naija news today 280120

A man adopted as a child and convinced he is the secret love child of Prince Charles and Camilla has launched a legal bid to force the heir to the throne to have a DNA test.... Read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2t5Xf95 Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Nigerian Afro-fusion artiste, Burna Boy, caused quite a buzz in the country after he was nominated for a Grammy Award. The Anybody crooner was nominated under the Best World Music Album category... Read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/3aSaJpI Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Buhari claims he has significantly reduced corruption in his five years as president, but the numbers don’t add up. Not one single country anywhere in the world is corruption-free, but some are more corrupt than others. For Instance, Denmark and New Zealand are currently tied as … Read more...

Nigeria international Uchenna Kanu has completed a move to Spanish Primera side Sevilla from American college Southeastern fire thereby securing her first professional career contract. Before leaving the American college Southeastern fire, Uchenna Kanu was the side’s highest goal scorer with 157...

Benue has confirmed one case of Lassa fever in the state as Nigeria continues to battle the spread of the disease. The victim, a 40-year-old woman is from Okpokwu local government area of the state.... Read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/36u9Dxa Get More Nigeria Metro News

Details of the judge who on Monday sentenced Maryam Sanda to death by hanging over the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello have emerged. According to a DailyTrust report, the name of the judge is Justice Yusuf Halilu.... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/315Cu9V Get More Nigeria...

President Buhari’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina allegedly Called Apostle Suleman a ‘Fake Pastor’. He dropped a shade for a certain “fake prophet” days after Apostle Suleman called him an “insensitive man”, over his response to the.... Read more via Naijaloaded – https://ift.tt/37CkJSi Get More...

Tourists have been snapped with signs reading "not from China" as they claim people fearful of the coronavirus outbreak are shunning east Asian holidaymakers.... Read more via Mirror – https://ift.tt/38MUV68 Get more World News

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe apologised for telling U.S. President Donald Trump that Africa loves him, but warned the growing perception that the continent is anti-America may hamper investment... Read more via Moneyweb – https://ift.tt/36Bilto Get more World News

The death toll from the new coronavirus now stands at 106, with the number of infections almost doubling in a day to more than 4,500. The rise comes as governments scramble to control the spread of the virus. Hong Kong is going to slash cross-border travel with mainland China... Read more via...

A student from China who arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with coronavirus-like symptom has been admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) isolation ward..... Read more via Daily Nation – https://ift.tt/2RYDhFo Get more World News

Nigeria's Senate president, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, January 27, condemned the current security situation in Nigeria. Daily Trust reports that the Senate president said the escalation of killings and kidnapping across Nigerian states has mandated the ninth Senate to engage with security...

There was panic in the Ijesha and Aguda areas of Lagos State on Sunday when factional members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the area clashed. A yet-to-be-identified member of the union was said to have sustained injuries during the clash.... Read more via Welcome To...

Sabo market in Sagamu area of Ogun State is currently on fire according to some social media users. It was also alleged that no firefighter is on sight since the fire which has already razed down some parts of the market started.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/36sBRs8...

Following weeks of speculation and months of tussles between ride-hailing platforms and regulatory authorities, the Lagos State Government has officially banned all forms of motorcycles in major parts of Lagos State... Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2RMREfW Get more: Nigeria...

Techpoint Legal and Policy columnist, Enyioma Madubuike sheds light on the impending tax turf war, between federal and state governments, that has been set in motion as a result of Nigeria’s new Finance Act, and how it might affect startups Read more via Techpoint.Africa –...

A 19-year old housewife, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in Katsina state. The suspected, Rabi Shamsudden, is said to have killed her husband, Shamsuddeen Salisu, … Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2uHgAxv Get More...

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo has filed a suit before a Federal High Court, Abuja praying for the disbandment of Christian and Muslim commissions in Nigeria and declaring them illegal. From The Guardian Nigeria Read more via “nigeria” – Google News –...

As news of the Wuhan virus spread online, one video became emblematic of its claimed origin: It showed a young Chinese woman, supposedly in Wuhan, biting into a virtually whole bat as she held the creature up with chopsticks... Read more via Foreign Policy – https://ift.tt/37wpdJT Get more...

The risk of coronavirus to Coloradans is low, but authorities and doctors are prepared. That’s the message Colorado’s public health department and hospitals are trying to send as they continue to ready themselves if a case of the fast-spreading virus is ultimately found in the state...