nigeria news today 280118

Paul Play has finally decided to bring back the good days and memories of his father, IK Dairo, through his music. In a recent chat with Sunday Scoop, the Angel of My Life singer stated that his father’s ...... via Punch Newspapers – http://ift.tt/2DJuR0s Tofarati Ige & Olushola Ricketts...

The incessant bloodletting allegedly by Fulani herdsmen is one issue that has engaged the attention of Nigerians for some weeks now. Alhaji Shuaibu Ado Dansudu, National President, Arewa United Consultative Forum, (AUCF), in this interview maintains that except discreet and unbiased...

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has warned that democracy will be highly imperiled and transmute to civilian dictatorship without respect for key institutions of democracy by African leaders. Ekweremadu He decried the widespread coercion of the press, civil society...

The minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, yesterday attributed the increasing number of health workers getting infected with Lassa Fever to their refusal to take necessary precaution while treating patients in hospitals. Adewole who stated this in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State when he paid a courtesy...

Let’s be real: One of the best parts of the Grammys (or any award show, for that matter) is the Red Carpet. It’s always exciting to see what everyone is wearing, hear a little bit about how they’re feeling, and, if you’re shady, take note of who’s MIA. The people via Elite Daily –...

Last night, along with a few online friends, I watched this debate on the meaning of life between William Lane Craig, Rebecca Goldstein, and Jordan Peterson, hosted by Wycliffe College. While watching it, and reflecting upon Peterson’s work more generally (about which I’ve written in the past)...

Armed men stepped out of a vehicle and sprayed the partygoers with bullets, according to the Ceara state Public Security Secretariat. Police arrived at the scene on the outskirts of Fortaleza, a popular tourist city, shortly after midnight Saturday, the public security agency said. One suspect...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a group of Indian and Filipino business leaders in New Delhi that he would like to attract visitors to his country by offering "42 virgins". In a speech on Friday aimed at luring investors to the Philippines, Duterte also said Indian businessmen should...

A man who boasted about the number of women he bedded has been sent to prison for having sex with five girls under 16. One of the girls Connor Oldham had sex with became pregnant and had an abortion, a court heard. The Grimsby man was convicted at Hull Crown Court … via mirror –...

Controversial actress, Lydia Forson, has chantted Ebony’s hit tack, “Date Your Father” in a Twitter banter with one of her “disrespectful” fan. The actress was engaged in a nasty confrontation with a police officer last Sunday after the latter prevented her from taking pictures. A man with the...

The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly has reportedly hired a pastor to pray and heal about 29 communities from crime. Konbowei Benson, the Speaker, Bayelsa State House of Assembly, who is worried by the spate of kidnappings, militancy, killings, illegal oil bunkering … via...

One hundred and seventy million naira is to be spent on monthly basis for the implementation of 2009/ 2016 teachers’ promotion arrears in Cross River State for teachers working under the auspices of the State Universal Basic Education SUBEB. The amount is to be used by the state Universal …...

Delta State Governor Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa in company of the Honourable Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Barr. Solomon Dalung on inspection of ongoing works at the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba ahead of preparations for African Senior Athletics Championships Asaba 2018. They were conducted...

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, the Kogi state born actress who starred along side Cossy Orjiakor, Bukky Wright, Keppy Ekpenyong Bassey in the blockbuster movie, Pure Honey, attributed the poor performance of Nigerian men on the challenges in the country. She also also noted...

Mavin Records superstar Reekado Banks has apologized to rapper Lil Kesh for his outburst on stage sometime last year. A video making the rounds after one of his shows sees the singer telling the audience that he was better than Lil Kesh using the words … via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s No. 1...

Atiku Abubakar attended the wedding fatiha of Abba Bello Haliru, son of the former National Chairman of PDP Dr. Haliru Mohammed Bello, at the National Mosque, Abuja, weekend. http://www.metronaija.ng/photos-atiku-former-pdp-chairman-sons-wedding/ via Nairaland – http://ift.tt/2DTdRnS...

Few can dispute the fact that President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Ebora Owu, was one of those that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power in 2015. Without Obasanjo’s wholesale and comprehensive endorsement Buhari would have failed woefully at the polls three years ago. Yet, in my view, today...

Following the clarification made by the office of the governor of Plateau State to the effect that Governor Simon Bako Lalong has no plans whatsoever to cede any part of the State for cattle colony as planned by the federal government, the people of the State in a town hall … via Vanguard...

Renowned lawyer and founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has revealed why the Ekiti airport project failed. He said the “much-expected” airport project failed because the administration of a former governor of the state and Minister of Mines...

Udom Needs N1.2 Billion To Complete Akwa Ibom Lagos Lodge, (lodge Photos) by Blue3k2: 4:30pm Udom Still Needs N1.2 Billion to Complete Akwa Ibom Lagos Lodge, So Far N840 Million Already Spent (Photos of the Lodge) About N1.2 billion is still needed to complete the Akwa Ibom State Governor’s...