naija news today 050918

Benin has joined a growing list of African states imposing levies for using the internet. The government passed a decree in late August taxing its citizens for accessing the internet and... Read more via Quartz Africa – https://ift.tt/2NiPwMK Get more World News

As society continues to evolve the more flexible and accepting we become. Women are in the never ending battle to get the same rights as men. In most cases, we face unnecessary discrimination and we are still trying to be treated like… The post Meet The South African Women … Read more via...

Ahead of Senate hearings that will see Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifying about foreign election interference, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has chimed in via an op-ed in the Washington Post. While we wait to watch the hearings in the morning, you can have a...

Many women have made a dramatic change in their use of contraceptives of late. Specifically, use of “contraceptive apps” such as Natural Cycles, a smartphone app that predicts the days on which a woman is fertile and can be used for contraception (as well as planning pregnancy), is on the...

Senator Adeyemi Smart’s daughter, Deola Smart has taken to her insta-story to call out Senator Dino Melaye. Recall Melaye recently posted a video of some men allegedly mocking Senator Smart on his instagram page? Now Deola is claiming, Melaye has been calling them (probably her father) and...

Desperate for a second term, five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors are seeking a secret pact with President Muhammadu Buhari on the 2019 general elections. Specifically, the deal is for the governors to support Buhari’s re-election in return for the Presidency’s backing in their bid to...

Will and Carlton are back together again! Will Smith took to Instagram on Tuesday (September 4) to share a selfie with his former The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star Alfonso Ribeiro... Read more via Just Jared – https://ift.tt/2MQstJM Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Nothing about Rita Ora’s street style is simple. She proved as much today in London exiting Capital Radio studios in a head-turning look. Her edgy ensemble included a dramatic deconstructed white button-down shirt with no pants... Read more via Footwear News – https://ift.tt/2oExQ0f Get more...

Camp Nou had been touted as a possible summer destination for the Frenchman, and the Blaugrana striker says he would be happy to have him.Luis Suarez has said that Manchester United’s Paul Pogba would be welcome at Barcelona as the midfielder continues to be linked with a … Read more via...

This is the shocking moment a woman filmed herself killing her boyfriend’s tropical fish by pouring bleach in their tank. In the video, released by the RSPCA, Serena Reynoldson empties bottles of the poisonous substance as... Read more via Evening Standard – https://ift.tt/2wKre3Y Get More...

Jennifer Waller has been shocked, scared and sad since being diagnosed with colon cancer two weeks ago. But now she's ready for the fight of her life. "Bring it," the 32-year-old Clifton resident tells the... Read more via NJ.com – https://ift.tt/2PACIiA Get More Nigeria Metro News

An Instagram model and deckhand was found dead on a yacht in the Mediterranean this weekend.Sinead McNamara, 20, was reportedly found unconscious around 2 a.m. local time aboard a Mexican billionaire’s yacht in the... Read more via Smoker Room News – https://ift.tt/2NhXnKw Get More Nigeria...

Michael Rapaport just did it on Tuesday morning, laying into protestors who say they’ve been destroying their Nike gear after the company named free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the new face of its “Just Do It” ad campaign.... Read more via TheWrap – https://ift.tt/2wHFfzA Get more...

Happy long weekend! Ideally, you're soaking up these last fleeting days of Summer 2018 by lounging poolside, contemplating Justin Bieber's mustache, and 100 percent not getting covered in sweat whilst wearing Spanx.... Read more via Cosmopolitan News – https://ift.tt/2NhFdJa Get more Nigeria...

Angelina Jolie has totally moved on from her marriage to Brad Pitt and although they still share children together, she wants as little to do with him as possible. Angelina Jolie, 43, and Brad Pitt, 54, have been making numerous headlines for their nasty divorce and custody battle and it …...

Serena Williams passed her toughest test so far at the US Open to beat Karolina Pliskova and reach the semi-finals for a ninth consecutive time. Williams, seeded 17th, trailed 4-2 in the first set... Read more via BBC Sport – https://ift.tt/2Nh3lv7 Get More Nigeria Sports News

An over-the-counter painkiller may increase your risk of heart attack or stroke by 50 percent, a new study has found. The large-scale study of more than 6.3 million adults found that diclofenac, sold in America as Volatren and Solaraze among others, also put patients at higher risks of … Read...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) noting that that party represents failed promises and corruption.... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2wJaaMI Get More Nigeria Political News

Despite being invited by the Police over one of his recent articles, Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, he will continue to “hit harder”. He stated this after honouring the Police invitation on Tuesday. Fani-Kayode said he was invited by the Police because of his essay entitled: …...

A Bob Woodward expose book has been a rite of passage for presidential administrations since the storied investigative reporter first made a name for himself by breaking Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal. Now it’s Donald Trump’s turn under the.... Read more via BBC News –...