Thursday, 25 June 2015

NigerianEye: “House of Reps turns boxing ring, as lawmakers exchange blows” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “House of Reps turns boxing ring, as lawmakers exchange blows” plus 29 more


House of Reps turns boxing ring, as lawmakers exchange blows

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:33 PM PDT

Nigeria's federal  lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday engaged in a free-for-all over the sharing of principal offices by the majority All Progressives Congress. Reacting to...

Buhari’s ministerial list to be delayed

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:51 PM PDT

With the Senate announcing an adjournment till 21 July, President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial list will have to be delayed for at least another four weeks or better still, till after the Ramadan...

APC insists on its original list of National Assembly leaders

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:56 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has condemned in strong terms what transpired in both chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday, June 25, 2015. This was contained in a three paragraph statement...

DELSU student commits suicide after being jilted by lover

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:55 PM PDT

There was pandemonium in Abraka recently as a female student of Delta State University, Abraka, Evelyn Mogekwe, aged 26, allegedly jilted by her lover of seven years, committed suicide. It was...

New Islamic sect, “Yanlabaiku” emerges in Kebbi, Forbids Western Education, Shares Wives

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:56 PM PDT

While we still battle with the menace of  group Boko Haram, a new group known as "Yanlabaiku" with membership of about 100 followers which is also preaching against Western education has emerged...

Extradition: Court rules on Kashamu’s application July 1

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:53 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed July 1 to deliver ruling on an application by the Ogun-East Senator in the National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu, seeking an order striking out an...

Nollywood Actress, Kate Heshaw's house gutted by fire

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:47 PM PDT

The residence of leading Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw in Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos caught fire on Thursday. The fire started around 3pm and neighbours struggled to put out the fire. According...

‘Nigeria spends N3.50 daily to feed one prisoner’

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:45 PM PDT

The Nigerian government spends a meagre N3.50k to feed an inmate in Nigerian prisons each day, the Legal Defence and Assistance Project has said. Speaking at a round table for media and civil...

Osinbajo did not Lock down Calabar!

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:41 PM PDT

The office of the Vice president has released a statement denying reports that the vice president locked down the city of Calabar for 10 hours on Thursday 25th of June 2015. See statement...

Buhari appoints Ahmed Idris as Accountant General

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:49 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Idris as the Accountant General of the Federation. In a statement by Haruna Imrana, Director of Communications for the Head...

Kano Sharia Court sentences 8 to death for blasphemy

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:49 PM PDT

A Sharia court in Kano has sentenced a woman and 7 others to death for blasphemy. Earlier in May, an Islamic cleric, Abdul Inyass of Tijjaniya sect was arrested alongside 11 others for denigrating...

Senate President, Bukola Saraki inaugurates committee to review allowances

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:50 PM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, inaugurated an ad hoc committee to carry out thorough fiscal examination on the senate finances with the aim of coming up with the best cost-effective...

Obama Invites Buhari To White House

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:11 AM PDT

President Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House on Monday, July 20. A statement from the White House on Wednesday says the visit will underscore the United States'...

REVEALED: 'Why reps exchanged blows during Thursday’s plenary'

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:12 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress member in the House of Representatives, Nasiru Sani Zangon Daura, representing Zango/Baure Federal Constituency of Katsina State, has issued a press statement on the...

Senate: Ndume, Na’Allah, Alimikhena assume office as principal officers

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:10 AM PDT

Three out of the four principal officers of the Senate assumed office on Thursday after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, read their nomination letters from their respective zonal caucuses in the...

Reasons why Buhari won’t intervene in National Assembly crisis – Aide

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:51 PM PDT

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari would not intervene in the leadership crisis currently rocking...

PDP Condemns House Fracas, Accuses Buhari Of Bias

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:14 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned as a show of shame and national embarrassment, Thursday's fracas by disgruntled All Progressives Congress, APC, members in the House of...

Obasanjo laments non celebration of worthy Nigerians

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:02 AM PDT

Ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday bemoaned the non recognition and celebration of worthy Nigerians by until foreigners begin to see the good in such persons. Speaking at a send off lunch...

The word 'Twerk', others added to Oxford English Dictionary

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 10:00 AM PDT

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), on Thursday, added twerk, carnap, FLOTUS and scores of other new entries, including many introduced from Asia and from online slang, to its latest...

Fayose collected N22bn refund on FG projects, APC insists

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:56 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has insisted that Governor Ayodele Fayose collected N22 billion refunds on federal projects executed by former Governor Kayode Fayemi. It challenged the...

Two women face jail term for indecent dressing

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:55 AM PDT

Two Moroccan women who walked through a market wearing dresses are facing charges of "gross indecency", a rights group and media reported Thursday, sparking an outcry in the kingdom.  The...

International cooperation needed for victory over Boko Haram - Buhari

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:54 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday insisted that regional and international cooperation was needed to ensure victory over terrorism in Nigeria and other countries. According to a statement by...

15 Boko Haram fighters killed, 20 arrested in Niger

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:46 AM PDT

Fifteen Boko Haram fighters were killed and 20 others arrested by the Nigerien Defense and Security Forces (FDS) during clashes that occurred between June 18 to 23 in Niger's Diffa region near the...

Burundi Vice President flees to Belgium

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:40 AM PDT

Gervais Rufyikiri, second Vice President of Burundi, has fled to Brussels, in a protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid to seek a third term in office. He said on Thursday that he could...

US condemns latest Boko Haram attacks

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:37 AM PDT

The United States of America has condemned the latest Boko Haram attacks in Borno State which resulted in the death of more than 40 people. According to the US, the recent attacks are a reminder of...

276 Chibok girls abducted, 57 escaped, 219 still missing, zero rescued – BBOG

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:36 AM PDT

Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Co-coordinator of the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) campaign Movement, says the group has written President Muhammadu Buhari, seeking a meeting with him over the missing Chibok girls....

Five-year tenure of INEC chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega expires next week

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:34 AM PDT

The five-year tenure of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, expires on Tuesday next week. Jega, who hails from Kebbi State, is to retire with six...

Argentine kidnapped in Nigeria

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:29 AM PDT

Gunmen have kidnapped an Argentinian national near a farm where he was working in Niger state, north central Nigeria, police said on Thursday. Santiago Lopez Menendez was seized on Wednesday in the...

House of reps resume sitting after rowdy session, adjourn till July 21

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 04:57 AM PDT

Members of the House of Representatives resumed sitting after sanity was restored following the rowdy session that greeted the selection of principal officers.  The Speaker, Yakubu Dogara...

WATCH VIDEO: Nigerian House of Reps members exchange blows over leadership tussle

Posted: 25 Jun 2015 04:31 AM PDT

The Nigerian House of Reps members on Thursday exchange blows over leadership tussle leading to the disruption of plenary.  Watch video below... NigerianEye gathered that members of House...

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