Saturday, 22 August 2015

NigerianEye: “APC CRISIS: Saraki swallows pride, reaches out to Tinubu” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “APC CRISIS: Saraki swallows pride, reaches out to Tinubu” plus 29 more


APC CRISIS: Saraki swallows pride, reaches out to Tinubu

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:55 PM PDT

Nigeria's Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had started reaching out to some of the aggrieved leaders of the party. Saraki is one of the gladiators in the clash of egos and wills that followed the...

Boko Haram terrorists ambush Army Chief’s advance team

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:55 PM PDT

One soldier was killed in an ambush Friday during a daring visit by the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, to troops currently battling Boko Haram terrorists in parts of Borno state. The army...

Controversial Radio Biafra back on air again

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:56 PM PDT

Controversial pirate channel, Radio Biafra, has again resumed transmission, despite the Federal Government's claim that it had jammed the station's signals. The Federal Government had on July 14...

'You are a liar, you didn't leave N7 Billiion in Rivers treasury' - Wike blasts Amaechi

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:56 PM PDT

The controversy concerning Rivers State's treasury took a different dimension on Saturday when Governor Nyesom Wike disagreed with his predecessor's insistence that he left N7.5bn cash in the state's...

I'd always work for Buhari's success - Obasanjo

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:56 PM PDT

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that he will work for the success of the current dispensation in Nigeria, noting that, the new administration has witnessed positive changes...

'I'm still available, give me chance to play for Eagles' - Obafemi Martins tells Oliseh

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 10:07 PM PDT

Nigerian international, Obafemi Martins has asked new Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh to give him a chance to prove himself just as he has backed the coach to succeed. The Nigerian striker, who...

DPR shuts down 70 filling stations in Lagos for cheating, set to close more

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:47 PM PDT

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has shut down no fewer than 70 filling stations Lagos in the last two weeks. The clampdown was part of efforts to curb sharp practices in the downstream...

Nigeria, Cameroon, others to deploy 8,500 troops against Boko Haram

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:44 PM PDT

Military chiefs from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger Republic and Benin have finalized details of the deployment of their joint force to fight Boko Haram. They agreed to set up three command posts in...

80 Boko Haram men join ISIS in Libya ,Niger

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:42 PM PDT

The net sect, Boko Haram, is believed to have dispatched no fewer than 80 of its members to join forces with the ISIS extremists fighting in Libya, an agency report said yesterday. Boko Haram...

Nigeria goes tough on visa issuance

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:40 PM PDT

To ensure that undesirable elements do not enter the country, the Federal Government has directed it missions to adopt strict visa issuance policy. The directive followed the botched attempt by the...

My prison experience, by Sule Lamido

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:34 PM PDT

Immediate past governor of Jigawa State, Dr. Sule Lamido, has said that those who masterminded his recent incarceration wanted to humiliate and crush him. Sule, who spoke to Vanguard newspaper in...

Seven dead after plane crashes into cars on major road in the United Kingdom

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:26 PM PDT

Seven people died when a plane crashed into cars on a major road during an aerial display at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex in the United Kingdom on Saturday. The aircraft, believed to be a...

Kogi, Bayelsa gov polls’ budget ready soon — INEC

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:13 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it would soon present to the Budget Office of the Federation its financial estimates for the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states...

Fashola left Lagos with N500 Billion debt — CACOL

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:08 PM PDT

An anti-corruption group, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, has accused a former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), of leaving behind a debt of N500bn for the new...

Ebonyi assembly suspends Minority Leader

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:07 PM PDT

The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has suspended its Minority Leader, Mrs. Maria Nwachi of the Peoples' Progressive Alliance for two weeks, following what it termed "dishonourable conduct." The...

'Boko Haram killed over 8,000 members of my church'

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:06 PM PDT

President of Ekklisiyar Yan'uwa A Nigeria, EYN (Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), Rev. Samuel Dali, has said that, despite the harm insurgency has done to members of his congregation in the North...

Reckless driver kills FCE student on ‘rag day’

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:04 PM PDT

Tragedy struck in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital when a -200 level student of integrated and computer science education, at the Federal College of Education (FCE),Osiele, identified as...

Nigeria not safe yet, US, UK warn citizens

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:01 PM PDT

In spite of the weakening of Boko Haram's capacity to carry out large-scale attacks against civilians and soldiers by Nigerian troops in the North-East, the United States, United Kingdom and Canada...

DSS searches for ISIS members in Nigeria

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:59 PM PDT

Strong indications have emerged that security operatives from the Department of State Services are intensifying their search for suspected members of the terrorists group, Islamic State of Syria and...

Fayose denies dumping ex-factional Speaker, Olugbemi

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:57 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has denied dumping the former factional Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi. The ex-Speaker had rejected the governor's appointment as member...

Dangotes' fortune increases, now worth N3 Trillion

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:55 PM PDT

While some of the world's richest people lost a sum of $182bn (N35.85tn) over the past week, Nigerian billionaire, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and 10 others made money amid deepening global market...

My life in danger over petition against Anyim — PDP leader cries out

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:50 PM PDT

A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, who alleged that former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Pius Anyim, tricked former President Goodluck Jonathan in the...

Abacha wanted to killl me - Obasanjo

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:48 PM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, stated that there was no alternative to democracy, as he almost lost his life to a dictator under a military rule. He said this on Friday at his...

There’s no alternative to democracy, Abacha almost killed me - Obasanjo

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:59 PM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said there is no alternative to democracy, arguing that he almost lost his life to a dictator under a military rule. He said this on Friday at his Hilltop...

Troops advance to clear terrorists’ camps in Borno – Army

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:59 PM PDT

The 7 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, on Saturday entered and cleared Gudumbali town in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno. This is contained in a statement signed by Col. Sani Usman, Acting...

OAU ranked best university in Nigeria

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 10:01 PM PDT

The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has been ranked the best university in Nigeria by Webometrics. According to the latest web ranking of world universities conducted by the Cybermetrics Lab...

Residents warned to stay indoors as Oro festival sweeps Ile Ife

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 10:02 PM PDT

Residents of Ile-Ife, have been warned to remain indoors as traditionalists wrap up the funeral rites for the immediate past Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade. The final rites are to be performed...

Ban Ki-Moon begins two-day visit to Nigeria

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 10:02 PM PDT

The UN Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon, is scheduled to begin a two-day official visit to Nigeria on Sunday. Ban is expected, to among others, meet with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock...

Lagos police arrest man for impersonating former police commissioner

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 10:03 PM PDT

The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said it has arrested one Friday Aguibosim for allegedly impersonating a former Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, who has been transferred to...

Police arrest two masquerades over N57,000 robbery

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 10:04 PM PDT

The Police in Nsukka on Saturday arrested two men in masquerade costume in Ovoko Community, Nsukka LGA, Enugu State, for allegedly beating up a passenger on a commercial motorcycle and robbing him of...

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