Sunday, 5 July 2015

NigerianEye: “Inspector General of Police summons Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged forgery” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Inspector General of Police summons Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged forgery” plus 29 more


Inspector General of Police summons Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged forgery

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:26 PM PDT

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has summoned the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged forgery of the Senate Rules. The PDP said Ekweremadu is expected to...

BREAKING: Suicide bombers attack Jos mosque, many feared dead

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:32 PM PDT

A bomb has exploded in Jos, Plateau state, central Nigeria last night, in the midst of a gathering of muslims listening to some sermons on Islam, and NigerianEye learnt that many are people are...

President Buhari expresses sadness over attacks on places of worship

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:33 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the reported dastardly bomb attack at a church on the outskirts of Potiskum, Yobe, on Sunday. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja...

Nigerians should keep praying for Buhari - Jonathan

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:33 PM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to continue supporting and praying for his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari, as terrorist activities intensify. Jonathan said this on his...

Presidency denies controversial Tweet from Buhari's daughter

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:34 PM PDT

The Presidency on Sunday disowned a comment on the social media platform, Twitter, credited to one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari, Zahra. The President's daughter was said to have...

Fuel scarcity bites harder in Nigeria

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:36 PM PDT

The fuel crisis situation in the country got worse through the weekend as the scarcity continued unabated in Lagos Abuja, Nasarawa and environs. This is happening despite the assurance given by the...

REVEALED: How suicide bomber blew himself up in a Redeemed church in Yobe, killing five worshippers

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:35 PM PDT

A suicide bomber blew himself up on Sunday inside a church in the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Potiskum, killing five worshippers, a police officer and witness told AFP. The bomber entered...

APC government plans to arrest Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu – PDP

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:01 PM PDT

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that the governing All Progressives Congress, APC-led federal government plans to arrest the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The...

We have nothing to do with Ekweremadu’s invitation by police – APC

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:02 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it has nothing to do with the reported police's invitation of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, over which the PDP has released an outlandish...

650 people killed by Boko Haram since President Muhammadu Buhari took over

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:36 PM PDT

According to an AFP tally, no fewer than 650 people have been killed since President Muhammadu Buhari took over in May, with over 200 deaths in the last 3 days... Boko Haram, which is fighting to...

Siasia to contest Bayelsa governorship election

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:24 PM PDT

The younger brother of Coach Samson Siasia has expressed his desire to contest the Bayelsa State governorship election next year. Moses, who spoke at a news conference in Yenagoa, on Saturday,...

Melaye accuses Tinubu of supporting Adeyemi at Appeal Court

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:22 PM PDT

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, on Sunday alleged that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had decided to offer support for...

'I will accept my runaway husband if he comes back' - Woman who gave birth to 3rd set of twins

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 10:20 PM PDT

The odds of giving birth to twins 3 times is very slim, but Ruth Uche managed to do it. Ruth Uche's husband fled home when he learned she was expecting another set of twins after previously giving...

Boko Haram displaces over 1.4m in North East — NEMA

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 04:43 PM PDT

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, yesterday said that Boko Haram insurgency and incessant communal clashes among various ethnic ...

Ikorodu bank robbery: Police arrest four suspects

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 04:39 PM PDT

Four suspected members of the gang, led by a lady, that robbed banks at Ikorodu, Lagos, a fortnight ago have been arrested by police in Lagos. The robbers operated for close to two hours, carted...

Lagos planning to reconstruct Ladipo market road – Govt

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 04:34 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Sunday indicated plans to reconstruct the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market Road and other connecting roads to enhance vehicular movement within the...

Yero left N228m, not N8bn in state’s account – El-Rufai

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 04:33 PM PDT

The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Sunday debunked claim by his predecessor, Mukhtar Yero, that he (Yero) left behind N8bn in the state's treasury. The governor was reacting to...

'Gay marriage is satanic'

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:30 AM PDT

The Anglican Bishop of Minna Diocese, Retired Rev. Daniel Yisa, has condemned the United States of America's decision to legalise same-sex marriage, describing such marriages as "satanic". Yisa made...

You can now fly in and out of Maiduguri airport - FAAN

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:28 AM PDT

The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, says the just re-opened Maiduguri International Airport is now free for commercial operations. This is contained...

Northern agenda: Presidency defends Buhari’s manner of appointment

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:27 AM PDT

Presidency has dismissed insinuations that President Mohammadu Buhari is implementing a northern agenda in his political appointments. It will be recalled that president Buahri since taking over the...

Human trials of HIV vaccine begin after partial success in monkeys

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:25 AM PDT

The success of an experimental vaccine trial with rhesus monkeys is motivating a pharmaceutical company to undertake experimental HIV vaccine tests in Thailand, East and South Africa, and the United...

Saraki to Boko Haram: Accept Buhari’s offer of negotiation, stop wasting lives

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:21 AM PDT

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has condemned in strong terms Sunday's bomb attack on innocent worshippers at a church in Potiskum , Yobe state. "My heart is with individuals...

I didn’t beat my wife – Suswam

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:20 AM PDT

A former Governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, has denied being arrested in London for allegedly beating his wife, Yemisi. The former governor, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said reports...

Stolen funds won’t be laundered through our banks – US

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:13 AM PDT

The United States has offered technical assistance and training for investigators and prosecutors to empower them to track and recover stolen monies from Nigeria. America pledged that it would...

'Babangida Aliyu, Others Responsible For North’s Ruins, Woes’

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 07:54 AM PDT

The Coalition of Northern Professionals and Rights Groups has said past governors in the North, especially under the leadership of former Niger State governor Babangida Aliyu are to blame for the...

Marilyn Ogar demoted by newly appointed Acting DG of SSS, Lawal Daura

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 07:44 AM PDT

Newly appointed director general of the Department of State Security, Lawal Musa Daura, has allegedly demoted Marilyn Ogar, the agency's former spokesperson, via a memo. Just 4 days after he took...

U.S. is Nigeria’s best friend – American Ambassador

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 07:37 AM PDT

The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, said on Saturday that the people of Nigeria have no better friend that the United States. Mr.Entwistle stated this in his remarks to mark the 239th...

Police confirm bombing of Redeemed Church

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 07:26 AM PDT

The Police in Yobe on Sunday confirmed the killing of six persons in a suicide bomb attack on a Redeemed Church of Christ in Potiskum, Yobe state. Mr Toyin Gbadegesin, the Police Public Relations...

Shehu of Borno urges more prayers against Boko Haram

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 07:23 AM PDT

Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, the Shehu of Borno, on Sunday urged Muslims to intensify prayers towards seeking divine intervention against Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Garbai made the call...

Chibok girls’ parents raise alarm over fraudsters

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 07:21 AM PDT

Parents of the abducted students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on Sunday alerted the public on the activities of some fraudsters using their names to defraud Nigerians and...

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