Wednesday, 8 July 2015

NigerianEye: “The end of Boko Haram is very near - Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “The end of Boko Haram is very near - Buhari” plus 29 more

The end of Boko Haram is very near - Buhari

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:59 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the end of the Boko Haram sect and terrorism in Nigeria is in sight. Buhari gave the assurance in a statement made available to...

I was ordered by Jonathan to withdraw $2 Billion from ECA to pay fuel subsidy – Okonjo-Iweala

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:59 PM PDT

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria's former minister of finance said on Tuesday night that the $2 billion she was alleged to have withdrawn from Excess Crude Account without authorisation was used to...

Reasons why my meeting with President Obama is important — Buhari

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:08 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja expressed the hope that his forthcoming meeting with President Barack Obama will further strengthen bilateral ties between Nigeria and the USA. At a...

NFF hires dutch foreign coach to assist Oliseh

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:05 PM PDT

The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that former Nigeria international Sunday Oliseh will coach the Super Eagles with a team that will include a Dutch as an assistant. A manager close to...

Watch out for Night of Majesty, Sultan tells Muslims

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:01 PM PDT

The Sultan of Sokoto who is also President-General, Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Sa'ad 111, has urged Muslims in the country to watch out for the Night of Majesty as the...

Boko Haram offers to swap detained fighters for Chibok girls

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:43 AM PDT

Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the town of Chibok in exchange for the release of militant leaders held by...

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu warns APC

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:33 AM PDT

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, not to misconstrue the National Assembly as its secretariat. Senator Ekweremadu, who spoke through his Special...

OFFICIAL: Sunday Oliseh named new Super Eagles coach

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:58 PM PDT

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has disclosed that it will unveil former Super Eagles' skipper, Sunday Oliseh as the coach of the Super Eagles next week. The 40-year-old former midfielder, who...

Drug Suspect Dies Of Cocaine Ingestion

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:29 AM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Wednesday said a 32 year-old Lagos based trader died at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, having ingested cocaine. This is...

Teachers To FG: Increase Our Retirement Age To 65

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:25 AM PDT

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has reiterated their demands on the retirement age of primary and secondary school teachers in the country and have urged the federal government to raise it from...

N600k worth of pornographic movies confiscated in Plateau

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:08 AM PDT

Mr Ailewon Danlami, the Zonal Coordinator, North Central, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), said the organisation confiscated 4,182 pornographic movies in Plateau from July 2014 till...

Boko Haram: 160, 000 Nigerians take refuge in Niger, Chad, Cameroon

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:05 AM PDT

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has disclosed that about 160,000 Nigerians have fled the north eastern parts of the country seeking refuge in neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon. This...

Oba Aladelusi Ogunlade-Aladetoyinbo crowned new Deji of Akure

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 11:02 AM PDT

The new Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Ogunlade-Aladetoyinbo, was on Wednesday, crowned the 48th monarch of the ancient city after passing through traditional rites for almost a month. Oba...

Buhari vows to create more jobs

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:48 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he would do all within his power to fulfill the promise he made to Nigerians that jobs would be created as part of efforts to revive the economy. A...

Keep developing Ekiti, ignore APC’s criticism - PDP tells Fayose

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:25 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has advised Governor Ayodele Fayose to ignore the All Progressives Congress' criticisms and focus on his developmental projects because they (APC) have...

Abia council boss slashes own salary by 50%

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:22 AM PDT

The Transition Committee Chairman of Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State, Okezie Erondu, has announced the slashing of his salary by 50 percent. Erondu, who disclosed this in an interview...

Olisa Metuh’s statement banal, ludicrous - Presidency

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:20 AM PDT

The Presidency on Wednesday took on the Peoples Democratic Party and those it called the party's agents over their position on the relief released to state governments by President Muhammadu Buhari....

Lagos governor plans 1,000-truck park to address Apapa traffic gridlock

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:04 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday brainstormed with tank farm owners in Apapa on how to resolve the perennial traffic gridlock in the commercial area of the city. Ambode...

Chief Imam cancels special Ramadan prayer in Abuja Mosque

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 09:17 AM PDT

Sheikh Muhammad Khalid, the Chief Imam of Apo Legislator's Quarter's Jumat Mosque has cancelled the special i'tikaaf prayer normally observed by Muslims during the last 10 days of Ramadan in that...

Ohakim arraigned for $2.29m laundering charges

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 09:15 AM PDT

Former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, was on Wednesday arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court in Abuja on three counts of money ($2.29m) laundering. He pleaded not...

FANI-KAYODE: SAYING “YES”, WHEN YOU MEAN TO SAY “NO”

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 09:13 AM PDT

When the All Progressives Congress (APC) was formed, one of its immediate challenges that came up was dealing with the ultra-conservatives elements that have found their way into its ranks. At that...

Britain slashes spending by £12 Billion in new austerity drive

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:59 AM PDT

Britain will cut spending on welfare by £12 billion ($18.5 billion, 17 billion euros) in a fresh austerity drive, finance minister George Osborne announced Wednesday as he delivered the government's...

EFCC arrests two former Nigerian governors

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 07:35 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, confirmed the arrest and detention of two former governors, Ikedi Ohakim of Imo and his Adamawa counterpart, Murtala Nyako. Wilson...

Jos & Zaria bomb blasts Mastermind arrested by Nigerian military

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:04 AM PDT

The Nigerian military took to its twitter handle to reveal that it has arrested a mastermind of the bomb blast that rocked the city of Jos, Plateau state and Zaria, Kaduna state.  Twin bomb...

Speaker Dogara's Camp Allegedly Concede House Leadership Position To Gbajabiamila Faction

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:46 AM PDT

The faction supporting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has announced conceding the position of the House leader to the camp supporting Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. But the...

Ronaldo amazed after meeting near-nude clone in Tokyo

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:11 AM PDT

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo came face to face with a scantily clad life-size double on Wednesday when Japanese scientists unveiled a "cyber clone" of the Portuguese pin-up. The...

Jonathan's response to Chibok girls case incompetent, unimpressive - Buhari

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 07:57 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said the conflicting reports that emerged from the government and the security chiefs in the days shortly after the over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped in...

UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon hails President Buhari’s determination to fight Boko Haram

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:05 AM PDT

UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Tuesday in New York, commended President Muhammadu Buhari's determination in the fight against Boko Haram. Ban said in a statement that he had noted Buhari's...

Rivers to Spend N30bn loan on roads rehabilitation, re-construction

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:00 AM PDT

The Secretary to Rivers Government, Mr Kenneth Kobani, has said that the N30 billion loan approved by the state House of Assembly would be used to rehabilitate and re-construct roads. Kobani in Port...

Muslims condemn suicide killings, urge Buhari to overhaul security

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 07:56 AM PDT

The Muslim League for Accountability, an NGO, had advised President Muhammadu Buhari to overhaul the nation's security system, in view of recent suicide attacks on innocent Nigerians. Its...
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