Wednesday, 29 July 2015

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: Oil worth $13.7b Billion stolen under NNPC” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: Oil worth $13.7b Billion stolen under NNPC” plus 28 more


REVEALED: Oil worth $13.7b Billion stolen under NNPC

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 10:54 PM PDT

The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Hajiya Zainab Shamsuna-Ahmed, on Wednesday said between 2009 and 2012, about 160 million barrels of oil valued at...

Pensioners protest UBA “paltry” N10,000 pension

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 10:59 PM PDT

Pensioners with the United Bank for Africa besieged the bank's head office in Marina, Lagos, on Wednesday to protest against what they tagged "a paltry" monthly pension they are being paid by the...

Oil from Angola, Sudan preferred to Nigeria's oil

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 10:56 PM PDT

A number of African countries, including Angola and South Sudan, are fast becoming preferred exporters of crude oil to Asian countries, especially China. Before now, Nigeria was a dominant exporter...

Nigerians blast gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 10:45 PM PDT

A gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi, caused a stir on Wednesday as he mocked Nigeria on the Facebook. Alimi, the first Nigerian to declare publicly his support for same sex union, noted that the...

Shake-up as Army redeploys 334 officers

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 10:26 PM PDT

The authorities of the Nigerian Army have redeployed 334 senior officers. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in an electronic mail on Wednesday that the postings and...

European Union suspends agricultural food exports from Nigeria

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 10:25 PM PDT

NIGERIA'S economy, which is going through a turbulent period from reduction in oil income, is set to further unravel. Why? The European Union has just suspended some agricultural food exports from...

How Yar’Adua canceled sale of refineries, refunded Dangote’s $750m – Obasanjo

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:30 PM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained that the sale of two of the nation's oil oil refineries had been concluded before he exited office in 2007, saying his successor, the late Umaru...

New DSS boss is an APC member, will be partial – PDP

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:30 PM PDT

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday alleged that the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Lawal Daura, is a member of the governing party, the...

Obama once slept on a mat in Africa - Sister

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:31 PM PDT

US President Barrack Obama's visit to Kenya has received much global attention, but the star of the whole show is his Kenyan kid sister, who has followed him everywhere on the trip, particularly as...

IN PICTURES: President Buhari in Cameroon to discuss how to combat Boko Haram

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:31 PM PDT

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in neighbouring Cameroon on Wednesday for talks on how to combat the escalating regional threat from Boko Haram Islamists. Security was tight for the...

Buhari congratulates Father Mbaka on 20 years of priesthood

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:31 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday showered encomium on Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Centre on the occasion of his 20th year of priesthood. In a statement by his Senior Special...

Briton arraigned for duping Nigerian partner of $8.8m

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:29 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government has arraigned an Indian-Briton chartered accountant, Deepak Khilnani, before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, over an alleged $8.8million fraud. ‎Khilnani, who was arraigned...

Jonathan’s ex CSO hospitalised after being freed by DSS

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:23 PM PDT

Ex-Chief Security Officer to immediate past President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Gordon Obua, has been hospitalised, barely a few days after being freed from the Department of State Security detention...

Salaries will be paid soon - Aregbesola vows

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:21 PM PDT

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun said workers' backlog of salaries would be paid soon. This promise is contained in a statement issued by the governor's media aide, Mr Semiu Okanlawon, in Osogbo on...

Full Islamic veil banned in Niger

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:19 PM PDT

Authorities in Niger's Diffa area, on the border with Nigeria, have banned the full Islamic veil following suicide attacks in countries in the region by women wearing the religious garment, an...

Buhari will reverse corruption in Nigeria - Emir Sanusi

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:18 PM PDT

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has expressed confidence on the ability of President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse corruption in the country. Sunusi II who spoke against startling...

Nigeria will abide by ICJ ruling on Bakassi – Buhari

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:07 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday promised to abide by the ruling of the International Court of Justice on Bakassi. He made the promise during his ongoing two-day official visit to...

Port Harcourt, Warri refineries commence preliminary operations – NNPC

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:05 PM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced that the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have been successfully re-streamed after a nine-month rehabilitation exercise conducted by its...

Lagos residents bemoan re-emergence of street parties

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 11:59 AM PDT

Some Lagos residents on Wednesday decried the re-emergence of road blocks around the metropolitan city caused by inhabitants organising social events. They said in separate interviews with the News...

Every responsible government shouldn’t sleep with unpaid salaries – Obiano

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 11:57 AM PDT

Anambra State Governor, Mr. Willie Obiano, on Wednesday described as irresponsible governors who "sleep" without paying the salaries of workers in their state. Obiano stated this at the Jerome...

NDLEA nabs China-bound man with drugs in Lagos

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 11:53 AM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 44-year-old man, Chide Chibude, for attempting to smuggle 1.185kg of cocaine to China. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr. Mitchell...

Reps ask debtor states to pay WAEC

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 11:50 AM PDT

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged states owing the West African Examination Council to pay the fees of government-sponsored candidates for the 2014 and 2015 examinations. The...

Ministry hails Nigerian with 5.0 CGPA in Russian varsity

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 11:49 AM PDT

The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday in Abuja honoured Dr Victor Olalusi, who scored 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average in Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow in 2013. The...

Ooni of Ife is not dead - Ife chiefs

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:33 PM PDT

The Royal Traditional Council of Ife has said the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, is not dead contrary to the information which filtered to journalists on Tuesday night. The Lowa of Ife,...

Buhari lands in Cameroon to discuss Boko Haram fight

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:34 PM PDT

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in neighbouring Cameroon on Wednesday for talks on how to combat the escalating regional threat from Boko Haram Islamists. Security was tight for the...

Senate screens service chiefs Thursday – Saraki

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 12:34 PM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Wednesday that the newly appointed service chiefs would be screened during plenary on Thursday by 11am. The Senate president, who did not explain whether...

Man dies after drinking 20 sachets of gin in ₦500 bet

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:31 AM PDT

A middle-aged man, identified as Chucks from Imo State, has died after consuming 20 sachets of gin in a N500 bet with a woman. The deceased, said to be a barber, is married with a child and lived...

Buhari worried over non-payment of teachers’ salaries

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 03:05 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, expressed regrets over the non-payment of teachers' salaries by states, saying it was unfair. The President shared the concern, yesterday, after taking...

How God, US made me — Buhari

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 02:18 AM PDT

Shortly after the August 1983 military coup that brought a 40-year-old Muhammadu Buhari to power, he received a phone call from a top personnel in the United States Army. General Smith was the...

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