Wednesday, 9 September 2015

NigerianEye: “DSS begins screening of President Buhari’s ministerial nominees” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “DSS begins screening of President Buhari’s ministerial nominees” plus 29 more

DSS begins screening of President Buhari’s ministerial nominees

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:36 PM PDT

The Department of State Services has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhar. It was gathered that no fewer than 20 nominees had been vetted by the...

Chibok girls dispersed, some married off & appointing ministers tough - Buhari

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:36 PM PDT

About 513 days after the abduction of the Chibok Secondary School girls in Borno State, hopes of rescuing the girls en bloc vaporized as President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, disclosed that they have...

24 hours after Obasanjo's visit, Tinubu, Akande also meet Buhari at the Presidential Villa

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:34 PM PDT

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and a former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, held a secret meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the...

Buhari is not Almighty God that cannot be questioned - Fayose

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:37 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said those regarding President Muhammadu Buhari as a saint should know that he is not and that he is also not the Almighty God that cannot be questioned. The...

Drama and confusion as Senate probe on power is disrupted by power failure eight times

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:37 PM PDT

The ongoing probe of the power sector from 1999 till date by the Senate ad hoc committee was characterized by drama and confusion yesterday, as the proceeding was disrupted by power failure eight...

'Unlike Buhari, Fayose does not parade mud houses and cattle herds as assets for cheap political publicity'

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:46 PM PDT

The Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka has counselled the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to tell President...

Two Nigerians arrested in Thailand for producing cocaine

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:41 PM PDT

Two Nigerian men identified as Joseph Uyamadu, 43, and Emanuel Umiano, 33 were on Monday September 7th arrested by Thailand security officials for allegedly producing cocaine at their rented house in...

Stowaway nabbed inside Med View plane’s tyre compartment at Lagos airport

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:33 PM PDT

An unidentified young man whose age was put at around 25, has been apprehended and handed over to the police at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, for attempting to stowaway on board a Med View...

Buhari not a dictator, only helping Nigeria recover from paralysis – Tinubu

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:29 PM PDT

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday dismissed the insinuation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the APC-led Federal Government was...

Nigeria deserves seat on UN Security Council – Osinbajo

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:27 PM PDT

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has advocated a permanent membership status for Nigeria in the Security Council of the United Nations, stating that the country deserves it because of its...

Al Jazeera documentary on amputee soccer captain in Sierra Leone

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:40 PM PDT

The Flying Stars is an upcoming Al Jazeera documentary about Bornor Kargbo, captain of The Flying Stars football team in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The country is home to one in five of the world's...

FG to build new refineries for optimal performance of oil sector – NNPC boss

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:23 PM PDT

The Group Manading Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Emmanuel Ibe- Kachikwu, on Wednesday in Kaduna said the Federal Government would consider establishing new...

Giesi ruling house presents Ogunwusi as next Ooni

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:24 PM PDT

The Ojaja Unit of the Giesi ruling house on Wednesday presented Adeyeye Ogunwusi as its candidate for the position of Ooni of Ife. Mr Olalekan Ijiyode, the spokes person of the Ojaja Unit, said...

Boko Haram too weak to recapture towns – Defence spokesman

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:25 PM PDT

The Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, has assured Nigerians that the Boko Haram insurgents lacked the capacity to retake towns under the control of the military. Abubakar...

FRSC to impound all rickety vehicles plying roads nationwide

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:26 PM PDT

Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corp Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, on Wednesday in Lagos ordered the impounding of all rickety trucks plying the nation's roads. Oyeyemi gave the directive while...

I’ve declared my assets – Governor Wike

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:27 PM PDT

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, said on Wednesday that he had declared his assets to the relevant authority according to the law. Wike explained that he had by his action, fulfilled the...

Five Nigerian pilgrims die in Makkah and Madinah

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:28 PM PDT

Five Nigerian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia, four in Madinah and one in Makkah, Dr. Bello Tambuwal, Head of Madinah Operations of NAHCON, confirms. Details later. . .

CBN urges state govts to maintain single account

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 03:29 PM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja advised state governments to adopt the Federal Government's system of using a single account for all its revenue deposits. Mr Kure Abubakar, Head,...

PICTURES: Many stranded for hours as UNILAG students protest electrocution of first class student

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 10:36 PM PDT

Hundreds of motorists in and around the University of Lagos, and the Akoka area were stranded for several hours, as academic activities were put on hold on Wednesday. Angry students went on the...

IN PICTURES: Nigerian troops comb Boko Haram camps near Sambisa forest

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:26 AM PDT

The Nigerian army shared photos of troops clearing Boko Haram enclaves along axis of advance from Bitta to Tokumbere. The Nigerian Army also stated that troops involved in the counter-insurgency...

Nigerians mourn UNILAG’s electrocuted first-class student, Oluchi Anekwe

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:25 AM PDT

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Unilag lecturer who allegedly raped student seeking admission, fails to appear in court

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:25 AM PDT

A part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos who was accused of raping an 18-year-old girl was absent in court, Wednesday, as hearing continued into the alleged sexual assault. Afeez Baruwa, 42,...

Davido, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnumz, AKA nominated for 2015 MTV EMA Best Act

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:24 AM PDT

Nigeria's Davido and Yemi Alade have been shortlisted as nominees for the much-coveted 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards Best African Act. The Nigerian music stars will be vying for the statuette...

Nigerian troops in steady progress against Boko Haram in Sambisa forest — Army

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:26 AM PDT

The Nigerian Army says troops involved in the counter-insurgency operation code-named; "Operation Lafiya Dole'' are making steady progress towards clearing all Boko Haram enclaves in and around...

Man rapes neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter, infects her with HIV

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:16 AM PDT

An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates' Court on Wednesday remanded a 29-year-old man, Morufu Sofoluwe, in prison custody for allegedly raping his nine-year-old neighbour's daughter and infecting her with...

Guinea-Bissau’s new prime minister announces resignation

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:14 AM PDT

Guinea-Bissau's prime minister announced his resignation on Wednesday, just two days after his government was sworn in, plunging the chronically unstable African nation deeper into a simmering...

Boko Haram: Military frees 128 detainees in Borno

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:10 AM PDT

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 128 detainees after certifying that they had no link with the Boko Haram terrorists group in Borno. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai...

Stop demanding political favours from Buhari, MASSOB tells Igbo groups

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 09:01 AM PDT

The splinter group of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has told the various Igbo groups in the country to stop demanding political favours from President...

Family of 5 die in Lagos fire

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 08:59 AM PDT

Tragedy struck in Lawanson, Surulere, Lagos early today as a huge fire consumed a family of five persons in the area. The victims included the father, mother, grandmother and two children, a baby and...

Conjoined twins separated after 16-hour surgery

Posted: 09 Sep 2015 08:57 AM PDT

Dr Gail Besner, Chief of Pediatric Surgeon, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, confirmed a successful separation of conjoined 11-month-old twin girls in the hospital. He said on...
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