Sunday 2 August 2015

NigerianEye: “Yorubas do not have a leader - Obasanjo” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Yorubas do not have a leader - Obasanjo” plus 29 more


Yorubas do not have a leader - Obasanjo

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:08 PM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that no individual can be regarded as the leader of the Yoruba. Obasanjo stated this in his book, titled, "My Watch: Political and Public Affairs," where...

Buhari plans to reduce number of ministries

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 10:52 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday confirmed, for the first time, the plan by his administration to reduce the number of ministries in the country. There have been media reports that the...

Oodua Chief Priest insists the Ooni of Ife is alive

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:10 PM PDT

The Chief Priest of the ancient town of Ile-Ife, Chief Olajide Farotimi Faloba has described as untrue the news of the demise of Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade. He also described a report on a...

Mourinho throws away Community Shield medal after defeat to Wenger

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:13 PM PDT

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho threw away his Community Shield medal after his side's 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at Wembley. A single goal by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was enough to give the Gunners victory...

I don’t care about FIFA - Ronaldo

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:12 PM PDT

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best media-trained athletes in the world – but everybody has off days. The Real Madrid superstar lost his cool when asked a question about FIFA, world football's...

Many killed, houses razed in fresh Borno village attacks

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:06 PM PDT

Suspected members of Boko Haram sect last Saturday evening invaded Malari village of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, killing scores of residents after setting ablaze houses. The...

Fashola needs to be probed - PDP

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:02 PM PDT

Following a huge debt burden of N418.2 billion left behind by former governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has restated its call...

RCCG convention: Prepare for unprecedented breakthrough - Adeboye

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 10:59 PM PDT

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has enjoined all participants at the church's annual convention, which begins today with the ordination of...

Three feared killed as OPC members clash in Kwara

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 10:50 PM PDT

No fewer than three people were feared dead on Sunday at Agbamu in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, following a clash among members of the Oodua Peoples' Congress. An eyewitness, who...

EFCC to arraign Ibru for alleged N1bn fraud

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 10:49 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed 11 counts of fraud against the former Chairman of Ikeja Hotels Plc, Mr. Goodie Ibru, for allegedly defrauding the hotel to the tune of N1bn. A...

Nigerian banks reject cash deposit of foreign currencies

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 10:47 PM PDT

The United States dollar will further tumble against the naira at the parallel market this week as Deposit Money Banks continue to reject cash deposit of foreign currencies into customers'...

EFCC invites judge who accused Aregbesola of fraud

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 10:46 PM PDT

Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, who recently accused Governor Rauf Aregbesola of graft, had been invited to the Abuja headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A source close to the...

I am ready for probe by DSS - Olisa Metuh

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 01:12 PM PDT

Following allegations raised against him by aggrieved workers of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the party's National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh said yesterday that he was ready to...

Buhari wrong on regulation of domiciliary accounts – PDP

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 01:12 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to note that the "apparent absence of an economic team in the third month of his administration" is leading the country into what it...

Bukola Saraki appoints new aides

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 01:13 PM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has appointed Mr. Ibrahim El-Sudi as his Special Adviser on Legal Matters. A statement by Saraki's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, on...

INEC office burnt down in Abia

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 01:11 PM PDT

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission at Obingwa Local Government of Abia state has been burnt down. Initial reports indicated that the arson was politically...

Air Force jets bomb Boko Haram, many militants killed

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 01:09 PM PDT

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said its fighter jets has successfully combined with ground troops to repel the latest Boko Haram attack on Bita village in Borno State. This is confirmed in a...

Police arrest pastor at cementry over alleged rituals

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 01:07 PM PDT

The Police in Delta said they had arrested a pastor of one of the Pentecostal churches in the state at a cemetery in Ozoro while allegedly performing rituals with a teenage girl. The command's...

Police confirms killing of 7 after terrorists attack in Borno

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 01:01 PM PDT

The Borno Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of seven persons after suspected Boko Haram terrorists attack on Malari village in Konduga Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno. Mr Aderemi...

Lagos, engine room of Nigeria’s development – Ambode

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:58 PM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has described the state as the engine room for the growth and development of Nigeria. Ambode said this on Sunday when he led lawmakers and leaders of the...

Jos airport traffic controllers decry bees incessant attacks

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:56 PM PDT

Air traffic controllers at Jos Airport in Plateau State have been under the attack of bees for more than a decade. In fact, an official at the facility was almost killed in the last quarter of 2014...

Woman dies after dog bite in Ondo

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:50 PM PDT

A 55-year-old woman, identified as Florence Aladenoye, has been reportedly attacked and bitten to death by a dog in Idanre, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that after the...

Afenifere to ACF - 'North not 80% of Nigerian population'

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:48 PM PDT

Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has faulted the claim by Arewa Consultative Forum on the reports of the 2014 national conference. The group particularly asked the ACF to "stop...

Qatar bars Nigerians without polio certificate

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:45 PM PDT

The Qatari authorities have banned Nigerians without valid certificate of vaccination against polio from their country with effect from June 29, 2015, as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread...

Ritualists dump woman’s corpse at Ogun refuse site

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:39 PM PDT

The body of a 23-year-old lady has been dumped at a dump site at the Olomoore junction in Abeokuta metropolis, with some persons of the body already removed. The victim's name was given as Sitira,...

Bayelsa Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson appoints 10 new special advisers

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:38 PM PDT

Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has sworn in 10 newly appointed special advisers, with a call on them to be committed and loyal to his administration's agenda by discharging their duties...

FRSC to train trailer, tanker drivers nationwide

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:36 PM PDT

In a bid to end incessant fatal road crashes involving petrol tankers and trailers, the Federal Road Safety Corps has said it would soon begin the training and retraining of trailer and tanker...

Benin sends 800 troops to fight Boko Haram

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 12:34 PM PDT

Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi announced he will send 800 troops to join a new multinational force tasked with fighting Boko Haram militants after meeting with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu...

Buhari orders Auditor-General to ensure outstanding audit queries are resolved within 30 days

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:10 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday directed the Auditor-General of the Federation to ensure that all outstanding audit queries are conclusively resolved within 30 days. The order was contained in...

Top Burundi general assassinated in rocket attack

Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:05 AM PDT

A top Burundian general and close aide to President Pierre Nkurunziza was killed Sunday in a rocket attack on his car in the capital Bujumbura, officials and witnesses said. The general killed,...

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