Wednesday, 24 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Woman leads commando-style robbery attacks on banks in Ikorodu, Lagos” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Woman leads commando-style robbery attacks on banks in Ikorodu, Lagos” plus 29 more


Woman leads commando-style robbery attacks on banks in Ikorodu, Lagos

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:03 PM PDT

Like the popular saying, 'What a man can do, a woman can also do', a young woman yesterday led a robbery gang that wrecked havoc on banks in Ikorodu area of Lagos state. The operation The robbers...

7 gifts for Ramadan

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:39 PM PDT

The Ramadan period is a very dedicated period of sober reflection and Self-preservation, they are created for one to take time out and purify themselves by the act of fasting, sober reflecting,...

DSS officials ordered to leave Aso Rock

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:40 PM PDT

Officials of the Department of State Services attached to the Presidential Villa, Abuja were on Wednesday ordered out of the premises. The officials belong to the Body Guard Unit of the DSS and had...

It’s shameful to import toothpick, fish, eggs, sugar, wheat — CBN

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:08 PM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday said that importers of rice, cement and other products will no longer access Foreign Exchange from CBN, banks and bureaux de change for such...

We will criticise Buhari constructively - PDP

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:05 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has vowed that it will continue to give constructive criticism to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Acting Chairman of Board of Trustees of the party,...

Plateau declares dusk to dawn curfew in Jos

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:52 PM PDT

Following heightened tension in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government areas of Plateau State owing to the renewed violence in the local government areas, the state government has declared curfew in...

Presidency denies expelling DSS officials from Aso Rock

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:48 PM PDT

The Presidency on Wednesday said there was no truth in the report that officials of the Department of State Security were expelled from the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This was contained in a...

Reps to probe NNPC’s crude swap contracts, $8bn loss

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:46 PM PDT

The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered a fresh probe of the Refined Product Exchange Agreement contracts between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and various trading...

Boston bomber apologises to victims, gets death sentence

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:42 PM PDT

Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has apologised to his victims in a federal court hearing where he was formally sentenced to death. "I am sorry for the lives I have taken, for the suffering that I...

Kashamu Flees From Abuja Flight

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:34 AM PDT

Prince Buruji Kashamu, the Ogun east senator, wanted in the United States, may appear to be a tough guy, mounting a labyrinth of legal obstacles, to stall the moves by the National Drug Law...

Military chiefs to retain “essential check points” despite Buhari's order

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:34 AM PDT

Nigeria's military chiefs have resolved to retain check points they consider essential in dealing with insecurity. The service chiefs met on Wednesday in Abuja to discuss President Muhammadu...

Girl claims footballer Asamoah Gyan impregnated her, threatens to release sex tape

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:34 AM PDT

Ghanaian football star, Asamoah Gyan is in the middle of a scandal. A university student named Sarah Kwabla claims she is pregnant for the Black Star Captain and is threatening to release a sex tape...

250 people murdered by Boko Haram since Muhammadu Buhari became Nigerian president

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:35 AM PDT

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead at least 42 people in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria, with no let-up in sight to the Islamist group's targeting of civilians. The attacks in the...

Cech denies joining Arsenal

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:57 AM PDT

Czech Republic goalkeeper, Petr Cech's agent has denied the goalkeeper has agreed to leave Chelsea and join Arsenal. Cech is widely expected to bring an end to his 11-year stay at Stamford Bridge...

Nigeria gets $23.3 Million allocation from GEF

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:54 AM PDT

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the largest sponsor of environmental initiatives, has allocated 23.35million US dollars to Nigeria to implement climate change, biodiversity and land...

Ebola returns to Sierra Leone

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:52 AM PDT

Sierra Leone has announced the return of Ebola to its capital Freetown, dashing hopes that health authorities in the densely-populated city of 1.2 million had beaten the deadly outbreak. The...

Pray five times daily; End time is here – Islamic cleric urges Nigerians

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:50 AM PDT

Mr Iysa Siddique, Chief Imam, Murdeer Madhu-Salam Arabic and Islamic Institute, on Wednesday called on Nigerians to desist from immorality as the signs of the last days were evident. Siddique told...

Man rapes 8-year-old boy

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:49 AM PDT

The Bauchi State police command on Tuesday paraded an 18 year old man for having unlawful carnal knowledge of an 8 year old boy. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Haruna Mohammed,...

APC blasts PDP over call to probe Fashola

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:42 AM PDT

Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has berated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state for calling on Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode to probe his...

Sometimes marriage break-ups are inevitable – Pope

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:40 AM PDT

Pope Francis on Wednesday acknowledged that sometimes it is impossible for spouses to stay together. "It is true…that there are cases when separations are inevitable. Sometimes they can even...

We spend N8 Billion on diesel annually - MTN Nigeria

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:39 AM PDT

Telecoms giant, MTN Nigeria said it spent N8billion worth of diesel yearly to run their telecoms installations, especially the Base Station Transceiver Stations (BTS). The cost, according to MTN...

REVEALED: 12 Nigerian states face serious flood threat this year

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:31 AM PDT

Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency says 12 states may experience high floods during the year. More details later. . .

House of Reps: Northern, S’East Reps protest exclusion

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:29 AM PDT

There was tension at the House of Representatives on Wednesday as lawmakers from the North-Central geo-political zone protested the "purported" sharing of principal offices in the House by the All...

Nigeria begins investigation into Amnesty International’s allegations against military

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:27 AM PDT

The Federal Government has commenced an investigation into the allegations leveled against the Nigerian military by Amnesty International. It noted that the probe was meant to establish the truth in...

Nigerians call for removal of fuel subsidy

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:20 AM PDT

A cross section of Nigerians on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to discontinue its subsidy payment policy to marketers importing fuel. The respondents told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos...

FG owes Ekiti N12.2bn on road construction – Govt

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:18 AM PDT

Ekiti State Government has said it is being owed a sum of N12,220,513,024.08 as of today on Federal Government roads constructed by it. In a statement issued on Wednesday, by Special Assistant to...

18 killed in Chinese checkpoint terrorist attack

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:17 AM PDT

No fewer than 18 people died in a bomb-and-knife attack by ethnic Uighurs on unarmed traffic police in China's Xinjiang region, media reports have said. Citing an anonymous source, the report said...

IYC condemns military’s random bombings of Niger Delta

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:15 AM PDT

The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has condemned the military for the random bombings of the Niger Delta under the guise of arresting sea pirates. President, IYC,...

Pakistan heat wave death toll hits 800

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:11 AM PDT

Officials said on Wednesday that death toll from five days of heat wave in southern Pakistan has passed 800, as hospitals struggled to cope with thousands more victims of the soaring...

France summons US ambassador over spying allegations

Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:06 AM PDT

The U.S. ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, has been summoned by Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, over allegations that the US National Security Agency spied on three French presidents. Media...

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