Wednesday, 1 July 2015

NigerianEye: “National Assembly Crisis: Buhari meets lawmakers behind closed-doors” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “National Assembly Crisis: Buhari meets lawmakers behind closed-doors” plus 29 more


National Assembly Crisis: Buhari meets lawmakers behind closed-doors

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:33 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening met behind closed-doors with some members of the House of Representatives. The lawmakers were led to the meeting held inside the Conference Hall of...

Femi Adesina blasts Metuh again, says Buhari was right to appoint Zakari as INEC boss

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:33 PM PDT

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Media and Publicity have hit back at Olisa Metuh, the Peoples Democratic Party's National Publicity Secretary for...

PDP rejects new INEC boss, Amina Zakari

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:34 PM PDT

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the appointment of Mrs. Amina Zakari as the Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Zakari was...

Naira falls to ₦230 against 1 Dollar

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:35 PM PDT

Barely 10 days after the CBN stopped forex sale to importers of rice, textile and 39 other items, the naira on Wednesday crashed to 230 against the United States dollar at the parallel market, down...

(REVEALED) Money laundering charges: Reasons why court freed Fani-Kayode

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:34 PM PDT

Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, Wednesday, discharged and acquitted a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode‎, of money laundering charges. While reading her judgment which lasted almost 50...

12 die as Boko Haram attacks Borno villages

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:28 PM PDT

No fewer than 10 people were feared dead with 7 others sustaining gunshots wounds when suspected members of Boko Haram invaded nearby surrounding villages of Monguno Local Government Area of Borno...

PICTURES: Fani-Kayode, girlfriend, others party to celebrate acquittal

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:46 PM PDT

Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, was, Wednesday, discharged and acquitted by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on the two count charge of money laundering preferred...

We won’t pay staff schools workers’ salaries again – FG

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:15 PM PDT

The Federal Government has formally hands off the payment of salaries of teaching and non-academic workers of staff schools in institutions across the country. The National Salaries, Incomes and...

PDP is the most corrupt party in Africa – APC

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:01 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State has alleged that the immediate past Peoples Democratic Party PDP-led government as people whose looting of government finances is "unequalled in the...

Wike orders payment of workers’ April, May salaries

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:59 PM PDT

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has directed that civil servants in the state be paid April and May salaries. Wike said on Wednesday that the directive was in line with his...

Saudi prince pledges $32 Billion to charity

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:55 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has pledged his entire $32bn fortune to charitable projects over the coming years. The prince said in a statement that the "philanthropic pledge...

Arewa group blasts Akande over anti-North comment

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:50 PM PDT

Northern socio-political organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum, on Wednesday berated the former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, over his statement...

EFCC “shocked” by Fani-Kayode’s acquittal

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:25 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it was shocked by Wednesday's acquittal of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. A Federal High Court in Lagos acquitted Mr....

El-Rufai inaugurates 16-man committee to end killings in Kaduna

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:24 AM PDT

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday inaugurated a 16-member committee to find solutions to the incessant killings in the Southern part of the state. The committee, headed by retired...

Fayose advises Buhari - 'You need to save EFCC from Politicians'

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:17 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against allowing politicians to hijack the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for their selfish motives. Fayose...

FG to appeal Kashamu’s extradition judgment

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:16 AM PDT

The Federal Government will appeal against the Wednesday's judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissing its application for an order to extradite the Ogun-East Senator in the National...

Onazi apologises to NFF, appeals $5,000 fine

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:15 AM PDT

Super Eagles' midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has formally apologized to the Nigeria Football Federation for his on-field action that led to a straight red card in last month's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations...

World Bank approves $200m for Lagos

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:14 AM PDT

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved $200m credit to Lagos State to support a range of reforms pertaining to fiscal sustainability, budget planning, budget execution, and the...

NASS crisis: Buhari set to meet Dogara, Gbajabiamila

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:12 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet members of the two factions in the House of Representatives later today. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, is expected to lead...

PICTURES: VP,Yemi Osinbajo visits IDP camp in Maiduguri, meets baby affected by bomb explosion

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:25 AM PDT

On the instructions of President Buhari, VP Yemi Osinbajo visited an IDP camp in Maiduguri today conveying the concern of the President and bringing hope to the victims of terrorism and the entire...

Pics. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Visits Maiduguri.

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:02 AM PDT

On the instructions of President Buhari, VP Yemi Osinbajo visited an IDP camp in Maiduguri today conveying the concern of the President and bringing hope to the victims of terrorism and the entire...

Davido, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnumz, others to perform at MTV Africa Music Awards 2015

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 09:08 AM PDT

MTV Base has revealed that Davido, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnumz, Bucie and Cassper Nyovest, have been added to the sizzling performer line-up for the MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal 2015. The...

Fayose congratulates Fani Kayode over his victory at a Lagos court

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 08:48 AM PDT

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state took to his twitter handle to congratulate Femi Fani-Kayode over his victory at a Federal high court in Lagos today. Read his tweets below...

Wike’s plan to borrow N100 Billion from various banks exposed - APC

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 08:35 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State Chapter has uncovered a strategic plan by Governor Nyesom Wike to obtain loans totalling N100b in the few months he is expected to be in power as the...

Court Dismisses Agbaje’s Petition Against Ambode

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:50 AM PDT

The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Jimi Agbaje, against Akinwunmi Ambode of the...

President Buhari orders end to corruption in Hajj operations

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:45 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday directed that all corrupt activities that have been characterising hajj operations in the country must end immediately. Buhari handed down the directive to...

Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade proposes death penalty for kidnappers

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:40 AM PDT

The Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has sent an executive bill to the state House of Assembly seeking death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the state. He said this was to curb...

UN asks Nigeria to ease abortion restrictions for Boko Haram rape victims

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:38 AM PDT

The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Nigeria to show compassion and make it easier for women and girls who became pregnant in Boko Haram captivity to access...

Oshiomhole blasts Okonjo-Iweala - 'Explain whereabouts of $4.1 Billion'

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:29 AM PDT

The war of words between Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala continued on Wednesday as the Comrade Governor challenged the former...

Kwara teachers threaten to boycott classes over unpaid salaries

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:25 AM PDT

Some teachers in public schools in Kwara on Wednesday said they may start boycotting classes if the two months salaries owed them were not paid. The teachers, who spoke with newsmen in separate...

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