naija news today 110619

Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is clearly a dab hand with a rod on the prepared as he managed to catch an impressively-sized fish out at sea. Salah, who’s having fun with a break in a thriller tropical location with the family following his Champions League success with Liverpool...

A Nigerian referee escaped death yesterday at the Agege Stadium, Lagos when Kano Pillars fans attacked him after their Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super Six fixture against Enugu Rangers. Both teams battled to a 1-1 draw in the first match of the day in … read more via...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it will no longer recognise election results obtained under duress. INEC’s Enugu State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, said this on Monday during.... Read more via Nairaland –...

The Deputy Senate President in the just concluded 8th Assembly Ike Ekweremadu is yet to return his official vehicles to the National Assembly, Daily Trust reports..... Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2IyjlVr Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Nigeria Press Organisation, NPO, has resolved the face-off between National Broadcasting Corporation, NBC, and DAAR Communications Plc, owners of Africa Independent Television, AIT, and Ray Power FM.... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2F4FKbM Get More Nigeria Metro News

A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a 54-story building Monday afternoon in Midtown Manhattan, killing the pilot. No one else was injured in the crash, which officials said appeared to be an accident — not an act of terrorism. The crash sparked a two-alarm … Read more via Welcome To Ladun...

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has slated Treasury Bills, TBs, sales worth N809.4 billion for the third quarter 2019, Q3’19. This is contained in the apex bank’s latest Nigeria Treasury Bills Issue programme released last weekend... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2F2gJOH Get...

The Photos speak for themselves…………….. Actress Chioma Apotha tried to pull off a joke but her fans called her a liar and she quickly posted the original photo with an apology attached…… via Stella Dimoko Korkus.com – http://bit.ly/2MEBR3M Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

National Judicial Council, NJC, yesterday, thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to voluntarily retire from office, despite his indictment by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. Justice Walter Onnoghen and President...

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja yesterday fixed today for hearing of six pending applications filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and its … Read more via Newtelegraph – http://bit.ly/2X10iw2 Get More...

Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo state, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to issue him a certificate of return as senator-elect. In a statement on Monday, Sam Onwuemedo, Okorocha’s media aide, described pictures circulating on the internet showing the...

Barring any last minute changes, the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila will, today, emerge as the speaker of the 9th House of Representatives. The erstwhile house leader may square up against the immediate past chairman of the House Committee on...

ABUJA — Ahead of tomorrow’s inauguration of the ninth National Assembly, governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as well as the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, yesterday met with the APC caucus of the incoming National Assembly..... Read more via Vanguard News –...

Defending champions Golden State Warriors held off a late charge by Toronto Raptors on Monday night, winning by just a point 106-105, to force Game 6. Like a ding dong, the game returns from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto to.... read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/31nqbFN Get More Nigeria...

Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has said that the decision to drop Semi Ajayi and Kelechi Iheanacho from his final Africa Cup of Nations squad was taken prior to the friendly match against Zimbabwe on Saturday.... read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2ZgCaDc Get More Nigeria Sports...

Golden State star forward Kevin Durant left Monday’s fifth game of the NBA Finals against Toronto with what appeared to be a reaggravation of the same right calf injury that had kept him sidelined for a month..... Read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/2WYiwOV Get More Nigeria Sports News

The Vatican has released a new document challenging modern conceptions of gender identity. The 31-page teaching guidance, released on Monday, is titled Male and Female He Created Them.... Read more via BBC News – https://bbc.in/2WUDnTj Get more World News