Wednesday, 3 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Nigerian military cheifs set to relocate to Maiduguri in line with President Buhari's order” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian military cheifs set to relocate to Maiduguri in line with President Buhari's order” plus 29 more

Nigerian military cheifs set to relocate to Maiduguri in line with President Buhari's order

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:36 PM PDT

In compliance with the directive by President Buhari that the Command and Control headquarters of the Nigerian Armed Forces should relocate to Maiduguri, the epicentre of the Boko Haram terrorist...

Buhari vows to crush Boko Haram

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:31 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Niger Republic renewed his vow to crush the Boko Haram Islamic sect, saying "five years of the presence of this evil sect is enough." Speaking at a news...

I’ll study, act on Amnesty’s report – Buhari

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:25 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday acknowledged receipt of the Amnesty International report on Nigeria titled 'Nigeria: Stories of horror in their own words', and promised to study it with a...

Osinbajo visits Onitsha, laments deaths, losses in tanker fire

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:23 PM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday visited the scene of the Onitsha tanker fire disaster in Anambra State. He said he was on sympathy visit, saying "every Nigerian citizen matters to the...

Rivers to relocate fuel trucks over fire accidents

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:14 PM PDT

Apparently worried by the indiscriminate parking of petroleum tankers on the ever-busy Aba-Port Harcourt Road, the Rivers State Government has concluded plans to relocate the fuel trucks from Port...

Nigerians will never regret electing me - Buhari

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:09 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured Nigerians that he would do all within his powers to ensure that they do not regret entrusting national responsibility to him by electing him during...

Rapists in Nigeria now risk life imprisonment

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:07 PM PDT

The Senate on Wednesday passed into law the Sexual Offences Bill which prescribes life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of sexual offences like rape and child sex tourism, among others. Some...

We will allow APC elect Senate President – PDP

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:02 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party said on Wednesday that it was not plotting to present David Mark as a candidate for the Presidency of the Eighth Senate. Rather, it said the All Progressives Congress,...

Nigerian Senate passes 46 bills in 10mins

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 09:22 AM PDT

The Senate on Wednesday passed 46 bills into law within 10 minutes. The bills were earlier passed by the House of Representatives in the outgoing Seventh Assembly. The bills were introduced by...

Nigerian senate approves President Buhari’s request for 15 Special Advisers

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 09:22 AM PDT

The Nigerian senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari's request to appoint 15 special advisers for his administration. The Senate took the decision after the President's letter was...

NDLEA has no constitutional right to extradite me – Kashamu

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 09:19 AM PDT

The embattled Ogun Senator-Elect, Buruji Kashamu, on Tuesday revisited his row with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, declaring that the agency has no role to play in extradition...

Ambode Reads Riot Act To LASTMA, KAI

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 09:18 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has read the riot act to officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA and the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI to brace up to the task of...

Real Madrid Appointment: It is a special, emotional day for me — Benitez

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 09:15 AM PDT

Rafael Benitez was overcome with emotion as he was presented as the new coach of Real Madrid on Wednesday. The former Liverpool boss has signed a three-year deal to take charge of the club where he...

Governor Amosun orders removal of Jonathan’s portraits from offices

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 09:11 AM PDT

The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of the leftover of former President Goodluck Jonathan's portraits still adorning various ministries and agencies...

Nelson Mandela’s grandson fined for assault

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 09:09 AM PDT

Nelson Mandela's oldest grandson was on Wednesday in Mthatha, Cape Province, South Africa sentenced to pay a fine of 817 dollars or to serve two years in prison for assault. Mandla Mandela,...

Buhari capable of leading Nigeria – Edwin Clark

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 09:06 AM PDT

A former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has once again canvassed support for President Muhamadu Buhari. He described the President as being capable of leading the country...

We have sufficient evidence to probe senior Nigerian military officers for war crimes - Amnesty International

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 08:59 AM PDT

Amnesty International said Wednesday there was sufficient evidence for the International Criminal Court to probe senior Nigerian military officers for war crimes in the battle against Boko Haram. ...

Watch New Boko Haram Video: Islamic militant group dismisses Nigeria military claims of success

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:09 AM PDT

Boko Haram rejected claims from Nigeria's military that it has been routed by a four-nation offensive, in a video released Tuesday, which does not show the group's notorious leader, Abubakar...

Nigerians react to suicide bomber who allegedly shouted ‘Sai Buhari’

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:10 AM PDT

Following the revelation by Aderemi Opadokun, the Commissioner of Police in Borno State that a suicide bomber shouted "Sai Buhari" as against "allahu akbar" as he killed five people after he...

NIMASA Pays Tompolo N1.5 Billion Monthly – Ex-chairman

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:11 AM PDT

The pioneer chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Ahmed Tijani Ramalan, has disclosed that the agency pays the sum of N1.5bn monthly to the ex-militant...

Ekiti crisis worsens as thugs block roads leading to the state

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:11 AM PDT

The crisis rocking  Ekiti State worsened on Wednesday as major roads leading into the state capital, Ado-Ekiti, have been barricaded by thugs. NE gathered from a witness that the thugs blocked...

FIFA: Sepp Blatter back at work after resign drama

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:11 AM PDT

Sepp Blatter returned to his office Wednesday and FIFA's headquarters tried to put on an air of routine after the drama of the resignation of the longtime world football boss. "Everything continues...

I Met An Empty Benue Treasury – Ortom

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:07 AM PDT

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom said on Wednesday that he met an empty treasury that was handed over to the new administration by Governor Gabriel Suswam. According to Ortom, the monthly...

Gunmen kidnap Ondo regent

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 04:02 AM PDT

The regent of Akungba Akoko township in Ondo state, Princess Mojisola Omosowon has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen along the Owo-Akure road in Ondo state this morning. According to a palace source...

Rhythm 93.7 FM presenter shot dead in Port Harcourt

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 03:58 AM PDT

Rhythm 93.7FM PH on-air personality, writer and motivational speaker, Iphie Aggrey-Fynn was shot dead by armed robbers along Aba-Port Harcourt expressway yesterday. The Ghanaian-born OAP and...

APC plotting to plunge Nigeria into anarchy - PDP

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 03:09 AM PDT

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP alleged yesterday that the governing party, the All Progressives Congress, APC was planning to plunge the country into anarchy with its planned...

Importation of refined petroleum products major drain on Nigeria’s revenue – PENGASSAN

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 03:08 AM PDT

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on President Muhamadu Buhari to increase local refining capacity before embarking on any deregulation...

Nobel Prize winner Irwin Rose dies at 88

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 03:05 AM PDT

American biochemist Irwin Rose, winner of the 2004 Noble Prize in Chemistry, died Tuesday at the age of 88, said the University of California, Irvine, where Rose had been a researcher. According to...

APC lists criteria for Senate presidential candidate

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 02:15 AM PDT

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night and listed some criteria for the Senate presidential candidate. Our...

Five confirmed dead after eating dog meat in Rivers

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 02:20 AM PDT

At least five persons have been confirmed dead at Woji, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, after eating dog meat from a popular inn in the area. The mysterious death has raised...
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