Tuesday, 27 October 2015

NigerianEye: “Telling Lies Is Corruption, By Femi Aribisala” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Telling Lies Is Corruption, By Femi Aribisala” plus 29 more


Telling Lies Is Corruption, By Femi Aribisala

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:05 PM PDT

Lai Mohammed, APC National Publicity Secretary, is one of President Buhari's ministerial nominees. When he appeared for screening before the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio made a wry observation....

Election nullification, judicial gang-up against me – Wike

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:47 PM PDT

Governor Nyesom Wike has described the nullification of his election by the Election Petition Tribunal as a gang up against him and the people of the state arguing that the the judiciary was setting...

I didn’t get contract, oil block, anything from Jonathan — Edwin Clark

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:48 PM PDT

Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has dismissed insinuations that he betrayed former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, by reportedly saying that the ex-President lacked the political will to fight...

Abacha's loot is too huge for us to handle - World Bank

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:48 PM PDT

The World Bank says it needs additional time to provide comprehensive information on the spending of recovered funds looted by the late Nigerian Head of State, Sani Abacha. The World Bank told the...

More misery for Wike as Supreme Court throws out his application against tribunal

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:09 PM PDT

Nigeria's Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the application of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State challenging the jurisdiction of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to hear...

The Ile-Ife and Yoruba of my dream, by Ooni-elect, Adeyeye Ogunwusi

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:52 PM PDT

I have a story to tell the world and most importantly the people of Ile-Ife. About 40 years ago, I was born into the Giesi Ruling House, Ojaja Royal Compound in the ancient city of Ile-Ife. From...

Ile-Ife at standstill as traditional rites of the new Ooni begins

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:03 PM PDT

Three days after his appointment as Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi will today appear in public for the first time. He is expected in Ife to the warm embrace of his subjects. Ahead of his...

Cross River State ministerial nominee,Pastor Usani Uguru in trouble

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:00 PM PDT

The Cross River State ministerial nominee, Pastor. Usani Uguru, drew the ire of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators yesterday after he said 'God forbid' to claims that he had once belonged to the...

Fuel scarcity hits Akure

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:55 PM PDT

Fuel scarcity yesterday grounded commercial and vehicular movement across Akure, the Ondo state capital. Few filling stations that dispensed the product sold it for N100 per litre. Many of the...

Mourinho's Chelsea lose again, crash out of League Cup

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 03:41 PM PDT

Things are getting from bad to worse for Jose Mourinho as Chelsea were knocked out of the League Cup after losing 5-4 on penalties to Stoke City on Tuesday night. Eden Hazard missed the decisive...

Lagos urges religious houses to use metal detectors

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 03:36 PM PDT

Lagos State Government has recommended the use metal detectors and other security gadgets by religious organizations in their worship centers as part of measures to avert any form of terrorists...

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Arsenal: Woeful Gunners crash out of League Cup

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 03:07 PM PDT

Arsenal suffered a League Cup humiliation at the hands of Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, who eased to a 3-0 win at Hillsborough to progress to the fourth round. Ross Wallace, Lucas Joao and...

Nigerian Senate screens six ministerial nominees

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:22 AM PDT

The Senate on Tuesday completed the screening of six ministerial nominees. Among those screened by the 8th Senate were the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Adewale...

Gowon faults Buhari, military on Boko Haram December deadline

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:23 AM PDT

A former military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, on Tuesday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian military over the December deadline for ending the Boko Haram insurgency. President...

Buhari congratulates new Ooni of Ife

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:09 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on his emergence as the 51st Ooni of Ife and successor to the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade. President Buhari, in a...

Nigeria ranks 169 out of 189 in World Bank’s doing business report

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:05 AM PDT

The World Bank has ranked Nigeria 169 out of 189 countries in its latest report on the ease of doing business globally. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Head of...

Insurgency: Osibanjo opens northeast humanitarian summit

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:59 AM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the role of the civil society organizations is crucial in the rebuilding, reconstruction, reconciliation and resettlement of terror victims in the...

Port Harcourt airport not ‘the dirtiest, most corrupt in Africa’ - FAAN

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:55 AM PDT

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has faulted a recent ranking which rated the Port Harcourt International Airport as the worst airport in the world. This is contained in a statement...

U.S condemn Boko Haram attacks

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:51 AM PDT

The United States has condemned the recent Boko Haram attacks in the northeast part of Nigeria. Department of State Spokesperson, John Kirby, in a statement made available to The Nation, said the...

Deputy Governor not resigning – Jigawa Govt

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:50 AM PDT

The Jigawa Government on Tuesday denied media reports on purported plan by the Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan, to resign. The Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and...

Odegbami blames Kalu, Adamu for failed FIFA bid

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:48 AM PDT

Former Nigeria skipper, Segun Odegbami , has blamed ex-FIFA executive committee member Amos Adamu and rival Orji Uzor Kalu for his failure to get the backing of other African countries in his quest...

Tribunal dismisses Ladoja’s petition against Ajimobi

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:47 AM PDT

The Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of Accord, Sen. Rashidi Ladoja against the election of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the All...

Fuel scarcity hits Bauchi

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:45 AM PDT

Motorists and commuters in Bauchi state and its environs are experiencing acute fuel scarcity, a development that has crippled business activities in the past few days. It was gathered that that...

Power generation drops to 660mw in Lagos Egbin plant

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:41 AM PDT

Power generation has dropped from 813 megawatts to 660 at the Egbin Power Plant in Lagos State, an official said on Tuesday. The plant, the nation's biggest power generating outfit, has the capacity...

Rivers Assembly Speaker, 19 others to appeal tribunal judgement

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:37 AM PDT

Speaker of the Rivers state House of Assembly, Hon Ikuinyi Owaji Ibani has called for calm in the state, saying that the 20 lawmakers had appealed the judgement of the lower tribunal in Abuja which...

Ministerial Nominee: Nigeria loses N3 Billion to medical tourism annually - Prof. Adewole Folorunso

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:31 AM PDT

Prof. Adewole Folorunso, a ministerial nominee, has said that Nigeria lost between one and three billion naira annually to medical tourism. He made the disclosure when he answered questions from...

IN PICTURES: President Buhari departs for India

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:24 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, departed Nigeria, via the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, on a 4-day official visit to New Delhi, India. Pictures below...

Wike: Rivers APC hails Supreme Court’s verdict

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 10:16 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's verdict on Governor Nyesom Wike's application challenging the relocation of the Rivers Election Petitions Tribunal...

Watch Ministerial Screening Live

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 06:09 AM PDT

Watch Ministerial Screening Live

#Ministerialscreening: Abubakar Bwari vows to serve Nigeria with fear of God

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 06:33 AM PDT

Former member of the House of Representatives and ministerial nominee from Niger State, Abubakar Bwari, has affirmed that he would serve his fatherland, Nigeria with the fear of God, if he is...

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