naija news today 010519

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has celebrated president Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration for securing the release of Zainab Aliyu, the Nigerian student who was arrested in Saudi Arabia for being in possession of substance suspected to be hard drugs...

The Senate has mandated it’s Committee on Youth and Sports to investigate alleged infraction in the appointment of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Director General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim by the Chief of Army Staff(COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai..... Read more via Pulse Nigeria –...

Former Super Eagles’ Captains, Austin Jay Jay Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu, as well as Tijani Babangida have been appointed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as scouts and motivational figures for the senior national team as the countdown … read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria...

Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has received an application that would enhance intelligence sharing in the tracking of organised crime including money laundering and terrorism-financing. EFCC Acting Spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade, who made this known in a statement in...

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote a letter in late March complaining to Attorney General William P. Barr that a four-page memo to Congress describing the principal conclusions of the investigation into President Trump “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Shortly after Apple used a new tax law last year to bring back most of the $252 billion it had held abroad, the company said it would buy back $100 billion of its stock. On Tuesday, Apple announced its plans for another major chunk … Read more via NYT > Business –...

Slourish.com, a crowd-investing platform that bridges the gap between business fundraising and micro-investments for users has launched in Nigeria. According to Latii Brayllot, Slourish’s founder & CEO, the site aims to be a place where people go to support … Read more via TechMoran –...

The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rev Emmanuel Chukwuma, on Tuesday called on Nigerians to prepare for a revolution. Chukwuma, who has constantly criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s management style, spoke in an interview with our...

About three weeks ago, prior to earning the interim UFC middleweight belt, Israel Adesanya promised to bring his first UFC title belt down to Africa. Well. it looks like that time is finally here, as the champion has revealed that he will be coming down to Lagos in … read more via Konbini...

Madrid stalwart Marcelo is moving increasingly close to rejoining good friend Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus as reports emerge of Rodrygo Goes moving … read more via “real madrid” – Google News – http://bit.ly/2WeISbG Get More Nigeria Sports News

Nigeria legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has named former Ghanaian international, Samuel Osei Kuffour as the toughest defender he has ever faced in his playing career. Both players faced each other every season during Okocha’s four-year stay at Eintracht Frankfurt between 1992 and 1996. The...

When Santi Solari was sacked, few expected Zinedine Zidane to return before the end of the current campaign. However, Florentino Perez convinced the Frenchman to return to Real Madrid early. With Real Madrid’s flailing season coming to what seems read more via “real madrid” – Google News –...

#Ebuka walks out alive after his car was totaled..... Read more via Instablog9ja – http://bit.ly/2J6nqC2 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Tragedy averted as ceiling fan falls during a lecture, yesterday, at #Unilag... Read more via Instablog9ja – http://bit.ly/2IRpJJQ Get More Nigeria Metro News

Months after acquiring two lions, #Edo State politician, #Tonykabaka, gets himself a cute chimpanzee..... Read more via Instablog9ja - http://bit.ly/2IS3rb6 Get More Nigeria Metro News

The 6-year-old boy who ran over the chicken, was praised by his school for his actions after a post detailing his efforts went viral on Facebook. The viral post was shared by Facebook user Sanga Says on April 2. “This young boy from Sairang, Mizoram, accidentally ran over his … Read more...

Pension Fund contributors aged less than 30 years now make up a smaller number of pension contributors, going by the data released by the National Pension Commission. The data reveals only 803, 895 of those less than 30 years and younger or 9.56% now make up total pension … Read more via...

Since a video of them joyfully dancing to DJ Spinall & Wizkid’s "Nowo" went viral about a year ago, Lagos-based dance crew, Dream Catchers, have received a ton of love from a bunch of the world’s biggest stars, including Rihanna, Cardi B and, most recently, Beyoncé. ... via Konbini Nigeria –...

Tolani’s Liar tops the Alternative Nigerian Chart this week, and it is followed closely, at number 2, by Johnny Drille’s Finding Efe. At number 3, we meet Wurld’s Wishes & Butterflies,.... via Olisa.tv – http://bit.ly/2IQgucV Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

After premiering the audio of her Rick Ross aided remix for “Oh My Gosh”; Yemi Alade has attacked with music visuals to follow. ..... via tooXclusive – http://bit.ly/2IOupjR Get more Nigeria Entertainment News