Thursday, 18 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Buhari set to move into Aso Villa, announce some appointments next week” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari set to move into Aso Villa, announce some appointments next week” plus 29 more


Buhari set to move into Aso Villa, announce some appointments next week

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:15 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to move into the Presidential Villa and commence serious business of governance next week, a competent Presidency source revealed. Since being declared winner of...

IN PICTURES: President Buhari in Katsina for Ramadan

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:15 PM PDT

President Buhari is in his home state of Katsina for Ramadan. See more photos below

Ben Bruce to Osun govt: I will not respond to your attack during Ramadan

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:47 PM PDT

The lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, has said that in the spirit of the month of Ramadan observed by Muslim faithfuls, he will not respond to critics...

Fire at Zenith bank head office in Lagos

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:23 PM PDT

There was a minor fire incident at the head office of Zenith Bank on Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island, Lagos State, on Thursday. It was learnt that the fire, which started around 5pm, destroyed some...

Deaf & dumb man stabs peacemaker to death in Ondo

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:45 PM PDT

Detectives in Ondo State police command have arrested three persons, including two deaf and dumb men, for stabbing to death a peacemaker who was trying to settle a squabble between them. It was...

PDP’ll regain power in 2019 – Mimiko

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:30 PM PDT

The newly-elected Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors' Forum, Ondo's Olusegun Mimiko, on Thursday said that the opposition party would regain power at the centre come 2019. Mimiko...

Lagos govt moves to relocate bus stops over gridlock

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:28 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government says it will relocate all congested bus stops in the state, especially those sited close to markets. The government explained that the decision became necessary to ease...

Danish PM concedes election defeat

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:27 PM PDT

Danish Prime Minister has conceded defeat in parliamentary election and resigned as Social Democratic party leader after a record score for an anti-immigration party lifted the opposition right-wing...

Gunman kills nine after worshipping in African-American Church

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:23 PM PDT

The police have arrested Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old suspected to have shot dead nine people including a United States senator at the historic African-American church in Charleston, South...

MTN renews contract with Davido, Don Jazzy, others...Wizkid dropped

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:21 PM PDT

In line with its commitment to enhancing the lives of Nigerian musicians by providing platforms through which they can get lucrative value for their intellectual properties, MTN Nigeria has concluded...

Sweden to open rape clinic for men

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:03 PM PDT

A hospital in Stockholm is to open Sweden's first emergency clinic for male rape victims. The South General hospital already has a walk-in centre which provides urgent care for women who have been...

Dangote insists on Arsenal takeover

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 03:00 PM PDT

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says he is still keen on buying English Premier League side Arsenal. The 58-year-old, who is Africa's richest man having amassed a fortune in the region of $18.4...

APC accuses Fayose of awarding self N720 million salary arrears

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:22 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of awarding N720 million to himself as the arrears of his unfinished first term. The governor was impeached on...

Why we arrested Ohakim, ex-Imo gov — EFCC

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 09:18 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, said it had arrested former Gov. Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the spokesman for the EFCC, made this known to the...

230 days of unpaid salaries: Doctors call for Aregbesola’s resignation

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:22 AM PDT

Resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, on Thursday staged a fresh protest in Osogbo, Osun State capital, to register their anger over the...

Boko Haram attacks Niger, kills 38

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:22 AM PDT

An attack by suspected Islamist Boko Haram fighters in Niger has killed at least 38 people, officials say. It took place late on Wednesday night, according to a security source quoted by the...

I met empty treasury in Rivers state – Wike

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:23 AM PDT

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said contrary to the claims of the immediate past administration that it left N7 bn in the state coffers, he met an empty treasury. Wike explained...

Fire guts Zenith bank, NAF Base, others in Lagos

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:21 AM PDT

About four buildings were on Thursday razed by inferno in different parts of Lagos. According to the state fire service, the Air Force Base located beside the National Open University in Victoria...

FRSC to enforce compulsory 30 minutes rest for tanker drivers

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:19 AM PDT

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said it will enforce a compulsory resting period of 30 minutes for tanker drivers after four hours of unbroken driving. An agreement reached at a National summit...

Nigeria apologises for failing to migrate to digital television

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:17 AM PDT

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has apologised to Nigerians for its inability to switch from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) on the June 17 international deadline. This...

Mrs Buhari pledges to support war against sickle cell

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:11 AM PDT

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday pledged to support the war against Sickle Cell disorder in the country. She Buhari made the promise at the World Sickle Cell...

No Chadian military airstrike in Nigeria – DHQ

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:08 AM PDT

The Defence Headquarters has refuted a report that the Chadian military conducted air strikes against six terrorist camps in Nigeria, insisting that this is not correct. It explained that the...

Saraki restates hope of brighter Nigeria

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:04 AM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday restated the hope of a brighter Nigeria even as he reiterated his commitment to enacting legislation to sustain an investment-friendly atmosphere that...

Gbajabiamila was never convicted in US, aide tells court

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:59 AM PDT

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, who contested and lost the speakership seat during the inaugural sitting of the House on June 9, 2015, has denied allegation of...

China bans Ramadan fasting

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 07:48 AM PDT

China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region from fasting during Ramadan and ordered restaurants to stay open. Most Muslims are required to fast from...

Governors Forum: PDP State chairmen congratulate Mimiko

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 07:42 AM PDT

The Chairmen of state chapters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have congratulated Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on his emergence as the chairman of PDP Governors' Forum (PDPGF). Mimiko,...

US shooting suspect identified as 21-yr-old Dylann Roof

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 07:34 AM PDT

The gunman suspected of shooting dead nine people at a historic black church in Charleston has been identified as 21-year-old Dylann Roof, the Post and Courier newspaper reported Thursday, citing the...

PDP carpets APC over delay in appointing SGF

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 07:30 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has charged the All Progressives Congress and the Presidency to stop "making mockery of governance with premature celebration of imaginary achievements," except if the...

Pope Francis issues message against climate change

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 07:28 AM PDT

Pope Francis has called for urgent political and spiritual conversion of global leaders and individuals in curbing climate change and ending policies that destroy the environment. In a radically...

60 million displaced globally – UN

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 07:26 AM PDT

The UN Refugees Chief, Antonio Guterres, said on Thursday in Geneva that the world has entered a phase in which multiple crises have caused refugee numbers to soar to unprecedented levels. Guterres...

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