naija news today 060718

Some senators have provided insights into why the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has remained exceptionally generous in funnelling billions of naira to federal lawmakers, sometimes even against the wishes of her bosses at the presidency. PREMIUM TIMES had in a series of reports revealed how...

Nawaz Sharif denies any wrongdoing A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison on corruption charges related to four luxury London flats. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court handed down the verdict after a series … Read more via BBC...

President Mohammedu Buhari 
 The team of lawyers who participated in compelling MTN to pay the N330 billion fine slammed on it in 2015 by the Nigerian Communications Commission for SIM registration breaches will be paid a whopping N500 million fee. The Minister of Justice and … Read...

Having proved a tough nut to crack so far this World Cup, Al Hain-Cole expects the Blue Yellows to make Southgate’s men wait for glory in Samara England will continue in their mission to bring football home when they take on Sweden at the Samara Arena … read more via Goal.com News –...

An aggrieved Nigerian man who is reportedly down with staph infection, has accused his girlfriend of infecting him with the disease, as he further alleged that she is a registered member of "small girl, big God" group. Crying out on threats from her lover to post her nudes on social media, the...

Goal previews the clash between a Neymar-led Selecao and Roberto Martinez’s underdogs, as well as the other three last eight matches ... read more via Goal.com News – International – https://ift.tt/2zhyicU Get More Nigeria Sports News

Well on course to become the Three Lions’ first World Cup top scorer since Lineker, Al Hain-Cole is backing the Tottenham striker to strike once again Having already equalled Gary Lineker’s total of six goals at a single World Cup, Harry Kane will be aiming to … read more via Goal.com News –...

President Muhammadu Buhari (File) President Muhammad Buhari is visiting Borno State to commemorate the 2018 Nigerian Army Day celebrations with the troops in the state. He was welcomed to the state by Governor Kashim Shettima, as well as the Chiefs of Army Staff and Air Staff, Lieutenant …...

The sureties billed to stand for the release of former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) are in the final stage of perfecting the bail conditions granted him by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court Abuja READ MORE HERE

The Nigerian Police has detained the officer who shot a member of the National youth Service Corps (NYSC), Linda Angela Igwetu, in Abuja on Wednesday, July 4. Benjamin Peters was said to have shot at the vehicle, Linda and two of her colleagues were riding in around Ceddi Plaza Central Business...

The plot to cause a split in the All Progressives Congress(APC) has suffered a major setback, with some leaders of the party refusing to join the Reformed All Progressives Congress(R-APC) READ MORE HERE

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Yakubu Mohammed, 51, who raped a 13-year-old girl and infected her with HIV in Jigawa State allegedly bribed his way out of jail with N200,000 READ MORE HERE

Yemi Alade Seeks Collaboration With American Star, Cardi B Yemi Alade has indicated that she would love to have a collaboration with American rapper and star, Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, known professionally as Cardi B. The Atlantic Records rapper, Cardi B, made a public announce via her...

Idris Elba is about to become our favourite villain. According to Variety, the rapper-DJ-actor is in final negotiations to play the main villain in “Hobbs and Shaw,” the “Fast and Furious” spinoff starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. The spinoff reportedly will be directed by Deadpool 2...

Wife of Tubaba, Annie Idibia has caught mass attention with her social media post about the height of her lover for the iconic singer. Annie Idibia who has enjoyed 6 years of marriage to the African Queen singer, stated that Tubaba is the one true love of her life and all other … Read more...

The young forward’s show of pace, power and finishing in Saturday’s 4-3 win over Argentina was reminiscent of the former Selecao star in full flow Kylian Mbappe had not even been born when the 1998 World Cup took place in France. In it, Les Bleus went … read more via Goal.com News –...

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, on Thursday appointed the embattled president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, as the new Vice President of the body. Amaju was recently ordered by the Supreme Court to comply with a lower court’s order that compelled...

A Nigerian fan who arrived in the Russian capital, Moscow for the 2018 World Cup has asked for political asylum in the country claiming that his life was threatened in his homeland. “A football fan from Nigeria, born in 1987, has asked political asylum in the Russian Federation. He … read...