Wednesday, 22 April 2015

NigerianEye: “Nigerian troops kill senior Boko Haram commander in Alagarno Forest.” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian troops kill senior Boko Haram commander in Alagarno Forest.” plus 29 more


Nigerian troops kill senior Boko Haram commander in Alagarno Forest.

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:31 PM PDT

Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has said troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a senior Commander of Boko Haram in an encounter with the terrorists on Tuesday morning at...

NNPC starts refunding $1.48bn to federation account – Diezani

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:31 PM PDT

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Wednesday disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has started refunding $1.48bn into the Federation Account as...

Fayose reports APC to the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU)

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:31 PM PDT

The governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has noted that he has reported the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) on the imminent reign of impunity...

Patience Jonathan to quit as African First Ladies President

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:32 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan's loss in the March 28 presidential election has started taking its toll on his wife, Patience. Arrangements had been concluded for her to quit her position as the...

'Jonathan won’t contest in 2019'

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:34 PM PDT

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party's Board of Trustees, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has said President Goodluck Jonathan will not run for the Presidency in 2019. He explained that the party would...

Nigerian players, Ebenezer Odunlami and Prince Aggrey banned, fined over awkward goal celebration

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:32 PM PDT

Nigerian players, Ebenezer Odunlami and Prince Aggrey, who both play for Sunshine FC have been suspended and fined for their awkward goal celebration in Sunday's Nigeria Premier League game. The...

APC to Fayose: you’re a hypocrite

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:27 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has described Governor Ayo Fayose as a hypocrite. The APC, in a statement, by the media aide of the House of Assembly Speaker, Wole Olujobi, said:...

​​​​Gunmen ​abduct chairman of President Jonathan’s Local Govt council

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:16 PM PDT

Two unidentified gunmen on Wednesday abducted Enaye Abah, the Chairman of Ogbia, local government area in Bayelsa, and took him to an unknown destination. President Goodluck Jonathan comes from...

APC shuts its doors against PDP defectors

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:16 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress on Wednesday formally shut its doors against members of the Peoples Democratic Party wishing to join its ranks. The party also enjoined members and leaders of the...

I’ll be the first son of a poor man to govern Cross River state — Ben Ayade

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:36 PM PDT

Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River State governor-elect, has said that he will be the first son of a poor man to govern Cross River State among all those who had taken charge of the affairs of the...

Prof Jega is the Hero of Nigeria's Democratic Transition - Obinna Akukwe

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:28 PM PDT

Prof Attahiru Jega, as far as I am concerned, is the hero of Nigeria's democratic transition and the international community seems to share the same views. I wrote a piece published on march 12th, 16...

I’ve stepped on many toes while giving my best to Nigeria – Alison-Madueke

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:25 PM PDT

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, on Wednesday maintained that she has stepped on many toes while giving her best to the nation. Speaking with State House...

Real Madrid, Juventus into Champions League semi-finals

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:21 PM PDT

Javier Hernandez grabbed a late winner as Real Madrid reached the Champions League semi-finals with a 1-0 win over city rivals Atletico on Wednesday. Hernandez struck in the 88th minute of the...

REVEALED: Experimental Ebola drug save lives of monkeys

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:19 PM PDT

An experimental drug saved the lives of monkeys infected with the Ebola virus strain responsible for the current west African outbreak, according to test results published Wednesday. It was the...

Suleiman Abba hands over to new IG of Police, Solomon Arase

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:15 PM PDT

The sacked Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba CFR (Rtd) has handed over the leadership of Nigerian Police Force to Ag. IGP Solomon Arase. President Jonathan sacked Suleiman Abba on Tuesday...

APC candidate challenges Kashamu’s victory at tribunal

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:11 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress Senatorial candidate in Ogun East in the March 28 National Assembly election, Dapo Abiodun, has filed a petition at the state National Assembly Election Petitions...

Test results of strange Ondo disease out soon – Gov. Mimiko

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:08 PM PDT

Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, on Wednesday in Abuja assured eager Nigerians that the cause of the strange disease and its accompanying deaths in Ode-Irele Local Government Area of the...

Buhari hosts ambassadors of China, Israel, Iran, Morocco and Equatorial Guinea

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:05 PM PDT

The President-Elect, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari(retd.), on Wednesday, received some foreign dignitaries at his temporary residence at the Defence House, Abuja. Ambassadors of China, Israel, Iran,...

Chad’s troops rescue 43 Boko Haram child soldiers

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:00 PM PDT

Chadian Army spokesman, Col. Azem Agouna, said on Wednesday that they had repatriated 43 children, who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram and forced to become child soldiers. He said in N'djamena that...

12-year-old girl wins Lagos spelling bee competition

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 02:51 PM PDT

Twelve-year-old Boluwatife Tijani of Araromi Primary School, Agege, on Wednesday emerged the winner in the 2015 Spelling Bee competition in Lagos State. Tijani, a Primary Six pupil, competed with...

Jonathan will handover to Buhari on 29 May – FG assures

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 07:59 AM PDT

The Federal government on Wednesday clarified that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over power to General Muhammad Buhari, Nigeria President elect on 29 May and not 28 May as previously...

Boko Haram leader, Abu Shekau fails to attend TIME 100 Gala

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 07:57 AM PDT

A lot of people would have been surprised if the wanted leader of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, who was named among the 100 Most Influential People in the world by Time Magazine,...

Buhari absent at TIME 100 Gala

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 08:00 AM PDT

President-elect, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd), who was named in the Time Magazine annual 100 influential people in the world list, did not attend the Gala held at Lincoln Center in New York. The...

APC to PDP - 'It is time to face the cold & hard reality of being in opposition'

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 07:59 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has admonished the PDP to stop being a cry baby and come to terms with the cold, hard reality that its fortunes have since plummeted and that it is now in...

Nigerians remember rapper, Dagrin

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:35 PM PDT

That sad day, April 22, 2010, will remain a dark day in the Nigerian music scene as popular rapper, Olaitan Oladapo Olaonipekun, aka Dagrin, passed away at the private wing of the Lagos University...

86-year-old nun 'gang-raped and murdered' in South Africa

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 08:20 AM PDT

Gertrud Tiefenbacher, a 86-year-old nun was brutally gang-raped and murdered in her bedroom in South Africa. An Austrian immigrant, the elderly woman had her hands tied with a typewriter cord and...

I’m not afraid of trial for alleged drug offences in America – Kashamu

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 08:08 AM PDT

The controversial Peoples Democratic Party Senator-elect in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, on Wednesday, said he is not evading trial for drug related offences in the United States of America. Mr....

South Africa shuts High Commission in Lagos after anti-xenophobia unrest

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 08:00 AM PDT

South Africa has closed its consulate in Lagos, following anti-xenophobia protests, Netwerk24 reported. Protests were held outside the consulate and at the South African High Commission in...

Woman jailed for 266 years for stealing N8million

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 09:20 AM PDT

A female staff of popular eatery, Sweet Sensation, Oluremi Olayinka was on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to 266 years imprisonment by Justice A.A Akinyemi of Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, for...

Anambra Judiciary workers suspend four-month strike

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 07:54 AM PDT

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Anambra chapter, has suspended its four-month strike, according to the state Chairman of the union, Mr Mark Ifezue. Ifezue told the News Agency of Nigeria in an...

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