Thursday, 16 April 2015

NigerianEye: “Why I conceded defeat to Buhari – Jonathan” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Why I conceded defeat to Buhari – Jonathan” plus 29 more

Why I conceded defeat to Buhari – Jonathan

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:57 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan spoke for the first time, yesterday, on why he conceded defeat to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd),...

'My husband, family behind the kidnap of Orekoya kids'- OLX nanny opens up finally

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:57 PM PDT

The nanny, who kidnapped three children in the Surulere area of Lagos State, has said her husband, Waheed Kareem, is the mastermind of the kidnap. She added that Kareem was the head of a kidnap ring...

Boko Haram leader, Abu Shekau, President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, others make TIME’s 100 most influential persons

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:58 PM PDT

President-elect Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has made the TIME's list of 100 most influential people in the world. Also included in the 2015 list are a former Minister of Education and an...

Strange disease hits Ondo, kills 28 in 3 days

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:58 PM PDT

The Ondo State Government is working hard to control a strange disease which suddenly broke out in the Ode-Irele community of Ondo state, leading to the death of no fewer than 28 people in the past...

How Jonathan's Allies Planned To Kidnap Jega In Order To Disrupt Elections - Reuters

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:59 PM PDT

As Muhammadu Buhari closed in on Nigeria's presidency, an aide to election commission chairman Attahiru Jega sent a text message to an independent voting monitor, warning of an imminent threat to the...

FG directs Nigerians in South Africa to remain indoors

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 10:00 PM PDT

Nigerians resident in South Africa have been directed by the Federal Government to remain indoors up until the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country are put under control. The Minister of...

Political opponents used Juju to force me out of Government House — Governor Ajimobi

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:59 PM PDT

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday explained why he had to relocate from the Government House to his private residence in Ibadan, the state capital. He said he had to flee his official...

Woman delivered of baby boy inside BRT bus

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 10:00 PM PDT

Passengers on a Bus Rapid Transit going to the CMS area of Lagos on Wednesday were forced to become emergency midwives and labour attendants when a pregnant woman was delivered of a bouncing baby boy...

Amaechi inaugurates panel on Rivers political killings

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:49 PM PDT

Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governor's Forum, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has inaugurated a nine-man Commission of Enquiry on politically motivated killings in the state. Prof...

Kane, Costa, Hazard nominated for PFA player award

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:48 PM PDT

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane was among six players nominated on Thursday for England's Professional Footballers' Association Premier League Player of the Year award. Kane, whose fine form...

It’s been six months in hell - Osaze Odemwingie

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:43 PM PDT

Nigeria striker Osaze Odemwingie has relived his six-month injury nightmare at Stoke City just as he is back in training in a bid to regain full fitness. Osaze has been sidelined since last August...

Lebanese woman, others arrested for using EFCC vests for robbery

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:32 PM PDT

A 32-year-old Lebanese, Amira Abdallahi, along with five other suspects, have been arrested by the police for alleged robberies and frauds totalling N20m in different parts of Lagos and Abuja. It...

Jonathan seeks global support for Buhari

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:25 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday appealed to world leaders, international organisations and Nigerians to give maximum support to the administration of the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu...

Punish VIP electoral fraudsters, INEC chief tells Buhari

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:23 PM PDT

National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in charge of Ogun, Oyo and Ekiti states, Prof. Lai Olurode, has called on the incoming administration of Maj. Gen. Muhammadu...

Jonathan seeks UN assistance to reconstruct reclaimed territories

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:20 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday appealed to the United Nations to focus more on helping Nigeria with the rehabilitation and reconstruction of persons and communities affected by terrorism in...

Niger-Delta militants threaten attacks over pipeline protection contract

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:18 PM PDT

Urhobo Gbagbako, an Urhobo militant group in Delta State, has warned that it may launch attacks on facilities of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company to press home its demands that the oil...

Taraba gov: APC carpets INEC, seeks fresh collation

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:12 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission should set aside its declaration that the governorship election in Taraba State was...

Obasanjo's autobiography, My Watch released by Customs

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:11 PM PDT

The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday said that it had released former President Olusegun Obasanjo's autobiography titled, My Watch. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the NCS...

Lagos governor-elect, Ambode receives Certificate of Return

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:08 PM PDT

Lagos State governor-elect, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; the senator representing Lagos-Central senatorial district, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, and 26 others on Thursday received their certificates of return from...

Court decides lawmakers’ suit against Fayose May 7

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:06 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed May 7, 2015 to rule on an application by the 19 Ekiti State All Progressives Congress lawmakers to discontinue their case against Governor Ayodele Fayose and...

Group defends Igbo support for Jonathan

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:04 PM PDT

A socio-cultural group, Igbo Youth Movement, has defended the bloc votes given to President Goodluck Jonathan by the Igbo in the presidential election. Majority of Igbo votes went to Jonathan of the...

PDP denies plans to rig rescheduled polls

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:03 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State has denied plans to rig Saturday's rescheduled State House of Assembly elections in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government and other areas. The state PDP...

DELTA: Ogboru rejects gov poll result, heads for tribunal

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:01 PM PDT

The candidate of the Labour Party in last Saturday's governorship election in Delta State, Chief Great Ogboru, has rejected the declaration of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as the governor-elect, saying,...

Governor Aliyu signs anti-rape bill into law

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:00 PM PDT

Apparently worried by the incessant rape cases in Niger State, Governor Babangida Aliyu on Thursday assented to the state House of Assembly bill seeking stiffer punishment for rapists and people...

FG hands over Nitel/Mtel to NATCOM

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:59 PM PDT

The federal government on Thursday approved the handover of Nitel/Mtel facilities to NATCOM. Deputy Chairman, National Council on Privatization (NCP) Technical Committee, Haruna Sambo, made the...

IOC President invites Buhari to Lausanne

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 08:50 PM PDT

President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, has congratulated the President-elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) on his victory at the polls and also extended an invitation...

Alarming Confession of Nanny who Kidnapped Orekoya Kids (video)

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 08:48 PM PDT

Truly Alarming.... Watch The Nanny, known as Mary Akinloye but whose real name is Funmilayo Adeyemi, narrates how she executed the kidnap of the Orekoya children which was planned by her husband...

Man indicted in US for drug deal elected Senator in Nigeria - AP

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 08:52 AM PDT

A man indicted in America for allegedly smuggling heroin, in a court case that was the basis for the TV hit "Orange Is The New Black," has been elected a senator in Nigeria.Buruji Kashamu was little...

South African president, Jacob Zuma appeals for end of xenophobic attacks

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 07:19 AM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday appealed for calm and the end of attacks on immigrants after a wave of violence that has left at least six people dead. "No amount of frustration or...

Tinubu vs AIT: Court adjourns N150bn libel suit till May 27

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 07:13 AM PDT

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday adjourned a N150 billion libel suit filed by former Lagos State Governor, Chief Bola Tinubu, against African Independent Communication (AIT), till May 27. Justice...
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