Saturday, 13 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Tears flow as Buhari, Aisha Buhari, Dolapo Osinbajo meet Chibok girls’ mothers (Pics)” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Tears flow as Buhari, Aisha Buhari, Dolapo Osinbajo meet Chibok girls’ mothers (Pics)” plus 29 more


Tears flow as Buhari, Aisha Buhari, Dolapo Osinbajo meet Chibok girls’ mothers (Pics)

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:21 PM PDT

Tears flowed freely on Friday as President Muhammadu Buhari; his wife, Aisha; and the wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo, met with two women whose daughters are among the over 200 missing...

Nigerians react to Buhari's error in his post-G7 summit speech

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:59 PM PDT

Some Nigerians, especially social media users on Friday reacted to the discovery of an error in a speech by President Muhammadu Buhari while briefing journalists in Abuja on his arrival from G7...

Buhari to unveil list of ministers next week

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:47 PM PDT

President Mohammadu Buhari is set to unveil list of his Ministers next week baring any unforeseen circumstances that may prevent it. Two of those expected to make the new list of Ministers are the...

Super Falcons face elimination after disappointing 2-0 loss to Australia

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:42 PM PDT

Nigeria women bowed 2-0 to Australia women in their second group game at the 2015 Fifa Women's World Cup played at theWinnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg on Friday night. A brace from Kyah Simon were all...

COPA AMERICA: Venezuela’s TV presenters strip naked to motivate their team

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:41 PM PDT

Venezuelan football fans are being encouraged to strip naked to toast their team's success at the ongoing Copa America. That's the call from a group of female reporters who work for a 'nude news'...

The Untold Story Of Chibok Escapees In US

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:34 PM PDT

Some Chibok school girls who recently escaped from their Boko Haram captors, have found their way to the United States of America where they are getting a new life. The girls were on Thursday, hosted...

EFCC files fresh 50-count fraud charge against Sylva

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:24 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has again filed fresh corruption charges against former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, before the Federal High Court, Abuja. EFCC's Head,...

'Jonathan conceded defeat to cover up political atrocities'

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:19 PM PDT

Kinsman of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and leader of All Progressives Congress, Bayelsa State, Mr. Godwin Sidi, has revealed that Jonathan conceded defeat to President Muhammadu Buhari to cover up...

Police uncover ammunition in Abia school

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:17 PM PDT

The Abia State Police Command on Friday recovered a large cache of live ammunition from Nkata Primary School in Umuahia, the state capital. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ezekiel Onyeke,...

Buhari Appoints New Accountant-General of the Federation

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:45 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday made his first senior cadre appointment, naming Mohammed Dikwa as Nigeria's new acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). The appointment, which takes...

Nigerian govt. bans police, other para-military agencies from use of camouflage uniforms

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:21 PM PDT

The use of camouflage uniforms by various security agencies other than the Armed Forces namely the Army, Navy and the Air Force has been banned. The Nigerian Police will however use the uniform when...

APC makes sudden u-turn, accepts Saraki as Senate President

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 11:11 AM PDT

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Friday said the party had accepted Senator Bukola Saraki as the President of the Senate. He said the reality was...

Buhari jets to South Africa for AU summit

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 11:11 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday leave Nigeria for Johannesburg, South Africa, to participate in the 25th African Union Summit. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,...

Aliko Dangote promises 24hr electricity project in Lagos

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 11:12 AM PDT

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode earlier this week where he revealed that his company is in the process of building a Gas...

We have been neglected - M.K.O Abiola's family

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 11:41 AM PDT

Alhaji Muri Abiola,senior brother of the late business mogul, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola has appealed to the federal government to compensate the family having been treated badly after...

Facebook Scammers Impersonate Fayose

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 11:09 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Ayodele Fayose has once again alerted members of the public on activities of some fraudsters, using his name and photographs to operate fake Facebook accounts, saying he does...

Falcons Not Scared Of Australia, Team Assure Nigerians

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 11:05 AM PDT

Skipper of Nigeria's Super Falcons, Evelyn Nwabuoku, says her side fear no one as they target victory against Australia in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D match-up. The match is scheduled for...

FAAN Apologises To Air Travellers

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:55 AM PDT

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has attributed the current traffic congestion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to the ongoing construction work at the airport. A...

Final year UNIBEN Law student hangs self

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:52 AM PDT

A final-year law student of the University of Benin, (UNIBEN), identified as Daniel Iyoha, has allegedly committed suicide in Benin City last weekend. The 27-year old student was said to have hanged...

Joda transition committee submits 800-page report to Buhari

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:49 AM PDT

After about five weeks of scrutiny, the Alhaji Ahmed Joda Transition Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Friday submitted an 800-page final report of its findings to President Muhammadu...

Russian oil firms plan 10,000 jobs in Nigeria

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:29 AM PDT

The Deputy Head of Mission, Russian Embassy, Valeriy Shaposhmikov has said two major Russian oil companies, Gazprom and Lukoil would be coming to invest in Nigeria's oil and gas sector. The envoy...

Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi appoints SSG, media aides

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:20 AM PDT

Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has announced the first set of appointments in his administration, with the former permanent secretary in the Office of the Governor, Mr. Gabriel Ajah, named...

Cattle thieves kill owner, burn motorcycle

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:18 AM PDT

Cattle rustlers on Friday killed one Tanko Nyam, a cattle breeder in Kyaru village, Daddu District of Jaba Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the deceased...

AGF’s first assignment is to probe Amnesty International’s report – Buhari

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:17 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said one of the first assignments for whoever he would appoint as the Attorney-General of the Federation would be to investigate the report released recently by...

Fresh protest rocks Osogbo over unpaid salaries

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:15 AM PDT

Human rights activists, some workers and the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties staged a protest on Friday to express their displeasure over the unpaid salaries of workers in Osogbo. The...

Mimiko to lead PDP Governors Forum

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:13 AM PDT

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors' Forum are expected to meet in Abuja next week. It will be their first meeting since the end of the elections and members are expected to confirm...

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Andrew Pocock visits Saraki, pledges support

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:11 AM PDT

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Andrew Pocock, on Friday made a pledge that the British government would support the Nigerian Senate through capacity building of lawmakers in order to...

Malaysia fines naked tourists £1,000

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:08 AM PDT

A young British woman – along with three other young tourists – has been sentenced to three days in jail and fined £1,000 after posing naked on a sacred Malaysian mountain. Eleanor Hawkins, 23 –...

Tambuwal dissolves governing boards

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 10:01 AM PDT

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the dissolution of the Governing Boards of all government departments and parastatal agencies in the state. The directive was contained in a...

Wole Soyinka Responds To Sexual Offences Bill Via Open Letter, Blasts Senator Yerima

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 09:44 AM PDT

Dear Friends and Comrades,Regretfully, I am unable to be with you tomorrow morning. However, I extend a warm embrace to you in your resolve to keep within Nigeria's short memory the events that have...

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