Thursday, 10 September 2015

NigerianEye: “Nigerian governors reject death penalty for looters of Nigeria's resources” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian governors reject death penalty for looters of Nigeria's resources” plus 29 more


Nigerian governors reject death penalty for looters of Nigeria's resources

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:35 PM PDT

Several Nigerian governors yesterday out rightly rejected the suggestion that looters of the nation's resources be sentenced to death, Punch reports. Organised labour- the Nigerian Labour Congress...

University of Calabar professor suspended over alleged rape of 20-year-old student

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:58 PM PDT

The Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old 400-level student in his office was yesterday suspended by the panel instituted by...

Fighting terrorism, oil theft very difficult – Buhari

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:49 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has said it is not easy for his administration which, he said, is fighting on many fronts. According to him, the government is contending with insurgency in the North-East...

69% of Nigerians rate Buhari's first 100 days performance above average

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:57 PM PDT

As President Muhammadu Buhari marks his 100 days in office, the administration has been given an above average performance in office according to an opinion poll on www.nigerianeye.com 1079 people...

Kaduna Refinery resumes production in December – NNPC

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:56 PM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, disclosed yesterday that Kaduna Refinery will resume the production of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS (petrol), within the next three months. This was...

Power probe: Ministry blames NASS for power failure

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:53 PM PDT

The Ministry of Power, yesterday, blamed the management of the National Assembly, NASS, for the power outages which disrupted Wednesday's sitting of the Senate ad hoc committee, probing the funds...

NLC urges Buhari to release looters name

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:51 PM PDT

The Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria and human rights leaders have demanded the revelation of the identity of the looters and the prosecution of corrupt officials in the...

PDP would have won if I wasn’t removed, says Tukur

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:50 PM PDT

A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, said on Thursday that if he was not forced out of office, his party would have won the 2015 general...

Police release Lagos airport stowaway identity

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:49 PM PDT

The Airport Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Thursday said preliminary investigations had revealed that the Lagos airport stowaway arrested on Wednesday lives in Anambra. The police also gave...

Election didn’t hold in four Rivers LGs – Army

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:48 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army again on Thursday told the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja how the April 11, 2015 governorship election was aborted by the snatching of...

Ooni succession battle gets hotter as Lafogido, Giesi ruling houses disagree

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:47 PM PDT

As the contest for the stool of the Ooni of Ife gets hotter, one of the contenders for the vacant stool, Prince Adetayo Oladele, has said it is the turn of his ruling house, Lafogido to produce the...

Governor Ambode promises jobs through steady power supply

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:43 PM PDT

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has given out 49 new transformers to some rural communities in Lekki and Badagry areas of the state, saying such would reduce the challenge of unsteady power...

Electrocution: FG dispatches technical team to UNILAG

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:38 PM PDT

The Federal government has dispatched a high-powered technical team to the University of Lagos site, where a 300 level Accounting student, Oluchi Anekwe was electrocuted. The technical team, led by...

EFCC arrests BGL boss, Okumagba over N28.9 Billion fraud

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:37 PM PDT

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Group Managing Director of BGL Plc, a Lagos-based financial services company, Mr. Albert Okumagba, for alleged N28.9bn...

Ignorw rumours, he is hale and hearty - El-Rufai

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:31 PM PDT

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that he is hale and hearty, describing his purported collapse and near-death rumour as the handiwork of mischievous elements. El-Rufai said his...

Nigerian troops kill 10 suspected terrorists, arrest 64

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:28 PM PDT

Troops of One Division of the Nigerian Army have killed no fewer than 10 bandits and suspected terrorists in Operation Restore Peace II in the North. The Deputy Director, Public Relations of One...

NCC denies owing staff salaries

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 03:25 PM PDT

THE Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, Mr. Afam Ezekude, has denied reports that the commission owes its staff salaries. Speaking in Abuja, Ezekude, a lawyer, said the...

Pastor commits suicide after name was exposed on adultery website

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 03:19 PM PDT

A US pastor committed suicide six days after his name was exposed by hackers of the Ashley Madison adultery website, his wife told CNN Wednesday. Canadian police have said that at least two suicides...

Spain to accept 17,680 refugees

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 03:12 PM PDT

Spanish Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, confirmed Thursday that Spain would accept 17,680 refugees from Syria and other countries. That total is made up of the 14,931 set out by...

100 days: Buhari on the right track - Former PDP chairman, Bamanga Tukur

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 11:15 AM PDT

The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is on the right track. Addressing journalists as part of programme to mark...

Ekiti secures N500m solar deal with UK firm

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 11:15 AM PDT

Ekiti State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a United Kingdom based company, Elemi Energy Limited, for the installation and generation of a 1.15 Megawatts Solar...

Court remands 40-yr-old woman over alleged murder of boyfriend

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 11:14 AM PDT

A Makurdi Magistrates' Court on Thursday remanded a 40-year-old business woman at the Federal Prisons Makurdi over alleged murder of her boy friend. The woman, Christiana Owulo, of Agbike...

Bornu governor names 21 commissioners, 27 LG chairmen

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 11:13 AM PDT

Governor Kashim Shetima of Borno State on Thursday submitted a list of 21 nominees to the Borno State House of Assembly for confirmation as Commissioners in accordance with the law, reducing the...

All African Games: Nigeria miss out of swimming medals

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 11:10 AM PDT

Egypt and South Africa dominated the swimming events yesterday, leaving nothing for Nigeria at the on-going All African Games in Congo Brazzaville . Nigerian swimmers were obviously not prepared...

Buhari sacks FCT revenue service chairman, others

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:49 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has fired the Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service. He has also approved the sacking of the Chairmen, Secondary Education and Universal Basic...

NASRDA predicts lunar eclipse in Nigeria on Sept. 28

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:50 AM PDT

The National Space Research and Development Agency NASRDA, has said there will be a Lunar Eclipse in Nigeria on Sept. 28. This is contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Director Media and...

No political office holders can steal without the cooperation of the civil servants - Fayose

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:58 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday described the nationwide anti-corruption protests of the organised labour as a mere jamboree. The governor, who said "no political office holders...

Facebook rakes in users in Nigeria, Kenya

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:48 AM PDT

Reuters – Facebook has nearly 20 million users in major African markets Nigeria and Kenya, statistics released by the social network showed on Thursday, with the majority using mobile devices to...

NECO releases 2015 exam results

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:46 AM PDT

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the June/July 2015 results with improvement of 16 per cent in credits in English and Mathematics. The NECO Registrar, Prof. Abdulrashid Garba,...

Bailout: Ekiti APC puts EFCC, ICPC on notice

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 07:44 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offices Commission (ICPC) to monitor how the...

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