naija news today 190119

The Nigerian Stock Exchange ended today’s trading on a strongly positive note. The All Share Index closed at 31,005.17 basis points up 1.38%. Year to date, the index is down 1.35% The massive appreciation recorded today was largely due to the positive performance of Dangote Cement which gained...

Kim Oprah is making Nigeria proud in the Philippines. The Nigerian beauty is currently representing us at the ongoing Miss Intercontinental beauty pageant. And during the first round of competition, Oprah stepped out in stunning outfits, including a set of swimwear and evening by Philippines...

Popular entertainer, Beverly Osu, has often been in the news, especially since she took part in the Big Brother Africa competition in 2013, tagged – The Chase. Towards the end of 2018, the model turned actress stunned many Nigerians after she released some pictures in which she wore a raunchy...

Erykah Badu has finally talked about R. Kelly weeks after producer dream hampton revealed the names of the artistes who refused to appear on the R. Kelly documentary. Recall that the six-part docuseries premiered on January 3 on Lifetime, and features interviews with women like Kitti Jones and...

Wendy William‘s family has shared a statement noting that the TV host will be taking an extended break from her TV show to deal with health issues related to her immune system disorder. In their statement, they noted that Williams has suffered complications from Graves’ disease in the past few...

Future just dropped a new album and to create a buzz around it, he decided to speak again about his ex Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson. This time, he took things up a notch. The 35-year-old rapper was interviewed by his friend Big Bank Black on the..... via Olisa.tv –...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has appealed to the Christian community in the state to forgive and forget him for working for the election of President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 general election. The governor who disclosed this while interacting with the Christian community during...

Hours after Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has a case to answer on the collapse of Platinum Habib Bank, Bank PHB yesterday, the former Vice-President has reacted, dismissing the allegation...

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has said the gaffes made by President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of his presidential campaign were due to stress. Secondus, who spoke yesterday at the inauguration of 27 sub-committees for the PDP...

The implementation of the Buhari administration’s micro-credit schemes namely; the TraderMoni and MarketMoni, and other initiatives are some of the ways by which the Federal Government is incrementally lifting Nigerians out … Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2RTZqa6 Get More Nigeria...

The names of the presidential and vice-presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is missing from the final list of presidential candidates published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC published the full list yesterday and Donald Duke, a former...

Harry Kane has scooped the England Men’s Player of the Year award for 2018 – the second consecutive year he’s claimed the prestigious award. The striker once again demonstrated his talent on the international stage in what was an incredible 2018 for the Three Lions. After … read more via...

The deal is reportedly almost set with Piatek going to Milan and Higuain going to Chelsea. Reports from London said the deal was likely to be completed last night, with all of the dominoes falling into place..... read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that about 300,000 Candidates have so far been registered for the 2019 UTME. This is coming 1 week after the Board commenced the sales of form. This information was made known by the Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday reacted to allegations made by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday that Amaechi was behind the travails of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. A statement from the minister’s Media Office said the allegations are...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria, yesterday, ordered the immediate payment of all salaries, and allowance of the member representing Igalamela Odolu State Constituency, Hon. Friday Sanni Makama. The Kogi State Assembly had on Tuesday 28th March, 2017 suspended the lawmaker on matters relating to...

In light of a turgid 0-1 defeat to West Ham last weekend, Unai Emery has faced a serious backlash for the first time in his Arsenal career. Where Arsene Wenger could still draw on an enormous reserve… read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...