Tuesday, 11 August 2015

NigerianEye: “Buhari sacks 38 top NNPC staffs, appoints 4 new Group Executive Directors” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari sacks 38 top NNPC staffs, appoints 4 new Group Executive Directors” plus 29 more


Buhari sacks 38 top NNPC staffs, appoints 4 new Group Executive Directors

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 10:46 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday evening fired the managing directors of all subsidiaries of The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) The President also retired 38 top management...

EFCC must probe Amaechi - PDP

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 10:46 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State on Tuesday insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari must investigate the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, over allegations of...

Bomb blast kills 50 in Borno market

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 10:49 PM PDT

Over 50 people, mostly traders have reportedly died in Sabon Gari village market in southern Borno State on Tuesday, after a bomb was planted in the center of the market A Civilian Joint Task Force...

Buhari vows to begin trial of officials who were corrupt under Jonathan's administration soon

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 10:50 PM PDT

Prosecution of corrupt officials of the immediate past regime and other individuals suspected to have committed criminal acts would start soon, President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja. The...

Pyrates Confraternity isn’t a cult - Wole Soyinka

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 04:24 PM PDT

Noble laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, who is believed to have co-founded the Pyrates Confraternity in Nigeria, has said that it was wrong to lump cultism with confraternity, arguing that the two were...

Jonathan didn’t ask us to stop Buhari’s probe – Kukah

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 04:21 PM PDT

The National Peace Committee on Tuesday dismissed reports that it was lobbied by former President Goodluck Jonathan to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from probing the ex-President's...

Naira now N224 to a dollar

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 04:16 PM PDT

The naira eased against the dollar on the parallel market on Tuesday driven by demand mainly from individuals travelling abroad for summer holidays and importers, traders said. The local currency...

Buhari orders ministry to reunite IDPs with families

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 04:12 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, to intensify efforts to re-unite families whose members are currently scattered in...

I’m not scared of EFCC probe - Aregbesola

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 04:11 PM PDT

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said he is not afraid of being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The governor, who said this in response to the petition...

Electricity firms ripping off consumers – Senate

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 04:01 PM PDT

The Senate on Tuesday,` hit hard on Electricity Distribution Companies in Nigeria accusing them of alleged conspiracy to rip off innocent Nigerians despite epileptic supplies to their homes and...

National Peace Committee meets Buhari, advocates fairness in anti-corruption war

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 03:59 PM PDT

Members of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 General Elections led by a former Head of State, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari with an appeal...

Experts fault CBN’s cash withdrawal limit from ATM

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 10:46 AM PDT

Some financial experts and businessmen on Tuesday said the Central Bank of Nigeria limit on cash withdrawal via the Automated Teller Machine may lead to a disruption of cash flow. They spoke against...

What Did We Do To Deserve This - Femi Fani-Kayode

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 10:47 AM PDT

Sometimes last year, I watched the Hollywood blockbuster titled "12 Years A Slave" starring Brad Pitt and the Nigerian-born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. After watching the film I was at a loss for words....

OAU Warns Students To Remain Indoors For Ooni's Funeral Rites

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 11:03 AM PDT

In a circular issued to students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, the management of the university reminded all the students to remain indoors tomorrow as the palace prepares its traditional rites...

Girls virginity publicly tested as King of Swaziland chooses new bride

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 11:11 AM PDT

A common tradition in Swaziland (Swazi) permits the King, Mswati, to choose a new bride every year. According to reports by Talk Africa, it has been a long time tradition in Swaziland and isn't the...

Kim Kardashian Poses Unclad to Prove She's Pregnant

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 10:22 AM PDT

Controversial American celebrity, Kim Kardashian went completely unclad on social media on Tuesday, Aug. 11, to prove that she is, in fact, pregnant with her second child. Tongues have been wagging...

Chelsea set to ban club doctor, Eva Carneiro

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 09:50 AM PDT

Chelsea club doctor Eva Carneiro is reporedly to be banned from sitting on the Blues bench during matches. The Premier League's most talked-about doctor – indeed, its only talked-about doctor – hit...

El-Rufai appoints new Accountant-General

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 09:44 AM PDT

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday appointed Umar Hassan Waziri as the Accountant-General for the state. The governor has also retired more permanent secretaries, one of whom is...

Ambode asks Buhari to disband presidential task force

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 09:42 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to disband the Presidential Task force Implementation Committee on the alienation of Federal Government Landed...

N2.8 billion worth of drugs seized at Lagos airport — NDLEA

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 09:39 AM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that it seized narcotic drugs weighing 455.215 kilogrammes between January and June this year at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,...

Woman sells her six-months-old baby for N70,000 in Enugu

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 09:36 AM PDT

A suspect,Chinwendu Agbo,20,who hails from Ehalumona in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State,residing at Obollo-Afor who allegedly sold her six-months-old baby boy identified as Ngozi Eze, has...

PICTURES: BRT Bus Fails Break, Smashes Into Roadside Market In Lekki

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 07:18 AM PDT

A fully loaded BRT bus which was conveying passengers from Obalende to Ajah on Tuesday lost control and plunged into a roadside market at the Igbo-Efon round around in Lekki. Eye-witnesses who were...

FG to spend N15bn to achieve 8,000 mw by 2016, says Atiku

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 07:00 AM PDT

Dr Atiku Abubakar, Deputy Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Tuesday said about N15 billion was required for the nation to generate 8,000 megawatts of electricity by...

Abdusalami peace committee hold closed-door meeting with Buhari

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 07:02 AM PDT

Fresh report reaching NigerianEye indicate that members of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 General Elections led by a former Head of State, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), are...

IN PICTURES: Osuofia Ndigbo visits Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo in Aso Rock

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 06:50 AM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo met with Chief Dr. E.O Dimike (Osuofia Ndigbo) who paid him a visit at Aso Rock today August 11th. Photos: Sesco

Kebbi tribunal dismisses PDP gov candidate petition

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 06:44 AM PDT

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kebbi state, on Tuesday, dismissed the petition filed by the PDP governorship candidate, retired Gen. Bello Sarkin-Yaki, challenging the election of...

Congo president sacks ministers for opposing third-term bid

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 06:39 AM PDT

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has replaced two ministers who last month kicked against constitutional changes that would pave the way for him to seek a third term in office. The removal...

Court dissolves 25-year old marriage over wife’s lateness in preparing meals

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 06:35 AM PDT

An Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, on Tuesday dissolved a 25-year-old marriage, between one Olufade Adekoya and his wife, Olusola, over lateness in preparing meals. President of the court, Olu...

3 of David Mark’s witnesses quit at tribunal

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 06:33 AM PDT

Three of eight witnesses called by David Mark in defence of the petition against him by Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress at the National Assembly Elections Tribunal, did not testify as...

Buhari gives hope with Ogoni clean-up - Lai Mohammed

Posted: 11 Aug 2015 06:28 AM PDT

Text of the Press Conference by the National Publicity Secretary of APC by Alhaji Lai Mohammed i Lagos, Aug 11th 2015 FAST-TRACKING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP OF OGONILAND: PRES. BUHARI GIVES HOPE TO...

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