naija news today 291218

President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the passing of Nigeria’s first elected President, Shehu Shagari, who passed away on Friday in Abuja. The ex president according to his grandson, Bello Shagari, suffered a brief illness before passing away at 93, at the National Hospital, Abuja..... Read...

In 2015, Nigeria totally needed a change from this status quo, as emphasized by millions of Nigerians who voted President Buhari. The APC was formed and an allegedly impeccable and incorruptible candidate was chosen in the person of President Muhammadu Buhari. APC chose Buhari for two...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday expressed sadness over the demise of the first executive President of Nigeria and elder statesman, Alhaji Shehu Shagari..... Read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/2rXIZLp Get More Nigeria Political News

The body of Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Nigeria’s Second Republic President has left the National Hospital Abuja for Sokoto. The former leader who had received an...... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2CEia4N Get More Nigeria Political News

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expresses very deep sadness over the passing of foremost nationalist and former President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Othman Shagari, describing it as a national tragedy..... Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2St6jfI Get More Nigeria Political News

Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and a dramatic late VAR call gave Juventus a 2-1 win over Sampdoria on Saturday that extends their lead at the top of.... Read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/2EXbpgO Get More Nigeria Sports News

Eden Hazard has said he will play wherever Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri needs him to and has admitted he does not mind playing though the middle.... Read more via TODAY.NG – http://bit.ly/2EY4KCD Get More Nigeria Sports News

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has reportedly urged the club’s hierarchy to make an attempt to sign Ever Banega from Spanish side Sevilla when the transfer window reopens at the turn of the year..... Read more via TODAY.NG – http://bit.ly/2EYtmMn Get More Nigeria Sports News

Donald Trump said he could completely close the southern border of the United ... Read more via Plus TV Africa – http://bit.ly/2SppmHv Get more World News

Egypt’s interior ministry has said at least 40 fighters have been killed on Saturday ... Read more via Plus TV Africa – http://bit.ly/2TjpBnK Get more World News

Tonto Dikeh has said that, of her son’s two parents, she is the only one providing ... Read more via YabaLeftOnline – http://bit.ly/2CE2JKb Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Godswill Akpabio, Senator representing Akwa Ibom North West at the Senate, has advised ... Read more via Nairaland News – http://bit.ly/2EW7pNN Get More Nigeria Political News

The Los Angeles Lakers lost a second successive game without LeBron James ... Read more via Plus TV Africa – http://bit.ly/2AhsPRu Get More Nigeria Sports News

Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could return to training at the end of February. The 24-year-old has been out since suffering knee ligament damage during the Champions League semi-final with Roma in April. “Best news. He started going on the pitch and … read more via...

From; YomzzyBlog.com Award winning singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido ... Read more via Nairaland News – http://bit.ly/2SsSzSa Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Usher has filed for divorce from Grace Miguel, he officially filed for divorce from his ... Read more via Laila’s Blog – http://bit.ly/2Stm85W Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

A former Nigerian military president, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has talked about his days as ... Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2LCMPTd Get More Nigeria Political News

Former Nigerian President Dr.Goodluck Jonathan has condoled with the family of Alhaji Shehu Shagari and the people of Sokoto State over the demise of the nation’s Second Republic President, describing him as a nation builder who cemented a good relationship between the North and South...

I met President Shehu Shagari at Dr Alex Ekwueme’s home. He was very soft spoken and humble. Nigeria would have gone far if he had not been overthrown. A great leader. He brought the Igbos back to prominence after the civil war by making one of them VP..... Read more via Nairaland –...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has accused the Boko Haram terrorists’ factions of carrying out grave atrocities against children in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region over the course of 2018. The UN agency, in a report ‘How the world failed children in conflict in … Read...