Thursday, 8 October 2015

NigerianEye: “Yoruba leaders threaten secession over incessant Fulani invasion” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Yoruba leaders threaten secession over incessant Fulani invasion” plus 29 more


Yoruba leaders threaten secession over incessant Fulani invasion

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 10:57 PM PDT

Following alleged incessant and unprovoked attacks and invasion of their farmlands by some Fulani herdsmen, notable Yoruba leaders held an emergency summit in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday threatening...

Senate to ministerial nominees - 'Come with proof that you have declared your assets if you want to be screened'

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 10:58 PM PDT

The Senate on Thursday released the criteria for screening President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial nominees. The screening is scheduled to commence on October 13. On top of the demands from the...

Chevening Scholarship removes Diezani from honours list

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 10:50 PM PDT

The United Kingdom-based Chevening Scholarship has removed the embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from its list of female achievers, according to a report by...

Panic spreads as fresh Ebola scare hits Nigeria, 10 quarantined

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 10:52 PM PDT

More than a year after the Ebola-infected diplomat, Patrick Sawyer sent shivers down our spine after entering the country with the deadly virus, The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, has...

Post Enyeama Era: Super Eagles suffer shock defeat to Congo

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 10:34 PM PDT

The first game of the post Enyeama era ended as a disaster for the Super Eagles after they bowed 2-0 to DR Congo in an international friendly played at the Stade de la Cité de l'Oie, Visé on Thursday...

Vincent Enyeama retires from Super Eagles after clash with coach, Sunday Oliseh

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 10:49 PM PDT

Super Eagles captain and goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has said that he is no longer a player with the Nigeria's senior football team, the Super Eagles.  The dependable goalie who took to his...

99 Nigerians died, 215 missing in Mecca tragedy – NAHCON

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 10:50 PM PDT

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed that 99 Nigerian pilgrims died, 42 injured and 214 others missing in the September 24 stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia. The confirmation came as a...

Jurgen Klopp named new Liverpool manager

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 04:37 PM PDT

Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Jurgen Klopp as their new manager. The 48-year-old boarded a private plane from Dortmund to John Lennon Airport on Thursday afternoon, before formalising...

Buhari chose quality hands as ministers – Oshiomhole

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 04:10 PM PDT

do State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari's recent nomination of ministers, whom he described as "quality hands" needed by the country to achieve its...

Nigerians react to Eagles’ humiliating loss to DR Congo

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 04:00 PM PDT

Nigerians react to Eagles' humiliating loss to DR Congo. [View the story "Nigerians react to Eagles' humiliating loss to DR Congo" on Storify]

Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo sad over Enyeama retirement

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 03:52 PM PDT

Kenneth Omeruo has expressed sadness over the untimely retirement of Vincent Enyeama from the Super Eagles. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations-winning goalkeeper announced his retirement from the team...

National security remains my administration’s top priority – Buhari

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 03:46 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said significant improvements in national security remained the topmost priority of his administration. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on...

Nigerian Army foils another attack on its base in Geidam

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 03:48 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army disclosed Thursday that another terrorist attack on Sector 1 of its 27 Task Force Brigade located at Gaidam, Yobe State, Wednesday evening, was successfully repelled by the troops...

Reps probe N76 Billion CCTV contract for Abuja, Lagos

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 03:47 PM PDT

Apparently disturbed by the incessant bombings in the North East and the recent Kuje/Nyanya blasts i Abuja, members of the House of representatives, Thursday re-opened the Abuja, Lagos Close Circuit...

Lionel Messi to stand trial for tax fraud in Spain

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 03:47 PM PDT

Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge are to stand trial on three counts of tax fraud that could carry prison sentences, a Spanish court confirmed on Thursday. In a...

Governor Ambode vows to light-up Lagos by December

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 03:47 PM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has initiated moves to fulfill one of his campaign promises to illuminate all nooks and crannies of communities and adjourning boundaries in the state...

Nigerian workers to senate - 'Amaechi, Fashola, other ministers must publicly declare their asset'

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 09:22 AM PDT

Nigerian workers on Thursday urged the National Assembly to ensure that all ministerial nominees declare their asset publicly before confirmation. Among the 21 persons nominated as ministers by...

Nigerians reject death penalty as punishment for corrupt public officials

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 09:22 AM PDT

Nigerians from diverse backgrounds have rejected the suggestion of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ayuba Waba, that public officials guilty of corruption be killed. "If capital...

Nigerians attack Sunday Oliseh for his role in Enyeama's retirement from Super Eagles

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 08:28 AM PDT

Several Nigerians have taken to the social media to blast the Super Eagles coach for his feud with Vincent Enyeama which led to the rather unexpected retirement of the national team goalie. See...

Enyeama's wife defends his decision to retire from Super Eagles

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 08:44 AM PDT

Vincent Enyeama's wife Promise took to instagram to defend her man's decision to quit the national team. "Yes! You did well! Hold your head up high my love! I'm so proud of you and your dedicated...

'You were part of rot in Jonathan’s administration' - Ex-militants blast Edwin Clark

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 07:40 AM PDT

Ex-militants under the auspices of Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, Thursday, took a swipe at former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, who, Wednesday, deserted the Peoples...

Ministers: Senate demands accelerated consideration of petitions

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 09:13 AM PDT

Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday mandated the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges to ensure that all petitions submitted to the Senate against ministerial nominees are...

UK offers to assist Nigeria tackle Boko Haram

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 09:10 AM PDT

The United Kingdom has offered to further assist Nigeria in its quest to end the violent activities of the Boko Haram sect by December. The British Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Nicholas Houghton,...

Five dead in latest attack on Borno – Police

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 09:06 AM PDT

The Borno Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of five persons after a botched attack by four suspected suicide bombers in Gubio, in Borno. Mr Aderemi Opadokun the Commissioner of...

Wife stabs Police Inspector to death in Ondo

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 07:39 AM PDT

A Police Inspector's wife in Ondo state, Wumi Omowa has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband, Israel. The suspect was arrested by men of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in...

'Buhari’s ministerial list criticisms unnecessary'

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 07:36 AM PDT

Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has faulted criticisms trailing the list of ministerial nominees sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari. He described the criticisms...

Anambra suspends pilgrimage sponsorship

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 07:18 AM PDT

The Anambra Government says it currently lacks the financial resources to sponsor intending pilgrims from the state to the holy land. The Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke, said this on Thursday in...

Court grants 2 Nigerians, 5 foreigners N1m bail each

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 07:07 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday granted one million bail each for two Nigerians, one Beninese and four Ghanaians charged with dealing in petroleum products without licence. The judge,...

Blatter faults FIFA on suspension

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 07:02 AM PDT

FIFA President Joseph Blatter on Thursday said he was not given an opportunity to be heard by the organisation's Ethics Committee before it provisionally suspended him for 90 days. "Blatter is...

Buruji Kashamu sponsors bill on mental health

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 06:44 AM PDT

The bill sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party member representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, to check mental disorderliness, passed first reading in the upper chamber on...

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