Friday, 21 August 2015

NigerianEye: “Buhari to establish special anti-corruption courts to try looters of public funds” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari to establish special anti-corruption courts to try looters of public funds” plus 29 more

Buhari to establish special anti-corruption courts to try looters of public funds

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 08:01 PM PDT

The Federal Government has begun moves to establish special courts to try corruption-related cases as part of the efforts to fight graft in the country. According to Punch Newspaper, President...

Buhari suspends immigration boss

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 08:02 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, David Parradang, with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director of...

Presidency scraps office of First Lady

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 08:01 PM PDT

The presidency has said that official portfolio was yet to be assigned to Aisha, the wife of president Mohmmadu Buhari, overruling what hitherto was known as "First Lady's office". Apparently...

DPR seals 14 petrol stations in Lagos for manipulating dispensing pumps and over-charging buyers

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 08:02 PM PDT

The Department of Petroleum Resources on Friday stormed several filling stations at Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki and Ketu, in Lagos, shutting down 14 stations for manipulating their dispensing pumps and...

Buhari appoints Obasanjo on special mission

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 08:03 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former President Olusegun Obasanjo as his Special Envoy to mediate and help find a solution to the crisis brewing  in Guinea Bissau following...

Nigerian cleric predicts doom for countries adopting gay marriage

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:31 PM PDT

The Catholic Bishop of Ondo Diocese, Most Rev. Ayodeji Arogundade, has predicted that all the countries adopting gay marriage would soon crumble, saying their people have lost their...

REVEALED: Why Buhari suspended NIS boss, David Parradang

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 03:45 PM PDT

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Friday, clarified that President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Services...

Beware of online fraudsters, recruitment of 10,000 new police officers yet to begin - Nigerian police

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 03:27 PM PDT

Following the approval for the recruitment of 10,000 police officers by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigeria Police has informed the public that recruitment into the Force is yet to commence. A...

Power generation to hit 5,000mw by December

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 03:18 PM PDT

The National Economic Council (NEC) said on Thursday that power generation in Nigeria will reach 5,000 megawatts by December, noting that, the trend will continue to improve. They said that...

Amaechi denies having an account with a Bank in Minnesota, USA

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 03:23 PM PDT

Below is a press statement from former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi denying claims that he operates an account with an unnamed bank in Minnesota, USA. Our attention has been drawn to fake...

Old Anambra speaker, Enemchukwu dies at 75

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 03:10 PM PDT

The speaker of the old Anambra State House of Assembly during the second republic, Chief Ifeanyichukwu Enemchukwu has passed on. He was 75 years old. Enemchukwu, who held the title of Oba of Oba in...

Nigerian soldiers liberate Borno town

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 02:50 PM PDT

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, has said troops of the 7 Brigade, Maiduguri, have liberated Gudumbali town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Usman, in a...

Afrobasket: Nigeria beat Uganda 98-59

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 02:51 PM PDT

Nigeria's D'Tigers beat Uganda 98-59 in their second Group A game at Afrobasket for Men in Rades, will meet hosts Tunisia in their final group game on Sunday.

Disaster strikes in Makurdi, over 200 houses submerged by flood

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 11:52 AM PDT

Parts of Makurdi, the Benue State capital was, Friday, hit by a major disaster following over four hours of torrential downpour which submerged about 200 houses and huts and also swept away property...

Why Victor Moses will not play for Chelsea this weekend — Mourinho

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 04:28 PM PDT

Jose Mourinho has disclosed that Super Eagles' star, Victor Moses is injured and will not be part of the team to face Brown Ideye's West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. 'Moses is still injured and Oscar...

Police arrest nine over alleged rape, theft

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 04:28 PM PDT

The Kaduna State Police Command on Friday said it arrested five suspected rapists and four other persons for alleged criminal conspiracy, theft and vandalism. Mr. Zubairu Abubakar, the command's...

Don't exhort money from applicants - Buhari warns Nigerian police

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 09:36 AM PDT

President ​Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja said he would not tolerate ​any ​attempt by ​​​the Nigeria Police to extort money from unemployed youth applying to join the force. ​​Speaking at a...

US endorses NNPC reforms, pledges to support

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 07:57 AM PDT

The United States Government has said it is ready to work with the ne w management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to reform the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The US Ambassador to...

PDP faults Ahmed’s N5bn loan

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 07:53 AM PDT

People's Democratic Party in Kwara State has faulted the rationale behind the state government's decision to borrow five billion naira to pay the arrears of local governments' staff salaries. The...

15-year-old stabs mother’s customer, arraigned

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 07:29 AM PDT

The police on Friday arraigned a 15-year-old boy in an Ikeja Magistrates' Court in Lagos for allegedly stabbing his mother's customer in the face with an iron rod. The accused, who lives at Isheri,...

President Buhari intervenes in Guinea Bissau’s political crisis

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 07:20 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed deep concern over the unfolding political situation in Guinea Bissau. The political crisis was sparked off by the dismissal of the Prime Minister, Mr....

I'm confident of Eagles’ recall – Ighalo

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:49 AM PDT

Watford striker Odion Ighalo has insisted his spirit is not dampened by his omission from the Super Eagles' list to face Tanzania next month, saying he plans to work harder to earn a recall to the...

Landlord’s daughter bites tenant’s ear over power bill

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:42 AM PDT

A 23- year old hair dresser at the popular Oba market, Miss Faith Idehen, is currently battling excruciating pain in her left ear after she was allegedly bitten by her landlord's daughter simply...

Wike to continue sponsorship of pilgrims to Israel, Saudi Arabia

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:35 AM PDT

Rivers governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said his administration will continue sponsorship of Christian and Muslim Pilgrims to their respective Holy lands. Wike made this known at the inauguration of...

IG directs medical personnel to treat accident victims

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:31 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has urged members of the public, including medical personnel to attend to accident victims and persons with gunshot injuries and thereafter, inform...

WAEC not considering computer-based examinations – Official

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:28 AM PDT

The West African Examination Council says it is not considering adopting a Computer-Based Test mode for its examinations. Its Head, National Office, Mr Charles Eguridu, made the clarification at an...

Group decries cases of child kidnapping in Cross River

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:20 AM PDT

A non-governmental organisation, Prevent Abuse of Children Today Coalition in Cross River State, says that no fewer than 20 children are kidnapped in Cross River within nine months. This is...

We’re ready for war – North Korea

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:18 AM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his frontline troops to be ready for war, against a backdrop of rising military tensions between his country and South Korea. The announcement follows an...

PCN shuts 148 chemists in Cross River

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:22 AM PDT

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria on Friday sealed 148 medicine shops in Cross River for unauthorised sale of drugs. Deputy Director and Head of Enforcement, PCN, Abuja, Mr. Stephen Esumobi, made...

Reporter dies in Ghana presidential convoy crash

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:27 AM PDT

A member of the press corps of Ghana's Presidency lost his life Thursday after the vehicle they were traveling skidded off road, a release from the presidency said. The release said the reporter...
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