Friday, 23 January 2015

NigerianEye: “Nigerian Military plans major operation against Boko Haram” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian Military plans major operation against Boko Haram” plus 29 more


Nigerian Military plans major operation against Boko Haram

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:42 PM PST

The military authorities are planning a major operation designed to retake some of the territories lost to the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East of Nigeria. Among the major territories in...

We can handle Boko Haram, No need for UN or AU forces - National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:42 PM PST

Nigeria's national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki on Friday ruled out the need for a United Nations or African Union-backed force to fight Boko Haram, saying the country and its partners could handle...

I fulfilled my 2011 campaign promises – Jonathan

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:43 PM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan Friday said he had fulfilled the promises he made to Nigerians during his 2011 campaign. He said this while inaugurating a five-seater air-conditioned passenger...

We can’t verify results without Buhari’s permission – UK varsity

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:43 PM PST

The University Of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), now known as Cambridge Assessment, in response to requests to prove the authenticity of the All Progressives Congress presidential...

VIDEO: 'The 10 things you didn’t know about my father' - Buhari's daughter, Halima reveals

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:43 PM PST

Halima Buhari, daughter of All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari speaks about her father in this video interview with Lola Shoneyin. Watch video below... ...

Hacked website of The Defence Headquarters restored

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:46 PM PST

The Defence Headquarters' Friday said its information blog site, defenceinfo.mil.ng, which was hacked into at the early hours of Friday, 23 January, 2015, has been restored. According to a...

God is my godfather – El-Rufai

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:37 PM PST

The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday, said God and the people of the state are his "godfather."The former Minister of the...

How Fayose led thugs to attack me - Senatorial candidate

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:36 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress candidate for Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Amb. Gbenga Olofin, has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of leading thugs to attack him on Friday. He also alleged that...

Nigerian hospitals failure to treat heart ailments worrisome - Jonathan

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:33 PM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said he was at a time disturbed that none of the nation's teaching hospitals could treat heart-related ailments. He however expressed delight that the...

Baga women cry out - 'Boko Haram raping our daughters'

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:28 PM PST

A woman, who survived the January 3, 2015 attack by the Boko Haram insurgency group on Baga, has told the BBC Hausa service that the insurgents are raping the girls in the town. Baga has been under...

Giant hippopotamus killed in River Benue

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:27 PM PST

A giant hippopotamus was Thursday night killed by fishermen at River Benue in Makurdi. Hundreds of Makurdi residence gathered to take a close glimpse of the animal as it was dragged out by fishermen...

AUTO ACCIDENT: Gombe Governor escapes death, 14 supporters die

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:24 PM PST

About 14 persons died on Thursday evening in Gombe State when a vehicle crashed into the convoy of the Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo. The procession was returning from the presidential rally of the...

Jonathan to campaign in Borno today

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:20 PM PST

Two weeks after visiting the Boko Haram insurgency-ridden Maiduguri, Borno State, President Goodluck Jonathan will again visit the state to campaign for next month's election. His previous visit was...

FG’ll pay fuel subsidy for 40 days – Alison-Madueke

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:16 PM PST

Despite the recent reduction in the pump price of petrol from N97 to N87 per litre, the Federal Government has said it will still pay subsidy on the product for the next 40 days. The government...

We regret voting Jonathan in 2011 – Middle Belt

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:14 PM PST

The people of the Middle Belt said they regretted voting for President Goodluck Jonathn during the 2011 general elections. They said that in spite of their support for the President, they had...

Thieves return stolen PVCs in Edo

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 10:06 AM PST

Some thieves who stole 3,661 Permanent Voters Cards in Orhiomwon local government area of Edo State have returned 983 of the stolen cards. A total of 4,658 PVCs were stolen at distribution points...

Fayose signs N80bn 2015 budget

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 10:01 AM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Friday signed the 2015 budget of N80.94bn and three other bills into law. The Peoples Democratic Party caucus of the Ekiti State House of Assembly had on...

Naira depreciates further as it hits N208 to the dollar

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 09:50 AM PST

The Naira on Friday depreciated against the dollar as it traded at N208 from the N191.50 it sold for on Monday, Jan. 19. The rate has made the naira to lose N16.50 within five days. The CBN's...

Liverpool Ladies sign Nigerian female football star, Asisat Oshoala

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 09:47 AM PST

20 year old current African Female Footballer of the year Asisat Oshoala this afternoon Jan. 23rd signed on to Liverpool Ladies football club. Asisat is the first African to be signed on the...

INEC receives additional 4.1m PVCs

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 09:42 AM PST

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Friday said the commission had taken delivery of additional 4.1 million Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) for...

UK wants to deport 5yr old Nigerian boy Rafeeq Atanda, mum pleads

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 09:39 AM PST

A Nigerian mum on Wednesday pleaded with the UK Govt to allow her son remain in the country hours before he was due to be deported to Nigeria, a country his mother says he's never lived in. 5 year...

Hoodlums loyal to PDP raze Bauchi APC gov candidate’s office

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 09:38 AM PST

Arsonists, suspected to be supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday set ablaze the campaign office of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State, Mr....

Elections: NYSC re-assures members of safety

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 09:36 AM PST

The National Youth Service Corps in Kano state has re-assured corps members who wish to work as ad-hoc staff in the February elections of adequate security. The state NYSC coordinator, Mr Sanusi...

Obanikoro leads Goodluck/Sambo Lagos road show

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 09:34 AM PST

The Lagos Goodluck/Sambo Independent Campaign Group on Friday embarked on a road show to drum up support for the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...

Atiku rejects call for postponement of election

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:25 AM PST

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said that the general elections in the country should hold as scheduled next month, and that the government must not tinker with the option of postponing the...

Jonathan mourns King Abdullah

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:08 AM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday joined other world leaders in commiserating with King Salman Ibn Abdulaziz and the people of Saudi Arabia on the death of his predecessor, King Abdullah Ibn...

Jonathan reads riot act to rice importers

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 07:53 AM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday read the Riot Act to rice importers in the country, saying all those owing the nation rice import duties must pay, no matter how highly placed they are. He said...

AFCON 2015: Three Guinea fans killed by grenade

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 07:48 AM PST

Police have confirmed three people have been killed and another is critically ill after a grenade exploded in a bar packed with football fans in Guinea's capital Conakry, during their Africa Cup of...

FIFA To Delay Elections Until February

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 07:19 AM PST

                        Federation of International Football Association FIFA, has hinted it will take "some time" before it will be...

Gov Fayose Sounds A Note Of Warning To APC and Buhari Over "Orchestrated" attacks on Pres. Jonathan

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 07:19 AM PST

   Governor of Ekiti State Mr Ayodele Fayose has sounded a note of warning to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari over unprovoked...

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