Wednesday, 20 May 2015

NigerianEye: “Reasons why i conceded defeat and called Buhari to congratulate him - Jonathan” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Reasons why i conceded defeat and called Buhari to congratulate him - Jonathan” plus 29 more


Reasons why i conceded defeat and called Buhari to congratulate him - Jonathan

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:42 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said he conceded victory to Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28 Presidential election because of his desire to keep the country away from conflict. He said...

PDP crisis: I resigned for Jonathan to take over BoT – Anenih

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:42 PM PDT

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Anenih, has said his resignation Wednesday, was to allow President Goodluck Jonathan take over the position. Mr. Anenih...

We’re inheriting Nigeria’s worst economy in history – Osinbajo

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:46 PM PDT

The Vice President-elect, Prof. Yomi Osinbajo, on Wednesday said Nigeria's economy is in its worst shape in history. He put the nation's local and international debt profile at US$60billion with a...

Again, Adebayor out with more messy family tales

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:46 PM PDT

Emmanuel Adebayor has claimed his brothers held a knife to his throat when he played for Monaco because they wanted money. Adebayor describes how he woke up to find his siblings, Kola and Peter,...

PDP National Chairman Mu’azu resigns, Secondus takes over

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:48 PM PDT

The Deputy National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Uche Secondus, has taken over as the acting National Chairman of the party. This followed the resignation of the party Chairman, Adamu...

Jonathan approves 2015 ₦4.5 trillion budget

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:39 PM PDT

Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the N4.5 trillion ($22.6 billion) budget for 2015, which was passed by the National Assembly in late April, the president's spokesman, Dr Reuben...

Nigeria can’t ban importation of all goods – APC govs

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:34 PM PDT

Governors of the All Progressives Congress, under the aegis of the Progressive Governors Forum, on Wednesday said Nigeria could not afford to entirely ban importation of goods. The governors...

I sympathise with Keshi over players selection – Onigbinde

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:30 PM PDT

A former Super Eagles Coach, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, on Wednesday expressed sympathy for Stephen Keshi, the Head Coach of the Super Eagles, over the selection of players for the team. Onigbinde...

The Village Headmaster, Femi Robinson, Dies at 75

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:29 PM PDT

A seasoned actor and a member of the cast of the popular TV drama series, Village Headmaster, Femi Robinson, is dead. Robinson, who acted the part of 'headmaster' in the rested soap, passed on in...

Military lifts curfew on Maiduguri

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:26 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday revoked all curfew passes given to some residents of Maiduguri, the capital of the troubled Borno State. The military authorities also warned motorists off the streets...

579 soldiers facing court martial – Nigerian Army

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:25 PM PDT

The authorities of the Nigerian Army are prosecuting a total of 579 officers and soldiers for offences bordering on professional misconduct and indiscipline in the Armed Forces. The Acting Director,...

I’m not Tinubu’s candidate - Gbajabiamila

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:23 PM PDT

The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, denied on Wednesday that he was the candidate of National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for...

Osaze thrilled to make history

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:16 PM PDT

Osaze Odemwingie says he feels honoured to be playing a part in a momentous era in Stoke City's history, Stoke Sentinel reports. The popular winger has returned from long-term injury in the nick of...

Anenih resigns as PDP BoT chairman

Posted: 20 May 2015 03:30 PM PDT

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, has resigned from his post. Anenih cited "the current state of affairs within the party." He said this in...

Rivers Assembly complex to reopen May 31

Posted: 20 May 2015 03:07 PM PDT

The complex of the Rivers State House of Assembly, located on Moscow Road in Port Harcourt, will be reopened for legislative business on May 31, 2015. The state Assembly complex was shut down on...

Court drops murder charges against Nigerian child-bride

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:31 PM PDT

Nigerian prosecutors on Wednesday withdrew murder charges against a 15-year-old girl who was accused of using rat poison to kill the 35-year-old man she had married. Prosecutor Lamido Abba...

Securing a second term in power is no longer a right - Obasanjo

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:17 AM PDT

Former President Obasanjo says the outcome of the recent Presidential election in Nigeria has proved to African leaders that securing a second term in office 'is no longer a right.' He said this...

IN PICTURES: Nigerian police unveils 259 customized patrol vehicles

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:13 AM PDT

Nigeria recorded 105 cases of rights abuses against gays in 2014 — Group

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:08 AM PDT

A group, Queer Alliance, has said between January and December, 2014, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Nigeria, recorded 105 cases of human rights violations on grounds of...

Jonathan A Prodigal Son, Say Kinsmen

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:05 AM PDT

The people of Ogbia Local Government in Bayelsa State, President Goodluck Jonathan's home council, have described him as a prodigal, who has no balls to call his contractor friends to order and has...

Gunmen abduct Jonathan’s cousins in Bayelsa

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:02 AM PDT

Patience Egbeni and Kate Eni, two cousins of President Goodluck Jonathan, have been abducted by gunmen at Akimpelai, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State. NE gathered that the unidentified...

7,000 Nigerians studying in U.S, says Embassy

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:00 AM PDT

The U.S. Embassy says no fewer than 7,000 Nigerians are studying in the U.S. The Embassy made this known during tour of its Consular Section by media professionals in Abuja on Wednesday. The Consul...

Mu’azu’s resignation, good for PDP – Fayose

Posted: 20 May 2015 09:59 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Mu'azu, as a good thing for the party. Speaking through his Chief...

Military evacuate 275 rescued women, children from camp

Posted: 20 May 2015 09:58 AM PDT

The military has evacuated the rescued 275 women and children from the Malkohi Camp, near Yola. The women and children were recently rescued from the Sambisa forest by the military. The women and...

Zuma apologises to Mozambicans for xenophobic violence

Posted: 20 May 2015 09:56 AM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma apologised to Mozambicans Wednesday for a recent outbreak of xenophobic violence in which at least seven people died and hundreds of migrants were forced to flee...

Constitution Amendment: Reps move to override Jonathan’s veto

Posted: 20 May 2015 09:53 AM PDT

Disturbed by President Goodluck Jonathan's refusal to assent to the 1999 constitution amendment process, the House of Representatives, Wednesday moved to alter its House Rule to pave way to override...

Edo workers threaten strike over alleged pension deduction

Posted: 20 May 2015 09:49 AM PDT

Workers under the Edo State Government on Wednesday threatened to embark on a three-day warning strike over ‎the alleged deduction of eight per cent from their May 2015 salaries as pension...

Cleric urges Buhari to rebuild north’s burnt churches

Posted: 20 May 2015 09:45 AM PDT

The Presiding Bishop of Victory Chapel International, Mike Bamidele, has advised President-elect Muhammadu Buhari to rebuild churches burnt down by the Boko Haram sect and to rehabilitate those who...

Beware of wolves, political jobbers, Okogie tells Buhari

Posted: 20 May 2015 09:39 AM PDT

The Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, on Wednesday urged the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to beware of sycophants ahead of his assumption of...

Barber docked for peeping at female neighbour in bathroom

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:11 AM PDT

A 36-year-old barber, Azeez Adewale, charged with peeping at his female neighbour while bathing in the bathroom, was arraigned on Wednesday in Lagos. Adewale, who resides at No. 23, Arowojobe St.,...

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