naija news today 050318

A Nigerian man reportedly took his own life because he caught his girlfriend cheating on him with another man. According to online reports, the man took his own life by poisoning himself on March 3, 2018. According to Patricia who share the picture on Facebook wrote; "Wonders shall neva end...

A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday revealed one of the major regrets in his life. The two-time Nigerian leader who is marking his 81st birthday, said the early death of his parents and their failure to enjoy the fruits of the sacrifice they made while raising him continues to make...

There was confusion at an Italian court Monday as two lawyers purportedly representing the Nigerian government surfaced in the trial of Shell and Eni executives over alleged corruption in Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that although the Italian court postponed to May 14 the start of the trial...

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Taraba and his planned visit to Benue, Zamfara, Yobe and Rivers states, that have witnessed different forms of killings this year was an afterthought. READ MORE HERE

The U.S. says Nigeria’s 2019 general election and a peaceful transition are its major priority in view of the country’s strategic position in the region. The U.S. Department of State, Rex Tillerson, said thus during a background briefing on the first trip of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to...

Afrocandy shares photos of herself in nothing but her pant and bra SEE MORE PHOTOS HERE

Liberian President, George Weah, has called on the Nigerian government to provide 6000 teachers to his country as part of the Technical Assistance agreement between the two nations. Speaking Monday shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned a former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, and two others in an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan over alleged N11.5bn fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the other defendants are a former Oyo State...

A man allegedly raped two of his mum’s pet goats to death after dragging them into the bushes. Mbithi Munyao is accused of yanking the animals from a grazing area for the sickening two-hour session – which killed both of the farm animals. North Korea's Kim Jong Un meets South Korean officials...

A 21-year-old new mum, Lebogang Setshotloe, has accused a doctor at Moses Kotane Hospital of breaking her baby’s arm during delivery. The South African mum said she wasn’t allowed to see her baby girl until a day after delivery. She then found out that her daughter’s arm was broken READ...

A former minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has admitted that she is thinking of running for political office in the future. Ezekwesili, who has co-founded the Red Card Movement, stated this while answering questions on Channels Television’s programme, Hard Copy. READ MORE HERE

The Federal Government, yesterday, formally joined issues with National Assembly over its allegation that Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, were not coming forward to defend the 2018 budget, thereby delaying its passage. READ MORE HERE

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed door with the Liberian President, George Weah. The meeting is holding inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Weah arrived the premises at about 12:34 pm and was received by Buhari and some other top government officials at the...

President Muhammadu Buhari is planning trips to Benue, Taraba, Zamfara and Rivers states, which have recorded different forms of violence in 2018. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement. This comes weeks after the president was...

An armed Fulani attack on some farmers at Nyiwa Village in Mambilla on Thursday, 1st March 2018 sparked off a spiral of herdsmen-farmers clashes across some villages in western Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna LGA, Taraba State of Nigeria. According to reports gathered, the initial attack at Nyiwa...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Sunday announced that it was spending N774m daily (about N23.99bn monthly) as subsidy on the 50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit consumed across the country. Although it described the amount as under-recovery, the oil firm stated that the...

AHEAD of the 2019 elections, five serving governors, 20 senators and some members of the House of Representatives are set to join the Social Democratic Party, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alfa Mohammed, has said READ MORE HERE

The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Sunday said God and 24 out of the 27 local government areas in the state have ratified the ambition of his son-in-law to succeed him in office. Okorocha made this observation when he debunked the allegation that his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, who also...

The Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello has warned that Nigeria’s economy will fall back into recession if President Muhammadu Buhari failed to contest for re-election in 2019. Sani-Bello, while advocating total support for the president’s re-election ambition come 2019, assured Nigerians...

There are strong indications that there would be a mass defection from the Lagos state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to another political party ahead of the 2019 elections due the purported endorsement of Governor Akinwumi Ambode and Senator Oluremi Tinubu for another...