naija news today 180318

The power tussle between Senators, loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari, and those who are pushing for the reordering of elections heightened on Saturday with the President’s supporters promising to publish signatures of their members. READ MORE HERE

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo; the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and some political parties have been meeting as part of moves to strategise for the 2019 elections, The PUNCH has learnt. In one of such meetings, which held at Protea Hotel, located at 42/44...

The Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, on Saturday, assured Nigerians that the “era of fuel scarcity is gone for good.” Receiving the Man of the Year Award from Nigeria NewsDirect newspaper, the NNPC GMD said that the corporation had learnt...

Founder of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has spoken on the confession of his alleged mistress, Stephanie Otobo. The cleric stated that he doesn’t consider the whole episode a drama. READ MORE HERE

A Romanian court has upheld a death notice against a man despite him being alive and present in the court at the time. . The decision by judges in the eastern Romanian town of Barlad left Constantin Reliu, 63, legally dead despite him showing all the vital signs of life. READ MORE HERE

A former lawmaker, Senator Olurunnimbe Mamora, has rejected his appointment as the Chairman of the Abuja Investment and Infrastructure Centre, SUNDAY PUNCH learnt on Saturday. Mamora, who was the Deputy Director-General of the Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation during the 2015 presidential...

A gold-digging bride-to-be scooped up $287,000 in cash and gifts from her fiance then took the bounty and ran, leaving him at the altar, the jilted groom charges in a new lawsuit, NY Post reports. Spurned would-be spouse, Jin Dong is suing his ex, Yu Qing Weng and her parents in Manhattan...

DIY enthusiasts are warned against mishandling tools after being called to free a man “who took tightening nuts to a new level”. Firefighters have warned of the dangers of mishandling tools after a man’s genitals became trapped in a ring spanner. Crews were called to assist A&E staff with a...