naija news today 170220

Hundreds of Abuja-Kaduna train passengers, including the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, escaped attack by kidnappers on Sunday evening, a report said last night. The report, by the authoritative DAILY NIGERIAN, quoted unnamed sources as disclosing that the kidnappers laid...

About 10,000 males gathered at the annual "Naked Festival" in Okayama, Japan to celebrate the "Hadaka Matsuri", a wild festival held every year on the third Saturday of February at the Saidaiji Kannonin Temple, Japan. The 10,000 male participants … Read more via Linda...

When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of leaving China, even if that were possible... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2V3xUb8 Get more World News

Africa’s largest oil producer could see oil production fall by 35 percent as low oil prices and regulatory uncertainty threaten to prompt oil majors to postpone final investment decisions. OPEC member Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and it pumped 1.776 million barrels of oil per...

Movie star and film producer, Uche Jombo has taken to social media to express dissapointment in Nigeria ‘inconsiderate leaders’ following the sudden ban of Okadas and tricycles on major Lagos roads by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. The Nollywood actress in her reaction described the...

Daddy Freeze has reacted to the viral video of reality TV star, Tboss crying over negative comments she received on the Internet. It was earlier reported that TBoss who has been avoiding showing the face of her daughter, shared a photo showing her … via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited...

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has appealed to President Donald Trump to reconsider the United States’ travel ban on Nigeria because of the two nations’ long standing relationship, saying he should not punish Nigerians as a result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s gross...

Odion Ighalo is at Man United on loan until the end of the season but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to rule out signing him on a permanent basis. Ighalo, 30, joined … read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2Syan0v Get More Nigeria Sports News

Real Madrid’s La Liga title bid recorded a setback on Sunday after they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Celta Vigo. They were denied all three points by a late strike from Santi Mina. … read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/39zsx7I Get More Nigeria Sports News

Raheem Sterling is ready to stay at Manchester City, despite their two-year ban from European competitions, the UK Mirror reports. The England winger has been linked with a move to Real Madrid, since UEFA announced the punishment on City last week.... read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

A 33-year-old Nigerian, Nnamdi Nwosu, has been declared wanted by two US government agencies, the Department of Justice and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a $10million business email compromise scam, for which six other Nigerians had been jailed. Nwosu, who lives in Houston Texas...

The United States Government has warned that it will recover the over $308 million looted and stashed abroad by the former head of state, the late Sani Abacha if it is re-stolen in Nigeria. The threat followed a February 4, 2020, repatriation pact the Nigerian government signed with … Read...

The Boko Haram terrorist group rejected the ransom offered by the Federal Government to secure the release of Leah Sharibu, sources at the Presidency told Daily Trust yesterday. Sharibu, a schoolgirl, is the only Dapchi schoolgirl still held hostage out of the 110 … Read more via Nairaland...