naija news today 080919

Barcelona is ready to offer Lionel Messi a lifetime contract to tie him to the club even after his retirement. The Argentine’s contract situation has dominated headlines in recent days after club.... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/2PR7Per Get More Nigeria Sports News

In Nigeria, things are so hard that a zoo Lion is calling for help. This ain’t funny at all, why keep an animal you can’t feed? The poor lion is hungry.... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/317KoyW Get More Nigeria Metro News

A tweet by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has got peeps talking, Igbere TV has observed.... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/2MZKSDL Get More Nigeria Metro News

Robin Thicke and his fiancee April Love Geary, were involved in a car crash on Saturday September 7. The American singer was a riding passenger of the Escalade driven by April, which collided with another car full of young people... via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2HOvRk3 Get more...

A TWIST to last week’s xenophobic attacks in South Africa seems to be unfolding following a newspaper report that the violence stemmed from an “orchestrated campaign to destabilize the country.” The influential Mail and Guardian reported on Friday that “security cluster officials are...

Governor Dapo Abiodun has flagged off the Ogun State Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme, signalling the commencement of an agricultural revolution in the state Speaking at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, the state capital, venue of the launch, Abiodun said that his … Read more via Naijaloaded...

The Makurdi Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) between January and August 2019 arrested about 48 suspects for various offences in Benue State.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2HTX7h0 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Uber is reportedly looking into offering loans directly to drivers, according to a report from Recode. The ridesharing company recently sent out an in-app survey to some drivers that indicated the company is starting to build a.... Read more via Autoblog – https://ift.tt/2PUQvFH Get more...

Uber is working on a public bus system for Lagos and is already in talks with city transport officials.... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2MWUak0 Get more: Nigeria Business News

Oprah Winfrey built homes for 65 families who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina, the families are known as ‘Oprah’s Angels’ The residents of Angel Lane will forever be grateful to Oprah Winfrey for saving their lives. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 14 years ago, the world’s most …...

Blackface releases his own version of ‘African Queen’ after former Plantashun Boiz mate, 2face failed to give credits to him when the song became a hit and brought him to stardom.... via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2HTWyDU Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Days after Zaaki Azzay threatened to sue Mr Eazi and Sarkodie over an alleged rip-off of his 1996 song ‘Marry me’ in their new song ‘Na You’, the veteran singer has served an update on the copyright infringement notice. Speaking to Sunday Scoop, Zaaki said Mr Eazi reached out to him … via...

A group of three orphans born to Nigerian Islamic State adherents were handed over to Nigerian officials in northeast Syria, the first repatriation of children of Africans who traveled to join ISIS. The children, aged 8, 6, and 4, were handed over in Qamishli … Read more via “nigeria” –...

(Xinhua) — A Boeing 747 plane with over 550 passengers on board made a hard landing on Saturday in Minna, capital of Nigeria’s west-central state of Niger after experiencing a fault in landing, an airport source said.... Read more via “nigeria” – Google News – https://ift.tt/2PWrFVY Get More...

Experts in foreign policy and international relations yesterday recommended people-to-people and government-to-government diplomatic approaches to stop xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. The experts, however, asked the federal government to … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

US President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a secret peace deal with the Taliban. Mr Trump tweeted he had been set to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and senior Taliban leaders on Sunday.... Read more via Olisa.tv – https://ift.tt/2ZJypuO Get more World News

Sept. 6, 2019 -- Five people have died from vaping-related lung disease as the number of total cases in the U.S. tops 450. The latest victims are one from Indiana, a 65-year-old Minnesota resident who had lung disease and vaped THC products, and an older.... Read more via WebMD Health –...

Nigeria could be facing a fiscal crisis if it doesn’t improve its ability to collect taxes, the authorities have warned. Government expenditure has doubled and debt servicing costs have grown, but revenues have missed their targets by at least 45% a year … Read more via “nigeria” – Google...

MTN Nigeria was badly hit by the recent reprisal attacks on South African businesses in Nigeria. While some of its offices were attacked, the company’s stock has also been struggling to make gainers list since the attack on Tuesday. Now, the Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Ernest Ndukwe, … Read...

Nigeria’s crude oil exports to China have received a boost with a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) of Nigerian crude seen bound for China, marking the Asian country’s biggest month of buying from Nigeria in years. Reuters reported that a VLCC, Athenian Success, was bound for Lanshan after...