Monday, 8 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Senators, Reps-elect pick leaders today” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Senators, Reps-elect pick leaders today” plus 29 more

Senators, Reps-elect pick leaders today

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:47 PM PDT

Security was tightened at the National Assembly on Monday, preparatory to the inauguration of the 8th Assembly on Tuesday(today). President Muhammadu Buhari, who will arrive in Abuja on Tuesday...

I did not snub Vice President, Osinbajo - Saraki

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:47 PM PDT

A former governor of Kwara state, and senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, Bukola Saraki, has issued a statement debunking reports that he...

National Assembly: PDP adopts Saraki, Dogara

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:47 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has adopted Senator Bukola Saraki for the position of Senate President. In the same vein, the PDP has also adopted Mr. Yakubu Dogara for the position of the Speaker of...

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Nigeria, Sweden in 3-3 draw

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:48 PM PDT

Sweden gave up a 2-0 lead to Nigeria only for substitute Linda Sembrant to put the Europeans back in the lead, which Francisca Ordega cancelled out with three minutes remaining to give the sides a...

Ex-Police IG, Okiro, denies stealing N275m; says own aide set him up

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:42 PM PDT

The Chairman, Police Service Commission, Mike Okiro, on Monday reacted to the allegation that he defrauded the commission of N275 million and vowed not to succumb to blackmail. Mr. Okiri alleged...

Aregbesola dares SDP to publish his assets

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:32 PM PDT

Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has dared the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the state to go ahead and make public his assets. The party had said that the governor should declare his...

NCAA to probe Aero flight diversion incident

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:28 PM PDT

The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Muhtar Usman, has said the Aero Contractor's Lagos-Kaduna flight that diverted to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, last...

Court voids arrest warrant against Kashamu

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:25 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Lagos has overruled the provisional warrant of arrest secured by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seeking to extradite the Ogun East senator-elect, Mr. Buruji Kashamu,...

Ekiti women protest alleged imposition of monarch

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:20 PM PDT

Women of Ikere Ekiti on Monday trooped out en masse to protest against alleged plan by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, in collaboration with kingmakers to impose Prince Adejimi Adu as the...

How Amaechi failed to settle me with parting gifts after our tenure — Former Rivers Deputy Governor

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 11:33 AM PDT

The immediate past deputy governor of Rivers State, Tele Ikuru, has accused his former boss and state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, of maltreating him despite his contributions to the government. Mr....

Ex-Akwa Ibom Governor my wife stopped my retirement from Super Eagles - Enyeama

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 11:26 AM PDT

Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, says Godswill Akpabio, immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom, prevented him from retiring from the team after it failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of...

Father strangles four daughters in Pakistan

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 11:22 AM PDT

A Pakistani man has murdered his four young daughters in the central province of Punjab, police said Monday. The crimes occurred in Chak Jumra town, around 215 kilometres (135 miles) northwest of...

Gunmen kill Nigerian businessman in South Africa

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 11:20 AM PDT

A Nigerian businessman based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Emmanuel Onyekaozuru, 50, was killed on Sunday by gunmen. The President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, on Monday...

Family anger as Pistorius release set for August 21

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 11:18 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee sprinter who shot dead his girlfriend, is scheduled to be freed on parole on August 21 after serving just 10 months in jail, officials said...

Boko Haram members neither know God nor believe in him – Buhari

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 11:15 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that members of the Boko Haram sect neither know God nor believe in Him, promising that his Administration is totally committed to ending the group's...

Driver stabs policewoman to resist arrest

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 11:11 AM PDT

A 32-year-old driver, Samuel Adam, who allegedly stabbed a policewoman with a broken bottle, was arraigned on Monday in Lagos. Adam, who resides at No. 33, Oshoro St., Papa-Ashafa, Agege, Lagos, is...

Ghana mourns 200 flood, fire victims

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 11:03 AM PDT

Ghana on Monday started observing a three-day national mourning for people who lost their lives through flood and fire disasters in the capital, Accra. The double disaster claimed over 200 lives and...

Nigeria bans "Ogogoro" local gin

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:39 PM PDT

The Federal Government on Monday banned the consumption of local gin, popularly called Ogogoro in all parts of the country. The decision was sequel to deaths in Rivers and Ondo states due to food...

Nigeria in aggressive battle to push polio out

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:58 AM PDT

Health workers move from door to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano state, northern Nigeria, administering oral polio vaccines to children under five. It could be any other vaccination drive...

You can’t be governor again, Dickson tells Sylva

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:47 AM PDT

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has asked his predecessor, Chief Timipre Sylva, to consider his ambition of returning to Government House in 2016 as an illusion, saying the people of Bayelsa...

Court refuses to stop Gbajabiamila’s speakership bid

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:43 AM PDT

Ahead of Tuesday's inauguration of the new 8th National Assembly, a  Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rejected a prayer for the disqualification of a member-elect and the...

Ubosi emerges Enugu Assembly speaker

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:31 AM PDT

The member representing Enugu East Urban Constituency, Hon. Uchenna Ubosi, has been elected as the Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly. The development followed the inauguration of the...

I am not available to serve in Buhari’s govt now – Soludo

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 07:00 PM PDT

It has been difficult tracking Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo (former Governor of the Central Bank) since his bombshells before the general elections, but finally we tracked him down in his...

Ade Ayeyemi now Ecobank Group CEO

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:22 AM PDT

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Ade Ayeyemi as its new Group Chief Executive Officer with effect from September 1. According...

Military command centre advance team hits Maiduguri

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:19 AM PDT

An advance team for the establishment of military command and control centre to intensify the war against Boko Haram has moved to Maiduguri in compliance with a directive by President Muhammadu...

Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:18 AM PDT

A parole board is set to recommend that the disgraced athlete, Oscar Pistorius, convicted in the killing of his girlfriend, be released from prison in August, South Africa's Department of...

Buhari seeks intelligence on Boko Haram’s link with ISIS

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:16 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sought greater support and cooperation from France and other friendly nations for his administration's ongoing efforts to overcome the Boko Haram sect and restore...

Edoror emerges Edo Assembly speaker

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:13 AM PDT

The member representing Esan Central Constituency, Victor Edoror, has emerged the new speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. Edoror was the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the 24-member...

G7 threatens further sanctions against Russia

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:12 AM PDT

The Group of Seven leaders have threatened to strengthen sanctions against Russia, if the situation in eastern Ukraine worsens. An official at the meeting in southern Germany, said on Monday that...

Amosun inaugurates Ogun Assembly, Speaker retains seat

Posted: 08 Jun 2015 10:10 AM PDT

Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly in the 7th legislature, Suraj Adekunmbi, on Monday retained his seat as the Speaker for another four years. The state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun,...
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