naija news today 060818

State television has shown Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro abruptly cutting short a speech and the hundreds of soldiers present breaking ranks and scattering. Maduro spoke on Saturday in the capital of Caracas during a celebration of the National Guard’s 81st anniversary.... Read more...

A tropical snake has been filmed eating a pigeon on a busy east London street. Dave Fawbert spotted the boa constrictor, thought to be an abandoned pet, … Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2vEI2ca Get more World News

Police in the US state of New Mexico have rescued 11 malnourished children who were being kept in squalid conditions in a remote desert compound. The local sheriff's office said the children, aged 1 to 15, had no shoes.... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2M69fPo Get more World News

The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has taken a swipe at some of his colleagues who defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to journalists in Maiduguri on Saturday, he explained that most of them have corruption questions...

Amidst media report that Senate Minority Leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Senator Godswill Akpabio is set to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is doing everything possible to … Read more via...

Professor Hafiz Abubakar has on Sunday resigned his position as Deputy Governor of Kano state under the ruling All Progressive Congress APC. In a letter addressed to the Executive Governor of Kano Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje dated Saturday 4th August … Read more via Vanguard News –...

Omítonàdé Ifáwemímo proudly identifies as an African traditionalist, and a custodian and priestess of Yemoja, the Yoruba water deity. Unlike many millennials of her time, Ifáwemímo is well-versed in Òrìsà or Ifa worship. She takes Guardian Life on an educational journey into the … via The...

All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairman in Zamfara, Alhaji Lawal M-Liman has lauded the Federal Government for deploying troops to tackle insecurity challenges in the state. M-Liman made the commendation on Sunday in Shinkafi when he visited the IDPs camp at Marafa Umaru Primary School...

The Ozubulu community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra will hold a memorial ... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2vkopqr Get More Nigeria Metro News