naija news today 230119

A man identified as Seyi Adelana, has been arrested for allegedly sodomising a 17-year-old boy at the Igbogbo, Ikorodu … Read more via NaijaGistsBlog – http://bit.ly/2RFlfLj Get More Nigeria Metro News

In the last nine months of 2018, according to the United Nations, Palestinians – many of them children – were killed at the rate of around one a day while taking part in protests along Israel’s perimeter fence with Gaza about their right to return to ancestral homes. … Read more via the...

If someone told you 15 years ago that a song called "Twerk" would be stirring a political debate today, you might not believe them. However, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, Cardi B used "Twerk" to clap back at a conservative columnist, who attempted to turn "leftists" against Cardi B’s appearance in the...

Nollywood’s Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is one of the over 6000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, producers of The Oscars. Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has expressed delight at the 2019 Oscars nomination saying most of the movies she nominated made the list of nominees. The …...

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was an election rigger without peer and is responsible for most of the flaws in the Nigerian political economy since 1999. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress gave this view in Lagos on Tuesday in a letter entitled: ‘Chief...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday rejected suggestions by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer in the 2019 presidential elections, Atiku Abubakar, he would jettison the current monetary policy to stabilise the market and strengthen the economy, once elected into office...

Detectives have reportedly found more “suspicious” funds in Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen’s accounts, according to TheNation. There are also “suspicious” transactions, including an $800,000 Standard Chartered Bank investment subscription, the report said. Also found is...

The cold working relationship between the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd) and the police ended yesterday as he explained how difficult it was working with the immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris. Dambazau, who expressed sadness over what...

From “Fortnite” to “Pokemon Go,” play in the US drove video-game industry revenue to a record-setting $43.4 billion (N5,714,706,000,000) last year, according to data released Tuesday. Spending on games in the US in 2018 climbed 18 percent from the previous year, … Read more via The Guardian...

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and counsel to detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, yesterday, at a court hearing, said his client has lost one eye and was in need of urgent attention.... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2sPB2sd...

Newly released photos show Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez looking loved up during dinner together in Los Angeles last year. The photos, which were taken on October 30, show Bezos and Sanchez staring intently to each other’s eyes and laughing together. A source said the … Read more via...

Chris Brown is set to go after his alleged rape victim legally. Chris Brown is going to be taking legal actions against the lady who accused him of rape. According to TMZ, the music star’s lawyer, Raphael Chiche, says he will be filing a complaint for slanderous denunciation … via Pulse...

Controversial Reality TV Star, Gifty, who claims she’s married, has said that her husband has no problem with her skimpy dressing and showing off her body on social media She made this known after a follower called her out for twerking inside a Jacuzzi while wearing a revealing swimwear...

Serena Williams has crashed out of Australian Open 2019 after a surprise loss to Karolina Pliskova in a three set thriller. The American tennis star will have to wait for a record-tying 24th grand slam title after she failed to capitalize on four match points … read more via Nigeria News |...

In a humanitarian intervention, the Aliko Dangote Foundation on Monday, January 22, 2019 officially launched a major philanthropic programme in Zamfara State, doling out food items running into several millions of naira to support victims of insurgency. The farmers-herders clash and sporadic...

Ghana was West Africa’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2018, according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report titled ‘UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor’, which was released on Monday, said Nigeria recorded a 36%...

Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara, says the 36 state governors will work towards the successful reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari. Yari, who is the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), made the comment on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of a group known as ‘Forward...

Chelsea and Fernebahce bound winger, Victor Moses has changed his Instagram bio to ‘professional footballer for Nigeria’. If you observed, the 28-year old deleted playing for Nigeria from his bio shortly after announcing his retirement from the national team at 27. Seems he has changed his...

Ex-international Sam Sodje has vehemently denied reports suggesting his brothers including former Super Eagles defender Efe were jailed by a United Kingdom court ‘for taking charity money’.... read more via Newtelegraph – http://bit.ly/2UcPkyG Get More Nigeria Sports News

Emiliano Sala sent some hearthbreaking messages to friends while aboard missing plane, as he feared it would rip apart. Haunting audio has been published of the Argentine attacker reportedly telling friends of his concern while in the air. As we earlier reported, Cardiff City’s record …...