naija news today 290120

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has reacted to Transparency International’s recent report which ranked Nigeria 146 out of 180 corrupt countries, with a total of 26 points out of a possible 100 points. In an interview with some international media organisations in London...

Two Nigerian identified as Ajagu Okwuchuku, 40, and Chinomso Charles, 31, were arrested in Lilongwe, capital of Malawi on Friday January 24 after being found to be in possession of cocaine. Okwuchuku from Anambra State and Mr Charles from Enugu State were arrested based on information given...

Property worth millions of naira were destroyed yesterday after fire gutted the popular Sabo market in Sagamu, Ogun State. The fire, which razed a section of the market situated along Sabo road in Sagamu town, affected over 300 shops and stalls as well as consumer goods and other valuable …...

A suspected robber, Kingsley Emezue alias Pakins, alleged to be terrorising residents of Umuahia in Abia State, yesterday, confessed that he and his gang members robbed and killed a couple in the presence of their three children. Emezue, who introduced himself as a butcher, claimed that he was...

A lotto turf war between Chief Kessington Adebutu, popularly known as Baba Ijebu and Senator Buruji Kashamu has snowballed into a probe of Adebutu’s Premier Lotto company by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to a report by … Read more via P.M. News –...

Popular actor, Ernest Asuzu, who’s currently making headlines after a video where he went shirtless to beg for help on the streets of Lagos surfaced online, has come out to defend his action. The actor, who starred alongside Jim Iyke, in some Nollywood movies, said he went … via Vanguard...

Angry Manchester United supporters have taken out their frustration with the club, as they attacked the home of Ed Woodward. Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, has been blamed for the clubs … read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2Gz8PMR Get More...

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O'Neal gave some emotional remarks following the death of his former teammate and fellow NBA All-Star, Kobe Bryant . "We up here, we work a lot," O'Neal said during a broadcast on TNT.... read more via Business Insider – https://ift.tt/2tP3lLt Get More...

In the future, Google Translate will be able to transcribe long lectures while translating it into another language in real time. The tech giant has demonstrated the upcoming feature at an event in San Francisco where it demoed some of its artificial intelligence projects.... Read more via...

The federal government doesn’t know how much money foreign governments and entities have spent at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, a GSA official testified Tuesday.... Read more via Yahoo News – Latest News & Headlines – https://ift.tt/38R4C39 Get more World News

The novel coronavirus spread further, with the number of confirmed cases in China soaring to overtake the official number of infections in the country during the SARS epidemic.... Read more via Bloomberg – https://ift.tt/2vvdcXc Get more World News

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono, has said in Abuja that Nigeria would hopefully begin exporting rice to other … Read more via “nigeria” – Google News – https://ift.tt/2RSXYCQ Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has reacted to analysts’ projections concerning the devaluation of naira. According to Emefiele’s recent stance, naira devaluation will not be happening anytime soon. Emefiele reportedly stated that Nigeria’s reserves level...

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Supermodel, Naomi Campbell while reacting to Burna Boy losing his Grammys nominations, has called for the Awards organizers to give Afrobeats music genre the recognition it deserves. Naomi Campbell … via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/38OyXzC Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Christian Eriksen is officially an Inter Milan player after securing his £17.5million move from Tottenham. The Danish star, who had since agreed on personal terms with the Serie A giants, had his medical on Monday and put pen to paper on his new contract through until June 2024.... read...

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested five suspects posing as local government traffic officers for extorting motorists in LASU-Igando Expressway. The suspects, who claimed they were on contract with the Ikotun-Igando Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Alimosho local...

Alarm is spreading over a mysterious outbreak of sometimes fatal pneumonia in central China that has been linked to a new coronavirus — a family of bugs responsible for diseases that range in severity from the common cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. Concern that the …...

Kessington Adebutu, Nigeria’s gambling mogul whose business empire has enjoyed decades of patronage as a household name across the country, has become a new target of a vast corruption investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), PREMIUM TIMES can report. As part of...

Kobe Bryant’s heartbroken father has been seen for the first time since losing the NBA legend, 41, and his 13-year-old granddaughter Gigi in a helicopter crash. Joe Bryant, 65, a retired NBA star, was pictured stepping out of the Las Vegas home he shares with Kobe’s mother, Pamela, … Read...