Thursday, 30 July 2015

NigerianEye: “I’m not expecting ministerial appointment from Buhari — Bakare” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “I’m not expecting ministerial appointment from Buhari — Bakare” plus 29 more

I’m not expecting ministerial appointment from Buhari — Bakare

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:53 PM PDT

The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that he is not expecting a ministerial appointment from President Muhammadu Buhari. Bakare, who spoke in an...

I used to be a Danfo driver - Governor Fayose

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:54 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has appealed to members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria against allowing themselves to be used by kidnappers to perpetrate...

REVEALED: How The Nigerian Air Force cut Boko Haram’s supply routes

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:54 PM PDT

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intercepted supplies to Boko Haram insurgents along Nigeria-Cameroon borders. NAF said last night that it seized over 4,000 drums and several plastic containers...

PICTURES: Army engineers clear notorious camps; more terrorists killed, civilians rescued

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:59 PM PDT

As part of efforts to rid Nigeria of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 21 Brigade and personnel of Nigerian Army Engineers on Wednesday cleared a notorious terrorists camp at Chuogori and Shantumari...

I wanted to impeach Ekweremadu — Ndume

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:59 PM PDT

The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Thursday, caused a stir in the upper chamber when he revealed how he collected signatures of other senators to impeach the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in...

Former NIMASA DG probed by EFCC

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:57 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday quizzed a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, for some alleged...

Microsoft sacks 85% of Nigerian workers

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:51 PM PDT

Microsoft on Thursday sacked 34 (85 per cent) of the 40 employees in the Nigerian office of its phone division. The sacking came 24 hours after the company's latest Windows 10 was made available in...

Defence spokesman, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade retires from the Nigerian Army

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 04:04 PM PDT

The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, is to retire from the Nigerian Army, having reached his retirement age. Olukolade is to hand over his position as the Director Defence...

Troops rescue 59 captives from Boko Haram – Army

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 03:59 PM PDT

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, has said the troops of the 151 Task Force Battalion rescued a total of 59 civilians held by the members of the Boko Haram sect on...

Uganda basketball coach disappears in US during 10-day training course

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 04:29 PM PDT

Assistant coach of Uganda's national basketball team, Gad Eteu, has disappeared in the US. Ivan Ntabazi, the spokesperson for the Federation of Uganda Basketball Association told Xinhua on Thursday...

IN PICTURES: Buhari arrives Nigeria from Cameroon

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 11:09 AM PDT

President Buhari this afternoon arrived Nigeria from Cameroon after his one day state visit to the country. He was received by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. More pictures below...

I headed a military that lacked equipment & motivation to fight – Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh opens up

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 11:11 AM PDT

Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh Thursday confessed that when he assumed office as the CDS, he headed a armed forces that lacked the relevant equipment and...

Governor Ambode ready to welcome Walmart supermarket to Lagos

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 11:11 AM PDT

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has assured a delegation of Walmart Incorporated that the state is ready to give necessary support to assist the firm in establishing its presence in...

Wike appoints new Vice Chancellor for Rivers University

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:35 AM PDT

Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, approved the appointment of Prof. Blessing Didia as the acting Vice Chancellor of the state's University of Science and Technology. Special Adviser on...

EFCC probes Chime’s administration

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:21 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced earnest investigations into the administration of Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State. An operative of the commission, said on Thursday,...

Nigeria’s power generation goes up to 4656mw

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 10:16 AM PDT

The Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday stated that the National Grid Transmission has recorded another peak of 4662 megawatt (mw) of electricity. In a statement by TCN...

EARLY WARNINGS, POLITICAL RISKS, AND DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA -Olalekan Adigun

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 09:55 AM PDT

In my article, THE NEEDLESS CRISIS IN BURUNDI, I have argued for the importance of effective early warnings in the management and prevention of avoidable conflicts in African countries. In the said...

House now united to work for Nigerians – Dogara

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 09:17 AM PDT

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Thursday said the 8th House is now set to work for Nigerians after the 49-day crisis that rocked the House from inception. Speaking at the...

UITH Performs Open Heart Surgery On 2 Patients

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 09:02 AM PDT

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has recorded a major medical feat as its surgeons successfully conducted open heart surgery on two patients . The UITH surgeons performed the heart...

Two die after eating fresh fish in Ebonyi

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 08:49 AM PDT

Two persons died on Thursday in Ezillo community, Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State, after eating a fresh fish. Another was said to have become blind after eating the fish. The victims...

Generator fumes kill three in Bayelsa

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 08:30 AM PDT

Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was been thrown into mourning as a result of the death of five persons from generator fumes and fire outbreak. It was learnt on Thursday that a family of...

Shell to cut 6,500 jobs

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 08:05 AM PDT

Royal Dutch Shell says it will axe 6,500 jobs this year and step up spending cuts, to deal with an extended period of lower oil prices. Besides, the company announced on Thursday in London the sale...

India to become most populous country by 2022 – UN

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 08:02 AM PDT

United Nations World Population Prospects report said on Wednesday that India would in six years sooner than previously forecast overtake China and become the world's most populous country. John...

PDP’s accusation against DSS boss absurd, frivolous – APC

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 07:52 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has denied the allegation by the Peoples' Democratic Party that the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Lawal Daura, is a card-carrying member of...

APC allegedly uncovers 'evil plan' by Wike, PDP to 'blackmail' Amaechi

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 07:42 AM PDT

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, says it has uncovered an insidious plan by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and elements of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to blackmail Rt. Hon....

Egypt Adjourns Al Jazeera Verdict

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 07:35 AM PDT

Following today's adjournment of the retrial verdict in Cairo, Al Jazeera Media Network's Acting Director General Dr Mostefa Souag said: "We are outraged that the verdict has been adjourned as today...

Governor El-Rufa’i cuts overhead costs by 60%

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 07:33 AM PDT

Governor Nasiru El-Rufa'i of Kaduna State, says his administration has cut down overhead costs by 60 per cent as part of measures to rescue the state from its precarious financial...

Court orders police to produce Lekki robbery suspect

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 07:24 AM PDT

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Thursday ordered the police to produce in court a 20-year-old man, Ebi Tosan, nabbed by the force in connection with the March 12, 2015 robbery of the Lekki...

Nigeria wins 11 medals in powerlifting championships

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 07:19 AM PDT

Nigerian male and female powerlifters won 11 medals and broke three world records at the just-concluded Powerlifting World Open Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Almaty 2015 IPC...

India executes plotter of 1993 Mumbai bombings

Posted: 30 Jul 2015 07:16 AM PDT

A man convicted of taking part in India's worst-ever attack, the 1993 bombings in Mumbai, has been hanged, Indian TV stations reported. India's president and Supreme Court rejected last-ditch...
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