naija news today 201218

A 26- year-old Nigerian who was deported from Libya, Mr Iwoche Endurance has advised Nigerians desiring to travel abroad through the desert in search of greener pastures to have a rethink. Endurance, a Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) holder, told the News Agency of Nigeria on …...

About 120,000 pupils in Anambra State have benefited from the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Social Investment, Mrs. Chinwe Iwuchukwu, has said. Iwuchukwu, who spoke yesterday in Awka at a one-day Linkage and Reorientation Workshop for...

Same-sex relations are punishable under the law in Nigeria, but this did not deter two women who are suspected to be lesbians to plan a wedding in Kano state in Northern Nigeria. They have been reportedly arrested by the Islamic police … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

Top Republicans sounded off against President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw all US ground forces from Syria within 30 days. In a letter signed by Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, and Joni Ernst of … Read more via Pulse...

Beautiful mother, beautiful daughter! The Nollywood Actress shares photo of her beautiful daughter on her social page, she captioned it "Proud of you @michelleio__" Check it out… via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2A8Y7do Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

It is easy to see why Wizkid has become not just a star on the continent but one embracing headlines on the global stage. The Star Boy held the first of his two end of the year Lagos concerts on Wednesday night, December 19th at the … via Pulse Ghana Pulse Nigeria – Nigeria –...

Tanzania’s government has banned the popular musician Diamond Platinumz from staging concerts and conducting any performances in and out of the country. The body that regulates art in the country, Busata, said they took the decision following Diamond’s defiance of a ban on his song, Mwanza...

President Muhammadu Buhari says the federal government has set aside N305 billion or $1 billion for fuel subsidy payments in the 2019 budget. Speaking to the joint session of the national assembly on Wednesday in Abuja, the president said the amount will be used to cater for NNPC...

The Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) has donated N570million for the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2019 general elections. This is the first public donation to President Buhari’s campaign...

Xherdan Shaqiri proved his quality to Liverpool fans almost as soon as he arrived in July but it is only now that he is starting to suggest he can be a key figure in their Premier League title bid. Shaqiri’s two goals as a … read more via Pulse Ghana Pulse Nigeria – Nigeria –...

The Police in Abuja have arrested a 59-year-old man posing as a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police at a bank in Kubwa, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Olawale Olatunji was allegedly found in possession of 11 ATM cards and 10 banks cheque books which he …...

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, December 25; Wednesday, December 26 and Tuesday January 1, 2019 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations. Announcing the holidays on behalf of the Federal Government, Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau...

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, has reacted to a proposal by President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a technical committee to review the agreed N30,000 minimum wage, saying organised labour will not be a party to such an exercise. Buhari had revealed the plan …...

Students, teachers and families in the Dutch city of Rotterdam have expressed their shock after a 16-year-old pupil was shot dead in the grounds of her college. … Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2PPoGJE Get more World News

According to reports, the 40-year-old leader of the killer herdsmen said to be responsible for the attacks in Benue has been arrested. Alhaji Laggi who is said to be the mastermind of the Fulani herdsmen responsible for the attacks in Benue State – was apprehended following strict orders by the...

ccording to a report by The Nation, a former security guard with the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO), David Akinniran, who allegedly absconded after stealing $230,000 (about N83, 030,000) from two passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, was on Monday...