nigeria news today 02022018

The United States’ Government has declared that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was validly elected as the president of the country in accordance with Kenya’s constitution. The U.S. Department of State in a statement said it was gravely concerned by Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga’s...

President Muhammadu Buhari has renamed Federal University, Ndufu-Ikwo, Ebonyi State to Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State. Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbanjo, announced this during the burial service of the former late, Dr Alex Ekwueme at St John, The Divine Church, Oko, Orumba...

The Big Brother Naija 3 seems to be taking a ride on love scenes and twist of events as housemates get familiar with each other. One of the Big Brother housemates, Khloe was on Thursday night seen romancing Kbrule in bed. Both of them almost shared a kiss as Kbrule kept touching her, leaning...

National leader of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reacted to the launch of the Coalition for Nigeria championed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Tinubu stated that it was too early to respond to movement as every Nigerian is entitled to freedom of speech and...

Despite Senate insistence that he will not be recognized, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has revealed his plan for 2018. He warned corrupt people to be wary of the long arm of justice, saying that, “corruption will be fought like never...

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) strongly denounces this criminal act. It is wicked, inhuman and barbaric. In particular, we are greatly worried that no media house has deemed it fit to give this dastardly act any attention. The radio stations are silent over it. The television stations have...

Beside President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi and four Governors of the South-East geopolitical zone were among the notable absentees at the grand event. Orient Daily learnt that the governors of Enugu, Ifeany-...

A Nigerian lady by the facebook username Unique Tey Mhee posted on a popular facebook group chat New cuties facebook famous area (Ncffa) , that she loves moving around with no bra, she said in the post SEE MORE HERE

The Olusegun Obasanjo’s Coalition for Nigeria Movemen Ondo state coordinator Demola Ijabiyi said APC and PDP are vessels of darkness – Ijabiyi said the movement would determine how Nigerians would be liberated from the bondage of discredited politicians in both major via Nigeria News today...

The presidential advisor on anti-corruption has said that the judgment on the rejection of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of EFCC has no effect – Itse Sagay said he does not expect the court’s ruling to have any effect on via Nigeria News today & Breaking news – http://ift.tt/2nv6IAv...

The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has lamented sorry state of Nigerian prisons – He said Nigerian prisons turn inmates to animals – He made the remarks in Abuja during a presentation of the Nigerian Prisons Survey Reports, a research work via Nigeria News today & Breaking news Get More...

Professor Ben Nwabueze has issued a warning about President Buhari’s Bid for Second term in 2019.Nwabueze, an Elder statesman said that Nigeria will cease to exist if the president’s re-election bid is successful. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN) added that Nigeria has become a failed state...

One of the people arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a 28-year-old Nigerian student in Famagusta, Cyprus, said he deserved what was done to him, in a post published on his Facebook page, before he was arrested, earlier this week. . . via Welcome To Instablog9ja –...

An early morning fire that engulfed Jos Adun market, popularly known as Kara market, in Benin, Edo State, on Thursday, destroyed goods worth hundreds of millions of naira in about 200 lock-up stores. It was gathered that the market which is located at Aduwawa, Ipoba-Okha local government of...

Former governor of Delta state, James Ibori, has appealed to Nigerians to vote in the right leaders come 2019. The former governor made the appeal when he spoke at the thanksgiving service of the Independent Newspapers which he owns. Ibori appealed to Nigerians to ensure they get their voters...

Issuing an ambiguous threat to Venezuela, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the army has often been an “agent of change” in the Latin American country and beyond in cases when leadership “can no longer serve the people.” “In the history of Venezuela and South American countries, via...

The Olusegun Obasanjo’s Coalition for Nigeria (CN) movement was on Thursday convened in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The meeting had in attendance present and former members of both the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). READ MORE HERE

A chemist in Otuocha, Anambra State, identified as Onwuegbuka, has allegedly attempted to wriggle out of prosecution for alleged sexual harassment of an eight-year-old girl. Onwuegbuka was arrested by the police from the Otuocha division for the offence, but was allegedly released after...

Crowd have been drawn to the local community of Interbo, Ijoko Ogun state has a sign appaered on the ground which means God, in Islam "Allah". READ MORE HERE

The Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris has yet to relocate to Benue State, in an apparent affront to President Muhammadu Buhari’s order last month. In a directive issued on January 9, Mr. Buhari asked Mr. Idris, whom he appointed in June 2016, to move to Benue State to restore order and...