Monday, 18 May 2015

NigerianEye: “The day Goodluck Jonathan became my hero - Femi Aribisala” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “The day Goodluck Jonathan became my hero - Femi Aribisala” plus 29 more


The day Goodluck Jonathan became my hero - Femi Aribisala

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:33 PM PDT

I write this as someone who does not know President Jonathan personally. I have never met the man. Neither have I ever spoken to him electronically. All I know about him is what I read in the papers,...

Woman recounts how Boko Haram prepares young Nigerian girls for bombing missions

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:33 PM PDT

One of the women freed by soldiers from Boko Haram's captivity, Meriam, 36, has narrated how the sect fighters trained and prepared girls and women for suicide missions. Meriam, who had just arrived...

Five men trek from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia for Buhari

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:35 PM PDT

Five residents of Bauchi State have revealed their plans to embark on a three-month trekking from Bauchi (Northern Nigeria) to Saudi Arabia. Dahiru Aminu, 33; Abdullahi Hussaini (36), Kabiru Saleh...

PDP massively rigged elections in South East – Orji Kalu

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:35 PM PDT

A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, says the Igbo did not vote for the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election in the South-East, maintaining that the PDP massively rigged...

We​’ll resume our armed struggle if Buhari “draws first blood” – Asari Dokubo

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:36 PM PDT

Following the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28 presidential election, leader of the militia group, Niger Delta People Salvation Front, Asari Dokubo, has declared that his group...

Jonathan sacks NIPC boss, names replacement

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:36 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday sacked the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Mrs. Saratu Altine Umar, with immediate effect. In a statement...

Lagos PDP removes state youth leader

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:32 PM PDT

The crisis rocking the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday deepened as the PDP Youth Leaders' Forum removed its leader, Mr Jide Ladehinde. He was replaced with the...

PENGASSAN, NUPENG on strike

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:23 PM PDT

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, branch of the Nigerian Petroleum Development...

Woman dies during sex romp with Lagos driver

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:22 PM PDT

The police in Lagos State have arrested a driver, identified simply as Utebor, for the death of a lady in his apartment. It was learnt that the suspect picked up the victim around Baruwa Estate in...

Air Force men beat FAAN official

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:16 PM PDT

There was confusion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Monday when two personnel of the Nigerian Air Force beat an official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to...

Tribunal: PDP youths urge fasting, prayer for Agbaje

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:09 PM PDT

The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party Youth Leaders Forum has asked the party's supporters to pray and fast in order for the governorship petition of the party to be favourably considered by the...

Ekiti varsity lecturers protest, give Fayose five-day ultimatum

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:06 PM PDT

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ekiti State University chapter, on Monday, protested against the kidnap of some of its members . The protest took place just as the Inspector-General of...

Former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair to speak at APC policy forum

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:04 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress is set to hold a two-day forum to unveil the policy plan of the incoming Muhammadu Buhari administration. According to a statement by the party, a former British Prime...

Nigeria's Vice President, Namadi Sambo and wife beg Nigerians for forgiveness

Posted: 18 May 2015 04:00 PM PDT

Vice-President Namadi Sambo, and wife, Amina Sambo, on Monday urged those they offended to forgive them. The vice-president, who spoke to newsmen shortly after a valedictory meeting with his...

President Obama finally joins Twitter

Posted: 18 May 2015 04:14 PM PDT

After 6 years as president of America, Barack Obama is finally on Twitter as @POTUS. The White House said in a blog post that the new account "will serve as a new way for President Obama to engage...

Fayose blasts Femi Falana - 'You’re an hypocrite'

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:39 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has faulted a claim by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, that he (Fayose) was providing cover for armed gangs to operate in the state, saying such...

Mourinho furious after Chelsea suffer embarrassing 3-0 West Brom defeat

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:55 PM PDT

West Bromwich Albion pulled off one of the surprise results of season after they beat English champions, Chelsea 3-0 at the Hawthorns on Monday night. The Baggies got off to a flyer after Saido...

Buhari will get 21-gun salute, Army alerts public

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:53 PM PDT

The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Monday in Abuja alerted the public on firing of artillery guns for Presidential Inauguration and Swearing in Ceremony come May 29. This was contained in a...

APC set to unveil Buhari's government policy direction

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:39 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress is to unveil the road map for the policy direction of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration at a two-day Policy Dialogue, which begins on Wednesday. The Policy...

Nigerian volunteers pledge to rebuild Rwanda

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:35 PM PDT

Nigerians deployed to Rwanda for volunteers services under the Federal Government's Technical Aid Corps (TAC) programme on Monday pledged to use their experience to help rebuild the war-torn...

North Korea not ready for nuclear talks – US

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:30 PM PDT

North Korea has "not even come close" to initiating talks by taking the steps needed to rein in its nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. Speaking in the South Korean...

Borno governor, Kashim Shetima elected chairman of the Northern Nigeria Governors’ Forum

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:29 PM PDT

Governors of the 19 northern states, under the aegis of the Northern Nigeria Governors' Forum, on Monday, elected the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shetima, as their new chairman. Shettima replaces...

Kidnappings: IG to deploy special squads in Ekiti, Kogi

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:25 PM PDT

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has assured the people of Ekiti State of a rapid response to the spate of kidnappings in the state. Arase, while playing host to the Ekiti State...

PDP shuts Facebook and Twitter accounts

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:23 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday shut down its twitter and face book accounts following a hacking incident. According to the party, the two social media accounts were used by the hackers to...

Newspaper threatens to sue PDP for N7m advert debt

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:21 PM PDT

The New Telegraph newspapers has petitioned the Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Adamu Muazu, over the refusal of the disbanded PDP Presidential Declaration Committee, to settle N6.9m advertisement...

22 political parties meet, want improved electoral process

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:17 PM PDT

Twenty-two political parties regrouped on Monday in Abuja to review their performance in the last general elections and seek ways to correct the mistakes that led to their failure ahead of next...

Kidnapping beyond my govt’s capacity – Fayose

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:07 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has pleaded with the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, to tackle the spate of kidnapping in his state, saying the increasing crime wave is beyond the...

WHY STATE GOVERNMENTS CANNOT PAY SALARIES

Posted: 18 May 2015 03:38 PM PDT

In the past few months, about twenty of Nigeria's thirty-six states have become struggling, financially unhealthy, and economically-unviable states. From conservative estimates, they have not been...

Yemi Alade, Wizkid nominated for the 2015 BET Awards + Full list of nominees

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:28 AM PDT

Nigeria's Wizkid and Yemi Alade will battle it out with Sauti Sol, Aka, Fally Ipupa, The Soil and others for a chance to win the 2015 BET award for the best International Act: AFRICA Davido and Ice...

Our social media accounts hacked – PDP

Posted: 18 May 2015 09:01 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has bemoaned the lack of synergy in its pronouncements in the media saying, personal opinions of its party members are sometimes presented as official positions on...

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