naija news today 230519

Actress Uche Elendu has been told to run away from Halima Abubakar because she’s a snake and lesbian..... via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2HyuBl9 Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Indian PM Narendra Modi has secured another five-year term after winning a landslide general election victory. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to win about 300 of the 543 seats in parliament, in what Mr Modi hailed as "a historic mandate"..... Read more via BBC News –...

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said that Nigeria must prepare for the next global economic crisis. Emefiele said this while delivering a lecture titled..... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – http://bit.ly/2Hw6WC2 Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, arraigned the immediate past chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja branch, Adesina Ogunlana, and his predecessor.... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2X1zwAo Get More Nigeria Metro News

Wendy Williams’ son was arrested for punching his father on the nose after an argument. Wendy Williams son, Kelvin Jnr has been arrested after getting into a fight with his dad and breaking his nose. According to TMZ, Wendy Williams had taken her son to their family home … via Pulse Nigeria...

Tonto Dikeh has showed evidence on her IG saying she is the latest brand ambassador of a cosmetic company and they are paying her a whopping N100m. According to the cosmetic company, Tonto is the first celebrity to be paid such a huge amount of money. ”KING … via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s...

Tonto Dikeh is warning a number of your MCMs and WCWs to stop begging her man for money. Tonto Dikeh has sent a very stern warning to a number of celebrities to stop begging her man for money. The actress made this known via her Instagram page on … via Pulse Nigeria – Nigeria –...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said the outgoing 8th House of Representatives exceeded the performance of all past legislatures since independence in 1960..... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2wg6nWq Get More Nigeria Political News

The Nigerian Governors Forum has elected Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state as the new chairman of the forum. NGF also elected his Sokoto state counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, as the Deputy Chairman... Read more via TODAY.NG – http://bit.ly/2QhlRTi Get More Nigeria Political News

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to ensure that he serves the entire country, if he eventually emerges the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the next Assembly. Speaking on Wednesday at the...

The main opposition candidate in the February presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has explained his decision to request that the President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, withdraws from the presidential election petition tribunal. Mr Abubakar and his party, PDP, are challenging...

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi on Wednesday jokingly thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for not converting him to Islam, saying he was misunderstood and criticised for associating with the president.... Read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/2waYDoP Get More Nigeria...

University of Uyo has announced the ban of the use of wristwatches by students in the examination hall. In a statement dated, May 20, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) Prof. Enoidem Usoro of the University of Uyo signed document says that students are now prohibited… Read more via...

A federal judge in New York City on Wednesday said Deutsche Bank and Capital One can turn over financial documents related to President Donald Trump and his businesses in response to subpoenas from two Democrat-led House committees.... Read more via CNBC News – https://cnb.cx/2VZ9lOn Get...

One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, slave traders stole Lorna Gail Woods’ great-great grandfather from what is now Benin in West Africa. Her ancestor, Charlie Lewis, was brutally ripped from his homeland.... Read more via Smithsonian – http://bit.ly/2VWCWYH Get more World News

Harriet Tubman — former slave, abolitionist, “conductor” on the Underground Railroad — will not become the face of the $20 bill until after President Trump leaves office, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday... Read more via The New York Times – https://nyti.ms/2JALBK6 Get more...

Researchers working in the murky waters of the northern Gulf Coast have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States, historical officials said Wednesday.... Read more via TIME – http://bit.ly/2YFUTHX Get more World News

The bad news seems to keep on coming for Tesla Inc., and one expert says this is the year the electric-car company “comes undone” — and maybe gets bought by Apple Inc. Scott Galloway, an author, marketing… Read more via MarketWatch – https://on.mktw.net/2WkGnb5 Get more World News

Second-hand or ‘London-used’ phones, as they are popularly known, are very popular in Nigeria because of their relatively cheap prices. These phones are not called ‘London-used’ for nothing. Most of them are presumed to be refurbished devices shipped in from London.... Read more via...

The similarities between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and A New Hope are as plentiful as they are obvious, because even though the newest trilogy introduces a whole slew of new characters, the story being told about … via Gizmodo – http://bit.ly/2HxkX2l Get more Nigeria Entertainment News