It said that Nigeria has metamorphosed from a transit point for drug couriers..... Read more via Newtelegraph – https://ift.tt/2RQ6nGO Get More Nigeria Metro News

A 43 -year old man, Abdullahi Salisu, on Wednesday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged 104kg tramadol trafficking... Read more via Pulse Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2xv2D3Y Get More Nigeria Metro News

One Inspector Okechukwu Nwanefi has been declared wanted by the Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Rabiu Ladodo, for allegedly shooting 25-year-old Ikenna Ukachi to death in Umuokeh community, Obowo Local Government Area of the state... Read more via Pulse Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2LznJq5 Get...

Sex traffickers are moving out of Edo state to avoid detection as foreign donors pour money into anti-trafficking programmes in the traditional hotspot, anti-slavery experts said, calling for a national approach.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2LwAB0a Get More Nigeria Metro News

On Tuesday 2 July 2019, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari-led IGP Intelligence Response team successfully rescued the District Head of Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar-Uba.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2KYP3P2 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Boeing is giving $100m (£80m) to help families affected by the two crashes of the company’s 737 Max planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The payment, stretching over several years, is independent of lawsuits filed in the wake of the disasters, which together killed 346 people.... Read more via...

Protests in Hong Kong escalated into a verbal war between China and Britain on Wednesday as China told Britain to keep its "hands off" the city and "show respect", while Britain reminded China of its obligations to its former colony.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2LwLP53 Get...

The nomination of Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank (ECB) President on Tuesday has thrust the International Monetary Fund (IMF) into an early, unanticipated search for a new leader amid a raging trade war that has darkened the outlook for global growth, Reuters reported yesterday...

Can men all over the world stop raping please? Are we not tired already??? A seven-year-old girl has been raped and left at the side of the road in India. The ‘heinous’ crime has sparked widespread rioting and a fierce manhunt for the culprit. Local … Read more via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s...

The Federal Government has begun the interrogation of those implicated in the alleged fraud that left over 65,000 Nigerian shareholders losing two billion dollars worth.. Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2FOIb2w Get more: Nigeria Business News

The oil royalty accruable to the Federal Government from the oil producers on Nembe Creek area of Niger Delta has depleted as the loss by Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company and partners to crude theft in the region hit $2 billion in four years. Chief Executive Officer … Read...

The Nigerian equity market yesterday tumbled for the third consecutive trading day, as sell pressure was unabated, producing 13 losers against 25 gainers. Key market indicators, the NSE ASI, declined by 0.07 per cent as bargain hunters continued to remain on the sideline following growing...

Mobile subscribers in Nigeria who fail to initiate calls on their line within a period of 12 months will no longer be able to use the number thereafter. The new policy introduced by the Nigerian Communications (NCC), New Telegraph has … Read more via Newtelegraph – https://ift.tt/326XEoh...

A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, the Sunshine Integrity Movement (SIM) said yesterday that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu would win the party’s ticket for next year’s governorship election.... Read more via Newtelegraph – https://ift.tt/2YxvVef Get More...

Dolapo, wife of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has revealed that she once worked in the slums in Lagos among area boys and prostitutes. She spoke at a Anti-Substance-Abuse Programme in commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Abuja recently. At the …...

Uganda’s players boycotted Africa Cup of Nations training on Tuesday because of a pay dispute, according to the country’s Football Association (FUFA). It is the latest such dispute to break out at the tournament, following issues with Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Cameroon. The Cranes finished second...

It wasn’t what they expected but the cross section of fans at the Star Fan Park at the National Stadium in Lagos and other designated parks across the country on Sunday remain resolute that the Super Eagles can still go all the way to conquer at the ongoing Africa … read more via Newtelegraph...