Monday, 29 June 2015

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: Okonjo-Iweala spent $2.1 Billion without approval - FG” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: Okonjo-Iweala spent $2.1 Billion without approval - FG” plus 29 more


REVEALED: Okonjo-Iweala spent $2.1 Billion without approval - FG

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:16 PM PDT

The National Economic Council, chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday accused a former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan,...

National Assembly Crisis: Ekweremadu must go - APC

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:16 PM PDT

The crisis in the National Assembly  is far from ending as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress on Monday insisted on removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, of the...

Aso Rock conducts audit of security personnel

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:23 PM PDT

Authorities of the Presidential Villa, Abuja have ordered a comprehensive audit of security personnel and forces deployed in the seat of power. The audit may have been necessitated by the ongoing...

Chibok girls forced to fight for Boko Haram – Witnesses

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:23 PM PDT

Some of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped on April 14, 2014 have been forced to join the fighters of the Boko Haram sect, the BBC has been told. Witnesses told BBC Panorama Programme that some of...

Buhari promises improved power supply

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:15 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday promised that his administration would give the highest possible priority to the rapid improvement of power supply across the country. According to a statement...

Shehu Sani blasts PDP for saying President Buhari was too slow in just one month into his four-year administration

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:38 PM PDT

A Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, said on Monday that it was morally wrong for the Peoples Democratic Party to say that President Muhammadu Buhari was too slow in...

Buhari yet to appoint Chief of Staff — Presidency

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:59 AM PDT

The presidency today denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has named his chief of staff. Rumours were rife on Monday that Mr. Buhari on Monday appointed a former military administrator of...

Buhari's arrest of brother-in-law false - Garba Shehu

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:58 AM PDT

Reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Department of State Sevice, DSS, to arrest his wife's younger brother, Musa Yola, over suspicion of fraud, are untrue. NE contacted...

PDP blasts Buhari: 'Don’t blackmail us, get to work, stop giving lame excuses'

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:59 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says no amount of intimidation, blackmail and propaganda by the Presidency would stop it from standing shoulder to shoulder with Nigerians in demanding that...

I Have No House Outside Nigeria – Dangote

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:59 AM PDT

Africa's richest man and foremost business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that despite his wealth, he has no residential property outside Nigeria. Dangote, whose 2015 net worth was put...

FG appoints Ladan, Director of DPR

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 10:23 AM PDT

The Federal Government has appointed Mr. Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan, as the Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to take over from Mr. George Osahon whose tenure elapsed June 19,...

IN PICTURES: President Buhari inaugurates National Economic Council

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:59 AM PDT

President Buhari today inaugurated the National Economic Council which will be chaired by VP Yemi Osinbajo, while all the 36 state governors and the Governor of the central bank Godwin Emefiele are...

Court Dissolves 13-year-old Marriage Over Sexual Starvation

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:49 AM PDT

Mr Henric Agbaje, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday dissolved a 13-year-old marriage between Ganiu Aremu and his wife; Omolola for sexually starving her husband. In his...

Facebook opens first Africa office

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:45 AM PDT

Facebook announced Monday it had opened its first African office in Johannesburg as part of its efforts "to help people and businesses connect" on the continent. The office will be headed by Nunu...

PDP warns Aregbesola over planned sacking of judge

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 09:33 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has warned Governor Rauf Aregbesola to desist from the alleged plan to sack Justice Folahanmi Oloyede. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Osun State, Mr. Bola Ajao,...

US plane crash kills three, sets home ablaze

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:21 AM PDT

A small plane crashed into a US home Sunday killing all three of the people on board, while the house's occupants escaped a devastating blaze that erupted immediately, officials said. "The four...

Governor El-Rufai appoints co-founder of #BringBackOurGirls movement as new Chief of Staff

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:18 AM PDT

Governor Nasiru El-rufai of Kaduna State on Monday appointed the co-founder of #BringBackOurGirls cause, Hadiza Bala-Usman, as his new Chief of Staff. A statement by his media aide, Mr. Samuel...

Customers storm banks as accounts verification ends tomorrow

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 08:14 AM PDT

Customers in Owerri have besieged banks trying to beat the deadline of June 30 for the verification of bank accounts. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who visited some banks in Owerri...

Arsenal officially sign Peter Cech from Chelsea

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:46 AM PDT

Petr Cech has agreed to join Arsenal from Chelsea on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, according to Arsenal's official website. The 33-year-old goalkeeper made over 400 appearances during...

OOU students protests death of 11 students, block Sagamu-Ore Expressway

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:40 AM PDT

Students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye in Ogun State have taken over the two lanes of the Sagamu-Ore Expressway, protesting the death of no fewer than 11 students of the university on...

Yemi Alade, Fuse ODG blast BET award for 'humiliating' Africa

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:27 AM PDT

Nigerian pop star Yemi Alade, and Ghana's FUSE ODG who were both nominated for the Best International Act – Africa at the 2015 BET awards, blasted the organizers of the award show for having little...

Buhari tells Nigerian governors to settle unpaid workers’ salaries

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:02 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged state governors who are currently owing salaries to, as a matter of urgency, explore ways of liquidating all unpaid salaries of staff which, he said, have...

Buhari inaugurates National Economic Council

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 07:03 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the National Economic Council led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The council, which has the 36 state governors and the Governor of Central Bank of...

Sacking NNPC Board Is Just The Beginning For Buhari And The Oil Sector - Femi Adesina

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 03:50 AM PDT

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser for Media and Publicity to President Buhari, spoke with SaharaTV about the first thirty days of Buhari's administration and the future of the oil sector under...

Question of the day: Will you support same sex marriage, gay rights in Nigeria?

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:54 AM PDT

Reactions have continued to trail the recent judgment by the US Supreme Court, which provides same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry, thereby handing a historic triumph to the American...

Former Jonathan aide, Doyin Okupe mocks APC over crisis

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:20 AM PDT

The Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, on Sunday, mocked the All Progressives Congress over the internal crisis plaguing the ruling...

Conditions worse under Fayose - workers cry out

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:07 AM PDT

Workers' standard of living has gone worse under the administration of Governor Ayo Fayose, some public servants in Ekiti State have cried out. Acting under the aegis of the Enlightened Workers'...

BET Awards 2015: Complete List of Winners

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:05 AM PDT

The much-anticipated 2015 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Award has come and gone, and here we have compiled the full list of the night's winners. Best International Act UK:FKA TwigsFuse...

Nigerian pastor gives out 22 cars on his birthday

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 02:00 AM PDT

The senior pastor of Champions Royal Assembly, Kubwa, Abuja, Joshua Iginla, on Sunday gave out 22 cars and millions of naira ranging from N50,000 to N500,000. The pastor, who celebrated his birthday...

I’ll Crush Boko Haram To The Last Man – Buhari

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 01:47 AM PDT

Enraged by the latest attacks on Borno and Yobe communities by Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday vowed to crush members of the terrorists to the last man. In what appears to be his...

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