naija news today 170818

The police in Lagos have arrested a hotel worker, Anita Sunday, for allegedly trafficking three teenagers. The 27-year-old Delta State indigene, who came from the same village as the victims, was alleged to have tricked them to Lagos, promising to give them good jobs... Read more via Punch...

Corpses of two children have been found in a pit said to be half filled with water in Gure community, in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was learnt that the pit was far from the homes of the kids’ respective parents. … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

The US Embassy shut down its consular operations in Abuja because it received a Nigerian passport that strangely contained an unusual amount of white powder, SaharaReporters can authoritatively report. The embassy announced the shutdown in a statement on its website on Tuesday... Read more...

The National Chairman of the United Progressives Party, UPP, Chekwas Okorie, has said the party will not field any presidential candidate in the 2019 general election. He also said that the UPP had ruled out the possibility of going into alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, …...

The National Economic Council (NEC) says the security situation in Benue Sate has improved. Benue State Deputy Governor, Benson Abounu, briefed State House correspondents after NEC meeting presided over by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday.... Read more via Daily Post...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari was planning to use dead persons and underage children to rig the 2019 election. The Party said that this was the main reason the President had allegedly refused to sign the electoral act amendment. In a … Read...

The Federal Government has rejected a report by the United Nations, which claimed it paid a “large ransom” to secure the release of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, denied the claim in a statement … Read more via Channels Television –...

The Vatican said on Thursday Pope Francis was on the side of victims of more than 300 “predator” priests in the United States accused of abusing over 1,000 children across seven decades. “Victims should know that the pope is on their side..... Read more via Channels Television –...

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it working towards ending ‘crazy billing’ meted out to consumers on its network through a project aiming to improve the company’s estimated billing system. A statement from the firm on Thursday indicated that the … Read more via The Guardian...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee thursday agreed to offer single-digit interest rate loans to operators in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors of … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2PfTSCA Get more: Nigeria Business News

Arsenal goalkeeper, Daniel Ospina, has arrived in Naples to seal a loan move to Serie A side, Napoli. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the Colombia international is expected to undergo routine medicals on Thursday, before putting pen to paper.... read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

Former Manchester United star, Paul Ince has told manager, Jose Mourinho to sell midfielder, Paul Pogba. Ince said Pogba had been a ‘nightmare’ since his return from the World Cup and advised Mourinho to cash in on the player. Pogba has been locked in a war of … read more via Daily Post...

Ghana on Thursday backed away from controversial plans to dissolve its graft-ridden football federation, as it reached a deal with FIFA to clean up football administration in the country. Ghana’s attorney general had taken steps towards dissolving the embattled Ghana Football Association (GFA)...

An Oke-Ogbere Customary Court in Ibadan on Thursday dissolved a three-year-old marriage between one Temilade Oyeyemi and her husband, Ayo Oyeyemi , over deception and adultery. Temilade, 28, narrating her ordeal, told the court that her husband deceived her by presenting his concubine to her...

The suspect, Isaiah Ezekiel, who was employed barely a month before he committed the crime, was sent to distribute 150 bags of sachet water to retailers within Lekki. A driver attached to Ramlac company in Lekki area of Lagos State, who … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

The unlawful sale and use of pre-registered of SIM cards has continued and is now hobbling the efforts to get the true identities of mobile phone users in Nigeria. The sale or use of pre-registered of SIM card carries a fine … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World...

The National Economic Council (NEC) saturday in Abuja resolved to constitute a committee to be headed by the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to make fresh recommendations on how the Nigeria Police could be decentralised. … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he would not interfere with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before, during and after … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2MsKSvk Get More Nigeria Political News

The All Progressives Congress, APC has reacted to the defection of the Gombe State Minority Leader, Alhaji Ahmed Usman form the party to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Usman dumped APC on Thursday during plenary over several attempts by the ruling party to blackmail him. Reacting to …...

The chairman, Yobe State Executive Committee (SEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Adamu Chilariye, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of illegally buying the permanent voter’s cards (PVC's) of unsuspecting members of the public..... Read more via Nigeria News today...