naija news today 030819

Knowledge of Nigeria’s history — or the utter lack thereof — is something that this generation has recently started to grapple with. There’s a startling lack of objective records when it comes to the foundation of our country. That’s exactly why The Herbert Macaulay Affair, an upcoming movie...

A court in Stockholm has allowed A$AP Rocky to await the outcome of his assault trial in the United States, releasing the American rapper who has spent the past month in Swedish jail. The Stockholm District Court has not yet made a ruling in the case, but said Friday that A$AP … via...

Lyta has paid an emotional tribute to DMW boss, Davido thanking him for his kind gesture towards him and the opportunity he has given him to have him on a song. Lyta in the tribute revealed also that Davido flew him and six other members of his team to Senegal as … via tooXclusive –...

Nigerians are calling for the release of human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, following his arrest by operatives of the Department of State Services. Using #Freesowore hashtag on Twitter, many Nigerians slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for trying to use the DSS...

Buhari says his his administration is committed to promoting a vision of a secure, safe, just, peaceful country. President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that Nigeria is facing a form of threat and other security challenges from Boko Haram terrorists.... Read more via Pulse Nigeria – Nigeria...

Following reports that the organised labour may go on a nationwide strike for the full implementation of the new minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress .... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2LXRGRE Get More Nigeria Political News

Sowore was said to have posted a distress tweet at exactly 1:25 am to announce his arrest. The publisher of the news website, SaharaReporters and Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 presidential election has been arrested by security agents believed to …...

The Presidency yesterday in Abuja accused the former vice president and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23, 2019 poll, Atiku Abubakar, of always playing up … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2LZcTuQ Get More Nigeria Political News

The Reds are still learning to deal with the emotion of last season’s European glory, according to their boss. Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool must avoid staying in ‘that moment’ of their Champions League triumph if they are to challenge on all fronts … read more via Football News, Live Scores...

Lionel Messi’s words are going to cost him. Messi was suspended for three months of international play by CONMEBOL after he accused CONMEBOL of corruption during Copa America, according to ESPN. The 32-year-old Messi found himself in trouble twice at Copa America. He called … read more via...

Paul Pogba is expected to be fit for Manchester United's Premier League opener against Chelsea after suffering a back spasm, though he will miss Saturday's International Champions Cup clash with AC Milan. United will face the Serie A club in their final ICC match as the only side... read...

In a rather stunning report going round in Nigeria, operatives of the Lagos State Police Command arrested a goat for chasing people in the neighbourhood and disturbing the public. It was gathered that the incident happened in Oshodi local government area of Lagos State. According to an...

Today, there was yet another suicide case involving a 43-year-old father who was said to have been unemployed for seven years. This is one of the many cases of suicide that are reported almost on a daily basis in Nigeria.… Read more via Nairametrics – https://ift.tt/2KnRAj6 Get More...

Harrison Jeffa was busy selling fish on the shores of the Indian Ocean in Marereni, Kilifi County, on March 26, 2018 when a middle-aged man approached him with a lucrative fishing job in Kiunga, … Read more via Daily Nation | Home – https://ift.tt/2YICuOg Get more World News

A simple blood test helped pinpoint the early signs of Alzheimer’s in a new study. Up to two decades before people develop Alzheimer’s symptoms such as memory loss and confusion, harmful clumps of … Read more via WebMD Health – https://ift.tt/2YC2rzf Get more World News

A 30-year-old unemployed man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by the Ashaiman Circuit Court for swindling church members of Global Reformation Church at Zenu in the Kpone Katamanso District of Accra of GH¢22,500. The convict, Isaac … Read more via Headline News in Ghana –...

First Bank Plc has reacted to heavy criticism from Nigerians who accused the bank of aiding police brutality of a customer inside the banking hall in Lekki area of Lagos. The uproar ensued after a video footage showed how three police officers … Read more via Nairametrics –...

The Nigerian banking industry lost N15.15 billion to cyber-crime and forgeries in 2018. This amount was 539% higher than the N2.37 billion recorded in 2017. This information was contained in the 2018 report of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC), posted on its website on Friday...

Committed to providing B2B-focused, on-demand, and last-mile delivery service in Nigeria, Africa Delivery Technologies, which trades as Kwik, has launched in Lagos. The startup, which was founded in July 2018, is the latest on the African continent to go after solving the logistics and last...

The Kennedy family has been struck by another tragedy. Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter Saoirse Kennedy Hill has died at 22 years old. The daughter of Courtney Kennedy Hill and Paul Hill passed away on Thursday, reportedly.... via “sexual health” – Google News – https://ift.tt/2YmRfqZ Get...