naija news today 270719

In one of the most stunning results of the pre-season, Atlético Madrid ran riot on rivals Real Madrid at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, winning 7-3 behind four goals from Diego Costa. It was all Atleti from the start as they found themselves up 5-0 at half-time. In true … read more via...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office on July 26, 2019 secured the conviction of Hammed Lanre, a Civil Engineer, who was arraigned before Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High sitting in Ilorin, for offence bordering on stealing. He was alleged to...

The hustle and bustle of securing a tourist visa can sometimes take away from the excitement of planning a well deserved holiday. Already, the United States Embassy in Nigeria had announced the suspension of the DHL Dropbox visa application process for … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

The story of 73-year-old Ugbaha Mohammed popularly known as Dogo is that of a fall from grace to grass. From the glamour and bliss of the State House in Lagos and Aso Rock, Abuja under seven former Nigerian leaders including military heads of state and civilian presidents, Dogo … Read more...

A team of policemen in the early hours of yesterday engaged 200 bandits in gun battle that lasted over one hour in Safana Council of Katsina State. Although no lives were lost on both sides, the Police said several bandits received … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...

Natural hair advocate; Chioma is a 26 year old young entrepreneurand final year student of Abia State Polytechnic, studying Public Administration. Her unfortunate experience with hair relaxers and dyes launched her into advocacy. Chioma, who had spent the last … Read more via The Guardian...

Telecommunications firm, MTN has earned N98.9 billion profit in the first half of 2019, ended June 30 and added 3.3 million new subscribers to its network, pushing its subscribers base in Nigeria to 61.5 million. It explained that its service revenue increased … Read more via The Guardian...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Kennedy Uzoka yesterday said only Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) had the potential to create the magnitude of jobs needed to significantly impact Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate, as well as address the...

In a major move to improve the security of lives and property across Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday launched a new Rivers State Security outfit code-named Operation Sting. He said Operation Sting will be fully funded by the Rivers State Government with the aim of tackling...

Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has revealed reasons behind leaving out Abdulmumin Jubril’s name from the list of leadership of the House’s Standing Committees which he recently made public The Speaker on Thursday released the name of chairmen of the Standing...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to without any further delay, secure the release of Miss Leah Sharibu and Grace … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2Mk8l1t Get More Nigeria Political News

Timi Alaibe, former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and one of the 21 aspirants seeking nomination for election as Governor of Bayelsa State, on Friday, submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms at Wadata House, the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic...

The Liberian Government, yesterday, honoured President Muhammadu Buhari with the country’s highest award, the “Most Venerable Order of the Knighthood of the Pioneers of the Republic of Liberia with Grade of the Knight Grand Cordon.” Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement...

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup, he said yesterday. Djokovic, who won Wimbledon earlier this month for his 16th Grand Slam title, is a four-time champion at the Rogers Cup. The event rotates between Montreal and Toronto. “I’m sorry to announce that I decided to …...

A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has declared the arrest, abduction, dehumanisation and detention of a Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Chiedu Nweke by the officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Enugu State, as illegal, unlawful and null and void. Justice Ibrahim Buba, who...

Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has announced the death of three of its members who were shot and held in Police custody during last Monday’s ill-fated protest for the release of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Muslim group.... Read more via Vanguard News –...

It was a moment of gloom and shock as 29 years old young man was reportedly murdered in cold blood, while trying to rescue his friend from the hands of unidentified hoodlums. The deceased, Chuka Nduka, who hailed from Inbi-Ise, in Imo state, was until … Read more via Vanguard News –...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), yesterday announced it was withholding 180,205 candidates results, representing 11.33 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat the examination but said the 2019 results showed a marked improvement from that of last year with 64 per cent...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said that since its announcement of plans to restrict access to foreign exchange (FX) for the importation of milk, some interests, who feel hurt by the … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2KaKgan Get more: Nigeria Business News