Tuesday, 16 June 2015

NigerianEye: “'Old age will limit my performance as Nigeria's president' – Buhari admits” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “'Old age will limit my performance as Nigeria's president' – Buhari admits” plus 29 more


'Old age will limit my performance as Nigeria's president' – Buhari admits

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 06:31 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that his age would limit his performance as the President of the country. Buhari, who was a military governor at 33 and Head of State at the age of 40,...

Saraki vows to tackle corruption in NNPC

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:17 PM PDT

Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, promised to visit the alleged corruption in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and that the Senate, under his leadership, would fix the amount the...

₦9 Billion wardrobe allowance for National Assemby: Nigerians cry out angrily on social media

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:17 PM PDT

Nigerians have reacted angrily to reports that members of the National Assembly will receive a wardrobe allowance of N8.64bn Naira ($45m) over the course of the four-year term. Many have taken to...

Nigeria to demand seized $9.3m weapon money from S’Africa

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 07:37 PM PDT

The Federal Government is to demand the release of the $9.3m weapon money seized from some agents of the immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan by the South African authorities on...

I won’t resign for Gbajabiamila - Lasun

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 06:30 PM PDT

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yusuf Lasun, said on Tuesday that he would not resign for Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila having been duly elected by members to occupy the position. He...

Picture of the day. Buhari and Osinbajo cracking Jokes

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 06:20 PM PDT

New moon appears on Wednesday – NASRDA

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 03:10 PM PDT

The National Space Research and Development Agency says the new moon is expected to be appear on Wednesday in various cities across the nation. In a statement by Head of Media, Mr. Felix Ale, the...

EFCC quizzes ex-gov Elechi

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 03:07 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday grilled a former governor of Ebonyi State, Martin Elechi. Elechi who arrived at the Wuse, Abuja office of the commission at 10am, along with...

PDP berates Kwankwaso for faulting Saraki, others election

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 03:06 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, against "incendiary utterances," which it says are capable of destabilising the National Assembly and...

27 missing policemen yet to be declared dead – IG

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 02:31 PM PDT

Twenty seven policemen missing after terrorists attacked Gwoza in Borno in August, 2014, are yet to be declared dead, Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, said on Tuesday. Arase disclosed...

I will eliminate corruption in Nigeria – Buhari

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:33 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday insisted that his administration will leave no stone unturned in the bid to eliminate corruption in Nigeria. He made the remark in Johannesburg when he met...

WARNING!!! GRAPHIC IMAGES: Nigerian woman bites off penis of rapist with her teeth

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:32 AM PDT

A man reportedly took his girlfriend to his friend's house in Lagos, Nigeria few days ago. A few hours later, the lady ran out screaming for help, saying she had been raped. Few minutes later, the...

Buhari Angry Over NNPC’s Numerous Bank Accounts

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:33 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari was visibly angry when he revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has too many bank accounts. Making the revelation today in Johannesburg, Buhari...

I am officially running for president of the United States – Donald Trump

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:32 AM PDT

Billionaire and real estate mogul, Donald Trump has launched his presidential campaign on Tuesday. trump"So, ladies and gentlemen, I am officially running for president of the United States, and we...

Woman nabbed for dumping her three days old baby in Edo

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:44 AM PDT

A 25-year old woman identified as Joy Tunde was on Tuesday nabbed after she confessed to have dumped her three days old baby to an uncompleted building. She reportedly threw the baby over a fence...

Two arrested for ingesting 132 wraps of cocaine

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:23 AM PDT

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a trader and an apprentice for ingesting 132 wraps of cocaine weighing 2.7kilogramme. The suspects were intercepted at the...

Ramadan: Islamic scholar appeals to traders over price hike

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:15 AM PDT

A Kaduna-based Islamic Scholar, Sheik Sambo Rigachikun, on Tuesday appealed to traders in the country not to increase the price of food items during the Muslim fasting period of...

Falcons Face America’s Firepower

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:12 AM PDT

Nigeria's Super Falcons face a battle of their life as they seek to advance to the next round of the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. They have a herculean task and a big hurdle to scale in...

Rivers APC challenges Wike to declare assets

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 09:01 AM PDT

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Chief Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Caretaker Governor, to declare his assets in keeping with the requirement of the...

Fake MFM Pastor Remanded In Lagos Prison

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:59 AM PDT

A Yaba Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a man, David Praise-Diri, who impersonated a pastor of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry (MFM) at Ikoyi Prisons. The Chief...

70-year-old Man Gets 5 Lashes For Stealing Goat

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:57 AM PDT

The Upper Customary Court, Sabongari, Zaria in Kaduna state, on Tuesday sentenced Isa Hussaini,70, to five lashes of the cane for stealing a she-goat. Hussaini, a resident of Funtua Local Government...

OSUN: Aregbesola to pay salaries soon - APC

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:55 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has assured workers in Osun State that Governor Rauf Aregbesola will soon pay them their outstanding salaries. The Director of Publicity of the APC in the state, Mr....

Navy destroys seven illegal refineries in Warri

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:54 AM PDT

The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship, Delta, Commodore Aliyu Sule, said his command had destroyed seven illegal refineries in Oteghele community, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta. Sule...

Mechanic assaults daughter with red-hot iron

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:50 AM PDT

A 36-year-old auto mechanic and father, who allegedly assaulted his 16-year-old daughter with a red-hot iron on her body, on Tuesday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos. The...

Nigerian appointed CTO secretary general

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:48 AM PDT

London-based Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation has appointed a Nigerian, Mr. Shola Taylor, the Secretary-General of the organisation. The CTO is an international treaty organisation that...

Egyptian court upholds Morsi’s death sentence

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:45 AM PDT

The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence for deposed president Mohammed Morsi for orchestrating a prison escape during the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time ruler Hosni...

African Leaders Commit To Agenda 2063 As AU Summit Ends

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:44 AM PDT

The African Union (AU) ended its 25th summit on early Tuesday morning in Johannesburg, pledging to fulfill Agenda 2063, a blue print for future development of the continent. At the two-day summit,...

Akwa Ibom wants FG to save collapsing highway

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:42 AM PDT

Akwa Ibom State Government has appealed to the Federal Government for immediate intervention to save the Calabar-Itu highway at Enen Atai village in Itu Local Government Area of the state from the...

Buhari pledges to implement APC policies

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 08:39 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to implement the cardinal policies of his administration in order to move the country forward. Buhari made the pledge in Johannesburg, South Africa, when he...

Buhari to meet anti-corruption watchdog head

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 05:43 AM PDT

ABUJA, (Reuters) Nigeria's new leaders will meet the head of a leading global watchdog on corruption to see how billions of dollars in oil revenue leakage can be curbed. The head of Oslo-based the...

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