Tuesday, 7 July 2015

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Former president, Goodluck Jonathan returns from US, UK vacation” plus 24 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Former president, Goodluck Jonathan returns from US, UK vacation” plus 24 more


BREAKING: Former president, Goodluck Jonathan returns from US, UK vacation

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 01:04 PM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan returns home after a short vacation in the US and the UK, his close aides confirm. Details later.

PDP claims credit for bailout fund ordered by Buhari

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 01:04 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed credit for the N804 billion bailout fund ordered to be released to distressed states' governments by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. In a...

REVEALED: How Female bomber killed 40 in fresh attack at Kaduna verification centre

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 01:04 PM PDT

Confusion enveloped Dogarawa in Sabon Gari Local Government Area, a few kilometres from Zaria City, on Tuesday after a female suicide bomber detonated an Improvised Explosive Device, killing no fewer...

Buhari will appointment Ministers only when it is feasible - Presidency

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:56 PM PDT

President Mohammadu Buhari will appointment Ministers only when it is feasible, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said Tuesday. Speaking exclusively to Vanguard in...

World’s oldest man dies at 112

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:53 PM PDT

Sakari Momoi, certified as world oldest living male by Guinness World Records, died on Sunday, July 5 in Japan, an official said at Saitama City, North of Tokyo, where he had lived for many...

Buhari will stop poor funding of NDDC – Oshiomole

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:50 PM PDT

Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has assured the Niger Delta Development Commission that President Muhammadu Buhari will stop the problem of the commission's poor funding. Oshiomhole...

FG plans special military operation to tackle the menace of herdsmen, farmers clashes

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:48 PM PDT

The Federal Government is planning a special military operation to tackle the menace of cattle rustling and banditry in eight states in the North West and North Central geopolitical zones of the...

Ekiti will not get Federal Government bailout cash - Fayose

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:42 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday said the N2.1 billion accrued to Ekiti State from the N413.7 billion ($2.1bn) dividend and tax paid by Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas to Federal...

APC crisis will end soon – Tambuwal

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:39 PM PDT

Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday expressed the belief that the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress as a result of the leadership row in the National Assembly would...

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents kill 50 in Jos

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:37 PM PDT

No fewer than 50 people were killed when suspected Islamic extremists detonated two bombs at two separate locations in Jos. It was gathered that the first bomb went off at a restaurant opposite the...

Lagos sacks LASEMA boss

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:34 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government has relieved Dr. Femi Oke-Osayintolu of his appointment as the General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA. Although no reason was given for the...

Again, Female suicide bombs military checkpoint in Borno

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:29 PM PDT

A female suicide bomber on Tuesday detonated an explosive device at a military checkpoint in Sabon Gari, Damboa Local Government Area, Borno State, killing herself and four others. A member of the...

APC expels former governor, Danjuma Goje

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 12:26 PM PDT

The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Monday expelled the senator representing Gombe-Central senatorial district, Danjuma Goje, from the party. State chairman of the party,...

Al-Qaeda commander killed in Mali

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 10:33 AM PDT

France said on Tuesday its special forces in Mali killed an Al-Qaeda commander who had been released from prison in a swap for a French hostage. The army said Ali Ag Wadossene, one of the...

Snake found in Magistrate’s chambers in Lagos

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 10:29 AM PDT

There was pandemonium at a court in Ejigbo, Lagos, after a snake was discovered in the chambers of one of the Magistrates. The incident which occurred at about 8:30am on Monday terrified the court...

Governors can’t pay salaries because of corruption – Saraki

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 10:22 AM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday attributed the inability of some state governors to meet their obligations to their workers and the entire citizens to corruption. He noted that corruption...

Floyd Mayweather stripped of WBO welterweight belt

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 10:13 AM PDT

Floyd Mayweather was Monday stripped by the World Boxing Organization of the welterweight world title he won by beating Manny Pacquiao two months ago in what was dubbed "the fight of the...

El-Rufai Bans Hawking, Begging In Kaduna

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 07:34 AM PDT

Following Tuesday's bomb blast at Sabon-gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has banned street begging and hawking in order to enhance security. In a statement...

Total ban on Okada will ensure sanity on FCT roads, says FRSC

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 07:18 AM PDT

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says placing a total ban on commercial motorcycles or 'Okada' in the FCT will ensure sanity and traffic safety in the territory. Mrs Susan Ajenge, FCT...

Lagos presents cheques to 243 tanker fire victims

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 06:53 AM PDT

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State , Tuesday, redeemed his pledge to assist victims of recent tanker fire explosions in Iyana-Ipaja and Idimu Areas of the State with the distribution of cheques...

APC hails Buhari for ending workers’ misery

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 06:50 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for coming to the aid of the long-suffering Nigerian workers with a multi-billion-naira package that will not only ensure...

20 killed in Zaria blast

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 06:18 AM PDT

The reign of terror by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect continued Tuesday with a deadly bomb blast killing at least 20 people in the Sabon Gari area of Zaria town, Kaduna state. The...

'I Watched As My 2 Children Were Blown Up In Jos Bomb Blast'

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 03:08 AM PDT

Survivors of the bomb blast in Dilimi Yantaya Mosque where Sheikh Yahaya Jingir was conducting Tafsir have given a vivid account of how the blast occurred in the area. A widow identified as Mama...

Breaking: Bomb blast hits Kaduna

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 03:11 AM PDT

Details are not clear yet, but tweets from the Kaduna state governor, Governor El rufai, reveal that 20 Persons were killed. There was a verification exercise for Kaduna state civil servants going...

Keshi tells Nigerians to leave him alone

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 01:12 AM PDT

Sacked Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has told Nigerians to leave him alone after being relieved of his duties by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the weekend. Speaking yesterday, the...

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