naija news today 170220

Britain on Monday battled fallout from Storm Dennis as hundreds of flood warnings remained in place after the second severe storm in seven days battered the country over the weekend. The latest hazardous weather brought winds of more than 90 miles (140 kilometres) an hour and more … Read...

Barcelona have denied trying to boost the image of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu by hiring a company that criticised current and former players, including Lionel Messi, on social media..... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/37BSKRQ Get More Nigeria Sports News

The optional mock examination of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for secondary school leavers will start on Tuesday with about 350,000 candidates participating across Nigeria. “About 64 computer-based centres across the country will be used for mock examination and 350,000...

Gunmen have killed 24 people and wounded 18 in an attack on a Protestant church in a village in northern Burkina Faso, the regional governor said Monday. A group of “armed terrorists” burst into the village of Pans.... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2P2A2fz Get more...

Following early trade negotiations, details of Kenya’s maiden bilateral trade agreement with the United States have surfaced, sparking criticisms over concerns that the proposed deal could jeopardize regional and continental trade protocols. Recently, there has been widespread speculation...

The new James Bond film “No Time to Die” has cancelled its Beijing premiere as well as a promotional tour with talent in April due to the coronavirus epidemic. Daniel Craig and the cast will not … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/38Bwqci Get more Nigeria Entertainment...

There are many sides to St. Valentine’s Day celebration. Like one actress recently aptly puts it, there are victims of St. Valentine’s Day, which according to her, are mostly married people and lovers. She said the day is not actually seen by most to celebrate the one… Read more via Vanguard...

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, says he will soon forward the 2020 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly for consideration.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/323B1l4 Get More Nigeria Political News

The Presidency on Monday in Abuja raised alarm over the increasing cases of fake news being propagated against President Muhammadu Buhari, cabinet ministers, government officials and institutions in the country..... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/3bM81Te Get More...

The trial of the Sen. Dino Melaye in an FCT High Court , Maitama was on Tuesday stalled due to the absence of the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Shaibu Labaran.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2HsSbz9 Get More Nigeria Political News

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has called for the regulation of Nigeria’s social media space in order to curb the spread of fake news. In an exclusive interview with Channels Television on Monday, Mr Amaechi explained that... Read more via Channels Television –...

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for the creation and boosting of new sources of export in Nigeria’s bid to meet the yearning and aspiration of Nigerians just as he demanded a fair and just revenue sharing formula... Read more via P.M.EXPRESS –...

Nigerian league side, Abia Warriors Football Club, have announced they have parted ways with their Head Coach, Emmanuel Deutcsh. The Umuahia-based club in a statement signed by the... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/37v2Dk8 Get More Nigeria Sports News

A High Court sitting in Kano State has on Monday struck out a suit filed by Kingmakers of Kano emirate challenging the creation of the additional new emirates in the state. The presiding Judge, Court , Justice Ahmed T. Badamasi while giving the judgment struck out the … Read more via Daily...

Twenty people, many of them women and children, were killed on Monday in a stampede at a distribution of food and money for displaced people in Diffa, southeast Niger, sources said. “We have a provisional toll of 20 dead,” a medical source said. Aid workers confirmed the account and … Read...

The Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, on Monday, frowned at the renewed herdsmen attack on Uwheru villages in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2wjP4qJ Get More Nigeria Metro News

A 35-year-old daycare worker, Veronica Vincent, was on Monday tried in a Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly defiling a 21-month-old toddler in her care. Vincent was charged with two counts of sexual assault and she pleaded not guilty. The Police Prosecutor, O.A...

A mother of four, Mrs Janet Ayoola, lost her 39-year-old marriage to her husband, Olajide Ayoola, for denying him sex for seven years. An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Monday granted the request of Janet’s estranged husband, Olajide, for dissolution of the marriage.... Read more via...

WORLD health chiefs are cracking down on "dangerous" myths circulating as the deadly coronavirus outbreak continues it's spread. Popular apps and social media platforms have become swamped with unverified information about.... Read more via The Scottish Sun – https://ift.tt/2vCbV0C Get more...

Rui Pinto has been revealed to be the man that made UEFA ban Man City from the Champions League The 31-year-old, who was a modest worker hacked into many clubs’ emails and revealed their illegal deal to the media.... read more via Latest updates ranging from news, entertainment, lifestyle...