Новости за 24.09.2016

– The re-scheduled Edo gubernatorial election is reaching a breaking point with defections by party members – The election is poised to be a straight fight between the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party – There have been a series of political cross-carpeting in the run-up to the election The Vanguard […]

Following calls by Femi Falana (SAN) for the federal government to probe Emir Lamido Sanusi over diversion of funds, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made himself available for questioning. Falana had earlier said that Sanusi and another former governor of the CBN, professor Chukwuma Soludo must be probed over their […]

Nigeria’s data grandmasters, Globacom, is putting its weight behind the 2016 World Pension Summit ‘Africa Special’ as the Diamond Partner. The summit taking place at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday, September 27 and Wednesday September 28, 2016, will provide a robust platform to share knowledge on pension matters. National Pension Commission of Nigeria […]

Women these days are becoming bolder and more daring. They say that what a man can do, a woman can do better and that is proving to be true with some brides. The things only men would be heard of doing years ago, women are capable of doing now. From being in the working class […]

Any chance of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to get a referendum of their own has been ruled out by President Muhammadu Buhari. This announcement by the Nigerian president comes barely 24 hours after a stay-at-home protest by the Biafran agitators in the eastern part of the country to express their displeasure with the […]

Four people have been confirmed dead while attending the funeral ceremony of Chief Thomas Ekpemupolo, father of wanted ex-militant leader, Tompolo. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the people (three women and one man) from Kurutie and Ogulaha communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom reportedly drowned on their way to attending the event. The victims […]

A Nigerian soldier has been killed following an attack on the troops by some militants in Bakassi local government area of Cross River state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian troops also retaliated by killing two of the dare-devil militants during the raid. Confirming the incident was the spokesperson of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is presently on his way to Nigeria from the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly. In his speech after the event, the president admitted that he had a very successful outing as he also signed the Paris climate change treaty. Addressing the media to round off his visit to New […]

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has declared Tuesday, September 27 and Wednesday, September 28 as public holiday for the conduct of the gubernatorial election. The governor announced the holiday at an event organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in his honour, for making the labour movement proud. He stated […]

– PDP senators have vowed to back the Patience Jonathan in her suit against the EFCC over the freezing of about $19.8 million in her accounts – Mrs. Jonathan is also reported to be in Abuja where she is strategising on how to win her case against the anti-graft agency Some senators of the Peoples […]

– The Nigerian Union of Journalists have scored the Nigerian army high of it operations against Boko Haram terrorists in the North East – The national president of the union Waheed Odusile commended the chief of army staff Tukur Buratai for his leadership skills which he said has restored glory to the Nigerian army The Nigerian Union […]

Uchena Elumadu has been arrested after repeatedly sleeping with his 15-year-old daughter and giving her several drugs to prevent her from being pregnant. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the man’s arrest was confirmed on Saturday, September 24, by SP Dolapo Badmos, the spokesperson of the Lagos state police command. The man who […]

– PDP has described a statement credited to the Minister of Finance, Ms. Kemi Adeosun on Airport Terminals Counterpart Funding false, misleading, malicious. – PDP said APC is “consistently disregarding and denying all the obvious achievements of the 16 years of PDP era and collective successes of Nigerians.” Erstwhile ruling party, People Democratic Party (PDP) […]

– An shiga rikicin siyasa bayan zaben  da akayi na 1964 yayin da NPC da NCNC da wani bangaren AG suka kafa gwamnatin gabin gambiza – Wannan ya jawo rikice- rikice a jihar yamma inda aka rika kashe mutane ana kone-kone, abinda ya jaza kafa dokar ta baci a jihar Haka dai akayi ta tafiya […]

A 59-year-old HIV positive man, Monday Ekpade, has been arrested by the Delta state police command for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl in Agbor. Reports are that Ekpade slept with the minor on September 4, believing that he would be cured of the HIV. The little girl’s grandfather who she was staying with when the incident […]

– Four students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) were prosecuted for cultism – A group of young men planned to breach public peace but were timely detained – However, they pleaded not guilty to the charges Four undergraduates of of University of Lagos (UNILAG) in Akoka were arrested on suspicion of their involvement in cultism. The arrest was conducted by the policemen […]

– Femi Falana has asked the EFCC to investigate a range of financial dealings involving government establishments – Says the finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, has not taken steps to recover billions of dollars either criminally diverted or illegally withheld from government account Femi Falana has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) to investigate alleged […]

– A Phd student housewife has filed for divorce after her husband’s reported neglect – The nine-year-old union between the pair seems to be under threat after her allegations – Court president has asked her for evidences to prove her allegations right Rofiat Hussein, a Phd student of an unnamed Nigerian university is filing for […]

A young man dressed like a woman and pretending to be one has been arrested in an hotel in Jos. PAY ATTENTION: Get all the latest gossips on NAIJ Gossip App In the video, the man claimed he is from Jarawa, in Plateau state. When he was asked why he was doing it, he said that is […]

– Femi Falana (SAN) y ace majalisar wakilai ta yi kuskure da yin bincikien karan da ke kotu – Ya fada ma kakaki Yakubu Dogara cewa ya daina binciken saboda yunkuri ne na tsoratar da dan majalisa Jibrin Babban luauya Femi Falana ya baki cikin mujadalan da ke faruwa tsakanin Abdulmumini Jibrin da Kakakin majalisa […]

– Former first lady, Patience Jonathan claims the two bank accounts traced to her belongs to her late mother, Madam Charity Fyneface Oba – Counsel to the Patience Jonathan, Charles Ogboli, dismisses claims that the former first lady holds five accounts, insisting that she holds only three accounts Former first lady, Patience Jonathan whose bank […]

Inibehe Effiong, ya watsa hotuna a shafin sada zumuntar sa ta Facebook na yanda aka guntule ma wani mutum hannu yayinda yake kokarin satan talabijin. Game da labara, an kama mutumin ne misalign karfe 5 na safe Aka Itiam Akwa Ibom yayin yake kokarin satan Talabijin a wani gidan kallon kwallo. Kawai sai suka guntular […]

– Wani taron masu ruwa da tsaki da aka kira a Abuja bai sami amncewar gungun Edwin Clark ba – Gungun yace taron ba zai yi maganin matsalolin Neja Delta ba – Sun bukaci tsagerun su kwantar da hankalinsu yayin da ake tunzurasu Wani gungun masu ruwa da tsaki na tuntuba kan abubuwan da suka […]

Antonio Conte’s Chelsea will file out against their old enemy Arsenal at the Emirates in the biggest London derby on Saturday, September 24. The Blues won their first four matches of the season and lost to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in a fifth round Premier League fixture. Chelsea will be looking to bounce back against an Arsenal […]

Editor’s note: In this piece, NAIJ.com’s guest contributor Inuwa Abdulkadir from Kastina state writes on evil against the chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buahari. Abdulkadir cautioned “haters” who their stock in trade have become peddling falsehood against Kyari, those whose aim is malign President Buhari’s trusted appointees.  When haters peddles their falsehood nine times it […]