Owojela's Blog-Latest Naija News and Gist

When you have put your heart, soul and a lot of money into turning your house into a home, the last thing you would want is for someone to break in and rob you.

  The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has observed that the economy is losing a lot to the frequent cases of truck and tanker accidents.

The Zamfara State police command said it has arrested a suspected notorious bandit (name withheld) in Gurusu town in Bukkuyum local government area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Muhammad Shehu stated this in a statement in Gusau on Saturday.

Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe has attracted some of the biggest sides in world football in the last few weeks, making the 19-year-old football’s most courted teenager.

American Cable News Network Sports has nominated Super Eagles Forward, Ahmed Musa’s first goal against Iceland as one of the best scored in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Morocco’s 21-year-old World Cup midfielder Amine Harit was involved in a road accident in which a pedestrian was killed, the Moroccan football federation and local police said Saturday.

Uruguay's forward Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Uruguay and Portugal.

His countenance was a telltale that he was under an intense emotional pain. His eyes were bloodshot, evidence that he had struggled with sleep for almost four days without success, despite being sedated.

Calabar Police says it’s between Vikings and Klans cults     Reprisal killings have resumed in Calabar, Cross River State capital, by suspected cult members, leading to general insecurity in Calabar South Local Government Area of the state Owojela’s Blog gathered that as at late Tuesday and the early hours of yesterday, no fewer than six persons have been gunned down in different locations in the metropolis.

Uruguay coach, Oscar Tabarez has spoken about stopping Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo in Saturday’s Round of 16 clash of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The Progressive Youth Caucus (PYC), a coalition of youth groups in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast in ending the killings in the country, in order to salvage the image of the nation.

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he is not God, and should stop intimidating Nigerians ahead of the 2019 elections.

The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani has disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari over the sharing of the $350million loot recovered from former military ruler, late Gen. Sani Abacha.

Uruguay will take on Portugal in the round of 16 on Saturday night. The South Americans finished top of Group A following a 3-0 win over hosts Russia on Monday.

Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), the media arm of Presdient Muhammadu Buhari campaign team has accused the Peoples Democratic Party as the brain behind the recent killings of innocent Nigerians in Plateau State.

The Gombe state Governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo in an unreserved tweet has told President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigerians have prayed enough over the incessant killings across the country.

The police in Ogun State have started investigation into the assassination of a former Executive Director, Sales and Marketing, Globacom Limited, Okon Iyanam.

Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, has once again poured out his heart over the ongoing killings in some parts of the country.

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has refuted claims of condoning killings carried out by herdsmen across the country.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus of the House of Representatives has expressed deep shock over the barbaric killing of many people in Plateau by herdsmen.

There has been a ghastly accident in Lagos caused by a petrol tanker. The petrol tanker went up in flames close to the Otedola Jubilee Estate on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

  Owojela’s Blog observed Harry Kane edged ahead of his rivals for the 2018 World Cup ‘s Golden Boot award with a hat-trick against Panama.

  Berger to Ajah is currently trending on Twitter with over 90k tweets. Many are yet to find out what it is exactly. If you are still wondering what “Berger to Ajah” is all about, here is how it started.

Nowadays, Rich Nigerian youths with unknown source of income have become prominent in various communities around Nigeria.

Digital Summer Academy 2018 will be hosted by Afterschool Centre for Career Development in Calabar, Cross River State. A capacity development organization committed to assisting young persons in transitional stages of their lives set goals and walks them through the achievement of such goals.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked the Federal and State governments to identity the root cause of insecurity in Nigeria.

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, Wednesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack all the service chiefs and save Nigerians from imminent genocide.

  Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has said it did not endorse statement on the recent killings in Plateau State by the Chairman of the group in the north-central region, Danladi Ciroma.

Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung has described Nigeria’s 1-2 loss to Argentina on Tuesday as very unfortunate.

A 20-year-old man in Paraguay who had left home without informing his family about where he was going returned three days later only to find the family keeping vigil over a corpse the family claimed was his.

Police in Argentina have intercepted 44 pounds of marijuana, 22 pounds of cocaine, 1,800 doses of crack-cocaine and more than $14,000 cash stashed inside replica World Cup trophies for smuggling.

Famed Nigeria author Chimamanda Adichie has said that women are the same as men and not special.

A woman from Khalapur in India is in police custody awaiting possible death sentence after trial, following the death of five out of 88 people she poisoned at a house party organised by one of her relatives.

Nigeria has been ranked as the ninth most dangerous country for women according to a new poll by Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Michael’s Jackson’s dad has died! Joe Jackson — the patriarch of the Jackson family — has died, TMZ reports.

Celebrated playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to make killer herdsmen pay for their crimes.

A final year student of the Imo State University, Blessing Amam, was on Monday found dead alongside her lover, identified as Emeka in her hostel in Umudagu-Mbieri, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state.

The federal government says it is now impossible for recovered looted funds to be re-looted, as mechanisms have been put in place to prevent it.

The Police Command in Imo has arrested two suspects in connection with the death of Brendan Ibekwe, the traditional ruler of Mgbe community in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo.

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu, has urged Nigerians to protect their votes against ballot-snatching thugs during elections.

A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday ordered an interim forfeiture of landed property valued at N325.4 million allegedly belonging to Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Petroleum Minister, to the federal government.

The Christian Association of Nigeria says it has confirmed that more people were killed in Plateau state during last weekend’s unrest, than official figures show.

Just less than a week after the All Progressive Congress (APC), held its national convention, a top South-South blogger,   Efio-Ita Nyok, has urged APC youth leaders in Cross River State to defect from the party, due to the lackluster manner in which the party has so far conducted itself and the business of governance in the country.

The Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Tuesday lamented the killings in some communities in Plateau State.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, who claimed responsibility for the recent massacre in Plateau State.

A National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has accused some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the current administration of hindering the progressive agenda of the APC.

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has lambasted the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) under the chairmanship of Solomon Asemota.

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the recent crisis in Plateau State that has left no fever than 100 people dead.

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has raised the alarm over the escalating killings and insecurity in Nigeria, warning that more lives would be lost unless the nation’s security architecture is reorganised.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun State, on Monday reiterated its stance on the membership status of Senator Iyiola Omisore, insisting that he is not a member of the party.