Monday, 2 February 2015

NigerianEye: “INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega under immense pressure to postpone elections” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega under immense pressure to postpone elections” plus 29 more


INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega under immense pressure to postpone elections

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 09:30 PM PST

Advocates of postponement seem to be getting more desperate, with the presidential election just 11 days away. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega is under...

FG to release forensic audit report on NNPC

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 09:25 PM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday formally received the report of forensic auditors engaged to carry out a detailed investigation into the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum...

I’ll ban importation of rice, tomato –Buhari

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 09:15 PM PST

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Buhari (retd), on Monday said if elected on February 14, he would ban the importation of basic items like rice and...

Don’t threaten Danjuma, ACF warns Tompolo, Dokubo

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 09:13 PM PST

The northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, has warned Niger Delta ex-militants not to threaten a former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.). The northern...

Bomb blast reported close to Jonathan's campaign venue in Gombe

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:16 AM PST

A blast ripped through a car park outside a stadium where President Goodluck Jonathan had addressed a re-election campaign rally on Monday, minutes after he left, witnesses said. Mohammed Bolari,...

Jonathan's media aide conducts opinion poll, Buhari wins

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:16 AM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan has  lost to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress [APC] Muhammadu Buhari, in a tweet poll organised to test the popularity of presidential...

Popular Nigerian Businesman, Molade Okoya-Thomas Dies At 79

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:17 AM PST

Popular Nigerianbusiness man, sports lover and philanthropist, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas has died.  His death was announced on social media by leading entertainment-industry figures on Twitter...

Bakare Blasts Christain Leaders For Endorsing Jonathan

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:17 AM PST

The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare has lashed out at CAN and PFN for endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan for the 14...

'Account For $20b Missing Oil Fund' - Buhari tells Jonathan

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 10:09 AM PST

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to account for the $20 billion missing oil fund and make...

Court orders service on Buhari in fresh disqualification suit

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 10:06 AM PST

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the service of court papers on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, a fresh suit seeking an order...

How Jonathan Administration ran Nigeria’s economy aground – APC

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:33 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said the Jonathan Administration has succeeded in running the country's economy aground with a combination of incompetence, massive corruption and unparalleled...

APC criticism of Jonathan’s revolution on agriculture wicked — PDP

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:34 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as highly despicable and deceitful the attempt by the APC to distort the facts on verifiable achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan in...

Nigerian footballer, Yakubu Aiyegbeni signs for Reading

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:26 AM PST

Nigerian striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni has returned to English football after signing for Reading as a free agent until the end of the season, the Berkshire club becoming the sixth English team he has...

UPN lifts suspension on chairman Faseun

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:20 AM PST

The Unity Party of Nigeria has lifted the suspension on its National Chairman, Dr Frederick Faseun, to enable him to pursue his desired political ambition. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that...

My Advert Not a Death Wish for Buhari - Fayose explains

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:14 AM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has declared that the advert he placed in which he raised doubts about the health status of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...

Barcelona accused of tax fraud in Neymar signing

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:08 AM PST

Spanish public prosecutors have asked for Barcelona and their former president Sandro Rosell to be tried for two charges of tax fraud committed in the signing of Brazilian star Neymar. Meanwhile,...

No holiday for schools during elections – Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:03 AM PST

The Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has said public schools throughout the country will remain in session during the February 14 and 28 elections. Shekarau said this in Abuja on...

Health workers suspend 11-week strike

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST

Joint Health Sector Union calls off nationwide strike which began November 12. The National Chairman, Ayuba Wabba, directs members to resume work immediately.

Second British health worker tested for Ebola in London

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:55 AM PST

Public Health England, on Monday in London, confirmed that a second British military healthcare worker has been flown back to England from Sierra Leone following the likely exposure to the Ebola...

Police begins investigation into statements by Asari Dokubo, Tompolo, others – IG

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:41 AM PST

The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, said on Sunday that the force had begun investigation into inflammatory statements allegedly made some Niger-Delta ex-militants. Abba said this while...

Indian prisoners escape by scaling walls with bedsheets

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:38 AM PST

Scores of inmates staged a mass breakout from an Indian young offenders detention centre Monday by tying bedsheets together and then scaling down the walls of the three-storey building, police...

Patience Jonathan denies looting NDDC funds

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:34 AM PST

The wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Monday denied media reports that she was paid N3billion by the Niger Delta Development Commission to facilitate the agency's 2015 Budget. The...

Ribadu Promises To Eradicate Corruption If Elected Governor Of Adamawa State

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:36 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Nuhu Ribadu, has described corruption as an epidemic that has scuttled the growth and development of the state in...

We’ll generate 20,000mw of electricity in 4 years - Buhari

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:28 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) on Sunday said it would provide 20,000 megawatts (mw) of electricity in the first four years of governance at the center. The...

Nigeria Immigration Service Deported Over 433 Immigrants in 2014 – Official

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:26 AM PST

The Seme Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, on Monday said it deported 433 irregular immigrants between January and December, 2014. The command's spokesperson, lman Yusuf, said 50...

I miss coaching Nigeria – Bonfrére Jo

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:26 AM PST

Former Super Eagles coach, Johannes-Franciscus Bonfrére popularly known as "Jo" Bonfrére in Nigeria, has openly admitted that he still misses coaching the senior national team of Nigeria.Speaking...

Electoral offenders will be punished - IG

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:21 AM PST

The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has warned politicians not to visit police stations to seek the release of electoral offenders, stressing that such offenders will not go...

Egypt sentences 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:15 AM PST

An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement to death on Monday over the killing of police officers during unrest in 2013. The men were convicted of...

Boko Haram stops resumption of Borno train services – FG

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 06:54 AM PST

The Minister of Transport, Alhaji Idris Umar, has lamented that the restoration of train services to Maiduguri is being hampered by the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency in the area. Umar reiterated...

Group to sue Okonjo-Iweala over ‘missing N30 Trillion'

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 06:43 AM PST

A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has asked the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to tell Nigerians the whereabouts of the N30tn alleged to have...

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