[News] Good Morning Nigeria: Welcome To Roqwebblog Roundup Of Top 13 Nigerian News Headlines Today Monday, May 21st.
Good morning Nigeria and Happy Ramadan Kareem, Welcome to Roqwebblog Roundup of top 13 Nigerian News Headlines Today Monday, May 21st.
1. Buhari To Receive Passed Budget This Week – Reps
The House of Representatives has said that a clean copy of the 2018 budget will be sent to President Muhammadu Buhari within one week from the date of passage. The National Assembly passed the N9.12tn budget on Wednesday last week after the Appropriation Bill had spent more than six months at the legislature.
2. Wike Will Be Sent Packing In 2019 – Peterside
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside has said that Governor Nyesom Wike will lose the 2019 governorship election in Rivers State. Peterside, while speaking in Opobo shortly after the local government congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said Rivers people were tired of the Wike-led administration.
3. Why PDP Must Not Return To Power In 2019 – Presidency
Re-electing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 would make the party re-loot funds so far recovered from its members, the Presidency said on Sunday. President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide, Garba Shehu, made this known in an article titled “The real price of ‘changing the change’ (1).”
4. JAMB Sets May 26 For Rescheduled Exams For Over 12,000 Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday said that it had set May 26 for a rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations for more than 12,000 candidates across the country. The Board’s Head of Media, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
5. APC Chieftain Begs Jonathan, Slams Buhari’s Administration
Suspended Deputy National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, in an open letter to president Muhammadu Buhari, apologised to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. In the open letter released on Sunday, the embattled party chieftain lamented cases of corruption, battered economy, killings, hunger and injustice under the current administration.
6. Federal Govt Plans To Assassinate Me – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alerted Nigerians that the APC Federal Government is plotting to assassinate him in a crowd and claim accidental discharge. According to the Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, Wike made the revelation during the third year anniversary thanksgiving service of his administration on Sunday.
7. Imo Elites, Godfathers After Me – Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state says godfathers and elites in the state are desperately planning on using the 2019 elections to remove him from power. He claimed that they had adopted all measures to achieve their purpose, according to a statement issued on Sunday by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha.
8. Makarfi Vows To Restructure Nigeria
Former National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi, has disclosed that he plans to restructure Nigeria when he becomes president. The former Kaduna State Governor said he would ensure the restructuring of Nigeria with immediate effect.
9. Mourinho Deletes Instagram Account After Fan Abuse
Jose Mourinho has been forced to delete his Instagram account after copping a load of online abuse following Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat. Manchester United lost 1-0 to Chelsea thanks to Eden Hazard’s first-half penalty.
10. BBNaija 2018: Alex Denies Nude Snapchat Photo
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Alex, has denied leaked nude picture of her and a man in bed. A viral image of Alex and a mystery man on Sunday broke the internet, with some fans suggesting that Tobi, also an ex-BBN housemate, is the person.
11. Reactions Trail Linda Ikeji’s Pregnancy
Fans have expressed joy as celebrity blogger Linda Ikeji, on Sunday, revealed that she is pregnant with the father of the child yet to be known. The blogger was recently engaged to the yet-to-be identified man and she took to her blog to inform fans that she discovered her pregnancy at the beginning of 2018.
12. Pope Francis Snubs Nigerians, Appoints Cardinals (See Full List)
No Nigerian is among the 14 Roman Catholic prelates to the high rank of cardinal, named by Pope Francis. Concise News learned that the elite group of churchmen are the Pope’s closest advisers who are also eligible to select his successor if they are under 80.
13. Trump, Moon Meet Over Kim’s Threat To Cancel Summit
US President Donald Trump and his South Korean equivalent Moon Jae-in met on Sunday to discuss North Korea’s recent threats to cancel its summit with Washington. Pyongyang last Tuesday suspended its high-level talks with the South billed for the following day due to U.S.-South Korean military drills.
Post a Comment