nigeria news today 170518

Professor Yemi Osinbajo in Benue State… wednesday “Let me assure you that under no circumstance whatsoever will I give up my faith or refuse to stand up for my faith. You can take that to the bank. Even the position that I … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2rOfDyE Get More...

Mobolaji Balogun Chairman Lafarge Africa Plc speaking at the AGM of the company Shareholders of Lafarge Plc have approved the plan by the company to issue a ₦100 billion bond later this year. The approval was given at the Annual General Meeting of the company. The company said the proceeds …...

Koku Istambulova is apparently 128 years old so that is a long time to be miserable. Her birth date of June 1, 1889, was apparently confirmed by the Russian government on her passport but it’s still hard to believe considering the oldest person ever documented............ Read more via...

Chrissy Teigen has given birth to baby No. 2 with husband John Legend, she announced on Twitter Wednesday. "Somebody's herrrrrrre!" she tweeted with a series of baby bottle emojis. Their newborn son joins the couple's 2-year-old daughter, Luna Simone Stephens.... via E! Online (US) – Top...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his greetings and best wishes to Muslims in Nigeria and across the world as they commence the 30-day Ramadan fast. In his message to the nation on the beginning of the Ramadan, the President stated that fasting was not just merely meant … Read more via...

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it killed 15 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 49 people in separate encounters between............... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2rJT1z8 Get More Nigeria Metro News

A video has emerged and gone viral in which Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, can be seen and heard struggling to read a speech. Idris was in Kano state on Monday, May 14, where he commissioned the Nigeria Police Force Technical Intelligence Unit. Part 1: Everything...

The Nigerian government on Wednesday urged Nigerians to keep faith on the release of Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi Christian girl still in Boko Haram captivity. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in a statement said the government was still negotitating her release with terrorists...

Elton John will take the stage at the royal wedding ... a fitting choice given the singer's history with Prince Harry, Princess Diana and the Royal Family. Sources close to Elton tell TMZ the singer is set to perform during Saturday's event ... it's still unclear whether he'll get behind his...

Meghan Markle's half sister, Samantha, is in the hospital after suffering what appears to be a broken ankle and a fractured knee after a confrontation with the paparazzi ... TMZ has learned. Samantha's boyfriend, Mark, tells TMZ, they were ................... via Headline News in Ghana –...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, comes to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and will discuss religious intolerance. “His coming is a warning: We are here and we are not alone. It is a relief visit.” That is the statement from Mother Rita of … Read more via The Sun News –...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is considering the option of fielding a serving governor as its presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections. PDP chieftains who spoke with a Daily Trust correspondent, yesterday, explained that the party needed someone who would be covered by...

A legal practitioner, Mr. Anthony Chyma, has berated the National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, for his attacks on Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, describing Abdullahi’s comments as “malicious and unfair to the National Working Committee...

The Pope has issued instructions telling nuns to use social media apps "with sobriety and discretion". The document, titled Cor Orans, clarifies rules governing monastic life that were issued in 2016. It says that the guidance is intended to safeguard silence and recollection. The … Read...

French energy giant Total is preparing to pull out of a billion dollar gas project in Iran in the face of renewed US sanctions. Total said it will unwind operations by November unless sanctions are waived. Washington is re-imposing strict sanctions on Iran, which … Read more via BBC News –...

US President Donald Trump reimbursed his lawyer for a payment to a porn star to hush her claims of an affair. The Office of Government Ethics found on Wednesday that Mr Trump ought to have revealed the payment in his previous................. Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2KtqmWM...

The Democratic Republic of Congo reported 42 cases of the Ebola virus disease in the ongoing outbreak, Jessica Ilunga, spokeswoman for the country’s Ministry of Public Health said on Tuesday. The DRC ministry of health publicly declared the beginning ............ Read more via TODAY.NG –...

Memory transfer has been at the heart of science fiction for decades, but it’s becoming more like science fact. A team successfully transplanted memories by transferring a form of genetic information called … Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2rD7qNw Get more World News

At least 18 people have been killed and dozens trapped in the Indian city of Varanasi after a flyover collapsed, crushing vehicles beneath it. The flyover was still being built when portions of its … Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2InWQ8w Get more World News

North Korea cancels high-level talks with South scheduled for Wednesday because of anger over military exercises. The North's official KCNA news agency said the exercises were a "provocation" and a rehearsal for an invasion............ Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2rHU7fA Get...