naija news today 200618

Brazilian referee that handled Nigeria’s opening World Cup match against Croatia on Saturday has been hospitalized. Russian daily sports newspaper Sport Express, reports that the Brazilian ref, Sandro Meira Ricci ruptured his ligaments and is presently in the hospital. Yesterday, Ricci, who...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed a government delegation to undertake an assessment of the extent of damage occasioned by natural disaster in Bauchi State. DAIILY POST reports that a large portion of the Azare Central Market in Katagum Local Government Area of the state was...

A truck carrying plywood has fallen off the Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos. The truck fell on three commercial buses and a private car under the bridge with many passengers believed to be trapped. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the Federal Road Safety Corps...

The total sum of N1,042,815,394,011.48 was receipted into the Federation Account for the months of March and April 2018, a report that was signed by the Sub-Treasury of the federation, Danladi Shuiabu has shown. N459,134,998,689.18 of the figure represents the monthly statutory share from the...

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has explained why he performed below expectation the last time he was in government as a Vice President. Atiku also said that anyone with evidence that he stole or built his investment on public funds should come forth with such. The former … Read more...

Popular Human Rights Lawyer, Sam Amadi has warned that Nigeria may collapse if it was not immediately restructured. Amadi called for a radical reinvention and institutionalisation of the country as a modern democratic state based on concept of citizenship. Delivering the First Distinguished...

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has called on residents of Ekiti State to vote for the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming governorship elections in the state. The governor made the call on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital when he and other APC governors and … Read more...

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star John Cena is willing to change his mind on having kids with Nikki Bella..... via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2yp85sF Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

While many ladies prefer being in relationships for longer periods as they believe it helps them know their partners better, actress Ella Mensah says there’s everything wrong with that via Headline News in Ghana – https://ift.tt/2K8xjQM Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Nigerian male barbie,Bobrisky showed off his hot body in two sexy thong bikinis . The cross-dresser modeled the sexy pieces for a brand.... via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2llS1hW Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Deerfield Beach, Florida — Deputies were searching for suspects Tuesday after troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion was fatally shot in the driver’s seat of a luxury electric sports car. The 20-year-old rising star, who pronounced his stage name “Ex Ex Ex ten-ta-see-YAWN” and whose real name is...

First things first, let’s deal with how these things are decided. At the top of the list? You guessed it: goals. That’s followed by assists in the event that players are tied. If things are still all square after that, the player who was on the pitch for … read more via Daily Maverick –...

A man, Aziz Rehman, 47, was on Tuesday sentenced to three years and nine months in jail for keeping his wife a prisoner in their home and also for subjecting her to regular beatings for more than 16 years. The court heard how Rehman would only allow Zeenit Bibi, … Read more via Punch...

The Naira on Tuesday converged at N360 to the dollar across the major foreign exchange market, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. At the parallel market, the naira traded at N360 to a dollar, stronger than the N360.6 exchanged before the Sallah break, while the Pound Sterling.... Read more...

Host nation Russia have one foot in the last 16 of the World Cup after a resounding 3-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday despite the return from injury of Mohamed Salah. After a tight first half in a rain-drenched Saint Petersburg, Egypt captain..... read more via Punch Newspapers –...

The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of three gang members of the wanted militia leader, Mr Terwase Akwaza, who confessed to the killing of the Senior Special Assistant to the Benue state governor on Special Security, Mr Denen Igbana. The Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, Major General...

Flooding caused by overnight torrential rain killed 18 people in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The downpour which started at 11:00 pm on Monday continued until 6:00 am on Tuesday, causing flash floods up to 2.5 metres (more than eight feet)...

The Federal Government has released N1.58 trillion as capital expenditure to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), from the 2017 budget. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this in a statement.... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2MGuFAb Get More Nigeria...