Tuesday, 22 September 2015

NigerianEye: “Saraki pleads not guilty to 13 charges, released on bail; FG lines up 5 witnesses against him” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Saraki pleads not guilty to 13 charges, released on bail; FG lines up 5 witnesses against him” plus 29 more


Saraki pleads not guilty to 13 charges, released on bail; FG lines up 5 witnesses against him

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 10:32 PM PDT

Embattled senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki was on Tuesday docked before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, on a 13-count criminal charge that bordered on corruption, false...

Tinubu bars senator loyal to Saraki from APC caucus meetings

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 10:32 PM PDT

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has barred the lawmaker representing Ondo-Central senatorial district, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, from attending South-West...

If I was not the Senate President, I wouldn't be going through the present trial - Saraki

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 10:34 PM PDT

SENATE President Bukola Saraki who appeared  before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT  following a 13-count charge against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau, over alleged falsification of...

Ekiti Muslims divided over Fayose's free Sallah rams

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:42 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday distributed rams to Muslims in the state, appealing to them to shun politicians whipping religious sentiment. A communiqué signed by the state's...

NDLEA rejects judge in fresh Kashamu suit

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:40 PM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has asked Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos to withdraw himself from a fresh suit filed by Senator Buruji Kashamu. Kashamu, in the new...

Club doctor, Eva Carneiro quits Chelsea following Jose Mourinho row

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 04:20 PM PDT

Eva Carneiro, the doctor at Chelsea, has left Stamford Bridge six weeks after she was publicly criticised by manager Jose Mourinho Eva is also considering her legal options after she had her role...

IN PICTURES: Governor Fayose distributes free Sallah rams to muslims

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:59 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, today distributed rams to Muslims in the state, appealing to them to shun politicians whipping religious sentiment. A communique signed by the state's...

Timipre Sylva wins Bayelsa APC governorship primary

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:23 PM PDT

A former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has been declared winner of the APC primary election in the state. Mr. Sylva polled 726 votes to defeat his closest rival, Timi Alaibe, a former...

Amaechi sues PDP, demands N300 Billion

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:37 PM PDT

The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has dragged the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, its Chairman, Chief Felix Obuah, and two others to an Abuja High Court over...

Maiduguri bombings: Death toll hits 117

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:27 PM PDT

The death toll from a series of bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 117, hospital sources said Tuesday, more than twice the official tally....

Diego Costa banned for three matches

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:28 PM PDT

Chelsea's Spain forward Diego Costa was on Tuesday banned for three matches for raising his hands to the face of Arsenal centre-back Laurent Koscielny. Costa was found guilty of violent conduct...

Suicide bomber kills 27 in Borno market blast

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:30 PM PDT

About 27 persons were killed and 62 others injured after a bomb attack in Monguno, about 135 kilometres from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. A member of the youth vigilance group, Idris...

Surrender now, Abubakar tells Shekau

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:31 PM PDT

The Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, has advised the leader of the Boko Hara Islamic Sect, Abubakar Shekau, and his top commanders to surrender to the Nigerian security...

Police arrests 56 Boko Haram suspects in Kogi

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:32 PM PDT

The Police in Lokoja have arrested 56 persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram insurgents. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, made this known to newsmen in Lokoja on...

Expect more flood, NEMA warns Nigerians

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:33 PM PDT

The Director-General of the National Emergency Agency, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Sidi, said in Kaduna on Tuesday that 'frontline' states in the North should expect more flooding before the end of the...

Nigeria’s economy could slip into recession, CBN warns

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:35 PM PDT

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday warned that the country's economy could slip into recession by next year if proactive steps were not taken by the Federal...

Another building collapses in Lagos, casualties unknown – LASEMA

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:37 PM PDT

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency says it has yet to determine the number of casualties in Tuesday building collapse in Lekki area of the state. Mr Michael Akindele, the General Manager...

Fayose distributes Sallah rams

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 03:36 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday distributed rams to Muslims in the state, appealing to them to shun politicians whipping religious sentiment. A communique signed by the state's...

We support embattled Saraki, says Nigerian Senate

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:49 AM PDT

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday declared its support for Senate President Bukola Saraki shortly after he was docked by the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. Saraki, who is...

Buhari to meet Obama in New York

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:42 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria for New York on Thursday for a series of meetings and interactions with notable world leaders within and on the sidelines of the main events of the 70th...

Ekiti airport project insensitive – APC

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:40 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has described the planned airport project by Governor Ayodele Fayose as a drain pipe to siphon money from Ekiti State treasury. It said the promotion of...

We are not recruiting, auctioning, Customs warns

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:38 AM PDT

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has stated that it is presently neither recruiting nor auctioning seized or overtime, adding that such activities remain suspended till further notice. In a...

Ambode appoints new LIRS chairman

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:37 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed Mr. Olufolarin Ogunsanwo as the new Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS). Ogunsanwo's appointment was confirmed by the...

Lagos records new cases of bird flu

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:18 AM PDT

New incidences of bird flu have been recorded in Lagos State, with an estimated 60,000 birds already affected, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Executive Secretary of the Poultry Association of...

OPC launches manhunt for Falae, abductors

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:16 AM PDT

Founder of the Oodua People's Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has called for the immediate release of his birthday mate, Chief Olu Falae, kidnapped on Monday in Akure, Ondo State. Born on...

Sallah: Customers lament high cost of ram

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 09:15 AM PDT

Inspite of the cash crunch in the country, prices of ram have remained very high in Kano. Investigations at Dawanau, Unguwa Uku, Makole and Yan'awaki ram markets in the city on Tuesday showed that...

Nigerians react to Saraki's trial

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 05:57 AM PDT

Nigerians on Tuesday took to Twitter to react to the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki's and all the drama that surrounded the exercise. Tweets below [View the story " Nigerians react...

Saraki's trial adjouned to October 21, released on bail on self recognition

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 05:57 AM PDT

The trial of the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, has been adjouned to October 21. The Senate President is facing a 13-count charge...

Roadblocks’ removal reduces corruption – Police

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 05:57 AM PDT

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has said the removal of roadblocks from the nation's highways and application of other administrative policies had reduced corruption in the...

Saraki: Senators desert N’Assembly, aides collect rams

Posted: 22 Sep 2015 05:55 AM PDT

As Senate President Bukola Saraki went into the Code of Conduct Tribunal dock in Abuja on Tuesday to defend himself against allegations of false declaration of assets, his colleagues at the red...

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