naija news today 230619

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr said after the team’s hard-earned win over Burundi in their opening game yesterday that his wards suffered, but the 1-0 win was a relief. Nigeria’s forward Odion Ighalo (L) celebrates his goal … read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2Kv4AWJ Get More...

John Obi Mikel was the youngest player in the Nigerian camp when the Super Eagles competed in the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt. Then subject of an acrimonious ownership battle between Manchester United and Chelsea, Mikel made his.... read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria...

Qatar will not be overawed by the sight of Lionel Messi in Sunday’s Copa America Group B decider against Argentina, coach Felix Sanchez said as the Asian champions eye a historic triumph to take them into the quarter-finals... read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/31M9XGo Get More Nigeria...

A pipeline explosion, which occurred in Kom-Kom community in Oyigbo Local Government Area, Rivers State, yesterday claimed no fewer than 10 lives. In another account, the explosion only killed three in the community, though claimed the incident might claim more than three lives eventually. …...

Despite that near no positive result had been achieved weeks after President Muhammad Buhari inaugurated the Presidential Taskforce on Apapa gridlock and the executive order by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Vice President... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...

Drug prices in Nigeria may increase by as much as 100 percent in just a matter of weeks. This is because of the recent hike in the price of drug registration by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Note that the food … Read more via Nairametrics –...

The projected monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Lagos State Government for 2018 was N60bn, but at the end of the year, it got about N382bn instead of N720bn, according to the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – http://bit.ly/2XrlyLD Get more...

Nicki Minaj isn’t one to pay attention to critics, and her latest video is causing all kinds of waves. Everyone seems to be jumping on her back due to the fact that she featured her ex-con boyfriend in her new music video.... via Jaguda.com – http://bit.ly/2WYxoIM Get more Nigeria...

Foremost Nigerian entertainer, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, widely known as Charly Boy, has declared himself a prisoner. Charly Boy said he has been a prisoner from birth because Nigeria, his country of birth, is a prison yard..... via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2Kwbfjp Get more Nigeria...

Nollywood star, Mercy Johnson Okojie is ready to lunch her new ‘kitchen talk show’ called Mercy’s Menu in July. The new cook-talk show would kick off. The actress said that after some months of teasing fans, including over 5.5 million followers on Instagram with her new focus, Okojie’s …...