Sunday, 22 February 2015

NigerianEye: “The mistake I made was underestimating Boko Haram - Jonathan” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “The mistake I made was underestimating Boko Haram - Jonathan” plus 29 more

The mistake I made was underestimating Boko Haram - Jonathan

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:02 PM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan said he underestimated Boko Haram Islamists who have overrun swathes of the country's northeast and defended an election postponement in an interview published...

Controversial police boss spits fire again - 'My men will kill in self-defence'

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:01 PM PST

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, Mr. Joseph Mbu, has said that there is no big deal in the number of people policemen under his command can kill in...

Buhari will NEVER emerge as the president of Nigeria - Gov Fayose boasts

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 09:13 PM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday boasted that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), "will never be Nigeria's President...

Nigerian troops aim to capture Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau alive

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 09:13 PM PST

Due to the spate of recent successes recorded by troops against boko haram insurgents in the north eastern parts of the country, Nigerian troops have been put on red alert for any insurgents' leader...

"Plane Crashes Loom, Obasanjo & Oyedepo’s Lives In Danger" – Prophet Oladele

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 09:14 PM PST

The General Overseer of Greatlight One Family Ministry, (GLOFAM), Prophet Oladele Samuel, has urged Nigerians to pray for former president Olusegun Obasanjo and founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop...

Obasanjo visits Ebola-hit countries, seeks support for victims

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 09:09 PM PST

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has visited Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia in solidarity with the West African nations worst hit by the Ebola Virus Disease. Mr. Obasanjo arrived in...

76.15% of PVCs now collected –INEC

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 09:02 PM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the number of people that have collected their Permanent Voter Cards has risen to 52,419,495. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC...

Come back home, Emir of Mubi tells displaced persons

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 09:00 PM PST

The Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa-Ahmadu, has called on persons displaced from his domain by Boko Haram insurgents to return home. The call was contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja...

'Obanikoro can’t be minister, has dual citizenship' – Group

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 08:58 PM PST

A civil society group, All Nigeria Save Democracy Movement, has kicked against the ministerial nomination of former Peoples Democratic Party Lagos State governorship aspirant, Senator Musliu...

Thugs attack Gov. Shettima’s convoy, destroy 15 vehicles

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 08:53 PM PST

Thugs, yesterday, attacked the convoy of Governor Kashim Shettima along Kashim Ibrahim Way in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. It was gathered that Governor Shettima had earlier planned to go round...

Insinuation of interim govt treasonable, elections will hold on March 28th, April 11th - Jonathan

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 11:03 AM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said the insinuations making the rounds that he planned to put in place an Interim National Government instead of handing over to a democratically elected...

Female suicide bomber kills five in Yobe phone market

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 11:03 AM PST

A female suicide bomber on Sunday attacked the Global System Communication market in Potiskum, Yobe State, the biggest commercial town in the state, leaving five people dead and 46 others injured. A...

Buhari will save Nigerian economy as he did in 1983 – APC

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 11:04 AM PST

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, has assured Nigerians of succour from the effects of the nation's current economic troubles. In a statement signed by...

IN PICTURES: Thousands welcome President Jonathan as he visits traditional rulers in Oyo & Lagos

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 11:04 AM PST

On Saturday President Jonathan visited the Alaafin of Oyo and the Soun of Ogbomoso, Soun Ajagungbade III in Oyo state, then he visited the Alara of Ilara Epe, the Oloja of Epe and other kings from...

Man Caught, Beaten To Pulp For Peeping At Neighbour's Wife

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 11:10 AM PST

A man in Oke-Ira, along Ajah was caught peeping at a married woman while she was having her bath and received the beating of his life afterwards. The culprit named Koffi, a Ghanaian Koffi was caught...

Poll shift, blessing in disguise - David Mark

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:44 AM PST

Senate President David Mark has said the postponement of the general elections has provided millions of eligible voters an opportunity to collect their Permanent Voter Cards. Mark, who made the...

Party leaders working for PDP’s failure – Edwin Clark

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:41 AM PST

Ijaw Leader and a front line supporter of President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Edwin Clark, has accused some national leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party of being insincere in their attitude...

Gunmen kidnap Amaechi’s aide at Rivers rally

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:40 AM PST

Unknown gunmen struck again in Rivers State, kidnapping the one of the aides to the State Governor, Mr. Freddy Ndigbara. Ndigbara, who is an anchorman for Governor Rotimi Amaechi events inside and...

'Show us more evidence of victories over Boko Haram' - #BringBackOurGirls coalition tells military

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:38 AM PST

The #BringBackOurGirls coalition has demanded verifiable evidence of victories over Boko Haram insurgents from the military authorities, noting that accurate reporting in times of war is a critical...

Fire at South Africa gold mine leaves 500 trapped

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:36 AM PST

Nearly 500 miners were trapped underground in South Africa Sunday following a fire at a mine near Carletonville, about an hour from Johannesburg, producer Harmony Gold said. "At present, some 287...

EPL: Liverpool beat Southampton 2-0, Spurs hold West Ham 2-2

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:35 AM PST

Liverpool on Sunday halt the run of Southampton in the English Premiership, beating the home team 2-0. Tottenham Hotspur scored two late goals to force hard fighting West Ham United to a 2-2 draw...

PDP asks IGP to probe attacks on Imo widows

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:32 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abbah, to urgently investigate the alleged attacks on some widows in Imo State. Director of Media and...

Biafran secessionists urge Igbos to boycott Nigerian elections

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:29 AM PST

The Biafra Zionists Federation, a pro-Biafran secession group, on Sunday called on the Igbos to boycott the general elections scheduled for March 28 and April 11. The boycott is proposed as a show...

CAN denies threatening members over support for Buhari

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:28 AM PST

The Christian Association of Nigeria, Borno State chapter, has denied that it threatened to sanction its members who declared support for the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Gen....

PDP video clip, an afterthought - APC

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 10:27 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has described the video clip in circulation which shows some persons allegedly thumb- printing for the candidate of the party during the last governorship...

Ignore Rumours, I’m Not in Any London Hospital - BUHARI

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 05:43 AM PST

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday dismissed reports that he visited a London hospital to attend to his health, saying: 'I'm...

‘Your utterances ridiculing Nigeria, scaring investors’ - Jonathan blasts Obasanjo

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 05:03 AM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of ridiculing Nigeria before the international community and of scaring investors away from the country by his consistent...

Reject cease-fire with Boko Haram - Ijaw youths

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 05:42 AM PST

As the Nigerian military and government forces of neighbouring countries continue to gain momentum in an attempt to flush out Boko Haram insurgents, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has cautioned...

Our ongoing recruitment will be transparent — Nigeria Immigration

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 05:38 AM PST

David Parradang, the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service has urged Nigerians seeking employment into the service to disregard money-for-job offers by individuals, saying they are...

I’ll reclaim places seized by Boko Haram, says Jonathan

Posted: 22 Feb 2015 05:35 AM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday vowed that the Federal Government would regain parts of the country seized by the Boko Haram terror group.Jonathan gave the assurance when he paid a courtesy...
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