Thursday, 13 August 2015

NigerianEye: “Senate set up committee to probe power sector under Obasanjo, Jonathan” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Senate set up committee to probe power sector under Obasanjo, Jonathan” plus 29 more


Senate set up committee to probe power sector under Obasanjo, Jonathan

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:53 PM PDT

The Senate on Thursday set up a 13-member Ad-Hoc Committee to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the management of funds so far appropriated for the power sector since 1999. The Committee,...

KPMG PwC hired to audit accounts of all Federal Government’s revenue-earning agencies

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 11:00 PM PDT

The National Economic Council's ad-hoc committee on the management of the Excess Crude Account proceeds and accruals into the Federation Account on Thursday said it had hired two firms, the KPMG and...

Ooni of Ife to be buried today, Seven-day curfew to follow

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:56 PM PDT

A seven-day curfew will begin after the remains of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, must have been buried on Friday, the town's chiefs have said. The spokesperson for the...

N78 million for website included ‘other services’ – Fashola

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:53 PM PDT

Former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has broken the silence over media reports which emerged last Saturday, detailing how the Lagos State Government under his watch as Governor, spent...

PICTURE OF THE DAY: Governor Fayose visits Ekiti market, buys pepper, kpomo and fish

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:52 PM PDT

Are you hungry? If yes, maybe you might have to visit the state house in Ekiti, because it seems Governor Fayose will be cooing a delicious soup tonight. The controversial governor on his way from...

APC warns leaders not to destroy Buhari’s anti-corruption fight

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 03:41 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has warned against any attempt to truncate the ongoing fight against corruption under any guise. It also expressed total support for President Muhammadu Buhari's...

How Akpabio’s supporters hijacked election materials – APC candidate

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 03:36 PM PDT

The Akwa Ibom State National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting at the Customary Court, Dutsen Alhaji, Abuja, on Thursday received testimony from the petitioner,...

When you wrestle with a pig - Fashola

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 03:32 PM PDT

"When you wrestle with a pig, the pig gets happy and you get dirty." This statement of profound wisdom informed my silence in the wake of manipulated and unsubstantiated allegations of wrongdoing...

Nigerians blast lawmakers for rejecting pay cut

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:59 AM PDT

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have criticised the rejection of a pay cut by members of the Senate. Speaking in separate interviews with NAN on Thursday in Abuja, some of them...

Buhari sacks MD of The Nigerian Ports Authority

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:54 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero. The termination of Alhaji Bayero's appointment is...

IN PICTURES: NEMA recovers bodies of the victims of Lagos helicopter crash

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:57 AM PDT

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said three more bodies have been recovered from the site of Wednesday's helicopter crash in Lagos. Four persons had earlier been confirmed...

NNPC appoints 15 new Group General Managers

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:56 AM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Thursday appointed 15 new Group General Managers (GGM) to man some of its divisions. This was even as the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr....

Niger Assembly set to probe ex-governor, Babangida Aliyu

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:26 AM PDT

The Niger state House of Assembly on Thursday directed Governor Abubakar Bello to probe the activities of the immediate past administration, under Dr Babangida Aliyu. NAN reports that the House made...

More combat aircrafts deployed to fight Boko Haram in the North-East

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 10:20 AM PDT

The authorities of the Nigerian Air Force have deployed more combat aircraft to intensify the on-going operation against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North East. The Director of Public Relations...

Primary school proprietor allegedly rapes 2 pupils

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 09:10 AM PDT

A primary school proprietor, Joseph Ogunleye, was on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos over alleged defilement of two pupils in his school. Ogunleye, 56, whose address...

Nigerian anti-corruption activists drag Fashola to EFCC over N78 million website scandal

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 08:00 AM PDT

The Civil Society Network Against Corruption, a coalition of anti-corruption organisations in Nigeria, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the "questionable expenditures"...

More restructuring to continue in NNPC, says GMD

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 08:39 AM PDT

The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday gave indication that more sacking and deployment of personnel will take...

Buhari orders new service chiefs to end Boko Haram in 3 months

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 08:07 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday decorated the nation's new service chiefs with a directive that they must come up with a concerted effort that will end the activities of the Boko Haram sect...

Police lost 12,000 men in two years – PSC

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 08:37 AM PDT

The Police Service Commission said in Abuja on Thursday that Nigeria Police lost 12,000 officers between 2013 resulting from death, dismissal, desertion and or retirement. The Chairman of the...

Emirates airline to embark on world's longest non-stop flight route for 17 hours!!!

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 09:08 AM PDT

Emirates airline will fly to Panama City from next year in what will be the longest non-stop flight in the world, taking 17 hours and 35 minutes. The service will begin on February 1, offering a...

TRIBUTE: The Oba Okunade Sijuwade I knew, By Olusegun Obasanjo

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 08:06 AM PDT

I do appreciate the immense pain that the unfortunate death of the Late Oba Okunade Sijuwade has caused his Oloris, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and the entire people of the Kingdom...

Black Box Of crashed Bristow Helicopter Still Missing – NEMA

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 08:03 AM PDT

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said it was still searching for the Black Box of the ill-fated chopper that plunged into the Lagos Lagoon on Wednesday. Mr Ibrahim...

Seven pupils drown during excursion

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 07:55 AM PDT

Governor of Salim Mvurya, Kwale County, Kenya, said on Thursday that seven students drowned while swimming in the Indian Ocean, during an annual trip organised by their school authorities. He said...

IN PICTURES: President Buhari decorates new service chiefs

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 07:21 AM PDT

L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Jointly decorating Chief of Air Staff; Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar with his new Rank during the Decoration Ceremony of the New...

Aregbesola reveals content of Ooni’s last text message

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 07:15 AM PDT

The Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday revealed the content of a text message the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, sent to him before he passed away. "His Excellence, I am...

50 dead, more than 700 injured in China chemical explosions

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 07:09 AM PDT

Enormous explosions at a chemical warehouse in a major Chinese port city killed at least 50 people and injured more than 700, official media said Thursday, leaving a devastated landscape of...

Car bomb scare in Lagos: Police debunks threat

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 07:04 AM PDT

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said that the scary story that a car bomb was planted at a bank in Anthony Village in the metropolis was untrue. The command's spokeswoman, DSP Patricia...

Police need money for recruitment ─ IG

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 06:59 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has said the Force is making moves to raise funds to recruit more Nigerians into the organisation. Arase said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a...

Liverpool signs Nigerian foward, Taiwo Awoniyi

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 06:57 AM PDT

Liverpool have reportedly completed the signing of 17-year-old Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi. Awoniyi was wanted after impressing at the U20 World Cup in New Zealand. But reports suggest Liverpool...

We will never allow treasury looters to escape – APC

Posted: 13 Aug 2015 06:54 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned against any attempt to truncate the ongoing fight against corruption under any guise, while also expressing total support for President Muhammadu...

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