Wednesday, 17 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Just like fine wine, Buhari gets better with age - Presidency” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Just like fine wine, Buhari gets better with age - Presidency” plus 29 more


Just like fine wine, Buhari gets better with age - Presidency

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 10:34 PM PDT

The Presidency on Wednesday explained that like fine wine, President Muhammadu Buhari who will clock 73 in December gets better with age. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr....

Aregbesola slams Murray-Bruce, says he’s turned workers plight to entertainment

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 09:12 PM PDT

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has faulted Senator Ben Murray-Bruce's gesture to give half of his wardrobe allowance to unpaid Osun workers, noting that, some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) states...

President’s old age comment embarrassing - Labour party

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 09:02 PM PDT

The Labour Party has expressed disappointment over the comment credited to President Muhammadu Buhari, that there is a limit to what he can do at the age of 72, describing it as "embarrassing to the...

'Nigerian senators earn N506, 600 each as wardrobe allowance'

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 09:00 PM PDT

The Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission, Mr. Elias Mbam, said on Wednesday that each senator earns a yearly sum of N506, 600, per annum, as wardrobe allowance. Mbam,...

Senator Ben Bruce donates his wardrobe allowance to unpaid workers in Osun state

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:18 PM PDT

Senator representing Bayelsa East and philanthropist Mr. Ben Murray Bruce of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has pledged to donate his wardrobe allowance to the unpaid workers in Osun state and...

APC lambasts ‘PDP Media Watchdog’ seeking Buhari’s resignation

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:19 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has described as a product of poor thinking and deliberate mischief, the statement credited to theso-called PDP Media Watchdog asking President Muhammadu Buhari to...

Protesters demand death penalty for corrupt government officials in Nigeria

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:23 PM PDT

Some protesters at the National Assembly on Wednesday sought a legislation on death penalty as the punishment for corruption by government officials. Speaking under a group, Voice of the Voiceless,...

Buhari’s economic agenda unpredictable – Julius Berger

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:17 PM PDT

The Managing Director of Julius Berger Plc, Mr. Detlev Lubasch, on Wednesday said because President Muhammadu Buhari's administration is yet to take shape, his economic agenda is difficult to...

Remains of missing Ogun Poly student found in shrine

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:15 PM PDT

It was a horrific sight when the decomposing remains of 21 year old Morenikeji Owolabi were discovered in a shrine at the rustic Eposo village, Ishara, in Remo North Local Government Council of Ogun...

Akwa Ibom governor unveils commissioner nominees

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:13 PM PDT

Akwa Ibom State, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has sent the list of commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening. NE gathered that many of the nominees served in Godswill Akpabio's...

Nigeria’s first nuclear power plant ready in 10 years – NAEC

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:07 PM PDT

Nigerians clamouring for diversified sources of energy to resolve the nation's perennial electricity crisis will have to wait till 2026 for first megawatts of electricity from the first nuclear power...

PDP disowns group calling for Buhari’s resignation

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 12:05 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday distanced itself from a group, PDP Media Watchdog, over the latter's call on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. PDP said the group was not working within...

JTF destroys 32 illegal refineries in Delta

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 11:57 AM PDT

The Joint Task Force (Operation Pulo Shied) on Wednesday said it had destroyed 32 illegal refineries in Delta. Coordinator, Joint Media Campaign Centre, Lt. Col. Isa Ado, disclosed this to newsmen...

Ekiti owes workers only May salary – Fayose

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 11:51 AM PDT

Ekiti State Government has said it is owing workers only May 2015 salary and not three months as rumoured. Special Assistant to Governor Ayodele Fayose on Public Communications and New Media, Lere...

Dangote ready to buy Arsenal ‘whatever the price’

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 09:20 AM PDT

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote insists that soon he will have 'enough time and enough resources' to buy Arsenal football club, whatever the price. Dangote, 58, is Africa's richest man having...

Falana blasts Buhari over G7 request

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:51 AM PDT

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari's for attending the just concluded G7 meeting with a shopping list of Nigeria's problems. Mr. Falana spoke Wednesday at a...

Command, Control Centre operational in 21 days – Army

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:48 AM PDT

The Nigeria Army said the Command and Control Centre in Maiduguri and Yola will become operational in 21 days when the installation of hi-tech equipment and infrastructural development would have...

63 killed by explosives abandoned by Boko Haram

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:20 AM PDT

At least 63 persons were reportedly killed Tuesday when a massive explosion from a bag found by members of the Civilian-JTF in Monguno town of Borno state went off as residents gathered to take a...

Killer Ogogoro: Methanol Responsible For Deaths In Rivers – Report

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:30 AM PDT

An ad-hoc committee set up by the Rivers State House of Assembly to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths recorded in the state as a result of the consumption of locally brewed dry...

We Received N28m Ransom To Release Kidnapped Senior Advocate – Accused

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:25 AM PDT

Frank Azuekor, one of four suspects charged with kidnapping Chief Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said his gang took a N28 million ransom before releasing...

Wike Sacks 344 Staff Of State Polytechnic

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:22 AM PDT

The Rivers State government has ordered the sack of no fewer than 344 newly recruited staff, including lecturers of the State Polytechnic, Bori. The sack workers were recruited during the immediate...

300 fire fighters put out Ukraine fuel depot fire after 9 days

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:19 AM PDT

A major fire that engulfed a fuel depot outside the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, nine days ago has been fully extinguished, the State Emergency Service said Wednesday. "As of 10 a.m. local time there are...

Saudi-led Airstrike Kills At Least 23 Civilians In Yemen

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 08:17 AM PDT

An airstrike by a Saudi-led alliance killed no fewer than 23 civilians fleeing fighting in Yemen's southern city of Aden, Yemeni media reported on Wednesday. "The strike late Tuesday mistakenly hit...

Six students dead in California balcony collapse

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 07:56 AM PDT

Six young Irish students died in the early hours Tuesday when a fourth-floor apartment balcony collapsed during a 21st birthday party in the California university town of Berkeley, authorities...

Lagos CJ Frees 21 Kirikiri Prison Inmates

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 07:52 AM PDT

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade on Wednesday freed 21 inmates of the Kirikiri Medium Prisons, Lagos, western Nigeria. The release was in exercise of the powers...

World leaders line up offers of presidential state visits for Buhari at their capitals

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 06:53 AM PDT

In what is an unusual diplomatic largesse for his country and presidency, leading nations around the world are offering President Muhammadu Buhari state visits this year. This is just as the United...

Nigeria labelled second most deadly country for terrorism globally

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 06:46 AM PDT

Nigeria has described as the second most deadly country in world after Iraq and has also been ranked amongst the most violent nations globally following incessant attacks on the country by Islamist...

Nigeria Union reports new case of xenophobia attacks in South Africa

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 07:03 AM PDT

The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Tuesday reported new xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreigners in Sternkopf, Namakwa Municipality, Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The...

FIFA Women’s W/Cup: Do not scold Falcons for crashing out, fans urge Nigerians

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 06:18 AM PDT

Some soccer fans have urged Nigerians to commend the Super Falcons, rather than scold them for crashing out of the ongoing 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. The national team was sent out of the...

Outgoing Yobe Assembly passed 24 bills – Speaker

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 06:13 AM PDT

Speaker, Yobe House of Assembly, Alhaji Adamu Dala-Dogo, on Wednesday said its out-going fifth assembly passed 24 bills and 59 resolutions in the last four years. Dala-Dogo disclosed this in his...

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