Friday, 24 April 2015

NigerianEye: “African countries happy Buhari defeated Jonathan - Obasanjo” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “African countries happy Buhari defeated Jonathan - Obasanjo” plus 29 more


African countries happy Buhari defeated Jonathan - Obasanjo

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:23 PM PDT

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday said countries across the African continent are happy over the outcome of the presidential election in Nigeria, which saw the defeat of incumbent...

INEC to conduct supplementary elections in 11 states today

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:24 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission is to conduct 27 supplementary elections across eleven states in the country on Saturday (today). There are three governorship, one senatorial district,...

I can't die because Jonathan lost election – Clark

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:24 PM PDT

A former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has said it is wrong for anyone to think that he would die because President Goodluck Jonathan lost the March 28 presidential...

Jonathan, Buhari hold closed-door meeting in Abuja

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:25 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday met for about 40 minutes with the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, behind closed-doors at the new Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja. Buhari arrived...

VIDEO: T.B Joshua predicts end to xenophobic attacks + special message to Africans

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:26 PM PDT

As the the world push for the end of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, influential preacher, T.B. Joshua just released an important video  titled, 'Africa, Unite' which pertinently addresses...

Buhari meets man who trekked from Lagos to Abuja to celebrate APC's victory

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:25 PM PDT

President-Elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday received Suleiman Hashimu, the man who is reported to have walked from Lagos to Abuja to celebrate the All Progressives Congress...

Fuel scarcity looms as subsidy debt hits N356.2bn

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:20 PM PDT

Aggregate subsidy arrears owed oil marketers by the Federal Government has been put at N356.2bn. Out of this amount is the sum of N100bn the Federal Government had made provision for in a Sovereign...

10 policemen detained by the Nigerian Army over refusal to fight Boko Haram

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:41 PM PDT

Ten policemen who were trained in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism in Belarus, are being detained in a military facility at Gwagwalada, Abuja. A detainee, who spoke with newsmen on the...

INEC denying us access to election materials – Rivers APC

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:05 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of denying it access to photocopies of result sheets for the 2015 general elections in the...

Bayelsa lawmaker, others dump PDP for APC

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 09:58 PM PDT

A member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Alfred Egba, and other members of the Peoples Democratic Party have dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress. Egba, representing Yenagoa...

Xenophobia: Outrage as South African minister is denied visa to enter Israel

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 03:31 PM PDT

The government of South Africa has expressed outrage after Israel's decision to deny a visa to Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande. Clayson Monyela, Deputy Director General of Department of...

Fayose: Court fixes fresh anti-impeachment suit for ‎May 4

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 03:24 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 4 for hearing in a fresh suit challenging moves by the 19 members of the All Progressives Congress in the Ekiti State House of Assembly to impeach the...

Anambra Governor, Willy Obiano begs Buhari to consider Ndigbo for appointments

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 03:22 PM PDT

Anambra State Governor, Willy Obiano, has pleaded with President-Elect, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, to include Igbos in his cabinet. This, he said, was important because the incoming administration...

Peterside condemns Wike’s attempt to re-write history

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 09:22 AM PDT

The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, the campaign outfit of Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has condemned attempts by Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers...

Oronto Douglas to be buried in Bayelsa May 2

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 09:19 AM PDT

Funeral rites for the late Oronto Natei Douglas, former Senior Special Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation, and Strategy, who died at the State House Clinic, Abuja on Thursday, April...

Lagos rescues 62 abandoned babies

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 09:18 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Friday said it rescued no fewer than 62 babies abandoned across the state in the last one year. File Photo; Abandoned babyDr. Adesegun Oshinyinka, the Permanent...

REVEALED: Meet 4 Nigerian, others on death row in Indonesia

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 09:15 AM PDT

Nine foreign drug convicts are set to be executed in Indonesia after losing all appeals for clemency. Here are brief profiles of the inmates, who include two from Australia, one each from Brazil,...

Lagos cancels restriction of movement for April sanitation exercise

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 09:10 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Friday said there would be no restriction of movement from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the monthly sanitation on Saturday. The state usually imposed restriction on the last...

Unilag student graduates with 4.96 CGPA

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 08:56 AM PDT

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Rahamon Bello, on Friday said that 125 of its 10,600 graduating students for the 2014 session had finished in the First Class...

APC will soon know I’m an attack dog – PDP chairman, Adamu Mu’azu boasts

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:38 AM PDT

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, has said PDP will not go into any alliance with the incoming administration of the opposition All Progressives...

Champions League S/Final Draw: Barcelona versus Bayern Munich, Real Madrid against Juventus

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:39 AM PDT

Barcelona have been paired with Bayern Munich during Friday's Champions League semi-final draw in Nyon, while Real Madrid will have to deal with Juventus in the final four. Luis Enrique's side...

Nigerian troops get mandate to catch Shekau alive

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:38 AM PDT

Troops have got another mandate to catch Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau alive. Shekau is believed to have relocated from his bunker before the troops reclaimed Gwoza from the insurgents, a report...

APC will end poverty, not manage it – Tinubu

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:39 AM PDT

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress has assured Nigerians that the party will not manage the poverty level in the country, categorically stating that it will...

​Xenophobia: ​​OPC leader, ​Gani Adams​,​ visit​s​ South Africa

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:34 AM PDT

The National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Gani Adams, on Thursday visited the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa in support of Nigerians affected by the spate of xenophobic attacks in the...

South Africa suspends parliament to fight xenophobia

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:29 AM PDT

South Africa's parliament will be suspended from next week to enable lawmakers to return to their constituencies to spread the anti-xenophobia message, in the wake of deadly attacks on African...

Switzerland is ‘world’s happiest’ country

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:16 AM PDT

Switzerland is the world's happiest country, according to a new survey. The land of clocks and chocolates topped the third annual World Happiness index produced by the Sustainable Development...

October 1 bombing: Court admits evidence against Charles Okah

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:08 AM PDT

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, admitted into evidence, exhibits that were tendered against the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bomb blast, Mr. Charles Okah. The...

Will Wenger finally beat Mourinho?

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:06 AM PDT

Arsene Wenger has never beaten Jose Mourinho in their 12 previous head-to-heads, but will the Frenchman finally get one over his bitter rivals when the teams clash on Sunday afternoon? Arsenal...

NDLEA arrests China-bound passenger with Indian hemp

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 05:56 AM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Friday apprehended a man, 40, for attempting to transport Indian hemp (Cannabis Sativa) to China. This is contained in a statement by Mitchel Ofoyeju,...

Three die in Lagos-Ibadan road crash

Posted: 24 Apr 2015 05:51 AM PDT

A policeman, attached to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, and two other persons died on Friday morning in a crash involving a truck and a bus at Magboro, along the Lagos-Ibadan...

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