Saturday, 27 June 2015

NigerianEye: “I dropped my presidential ambition for Buhari — Saraki” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “I dropped my presidential ambition for Buhari — Saraki” plus 29 more


I dropped my presidential ambition for Buhari — Saraki

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 10:50 PM PDT

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has denied reports that he is nursing the ambition for presidency in 2019, saying he actually quit his presidential bid in the 2015 election for President...

Igbo traders protest relocation of Boko Haram prisoners’ to Anambra

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:10 PM PDT

Commercial activities were paralysed on Saturday in Anambra State following protests by traders across the state. The traders, who closed their shops as early as 9am in major cities of Onitsha,...

APC crisis: Buhari meets with Lawan group

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:10 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday night met with the Senate Unity Forum led by Senator Ahmad Lawan. It was learnt that during the meeting, which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Buhari...

TB Joshua reacts to gay law in USA

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:12 PM PDT

Ihechukwu Njoku Various reactions have come in the wake of America formally legalising gay marriage across the entirety of its borders but one of the most unusual has sprung from a popular Nigerian...

Nigerians blast United States for legalising same-sex marriage.

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:18 PM PDT

Many Nigerians have condemned the United States for legalising same-sex marriage. The US Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal throughout the country on Friday in a much-awaited landmark...

Olamide stole ‘Shakiti Bobo’ dance from me — LT

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:17 PM PDT

An upcoming singer, Olowu Taiwo aka LT. has said that rapper, Olamide stole the popular 'Shakiti Bobo' dance moves from him. LT made this assertion during an interview with HIP TV. In his words,...

Nigeria records highest number of drug related convicts in the World — NDLEA

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:08 PM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that Nigeria has the highest number of persons serving jail terms for drug related offences worldwide. Mr Iweajunwa Okechukwu, NDLEA...

Ambode pulls down SURE-P building

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:06 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government has demolished the headquarters of a task force operated by the Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme at the old gate on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The SURE-P...

Olabisi Onabanjo University students forcefully remove corpses from morgue

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Pandemonium enveloped the premises of the Ade Maternity Home, Sagamu, Ogun State on Saturday as scores of grieving students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University forcefully removed the corpses of their...

Reasons why Diezani must be probed — Keyamo

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 10:58 PM PDT

A Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has reiterated his call for the erstwhile Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to be probed. Keyamo had, on June 17,...

Two female suicide bombers killed in failed suicide bomb attack in Borno

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:05 PM PDT

Two suspected female suicide bombers heading towards Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, got themselves killed by explosives strapped totheir bodies after failed attempts to get a transport into the...

Two men die in Kano while rescuing a hen that fell into a well

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:21 PM PDT

Two men on Saturday died while rescuing a hen that fell into a well in Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano state. It was gathered that the incident happened in Gargari village of the local...

We'd punish Enyeama - NFF

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:21 PM PDT

Nigeria Football Federation has disapproved claims by Vincent Enyeama that he never got any letter from the Nigeria Football Federation inviting him to any disciplinary hearing in Abuja. The Super...

Bakassi Returnees Ask For Permanent Resettlement

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:03 PM PDT

Bakassi returnees in Cross River have called for permanent resettlement and intervention to improve their welfare. The leaders of the returnees expressed their wishes in interviews with the News...

Plateau First Class Chief Dies At 58

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 02:02 PM PDT

A first class chief, Joshua Dimlong, the Ngolong Ngas and traditional ruler of Ngas Community in Pankshin and Kanke Local Government Areas of Plateau, is dead. According to Mr Alexander Molwus, a...

Wike Seizes Amaechi’s Aide’s Car

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 01:59 PM PDT

The Rivers State government on Saturday impounded an armoured Range Rover belonging to the immediate past Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, Chief Tony Okocha. The bullet-proof vehicle...

Ex-militants rally support for Buhari

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 01:54 PM PDT

Former militant leaders under the auspices of New Niger Delta Forum,NNDF, have called for total support for President Muhammadu Buhari's aspiration to bring the needed dividends of democracy and...

Fuel tanker explosion kills five in Kebbi

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 01:29 PM PDT

A fuel-laden tanker on Saturday exploded at Dabi in Kebbi State, killing five people and injuring six others. The tanker was heading to Mahuta in Kebbi State when the driver lost control of the...

How I have governed Kaduna in one month, By Nasir El-Rufai

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 10:02 AM PDT

I welcome you all with humility and gratitude to the very first Town Hall meeting we are hosting as a government. It is not yet one month since we were sworn-in, but to the extent that it has pleased...

Lagos begins repair works on 90 roads

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 10:02 AM PDT

The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) has commenced maintenance and rehabilitation work on 90 roads across the metropolis. Chairman of the Corporation, Mr. Ayotunde Shodeinde, said the...

FG now funds IDP camps in Borno, says Shettima

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 09:37 AM PDT

Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno said on Saturday that the Federal Government has taken over the funding of the 22 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in the state. The governor said this while...

Rwanda imports lions to boost tourism

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 08:54 AM PDT

Rwanda has imported seven lions from South Africa in a bid to boost the tourism industry which is the country's biggest foreign exchange earner. African Parks, the source of the giant cats, together...

Tanker driver burnt to death in road mishap

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 08:39 AM PDT

A tanker driver conveying petrol to an unknown destination was on Saturday burnt to death in a road mishap that occurred at the Ovia River head bridge along Benin-Ore-Lagos express road. Three...

Buhari will put an end to unemployment, insurgency says APC chieftain

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 08:31 AM PDT

Alhaji Abubakar Yabo, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, on Saturday in Sokoto expressed optimism that President Muhammadu Buhari would implement populist programmes and policies. He...

Iraq captures late Saddam Hussein’s senior aide

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 08:28 AM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, on Saturday said the Iraqi security forces captured a leading figure in Saddam Hussein's Baath party in an operation based on intelligence reports. Al-Abadi...

APC’ll overcome NASS leadership challenge – Rep

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 08:25 AM PDT

A member of the House of Representatives, Amuda Garba (APC-Ilorin East, Ilorin South, Kwara), has expressed optimism that the party would move beyond its present challenge. Garba, who expressed the...

Gay marriage ‘victory for America’ – Obama

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 05:43 AM PDT

The US Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal throughout the nation Friday in a much-awaited landmark decision that triggered wild jubilation and tears of joy across the country. In a 5-4...

Ezekwesili blasts Nigerian lawmakers

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 05:43 AM PDT

A former Vice President of the World Bank, Oby Ezekwesili, on Thursday lambasted members of the House of Representatives for the violence on the parliament floor. Ms. Ezekwesili said the lawmakers...

APC leaders hail Oyegun

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 05:30 AM PDT

Support for the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun mounted on Friday as prominent leaders of the party lauded his leadership qualities, describing him as...

Why I will now attend Juma’at service at Aso Rock — Buhari

Posted: 27 Jun 2015 05:25 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday participated in the weekly Juma'at prayer at the Presidential Villa Mosque. "President Buhari did so out of consideration for avoidable hardships imposed on...

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