naija news today 180519

Antoine Griezmann was jeered during his last game for Atletico Madrid and Rodrigo might have scored his final goal for the … read more via Channels Television – http://bit.ly/2VtRE4s Get More Nigeria Sports News

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it will soon begin collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) on online transactions. The chairman of the agency, Babatunde Fowler, made the disclosure in an interview with the.... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2WOKVU1 Get More...

A National Youth Service Corps member is currently nursing his broken heart after his wife reportedly got pregnant for another man, his BESTFRIEND. No young man or old man would pray to be in the.... Read more via YabaLeftOnline – http://bit.ly/2w7osG6 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Kardashian family tree grows taller every year, with momager Kris Jenner now boasting six children, four step-children (from Caitlyn Jenner’s side) and TEN grandchildren – her latest, a baby boy born to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West via surrogate, arrived on May 9, 2019. With Kim … via...

Defending champion Rafael Nadal swept past fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco to book his place in the semifinals of the Italian Open on Friday. The eight-time Rome champion came through.... Read more via Olisa.tv – http://bit.ly/2VLCqwH Get More Nigeria Sports News

Charges Flying Eagles to soar in Poland President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Pinnick, has reiterated that the football-governing body will soon institute a welfare foundation for.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2HMz1Ef Get More Nigeria Sports News

Counting on its experience in the airlift of pilgrims since 2007, Medview Airline has once again come atop as one of the three carriers the Federal Government selected for the airlift of Muslims for the 2019 Hajj. The choice … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...

A 300-level student of Microbiology student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Omotola Akorede Kayode, has died after he slumped while playing football. Confirming the incident, a statement by the University Registrar, Margaret Omasule, said all medical measures taken to save the student’s...

Me President you have lived a purposeful life God Bless you sire... Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2Vwz4c7 Get More Nigeria Political News

Buhari in Saudi Arabia President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday evening arrived in Makkah from the city of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, where he began the initial leg of his Umrah engagements in the Kingdom.... Read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/30tiOMH Get More Nigeria Political News

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday urged the Federal High Court, Abuja, to dismiss the suit filed by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, challenging the commission’s refusal to issue him a certificate of return. Okorocha is in court asking for an order...

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has filed a 19-paragraphed affidavit to disqualify the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, from presiding over the petition challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election..... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2WPAkZ7...

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar and his party, the PDP have formally asked the Presidential Election Panel to replace tribunal Chairman, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa with another Justice of the Court of Appeal, for...

Manchester City will attempt to wrap up an impressive domestic treble when they take on Watford in the FA Cup Final at Wembley this evening. Pep Guardiola’s side go into English football’s showpiece fixture on an enormous high having successfully retained their Premier League title with …...

Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka have withdrawn from the Italian Open in Rome after with injury respectively, tournament organisers have confirmed. Federer, who had been due to face.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2WiPAkt Get More Nigeria Sports News

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to shut down the Akanu Ibiam International Airport due to security reasons. Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, said on Friday that reasons for the closure include bad runway, proximity to a market and the wrong location of the state …...

A student of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Ikot Akpaden, has been suspended “indefinitely” from the school for allegedly calling the university vice chancellor ‘foolish’ on Facebook. The student, Joy Nkanang, was in her second year in the department of performing arts before her...

The Department of State Services, DSS, Friday, condemned the alleged call for revolution in the country. It also accused the organisation it called the Nigeria Continuity and Progress (NCP) of being responsible for the alleged revolutionary call. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya disclosed this in...

Sir Muhammadu Sanusi I (1905-1990 ), the grandfather of the present Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II reigned for only five years as Emir of Kano before he was forced to resign. He was said not to be in the good books of the authorities of the day due to his views which were... Read more...

A statement by Prince Lawal Shoyode, the Country Director of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, the Non-Governmental Organisation established by Mr. Wakil to impact on victims of Boko Haram crisis, said: “Mama Boko is among those nominated for the respected Sydney Peace Award in faraway … Read...