naija news today 110919

Senator Rochas Okorocha believes that the All Progressives Congress may crumble after the exit of President Muhammadu Buhari and therefore called for an overhauling of the party leadership to avert this.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/301d7nG Get More Nigeria Political News

Brazilian police have brought charges against the model who accused the PSG star of sexual assault earlier in the summer Sao Paulo police have moved to indict Najila Trindade and her partner Estivens Alves over allegations of rape levelled at Brazilian football star Neymar back in May. Police...

A 20-year-old man, Mustapha Aliyu has been arrested for throwing his four months old son into river Uti in Borgu local government area of Niger state. The Corpse of the baby is yet to be found.... Read more via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2ZYyoDv Get More Nigeria Metro News

A rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States, but officials at the compound declared all-clear about an hour later and reported no injuries. A plume of smoke rose over central Kabul shortly after …...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) yesterday disclosed that 20, 737 victims of Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (BAC) lost $1.2 billion. This is coming as the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released frightening statistics on suicide rates worldwide, saying at least one person dies every 40 seconds from suicide. Each year, about 800,000 people die to suicide, WHO reports, with suicide being the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...

An Iranian female football fan who set herself on fire a week ago has died. The woman set herself alight in Tehran after her trial, for attempting to enter a football stadium disguised as a man, was postponed. The authorities in Iran regularly stop women from entering stadiums. Her … Read...

The Group Managing Director of Afrinvest West Africa Limited, Mr. Ike Chioke, yesterday said the recently released first half 2019 results by Access Bank Plc showed that the bank has started reaping its benefits with former rival, Diamond Bank. Chioke, said this in an interview on Arise …...

From 2013 to 2018, a total of 1,830,483 subscribers exchanged their network providers through the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme. MNP, which was launched in Nigeria in April 2013, is a service that allows a cellphone or smartphone customer to change … Read more via The Guardian...

The Onne Ports Complex in Rivers State is currently undergoing massive transformation to further reduce the ship turn around time. Turn around time is the amount of time it takes to unload a ship or plane at … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...

Having posted a profit of N36 billion for the half-year ended June 30, 2019, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has rewarded shareholders with an interim dividend of N10.2 billion... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/31f4ZkH Get more: Nigeria Business News

The fate of about 34 insurance companies currently operating in the country may be hanging in the balance, with about 25 others having a brighter chance of scaling through, going by the report of Coronation Research. The insurance sector, by … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...

Imo State Magistrate Court sitting in Owerri has ordered former Governor Rochas Okorocha to appear before it on October 8, 2019, for alleged breach of public peace. The summons dated September 5, which had … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...

Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) led by Nnamdi Kanu has informed the European Parliament that only referendum will curb lawlessness in Nigeria. In a statement made available to The Guardian, the IPOB leader said the country was not … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday carpeted Chartered Accountants in Nigeria for corruption because they failed to check the tendencies of corrupt elements in the country... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/32FplUN Get More Nigeria...

The protest in Gongoshi village of Mayo-Belwa council area of Adamawa notwithstanding, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday inaugurated the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) in the state. Commending their peaceful conduct, Osinbajo, however, informed … Read more via The...

ABUJA—apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has advised South-East governors to make adequate preparation and put the necessary infrastructure to accommodate victims of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Ohanaeze has also planned to acknowledge Igbo sons and daughters...

Nigeria’s Super Eagles threw away a two-goal advantage last night as they were held 2-2 draw in an international friendly with Ukraine in Dnipro. On a day Coach Gernot Rohr paraded an almost new squad, Nigeria took command of the game almost from the blast of the whistle by … read more via...

The Federal Government has released N15 billion to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF). Out of the amount, about N6.5 billion would be disbursed through the NHIS gateway to15 states that have … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News...

The Delta State government has disclosed that all it has made necessary arrangements for the commencement of the 2019/2020 cycle of its jobs creation programme. Chief Job and Wealth Creation Officer, Professor Eric Eboh, disclosed this yesterday in.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News...