naija news today 310818

The Sokoto State Government has confirmed nine deaths as a result of as suspected case of gastroenteritis in seven local government areas of the state. Gastroenteritis occurs when a person’s stomach and... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2PmcQXC Get More Nigeria Metro News

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the declaration to run for the presidency made by Senate President Bukola Saraki has ‘vindicated’ him..... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2NATUDV Get More Nigeria Political News

The number of sexual abuse cases involving Catholic clergy in Chile has soared to 119, the public prosecutor’s office said Friday. A total of 167 bishops, priests and lay members of the... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2PmnvkU Get more World News

Naira on Friday depreciated marginally against the US dollar at the investors’ window, exchanging at N362.64 compared to N362.32 posted on Thursday. The Nigerian currency, however, remained stable... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2NC1xdd Get more: Nigeria Business News

Nigerian pop star, David Adeleke also known as Davido is on a journey to tying up loose ends in his life as he begins the one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Lagos..... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2wtcR52 Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in the last leg of her trip to three African countries. The smiling leaders appeared at ease as they... Read more via DW.COM – https://ift.tt/2C3b0co Get More Nigeria Political News

A plane passenger smirked as he groped a female passenger’s breast while telling her about how much he loves killing animals, police say. Nicholas Stevens, 37, is said to have.... Read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2POv4lo Get More Nigeria Metro News

1 of 29 Andy Murray After a particularly bad teenage hangover, Murray decided "I’m not doing that again. I always wanted to see how far I could go in the sport. I didn’t want to do anything to ... Read more via Delish News – https://ift.tt/2Pm3Amk Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

THE Cosby Show’s actor Geoffrey Owens is now working on the tills at a US supermarket. The 57-year-old, who is famed for playing Elvin on the hit show, was snapped hard at work at Trader Joes in New Jersey by a surprised.... Read more via The Sun News – https://ift.tt/2PQnZ41 Get more...

Gianni Infantino, President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), has expressed appreciation to the Super Eagles, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigerian fans for their “unforgettable” role in the 2018 world cup tournament.... Read more via Sahara Reporters –...

Former Lyon striker, Mariano Diaz has been handed the historic number 7 shirt by Real Madrid after he joined the Spanish giants for €30 million (£27m/$35m). The 25-year-old forward, who was born in... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2MFandD Get More Nigeria...

Ivory Coast coach Ibrahima Camara has surprisingly dropped Wilfried Zaha from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier squad to face Rwanda in Kigali on September 9. Zaha, who has two goals in eight Ivory Coast... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2CgOCwj Get More Nigeria...

Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham has joined Championship side Aston Villa on a season-long loan deal. The 20-year-old scored five times... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2wx72Dx Get More Nigeria Sports News

The contingent of Nigeria’s U-17 boys Golden Eaglets has arrived in Niamey, Niger Republic for the WAFU Zone B U-17 Tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2Pr69n9 Get More Nigeria Sports News

Nigerians who leave the country through illegal means are doing so “at their own risk”, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday. The President made the statement while... Read more via Sahara Reporters – https://ift.tt/2MZ8dFp Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has lauded Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, for doing well as Chief Security Officer in the state. He hailed Aregbesola’s government for being alive to its statutory obligations of ensuring security … Read more via...

Senate President Bukola Saraki has resumed consultations with critical political stakeholders a day after he publicly declared his intention to run for President. Saraki and members of his campaign team are now in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa … Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper –...

Ahead of the 2019 elections, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Friday picked the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms. Abubakar, a presidential aspirant on the platform of PDP, promised to make Nigeria work again if elected. Speaking through one of...

The Rotimi Amaechi led caucus in the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has endorsed billionaire oil dealer, Tonye Dele Cole as the candidate of the party … Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2osw4PW Get More Nigeria Political News

The people of Ajikobi Ward in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara said they were tired of the Saraki dynasty and had resolved to reject him or anybody he put forward for election in the state.... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2NwYgvI Get More Nigeria Political News