Tuesday, 30 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Meet new INEC boss, Amina Zakari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Meet new INEC boss, Amina Zakari” plus 29 more


Meet new INEC boss, Amina Zakari

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:54 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, appointed Mrs Amina Bala Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the conclusion of the term of Office of...

APC rates Buhari's performance in first month 'high',,,list Buhari’s achievements so far

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 11:00 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday x-rayed President Muhammadu Buhari's one month in office and concluded that he had hit the ground running with what he achieved. National Publicity...

Buhari vows to reform oil and gas sector, boost national income

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:54 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja that his administration will undertake appropriate reforms and implement fresh policies to boost national income from oil and gas...

113 people killed in Indonesian plane crash

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:54 PM PDT

About 113 people died on Tuesday after an Indonesian air force C-130 plane crashed into a building in city of Medan, on the northern island of Sumatra. Twelve crew members and 101 passengers,...

Be patient with Buhari, Gana tells Nigerians

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:51 PM PDT

A former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, has advised Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari as he settles down for the business of governance. Gana said that it would not...

Ebola returns to Liberia four months after clearance

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:47 PM PDT

The corpse of a 17-year-old boy has tested positive for Ebola in Liberia, the country's deputy Health Minister said late Monday. He added that no other case had been reported. Tolbert Nyenswah, who...

CBN adjusts forex peg as naira hits 228

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:45 PM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday lowered the naira peg to 196.95 against the dollar from 196.90 it set last week. This made it the fourth time the CBN had adjusted the peg since it was...

Rivers Assembly gives Wike approval to borrow another N20bn

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:41 PM PDT

Rivers State House of Assembly, Wike, gave approval to the state governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, to borrow another N20 billion from Access Bank, thus bringing the total money so far borrowed by the state...

We did everything to win Lagos – PDP

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 04:01 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party said on Tuesday that it did everything within its power to win the last governorship election in Lagos State. While the PDP fielded Mr. Jimi Agbaje as its candidate for...

FG rehabilitates 22 female ex-suicide bombers

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 03:58 PM PDT

The Head of the Countering Violent Extremism Department in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Dr. Fatima Akilu, told President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday that no fewer than 22 women and...

Buhari appoints Amina Zakari acting INEC Chairman

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:48 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Amina Bala Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the exit of Prof. Attahiru Jega. Jega's...

Aregbesola pays workers December salary

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:16 AM PDT

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, said on Tuesday, that Governor Rauf Aregbesola has approved the payment of December, 2014 salary for workers in the...

CBN extends BVN registration to October 31

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 10:17 AM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the deadline for Bank Verification Number (BVN) registration, which is ongoing across the country, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting. The bank had...

Okonjo-Iweala denies unauthorized spending of $2.1 billion, says she's ready for probe

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 09:37 AM PDT

The former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied claims she spent $2.1 billion out of the Excess Crude Account without authorization and has offered to face any inquiry over the...

Former Kano Governor, Rabi’u Kwankwaso moves to halt EFCC arrest

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 09:31 AM PDT

The immediate past Governor of Kano state, Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso has approached a Gezawa High court seeking an injunction restraining the Economic and Finance Crime Commission from arresting...

Boko Haram leader arrested in Chad

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 08:35 AM PDT

A Chadian Public Prosecutor, Alghassim Khamis, said on Tuesday that one of the key Boko Haram leaders, Baana Fanay, who has been coordinating trafficking of weapons in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad was...

Buhari’s pledge to make his assets public stands – Code of Conduct Bureau

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 08:31 AM PDT

The Chairman, Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Sam Saba, has said the bureau has no legal powers to publicise assets declared by public officers. Mr. Saba told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja...

Mugabe mocks US legalisation of gay marriage, asks Obama to marry him

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 08:38 AM PDT

Robert Mugabe has mocked America's decision to legalise gay marriage across all 50 states by vowing to travel to the White House and proposing to Barack Obama. During his weekly interview with the...

Former Bayelsa Governor’s wife abducted by unknown gunmen

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 07:38 AM PDT

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Madam Martha Binabo, the wife of former Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly and the state former Acting Governor, Rt. Hon Nestor Binabo. The incident, the...

We will confirm ministerial nominees without delay - Saraki

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 08:38 AM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday assured Nigerians that there would be no delay in the confirmation of ministerial nominees once the list is sent to the legislature by President Muhammadu...

PICTURES: Chaos as Millions of Nigerians besiege banks in last minute rush for BVN registration

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 06:39 AM PDT

There is chaos at most banks across the country as customers are rushing to beat the mandatory Bank Verification Number (BVN) deadline billed for today. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had given...

2015 Army Day celebration begins July 1

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 07:38 AM PDT

The Nigerian Army will mark the 2015 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL 2015) between July 1 and July 6, 2015. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Acting Director...

Court discharges murder suspect for showing remorse

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 07:33 AM PDT

An Ijede Magistrates' Court near Ikorodu, Lagos State on Tuesday discharged a man, Kazeem Ajiga, who allegedly lynched another man for stealing his aluminium roofing sheets. Ajiga was arraigned on...

Popular Yoruba Actor, Odunlade Adekola Signs Endorsement Deal With GLO

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 06:46 AM PDT

Popular Yoruba actor, Odunlade Adekola, has landed a huge endorsement deal with telecommunications company, Globacom as a brand ambassador. Just last week, Wizkid also became a Glo ambassador after...

Armed men invade Ladipo market, demolish shops

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 06:38 AM PDT

Some armed men and officials suspected to be working for Mushin Local Government and supported by a team of policemen on Tuesday morning invaded Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market and demolished shops in...

Policemen detained for shooting at commercial bus

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 06:31 AM PDT

There was panic in Ilupeju, Lagos yesterday as policemen shot at a passenger-laden commercial bus. The policemen are being detained at Ilupeju Police Station on the order of Lagos Command spokesman...

Adultery: Housewife Dies In Lover’s Custody

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 06:28 AM PDT

There was confusion on Monday at Ejigbo, after a housewife, Mrs Joy Bakare, impregnated by her secret married lover died in her lover's custody after she gave birth to twins in Lagos State, western...

Police uncover baby factory in Abia

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 06:10 AM PDT

Imo State police command has uncovered a baby factory at Mbutu, Isiala Ngwa South local government area of Abia State, and arrested the proprietor, Chief Emmanuel Eke. The police similarly picked...

15-yr-old SSS student commits suicide in Imo

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 06:08 AM PDT

A 15-year-old senior secondary school student, identified as Paschal Egbosimba, last weekend committed suicide at Uratta in Owerri North local council area of Imo State. It was gathered that the...

Malaysian father, son jailed for supporting terrorism

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 05:44 AM PDT

Shukor Abu-Bakar, a Malaysian deputy prosecutor, said on Tuesday that a man and his son were sentenced to 18 and 12 years imprisonment respectively for supporting terrorist activities. He said that...

Your Commitments Shape Your Life

Your Commitments Shape Your Life
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“Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives we should be living!” (2 Peter 3:11 TLB)

You don’t have to understand all the implications of your decision when you choose to follow Jesus. You simply need to respond to his invitation and make a commitment to follow Christ.

Your commitments shape your life more than anything else. Your commitments can develop you or they can destroy you, but either way, they will define you.

Tell me what you’re committed to, and I’ll tell you what you’ll be in 20 years, because we become whatever we’re committed to.

It is at this point of commitment that most people miss God’s purpose for their lives. Many are afraid to commit to anything, and they just drift through life. Others make half-hearted commitments to competing values, which leads to frustration and mediocrity. Others make a full commitment to worldly goals, such as becoming wealthy or famous, and they end up disappointed and bitter.

Every choice has eternal consequences, so you need to choose wisely: “Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives we should be living!” (2 Peter 3:11 TLB)

Christ-likeness comes from making Christ-like commitments.

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Monday, 29 June 2015

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: Okonjo-Iweala spent $2.1 Billion without approval - FG” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: Okonjo-Iweala spent $2.1 Billion without approval - FG” plus 29 more


REVEALED: Okonjo-Iweala spent $2.1 Billion without approval - FG

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:16 PM PDT

The National Economic Council, chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday accused a former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan,...

National Assembly Crisis: Ekweremadu must go - APC

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:16 PM PDT

The crisis in the National Assembly  is far from ending as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress on Monday insisted on removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, of the...

Aso Rock conducts audit of security personnel

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:23 PM PDT

Authorities of the Presidential Villa, Abuja have ordered a comprehensive audit of security personnel and forces deployed in the seat of power. The audit may have been necessitated by the ongoing...

Chibok girls forced to fight for Boko Haram – Witnesses

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:23 PM PDT

Some of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped on April 14, 2014 have been forced to join the fighters of the Boko Haram sect, the BBC has been told. Witnesses told BBC Panorama Programme that some of...

Buhari promises improved power supply

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:15 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday promised that his administration would give the highest possible priority to the rapid improvement of power supply across the country. According to a statement...

Shehu Sani blasts PDP for saying President Buhari was too slow in just one month into his four-year administration

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:38 PM PDT

A Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, said on Monday that it was morally wrong for the Peoples Democratic Party to say that President Muhammadu Buhari was too slow in...

Buhari yet to appoint Chief of Staff — Presidency

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:59 AM PDT

The presidency today denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has named his chief of staff. Rumours were rife on Monday that Mr. Buhari on Monday appointed a former military administrator of...

Buhari's arrest of brother-in-law false - Garba Shehu

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:58 AM PDT

Reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Department of State Sevice, DSS, to arrest his wife's younger brother, Musa Yola, over suspicion of fraud, are untrue. NE contacted...

PDP blasts Buhari: 'Don’t blackmail us, get to work, stop giving lame excuses'

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:59 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says no amount of intimidation, blackmail and propaganda by the Presidency would stop it from standing shoulder to shoulder with Nigerians in demanding that...

I Have No House Outside Nigeria – Dangote

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:59 AM PDT

Africa's richest man and foremost business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that despite his wealth, he has no residential property outside Nigeria. Dangote, whose 2015 net worth was put...

FG appoints Ladan, Director of DPR

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:23 AM PDT

The Federal Government has appointed Mr. Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan, as the Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to take over from Mr. George Osahon whose tenure elapsed June 19,...

IN PICTURES: President Buhari inaugurates National Economic Council

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:59 AM PDT

President Buhari today inaugurated the National Economic Council which will be chaired by VP Yemi Osinbajo, while all the 36 state governors and the Governor of the central bank Godwin Emefiele are...

Court Dissolves 13-year-old Marriage Over Sexual Starvation

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:49 AM PDT

Mr Henric Agbaje, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday dissolved a 13-year-old marriage between Ganiu Aremu and his wife; Omolola for sexually starving her husband. In his...

Facebook opens first Africa office

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:45 AM PDT

Facebook announced Monday it had opened its first African office in Johannesburg as part of its efforts "to help people and businesses connect" on the continent. The office will be headed by Nunu...

PDP warns Aregbesola over planned sacking of judge

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:33 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has warned Governor Rauf Aregbesola to desist from the alleged plan to sack Justice Folahanmi Oloyede. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Osun State, Mr. Bola Ajao,...

US plane crash kills three, sets home ablaze

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:21 AM PDT

A small plane crashed into a US home Sunday killing all three of the people on board, while the house's occupants escaped a devastating blaze that erupted immediately, officials said. "The four...

Governor El-Rufai appoints co-founder of #BringBackOurGirls movement as new Chief of Staff

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:18 AM PDT

Governor Nasiru El-rufai of Kaduna State on Monday appointed the co-founder of #BringBackOurGirls cause, Hadiza Bala-Usman, as his new Chief of Staff. A statement by his media aide, Mr. Samuel...

Customers storm banks as accounts verification ends tomorrow

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:14 AM PDT

Customers in Owerri have besieged banks trying to beat the deadline of June 30 for the verification of bank accounts. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who visited some banks in Owerri...

Arsenal officially sign Peter Cech from Chelsea

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:46 AM PDT

Petr Cech has agreed to join Arsenal from Chelsea on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, according to Arsenal's official website. The 33-year-old goalkeeper made over 400 appearances during...

OOU students protests death of 11 students, block Sagamu-Ore Expressway

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:40 AM PDT

Students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye in Ogun State have taken over the two lanes of the Sagamu-Ore Expressway, protesting the death of no fewer than 11 students of the university on...

Yemi Alade, Fuse ODG blast BET award for 'humiliating' Africa

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:27 AM PDT

Nigerian pop star Yemi Alade, and Ghana's FUSE ODG who were both nominated for the Best International Act – Africa at the 2015 BET awards, blasted the organizers of the award show for having little...

Buhari tells Nigerian governors to settle unpaid workers’ salaries

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:02 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged state governors who are currently owing salaries to, as a matter of urgency, explore ways of liquidating all unpaid salaries of staff which, he said, have...

Buhari inaugurates National Economic Council

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:03 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the National Economic Council led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The council, which has the 36 state governors and the Governor of Central Bank of...

Sacking NNPC Board Is Just The Beginning For Buhari And The Oil Sector - Femi Adesina

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:50 AM PDT

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser for Media and Publicity to President Buhari, spoke with SaharaTV about the first thirty days of Buhari's administration and the future of the oil sector under...

Question of the day: Will you support same sex marriage, gay rights in Nigeria?

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:54 AM PDT

Reactions have continued to trail the recent judgment by the US Supreme Court, which provides same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry, thereby handing a historic triumph to the American...

Former Jonathan aide, Doyin Okupe mocks APC over crisis

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:20 AM PDT

The Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, on Sunday, mocked the All Progressives Congress over the internal crisis plaguing the ruling...

Conditions worse under Fayose - workers cry out

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:07 AM PDT

Workers' standard of living has gone worse under the administration of Governor Ayo Fayose, some public servants in Ekiti State have cried out. Acting under the aegis of the Enlightened Workers'...

BET Awards 2015: Complete List of Winners

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:05 AM PDT

The much-anticipated 2015 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Award has come and gone, and here we have compiled the full list of the night's winners. Best International Act UK:FKA TwigsFuse...

Nigerian pastor gives out 22 cars on his birthday

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:00 AM PDT

The senior pastor of Champions Royal Assembly, Kubwa, Abuja, Joshua Iginla, on Sunday gave out 22 cars and millions of naira ranging from N50,000 to N500,000. The pastor, who celebrated his birthday...

I’ll Crush Boko Haram To The Last Man – Buhari

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 01:47 AM PDT

Enraged by the latest attacks on Borno and Yobe communities by Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday vowed to crush members of the terrorists to the last man. In what appears to be his...