Monday, 15 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Reasons why Buhari’s ministerial list is delayed – Oyegun” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Reasons why Buhari’s ministerial list is delayed – Oyegun” plus 29 more


Reasons why Buhari’s ministerial list is delayed – Oyegun

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 10:40 PM PDT

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said that the Ministerial list of President Muhammadu Buhari is being delayed because the President is...

My regrets as INEC chairman – Jega

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 10:44 PM PDT

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Monday reviewed his tenure as the chairman of the electoral body, saying his only regret was his inability to...

Saraki runs National Assembly from private residence

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 10:42 PM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has, since his election as the chairman of the National Assembly on June 9, been attending to official matters at his private residence in the Maitama area of the...

I wonder why Nigerians are so anxious to have Ministers – Buhari

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 10:41 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has queried why Nigerians are eager to have him name his cabinet, two weeks after he was sworn in as president of the country. In an interview with AFP on the sidelines of...

PICTURE: Ekiti governor, Ayo Fayose spotted in South Africa

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 10:45 PM PDT

Controversial Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose was spotted late Sunday evening at the Johannesburg International airport in South Africa on his way back from a trip. Accompanied by only one aide,...

LUTH doctors begin warning strike, threaten total shutdown

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 10:48 PM PDT

The Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital chapter, Idi-Araba, Lagos has begun a three-day warning strike over the non- reversal of the skipping policy for doctors...

Ogun not owing workers’ salary – Govt

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 10:40 PM PDT

Ogun state government has refuted a report listing it among states grappling with unpaid salaries, saying , it was not owing any worker in the state. The government in a statement signed by...

21-yr-old NYSC member killed in Benin

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 10:35 PM PDT

Armed robbers have killed a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member identified as David Onyeasina, in Benin, Edo State capital. Two of the robbers have been arrested by the police. The...

'Please don’t ban ogogoro' - distillers’ union begs FG

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 03:46 PM PDT

Makers of local gin, popularly known as ogogoro under the aegis of Okwagbe Distillers Union, Delta State, have appealed to the federal government not to ban the production of the alcoholic...

Bus catches fire on 3rd Mainland Bridge

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 03:41 PM PDT

One person was rescued, Monday, as a commercial bus and some textiles materials worth millions of Naira were burnt to ashes on Third Mainland bridge in a fire outbreak involving a bus. The...

Taraba demolishes buildings to restore Jalingo master plan

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 03:35 PM PDT

The Taraba Ministry of Urban Development on Tuesday said the ongoing demolition of illegal structures erected within the Jalingo metropolis was to restore the state capital's original master...

OPC pulls out of NNPC pipeline surveillance

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 03:34 PM PDT

The Oodua People's Congress said it would pull out its men from guarding all Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipelines nationwide from Monday evening. Spokesman for Gani Adams Faction of the...

Kashamu withdraws N20 Billion libel suit against Obasanjo

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 03:31 PM PDT

Ogun-East Senator in the National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu, has withdrawn a N20.1 billion libel suit he instituted against former President Olusegun Obasanjo before a Federal Capital Territory court...

Court refuses to stop Nyako’s arrest

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 03:30 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday refused a prayer by a former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, seeking an order restraing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the police and...

We’ll work with Buhari to defeat Boko Haram – US

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 09:32 AM PDT

The United States of America has said it will work with President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the menace of Boko Haram in Nigeria and its neighbouring countries. Erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan...

PDP not well informed on Ambode’s asset declaration - APC

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 09:44 AM PDT

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not well informed on Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode's declaration of assets. Mr Joe...

Bomb blast kills 9 In Potiskum, Yobe

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 08:22 AM PDT

The Police in Yobe State, on Monday confirmed the death of nine persons in twin bomb explosions which rocked Potiskum, the commercial nerve center of the State. Mr Toyin Gbadegeshin, the Police...

BUSTED: Passenger caught stealing on Lagos-Abuja Aero flight

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 08:22 AM PDT

A passenger, Mr. Ovuironye Mathew Dennis, travelling onboard a 6.45am Aero flight on Monday was caught while stealing about N350, 000 from a luggage belonging to an Austrian, Novotny Anton, another...

Malaysia to send remains of Nigerian footballer who died on the pitch

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 09:55 AM PDT

The remains of T-Team skipper, David Faramola Oniya of Nigeria, who died after collapsing on the field due to heart complications during a friendly match against Super League side Kelantan at the...

REVEALED: 'How I Made ₦20,000 Daily Using Sick People To Beg'

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 08:23 AM PDT

A 17-year-old auto mechanic, Ornyagh Chia, who specialized in trafficking persons with chronic ailments, has confessed that he made N20, 000 daily using sick captives to beg for money from members of...

Bayelsa youths warn EFCC against persecuting Sylva

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 08:06 AM PDT

A section of youths from Bayelsa State on Monday asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop further persecution of a former Governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva. The...

Buhari hails Jonathan at AU Summit

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:53 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has again acknowledged the role played by former president Goodluck Jonathan in midwifing a peaceful and successful transition programme in the country. He said this on...

Women's World Cup: Njoku banned for elbowing Australian opponent

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:39 AM PDT

Nigeria's Ugo Njoku has been banned for three games for elbowing Australian midfielder Sam Kerr in the face during a clash at the Women's World Cup, FIFA confirmed on Sunday. The Nigerian defender...

UN Agency Bemoans Consequences Of Insecurity On Nigeria

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:36 AM PDT

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday bemoaned what it called 'dire' consequences of insecurity on Nigeria. The agency also expressed worries on terrorist attacks which has...

3 Men Charged With Possession Of Fake Nigerian Passport

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:35 AM PDT

Three men — Lawal Akeem, Oyebamiji Oladiran, and Abiodun Habeeb — were on Monday docked at an Igbosere Magistrates' Court, Lagos, over alleged possession of fake Nigerian passport. The accused —...

Nigerians Task Buhari On Export Promotion, Foreign Investment

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:32 AM PDT

Some Abuja residents have urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to pursue a foreign policy that would ensure that Nigeria's foreign mission did more to promote Nigeria's export...

Girl Stabs Neighbour Over Boyfriend

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:30 AM PDT

There was pandemonium at the Zappa axis of Asaba in Delta State at the weekend when a 23-year-old girl allegedly stabbed her female neighbour with a dagger in a quarrel over a boyfriend. The...

Borno parents beg govt to re-open schools

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:23 AM PDT

Parents in Borno on Monday appealed to the State Government to re-open Public Secondary Schools closed in March 2014, following suspected Boko Haram attacks in schools in neighbouring Yobe. A cross...

Maids tortured with hot iron for stealing ₦100

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:21 AM PDT

A middle-aged woman, Mr. Agnes Uchendu and her son, Ikechukwu Uchendu, in Umuahia, Abia State, are in police net for allegedly inflicting injuries on their house helps with hot electric iron. The...

ICC no longer useful, says South Africa’s ANC

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:18 AM PDT

South Africa's ruling African National Congress on Monday said the International Criminal Court was "no longer useful to the purposes for which it was intended." The ANC spoke after Sudanese...

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