naija news today 060718

Operatives of the Lagos State Central Business Districts enforcement unit has uncovered and dislodged a den suspected to be used by ritualists and criminals located around Onikan Stadium, descending to Army flag House, close to the Governors House, Marina, Lagos Island. Special Adviser to the...

A Nigerian lady identified as Desire Omasirim has taken to Facebook to narrate on how she survived an accident that almost took her life on Otedola Bridge in Lagos. According to the woman, the accident occurred as a result of break failure of the bus in which she was … Read more via...

A suspected cultist identified as Emeka ThankGod, was on Thursday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly belonging to an unlawful society — Alora confraternity. The prosecution also told the court that ThankGod was caught with a bottle of blood suspected […] Read...

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has hit out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo again, saying that he is unfit to lead a mission to rescue Nigeria and restore the nation to sanity in view of the various atrocities he … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2u9JEdl -- Get More...

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, won't lose sleep if the leader of the Reformed All Progressive Congress, R-APC, isn't happy with the party. Oshiomhole told journalists at the national assembly... Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...

A don and Accord Party chieftain, Prof. Abideen Olaitan, has declared his interest in contesting the governorship election in Oyo State in 2019. Olaitan declared his interest at a forum held in Ibadan on Thursday. Olaitan is an associate professor of … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria –...

A Jealous wife has been arrested after hacking off her husband’s joystick today– with a 12-inch-long carving knife. Karuna Sanusan, 24, carried out the bloody attack on 40-year-old Siripan after discovering he was having an affair, she told police. She then hurled his severed manhood out the...

The Lagos Business School has been ranked the 48th best executive MBA programme in the world. The Economist ranks the best MBA programmes around the globe annually, making a list … Read more via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/2IXjDTO Get more: Nigeria Business News

A larger part of funds set aside by for infrastructure development under the new pension scheme has remained largely unaccessed, according to the National Pension Commission (PenCom). Acting Director-General PenCom, Mrs. Aisha Dahiru-Umar, said this In Lagos at an even organised by the...

Elysium Integrated Development Company has completed plans to invest N9.720 billion ($27 million) in a mass transit transportation at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. This was disclosed by the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika recently in Abuja, when...

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that no single vessel of traded rice berthed in Apapa port in the last two years. This, the customs said, is as a result of the restriction of access to foreign exchange for 41 items … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s next two fights are at Wembley Stadium in September and April. Joshua will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO belts there on Sept. 22, and return to Wembley on April 13. His promoter Matchroom was in negotiations with WBA mandatory challenger Alexander...

Watch Toke Makinwa as she says we should label those emotions that need to be called what they truly are – Hate! She says, if … via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/2KTeQ7U Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Grammy Award-winning artist and Chance the Rapper and his longtime girlfriend Kirsten Corley are engaged. The couple who got engaged yesterday, July 4th at a family barbecue have a two-year-old daughter named Kensli.... via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/2zfQm7s Get more Nigeria Entertainment...

One of the most talked about footballers at the moment, Lionel Messi, has reportedly asked his club, Barcelona to sign Pogba. Lionel Messi Lionel Messi has reportedly told Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde to sign Paul Pogba from Manchester United, a report by Daily Star has shown. With the …...

The World Cup bursts back into life on Friday as tournament favourites Brazil take on a Belgium side brimming with talent while a young France team face battle-hardened Uruguay. The first match Uruguay-France, will take place at 3pm … read more via PM NEWS Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2lXBQaZ...

Sensational X3M Music act, Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye aka Simi is gradually writing her name in the book of history. The serial award winner has scored another feather with the release of the video of her hit song Aimasiko featuring legendary Ebenezer Obey. … via NaijaGistsBlog Nigeria...

Looks like Hollywood star Idris Elba will be joining the Fast & Furious franchise as he is billed to play a villain in the spinoff ‘Hobbs and Shaw‘ starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. According to Variety, Johnson and Statham will be reprising their roles as special agent Luke Hobbs...

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday dissolved the 10-year marriage between Mrs Florence Anyasi and her husband, Stanley Anyasi over infidelity. The 36-year-old trader told the court that apart from numerous cases of his following women around, her husband used to sneak into their...

A Twitter user simply identified as @winnie_wesley has taken to the platform to narrate how officers of the Special Armed Robbery squad beat up a student till he passed out. According to her narration, the student named Richard was alleged to have been in possession of a stolen … Read more...