Monday, 6 July 2015

NigerianEye: “Buhari comes to workers aid, Okays N400 Billion to settle workers’ salaries” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari comes to workers aid, Okays N400 Billion to settle workers’ salaries” plus 29 more


Buhari comes to workers aid, Okays N400 Billion to settle workers’ salaries

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:46 PM PDT

*ALSO DIRECTS CBN TO PACKAGE OVER $250B SPECIAL INTERVENTION FUND FOR STATES In his resolve to put an end to the lingering crisis of unpaid workers' salaries in the country especially in several...

Nigerians will beg us to return in 2019 – PDP

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:47 PM PDT

Following the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party has said Nigerians will beg it (PDP) to come back to power in 2019. The National Vice Chairman,...

How we planned Ikorodu bank robbery in 30 minutes — suspect

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:57 PM PDT

As fresh facts begin to emerge about the Ikorodu banks robbery operation where N80 million was reportedly carted away a fortnight ago, one of the suspects has revealed that they planned the operation...

BUHARI’S CRITICS AND THEIR EARLY LEAD

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:54 PM PDT

Victory is sweet; no one wants to be associated with defeat in a culture that makes people avoid defeat like a plague. Not wanting to be classified as "failures" after their "hero" lost the...

51 Boko Haram blast victims buried in Jos

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 11:00 PM PDT

No fewer than 100 people are feared killed in the Sunday night twin explosions in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The state government put the death toll at 44 and 48 injured. But the magnitude of...

Man eletrocuted in Ebonyi

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:45 PM PDT

A man, Jonathan Agwu, was weekend electrocuted at Agba Abor-Isu in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It was learned that the victim was electrocuted when he went to tamper with a high...

Dangote says he wants to buy Arsenal to boost Nigeria’s profile globally

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:44 PM PDT

Aliko Dangote, the Nigerian billionaire who recently declared an interest in buying Arsenal, has revealed the reasons behind his designs on the north London club. The 58-year-old business mogul...

IN PICTURES: Police parade Ikorodu bank robbery suspects

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:43 PM PDT

Suspected Armed Robbers, L-R Promise Abiwa, Agbojule Bright, Monday Omoboye, and Monday Ikuesan Monday Ikuesan, Ikorodu bank robberPromise AbiwaIkorodu bank robber Monady Omoboye, Ikorodu bank...

FG earns N14trn from crude export – NNPC

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:34 PM PDT

Nigeria earned $74.512 billion, about N14.902 trillion, from crude oil export in 2014, according to data released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The NNPC, in its 2014 Annual...

Ahmed Musa set to become Super Eagles captain

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:31 PM PDT

Ahmed Musa has been lined up to be the next captain of Nigeria when Vincent Enyeama is stripped of the captaincy. Lille goalkeeper Enyeama is expected to be dropped as the country's skipper after...

Jega resumes work as lecturer in Bayero University

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:24 PM PDT

Immediate past chairman of the Independent national Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega on Monday resumed at the Bayero University Kano (BUK), where he was a lecturer until he got...

Five Nigerian students detained in Malaysia over alleged N125.2m Internet Scam

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:23 PM PDT

Five Nigerian students have been arrested and detained in Malaysia over their alleged involvement in an internet fraud amounting to N125.2million (RM2.4 million) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. The...

Nigerian Military frees 182 suspected Boko Haram members

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:16 PM PDT

The Nigerian military on Monday released 182 Boko Haram suspects detained for alleged link with the terrorist group in Borno State, the army authority said. Nigerian army chief, Lt. Gen Kenneth...

#BringBackOurGirls coalition to demand rescue timeline from Buhari

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:38 PM PDT

The #BringBackOurGirls coalition will on Wednesday meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to express their disappointment over the failure of the Federal Government to rescue the 219 Chbok girls...

Iraqi warplane accidentally bombs Baghdad

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:36 PM PDT

An Iraqi warplane has accidentally dropped a bomb over a residential area of Baghdad after it experienced mechanical failure, according to the country's defence ministry. Officials confirmed to Al...

Governors can’t pay salaries because of corruption – Saraki

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:34 PM 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 the issue of corruption which, he said,...

Wike, INEC frustrating electoral materials’ inspection – Peterside, APC

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:29 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress and its Rivers State governorship candidate in the April 11, 2015 election, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, have accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, of...

We stand by Ekweremadu, says Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:21 PM PDT

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the foremost socio-political organisation of the Igbos, on Monday warned that Ndigbo would resist any attempt to harass Senator Ike Ekweremadu over his election as the Deputy Senate...

Fayose installs new Ogoga

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:20 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday presented Staff of Office and Certificate of Appointment to the new Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Samuel Adu, amid tight security. The stool...

I won’t be intimidated by desperate politicians – Ekweremadu

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:19 PM PDT

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday, expressed serious concern over the current development linking him with the alleged forgery of the 2015 Senate Standing Order but assured Nigerians...

Bishop advises Aregbesola to stop sponsoring pilgrimages

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:13 PM PDT

The Diocesan ‎Bishop of Osun North East Diocese, Church of Nigeria, Otan Ayegbaju, Rev. Bamisebi Olumakaiye, has advised Governor Rauf Aregbesola, to stop sponsoring of Christians and Muslims on...

12 die, 16 injured in Kogi road crash

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:11 PM PDT

No fewer than 12 people died and 16 others sustained varying degrees of injuries on Monday following a road crash at Irekpeni village, along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway. A witness who identified...

Buhari debriefs permanent secretaries

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:05 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has started the process of debriefing permanent secretaries who have been in charge of ministries in the absence of ministers with the aim of ascertaining the state of the...

Edo judiciary workers suspend strike

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 12:57 PM PDT

The Edo State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, has suspended its six-month industrial action and instructed its members to resume at their duty posts on Wednesday. Judiciary workers...

Meditating Portuguese actor mistaken for terrorist on Paris plane

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 12:52 PM PDT

A Portuguese actor humming a prayer as he meditated to a sacred Tibetan text on board a plane awaiting takeoff from Paris, was mistaken for a terrorist by alarmed passengers and taken off the flight...

Plateau dissolves local councils

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 12:50 PM PDT

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, on Monday, dissolved the 17 Local Government Councils in the state. A statement issued in Jos by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Rufus Bature,...

Police arraign 115 street gang members in Kaduna

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 12:46 PM PDT

The Kaduna State Police Command, on Monday said it had arraigned 115 street gang members, locally known as "Yan Sara-Suka" for allegedly terrorising communities in the state. The command's...

Pope Francis begins South America trip in Ecuador

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 12:38 PM PDT

Pope Francis has arrived in Ecuador, in his first visit since becoming pope to the Spanish-speaking part of South America, bringing a message of solidarity with the poor in the region, while trying...

Man jailed for stealing meat

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 12:32 PM PDT

An Ota Magistrates' Court on Monday sentenced a 28-year-old man to one month in prison for breaking into a shop to steal seven pieces of meats from a pot. The Magistrate, Miss Temitope Adebutu,...

Borno residents caution FG against dialogue with Boko Haram

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 11:31 AM PDT

Some residents of Borno on Monday cautioned the Federal Government against rushing into dialogue with the Boko Haram insurgents as a way of ending their violent campaign. Those who spoke with the...

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