Thursday, 24 September 2015

NigerianEye: “Senate president, Bukola Saraki attacked at the Eid Praying Ground in Ilorin” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Senate president, Bukola Saraki attacked at the Eid Praying Ground in Ilorin” plus 29 more


Senate president, Bukola Saraki attacked at the Eid Praying Ground in Ilorin

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:40 PM PDT

The embattled senate president, Bukola Saraki was on Thursday morning attacked by angry worshippers at the Eid Praying Ground in Ilorin, who protested the state of the economy of...

Jonathan is like Jesus Christ - Fayose

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:47 PM PDT

-Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and chairman of the PDP national electoral panel, Bayelsa State yesterday described Dr. Goodluck Jonathan former president's participation in the primary...

PICTURES: Jubilation in Akure as Falae is released by kidnappers

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:42 PM PDT

Akure, the Ondo state capital was thrown into jubilation on Thursday following the release of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)and Chieftain of the pan Yoruba...

Buhari called me and prayed for me while I was on the hospital bed - Godswill Akpabi

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:41 PM PDT

Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has spoken publicly about the trauma he went through after the road crash in Abuja involving his car and a vehicle belonging to the United States...

Senate president, Bukola Saraki denies attack

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:47 PM PDT

Senate President Bukola Saraki has denied reports that he was attacked Thursday when he went to pray as part of activities to mark this year's Eid- El Kabir. A statement from his media office...

717 killed while 'stoning the devil' in worst-ever hajj tragedy in Mecca

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:48 PM PDT

A huge stampede killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in one of the worst-ever tragedies at the annual Muslim pilgrimage. The stampede, the...

Several Nigerians involved in the second Hajj disaster

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:37 PM PDT

At least 717 people were killed, and 863 injured, in a stampede in Mina, in Saudi Arabia, yesterday during the Islamic commemoration of Jamarat, which is the "stoning of the devil" with...

PICTURES: Buhari leaves for New York to attend UN General Assembly

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 11:30 PM PDT

President Buhari yesterday evening left for New York where he will be attending the United Nations General Assembly.

PICTURES: Soldiers destroy Boko Haram’s fuel depot

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:46 PM PDT

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, has said that the troops involved in the ongoing campaign against the insurgents have discovered and dismantled a major Boko Haram's fuel...

Gunmen invade Rivers community, kill 13

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:56 PM PDT

A gang of gunmen suspected to be cultists on Thursday sacked Obrikom and Omoku communities in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, killing 13 persons in the process. The gunmen,...

Nigeria must prevent another civil war, says Aregbesola

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:57 PM PDT

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said Nigeria must act fast to prevent the crisis in the North-East and other parts of the country from degenerating into another full-blown civil...

Pray for our leaders, APC tells Muslims

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 11:00 PM PDT

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has urged Muslim faithful in the country to take time out to pray for the nation's leaders as they celebrate the Eid-el-kabir. The party, in...

Buhari can’t Islamise Nigeria – PFN

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:58 PM PDT

The Chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Abia State chapter, Reverend Theophilus Anyimson, has disproved the notion in some quarters that President Muhammadu Buhari came to power with a...

Saraki saga dangerous for Nigeria - Doyin Okupe

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 03:54 PM PDT

Former Presidential spokesperson to ex-president Jonathan, Doyin Okupe took to his Facebook page to express his fears over the current travails of the senate president Bukola Saraki at the Code of...

Mourinho heaps praises on Mikel Obi

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 03:42 PM PDT

Jose Mourinho has voiced his satisfaction with Mikel Obi's midfield display in Wednesday's 4-1 Capital One Cup victory over Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. Goals from Ramires, Loic Remy, Kenedy and...

Man United’s Martial’s agent slams Wenger

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 03:38 PM PDT

Anthony Martial's agent has blasted Arsenal as a club who follow players but always fail to sign them, following Arsene Wenger's suggestion that the Gunners did not buy the youngster because he is...

We need to fight corruption - Tinubu

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 04:00 PM PDT

Reacting over the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday said...

I slept on bare floor for four days – Falae

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 04:02 PM PDT

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, has revealed that he slept on bare floor for four days that he spent in kidnappers den. Falae, who was released on...

Fayose blasts Buhari again

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:55 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday in Yenagoa, again criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing his "in-law"as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral...

Kelechi Iheanacho injured

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:53 PM PDT

Kelechi Iheanacho will sit out Manchester City's Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Saturday on account of injury. The attacker was poised to make his first start...

Cameroon name strong squad for Eagles

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:52 PM PDT

Cameroon coach Volker Finke has named a full-strength squad for their friendly against Nigeria in Belgium on 11 October 2015. The match will serve as preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup...

Student caught at Lagos airport with 10.255kg of drugs hidden in garri

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:51 PM PDT

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Thursday arrested a student and four other suspected drug traffickers with 10.255 kilogrammes of narcotics at the Murtala Muhammed...

How we resolved Burkina Fasso’s crisis – Osinbajo

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:49 PM PDT

The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday recalled how he joined other leaders of the Economic Community of West African States to facilitate quick restoration of civilian rule in Burkina Faso, a...

Chief Olu Falae released

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 10:39 PM PDT

Former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae who was kidnapped on his birthday has been set free. The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, Wole Ogodo confirmed his...

My plan was to hide for a year - Jonathan

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 07:54 AM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said the death of Hannah Awolowo forced him and his wife out of "hiding", saying he had a plan to keep off public functions for at least 12...

Couple murdered in their sleep in Enugu

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 08:15 AM PDT

The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday swore to apprehend unknown persons, who slit the throats of a married couple, Mr. and Mrs Marcel Abah, in the Igboeze North Local Government Area of the...

Pope calls for global abolition of death penalty

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 07:57 AM PDT

Pope Francis on Thursday called for the global abolition of the death penalty before lawmakers in the United States, where capital punishment is still practiced in several states. "The Golden Rule...

IN PICTURES: President Buhari observes Eid prayers, slaughters ram

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 07:18 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday joined Muslims faithful in observing Eid-el-kabir prayer at his native home, Daura, Katsina State. He also slaughtered a ram after the prayer at the Eid ground....

VIDEO: Kenyan security forces open to further suspicion as mysterious killings continue

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 06:44 AM PDT

Last December, an Al Jazeera network investigation examined shocking claims that the government of Kenya has been running secret police death squads, tasked with assassinating suspected terrorists...

4,000 policemen dispatched to partner Army to end Insurgency – Police IG

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 06:37 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Solomon Arase, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to sustain the fight against insurgency in the country. This is contained in a...

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