naija news today 210519

The Renaissance Coalition in Collaboration with Civil Society Organisations/Stakeholders have called on the Sultanate to immediately wade into the dispute between the Kano Emirate and Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in order for peace to reign in the state..... Read more via Leadership...

A Minna-based Islamic Scholar, Ustaz Zakariyya Ishaq has examined the current insecurity in Nigeria and declared that so many factors contributed to what the country is experiencing in terms of frequent security breaches that had claimed so many lives and the destruction of property worth...

The Katsina State Police Command yesterday paraded five suspected kidnappers of Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s mother in-law, Hajiya Hauwa Yusuf, and 65 other suspected kidnappers terrorising the state... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2JrktwM Get More Nigeria Metro News

A mob in Kawo area of Kaduna North local government area of Kaduna State yesterday set ablaze one of the two suspected kidnappers caught in the area.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2HtBF2r Get More Nigeria Metro News

The trade war between the United States of America (US) and China have led to higher crude oil (Brent) prices, which is good for the naira and Nigerian economy, President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) , Alhaji (Dr.) Aminu Gwadabe has said. … Read more via...

Air Peace has said it deboarded a passenger identified as Mr. Christopher Aniagboso, from its Lagos-Owerri flight to guarantee the safety of its crew and customers. In a statement issued yesterday by Air Peace corporate communications manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah, the carrier insisted that...

The de-escalation of a trade war could result in a weaker dollar and stronger global growth, which along with International Maritime Organization (IMO) changes to shipping fuel rules could raise Brent oil to $90 a barrel, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch said. “The new shipping fuel … Read...

In a few days, as the constitution-stipulated four-year political term draws to a close, I feel that it is pertinent for me to help my readers assess and grade the executive governors of the class of 2015 on the basis of performance. My parameters for these … Read more via Leadership...

U.S. officials said Monday they would grant a handful of temporary exceptions to an export blacklist against Huawei Technologies Co., giving some suppliers and customers of China’s telecom giant a 90-day reprieve from tough trade penalties...... Read more via MarketWatch.com – Top Stories –...

An Audi Q7 was split in half during a brutal crash in Russia and remarkably, the driver didn’t just survive without serious injuries, but they also ran away from the scene....... Read more via Carscoops – http://bit.ly/2QiL7c0 Get more World News

Trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), reopened in an upbeat yesterday, following price gains in many bellwether stocks, as the All -share index rose by 1.74 per cent. Specifically, at the close … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News –...

Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70. The Austria Press Agency quoted Lauda’s family as saying … read more...

A 33-year-old law-school graduate from London decided to start her own retail company selling vintage clothes online after struggling to find a job because of her good looks. Russian-born Irina Kova claims that being attractive has made it harder for her to get a job in London, … Read more...

President Uhuru Kenyatta launched Kenya’s Digital Economy Blueprint on Tuesday as the second Transform Africa Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda, picked up. According to President Kenyatta, this would serve as an important guide for powering Kenya’s economic transformation by technology. “It is...

Last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria scrambled to respond to a leaked tape that alleged a huge fraud had occurred at the apex bank. In the tape, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele can be heard discussing the problem with his line reports … Read more via...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service will start taking Value Added Tax on online transactions any moment from now according to its chairman, Babatunde Fowler. Mr Fowler mentioned this during an interview he had with the News Agency of Nigeria in New York on Saturday. He stated that banks …...

News about Google cutting off business with Huawei is one of the most striking events in the Android world as it affects all Huawei users globally. Google decided to stop licensing its Android operating system to the Chinese telecommunications firm, in order to comply with a U.S. trade...

Following speculations that veteran musician, Daddy Showkey may be experiencing health problems, the singer has finally come out to state that he is very healthy. *Showkey While confirming that he is very healthy, the ‘Diana’ crooner boasted of how … via Vanguard News –...

Every year, filmmakers from all over the world attend the Cannes Film Festival to showcase their films of all genres. This year’s event, which opened on May 14, 2019, reportedly has only two African movies - ’Atlantics’ by Senegalese French director Mati Diop and ‘2 Weeks in Lagos’ by Nigerian...

A few weeks ago, Naira Marley took to the internet to defend fraudsters, and his controversial stance had everyone up in arms. Well, that wasn’t the only consequence of his action, as he is currently in EFCC custody, being charged with 11 counts of fraud. After being held in custody … via...