naija news today 200718

A 19-year-old boy identified as Junior Omo Shaba has killed his lover and left her corpse by a roadside. The incident happened at No. 2, Akugbe Street, Off Siluko road, Ogida, Egor local government area. It was learnt the deceased, Matilda Odiri, who is 18 years old was stabbed … Read more...

The Police in Ekiti say they arrested 27 persons for election-related offences concerning the July 14 governorship election in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Bello Ahmed, said the suspects were arrested a day to the election and also on the day of the … Read more via Punch...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is expected on Friday to visit Apapa, Lagos State due to the gridlock in Oshodi-Apapa expressway. The expressway has in recent days been gripped with gridlock after some trucks and tankers parked on road taking over the major lanes of the highway. Motorists and …...

The Biafra Zionists Federation, BZF, on Friday vowed that no election would be conducted in the defunct Biafra region during the 2019 general elections. This came from the self-acclaimed President of the BZF, Barr. Benjamin Onwuka. He spoke to journalists in Enugu a day after he was … Read...

After several months of consultations with critical stakeholders in Nigeria and members of the Peoples Democratic Party, former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, will on Saturday make a formal declaration to contest the 2019 presidential election. A statement from the Media Office of...

2019 presidential hopeful Donald Duke, Thursday, took his campaign to the international Headquarter of Deeper Life Bible Church, Gbagada, Lagos. Donald Duke, a former governor of Cross River State was a surprise guest at the weekly Revival and Evangelism … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) have listed vote buying and insecurity as some of the possible disrupters of the 2019 general elections. Dr Christopher Fomunyoh, NDI Regional Director for Central and West Africa, made this known at a...

Jason Njoku, founder of Iroko TV, opened his presentation at the 6th edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference with a simple analysis of the Hollywood movie, ‘Walking Dead’, using its script to explain how innovators need to … Read more via Nigerian Entertainment Today –...

We have all heard about the man who founded iROKOtv, the online platform that offers its world-wide audience subscription-based streaming of mainly Nollywood movies; maybe not everyone. Those that haven’t heard of Jason Njoku can crawl out of the caves they have been living in now. Jason Njoku...

GhanaCelebrities.com who decided to investigate the fascinating lives of young Ghanaians on social media as many have launched a s*x business on the internet, has published an exclusive interview with a Snapchat prostitute who makes over GH30,000 a month and has footballers, musicians, pastors...

Nollywood actress turned producer, Ebube Nwagbo has been in the industry long enough to know her way around and to know what works and what doesn’t. The super-talented actress who is still basking in the euphoria of the success of her second self-produced movie ‘Not Enough’ … via Vanguard...

Nollywood actress and producer, Omotola Jolade, has revealed how she was labeled a prostitute at the age of 15. Omosexy, as the thespian is fondly called, said reality dawned on her at the age of 15 following the demise of her father. The veteran actress shared her story on … via Daily Post...

‘He said he would project me if I dated him’ Model, actress, producer and co-owner of PAAB World Entertainment Limited, Pat Attang, would tell you she’s a rookie producer, even after this delectable Oron, Akwa Ibom beauty has produced 31 films of her own. In this engaging interview as our …...

Nollywood actor, Tony Frederick, says some actresses have divided the Nigeria movie industry into two factions. Frederick stated that while one faction was for acting, the other was for prostituting. Speaking with Vanguard, the ‘License to Kill’ lead actor added that there are some actresses...

A research conducted by Dr Georgina Oduro, a Senior Lecture at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Cape Coast (UCC) has revealed a worrying trend of a high prevalence of child prostitution in Ghana. The research, which was undertaken to assess the phenomenon of child...

Nigeria has had its fair share of players entering and exiting the video on demand (VoD) market space. Yet, the sector remains one of the most interesting and promising ones, considering that Nigerians are on the push for more broadband penetration. Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele...

Disgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted of charges including illegally receiving funds from the country’s spy agency on Friday and given eight more years in prison, on top of her current term. Park, the South’s first female president, was impeached last year after...

President Donald Trump has indicated that he’s willing to hit every product imported from China with tariffs, sending U.S. markets sliding before the opening bell Friday. In a taped interview with the business channel CNBC, Trump said “I’m willing to go to 500,” referring roughly to the $505.5...

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his position as Africa’s richest man with a $12.4billion net worth. This was contained in a new report by Forbes on Monday. Also, listed by Forbes, is the Chairman of Conoil and Globacom, Chief Mike Adenuga, whose … Read more...

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the Africa’s richest man. He has a $12.4 billion networth. These figures were released on Forbes website on Tuesday.
 
 The report showed that despite losing $1.7 billion in few months, Dangote has...