naija news today 210618

Property worth millions of naira were razed by fire at the Rate Section of Akure South Local Government Area (LGA) secretariat on Wednesday night in Ondo State. The secretariat is located beside the palace of the traditional ruler of Akure Kingdom, Deji, in the state capital. Some … Read...

The Immediate past National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi has said the PDP will dislodged the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) during the 2019 Presidential polls. Makarfi...

Ahmed Makarfi The immediate past national caretaker chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Ahmed Makarfi, has said if he wins the party’s 2019 presidential ticket, he will defeat the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Makarfi, who recently threw his hat into the ring, said the...

The Federal Government will soon roll out a new soft loan scheme aimed at funding micro businesses in the country. Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who disclosed this at the launching of the Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprise (MSME) … Read more via Vanguard News –...

It was confusion galore at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Abuja, on Wednesday. Scores of young Nigerians, who travelled long distances from all over the country, besieged the complex to submit applications for foreign scholarships being offered by China Civil...

The trial of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) leader, Mr Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has commenced at the Kaduna State High Court. El-Zakzaky was brought to the court on Thursday morning in a black Prado SUV, amidst tight security by men of the Department of State Services (DSS) " Read more...

The Federal Government is planning to tackle challenges faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through development of industrial clusters, with particular regard to accessing work space and common amenities like internet access, water, power, roads etc. Minister of … Read more via...

A Nigerian Army captain on deployment in the North-east has committed suicide, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The officer flipped his rifle towards own stomach and opened fired at the 7 Division Medical Centre in Maiduguri in the evening of June 18, according to … Read more via Premium Times...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that he owed no apology to those complaining about his numerous projects commissioned. Governor Wike stated this, on Wednesday, while commissioning the internal roads constructed by his administration in Okochiri, Okrika Local Government Area …...

The CAN president said this in a statement signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant, Media & Communications to the CAN President, on ... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2KaGosb Get More Nigeria Political News

Having won their opening game Les Bleus can take a step towards the knock-out stage with a win over Ricardo Gareca’s men in Yekaterinburg. France can move closer to the last 16 of the World Cup on Thursday when they face Peru at Central Stadium in … read more via Goal.com News –...

Victoria Kimani, the American-born Kenyan artist who took the local music industry by storm five years ago, has been celibate since May 2017. In a video posted on her Instagram account, Victoria revealed that she has never gotten intimate with anybody since parting ways with her Nigerian ex...

Ahead of Friday’s crunch clash against Iceland in Volvograd, Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi insists the team have put behind them Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Croatia in their opening game at the Russia 2018 World ...... read more via Complete Sports Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2ll31vR Get...

It has been quite interesting gauging the mood of fans ahead of the SE’s crucial encounter against Iceland on 22 June. Never have there been more polarity of views across a range of matters since the loss to Croatia. Below … read more via Complete Sports Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2t9OhV5...

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday begged Ekiti traditional rulers for not visiting them before he attended All Progressives Congress (APC) rally for governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Protocol demands that top government functionaries including the President, Vice President...

In a recent interview with Vanguard, a former governor of Edo state and an aspirant for the national chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has revealed how he will employ his skills as a negotiator and unionist to effect unity in the party. Oshiomhole said he...

The presidency Wednesday attributed the widespread killings in the country to the political enemies of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying they were the sponsors of the killing machines that have sent many Nigerians to their untimely graves. According to the Special Adviser to the President on...

Prime minister Jacinda Ardern has given birth to her first child amid a flurry of excitement in New Zealand. Ardern posted the news to her Facebook page, saying her daughter was born at 4.45pm. “Welcome to our village wee one,” she wrote, next to a picture of her … Read more via The...

Lionel Messi is under increased pressure to redeem himself when Argentina face Croatia in Thursday’s pivotal match after eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fourth goal of the World Cup to send Morocco packing. France will be looking for a second World Cup Group C win against Peru …...

In a new episode of life’s emotional stories, Romelu Lukaku has revealed that his family was so poor in Belgium that they borrowed bread from the bakery to eat, and pay later. Romelu Lukaku, who currently is representing Belgian at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia, has shared a very...