Friday, 18 September 2015

NigerianEye: “Court orders police to arrest Senate President, Bukola Saraki” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Court orders police to arrest Senate President, Bukola Saraki” plus 29 more

Court orders police to arrest Senate President, Bukola Saraki

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 05:00 PM PDT

Justice Danladi Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal has ordered that a bench warrant should be issued on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for failing to appear to answer charges bordering on...

We will arrest Senate President, Bukola Saraki without delay - Nigerian police

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 05:01 PM PDT

The police on Friday said the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase would promptly effect the arrest of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, without delay. The Force Public Relations...

US builds wall at Nigeria-Niger border

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:58 PM PDT

About 20 members of the United States Special Operations Forces are quietly building a wall at the Nigeria-Niger border in a move against the Boko Haram insurgent group, according to a report by...

Buhari’s wife seeks Adamawa commissioner’s replacement

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 04:49 PM PDT

Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, on Friday called on Governor Muhammed Bindow Jibrilla of Adamawa State to swap his male Commissioner for Women Affairs, Alhaji Aliyu Tola, with a...

I’ll recover stolen public funds – Wike

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 04:47 PM PDT

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, declared on Friday that his administration would recover embezzled public funds from erring contractors. Wike specifically said he would ensure that contractors...

We won’t divert bailout – Fayose

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 04:44 PM PDT

The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has said the state will not divert the bailout provided by the Federal Government to help the state pay its salary arrears. He stated that being a lover...

AU suspends Burkina Faso over military coup

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 03:48 PM PDT

The African Union announced Friday it was suspending Burkina Faso over Thursday's military coup, which has halted preparations for the west African nation's first democratic election. Following a...

Buhari condemns Burkina Faso coup

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 03:41 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari, who seized power in a military takeover more than 30 years ago before winning democratic elections this year, on Friday condemned the coup in Burkina Faso. The former...

ALL AFRICAN GAMES: Nigeria climbs to third on medals table

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 03:35 PM PDT

Team Nigeria on Friday displaced Algeria in the third position on the overall medals table at the ongoing 11th African Games holding in Brazzaville. Algeria had been occupying the third spot since...

Nigeria's John Mikel Obi welcomes twins

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:57 AM PDT

John Obi Mikel has just announced that he has welcomed a set of twins. The Chelsea midfielder shared a photo of himself holding a cute set of twins with the captain, "My whole world in my arms...

WATCH VIDEO: How Justice Umar Danladi ordered the arrest of Senate President, Bukola Saraki

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:59 AM PDT

Watch the declaration by Justice Umar Danladi ordering for the arrest of Senate President Bukola Saraki and the controversy between government lawyer and Saraki's lawyer over the next adjourned date...

Missing $700 Billion Sovereign Wealth Funds: Hold Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala responsible – Oshiomole

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 11:06 AM PDT

Edo State Governor has insisted former president Goodluck Jonathan and his erstwhile Minister of Finance, Dr. Okonjo Iweala have a case to answer as to the whereabouts of the $700 billion withdrawn...

If Fashola wanted to steal, it wouldn't be N78m - Akabueze

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:50 AM PDT

Former Lagos state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget under Babatunde Fashola's government, Ben Akabueze has come out to defend his former boss in the N78 million website scandal which...

Nigeria concludes airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:48 AM PDT

The National Hajj commission has announced the completion of the airlift of Nigeria's intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia just one day before the closure of the King AbdullaAziz international airport,...

Explosion kills 4 in Port Harcourt

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:45 AM PDT

The Rivers Police Command on Thursday confirmed the death of four persons, following an explosion in a panel beater's workshop at Eliozu, near Port Harcourt. The command's spokesman, Ahmad Muhammad,...

“Missing” Bauchi aircraft finally lands in Nigeria

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:44 AM PDT

The allegedly missing Bauchi State-owned aircraft, has landed in Nigeria from Morocco where the state government claimed it was found. The Embraer ERJ 145 touched down on the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa...

Kano Governor warns FG over plans to negotiate with Boko Haram

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:33 AM PDT

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has warned that the Federal Government must be careful in its resolve to negotiate with the dreaded Boko Haram sect. Ganduje, who was fielding questions...

Mourinho to be investigated over claims of sexism

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:25 AM PDT

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho could face a five-match ban after a member of the public complained he had used sexist and abusive language against former team doctor Eva Carneiro, Britain's press...

French president ‘stabbed me in back’ – Assange

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:23 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claimed in an interview published Friday that President Francois Hollande "stabbed me in the back" by rejecting his request for asylum in France. The head of the...

Volkswagen ordered to recall 500,000 cars

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:20 AM PDT

The Obama administration on Friday ordered Volkswagen to recall nearly a half million cars from the road, saying the German automaker used software intentionally designed to circumvent environmental...

Burkina Faso military junta frees interim president

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:18 AM PDT

Gen. Gilbert Diendere, the Head of a military junta in Burkina Faso, which took power on Thursday has on Friday announced the release of the interim President Michel Kafando and two of his...

Nigerian legend, 2face Idibia is 40 years old

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:12 AM PDT

Nigerian music legend and greatest pop act 2face Idibia is forty years old today (September 18). 2face, whose music career began in the mid 90s with his former group Plantashun Boiz, has won several...

EFCC arrests 3 fake officials over N20m scam

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 09:48 AM PDT

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos has dissolved the 18-year-old marriage of a a retiree, Jonathan Ubi, after his wife, Rita, 40, abandoned her matrimonial home for four weeks for an unknown...

Police bans private individuals from using siren in Rivers

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 09:44 AM PDT

The Rivers Police Command on Friday banned the use of siren by private individuals in the State. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, disclosed this in a statement in...

Oshiomole's new wife, Iara donates N2 million, clothes, books to IDPs

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 09:43 AM PDT

Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, has donated the sum of N2 million, on behalf of the state government, for the upkeep of the Internally Displaced Persons at their camp in Uhogua near...

Naira appreciates against the U.S Dollar

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 09:35 AM PDT

The Naira on Friday appreciated by one point against the U.S Dollar at the parallel market . The development, according to Mr Abubakar Audu, a trader at the parallel market, follows the Central Bank...

FG seeks warrant to arrest Saraki

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:52 AM PDT

The Federal Ministry of Justice has asked the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja to issue bench warrant for the arrest of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. A deputy director in...

Wenger to Mourinho - 'You are under pressure at Chelsea'

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 10:53 AM PDT

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Jose Mourinho must deal with the fact he is under pressure at Chelsea. The two clubs clash this weekend in a London derby of major significance for both clubs,...

FIFA suspends Secretary General, Jerome Valcke over fraud allegations

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 02:56 AM PDT

FIFA is reeling from a fresh scandal as Secretary General Jerome Valcke was dramatically suspended over allegations of involvement in a ticketing scam and placed under investigation. Valcke, the...

Students appeal judgment banning hijab in Lagos schools

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 02:54 AM PDT

Female Muslim students in Lagos have urged the Court of Appeal to reverse the decision of a Lagos State High Court, which banned the use of hijab (head to shoulder veil used by Muslim women) in...
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