Sunday, 26 July 2015

NigerianEye: “IN PICTURES: Nigerian soldiers kill 20 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, recover arms, vehicles” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “IN PICTURES: Nigerian soldiers kill 20 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, recover arms, vehicles” plus 29 more

IN PICTURES: Nigerian soldiers kill 20 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, recover arms, vehicles

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:52 PM PDT

Nigerian troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 20 terrorists at Faljari, along the Dikwa-Maiduguri Road, recovering arms and vehicles from the insurgents. More pictures below The...

REVEALED: How a 10-year-old female suicide bomber killed 19 in Damaturu yesterday

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:47 PM PDT

A 10-year-old female suicide bomber has killed 19 persons in a market in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, on Sunday. The state governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam, decried the attack in a statement on...

Buhari won’t stop trial of suspects of senate rule forgery – Presidency

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:46 PM PDT

The Presidency on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari would not stop the prosecution of anybody indicted in the report of the Nigeria Police on the forgery of the Senate Standing Order. The...

Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston dies at 22

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:47 PM PDT

Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, the only daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, died Sunday, nearly six months after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub of her home, her family...

I stand by my comments on Soyinka - Obasanjo

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:47 PM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he maintains his view, as expressed in his three-volume autobiography, My Watch, that Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has better expertise in wine...

Probe Amaechi if you are sincere in your fight against corruption - Wike tells Buhari

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:45 PM PDT

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike says if President Buhari was really serious about his fight against corruption, he must start by probing the administration of former Rivers state governor, Rotimi...

Osun state is one of best states in Nigeria - Aregbesola

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:27 PM PDT

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said the state is one of the best places to be in Nigeria despite the gloomy picture of poverty being painted by to those outside. Aregbesola, who said...

Nigeria is better off with Igbos - Gowon

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:01 PM PDT

Nigeria's wartime leader, Gen Yakubu Gowon, says "Nigeria is better off with Igbos." He spoke while delivering an oration at the burial service for Chief (Mrs.) Chinyere Asika, wife of the former...

Buhari orders probe of Jos gas explosion

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:56 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a thorough investigation of the chlorine gas explosion in Jos, Plateau State at the weekend, which killed and injured many people. In a message of...

Instead of serious criticism, PDP statements sounds like a compendium of beer parlor gossips and sidetalks – APC

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:53 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has said the Peoples Democratic Party as a party cannot provide a worthwhile opposition to the APC-led Federal Government if its spokesman continues to issue "convoluted...

JAMB urges candidates to check website for redistribution

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:50 PM PDT

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has urged the 2015 UTME candidates to check its website on Monday, August 3, for the list of universities they have been redistributed to. Speaking...

Buhari's US visit, useless - PDP

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:47 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has described the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari as lacking direction. The opposition party said events happening after the President's return from...

NiMet predicts cloudy, rainy weather conditions for Monday

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 10:48 PM PDT

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions with localised rains over the central states of the country on Monday. The predictions are contained in the Weather...

PDP blast Governor Ambode for obtaining ₦39 Billion loan from World bank

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:30 PM PDT

The Lagos State chapter of Peoplea Democratic Party has strongly berated Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for hastily obtaining a N39.4bn loan from the World Bank. In a statement issued by its Publicity...

Sacked Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi demands ₦1 Billion compensation from NFF

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:22 PM PDT

Sacked Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has demanded a compensation of a billion Naira from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for defaming him. Last week, it was reported that Keshi had dragged...

Nigerian troops kill 20 Boko Haram members in Borno, recover weapons

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:50 PM PDT

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 20 terrorists at Faljari, along the Dikwa-Maiduguri Road, the Army has said. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, who said this in a...

UniIorin working to develop Ebola vaccine - VC

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:16 PM PDT

Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin (Unilorin), says the institution's Ebola Research Committee is working toward developing a vaccine for the Ebola virus. Ambali,...

Ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan ‘not ready yet to’ comment on national issues despite pressure on him – Abati

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:06 PM PDT

The former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity,Mr Reuben Abati has revealed that though President Goodluck Jonathan has been under pressure to react to unfolding...

No state government has gotten any one naira under FG bailout - Oshiomhole

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:34 AM PDT

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has said none of the 36 state governors has received ‎his state's share of the N713.7bn bailout fund from the Federal Government, meant to assist cash-strapped...

Two-year-old baby dies in Bayelsa fire

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:29 AM PDT

A two-year-old baby girl died in a fire outbreak which rendered many people homeless on Sunday in a suburb area of Ovom Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. A News Agency of...

Governor Ortom promises cash, amnesty for returned arms

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:27 AM PDT

Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, has promised to grant amnesty and monetary reward for those who willingly submit their illegal arms in the state. Ortom had, in his bid to restore peace to...

JTF nabs suspected pipeline vandals in Delta, Bayelsa

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:24 AM PDT

The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, said it had arrested five suspected sea pirates and two pipeline vandals in Bayelsa and Delta respectively. The Spokesman of the JTF,...

Three policemen face trial for assaulting pregnant woman

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:22 AM PDT

Three policemen who assaulted an eight-month pregnant woman in Lagos are currently undergoing orderly room trial, the Lagos State Police Command said on Saturday. The command's spokesman, DSP...

Big Brother Africa 2015 cancelled

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:21 AM PDT

Popular television reality show Big Brother Africa also known as BBA, will not be coming off this year due to inability of the organizers of the show, Africa Magic and Endemol's to get sponsorship...

Female suicide bomber hits Damaturu market, 15 dead, scores wounded

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 08:21 AM PDT

DAMATURU, (Reuters) – A blast set off by a female suicide bomber tore through a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Sunday, killing at least 15 people, a police spokesman...

Nigerian passenger arrested for smoking on Arik London flight

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 05:33 AM PDT

A Nigerian passenger, Lawal Oluwabusola was arrested by the airport police command for smoking cigarette on board Arik Air flight from London to Lagos. A statement by Mr Livinus Chukwuma Police...

Moses, Mikel stars of Chelsea pre-season victory

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 05:42 AM PDT

Super Eagles forward, Victor Moses, was the best player for Chelsea as the English champions defeated French kings,, PSG, in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. Moses' compatriot Mikel Obi played the...

We’ll protect Nigerians in South Africa – NU

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 05:42 AM PDT

The President of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, Mr. Ikechukwu Anyene, says the body is determined to protect the interest and welfare of Nigerians in that country. Anyene told the News Agency of...

We don’t need foreign aid – Buhari

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:47 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari believes Nigeria does not need foreign aid if the world powers can help her plug all the loopholes that had been used by government officials to steal her assets. A...

Tinubu denies using EFCC to hound wife of the Senate president, Toyin Saraki

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:48 AM PDT

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has denied accusations by a party member that he was using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to hound Toyin Saraki, wife of...
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