naija news today 180419

A 100-level Student of the Kogi State University, Ayingba, Miss Rebecca Michael on Wednesday reportedly committed suicide shortly after her boyfriend broke up with her.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2PhMC9D Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has said that the increasing level of insecurity and banditry in the northern states, especially Zamafara, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto and Taraba, has made life unbearable for the people of the geopolitical zone.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper –...

Sudan’s military rulers have detained two of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir’s five brothers, a spokesman for the ruling army council said Wednesday.... Read more via TODAY.NG – http://bit.ly/2VZWHdO Get more World News

Global benchmark crude, Brent oil, yesterday hit a 2019 high above $72 a barrel, propelled by steady economic growth in China and a fall in United States crude stocks.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2Gpimpt Get more: Nigeria Business News

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, has announced the upgrade of Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, to a full-fledged university. The institution is now to be known as Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo. Okorocha also inaugurated an implementation committee...

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to produce his academic credentials before the Presidential Election Tribunal. Buhari said this in his response to allegations contained in the petition by Atiku and his party, the...

DELTANS have never been more apprehensive of their political future like they felt before the 2019 governorship election. This feeling was occasioned by not only the threats from the All Progressives Congress, APC, chairman, Adams Oshomiole, on the need to colonise Delta State but … Read...

Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna Central has reacted to a statement by Prof. Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), faulting the conduct of some university lecturers during the 2019 general election. DAILY POST reports that Jega while...

Jurgen Klopp admitted he cannot wait to lead Liverpool into a Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after watching his side crush Porto 4-1 in Portugal on Wednesday to complete a 6-1 aggregate victory in their last-eight tie..... read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...

Jarrell Miller was denied a license to box by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) over a failed drug test on Wednesday, scuppering his planned June 1 bout with world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. In a statement quoted by US media outlets, the NYSAC said Miller... read more...

Reports from the National Bureau of Statistics have indicated that despite the policy against the misuse and administration of drugs, Nigeria has recorded over nine per cent increase in the abuse of drugs from 5.6 per cent in 2006 to 15 per cent, which reveals … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

Fertility experts have revealed that alcohol consumption, smoking, obesity and use of body-sizing drugs cause unexplainable infertility in men, while blockage of tubes as a result of infections at teen age causes infertility in women. Addressing newsmen during the facility tour of Androcare...

Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) killed 39 Boko Haram terrorists and captured many equipment from them, an official said. About 20 soldiers were also wounded in the battle.... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2GoNsh3 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc has recorded a profit before tax (PBT) of N56.984 billion for the first quarter (Q1) March 31, 2019, showing an increase of 8.3 per cent, compared with the.... Read more via TODAY.NG – http://bit.ly/2VV6JNu Get more: Nigeria Business News

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, took a swipe at his closest rival in the 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing his as a serial loser. In a preliminary objection he filed to challenge the competence of a petition that Atiku...

Ahead of the May 29 swearing-in of his administration for second term, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed ministers to submit a comprehensive “status reports on policies, programs and projects” from their … Read more via Daily Trust – http://bit.ly/2ULepWb Get More Nigeria Political News

Over 90,000 persons have applied for jobs at the The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) less than 24 hours after the service announced 3,200 vacancies. NAN quoted one of the officers in charge of recruitment at the... Read more via TheCable – http://bit.ly/2XrKOxX Get More Nigeria Metro News

“Game of Thrones” fans have reason to call Sophie Turner ― aka Sansa Stark, queen of clapbacks ― their onscreen hero. Off the screen, she’s also a hero ― of the mental health variety. On Tuesday, the 23-year-old actress appeared on the “Phil in the Blanks” podcast, hosted by “Dr. … via...

Saudi Arabia will host the annual G20 leaders’ summit on November 21-22, 2020, in its capital, Riyadh, the Saudi press agency (SPA) said. "Saudi Arabia is fully committed to the G20’s objectives and to the stability and prosperity of the international economic system," it reported on...

Ivanka Trump has confirmed she turned down the job of World Bank head when her father asked if she was interested. Last week, President Donald Trump … Read more via BBC News – https://bbc.in/2Pibfmy Get more World News