naija news today 050919

JOHANNESBURG – Recent violent protests in South Africa lead to some heated exchanges between celebrities on social media. Nigerian musician Burna Boy caused a stir on social media after saying he would boycott the country because his fellow Nigerians were being treated badly.... via...

United Nations Secretary-General, António  Guterres, has “strongly condemned” the renewed wave of “acts of violence” against foreigners and their property in parts of South Africa. Guterres’ message was conveyed by his spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, at a news briefing at the UN...

Prof. Sadiq Isah Radda is the Executive Secretary of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC). In this interview with Emmanuel Onani, he speaks on the ongoing fight against corruption, repatriation of stolen funds, and other sundry issues... Read more via Newtelegraph –...

The Lagos State Government and Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture have reacted to the attacks on Shoprite outlets in Lagos State.... Read more via Nairametrics – https://ift.tt/2ZDXVAB Get More Nigeria Political News

One person was feared killed as violence marred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kogi State yesterday. The event became enmeshed in violence when, at the point of votes sorting and counting, … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World...

The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that all perpetrators of violence against Nigerians in South Africa are brought to book. In a statement on Wednesday, Chairman of the committee, Yusuf Yakub, said the lower legislative...

LaShawn Daniels, the US songwriter behind such hits as Destiny’s Child’s Grammy-winning Say My Name and Lady Gaga’s Telephone, has died aged 41. Daniels, who was known as Big Shiz, also worked with artists including Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Brandy and Toni Braxton.... via BBC News...