naija news today 290519

Many friends of Ayinde has bombarded the social media with congratulatory messages following his appointment. Few hours after he was officially handed over to, incoming Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has made his first appointment..... Read more via Tori News –...

Buhari’s administration came into office with three major promises to Nigerians: Fighting insecurity, tackling corruption and reviving the economy.... Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2I8lt5S Get More Nigeria Political News

John Achagwa, the Chief Steward of Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, has committed suicide at the Presidential Lodge, Government House, Maiduguri. Achagwa killed himself by hanging on a Neem tree at about 1.44pm on Tuesday. His close associate said the deceased has been complaining...

A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday told an Abuja Division of the Federal High Court how he disbursed the..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2JMEA8L Get More Nigeria Metro News

However, after undergoing legislative scrutiny, the lawmakers on April 30, passed the 2019 budget of N8.91tn, raising it by over N90.3bn.... Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2YUn5qC Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement is expected to be launched on Wednesday. The agreement, which has been signed by 52 countries, is aimed at increasing tariff-free trade activity within the continent and boosting job-creating industries..... Read more via eNCA –...

Game of Thrones star, Kit Harington, has reportedly checked into a rehab for stress and alcohol, according to a report from Page Six. It was gathered that Kit Harington checked into the rehab, a few weeks before the show’s ending on May 19. While sources claimed that the ending of Game of...

President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau in compliance to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. President Buhari submitted the.... Read more via Laila’s Blog – http://bit.ly/2EEKDbg Get More Nigeria Political News

Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony slated for tomorrow, 29 May 2019 and in compliance with the requirement of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau...

President Muhammadu Buhari has, in compliance with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, which by law must.... Read more via Stella Dimoko Korkus.com – http://bit.ly/2Wszl43 Get More Nigeria Political News

The new Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, yesterday, sounded a note of warning to Imolites, saying he would step on toes in his style of governance.... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2Kd7fTR Get More Nigeria Political News

One Murtala Mode has been arrested by the Sokoto State police, following the confession of some of his students that he has serially raped them at their Almajiri school in Arkilla. The victims, aged between 4 and 15, also said the teacher collects money from some external homosexual clients …...

The Police Command in Enugu State has promised to arrest and prosecute any miscreant, who disguises as a member of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to disrupt activities in the state. The Federal Government, through a court order, had proscribed and labeled the organisation as a …...

The former Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has said his team was able to turn around the fortunes of the ministry between 2015 and 2019. According to him, the ministry under his watch made over N113 billion and $112 million in revenue for government in three years. … Read more...

Governor Kashim Shettima has described as unfortunate the death of a steward within the presidential lodge, inside Government House in Maiduguri. John Achagwa took his own life on Tuesday. Governor’s Special Adviser on Communications, Isa Gusau, in a statement, said the deceased was supported...

A move by the US to put Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on a trade blacklist "sets a dangerous precedent," the firm’s top legal officer said. Speaking at a press conference, Song Liuping said other companies and industries may be targeted next. The US recently … Read more via BBC News –...

Airtel Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of Indian telecoms group, Bharti Airtel Ltd, is considering a stock market flotation in London, designed to expand its data and mobile money services across Africa. The telecoms company has also indicated interest to list … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

Televangelist Todd Coontz has a well-worn routine: he dresses in a suit, pulls out a Bible and urges viewers to pledge a very specific amount of money. "Don’t delay, don’t delay," he urges, … Read more via BBC News – https://bbc.in/2Ez7PIb Get more World News