Wednesday, 16 September 2015

NigerianEye: “Code of Conduct Tribunal docks Bukola Saraki on Friday over alleged false declaration of assets” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Code of Conduct Tribunal docks Bukola Saraki on Friday over alleged false declaration of assets” plus 29 more

Code of Conduct Tribunal docks Bukola Saraki on Friday over alleged false declaration of assets

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:32 PM PDT

The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, will on Friday, dock the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on a 13- count charge bordering on alleged corruption and false declaration of assets at the Code of Conduct...

I sometimes miss my way in Aso Villa - Buhari

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:46 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari shocked his interviewer in Paris today that he sometimes misses his way in Aso Presidential Villa, an expansive palace serving a dual purpose as office and residence for an...

I won’t devalue naira, says Buhari

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:47 PM PDT

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari said, Wednesday, in Paris, France, that he opposed a further weakening of the naira and openly endorsed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN's policy of restricting...

Unknown gunmen invade Plateau, kill scores as they woke up from sleep, burn several houses

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:50 PM PDT

A group of unknown gunmen on Wednesday invaded a  Kadunung village of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State killing scores and burning down over 150 houses. NE learnt that the gunmen,...

Saudi Arabia to give families of the six Nigerian pilgrims who died in Mosque tragedy N70 Million each

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:31 PM PDT

Families of the six Nigerian pilgrims who died in in the last Friday's crane collapse in Saudi Arabia's grand Mosque will get N70 million each. They will also be entitled to two Hajj slots each next...

New twist in the leadership tussle in Ife as court stops Giesi from presenting candidates

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:13 PM PDT

Following the formal announcement by the kingmakers in Ile-Ife requesting nomination of candidates from the Giesi Ruling House for the selection of the new Ooni of Ife, an Osogbo high court yesterday...

Copyright: Court to decide Sunny Ade’s N2bn suit Oct 30

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:05 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday fixed October 30 to deliver judgement in a N2 billion suit filed by juju music star, Dr. Sunday Adeniyi Adeye a.k.a (King Sunny Ade) against African Songs...

Governor Ambode set to buy new helicopter

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 09:48 PM PDT

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is planning to buy a new helicopter for the state. Lagos State currently has two Bell 412 helicopters, with each costing $6.7m (N1.319bn), according to...

Aso Rock Villa Chapel not relocated - VP Osinbajo's aide

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 09:49 PM PDT

The Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, on Wednesday, responded to the criticism trailing a report that the Aso Rock Villa Chapel has been...

I'd forgotten what winning felt like - Mourinho

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 03:16 PM PDT

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho joked that he had forgotten what winning felt like after watching the Blues cruise to a 4-0 Champions League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv at Stamford Bridge. The Premier...

Chelsea 4-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv: Mourinho's men are back

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 03:14 PM PDT

Chelsea put aside slumping Premier League fortunes by beginning their Champions League campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas...

Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 Arsenal: Giroud red card leaves Gunners in lurch

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 03:10 PM PDT

Arsenal slipped to a disappointing 2-1 Champions League defeat as Olivier Giroud saw red and Dinamo Zagreb recorded their first win in the group stages of the competition for nearly 16 years. Not...

PICTURES: Nigerian troops arrest 33 Boko Haram food suppliers

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 01:22 PM PDT

The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 33 suppliers of foodstuff to members of the Boko Haram insurgents. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in an electronic...

PDP divided over plans to reform party

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 01:28 PM PDT

Fresh crisis is brewing among the ranks of members of the Peoples Democratic Party on how to reposition the party. While a group known as PDP National Reform Conference, which is headed by a former...

Nigerian in Diaspora contests city council election in Norway

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 01:26 PM PDT

A Nigeria born Norwegian Peter Obiora Nwafor, an IT consultant is set to win city council election for Christian Democratic Party in Bergen ,Norway's second biggest city. Speaking in a world...

Ex-Senate Leader, Ndoma-Egba, dumps PDP

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 01:21 PM PDT

After six months of speculation, a former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday. In a resignation letter he...

Oil vandals kill two DSS officials, escape with corpses

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 01:20 PM PDT

There was pandemonium Tuesday at Ikorodu area of Lagos State, when officials of the Department of State Security Service, DSS, were attacked by armed oil vandals, killing two at the...

I never imagined losing to Burkina Faso – Siasia

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 01:32 PM PDT

The Head Coach of the U-23 National Team, Samson Siasia has apologised to Nigerians over the 3-1 defeat of the team by Burkina Faso in the semi-final match of the 11th Africa Games football...

Corruption: Bukola Saraki debunks allegations by Code of Conduct Tribunal

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:46 AM PDT

Senate president Bukola Saraki has denied all 13 charges leveled against him by the Code of Bureau Conduct. In a press statement released this afternoon, Saraki said all the allegations were false,...

REVEALED: Boko Haram members want to swap Chibok girls with arrested bomb expert

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:36 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that one of the conditions given by Boko Haram for the release of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls was for the Nigerian government to release one of the sect...

SHOCKER: Saudi authorities find scissors in belly of Nigerian pilgrim

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:36 AM PDT

A Nigerian pilgrim arriving in Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj (pilgrimage) next week got the shock of his life when he was told there is a big scissors inside his belly. Man was going through...

I'm ready to give Boko Haram members amnesty - Buhari

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:36 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari told newsmen on Wednesday that Nigerian authorities were talking to Boko Haram prisoners in their custody and could offer them amnesty if the extremist group hands over...

Senate President, Bukola Saraki in fresh 13-count corruption scandal

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:48 AM PDT

Nigeria's Senate President and former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, will begin a fresh bid to get himself out of corruption claims filed against him by the The Code of Conduct Bureau...

Aircraft conveying Nigerian pilgrims develops engine failure after 3 failed attempts to take off

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:44 AM PDT

545 Muslim pilgrims from Kebbi state were left in utter shock in the early hours of today after a Boeing 747 model Aircraft with the registration number N5-MBB belonging to Max Air which was supposed...

Presidency issues 7-day deadline on workers’ pay

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:29 AM PDT

Labour leaders and workers are excited over a presidential directive that all arrears of salaries and allowances must be paid. The Presidency on Monday directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies...

Bulletproof cars: Court hears Stella Oduah’s case Nov 16

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:27 AM PDT

A Federal High in Lagos has further adjourned till November 16, 2015, to hear a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah. Oduah is seeking...

NEMA threatens to forcefully relocate residents of flood-prone areas

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:24 AM PDT

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it will soon adopt stiff measures to force residents of flood-prone areas to relocate to safer abodes. Malam Abdulsalam Mohammed, NEMA Zonal...

Facebook plans alternative to ‘like’ button

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:19 AM PDT

Founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced Facebook will soon launch a button which will allow users to express empathy. Addressing a Q&A session held at the US company's...

Ghana suspends 22 judges for taking bribe

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:16 AM PDT

Twenty-two circuit judges and magistrates were suspended in Ghana Thursday over corruption allegations after an undercover journalist claimed he had caught them on film taking bribes. The Judicial...

Man jailed 30 years for smuggling cocaine in Australia

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 07:15 AM PDT

A German former professional skateboarder was sentenced to 30 years in jail on Wednesday for his part in one of Australia's biggest drug busts. The former skateboarder, 49, will have to serve 16...
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