Tuesday, 26 May 2015

NigerianEye: “Good Luck, President-Elect Buhari, By Femi Aribisala” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Good Luck, President-Elect Buhari, By Femi Aribisala” plus 29 more


Good Luck, President-Elect Buhari, By Femi Aribisala

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:56 PM PDT

It is all going to happen within four days. Four days to the great national revival and renewal. Four days to the rejuvenation and restoration of the Nigerian economy. Four days to the great "changi"...

I can’t be a party to Nigeria’s disintegration – Jonathan

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:51 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he would never be a part of any action that can lead to Nigeria's disintegration. He said the predictions that the country would cease to exist in 2015...

The four great enemies Buhari must terminate after being sworn in on Friday

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:54 AM PDT

Muhammadu Buhari is sworn in as Nigeria's next president on Friday but he has a daunting to-do list after promising wholesale change during elections two months ago. Here are four key areas,...

Go ahead and probe me, but remember i have your records - Amaechi dares Wike

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:51 AM PDT

River State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has asked the state Governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike, to go ahead with his threat to probe his administration, saying he has Wike's records as his (Amaechi) Chief...

Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala wins BBC Womens Footballer of the Year award

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:50 AM PDT

Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. The 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service,...

Court orders NDLEA operatives to vacate Kashamu’s house

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:51 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the more than 50 operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to immediately vacate the Lagos residence of the senator-elect for Ogun East...

Court order on Kashamu, diversionary – NDLEA

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:52 AM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has kicked against a court order mandating it to withdraw its officials from the house of the Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Mr. Buruji...

Do not give any Nigerian policeman bribe - IG warns

Posted: 26 May 2015 11:07 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, on Tuesday cautioned the public against corrupting police personnel by giving them bribes or paying for release of suspects. Arase stated that...

Lagos appoints new Ayangburen of Ikorodu

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:38 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government has approved the appointment of Prince Kabiru Adewale Sotobi as the next Ayangburen of Ikorodu. Fashola presents staff of office to new Ayangburen of Ikorodu, engr Kabiru...

Jonathan commissions Defence Agency Dialysis Centre

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:35 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday commissioned the newly completed Dialysis Centre at the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), Abuja. According to him, the centre will go a long way to assist in...

JSS cultists undergoing re-orientation, say Police

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:33 AM PDT

The 14 Junior Secondary School students arrested two weeks over their alleged involvement in cult-related activities in Benin City, Edo State, are now undergoing re-orientation, police said on...

Governor Suntai packs out of Taraba Government House

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:32 AM PDT

The outgoing Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai, has packed his personal effects out of the state Government House in Jalingo, preparatory to the swearing-in ceremony of the new governor on...

My fears for Femi Adeshina - Olalekan Adigun

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:29 AM PDT

In as much as I admire person of Mr. Femi Adeshina, the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, The Sun newspapers, for his resourcefulness, professionalism and humility, I am at not sure as to whether to...

REVEALED: Jonathan turns down offer to head PDP’s Board of Trustees

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:18 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan turned down his Peoples Democratic Party's offer to head the party's Board of Trustees, before a former minister was appointed on Monday, a senior party leader has...

Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill scores in Benue

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:14 AM PDT

Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed at least 23 people in central Nigeria, the latest clash in a long-running battle with farming communities in the restive region, police said Tuesday. "There was an...

Oshiomhole swears-in, suspends new LG chairman

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:11 AM PDT

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has sworn in Mr. Alhassan Mohammed as Chairman, Etsako West Local Government Area and immediately suspended him for two months. The new Chairman was sworn-in,...

Governor Aliyu tells FG to remove oil subsidy

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:07 AM PDT

Niger state governor Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu has called on the federal government to make up its mind and totally deregulate the oil sector by removing subsidy from petroleum products. Aliyu who...

We shall collect back all stolen Kaduna State money - El Rufai

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:05 AM PDT

Kaduna State governor-elect, Mallam Nasir El Rufai Tuesday vowed that once he assumed office next Friday, every person that stole Kaduna State money must return the loot or would be made to face...

Dokpesi to testify in Tinubu’s N150 Billion suit against AIT

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:03 AM PDT

The Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been listed as a witness in a N150bn libel suit against African Independent Television before a Lagos State High Court in...

NLC prevents Governor Jang frpm inaugurating projects

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:01 AM PDT

he Plateau State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday stalled the inauguration of various projects by Gov. Jonah Jang to protest non-payment of salary arrears to workers. The governor...

Unpaid Salaries: Workers declare indefinite strike in Cross River

Posted: 26 May 2015 09:49 AM PDT

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress in Cross River has declared an indefinite strike by civil servants in the state over unpaid salaries. In a...

20 Kenya policemen killed in al-Shabaab attack

Posted: 26 May 2015 10:48 AM PDT

No fewer than 20 policemen were on Tuesday killed in an ambush by Somali Militant group , al-Shabaab in the north-eastern of Kenya, a police said. The police officer, who claimed anonymity, said the...

Teenage girl docked over attempted murder

Posted: 26 May 2015 09:45 AM PDT

A teenage girl, Chidima Sunday, was on Tuesday charged before an Ojo Magistrates' Court, Lagos, for allegedly attempting to kill a man, Francis Ikemefuna, by stabbing him. Chidima, 18, is standing...

Nigeria's Flying Eagles arrive New Zealand for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Posted: 26 May 2015 09:31 AM PDT

Nigeria's Under 20 national team, the Flying Eagles, has arrived in New Zealand for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup which begins on May 30. The African champions left their training camp in Nurnberg,...

Nigeria’s energy crisis worsens; only 5 of 23 power plants functional — NERC

Posted: 26 May 2015 09:29 AM PDT

Nigeria's energy crisis deteriorated Monday, as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the government agency responsible for regulating operations in the electricity sector, reported...

$8.8m fraud: Lagos DPP to request Briton extradition

Posted: 26 May 2015 09:27 AM PDT

The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions may soon be filing a request for the extradition of a British citizen, Deepak Khilnani, to face criminal charges in Nigeria. Khilnani, an...

APC denies zoning Senate President to North-Central

Posted: 26 May 2015 09:26 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has denied a published report that its National Working Committee met on Monday night and decided to zone the Senate Presidency to the North-Central and the Speaker of...

38 killed as fire guts home for elderly in China

Posted: 26 May 2015 09:16 AM PDT

A fire has swept through a nursing home in central Chinese province of Henan killing at least 38 people, officials have said. The fire broke out on Monday evening in an apartment building at a...

Tribunal grants APC’s request to inspect election materials in Lagos

Posted: 26 May 2015 09:12 AM PDT

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday granted leave to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to inspect documents and gadgets used in the April 11 gubernatorial...

Tambuwal bows out as Speaker, hands over to Ihedioha

Posted: 26 May 2015 09:10 AM PDT

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, bowed out on Tuesday, handing over the leadership of the legislature to his Deputy, Mr. Emeka Ihedioha, who will round off the tenure...

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