naija news today 180419

Tottenham are showing interest in Lazio central defender Luiz Felipe. Mauricio Pochettino wants to strengthen his options with concerns over Toby Alderweireld's future and club scouts have been monitoring Felipe in recent weeks..... read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video – Yahoo...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that his team would “stand up” and fight for the Premier League title after their dreams of a quadruple were ended by Wednesday’s dramatic exit from the Champions League. Guardiola City went out on the away goals to rule after their … read more...

Don’t flaunt wealth without telling us how you made it – #Alibaba.... Read more via Instablog9ja – http://bit.ly/2Dhlpzm Get More Nigeria Metro News

Nigerian billionaire oil mogul, Igho Sanomi, has lost his private jet and set to lose his three London apartments to Credit Suisse Group AG over a $3m debt. The Swiss bank is owed about $3 million by Sanomi, who was a guarantor for a credit facility extended to one … Read more via...

Former President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir has been moved to Kobar maximum security prison, days after he was deposed in a military coup. Reports say the ex-leader has until now been detained at the presidential residence under heavy guard. He is reportedly being held in … Read more via...

The government has procured 77 new vehicles for FRSC Operations and this supply comes from Innoson Motors. They are 74 units of Innoson IVM 4×2 Double Cabin Pick-Ups and three ambulances. Speaking on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari at the commissioning of the vehicles in Abuja, the...

Zenith Bank Plc has posted a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N57.3 billion in its first quarter (Q1) operations, against N54 billion recorded in the corresponding period in 2018, or a 6.1 per cent rise from N54 billion. Specifically, the bank’s unaudited Q1 result for the period ended March …...

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Jabi, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, SAN, former Minister of Petroleum, Dan Etete, and four other persons that were fingered … Read more via Vanguard...

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has berated electricity distribution companies in Nigeria on the aegis of Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, for the continued imposition of estimated billing on Nigerians. Ayuba Wabba, NLC President NLC in a communiqué at the end of … Read more via...

Kylie Jenner’s ex-bestfriend, Jordyn Woods, model and beauty enthusiast, has announced that she is coming to Nigeria. According to sources, she is set to attend the Homecoming Festival.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – http://bit.ly/2XkpHgT Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Trainspotting 2 actor, Bradley Welsh is dead at 42. Multiple reports say the actor was shot in the head on the streets in Scotland’s capital city. Bradley Welsh died on the spot in the affluent neighborhood of Edinburgh where.... Read more via Laila’s Blog – http://bit.ly/2ZllcUU Get more...

Yinka Quadri Personal Assistant Arrested For Yahoo Plus Fraud. Publicist To Veteran Actor Yinka Quadri Arrested For Using King Sunny Ade, KSA’s Name To Carry Out Yahoo Plus Fraud .... Read more via NaijaGistsBlog – http://bit.ly/2IDUGQN Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to dissolve his cabinet as he prepares to wind down his first term in office. The President, who was recently re-elected, in a statement on Wednesday directed the ministers to submit a comprehensive reports of their respective ministries..... Read more via...

LESS than six weeks to the end of his eight years’ administration, Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha yesterday said his administration would among other things, handover six universities, four Polytechnics and.... Read more via Newtelegraph – http://bit.ly/2Xg0T9M Get More Nigeria...

The Senate yesterday threw out a bill for an Act to phase out petrol vehicles in 2035. The bill, sponsored by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce (Bayelsa East), proposed the introduction of electric cars to replace petrol vehicles in the country.... Read more via Ladun Liadi’s Blog –...

The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill that sought to phase out the use of petrol cars and introduce electric cars in Nigeria by the year 2035. The bill was sponsored by Sen Ben Murray-Bruce (PDP, Bayelsa)..... Read more via Instablog9ja – http://bit.ly/2IG9sXl Get More Nigeria Political News

It’s good she’s not under EFCC case, otherwise some people would have said she’s pretending as she didn’t go for such when she was in office. Former Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Al-Hassan is undergoing a knee replacement surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirate..... Read more via...

Tears and anger overwhelmed Nasarawa community wednesday as 16 victims of the suspected Fulani herdsmen massacred in community were laid to rest in Kochum-Numa village of AKwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State..... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2XojFfg Get...

Tragedy struck Wednesday in Bauchi State as a female National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) member, Magdalene Yohanna, collapsed at the NYSC orientation camp and later died few minutes after she..... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2Is3aLO Get More Nigeria Metro News

A 35-year old pastor, one Daniel Chukwu, has landed in big trouble after he allegedly defiled two sisters between the ages of 7 and 5 in Lagos. The incident happened at Omodiagu Street, Fire bus stop in Ijegun area of Lagos where they reside.... Read more via P.M.EXPRESS –...