naija news today 220919

The Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka Saturday condemned the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to file charges of treason and money laundering against the Convener of Coalition for Revolution, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. Soyinka, Africa’s foremost playwright, poet and … Read...

The plan to purchase of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) by the Senate has continued to elicit mixed reactions from Nigerians. Indeed, the issue of procurement of four-wheel automobiles has become a recurring source of public antagonism. In 2017, at … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...

Twenty years is a long time by any measure. For Dr Bukola Saraki, 20 years is just like yesterday. No doubt, he’s often been reminiscing of the young man of yore who saw the terrifying terrain of politics and vowed to someday conquer it. With a family whose stronghold … Read more via...

I hear you want to cry. Why should you, can’t you be a man? So they have side-stepped your ineffective committee and set up another one reporting directly to the President? What is wrong with that? ... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2ANZGgR Get More Nigeria Political News

That is how we say it in Shomolu. Leave am, you don try. You see the thing is not a matter of life and death. Me sef I don tire. The kind of things we have heard from the tribunal showed that there was not enough seriousness from your … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2QxSVtU...

Granada defeated Barcelona 2-0 on Saturday, to go top of LaLiga table. The hosts took the lead as early as the second minute through Ramon Azeez. Although Barca brought on Lionel Messi for the second half, it was Granada who got the next goal. Alvaro Vadillo made … read more via Daily Post...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday won the 33rd edition of the Financial Institutions football competition by defeating the Unity Bank team 1-0 in the final. CBN wins 33rd edition of financial institutions football competition The match played inside the Pa Ngele Oruta stadium, saw...

ECONOMY: The Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, said: “Debt servicing and recurrent expenditures amount to N7.15 trillion or nearly 74 per.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2OaNTRz Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Imo State, sitting in Abuja on Saturday affirmed the election of Gov. Emeka Ihedioha. Delivering judgment, Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Mallami Umar-Dogondagi, dismissed the petition of the candidate of the Action Alliance Party, Mr Uche...

Not since 1994 have the Catalans picked up so few points from the first five games of the campaign, a fact their coach believes is down to him Ernesto Valverde admits he is to blame for Barcelona‘s poor form after Saturday’s … read more via Football News, Live Scores, Results & Transfers |...

Ramsey, 28, made his first appearance as an 86th-minute substitute in the Champions League on Wednesday and saw his long-range shot deflected into the corner 31 minutes into his full … read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2M8F33Z Get More Nigeria Sports News

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has dismissed Pep Guardiola’s tongue-in-cheek congratulations, after he joked last week that the Reds had already won the Premier League title. Manchester City’s 3-2 defeat at Norwich allowed the Reds to open up a five-point gap at the top of the table, leading...

A South African in Japan narrates how he was snubbed by a Nigerian after he introduced himself, with the Nigerian saying:’South Africans are not my brothers. We share Jason Jetnarayan’s story, which was first published.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2ABbJxL Get More Nigeria...

A video going viral online purportedly shows the sisters of a bride twerking on the groom to see if he will get an erection or if he can exercise restraint. According to online reports, the act is a traditional marriage rite performed in Cameroon to test a groom’s … Read more via Linda...

A heartbreaking video showing a man slapping a baby multiple time and lifting him into the air before tossing him to the ground, also multiple times, has caused outrage. In the shocking video, the man is seen trying to get the baby to stand on his own, but the … Read more via Linda Ikeji’s...

Gunmen suspected to be insurgents on Friday invaded the Monguno general hospital in Borno state charting away drugs and other hospital equipment. This comes a day after the Theatre Command of Operation Lafia Dole declared the Action Against Hunger (AAH), persona non-grata for aiding and …...

The nation’s refineries located in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna will refine crude oil at optimum capacity come 2022, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation announced on Saturday night. NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, who disclosed this during a facilities tour of the...

Nairametrics Economic Roundup (ER Podcast) is a podcast that dissects major economic and corporate events that made the news during the week. On this episode of the Nairametrics Economic Round-Up hosted by Alfred, Samuel and Emmanuel looked at the impact of the CBN’s new cashless policy, the...

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has described the charges against Omoyele Sowore as a confirmation of the Buhari-led administration’s unprecedented level of paranoia. Revealing that he first dismissed the report as fake news, Soyinka added that ‘Sowore’s Issue’ has moved beyond harassment...