Wednesday 10 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Saraki blasts Lai Mohammed, says he’ll remain in APC” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Saraki blasts Lai Mohammed, says he’ll remain in APC” plus 29 more


Saraki blasts Lai Mohammed, says he’ll remain in APC

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:46 PM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has blasted all those who claimed that he has plans of switching from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describing them as his...

28 APC senators walk out of Senate session

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:53 PM PDT

Members of the Barnabas Gemade -led Senate Unity Forum have threatened to take a legal action against the emergence of Bukola Saraki on Tuesday as the President of the Senate. They told a news...

REVEALED: How National Assembly Clerk and Saraki snubbed Buhari‘s request – Presidency

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:54 PM PDT

The Presidency on Wednesday, said the Clerk of the National Assembly and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, snubbed President Muhammadu Buhari's request and conducted the election that produced Saraki...

'Don't see yourself as a loser" - Dogara tells Gbajabiamila

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:16 PM PDT

House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara has assured that his leadership will not not be vindictive against those that contested against him for the coveted position. Dogara, while receiving...

14 foreigners in court over illegal oil bunkering in Nigeria

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:06 PM PDT

Fourteen nationals of Russia, Ukraine, Japan and the United Kingdom, have been arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over their...

FG moves to slash political office holders, others’ pay

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:59 PM PDT

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has set in motion the process for the downward review of the existing salaries and allowances of political, public and judicial office...

Niger gov asks Aliyu to refund N2.9bn

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:53 PM PDT

he Niger State Government has asked former Governor Babangida Aliyu to refund N2.9bn A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Dr. Ibrahim Dooba, indicated that the money was...

EFCC set to quiz ex-Governors Sule Lamido and Martin Elechi

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:51 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited ex-Governors Sule Lamido and Martin Elechi for questioning for alleged diversion of funds. Lamido is to answer questions on alleged ...

El-Rufa’i begs Kaduna lawmakers to cut salaries, allowances

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:49 PM PDT

Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufa'i, has begged members of the House of Assembly to review their salaries and allowances downward in order to generate more revenue for the development of the...

Boko Haram attacks: Buhari, security chiefs in closed-door meeting

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:58 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with some security chiefs to marshal the country's plans that will be presented at a meeting of the Lake Chad Basin Commission in Abuja...

Bomb kills 3 female suicide bombers in Borno

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:58 AM PDT

The Borno Police Command has confirmed the killing of three suspected female suicide bombers in Konduga Local Government Area when their Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) detonated on their way to...

Senate President, Bukola Saraki unfolds agenda for Nigeria

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:59 AM PDT

Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki has brushed aside his rejection by the leadership of his party, the APC and unfolded his agenda for Nigerians. Saraki promised that that the new Senate and...

Buhari set to attend AU summit in South Africa

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:58 AM PDT

Nigeria's Consul General in South Africa, Ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke, said that arrangements have been concluded to host President Muhammadu Buhari when he visits South Africa at the...

50 million Nigerians at risk of River Blindness

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:57 AM PDT

Dr Ifeoma Anagbogu, acting Director, Neglected Tropical Diseases Division (NTDs), Federal Ministry of Health, on Wednesday said over 50 million Nigerians were at risk of infections with...

Heavy Downpour: Lagos warns residents of flood, urges them to relocate

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:51 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government has warned residents living in the low line (flood plains) areas to relocate immediately as the water table has risen due to high intensity of rainfall. Residents of...

NLC vows to resist removal of fuel subsidy

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:35 AM PDT

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reinstated its resolve to oppose any attempt by the Federal Government to remove subsidy on petroleum products, tasking the government to ensure that fuel pumps...

Marwa leads supporters back to APC

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:29 AM PDT

A week after his formal resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party, a former military administrator of Lagos and Borno States and Nigeria's ex-Envoy to South Africa, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa...

Judge wrong to dismiss fraud case against ex-Bayelsa governor, Sylva – EFCC

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:27 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday condemned the decision by a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the case of alleged N19.2 billion fraud levelled against a former...

Adeyemo emerges Oyo Speaker

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 10:23 AM PDT

Peace pervaded the hallow chamber of Oyo State House of Assembly today during the inauguration of the 8th assembly by the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi until the members of All Progressive Party...

National Assembly Leadership: ‘Your Threats Are Empty’ - PDP Tells APC

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 07:05 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed threats by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the new leaders of the National Assembly as empty boasts aimed to cover its naivety,...

Saraki, Dogara are Pro-PDP — Lai Mohammed

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 06:56 AM PDT

he National Publicity of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described the present composition of the leadership of the nation's National Assembly, the Senate headed by...

Impeachment threat: Don’t celebrate yet, cleric tells Fayose

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 07:30 AM PDT

The General Overseer, Hour of Mercy Prayer Ministry, Prophet Muyideen Kasali, has said Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, should not be carried away by the expiration of the Fourth Assembly, who...

Garba elected Speaker of Jigawa Assembly

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 07:26 AM PDT

Alhaji Idris Garba, member representing Jahun Constituency in Jigawa House of Assembly, has emerged the new Speaker of the sixth Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Wednesday in...

Lawan’s group threatens legal action against Saraki’s election

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 07:24 AM PDT

Members of the Senate Unity Forum, on Wednesday, threatened to take a legal action against the election of Senator Bukola Saraki, which according to them, did not follow due constitutional...

42 Ships Laden With Fuel, Food Items To Arrive Lagos

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 07:09 AM PDT

Forty-two ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other commodities are expected to arrive Lagos ports from June 10 to June 23. This is contained in the `Shipping Position', published by...

Pope approves tribunal to judge bishops who cover up sex abuse

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 07:01 AM PDT

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis has approved a recommendation from his newly-created panel on clerical sex abuse to create a tribunal with powers to judge bishops who cover up such crimes. The...

Kidnappers demand N20m for abducted Ekiti cleric

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 06:59 AM PDT

A Catholic priest in Ekiti diocese, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Akingbade, was kidnapped on Tuesday by gun men in Ido Ekiti, Ekiti state.' It was learnt that the three-man gang stormed the residence of the...

36 million Nigerians prone to mental disorder

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 06:56 AM PDT

A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Femi Olugbile, on Wednesday said that at least 20 per cent of Nigerians are prone to mental disorder. Olugbile, also a former Chief Medical Director, Lagos State...

'We are not going to sell the National Theatre'

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 06:47 AM PDT

The General Manager, National Theatre (NT), Mr Kabir Yusuf on Wednesday said that the complex has not been sold, as was widely rumoured on social media and some radio stations recently. "It is...

Court dismisses N19 Billion fraud case against ex-gov Sylva

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 11:01 PM PDT

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has just dismissed a 42-count criminal charge pending against the Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva. Trial Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed...

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