Tuesday, 28 July 2015

NigerianEye: “Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade is dead” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade is dead” plus 29 more


Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade is dead

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:25 PM PDT

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, has died at the age of 85 in a London hospital. The monarch was said to have died Tuesday evening. Relevant officials, who spoke to NE on Tuesday night,...

Gbajabiamila emerges leader of House of Representatives in dramatic fashion

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:25 PM PDT

Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila has been announced as the leader of House of Representatives, while Rep. Alhassan Dogowa emerged as the Chief Whip. The Speaker, Yakubu Dogara who announced this at the...

'Change is not by magic, Nigerians should allow Buhari have at least 100 days of honeymoon' - Tinubu

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:25 PM PDT

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, urged Nigerians who have been accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of being too slow to allow the President at...

EFCC grills Saraki’s wife for six hours

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:26 PM PDT

Wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, visited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's office in Abuja on Tuesday with a plethora of supporters who are lawmakers. Mrs. Saraki was...

EL RUFAI AND THE HYPOCRISY CALLED #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS - Mohammed Seidu

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:27 PM PDT

Anytime the question of who is behind the abduction of Chibok girls is asked, I remember the poem, Mr. Nobody which we recited back then in primary school. Spare my memory; it's been a while since I...

Patience Jonathan not humiliated at PH airport – FAAN

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:27 PM PDT

The wife of the former President, Dame Patience Jonathan, was not denied access to the VIP lounge of the Port Harcourt International Airport, as reported by some media houses, but her convoy was...

A lot of stealing went on under Goodluck Jonathan - Oshiomhole cries out

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:28 PM PDT

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State lamented the massive looting of the funds during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Governor said while he was in no...

35 APC, 46 PDP Senators pass vote of confidence on Saraki, Ekweremadu

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:26 PM PDT

The Senate Tuesday began its plenary on a dramatic note as 81 Senators passed a vote of confidence on Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The sudden...

Dame Jonathan deserves her humiliation at Port Harcourt Airport - Rivers APC

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:36 PM PDT

Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, deserves the humiliation she suffered last week when she was denied access to the Protocol Lounge of the Port Harcourt International Airport, the Rivers...

Al Jazeera documentary: Drones making PTSD worse in Afghanistan

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:32 PM PDT

Civilians in Afghanistan are increasingly suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to the constant threat of drone attacks, according to Living Beneath The Drones, a new documentary...

PICTURES: Police alert Nigerians of Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) conveyed in fashion hand-bags

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:24 PM PDT

The Nigeria Police on Tuesday discovered female suicide bombers with a fashion bag carrying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Yobe state. This was contained in a tweet by the Police on their...

Nigerian Army rescue 30 people abducted by Boko Haram

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:20 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that it had rescued 30 persons forcefully abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists as a follow up to its operations in Dikwa, headquarters of Dikwa local...

I didn’t take N700m bribe - Rivers REC

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:15 PM PDT

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, yesterday, denied allegation by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that she was bribed with N700 million to rig elections...

Buhari appoints P.T. Boroh as new Niger Delta Amnesty chief

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:41 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed P.T. Boroh, a retired brigadier general, as the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants. Mr. Boroh, whose appointment takes...

Army displaces insurgents from Borno emir’s palace

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:27 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it has displaced members of the Boko Haram sect from the palace of the Shehu of Dikwa, which has been converted to a training camp of the terrorists after the...

JAMB now promotes private universities - ASUU

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:21 PM PDT

Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan chapter, Prof. Segun Ajiboye, has alleged that investors in private universities are using the Joint Admission and...

Troops repel Boko Haram attacks on army chief’s village

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:48 AM PDT

It was yet another day of fear for villagers of Buratai, the ancestral home of the new Chief of Army Staff, Major Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday as Boko Haram insurgents engaged military in a fierce...

Amaechi behind REC’s arrest - Family

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:42 AM PDT

The family of the embattled Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Gesila Khan, has accused former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, of being behind the arrest of Khan by the...

Buhari set to visit Cameroon, Benin

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:28 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday embark on a two-day visit to Yaounde, Cameroon. According to a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the...

TRAGEDY: Tanker filled with aviation fuel tumbles at Lagos Airport

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 09:12 AM PDT

A 33, 000 litres Jet A1 tanker with fuel Tuesday morning tumbled at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, MMA, Lagos road close to the access gate of the airport. The tanker with the Lagos Registration...

I can make Mikel Obi captain of Chelsea - Mourinho

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:29 AM PDT

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has listed Super Eagles's midfielder John Obi Mikel among the leaders in his squad, owing to the number of years he has spent at the Stamford Bridge. John Terry is the...

Boko Haram attacks army chief’s hometown yet again

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:19 AM PDT

Boko Haram insurgents on Monday launched a fresh attack on Buratai, a small community in Borno State, where Nigeria's army chief, Tukur Buratai, comes from, just a week after a similar attack there...

Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta ranked Nigeria's best hospital, 6th in Africa

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:01 AM PDT

The ‎Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, has been ranked the best hospital in Nigeria, the 6th among the 100 best hospitals in Africa and No. 2091 in the world. Aro hospital provides...

Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation plans fund raising for Boko Haram victims

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:10 AM PDT

The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation has said it would soon initiate an appeal fund to assist Boko Haram victims. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of NIDO, Dr. George Manuwuike, said this on...

Parents appeal to WAEC not to seize results

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:03 AM PDT

Some parents in Nasarawa State on Tuesday appealed to WAEC to rescind its threat to withhold the results of students who sat for the May/June examinations in 19 states for non-payment of registration...

Buhari seeks Senate confirmation of Service Chiefs

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 06:50 AM PDT

The Senate on Tuesday announced the receipt of a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari, requesting the confirmation of Service Chiefs, recently appointed by him. President of the Senate, Bukola...

PDP to APC: Explain why Patience Jonathan was humiliated at Port Harcourt airport

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 06:10 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the All Progressives Congress, APC, to stop dodging issues but make haste to provide answers to burning national issues that border on the government's...

Reasons why we back Buhari to probe Jonathan’s administration – APC

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 05:45 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed strong support for President Muhammadu Buhari's decision to probe the immediate past federal government, saying the revelations of mind-boggling...

Gaddafi’s son sentenced to death over war crimes

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 05:38 AM PDT

A court in Libya has sentenced Col Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, and eight others to death over war crimes linked to the 2011 revolution. More than 30 close associates of the deposed leader...

Senator Godswill Akpabio emerges Senate Minority Leader

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 05:32 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the Senate on Tuesday announced the appointment of Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa-Ibom North-West) as the Minority Leader in the Red chamber. Making the...

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