naija news today 170919

  1. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Nigerian migrant shot in Libya over piece of bread, 3 torturers arrested in Italy – P.M. News

    Migrants who landed in Lampudesa, Italy last weekend have narrated a shocking catalogue of abuses, rape, murder and torture by persons who ran prisoner camps in Libya..... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2Arfkyp Get More Nigeria Metro News
  2. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Nigerian police officer dismissed for serial theft – Linda Ikeji’s Blog

    A Nigerian police officer attached to the Jigawa state police command has been dismissed for stealing a TV set and a pair of shoes. The dismissed police officer said to be the son of a retired police officer was identified as Abdullahi Yusuf. Jigawa State Police commissioner, Bala Senchi...
  3. Nigeria World News

    World Rwanda accuses Uganda of illegally detaining 200 of its citizens – Vanguard News

    Rwanda says more than 200 of its citizens are being illegally detained in Uganda. Delegations from the two neighbouring countries have been holding discussions in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, to work towards resolving political and security tensions... Read more via Vanguard News –...
  4. Nigeria World News

    World Group Carpets S’Africa for Attempting to Stop Nigerians from Returning Home – Thisdaylive

    A leading Non-Governmental Organisation, African Diaspora Coalition for Unity and Progress (ADCUP), has condemned the action of the South African Government that disallowed several Nigerians willing to return home from South Africa from boarding the Air Peace flight sent to the former apartheid...
  5. Nigeria World News

    World The Mugabe legacy – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Without any speck of doubt, Mr. Robert Mugabe can be regarded as the icon of the liberation struggle of Zimbabwe. He was one man, among a few others, who rose to his full height when duty called. Armed with about half … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...
  6. Nigeria World News

    World Research links chicken consumption to prostate cancer, others – The Guardian Nigeria News

    A new research outcome from the University of Oxford has linked the consumption of poultry, especially chicken, to an increased risk of prostate and blood cancer. Thousands of cancer cases were associated with chicken intake in the study. Although several … Read more via The Guardian...
  7. Nigeria Business News

    Business Unity Bank, Airtel Africa, others lead stock market’s N100b loss – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) reopened on a downturn yesterday, following losses suffered by most bluechip stocks, especially Unity Bank and Airtel Africa, as market capitalisation slumped by N100 billion. The All-Share Index (ASI) fell … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
  8. Nigeria Business News

    Business Sanwo-Olu seeks speedy approval to develop Lekki, Badagry seaports – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to accelerate the process of giving approval to the state’s request to develop Lekki and Badagry seaports. ..... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/31FnjUg Get...
  9. Nigeria Business News

    Business Minister Gives NCC Sept 26 Deadline to Rectify Improperly Registered SIM Cards – Thisdaylive

    The Minister of Communications, Dr. Ibrahim Isa Pantami, yesterday gave the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) till September 26 to rectify all improperly registered SIM cards in the country. Pantami who received the management team of the commission in his office in Abuja, however...
  10. Nigeria Business News

    Business Over N30m lost monthly to farm abandonment – Vanguard News

    The Dangote tomato processing factory has decried the huge financial loss being brought upon the country by farmers abandoning their tomato farms due to massive rainfalls across the country. Over N30m lost monthly to farm abandonment Accordingly, the company said it is … Read more via...
  11. Nigeria Business News

    Business Banks Intensify Drive to Meet 60% Loan-to-Deposit Target – Thisdaylive

    With two weeks to the September 30 deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for commercial banks to maintain a minimum Loan-to-Deposit Ratio (LDR) of 60 per cent, the financial institutions have launched an aggressive deposit drive to meet the target, findings by THISDAY have …...
  12. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Ondo PDP, APC Clash Over Akeredolu’s N50bn Bond – Sahara Reporters

    The Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in Ondo have disagreed over the N50bn bond recently initiated by the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to fund infrastructural development. Akeredolu, who observers claim is eyeing a second term in office, said that he requested the...
  13. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Obasanjo, others urge Africa to learn from global trends – Vanguard News

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and other stakeholders at a security forum on Monday stressed the need for Africa to carefully study global trends with a view to learning and positioning the region at an enviable height.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/308itkY Get More...
  14. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Incessant defections by politicians bad for Nigeria’s democracy, says Okoko – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Bayelsa businessman and youngest governorship aspirant at the recent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary in the state, Keniebi Okoko, has kicked against politicians who defect from their parties after losing elections, insisting that the practice … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...
  15. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Fayose’s trial over alleged N6.9b fraud resumes October 21 – The Guardian Nigeria News

    The trial of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, will resume at the Federal High Court, Lagos, on October 21. Fayose, who was first arraigned on October 22, 2018, alongside Spotless Investment Ltd, on 11 … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...
  16. Nigeria Political News

    Politics ‘Ruling class frustrating Nigerians’ quest for social justice’ – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Immediate past chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru M. Jega, has blamed the widening poverty in Nigeria on the shoulders of the country’s ruling class. Jega lamented that the absence of social justice in the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...
  17. Nigeria Sports News

    Sports Okowa in cloud nine as Delta wins Fifth National Youth Games in Ilorin – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Team Delta made history again by winning the fifth National Youth Games in Ilorin yesterday to make it five wins out of five competitions. They won the multi-sports youth development Games for the fourth time … read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...
  18. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro EFCC arrests bank employee for allegedly stealing N137m – The Guardian Nigeria News

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, has arrested a sales agent of a new generation bank for allegedly stealing N137 million belonging to a customer. The suspect’s arrest was a sequel to a petition by the bank, … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...
  19. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Residents raise alarm, as another bridge’s going down in Bayelsa community – Vanguard News

    ELEBEBLE—RESIDENTS of oil-rich Elebele community, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have raised the alarm that another steel bridge was facing imminent collapse in the locality, about weeks after a 50-ton steel bridge caved in, cutting off several communities and paralysing...
  20. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Raw deal for widower accused of killing wife – Vanguard News

    AKPOR—AN academic staff of School of Health, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Dr. Jonathan Onwugbuta, has narrated his ordeal in the hands of his in-laws after his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Onwugbuta, died on January 20, a week after childbirth. Onwugbuta, who suffered partial stroke due to … Read...
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