Tuesday, 10 March 2015

NigerianEye: “INEC is not ready for elections - PDP governors” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “INEC is not ready for elections - PDP governors” plus 29 more


INEC is not ready for elections - PDP governors

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:27 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors' Forum faulted.the Independent National Electoral Commission preparedness for the March 28 and April 11 general elections. The governors, at an interactive...

Kaduna State government denies Buhari access to rally venue – APC

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:30 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State on Tuesday said the Kaduna State government denied the party's presidential candidate, Maj. Gen Muhammmadu Buhari (retd.), access to the Murtala Mohammed...

PICTURES: Vehicles & weapons captured from Boko Haram in Adamawa

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:29 PM PDT

Here are exclusive photos of vehicles and weapons captured from the encounter with Boko Haram members yesterday March 9th at Gombi LGA of Adamawa state. The militants attacked the community early...

Jonathan sacks Agwai, appoints Akau SURE-P chairman

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:31 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sacked Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.) as the Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme. He has named Mr. Ishaya Dare Akau as Agwai's...

Nigerians be wise, Don't let Jonathan deceive you again - Buhari

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:33 PM PDT

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged Nigerians especially those in the South; not to be deceived by President Goodluck...

AD dumps presidential candidate, Rafiu Salau...endorse Jonathan

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:22 PM PDT

The Alliance for Democracy (AD) on Tuesday dumped its presidential candidate, Rafiu Salau, for the 2015 general elections and adopted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...

Soyinka accuses presidency of using vulgar language at campaigns

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:13 PM PDT

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has condemned what he described as crudity and vulgar abuse of language that has dominated the electioneering campaigns in the country and blamed the presidency as...

Adelaja-Okuwa replaces Fasehun as UPN national chairman

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:10 PM PDT

The Unity Party of Nigeria has elected 74-year-old Prof. Bankole Adelaja-Okuwa as its new National Chairman. The National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Abubakar Sokoto, confirmed this to the News...

Nigerian Army launches major operation to liberate Bama town

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:01 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army has launched a major operation to liberate the strategic town of Bama, Borno State from Boko Haram insurgents. Investigation revealed on Tuesday that deployment of ground forces...

Violence Mars YABATECH SUG Election, 4 Students Feared Dead

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:29 PM PDT

On Location reports from Yaba College of Technology Lagos have it that the students had just held their Students' Union government elections and the winners were to be revealed last night when...

Lagos APGA To Adopt Ambode As Governorship Candidate

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 09:50 PM PDT

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Lagos State on Tuesday said it has commenced negotiations aimed at adopting the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Akinwumi...

We achieved aims of Card Reader’s testing – INEC

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 09:48 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission said it met on Monday to consider field reports from the public demonstration of Smart Card Readers conducted in 12 states on Saturday. The states were...

Suspected Boko Harm militants attack Maiduguri, 42 dead

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:04 PM PDT

Thirty-four persons were killed and 12 wounded in a fresh bomb attack on the Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday. Eight others were killed and 15 others injured in another highway...

Ronaldo sets new European goals record

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:25 PM PDT

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Real Madrid in the first half of their Champions League last 16, second leg, match against Schalke on Tuesday to set a new record for goals in European competition...

House of Reps oppose Keshi’s return as Eagles coach

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 03:39 PM PDT

The House of Representatives Committee on Sports has opposed the return of Stephen Keshi as Super Eagles coach. The committee, at it sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, believed his current relationship...

Did GEJ fire SURE-P boss for attending Obasanjo’s birthday event?

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:34 AM PDT

Social media is abuzz over the idea that President Goodluck Jonathan  fired Martin-Luther Agwai as the head of his government's intervention unit, SURE-P because he attended Former President...

What shall it profit you to sell your vote and continue in penury — APC

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 10:30 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged Nigerians not to sell their votes as it is their power to demand for a change, according to a tweet by the party. The All Progressives Congress, APC,...

FACT-CHECK: After 16 years in power, several PDP’s promises unfulfilled

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 09:23 AM PDT

By Tolu Ogunlesi, Adewale Maja-Pearce and Aminu Abubakar Nigeria has been ruled by the same political elite since military rule ended in 1999. The current government of Goodluck Jonathan has faced...

'I'm in APC To Stay' - Atiku rubbishes reports of defection to PDP

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 09:20 AM PDT

Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has said that his commitment to the APC and the success of its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari...

There “ll be no crisis if Jonathan loses election – Niger Delta Youths

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 08:21 AM PDT

A group of ex-militants from the Niger-Delta region has assured that there will not be crisis if President Goodluck Jonathan loses in the forthcoming election. The youth who spoke on the platform of...

Syrian construction worker kidnapped in Nasarawa

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 09:23 AM PDT

Two weeks after a kidnapped Chinese man, Chui Fu Long, was released by his captors, a Syrian, Mah Faith Nagor, has been kidnapped by gunmen at a construction site in Toto Local Government Area,...

Corrupt Leaders Will Flee Nigeria If Buhari Wins – Okorocha

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 08:20 AM PDT

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, says corrupt leaders will immediately run away from Nigeria the moment the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari is...

Man arraigned by NAFDAC for manufacturing fake Alomo Bitters

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 08:06 AM PDT

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Tuesday dragged one Akintunde Smith before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly manufacturing a beverage drink, Kasapreko...

Trailer crushes 16-year-old girl to death in Edo

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 07:57 AM PDT

Tragedy struck on Tuesday on the Auchi-Okene highway in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, when a trailer crushed a 16-year-old girl to death. The victim, Cynthia Nikoro, was said to...

IS group remove the heads of three alleged homosexuals

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 07:54 AM PDT

The Islamic State group has publicly removed the heads of three men in northern Iraq, two of them for allegedly engaging in homosexual acts.The jihadist group, which controls swathes of Iraq and...

Nnamdi Azikiwe University suspends 5 lecturers for misconduct

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 07:51 AM PDT

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka has suspended five lecturers for examination misconduct.The institution's Director of Publications, Mr Emma Ojukwu, confirmed the...

Rivers APC Mourns 9 Slain Members

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 07:49 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, has declared a week of mourning for nine of its members who were killed in two separate incidents in Port Harcourt, the Rivers...

PDP, APC supporters clash in Rivers

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 07:36 AM PDT

What would have been a deadly clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party was averted by the operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on...

Lagos doctors begin indefinite strike Monday

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 07:35 AM PDT

Doctors in the employ of the Lagos State Government have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike on Monday. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Medical Guild, Dr. Biyi Kufo, on Monday,...

Fayose asks court to dismiss Speaker’s case

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 07:30 AM PDT

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss the case of a former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, challenging his...

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