Monday, 4 May 2015

NigerianEye: “President Jonathan holds private meeting with Adeboye, Oyedepo” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “President Jonathan holds private meeting with Adeboye, Oyedepo” plus 29 more


President Jonathan holds private meeting with Adeboye, Oyedepo

Posted: 04 May 2015 10:34 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday met separately with two leading pastors in the countries based in Ogun State. Jonathan met with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,...

You can’t hold us responsible for your loss, PDP tells Jonathan

Posted: 04 May 2015 10:34 PM PDT

Thirty-six days after the March 28 Presidential election, National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday said that President Goodluck Jonathan should not hold the National Working...

IN PICTURES: Nigerian troops rescue more women and children from Sambisa forest

Posted: 04 May 2015 10:34 PM PDT

CHILDREN RESCUED BY NIGERIAN TROOPS FROM INSURGENTS IN SAMBISA FOREST AND HANDED OVER TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NEMA) AT MALKOHI CAMP IN YOLA ON SATURDAY NIGHT.ONE OF THE...

Boko Haram in disarray as shortage of arms, fuel hits insurgents

Posted: 04 May 2015 10:35 PM PDT

Boko Haram is fracturing as shortages of weapons and fuel foment tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders, women rescued from the Islamist jihadi fighters by Nigerian troops told Reuters. The...

REVEALED: Why Enugu House served Gov. Chime impeachment notice three weeks to end of tenure

Posted: 04 May 2015 10:29 PM PDT

The Enugu State House of Assembly, yesterday, resolved to serve a notice of impeachment on Governor Sullivan Chime for alleged infractions ranging from inflation of contracts to forgery of the state...

'Hate statements responsible for PDP’s woeful outing at the elections'

Posted: 04 May 2015 10:23 PM PDT

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has said the hate campaign against Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress by the President Goodluck Jonathan campaign team...

Man blames Jonathan for pregnant daughter’s murder

Posted: 04 May 2015 10:18 PM PDT

The father of a 26-year-old pregnant woman, who was murdered in the Arepo area of Ogun State last week, has blamed President Goodluck Jonathan for the incident. Mr. Babafemi Ojo, whose daughter...

Fayose sacks Ekiti permanent secretary

Posted: 04 May 2015 03:11 PM PDT

A Permanent Secretary in the Ekiti State Civil Service, Mr. Tunde Alokan, has been sacked by Governor Ayodele Fayose, it was learnt on Monday. Alokan, until his removal, was the Permanent Secretary...

Arsenal too hot for Hull City

Posted: 04 May 2015 03:05 PM PDT

A fantastic first-half brace from Alexis Sanchez helped Arsenal roar to a convincing 3-1 victory over Premier League strugglers Hull City. The Chilean opened the scoring with a free-kick that...

Rev Father abducted in Kogi, 4 Million Naira ransom demanded

Posted: 04 May 2015 02:53 PM PDT

A priest in the Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Father Innocent Umor, has been kidnapped in Kogi State. The victim, who oversees Ikanepo Parish, Ankpa Local Government Area, Idah Diocese of Kogi...

Second patient fitted with artificial heart dies

Posted: 04 May 2015 02:48 PM PDT

The second patient to have received an artificial heart made by French firm Carmat has died, nine months after being fitted with the device, the company announced Monday. The 69-year-old passed away...

Boko Haram deliberately rape ‘kidnapped girls’ to give birth to future fighters — Governor Shettima

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:43 PM PDT

Boko Haram insurgents deliberately rape women with the intention of getting them pregnant so they would give birth to future insurgents as successors of their violent struggles, hence, the need for a...

'I’m still in charge' - Enugu Assembly speaker dismisses report of his impeachment

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:43 PM PDT

The Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Eugene Odo, has described his purported impeachment by the nine-man faction of the lawmakers as legislative recklessness and impunity. Odo told...

Fayose: Omirin asks court to strike out impeachment suit

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:44 PM PDT

The embattled Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out a suit freshly filed to stop the moves by the 19 members of the All...

Don’t remove fuel subsidy, students warn Buhari

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:26 PM PDT

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Monday, warned the President elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari against any attempt to remove fuel subsidy, saying such action would be vehemently...

Britain’s newborn princess named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:40 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, have named their second child Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, royal officials said on Monday. According to the royal report, the name pays homage to the...

Governor Chime not aware of impeachment process – Aide

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:12 PM PDT

The Enugu State Government on Monday said it is unaware of the impeachment process against Governor Sullivan Chime by a faction of the state's House of Assembly. Chief Press Secretary to the...

OYO: Ladoja challenges Ajimobi’s victory, heads to tribunal

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:09 PM PDT

Senator Rasheed Ladoja, former governor of Oyo state and gubernatorial candidate of Accord Party in the last governorship election has began legal proceedings to challenge the victory of Governor...

Lagos lists 140 convicts in sex offenders register

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:07 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Monday says 140 convicted sex offenders have been recorded in a Sex Offenders' Register created by the state government to shame offenders and serve as a...

No new cases of polio in nine months – Kano

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:05 PM PDT

Kano State Primary Health Management Board has said the state has not recorded any fresh poliomyelitis case in the last nine months. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi,...

NNPC to resume oil search in Chad Basin

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:02 PM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday announced that it will resume its search for crude oil in the Chad Basin. The corporation stated that its resolve to resume oil search in the...

Court orders extradition of ex-Minting boss to UK

Posted: 04 May 2015 12:01 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the extradition of a former Managing Director of Nigerian Security, Minting and Printing Company, Mr. Ehidiamhem Okoyomon, to the United Kingdom to...

Togo’s president sworn in for third term

Posted: 04 May 2015 11:59 AM PDT

Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe was on Monday sworn in before the Togolese Constitutional Court which had declared him a day earlier as the winner of the April 25 presidential elections with 58.77...

NEMA presents relief materials to Rivers community

Posted: 04 May 2015 11:57 AM PDT

The National Emergency Management Agency on Monday presented relief materials to victims of fire incident that destroyed property in Nbodo community in Aluu, Ikwere Local Government Area of...

Over 260 Kano mass wedding couples now have children

Posted: 04 May 2015 11:55 AM PDT

No fewer than 260 couples, who participated in Kano State's mass wedding programme have become parents of new born babies within the last two years, the State's Hisbah Board has confirmed. Hisbah...

Buruji Kashamu sues NDLEA, EFCC, others

Posted: 04 May 2015 11:54 AM PDT

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, has dragged the Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and 11 others to...

Enugu lawmakers set to impeach Governor Chime over allegations of corruption and misconduct

Posted: 04 May 2015 08:03 AM PDT

Enugu State lawmakers have commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Sullivan Chime, over allegations of corruption and misconduct. Fourteen lawmakers, led by the speaker, Eugene Odo, met...

Enugu Speaker impeached

Posted: 04 May 2015 08:03 AM PDT

The crisis currently rocking the Enugu State house of Assembly has claimed its first casualty with Monday's impeachment of the Speaker, Hon. Eugene Odoh. He was accused of promoting acts that have...

Prison inmate escapes in Edo

Posted: 04 May 2015 08:04 AM PDT

An inmate at the Benin Central Prison has allegedly escaped from the headquarters of the Edo State Prison Service on Reservation Road, in Benin, the state capital. . It was gathered that the inmate,...

IN PICTURES: Man treks from Abuja to Otuoke to honour Jonathan as ‘Hero of Democracy’

Posted: 04 May 2015 08:03 AM PDT

Mr. Oladele John Nihi from Kogi state has started trekking from Abuja to Otuoke, the hometown of President Goodluck Jonathan, to celebrate him (Jonathan) as the hero of democracy. Nihi, who started...

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