Thursday, 30 April 2015

NigerianEye: “Presidential Election 2015: Jonathan questions Buhari’s victory” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Presidential Election 2015: Jonathan questions Buhari’s victory” plus 29 more


Presidential Election 2015: Jonathan questions Buhari’s victory

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 10:23 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan has, for the first time, questioned the results of the March 28 presidential election, saying "the Peoples Democratic Party couldn't have got those kinds of scores" it had...

PDP members who defected because I lost presidential election would return with empty stomach - Jonathan

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 10:23 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said all members of the Peoples Democratic Party who defected to the All Progressives Congress because he lost the March 28 presidential election would return...

APC accuses Jonathan’s Govt of hindering smooth transition of power

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 10:22 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the JonathanAdministration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power on May29th,. as it is becoming apparent that the Administration will not...

How I survived cancer, by Okonjo-Iweala

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 10:20 PM PDT

A rare insight into the past physical challenge of the coordinating minister of the economy and minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala emerged yesterday when she disclosed that she survived...

Buhari hails workers on May Day

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 10:17 PM PDT

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has extolled what he referred to as the sacrifices of the Nigerian working class in the face of economic tough times in their everyday struggle to survive. In...

Nigerian writer, Lesley Nneka Arimah wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 03:49 PM PDT

Nigerian writer, Lesley Nneka Arimah has been announced as the Africa Regional Winner of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The competition was open to unpublished work by writers from the 53...

I want to to hand over a country completely free of terrorist strongholds to Buhari - Jonathan

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 03:35 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday promised that he would do all within his powers to ensure that all parts of the country still under the control of terrorists and insurgents were totally...

Politics can be played peacefully – APC chiarman, John Oyegun

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 03:34 PM PDT

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, on Thursday said recent happenings in the country had shown that politics could be played peacefully. Oyegun said this while...

Chief of Army Staff vows military will end insurgency and find Chibok girls

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 03:28 PM PDT

The Chief of Army Staff (CAOS), Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Thursday in Lagos said the Nigerian Army would not relent until it brought insurgency to an end in the country. Minimah gave Nigerians...

APC will win entire South-East in 2019 – Okorocha

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 03:24 PM PDT

Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, on Thursday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) would take the entire South-East in 2019 general elections. Okorocha gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen...

Another Buhari ‘Walker’ arrive Gombe with over 70 requests to President-elect

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 03:06 PM PDT

Another walker, Malam Abubakar Umar, 43 years, who started trekking from Yola, Adamawa, on Saturday to celebrate the victory of President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, arrived Gombe on Thursday...

Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria summoned over execution of four Nigerians

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 03:03 PM PDT

The Federal Government on Thursday summoned the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Harry Purwanto, and protested the execution of four Nigerians for trafficking drugs to the Asian country, despite...

We can’t unveil rescued ladies profiles for now – DHQ

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 03:35 PM PDT

Defence authorities have said they will not be able to confirm whether the about 453 females rescued by the Special Forces in the Sambisa Forest on Tuesday and Wednesday are from Chibok or not...

I have nothing to hide, says Aliyu

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 02:58 PM PDT

The Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has instructed all state commissioners and heads of government agencies and parastatals to cooperate with the transition committee, set up by the...

I will remain in PDP, I will never decamp - Femi Fani-Kayode

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 02:51 PM PDT

Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, says he will remain in the party in spite of its defeat in the March 28 and April 11 general...

HILLARY CLINTON: THE MISUSE OF PROPAGANDA

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 01:03 PM PDT

Before we proceed, let us make some clarifications. This writer is a Nigerian and knows very little about United States' politics on first hand basis. Like most of our people who take keen interests...

Fresh update on Military Operation in Sambisa Forest

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 10:24 PM PDT

Below is A text of Press Briefing by Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade at Defence Headquarters, Abuja on April 30, 2015 Rescued Women Undergoing Thorough ProfilingTrue...

IN PICTURES: The rescued women and children from Sambisa Forest

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 09:38 AM PDT

In a daring operation, Nigerian troops rescued over 400 women and children from Boko Haram stronghold, Sambisa forest, North-East, Nigeria. Some of the pictures of the rescued women and children...

I want to be Nigeria's first female Senate President - Binta Garba

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 09:44 AM PDT

The Adamawa North Senatorial District Senator-elect, Binta Garba, on Thursday said she would unite the upper legislative chamber if she is elected as the first female Senate President in...

Missing $20 billion: Okonjo-Iweala denies appointing PriceWaterHouseCoopers

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 09:45 AM PDT

The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday denied appointing PriceWaterHouse Coopers to audit the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the allegation the company...

PDP responsible for fuel scarcity - Atiku

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 09:45 AM PDT

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has attributed the current fuel scarcity to the misrule of the People's Democratic Party, PDP. Atiku who spoke to Journalists yesterday after a private...

Money Laundering: Igbinedion gets 6-year jail term

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 10:13 AM PDT

Justice Muhammed Lima of Benin division of Federal High Court on Thursday sentenced Michael Igbinedion, son of Gabriel Igbinedion, a Benin based billionaire to six years imprisonment over alleged...

Noise pollution: Lagos shuts 24 religious outfits

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 09:43 AM PDT

The Lagos State government yesterday said at least 24 religious outfits were shut in year 2014 for contravening the State guidelines on noise pollution. The state government further said the new...

Monkey attacks three kids in Ikorodu

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 09:19 AM PDT

The three children who suffered serious injuries following an unexpected attack by a monkey in Illado, Ikorodu, Lagos, are receiving treatment at the Shallom Hospital in the area, the Police in Lagos...

Husband wants wife to refund N1.4m marriage expenses

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 09:08 AM PDT

A middle-aged-man, Collins Nduka, on Thursday pleaded with an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos State to order his wife, Sefinat Nduka, to refund N1.4 million he spent in marrying her. Collins told the...

Police advises public on security consciousness

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 09:06 AM PDT

The Nigerian Police Force, Lagos State Command, on Thursday gave hints to the public on how to be security conscious in their environment and while driving around the metropolis. The spokesperson to...

Bauchi Governor, Isa Yuguda loses mother

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 09:02 AM PDT

Hajiya Hauwa Yuguda, the mother of the Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, on Wednesday died at the age of 85 after a protracted illness. The governor, who is the eldest son of the deceased,...

Boko Haram: NEMA plans relief materials for 293 freed females

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 08:56 AM PDT

National Emergency Management Agency has unveiled plans to distribute relief materials to the hundreds of females liberated by the military from the captivity of terror group, Boko Haram, in their...

Bus conductor stabs passenger in Badagry

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 08:54 AM PDT

A bus conductor, Ademola Segun, who allegedly stabbed a passenger with a broken bottle on his belly, was on Wednesday brought before a Badagry Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos State. The accused,...

10 militants jailed for life over Malala attack

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 08:52 AM PDT

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday in Islamabad condemned 10 men to life in prison for involvement in the attempted murder of teenage education activist and Nobel peace laureate Malala...

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