Sunday, 15 February 2015

NigerianEye: “Buhari, Jonathan may meet before the March 28 presidential elections” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari, Jonathan may meet before the March 28 presidential elections” plus 29 more


Buhari, Jonathan may meet before the March 28 presidential elections

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:27 PM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) may meet before the March 28 presidential...

Female suicide bomber kills 10, injures 31 in Yobe attack

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:43 PM PST

A female suicide bomber believed to be 10 years old on Sunday struck at the Damaturu Central Motor Park, killing herself and nine other people. The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, ...

Igbo youths warn Obasanjo - 'Stop your anti-Jonathan comments, or else...'

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:51 PM PST

The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo , has warned ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over his reported remarks on President Goodluck Jonathan. Media reports...

Criticisms of Nigerian military worry me - Jonathan

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:30 PM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said he was always worried whenever he heard "unexpected public utterances" being uttered against the Nigerian military. He said Nigerians must learn to...

Jonathan supporters challenge Obasanjo - 'You are not God'

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:57 PM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop playing God over his numerous criticisms of President Goodluck Jonathan. The...

Borno declares Monday public holiday for Buhari’s visit

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:30 PM PST

Borno state government on Sunday declared Monday as a work-free day for the visit of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Presidential Candidate General Muhammadu Buhari to the state. The Secretary...

We won’t send troops against Boko Haram – US

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:35 PM PST

The United States Department of Defence has said there is no discussion with President Goodluck Jonathan to send US troops to assist the Nigerian military in fighting Boko Haram. This was disclosed...

Obasanjo is a cancer that may never get cured in a lifetime - Fayose

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:39 PM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo is fighting President Goodluck Jonathan because he prevented him (Obasanjo) from ruling Nigeria from his Ota...

Its unjust to compare Jonathan to Laurent Gbagbo – Bode George tells OBJ

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:57 PM PST

Chief Olabode George, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain on Sunday in Lagos described Saturday's statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo's against President Goodluck Jonathan as unsavoury...

DSS operatives invade home of foreign correspondent

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:54 PM PST

Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, weekend, invaded the home of the correspondent of a foreign news agency, Thomas Reuters, Mr. Tife Owolabi, over alleged suspicious act of...

Jonathan, PDP likely behind Gombe attacks, says APC

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:50 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of being mortally afraid of the forthcoming elections and thus involved in subterranean moves to foist an interim...

FA CUP: Giroud brace help Arsenal progress

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:48 PM PST

Two goals in two minutes from Olivier Giroud gave Arsenal a 2-0 home victory over second-tier Middlesbrough on Sunday that sent the FA Cup holders into the quarter-finals.An upset never looked...

Croatia’s first female president sworn in

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:46 PM PST

Croatia's first female president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, was sworn in on Sunday and pledged to help kickstart the EU member's ailing economy. The 46-year-old conservative former foreign minister...

Man klills neighbour with scissors

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:45 PM PST

The Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yaba,has detained one Ibrahim Tijani for allegedly killing his neighbour at Okun, Ogombo area of Ajah. It was  gathered that the suspect...

US accused of fuelling political tension in Nigeria

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:40 PM PST

Move on Nigeria, a civic action group promoting democracy, transformation agenda and good governance in Nigeria has accused the Obama administration of fuelling political tension in Nigeria so as to...

APC flays FG on N76bn CCTV project

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:55 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation on Sunday queried the abandonment of the $470m (N76bn) National Public Security Communications System Project in Abuja. Otherwise...

Osborne residents, FG tackle Fashola over jetty operation

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:52 PM PST

Residents of Osborne Foreshore Residential Estate II, Ikoyi, Lagos are currently in court seeking to stop the construction and operation of a commercial jetty and ferry services in the area. The...

Reasons why you cannot compare military rule to a democracy — Buhari

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:34 PM PST

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari last Wednesday drew questions from CNN International Correspondent, Christine Amanpour on a number of...

Fani-Kayode attacks Obasanjo for accusing Jonathan of “Gbagbo treatment” plot

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:48 AM PST

The spokesperson for President Goodluck Jonathan's campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode, has come down hard on former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments that Mr. Jonathan is planning a "Gbagbo...

11 women supporters of Nigeria’s First Lady die in auto crash

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:45 AM PST

At least 11 female supporters of the First Lady, Patience Jonathan, died in a road accident on Saturday night, officials have said. The victims were all in the same bus that was involved in the...

Leaked audio: Prove how I rigged governorship election - Fayose dares Fayemi

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:41 AM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has challenged ex-Governor Kayode Fayemi to prove how soldiers rigged the June 21 governorship election in his(Fayose's) favour. Speaking with journalists in...

FG buys four warships for Navy

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:38 AM PST

The Director, Naval Information, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu, has said the Federal Government has procured four warships for the Nigerian Navy. Aliyu, whose comments were contained in a statement on...

We’ll prosecute voters with fake PVC – INEC

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:36 AM PST

Amb. Rufus Akeju, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, says any voter caught with fake Permanent Voter Card during the general elections will be prosecuted. Akeju, who spoke to the...

PDP behind circulation of anti-poll leaflets - APC

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:35 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress has accused those who are "mortally afraid" of the 2015 general elections of sponsoring the circulation of leaflets, urging the people of Gombe State to stay away from...

Police kill two Boko Haram members in Kano attack

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:32 AM PST

Nigeria's police in northwest state of Kano on Sunday confirmed the killing of two gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members. Magaji Majiya, spokesperson for the state police command, said the...

Hasten PVC distribution, Bakassi indigenes beg INEC

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:28 AM PST

Indigenes of the riverine communities of Bakassi have begged the Independent National Electoral Commission in Cross River State to use the period of poll shift to fast-track the distribution of...

Niger borrows N5bn to finance rigging – APC

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:26 AM PST

The Niger State All Progressives Congress on Sunday accused the state government of borrowing N5bn to bankroll the Peoples Democratic Party's plans to rig the forthcoming general elections. APC...

Monarch seeks resettlement of Bakassi indigenes

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:16 AM PST

Paramount Ruler of Bakassi in Cross River, Dr. Etim Okon-Edet, has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure proper resettlement of Bakassi indigenes who were displaced from the Bakassi...

Police declare 10 bankers wanted over N125m fraud

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:14 AM PST

The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos State on Sunday declared 10 suspected bankers wanted over alleged N125.1 million scam. Investigation conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria revealed that the...

Ondo APC Chairman loses wife

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 09:11 AM PST

Wife of the Ondo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mrs. Tamarauemi Kekemeke, has passed away. Although details of the cause of her death was scanty as of the time of filing this...

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