naija news today 060819

Chief Ayo Adebanjo is a chieftain of pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, and a former National Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). In this interview with TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE, he speaks on the state of the nation, Afenifere crisis and the battle for 2023 presidency, among others … Read...

The Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) and the United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFP) have faulted the arrest and detention of Mr Omoyele Sowore. The groups, in separate statements issued on Monday in Abuja, described … Read more via Nairaland –...

Police yesterday stormed the Kwara State Stadium Complex in Ilorin to disperse athletes training. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi, said the action was a proactive measure against breakdown of law expected due to the #RevolutionNow protest.... Read more via...

“I as a retired General and a former Head of State have always known about our soldiers. They are capable, they are well trained, patriotic… brave, and always ready to do their duty in service of our country. But in the matter of this insurgency, our soldiers have neither … Read more via...

Barcelona vice president, Jordi Cardoner has ruled out a summer move for Brazilian international Neymar, who looks set to stay at PSG. In an interview with Catalan outlet TV3, Jordi Cardoner confirmed that Barcelona will not be bringing Neymar back to Camp Nou... read more via The Guardian...

Crystal Palace have announced the signing of former England and Chelsea defender Gary Cahill on a two-year deal. The 33-year-old joins the Eagles on a free transfer, having being released by Chelsea at the end of last season. Reports claim that Cahill will earn around £75,000 a week at …...

The Federal Government came under criticism yesterday over its suppression of unarmed #RevolutionNow protesters. The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the last general elections, Omoyele Sowore, had called for a mass protest against the alleged misgovernance of the …...

Omoyele Sowore, chairman of the African Action Congress, AAC and convener of "Take it Back Movement; was on hunger strike for more than 48 hours, since his arrest by the operatives of the Department of State Services in Lagos on Saturday..... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2GOb4ws...

Port Harcourt—THE United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP, has said it is bad that much time has been lost on the implementation of its recommendations on the cleanup of oil polluted Ogoniland, Rivers State, since 2011. Ogoni land, polluted with oil spills UNEP expressed the...

The US Treasury Department on Monday labelled China a currency manipulator, escalating the U.S.-China trade war with a significant rebuke to Beijing.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2Ytuce4 Get more World News

A decade ago, Daryl Johnson, then a senior terrorism analyst at the Department of Homeland Security, wrote a report about the growing danger of right-wing extremism in America. Citing economic dislocation, the election of the first African-American president and fury about immigration, he...

Former President Barack Obama weighed in on the mass shootings this past weekend in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, saying on Monday that Americans "should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist...

Harare, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s former longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, 95, has been in a Singapore hospital for the past three months and his condition “is remarkably stable for his age,” the country’s president said. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in a statement released on Monday, did not …...

The plot to murder a farmer from Bloemfontein was allegedly conjured up between his wife and prophet in the same church where he attended services every Sunday, Netwerk24 reported. In addition, there is allegedly a romantic link between the two suspects in the murder of Ntau Lucas … Read...

Global oil benchmark Brent futures fell more than two per cent yesterday on global growth concerns after US President Donald Trump last week threatened China with more tariffs, which could limit crude demand from the world’s two biggest buyers. Brent crude fell $1.38, or … Read more via...

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari, has bemoaned the non-functional state of refineries in the country, describing it as a shame on the country. Kyari also expressed sadness with Nigeria’s position as a net importer of petroleum...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday released consumer protection framework guidelines on disclosure and transparency as well as guidelines on responsible business conduct. According to the CBN, the objective of the guidelines on disclosure and transparency is “to protect consumers...

Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, has said many people preferred the ports in Lagos to those in other parts of the country because of roads and accessibility. Hadiza Bala Usman Speaking in Lagos, Usman said Lagos ports were congested because most of the …...

isabiDeliver, an online on-demand delivery service based in Abuja and Ibadan is ramping up its operations to expand to more cities in Nigeria. The on-demand delivery platform doing food delivery, parcels, items or errands for both individuals and companies allows users to book a pickup or...

If there’s anything the Pepper Dem Gang have to get used to, it’s the frequent twists in the Big Brother Naija House. Today’s twist saw no Nominations for Eviction, rather the Housemates were divided into two different Teams named ‘The Icons’ and ‘Cruisetopia’ to compete in Big Brother Naija...