Friday, 24 July 2015

NigerianEye: “Buhari to divide NNPC into two” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari to divide NNPC into two” plus 29 more


Buhari to divide NNPC into two

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 10:48 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally revealed what will be the fate of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, saying the national oil company will be divided into two successor entities under...

Buhari vows not to short-change any zone

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 10:48 PM PDT

The Presidency on Friday said that President Muhammadu Buhari would not short-change any part of the country on account of the voting pattern in the March 28 presidential election. The Special...

Ex-DG of SEC, Arunma Oteh, appointed World Bank Vice President

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 10:49 PM PDT

The former Director-General of the Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, Ms. Arunma Oteh, has been appointed Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank. Her appointment came Friday in...

Nigerian soldiers are “murderers and rapists.” - US lawmaker

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 10:51 PM PDT

A United States lawmaker, Mr. Patrick Leahy, has described Nigerian soldiers as "murderers and rapists." Leahy stated this while reacting to comments credited to President Muhammadu Buhari during...

MEND not meeting to resume hostilities -Tompolo

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:45 PM PDT

Against fears that some former militants in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria could begin hostilities using the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, a leader of the group, Chief...

Buhari meets Gbajabiamila again

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 04:37 PM PDT

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday met briefly with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Gbajabiamila is one of the principal actors...

IN PICTURES: Obama lands in Kenya,dines with his extended family members

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:31 PM PDT

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Obama dines with his extended family in Kenya

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:27 PM PDT

The US President Barack Obama's gathered with members of his extended family in Nairobi Friday, kicking off a two day visit to his father's native Kenya. Obama's familial connections to the East...

Nigerian Military recaptures Dikwa from Boko Haram

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:32 PM PDT

The Nigerian military on Friday recaptured Dikwa town from members of the Boko Haram. The Director, Air Force Information, Air Commodore Dele Alonge, told our correspondent on the telephone that a...

Buhari’s anti-terror strategy working – APC

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:34 PM PDT

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said the recent successes recorded against Boko Haram, is a product of a methodical and focused approach...

Army retires 11 generals

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:32 PM PDT

Eleven generals of the Nigerian Army Ordinance Corps in Lagos were on Friday pulled out of service. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the officers include eight Major-Generals and three...

FG playing to the gallery on probes – Fayose

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:32 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the announcements by the All Progressives Congress led Federal Government to probe the immediate past Peoples Democratic Party's...

Obama lands in the country of his father’s birth, Kenya for the first time

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:31 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama arrived in Kenya late Friday, his first visit to the country of his father's birth since his election as president. Air Force One touched down at Nairobi's...

Don’t attend Tompolo’s meeting, ex-militants tell members 

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:29 PM PDT

Repentant militants from the South-South, under the aegis of National Council of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators, have called on its members not to attend the 'crucial' meeting being convened by an...

Pay salaries, or face strike, NLC tells govs

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:28 PM PDT

Factional NLC leader Joe Ajaero on Friday advised state governors owing workers to pay their salaries to avoid protest by the organised labour. This is contained in a 10-point communiqué...

Car snatchers arrested in painters’ workshop in Delta

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:28 PM PDT

The fortunes of a gang, specialising in snatching cars in Delta State, suffered a setback on Thursday, as three members of the gang were arrested by police detectives in Asaba, the state...

South Africa’s ANC backs Ambode on plan to prosecute Synagogue

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:26 PM PDT

The leadership of South Africa's ruling party, the Africa National Congress, has commended Lagos State Government's decision to implement the coroner's verdict on the Synagogue Church Of...

Burundi president wins controversial third term

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 03:19 PM PDT

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza was Friday declared the outright winner of controversial elections, handing him a third consecutive term at the helm of the central African nation despite...

I never accused United States Government of helping Boko Haram - Buhari

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:45 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said there was no truth in claims in the local and international media that he accused or indicted the United States Government of helping the terrorist group,...

Boko Haram holds territories in Borno, Yobe

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:45 AM PDT

Boko Haram Islamists are still holding on to some territories in Nigeria's troubled northeast, state governors from the region said on Thursday, after the military claimed a series of major victories...

South African Police beat Nigerian to Death

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:46 AM PDT

The President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, Ikechukwu Anyene, on Thursday, decried the killing of a Nigerian in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. NAN recalls that the Nigerian, Nonso Odo, 30, from...

Nigeria marks one year since last polio case

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:44 AM PDT

Nigeria on Friday marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease. The...

IN PICTURES: Osinbajo meets with Chinese Ambassador in Abuja

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:42 AM PDT

BUSTED: Police trail robbers who hypnotise victims in commercial buses

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:40 AM PDT

The Lagos State Police Command on Friday said it was on the trail of some suspected criminals using handkerchief containing some substances to hypnotise people before robbing them of their...

Ronaldo dazzles as Real Madrid trash Manchester City

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:38 AM PDT

Cristiano Ronaldo turned on a show as Real Madrid demolished Manchester City 4-1 before a record crowd in the International Champions Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. World footballer...

I want to stay at Chelsea till 2017 - Mikel

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:36 AM PDT

Super Eagles star, John Mikel Obi, has stated that he is willing to remain at Chelsea till the end of his contract in 2017. The Nigerian is now the second-longest serving player at Stamford Bridge,...

Moses given Chelsea squad number

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:26 AM PDT

Returning Chelsea forward Victor Moses and Dominic Solanke have been assigned their squad numbers. Moses, who returned to the Stamford Bridge after his loan move to Stoke City, will wear the No. 20...

Egypt Nile boat accident death toll rises to 29

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:25 AM PDT

At least 29 people drowned when their party boat collided with a cargo ship on the Nile, the Egyptian Health Ministry said Friday. The new toll, after police said 19 people had died in the Wednesday...

Borno employs 5,000 Civilian JTF members as sanitation workers

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:22 AM PDT

The Borno State Environmental Protection Agency has said it will employ 5,000 civilian JTF members as street vanguards to enhance sanitation activities in Maiduguri. The Sole Coordinator of the...

Unilag UTME applicants storm court

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 07:21 AM PDT

Scores of placard-carrying applicants on Friday morning stormed a Federal High Court in Lagos in continuation of their protest against the alleged plan by the Registrar of the Joint Admission...

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