A storm of reactions by Nigerians has greeted the latest €5.5m Abacha loot from Ireland. Naija News had reported earlier that Ireland has reached an agreement with the government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari on the return of another €5.5 million loot stashed away in the country by a former military president, Sani […]
Ireland has reached an agreement with the government of Nigeria on the return of another €5.5 million loot stashed away in the country by former military president, Sani Abacha. The two countries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the return of the looted fund which is kept in a Dublin based bank account. […]
Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that he stands by his word on the leadership of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria. Mailafia made the declaration after he was released by the Department of State Services (DSS) over a claim he made that a governor […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has told Nigerian youths that nobody will hand over political powers to them willingly except they wake up and become active in politics. The former Nigerian leader stated that youths need to be active in politics if they hope to have any meaningful representation in governance. He, therefore, urged youths in […]
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday evening, 12th August 2020, confirmed 453 new cases of coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria. The new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed via a statement on the official Twitter handle of the health agency. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to […]
A former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, hass died at the prime age of 90 Naija News Understands that death of top diplomat was confirmed in a statement signed by his wife, Arese Carrington. The wife stated She wrote: “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to God for […]
Wikipedia, a free web-based encyclopedia project which contains information on a wide variety of subjects, has enlisted Nigeria as one of the failed states in the world. According to Wikipedia, a failed state is defined as a political body that has disintegrated such that basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government no longer function […]
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has promised to continue to help youths in the country to achieve their dreams. This was contained in a personally signed statement made available to Naija News on Tuesday by Atiku on the occasion of the 2020 International Youth Day. Atiku’s message commended the youths particularly in Nigeria […]
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday evening, 11th August 2020, confirmed 423 new cases of coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria. The new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed via a statement on the official Twitter handle of the health agency. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to […]
The presidency has declared that adequate equipment has been made available for all security agencies in the country including the military. This was disclosed on Tuesday by Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity when he appeared on a programme monitored by Naija News on Channels Television. The presidential […]