Tuesday, 17 February 2015

NigerianEye: “WATCH: Boko Haram leader drops new video, vows to disrupt Nigeria election” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “WATCH: Boko Haram leader drops new video, vows to disrupt Nigeria election” plus 29 more

WATCH: Boko Haram leader drops new video, vows to disrupt Nigeria election

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:28 PM PST

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed to disrupt Nigeria's general election in a new video released yesterday, after two suicide attacks in the northeast blamed on the Islamists killed 38...

We’ll beg Obasanjo to return to PDP - Gov Lamido

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:19 PM PST

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State on Tuesday emerged from a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, giving an indication that the Peoples Democratic Party...

‘Patience Jonathan, Wike responsible for blasts, gunshots at APC rally - Rotimi Amaechi

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:20 PM PST

The DG of the APC Presidential campaign organization and Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the first lady, Patience Jonathan and the state PDP Governorship candidate, Nyesom Wike...

Rivers state APC gov candidate, Dakuku Peterside escapes death by whiskers as unknown gunmen invade APC rally

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:20 PM PST

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, escaped death on Tuesday as unknown gunmen disrupted the party's campaign rally in Okrika Local...

Ex-generals blast DHQ for attacks on Obasanjo

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:20 PM PST

Some retired senior military officers have lashed out at the Defence Headquarters for describing former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an embarrassment to the military institution. The Defence...

Suicide bombers kill 36 in Borno

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:21 PM PST

There was multiple bomb explosions in Biu, the biggest town in south of the troubled Borno State on Tuesday, a resident of the town, Ibrahim Isah, said on the telephone. Though details of the...

Leaked Ekiti election tape fabricated, not real - Jonathan

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:22 PM PST

Despite the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and the Minister of Police Affairs, Adesiyan Jelili – two of the characters in the Ekiti rigging audio recording – admitting the authenticity of the...

Nigerian policemen threaten strike over unpaid salaries

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:21 PM PST

More than 15,000 police officers have threatened to either go on strike or disrupt the March 28 and April 11 general elections. They were made up of officers who were promoted from the rank of...

Nigeria lacks institutions, processes to prevent corruption, says Okonjo-Iweala

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:13 PM PST

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Tuesday that corruption persisted in the country because Nigeria lacked the institutions, systems and processes to prevent it. Okonjo-Iweala...

CBN introduces new policy on dormant accounts

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:05 PM PST

The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced new guidelines for the treatment and management of dormant account balances by deposit-taking financial institutions. Part of the objectives of the...

House of Reps Defection: APC now has 181 members, PDP 156

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:59 PM PST

Six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday defected to other political parties particularly that of the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress...

Cavani strike earns PSG a vital draw against Chelsea

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:57 PM PST

A goal from Edinson Cavani secured a 1-1 draw for Paris Saint-Germain with Chelsea as both of Tuesday's opening Champions League last 16 first leg matches ended in draws. Ukrainian champions...

Death toll from Biu checkpoint blast, climbs to 36

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 12:08 PM PST

The death toll from a suicide blast at a checkpoint near the northeast Nigerian town of Biu on Tuesday has risen to 36, a source at the town's hospital told AFP. "Now we have 36 dead and over 20...

FG plans job bill

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:58 AM PST

The Federal Government will soon forward Job Bill to the National Assembly for enactment into law. This was one of the decisions reached at the second meeting of the Presidential Jobs Board presided...

Lawyer asks court to order Mbu’s sacking

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:56 AM PST

Ahead of the coming general elections, a Lagos based lawyer, Mr. Tope Alabi, has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to declare an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Joseph Mbu, as "unfit and...

Poll shift: We are in extra time - Buhari

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:49 AM PST

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Tuesday likened the remaining weeks to the 2015 elections to Extra Time in a football match. He...

PDP plotting another poll shift - APC senators

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:47 AM PST

Members of the opposition All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Tuesday, raised the alarm of a fresh plot by the Peoples Democratic Party to postpone the forthcoming general elections slated for...

FG slashes collateral on N220bn MSME fund

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:43 AM PST

The Federal Government has slashed the collateral conditions attached by the Central Bank of Nigeria for banks to access the N220bn intervention fund for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises...

Two dead in suicide blast at restaurant in Potiskum

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:39 AM PST

Two people were killed in a suicide blast at a restaurant in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Tuesday, a police officer, rescuer and a hospital nurse told AFP. A bomber blew himself up...

Why Buhari did not visit Chibok as planned– APC

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:24 AM PST

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), planned to visit the parents of the over 200 girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram sect in Chibok, Borno...

Boko Haram militants invade Askira Uba town, forcing residents to flee

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 07:51 AM PST

Reports reaching NigerianEye have it that hundreds of Boko Haram militants have stormed the town of Askira Uba in northeast Nigeria, burning homes and public buildings, as attacks continued despite a...

Jonathan sends list of eight ministerial nominees to Senate

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 07:51 AM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sent eight ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and approval. The names, contained in a letter signed by Jonathan and read by Senate President...

I’m Leaving Nigeria If APC Wins — Bode George

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 07:52 AM PST

In a new interview with Punch Newspapers, Bode George talked about various things including the recent proclamations of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, election postponement and all the dramas...

Telemundo Star Lorena Rojas Dies Of Cancer At 44

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:18 AM PST

Mexican telenovela actress, Lorena Rojas has died at the age of 44, her management says. Rojas died in her Miami home on Monday, February 16, after a seven-year battle with cancer. "With profound...

CBN To Devalue Naira Again, As Currency Slumps To N213 To Dollar At Parallel Market

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:18 AM PST

The Central Bank of Nigeria may be compelled to again take action to halt the continued slump in the value of the Naira, as the national currency on Monday lost N3 to the dollar. The Naira...

APC Rally Ground In Rivers State Shocked By Explosion

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:17 AM PST

The rally of the All Progressives Congress in Okrika, Rivers State has been hit by three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). According to a report monitored on Channels Television, the explosions...

UEFA Champions League Returns As Chelsea Take On PSG In France.

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:32 AM PST

The UEFA Champions league resumes today, with a lot of hot fixtures set to go down later today. In today's fixtures, Chelsea travel to france to take on PSG. This is presumed to be the match of the...

Gombe State PDP Member Tears His Membership Card

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:18 AM PST

Another member of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abdullahi B. Muhammad, seems to have followed the footstep of the former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo as he has also torn his...

March 2015: Over 75% Of PVCs Collected - INEC

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:16 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said the number of registered voters who have collected their permanent voter cards now stands at 52, 233,396. The figure, being the...

52.23m Permanent Voter Cards distributed - INEC

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 07:44 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said 52,233,396 people have collected their permanent voter cards. According to an electronic mail sent to journalists on Tuesday by the...
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