NAIRA NAIJA NEWS - NIGERIA

Victor Moses of Chelsea FC has won the PFA Fans’ Premier League Player of the Month award for November.There were more than 40,000 votes  cast in the poll, which was held on the Sky Sports website and apps, with Moses claiming a landslide victory with 18,756 votes....

The rift in the Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, worsened on Wednesday as the party slammed the senator representing the state’s central district, Shehu Sani, over his diatribe against Governor Nasir El-Rufai. ...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the 2017 budget proposal for onward submission to National Assembly for final approval. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udu Udoma, revealed at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council in Abuja....

This happened few hours ago in Lokoja, A brand new bulletproof Land Cruiser caught fire... Read above as it was shared by a facebook user..

The Ondo State Governor-elect, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday said he did not acknowledge a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in his victory speech on Sunday because it was not expedient to do so.  According to Punch reports, He said having acknowledged President Muhammadu Buhari who is the recognised national leader of the party and the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, it was safe to infer that he had acknowledged all party leaders....

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday commenced the process of conferring exclusive power to appoint chairmen and members of National and State Houses of Assembly election tribunals in the 36 states and Abuja on Chief Justice of Nigeria and National Judicial Council....

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has praised the Super Falcons for their remarkable progress following their win over South Africa, to seal a place in Saturday’s African Women’s Championship final....

Panic erupted today at the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere, as fire gutted the chambers of the Chief Judge, Justice Funmilayo Atilade.  The Chief Judge’s courtroom, which is on the top floor of the old building, was consumed by fire at about 8:15 am following a reported sparking from one of the air-conditioning units in the chambers.  Books and furniture were destroyed....

Nigeria music legend, King Sunny Ade has been inducted into the “Hard Rock Café Music Memorabilia’’ in an event which was held today, Wednesday in Lagos. KSA prior to the induction had been on media rounds visiting various press houses to talk about his lengthy music career that span over decades...

The Borno state government is currently rebuilding churches that were destroyed by Boko Haram members. These photos show one of the churches being reconstructed in Askira Uba in Borno state. 

A 46-year-old teacher, Adenekan Adegboyega, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl [names withheld]. The supervising teacher in one of the popular and privately –run schools in Lagos State was alleged to have raped the little girl under the guise of teaching her sex education....

The Catholic Archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, has warned women against beating their husbands, saying they "should love and respect them"... He was reacting to a police report about Mpingi district in the Uganda's central region, which showed that five out 10 reported cases of domestic assault involved women beating their husbands. ..

One of the suspected traffickers was caught on arrival from Kigali, Rwanda while the other was nabbed on arrival from Nairobi, Kenya. The drug valued at N575million was said to be hidden in their luggage. ...

File Photo A Nigerian student has been arrested in Mauritius following the seizure of alleged heroin hidden in small pots of a cosmetic brand. Uchenna Philips Okafor, 23, was nabbed by police on Tuesday in the sea side town of Flic-en-Flac during a sting operation....

This pretty and sexy female soldier is the rave of the moment online due to obvious reasons. The jovial and gallant officer identified as Queen is what most corps members would want as their instructor at their orientation camps. The hot soldier has already been mobbed by the new batch of corpers at the NYSC camp in Lagos -who were delighted to take pictures with her.. See some of her pictures below;...

Osun state Governor Rauf Aregbesola joined by top government officials at the commissioning of the AUD Government Elementary Sch-1 and 1b, Sabo, Osogbo. See more photos below :..

Former Minister of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe, has resigned his appointment as the pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB. His resignation comes days after himself, the Vice Chancellor and Bursar of the University were arraigned before the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta on 18 counts, bordering on conspiracy, stealing, obtaining money by false pretences and abuse of office. Part of his resignation letter reads;...

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, today hinted he might choose his successor from another political party besides his party, PDP. Fayose gave the hint when he spoke with members of the Suppliers’ Association of Nigeria in the state today November 30th. ...

Police at Entebbe International airport in Uganda have arrested two Nigerian women for allegedly being in possession of 10kgs of heroine estimated at Shs3 billion as they tried to leave the country for Lagos, Nigeria....

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 arraigned one Isa Usman Ambaka before Justice Olasumbo Olajumoke Goodluck of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 6-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, criminal breach of trust and forgery....

In its quest to combat smuggling and reduce it to the barest minimum, the Ogun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has recorded significant successes and have greatly improved on its anti-smuggling profile with the magnitude of seizures made so far....

President Buhari and his wife, Aisha, pictured all smiles as they celebrated their granddaughter, Zee's 4th birthday. Happy Birthday to her

Senator Shehu Sani has released a statement reacting to his suspension from APC in Ward 6, Kaduna Central which he represents in the Senate. The party yesterday placed him on indefinite suspension for his continuous attack on the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai's policies among other offences. Read his statement after the cut...

Senator Shehu Sani has released a statement reacting to his suspension from APC in Ward 6, Kaduna Central which he represents in the Senate. The party yesterday placed him on indefinite suspension for his continuous attack on the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai's policies among other offences. Read his statement after the cut...

This is very disheartening. A sick corps member allegedly died in Kano State NYSC orientation camp because officials thought she was pretending in order to doge parade.  Read below what was shared by a Facebook user....

File Photo For allegedly procuring abortion drugs for his teenage girlfriend, a 19-year-old man, Olamilekan Yusuf, was on Tuesday arraigned in Lagos. It was gathered Yusuf was having affair with the 14-year-old girl who was his neighbour, and had slept with her on several occasions....

A student of Fika Government Secondary School, Garba Sani, was found dead in an abandoned hostel, on the premises of the school in Yobe state....

A 26-year-old undergraduate, Sunday Akande, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over alleged unlawful detention. In a letter through his lawyer F. E. Ojeikere, and copied the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, the petitioner claimed he was arrested and detained for an offence he knew nothing about, saying he was wrongfully arrested by the police after he voluntarily reported a N100,000 transaction paid into his account....

An armed robbery gang was squashed by men of the Rivers state police command on Monday, Nov 30th in Port-Harcourt. GPMG + bullet chain, AK47 and 2 loaded magazines were recovered from the men of the underworld. Three of the armed robbers were killed by a special Inspector-General Police anti-robbery squad who intercepted and gunned down the hoodlums and arrested one in a broad day-light shoot out at the busy UTC junction in Port Harcourt.....

On Sunday, 13 November, 2016 at exactly 11:20 PM, the Bayelsa State College of Health Technology Otuogidi, Ogbia Town came under siege. 6 heavily armed and masked men invaded the female hostel A of the college. They operated from room to room dispossessing their victims of all their valuables, NNN learnt on Wednesday....

By now you must have heard that GSM companies are reviewing the prices of their data services upwards by December 1 2016. You must have wondered why this sudden development is coming in a time where data services locally and globally were moving towards rock bottom prices. Well, here is your answer...

Is there any justifiable reason for an able-bodied person to beg?If a crippled man can hawk,what is your excuse for begging people for money?...

Singer Kcee showed off his massive shoe closet which looks more like a shoe shop.Impressive right?  More below...

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo showed appreciation for a set of luxury gifts she just got by showing it off on gram. The screen diva who has been spotting an engagement ring of late, got a Chanel and a Gucci bag with a Manolo Blahnik shoe from a fellow which some believe is her lover due to the tag on the photo which says; 'Thank You Love'...

Leaders of Ward 6 in Kaduna state have indefinitely suspended Senator Shehu Sani who represents Kaduna Central in the senate. Sani has been at loggerheads with Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai and leaders of the party in the state. The party in 2015 suspended Sani for 11 months for committing offences which includes uttering statements that allegedly “violate the rules of engagement of the party, factionalizing the party, and engaging in anti-party activities by criticizing the policies of Governor Nasir El-Rufai.” The party advised him to appear before its disciplinary committee but he reportedly failed to do so. A letter signed by the secretary of the APC in ward 6, Tudun Wada and addressed to him yesterday November 29th, stated that the 11 months initial suspension had elapsed and that he will now proceed on indefinite suspension. The letter in part reads “As you are aware, your suspension from the party for a period of eleven months elapsed today, being Tuesday 29th Novem

– 11 ex-ministers who served under the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan may soon join the All Progressives Congress (APC).  – Also billed to join the ruling party are ex-Governor Jolly Nyame, Senator Andy Uba and some Senators in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Ekperebuike Akadonye, 29, has been arrested by the police for allegedly parading himself as the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on the Internet and defrauding a Saudi Arabia-based doctor, Hassan Alkahallaf, to the tune of $10,000....

A man with a big heart has narrated how he helped a mentally unstable lady who was roaming the streets of Abuja. Ray Ugba Morphy and his colleagues mobilized to help admit the lady in a psychiatric hospital -with the man (Ray) registered as her next of kin. Her pictures were shared online to help locate her people. ...

A man with a big heart has narrated how he helped a mentally unstable lady who was roaming the streets of Abuja. Ray Ugba Morphy and his colleagues mobilized to help admit the lady in a psychiatric hospital -with the man (Ray) registered as her next of kin. Her pictures were shared online to help locate her people. ...

11 years old class five pupil, Mamie Sam of Roman Catholic primary school in Sierra Leone is currently calling on government and other humanitarian organizations to immediately come to her aid as she is not at peace at the moment...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 secured the conviction of a notorious fraudster, Abiodun Edward, a member of a syndicate which specialized in impersonating staff of the agency, for defrauding unsuspecting victims....

The  crisis  rocking the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State deepened on Tuesday as the authorities suspended three leaders of the protesting staff, and 20 others....

The legendary actress stepped out in this lovely Agbada. Ageless beauty!

The deceased, who was in the department of Mathematics and Statistics, was murdered in her room in a private hostel off Polytechnic Road in Ogwashi-Uku Tragedy struck the Ogwashi-Uku community of Delta State on Tuesday as a final year female student of the Delta State Polytechnic, simply identified as Julia, was allegedly murdered by her cultist lover....

Congrats to our girls! Nigeria's National Women's football team, Super Falcons, have qualified for the final match of the Women’s African Cup of Nations (AWCON) tournament, after beating South Africa’s Bayana Bayana, in the semi-final match today....

Read the press statement below; It was simply meant to be an event to flag off new round of projects being embarked upon by the Rivers State Government under the able leadership of His Excellency, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, Governor of Rivers State....

The Governor of Lagos State Akinwumi Ambode has put together a budget N813billion to be expended in the state in 2017. Details below… The Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday presented the 2017 budget proposal of N813 billion to the House of Assembly, assuring that the budget would be judiciously implemented to continue the infrastructural renewal and the enhancement of Lagos as one of the foremost tourism and investment destination in Africa. Mr. Ambode, who tagged the budget “The Golden Jubilee Budget” as it coincides with the State’s 50th Anniversary, said it would focus on physical infrastructure, while social sectors especially health, education, youth and social development would get adequate attention. “In the course of the 2017 Financial Year, we shall carry out fundamental reforms on all our modes of transportation – Roads, Water and the Walkways. In this wise, a Public Transport Infrastructure Bond will be issued in the course of the year,” Mr. Amb

Italy’s Emma Morano, the world’s oldest living person, marked her 117th birthday today, blowing out all the candles on her cake. Beaming at the attention, Morano took in the festivities for her milestone celebration sitting in an armchair in her one-room apartment in the northern town of Verbania, joined by her two elderly nieces, a pair of caregivers and her long-time physician....

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that 40 per cent or about 14 million people globally are not aware that they are HIV positive. This is contained in a new WHO progress report released ahead of the 2016 World AIDS Day on Dec. 1...

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has again invited a former governor of the state, Dr Kayode Fayemi, over the controversial N850 million State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) funds. The House also adopted the state Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) 2017 – 2019 document as its document at plenary on Tuesday....

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday granted three students N500,000 bail each over alleged gang raping a female colleague. ...