nigeria news today 210518

Despite the continuous spread of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the possibility of the virus crossing into other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2x0vL5S...

Pope Francis said on Sunday he would elevate 14 churchmen from five continents to the rank of cardinal, picking candidates who work with the poor or where Catholics are in a minority and putting his stamp … Read more via Yahoo News – Latest News & Headlines – https://ift.tt/2x4t4jU Get...

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old cleaner, Aminu Mustapha, said to be a resident of Magama-Jibia village in the ..................... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2KFYAq4 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that his imprisonment by late maximum ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha over fathom coup charge turned out to be a great blessing to him. Obasanjo who spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital at … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and...

As preparations reached the peak for today’s Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s summit on restructuring and other topical issues affecting Nigeria in Awka, Anambra State capital, members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB have threatened to … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and...

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, will lead party leaders to a much-awaited meeting with leaders of the new PDP (nPDP). They are scheduled to meet, today, the APC national secretariat. Former acting chairman of … Read more via The Sun News...

There were fresh indications, at the weekend, that former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, risk fresh suspension slammed on them by the chamber, in the coming days. The looming suspension is a fallout of the invasion of the Senate by some … Read more via The Sun News –...

The House of Representatives has assured that the approved 2018 budget will be transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari next week. The lawmakers said the budget will be on.............. Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Naija news 24/7 – https://ift.tt/2LhW7n9 Get...

There’s no doubt that Nigerian entertainer, Adekunle Gold has made a name for himself by making urban high life music in an industry where pop music is prominent. The singer recently had a chat with Sunday Scoop where he revealed that it wasn’t a very easy decision for him to … via...

Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, says besides being Africa’s richest man, he also wants to be known as the biggest philanthropist on the continent. This, he explained, was the motivation for the Aliko Dangote Foundation, on which platform a total of N2.5bn had been disbursed to 256,500...

Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, has raised an alarm at the plenary floor of the Red Chambers on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, over a fresh security case connected to the Inspector General of Police. Ibrahim Idris, the Nigerian Police boss has been having an unfair relationship with the...

Following the reports of a doctored video of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, the Lagos Zonal PPRO Dolapo Badmus blasts Nigerians for berating IGP.......... Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2rXS06z Get More Nigeria Metro News

A disabled beggar who lived on handouts in Lebanon died a millionaire. Police were shocked to discover that Fatima Othman, 52, had accumulated a small fortune while begging on the streets in the capital, Beirut. Officers discovered her body in an abandoned car in the city’s Barbir … Read...

The State, Local Government and Ward Executive members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State on Sunday endorsed Governor Samuel Ortom and Senator George Akume for re-election in 2019. The party took the decision at the Aper Aku Stadium after its state Congress election which...

The confusion in the Taraba State chapter of the APC took a new turn Sunday morning as two state executives emerged from the parallel congresses held at different locations. The congress, initially scheduled for Saturday, was postponed.......... Read more via TODAY.NG –...

The Presidency has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will reverse the achievements of President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressive Congress (APC) government has brought the country if it to win the 2019 presidential election. The Presidency in an article by the Senior Special...

THE Presidency Sunday lamented that some set of Nigerians that had fed fat on the nation’s treasury through corrupt means were working hard to dislodge the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, in collaboration with … Read more via Vanguard News –...

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Sunday commended the outgoing Lagos State executive of the party led by Chief Henry Ajomale. Tinubu said that the Ajomale-led executive did not record any defeat while running the affairs of the party in the …...

According to him, this will ensure the currency deal does not stifle local companies and make Nigeria a dumping ground for Chinese goods. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the Nigeria-China currency swap deal would not cover the importation of the … Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...

President Muhammadu Buhari and House of Representatives have issued 25th May, 2018 to Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to ensure recovery of total sum of $1.305 billion crude oil royalty from one of the oil companies, Neconde Energy …...