naija news today 090718

It will take a great deal of sustained reforms to ensure that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) runs effectively and efficiently in line with global best practices and for it to serve, without interruptions, the common good of Nigerians. For decades, the oil corporation has...

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said it will not tolerate telecoms service providers that treat consumers with levity. The commission said consumers remained kings as far as the business of telecommunication was concerned, and that it was primarily established to ensure that...

Olivier Giroud has backed France to find a way past Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal in St Petersburg. Chelsea striker Giroud, 31, has yet to score in Russia but wants to end that run against Chelsea teammate Courtois. “Thibaut is difficult to beat and …...

Ivan Rakitic is hoping this Croatia team can go a step further after matching the country’s heroes of 1998 by making it to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Barcelona midfielder Rakitic scored the decisive spot-kick as Croatia beat Russia 4-3 on penalties after a dramatic quarter-final in …...

Nigerian-born New Zealand mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya on Saturday defeated American Brad Tavares by unanimous decision to win their Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight fight in Las Vegas. The fight, which was his first headline fight in the UFC, saw the 28-year-old declared...

Abductors of popular Owerri based musician and high life meastro, Ugo Stevenson, also known as ‘Ndaa Chineke’, have demanded five million naira ransom. Another well known entertainer, Izunna Obiakor, was also kidnapped a forth night ago. Stevenson, winner of the 2008 Nigeria Music Awards was...

Residents of the NITEL/Mtel Estate in Ikorodu, have accused the Lagos State Police Command of abandoning them by failing to provide protection for them from land grabbers, popularly known as omoniles, as ordered by the court. According to the residents, an Ikorodu High Court had ordered …...

Over 35,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) returned to their ancestral homes from various camps in Borno North in the last two weeks, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN quoted the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, as giving the figure of returnees in … Read more via...

It is a known fact that ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open has continued to attract international attention to the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria – Lagos State in the last five years. Lagos is the smallest in area among Nigeria’s 36 states, and it is arguably the most economically … read more...

Fernandinho has been sent death threats from Brazil fans who blame him for his country crashing out of the World Cup, it has been claimed. The Manchester City midfielder scored an own goal as Tite’s side lost 2-1 to Belgium in the quarter-finals. According to UOL Esporte, the … read more...

The fate of two kids of the same parents remained unknown after they were abducted and taken to an unknown location by suspected kidnappers in their school located inside a Catholic Church in Anambra State. The kids, Master Franklin Ezekwere, 4 and his sister Maryann, 2, were … Read more...

A police inspector, Mr. Simon Yaduma, narrowly escaped death after he went to a black spot to arrest suspected criminals in Lagos. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspects disarmed the police officer, used broken bottles to inflict injuries on his body and resisted arrest. The incident happened...

Concerns over rigging and violence in next Saturday’s governorship election have triggered apprehension over Ekiti State. The poll, expected to be a crucial battle between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is … Read more via The...

President Muhammadu Buhari and Orji Uzor Kalu Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu said that only a sick man or woman will accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of supporting herdsmen killing innocent Nigerians in the country. According to Kalu, the Buhari he knows cannot support killing of...

The presidency said on Sunday that the ongoing killings linked to herdsmen are amongst the multifaceted implications of climate change. The presidency also restated the claim by President Muhammadu Buhari that politicians are behind the killings, saying his administration has evidence to prove...

One of the arrowheads of the Bring Back Our Girls movement, Aisha Yesufu, has weighed in on the allegations of NYSC certificate forgery surrounding the Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun. An online medium had reported that the certificate of exemption from the National Youth Service Corps being …...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has approved the partial dissolution of the Benue State Executive Council. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Terver Akase, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Makurdi. According to the statement, the dissolution was announced by the Secretary to...

LONDON – U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was plunged into a major crisis after key members of her government quit in protest over her plans for a soft exit from the European Union..... Read more via The Japan Times – https://ift.tt/2KXf80w Get more World News

UK police launch murder inquiry after Dawn Sturgess, 44, dies after exposure to nerve agent Novichok.... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2zkGkSx Get more World News