Tuesday, 14 April 2015

NigerianEye: “Jonathan rejects amended constitution” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Jonathan rejects amended constitution” plus 29 more


Jonathan rejects amended constitution

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:52 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the amendments made to the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly. A top government official who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent on Tuesday that...

Alison-Madueke denies seeking asylum in any part of the world

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:52 PM PDT

Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, said last night she was not seeking asylum in any part of the world, as claimed by her traducers. Madueke, who spoke through the Group Public Affairs...

Fayose extends olive branch to political opponents, begs for forgiveness

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:53 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, M r Ayodele Fayose has once again extended olive branches to his political opponents pleading with them to sheath their sword and join him in his determination of building a...

I will restore military cooperation with US - Buhari

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:53 PM PDT

The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said his administration would restore military cooperation with the United States of America. In an article published by the New...

Letter To Chimamanda Adichie On The Oba Of Lagos’s Statement To The Ibos By Ijeoma Ozichi Omotade

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:54 PM PDT

Dear Chimamanda, I was scrolling through twitter to see what was trending especially with regard to Lagos elections, and stumbled upon your write-up on the Oba of Lagos's disrespectful remarks to...

Amaechi replies Obanikoro: I will not congratulate Wike, it’s daylight robbery

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:56 PM PDT

The governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he will never accept the electoral victory of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, stressing...

PDP chieftain abandons agbada, jumps fence evading arrest for electoral offences

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:50 PM PDT

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kano State (names withheld) allegedly abandoned his agbada and jumped a fence, while evading arrest over electoral offences. Kano State Police...

CBN limits overseas usage of debit cards to $50,000

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:48 PM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday reduced the limit for usage of naira debit cards for transactions overseas to $50,000 from $150,000 per person, per annum. The reduction was announced by...

Eight parties concede defeat in Ogun, demand appointments

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:46 PM PDT

Eight political parties in Ogun State have conceded defeat to the winner of Saturday's governorship election, Governor Ibikunle Amosun. The eight have also demanded from Amosun that technocrats...

Enugu governor-elect unfolds four-point agenda

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:45 PM PDT

The governor-elect of Enugu State, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has unveiled a four-point agenda for his administration. In his acceptance speech in Enugu on Tuesday, Ugwuanyi listed the agenda to include...

PDP governorship candidate in Plateau State, Mohammed Jatau concedes defeat

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:41 PM PDT

Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Plateau State, Mohammed Jatau, on Monday, conceded defeat to his All Progressives Congress rival, Mohammed Abubakar, saying that his defeat was the...

INEC declares Ebonyi assembly elections inconclusive

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:38 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday declared elections in five out of the 24 state constituencies in Ebonyi State inconclusive. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the...

Jonathan committed to rescuing Chibok girls — Okonjo- Iweala

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 04:28 PM PDT

Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, Minister of Finance on Tuesday said that government was still committed to ensuring the rescue of the abducted Chibok girls one year after their abduction. Okonjo Iweala...

We’ll cut costs, Reps allowances – Speakership aspirant

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 04:08 PM PDT

An aspirant for the position of Speaker of the 8th House of Representatives, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, said on Tuesday that if elected, the House under him woul‎d cut the cost of governance, including...

APC loses bid to sack Fayose as Supreme Court affirms Fayose’s election

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:07 AM PDT

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ayo Fayose as the governor of Ekiti State, dismissing a suit that sought to nullify the 2014 polls. Mr. Fayose's election was challenged by the All...

PICTURES: Jubilation erupts in Ado Ekiti after Fayose’s victory at the Supreme Court

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:07 AM PDT

There was widespread jubilation in Ado Ekiti over Governor Ayodele Fayose's victory at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The people erupted in joy following the verdict of the apex court dismissing the...

INEC holds run off election in Taraba on April 25

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:08 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April 25 for the run off of the Taraba governorship elections. The INEC Head of Public Affairs, Mr Fabian Yame, made this known to...

PICTURES: Chibok Girls ambassadors march in remembrance of the missing girls

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:10 AM PDT

In remembrance of the kidnapped Chibok girls, a group of young girls from various secondary schools in Abuja who were picked as ambassadors for the missing Chiboks marched to the Federal Ministry of...

#BringBackOurGirls: New York’s Empire State Building to be lit up for Chibok girls

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:20 AM PDT

The Empire State Building is set to be lit in red and purple Tuesday night, April 14, as part of the effort to bring attention to the 219 missing Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram...

Thunder strikes woman dead in Ondo

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:05 AM PDT

Tragedy struck Tuesday at Irun-Akoko in Ondo State following the death of a 35 year-old woman, simply called Bisi Ibidapo who was reportedly killed by a thunderbolt in Ojeka farm site. Eye witness...

PICTURES: The First Nigerian on the North Pole

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:03 AM PDT

Tuedon Omatsola Morgan, a married mother of four, has made history as the first Nigerian to set foot on the North pole. The 42 year old marathon runner, who has finished marathons on seven continents...

IMO: Okorocha vows to defend victory

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:57 AM PDT

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, Tuesday vowed to defend his mandate in the last governorship election against all forms of manipulations by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the...

Kano Police declare Ex-Commissioner wanted over alleged electoral offence

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:53 AM PDT

The Police in Kano have declared wanted a former Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Musa Iliyasu, for allegedly sponsoring thugs to disrupt last Saturday's Governorship and state Houses of Assembly...

Chibok Girls: Sambisa Forest to be liberated May 29 – NSA

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:51 AM PDT

On the one year anniversary of the abduction of over 200 Chibok girls, the National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki has assured that the girls will be rescued by the military, adding, that...

Reps. urge FG to rescue Chibok girls before May 29

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:49 AM PDT

The House of Representatives on Wednesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to rescue of the Chibok girls in Borno before May 29. This resolution emanated from a motion of urgent public...

Ekiti APC questions Supreme Court’s verdict on Fayose

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:47 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has reacted to the Supreme Court Judgment affirming the victory of Mr. Ayo Fayose in June 21, 2014 governorship election, saying the verdict left moral...

Jonathan not pressurised to concede defeat – NSA

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:44 AM PDT

The National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has debunked claims in some quarters that President Giodluck Jonathan was pressurised by security agencies to concede defeat in the March 28 Presidential...

Fight to rescue Chibok girls must continue – Brown

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:41 AM PDT

Former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has called on the Nigerian government and the global community not to relent in their rescue efforts to bring back the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped...

Buhari's government might face challenges protecting Nigerians from terrorism - US

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:37 AM PDT

The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry, has predicted that the new government in Nigeria might face the challenge of protecting its citizens against terrorism threats. Kerry made the assertion in...

PICTURES: Akinwunmi Ambode pays courtesy visit to Oba of Lagos

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 09:34 AM PDT

Lagos state Governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, HRH Oba Rilwan Akiolu yesterday.

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