naija news today 050619

A Clinical Pyschologist and Emotions Therapist, Mr Enitan Oyenuga on Wednesday attributed the high rate of depression and suicide amongst youths in Nigeria to emotional attachment and falsehood of social media. Oyenuga said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. …...

Health experts have submitted that the real reason why people bleach is that they want to be acceptable and appear beautiful. The experts also warned that most of the bleaching products used by people are not approved by … Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2Z8sdri Get More...

Sri Lanka’s government will introduce five-year jail terms for those caught spreading fake news and hate speech on social media, the government said Wednesday, following a surge in online vitriol and disinformation after the Easter suicide attacks.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...

The Islamic State group has claimed it was involved in an insurgent clash in Mozambique for the first time, but an expert expressed doubt and police dismissed the claim outright. A jihadist insurgency has been growing in the northern Mozambican province … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

US President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II gathered with 300 veterans on the south coast of England on Wednesday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day — one of the heroic turning points of World War II........ Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2Zd6lv9 Get more World News

Following what can now be termed the longest forensic audit in the history of the Nigerian Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) they published far reaching pronouncements and sanctions against Oando PLC’s principals said to be the outcome of the investigation into the company’s business. SEC...

The German Government, with support from the Bill and Mellinda Gates Foundation, has provided two million Euros for implementation of the second phase of the Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) in the country. ... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2WHHPoj Get more: Nigeria...

A popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, survived a ghastly motor accident which occurred along Ore road on Tuesday. The actor, who is a son of veteran actor, Pete Edochie, broke the news on Instagram on Wednesday and described it as a ‘miraculous survival.’... via Premium Times Nigeria –...

Stakeholders in Nigerian aviation industry have called on the Federal Government to ensure the national carrier project was delivered before the end of 2019. They made the call in separate interviews with newsmen in Abuja, on Wednesday. Group Capt. John Ojikutu (Rtd), an Aviation Safety...

Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated former Deputy Governor of Delta State, Prof. Amos Agbe Utuama, SAN, as he turns 72 years on Wednesday June 5, 2019, describing him as a committed patriot, astute administrator and a leader of impeccable disposition. In a … Read...

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Jimi Agbaje, has denied resigning membership of the party. Felix Oboagwina, media aide to Mr Agbaje, who spoke on behalf of his principal, said he (Agbaje) did not defect to the All Progressives Congress …...

Chairman, Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers, King Godwin Gininwa, has charged a new oil company in the area not to ignite fight or kill itself because of Ogoni oil......... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2QOeLWK Get More Nigeria Political News

The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has assured that women will play noble roles in his Government, stressing that women would fare a lot better under him than being relegated to “the other room” and the kitchen. The governor gave the assurance Wednesday in Yola while receiving …...

AWKA—IN the past, the confrontation usually witnessed during the annual May 30 remembrance day organised by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for those who died during the Nigerian civil war and in various prisons in parts of the country, was between the organisation and … Read more via...

The founder of the One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj ji, Tuesday called on President Muhammed Buhari to appoint him as his ‘spiritual adviser.’ He said this has become necessary because other religious groups and their leaders have failed. Maharaj ji made the request during a press … Read...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has narrated how his contact with the Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo in 1988 changed his entire life forever. According to Dogara, who met with Oyedepo, he had been a son of the bishop … Read more via Welcome To...

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, Umar Audu, for allegedly killing one Abubakar Mohammadu of the Fulani Camp, Wawa village in New-Bussa, Borgu Local Government Area of the state. The command confirmed the suspect’s arrest on Tuesday, stating that a team … Read...

President Muhammadu Buhari is unhappy about the ongoing public spat between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its former National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, over … Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2Wqc6so Get More Nigeria Political News

Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has restated his resolve to promote excellence and merit in appointments, warning stakeholders and political leaders to refrain from.... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2MrWU9x Get More Nigeria Political News

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, reflected on the recent general elections in which he secured a second term and said it still baffles him where he got the stamina to tour the country on campaigns.....… Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2QOaDpz Get More Nigeria Political News