Monday, 27 July 2015

NigerianEye: “President Buhari orders lawmakers to resolve crisis within six hours” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “President Buhari orders lawmakers to resolve crisis within six hours” plus 29 more


President Buhari orders lawmakers to resolve crisis within six hours

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:23 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the gladiators in the ongoing crisis in the House of Representatives to resolve all pending issues within six hours, ahead of the resumption of house plenary...

Haruna Jauro takes over as NIMASA boss

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:53 PM PDT

Mr Haruna Jauro has formally taken over from Mr Calistus Obi as acting Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. This is contained in a...

States to draw from bailout soon – Presidency

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:48 PM PDT

The Presidency on Monday said the implementation of a three-pronged financial intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari to assuage workers plight and support the states is now in progress. Senior...

Jigawa inaugurates goat-loan scheme

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:42 PM PDT

Governor Muhammed Badaru of Jigawa State, has launched a goat breeding and rearing micro-credit programme for widows in Gwaram Local Government of the state, News Agency of Nigeria reports. This is...

Lagos police arrest teenager for allegedly murdering four-year-old boy

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:39 PM PDT

The Lagos State Police Command said it has arrested a 16-year-old boy, (names withheld), over the alleged murder of a four-year-old boy in Ijaniki area of the state. The command spokesperson, DSP...

Buhari vows to correct neglect of research, science and technology by past governments

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:37 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday promised that his administration will take concrete actions to correct the neglect of research, science and technology by past governments. Senior Special...

APC accuses Fayose of harassment, intimidation

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:30 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of hounding its leaders and supporters, in a bid to run the opposition out of the state. A statement by Publicity...

Jonathan's minister wrecked Nigeria, stole $6billion - Oshiomhole

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 10:30 AM PDT

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Monday took a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party government of former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying the party destroyed Nigeria. Oshiomhole, who was...

'Leave our daughter alone, she is in a critical condition in London hospital' - Family of Diezani Allison-Madueke to Nigerians

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 09:02 AM PDT

Some family members of the immediate past minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke have appealed to Nigerians, especially her critics to let her be, Leadership reports. Mrs...

I’ll appoint only patriotic, decent Nigerians as ministers in my government - Buhari

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 09:02 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja reassured that only patriotic, decent and experienced Nigerians would be appointed as ministers in his government. The President, who was responding to...

Reasons why we’re yet to move against NNPC — Buhari

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 09:24 AM PDT

The Federal Government, on Monday, explained that its delay in moving against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, was because it is trying to establish the magnitude of fraud and...

Alamieyeseigha blasts Bayelsa PDP members who defected to APC

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 10:38 AM PDT

Former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, at the weekend slammed members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defecting to the All Progressive Congress (APC) ahead of the...

Kebbi CJ frees 21 inmates

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 10:32 AM PDT

The Chief Judge of Kebbi, Justice Bala Mairiga, on Monday freed 21 inmates of Birnin Kebbi Prison during a jail delivery visit. The judge also granted 13 others bail and explained that the action...

El-Rufai sues newspaper over report on alleged N90 billion assets

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 10:26 AM PDT

The Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday sued The Union newspaper, based in Lagos, for reporting that he declared assets worth N90billion before the Code of Conduct Bureau. The governor,...

Preferential treatment: Buhari was quoted out of context, says presidency

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 09:09 AM PDT

Presidency yesterday said that President Mohammadu Buhari was quoted out of context in saying that his government would only recognize the zones that voted for him during the election. Speaking in...

Man's head chopped off with a cutlass over ₦200 debt in Ebonyi

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 09:01 AM PDT

A middle aged man (name withheld) was killed after his head was chopped off by one Mr. Ogo Nwaji at Amanato Community in Onicha Igboeze of Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State over a ₦200...

Doctor warns against consumption of unwholesome meat

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 08:57 AM PDT

An Abuja-based veterinary practitioner, Dr Victor Nwachukwu, on Monday warned against the consumption of poorly preserved frozen poultry products to avoid the associated health dangers. Nwachukwu...

Pandemonium, panic and confusion as baby disappears mysteriously during naming ceremony in Ogun

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 08:54 AM PDT

Pandemonium, panic and confusion filled the air in the Inuosegba community in Abeokuta as residents discovered items suspected to be severed human wrist, school pupils' bags and uniforms in a locked...

Swarm of bees attack players in field, halt friendly match

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 08:46 AM PDT

A swarm of bees attacked an English pre-season football friendly on Saturday, with a bee-keeper having to be called to clear the hive. The incident happened at Oldham's ground in north-west...

Islamic State militants kill 120, capture 350 people in Iraq

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 08:37 AM PDT

Islamic State (IS) militants have executed no fewer than 120 people and captured over 350 others in Mosul, Provincial Governor, Atheel al-Najafi, said on Monday. "With the people's rising...

SERAP sues JAMB, UNILAG, over cut-off marks

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 08:31 AM PDT

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to court over "outrageous cut-off marks...

Wike loses bid to stop tribunal’s sitting in Abuja

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 08:29 AM PDT

The Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has dismissed an application by Rivers State Governor, Nyesome Wike, challenging the power of the tribunal to sit in Abuja, instead of Port...

Fayose approves N119m car loan for Ekiti workers

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 08:27 AM PDT

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has approved the disbursement of a sum of N119m as car loans to 623 workers in the state public service. A statement on Monday from the state government said...

Court grants students’ application against JAMB, UNILAG

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 08:21 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted an application for the judicial review of the decision to stop some applicants from writing entrance examination into the University of Lagos for this...

Where is T.B Joshua?

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 05:35 AM PDT

By Ihechukwu Njoku Nigerian 'Prophet' T.B. Joshua's prolonged public absence is not only raising concerns among his followers but severely damaging local business in the area where his church is...

WAEC threatens to withhold May/June 2015 results

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 05:13 AM PDT

Candidates who sat for the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination may not have their results released in the next two weeks, the West African Examinations Council has...

INEC National Commisioner dies

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 04:45 AM PDT

Prof. Muritala Akinola Salau, INEC National Commissioner, representing South West, has died at 67. Salau, a former Vice Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso,...

Gunmen open fire at wedding ceremony, kill 20

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 04:25 AM PDT

At least 20 people have been killed by gunmen who opened fire at a wedding in Afghanistan's north, officials said. The attack, apparently linked to a feud between two families, happened in the...

Dogara must cut ties with PDP — APC group

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 04:22 AM PDT

Some members of the All Progressives Congress' faction in the House of Representatives known as the Loyalists Group on Sunday denied that the leadership tussle in the legislature was over, contrary...

Nigerian airforce poor, do not offer enough support to ground troops - Buhari

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 02:56 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has painted a worrisome picture of the on-going war against Boko Haram , saying that there was not enough fire power to support ground troops to decimate the terrorists....

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