Thursday, 11 June 2015

NigerianEye: “We'll punish Saraki, Dogara others – APC” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “We'll punish Saraki, Dogara others – APC” plus 29 more


We'll punish Saraki, Dogara others – APC

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:31 PM PDT

All Progressives Congress has said that whatever disciplinary action it will take against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and its members...

I’m preparing military needs for G-7 leaders – Buhari

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:40 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he had directed the nation's service chiefs to produce a list of the logistics needed by the military to successfully execute the war against the Boko...

Confusion at ports as FG increases import tariff

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:40 PM PDT

There was confusion at the Lagos ports on Wednesday as importers and clearing agents had difficulties clearing their goods following the implementation of the Economic Community of West African...

Port Harcourt refinery to commence operations in July, to refine 5 million litres of petrol daily – NNPC

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:39 PM PDT

The Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited will start refining crude oil and will contribute to petroleum product availability by the end of this month, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) 2015 – Full Nominees List

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:43 PM PDT

Nigerian pop stars once again dominate the nominations list for this year's MTV Africa Music Awards. At a s tar-studded reception at Harem, Johannesburg, South Africa attended by MAMA 2015 nominees...

Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo declare June 12 public holiday

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:22 PM PDT

Four South West states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Osun have declared today, June 12 as a work free day as part of the 22nd year commemoration of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election...

KORA All-Africa Music Awards 2015 announces $1m prize for Best African Artist

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:20 PM PDT

The KORA All Africa Music Awards are officially open for entries from musicians from across the African continent and the diaspora.The first music awards ceremony , which celebrates excellence in...

Minmah visits troops in frontline

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:15 PM PDT

Following the relocation of the Command and Control Cantre of the Army High Command to Maiduguri, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General KTJ Minimah has paid an operational and morale boosting visit...

Assembly approves Wike’s N10bn loan request

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:12 PM PDT

The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday approved a loan of N10 billion requested by the State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The state governor had sent a letter to the House of Assembly asking that...

Banks to publish serial debtors’ names from August 1

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:08 PM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday directed all Deposit Money Banks operating in the country to commence the publication of the names of chronic debtors from August 1. The Director, Banking...

Boko Haram fighters murder 37 in Borno

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:05 PM PDT

The fighters of Boko Haram sect have killed 37 people in separate attacks on six villages in Borno State, a youth vigilante told journalists in Maiduguri on Thursday. He revealed that the notorious...

Watch Video: The Moment Remi Tinubu snubbed Bukola Saraki's handshake

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:41 PM PDT

A mild drama occurred at Tuesday's inauguration of the national assembly Senator Remi, wife of Bola Tinubu, an APC leader, refused to shake the hands of newly elected Senate leader after her...

PDP begs NEMA to donate food to Osun workers

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:02 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the National Emergency Management Authority to donate relief materials, especially food, to workers in Osun State because of the non-payment of their...

It's painful that the financial situation of the state has made it unable for us to pay workers’ salary - Aregbesola

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:01 PM PDT

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said he is not insensitive to the plight of workers who have not been paid their salaries for months. According to a statement made available to...

House of Reps: I won’t go to court, says Gbajabiamila

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 09:57 PM PDT

Gbajabiamila told journalists after a meeting that they were prepared to work in the interest of the party and the Federal Government. He said that members of the APC in the House decided to...

Atiku Abubakar meets with Jimi Agbaje,akpabio And Others (photos)

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 09:09 PM PDT

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, including former Governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio, and the party's governorship candidate for Lagos State in the just concluded 2015 election,...

Plateau State Assembly Elects Minority Member As Speaker

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 09:01 PM PDT

Honourable Peter Azi, representing Jos North-West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, emerged as the new speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly in a rescheduled election. The...

New House of Reps Speaker, Dogara visits PDP's Muazu

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:44 PM PDT

The Past Immediate Chairman of the  PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu Celebrated his Birthday, Yesterday the June 11th and the new speaker of the Federal House of Reps, Hon Yakubu Dogara was in...

Buhari faults joint task force commander’s six-month tenure

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:31 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday kicked against a proposed guideline of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin that recommended six months duration for...

Boko Haram: From Islamic sect to deadly armed group

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:33 AM PDT

Boko Haram has over the years morphed from an Islamic sect into an IS-affiliated armed movement waging a deadly insurgency that threatens regional stability. Boko Haram The group, whose name...

PDP to APC - 'Don’t intimidate National Assembly Clerk'

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:32 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress not to intimidate or harass the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, and the National...

Saraki congratulates Dogara, seeks inter-chamber collaboration

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:31 AM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday congratulated the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on his election and sought his support for a meaningful legislative...

Gunmen kill 43, burn villages in Borno raids

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:22 AM PDT

Boko Haram gunmen killed at least 43 people and burnt down three villages in Borno state residents said Thursday, the latest in an upsurge of attacks by the Islamist militants. Dozens of the...

African leaders jet into Johannesburg for AU summit

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:19 AM PDT

A report from the AU secretariat, said more than 50 African Heads of State have begun arriving in South Africa ahead of the 25th African Union (AU) Summit which gets underway in Johannesburg on...

Prices of tomatoes, pepper, others soar in Lagos markets

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:08 AM PDT

Prices of tomatoes, pepper and chilli pepper on Thursday soared by over 100 per cent in most markets in Lagos, according to a survey by newsmen reports. The survey showed that a big basket of...

Al-Shabaab Islamic militants threaten to attack Kenya during Ramadan

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:04 AM PDT

Somali terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, said on Thursday that it was planning to attack neighbouring Kenya during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins June 17. A senior al-Shabaab commander...

Court hears Kashamu’s extradition application June 25

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:02 AM PDT

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 25 for hearing in the extradition application instituted by the Federal Government against the senator representing Ogun-East...

Community development my priority – Ambode

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 10:01 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday met with members of the Neighbourhood Watch and Community Development Committees in the state, where he said the policy thrust of his...

US provides additional $10 million grant for IDPs in the North East

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 09:53 AM PDT

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle on Thursday announced the award of additional $10.5m grant by the US Agency for International Development in humanitarian assistance for...

British actor Christopher Lee dies

Posted: 11 Jun 2015 09:49 AM PDT

British actor Christopher Lee, famous for playing Dracula, and villains in The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, has died aged 93, a local government official told pressmen Thursday. "I can confirm...

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