Wednesday, 13 May 2015

NigerianEye: “Jonathan intervenes in PDP crisis” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Jonathan intervenes in PDP crisis” plus 29 more


Jonathan intervenes in PDP crisis

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:33 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday evening met some Peoples Democratic Party major stakeholders with a view to finding a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the party. There has been...

Boko Haram attacks Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:35 PM PDT

MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri in Borno state on Wednesday from a cashew plantation a few kilometres from the Giwa barracks,...

TB JOSHUA gathers 200,000 in Mexico

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:35 PM PDT

By Ihechukwu Njoku A Central American venue usually reserved for elite football matches and high-class concerts reverberated with a different sound last weekend - the sound of the 'supernatural'…...

REVEALED: Reasons why I challenged 2003, 2007, 2011 polls in court – Buhari

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:35 PM PDT

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday explained why he went to court to challenge results of the presidential elections he lost in 2003, 2007 and 2011. Buhari, who stated this when Delta...

Nigeria adopts new methods to slash unemployment rate

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:36 PM PDT

Nigeria is set to significantly slash its unemployment rate by reviewing the protocol for calculating the data, a move that is likely to see millions of Nigerians categorised by the government as...

VIDEO: The Truth about Basket Mouth

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:26 PM PDT

The guest on this episode of The Truth is the Famous Nigerian Stand-up comedian and events emcee, Bright Okpocha popularly known as 'Basket Mouth'.

Lekki bank robbery: My share from the operation was N50,000 - suspect

Posted: 13 May 2015 08:45 PM PDT

A suspected member of the armed robbery gang that attacked a bank in Lekki, Lagos in March this year says he was given only N50,000 from the operation that claimed the lives of three police officers...

Juventus set up UEFA Champions League Final with Barcelona

Posted: 13 May 2015 02:28 PM PDT

Former Real Madrid striker, Alvaro Morata returned to haunt his former team at the Santiago Bernabeu as his goal sent the Champions League holders out of the tournament and put Juventus in the...

Ogogoro drink kills 3 in Ondo

Posted: 13 May 2015 02:28 PM PDT

Security operatives from Ondo State Police Command are working round the clock to unravel the mysterious death of three persons after consuming a local gin, popularly known as ogogoro at Oka Motor...

Air passengers in Enugu worry over low fares

Posted: 13 May 2015 02:24 PM PDT

Passengers in Enugu State and its environs have expressed worry over the crash in prices of air fares against the projections of economic indicators. A passenger, Mr. Emeka Dinobi, wondered why...

Lagos threatens sanctions against trucks blocking Apapa roads

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:19 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to tanker or truck divers, occupying inner roads in Apapa to vacate the roads or risk sanctions. The government noted that hundreds of...

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES, PDP & APC

Posted: 13 May 2015 02:34 PM PDT

                          The result of the Nigerian 2015 presidential election shows how elections are won and lost on the altar of...

Obasanjo, turns down pleas to help revive PDP

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:16 AM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rebuffed repeated pleas from concerned member of the Peoples Democratic Party to help revive the party following its defeat in the March 28 presidential...

IN PICTURES: Tony Blair meets Buhari and Osinbajo in Abuja

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:17 AM PDT

Nigeria's President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President-elect, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday met with a former British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, with further collaboration...

SHOCKING VIDEO: KFC workers wash chicken on dirty concrete floor

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:19 AM PDT

In this shocking and unbelievable video below, KFC workers in South Africa were caught on film washing raw chicken on a dirty floor outside the fast food restaurant in Braamfontein. The video was...

Buhari denies backing Senate presidency aspirant

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:18 AM PDT

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has denied backing one of the aspirants to the Senate Presidency, saying he is willing to work with any leader of the Senate irrespective of what part of the...

Abuja bomb victims stage protest, accuse Nigerian government of neglect

Posted: 13 May 2015 11:19 AM PDT

Victims of multiple bomb attacks in Abuja in 2014 on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest at the National Assembly to urge the Nigerian government to fulfil its promises to them. The government had...

How we destroyed Boko Haram with new aircrafts — ​Nigerian Air Force​

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:12 AM PDT

The Nigerian Air Force has said the acquisition of new aircrafts has helped the military in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the Northeastern part of Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja at the 51st...

How APC's Lai Mohammed planned to throw Nigeria into Crisis – PDP

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:06 AM PDT

The National Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP said Wednessday that but for the maturity of President Goodluck Jonathan and the head of the All Progressives Congress, APC's Transition...

Tribunal orders service of election petition papers on Wike

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:04 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress and its candidate in the April 11 governorship election, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, have accused the governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike, of evading service of the processes of...

President Jonathan's friends dump PDP for APC

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:02 AM PDT

President Jonathan's remark last week that his friends had deserted him owing to his electoral loss gathered momentum on Wednesday when his kinsmen representing him at the National and State Assembly...

Buhari Assures Tony Blair Of Continued Nigeria-UK Collaboration

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:23 AM PDT

Nigeria's President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has met with a former British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, with further collaboration between both countries topping talks. At the meeting,...

Boko Haram: Affected children won’t become nuisance – Buhari

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:16 AM PDT

President -elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, said on Wednesday that one of the biggest burdens of the incoming government is to ensure children affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast do...

50 year-old woman delivers twins after many years of childlessness

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:40 AM PDT

Mrs Roseline Akinsola, 50, on Monday delivered a set of twins after 14 years of childlessness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akinsola, who works at the Ekiti State Christian Pilgrims...

‘Learn Revenue Generation From Tinubu, Fashola’ - Ben Murray Bruce tells state governors

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:14 AM PDT

If Nigeria truly wants economic survival, the Federal Government must partner with outgoing Governor of Lagos State, western Nigeria, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, as well as National Leader of the All...

Aregbesola’s son not arrested for money laundering – Osun Govt

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:11 AM PDT

The Osun state government has denied rumours that the first son of the governor, Kabir Aregbesola was arrested in Lagos on charges of money laundering. In a statement by Semiu Okanlawon, Director,...

Nigerian Becomes First Black President Of Westminster College

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:06 AM PDT

Nigeria's Dr. Benjamin Ola Akande of St. Louis, Missouri, has been named the 21st president of the 164-year-old Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He will take office July 1, succeeding Dr....

Burundi presidency says coup plotters ‘will be brought to justice’

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:04 AM PDT

Burundi's presidency said Wednesday that an attempted coup by a top general had been "foiled" and that the perpetrators would be brought to justice. "It is with regret that we have learned that a...

Ekiti PDP chairman sacked

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:02 AM PDT

Crisis has hit the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State as the Chairman, Chief Idowu Faleye, was removed by the State Executive Committee at a meeting held on Tuesday for alleged...

Police IG orders crackdown on kidnapping, others in Edo

Posted: 13 May 2015 08:57 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has dispatched a special crack squad to Edo to tackle the spate of cultism, kidnapping, robbery and other related crimes in the state. Notice of...

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