Monday 30 November 2015

NigerianEye: “BIAFRA LEADERSHIP: MASSOB sacks Ralph Uwazuruike, picks new leadership” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BIAFRA LEADERSHIP: MASSOB sacks Ralph Uwazuruike, picks new leadership” plus 29 more


BIAFRA LEADERSHIP: MASSOB sacks Ralph Uwazuruike, picks new leadership

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:37 PM PST

The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on Monday inaugurated a new leadership for the Movement, after the national officers including the zonal and regional...

APC unveils Yahaya Bello as replacement for late Audu

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:40 PM PST

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has unveiled Alh. Yahaya Bello, popularly known as Fair Plus as the replacement for the late Prince Abubakar Audu. It would be recalled...

Fire guts Govt Girls College Kano, 7 school girls killed, 21 injured

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:49 PM PST

It was a harrowing experience for students of Kano Goverment Girls College, Jogana Monday morning when a mysterious fire that swept through their dormitory claimed 7 life, while 21 others were...

Boko Haram militants strike in Adamawa, burns down military artillery

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:43 PM PST

Rampaging Boko Haram militants on Sunday night engaged Nigerian troops in a fierce battle in their new bid to take over Gulak, the administrative headquarters of Madagali in northern part of Adamawa...

Queen of England, Buhari set to attend Ooni’s coronation

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:44 PM PST

Her Majesty the Queen of England Elizabeth Alexandra; President Muhammadu Buhari his vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo ( SAN) and governors from at least 20 states; ministers and other dignitaries are...

KOGI: Governor-elect can’t be deputy governorship candidate - Faleke

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:41 PM PST

Deputy Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 21 Kogi governorship election Hon. James Abiodun Faleke again yesterday declined to run with Alhaji Yahaya Bello...

Petrol subsidy claims rise to N521 Billion

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:39 PM PST

The controversial fuel subsidy claims as contained in the 2015 Supplementary Budget presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari has risen from N413 billion to N521 billion. The...

IN PICTURES: President Buhari at UN Climate Change Conference COP 21, Paris

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 02:27 PM PST

          President Buhari addressing the UN Climate Change Conference COP 21, in Paris, France President Buhari with Minister of Environment Mrs Amina Ibrahim...

Jonathan was not attacked in Bayelsa – Police

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:53 AM PST

The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday debunked reports that former President Goodluck Jonathan was attacked in the state. The state's Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Butswat Asinim,...

EFCC arrests former minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, others over alleged $2billion arms deal

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:54 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, and a number of top officials from the office of the National Security Adviser over...

Kenya's Enemy Within - Al Jazeera documentary

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:59 AM PST

Last night, Al Jazeera English screened Kenya's Enemy Within, a collaboration between Kenyan investigative journalists John-Allan Namu and Pete Murimi, former winners of the CNN African Journalists...

Watch out for explosive laden hampers, police warn Nigerians

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:52 AM PST

The Police High Command Monday joined other security agencies in calling on Nigerians to be security conscious and vigilant during the Yuletide season and warned all citizens to be extra alert while...

30,000 Nigerians currently in Germany – Envoy

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:49 AM PST

The new Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Lagos, Mr Ingo Herbert, on Monday said that no fewer than 30,000 Nigerians were currently living in different parts of Germany. Herbert...

Boko Haram kills four, torches 50 homes in Niger

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:47 AM PST

Boko Haram activists raided a border village in Niger, killing four people and torching some 50 homes, a local official said on Monday. Two other people were wounded in the assault on Saturday...

Climate change threatening food security in Nigeria – Buhari

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:46 AM PST

President Mohammadu Buhari in Paris, France on Monday stated that Nigeria is currently suffering from the effects of the climate change which he said have drastically affected food security. Buhari...

Pro-Biafra protests warns traders to shut markets in Aba

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:44 AM PST

In continuation of the protest calling for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB and Director, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; members of the group has warned traders...

Naira depreciates further at parallel market

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:41 AM PST

The naira depreciated further at the parallel market on Monday as it lost N0.5 to exchange at N242.5 to the dollar. It was previously exchanged at N242 to the dollar. The naira, however, closed...

Secession not the answer to grievances of Ndigbo – Nwabueze

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:40 AM PST

Constitutional lawyer and Chairman of The Patriots, Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN), has admonished pro-Biafra groups under the umbrellas of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for...

Police arrest fraudsters impersonating Lagos CP, Tinubu

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:38 AM PST

The police in Lagos have arrested two men who defraud members of the public with the name of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni. He said the men also used the name of the...

OANDO COOKING GAS STROMS NORTHERN FORESHORE & OTHER LEKKI ESTATES

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:35 AM PST

(Sponsored Post) Getting cooking gas is now hassle-free with the Oando O-Gas home delivery. With our free home delivery, you can make your orders and refill with a phone call or a text, and you are...

Syria denies using chemical weapons in civil war

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:04 AM PST

Syria on Monday denied ever using chemical weapons in its four-year-old civil war, telling a global watchdog it was cooperating fully with the destruction of its toxic stockpile. Damascus's rebuttal...

Buhari’s Trips Are Not For Enjoyment, By Garba Shehu

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:59 AM PST

I have been amused, reading a number of jokes concerning the frequency of the President, Muhammadu Buhari's foreign trips. Questions have been raised about why so many visits, and what are the...

FIFA Ballon d’or: Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar in final shortlist

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:58 AM PST

The final shortlist of three players for the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'or for 2015 has been released with the trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Brazilian Neymar all making the cut. While...

David Mark an ‘asset’ to Nigeria – PDP

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:54 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party says the party and the people of Benue South are solidly behind the former Senate President, David Mark, to repeat his electoral victory in the rerun election ordered by...

Nigeria to understudy Australia’s mining sector — Fayemi

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:50 AM PST

The Federal Government would understudy the Australian mining sector in the bid to reposition the country's solid mineral sector, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi, has...

T.B Joshua absent as trial over collapse building commences

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:44 AM PST

The founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Joshua, was absent in court on Monday at the start of the trial over the collapse of a refurbished six-storey building inside his...

U.S denies stopping funding of HIV/AIDS treatment in Nigeria

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:41 AM PST

United States on Monday denied it has stopped the funding of AIDS treatment in Nigeria. The U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, James F. Entwistle in Abuja said American government will continue to focus its...

FG to implement Niger Delta Master Plan – Osinbajo

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:39 AM PST

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government is focused on implementation of Niger Delta Master Plan to drive development of the region. Osinbajo stated this at the inaugural meeting of...

PDP chieftain carpets Metuh over comments

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:38 AM PST

The administrative secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State under the leadership of Ejike Oguebego, Hon. Prince Ajulu has taken the National publicity secretary of the party,...

Lagos to sanction landlords with poor septic tanks

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:35 AM PST

Lagos State government has vowed to clamp down on owners of buildings with poor or substandard septic tanks, declaring the practice as unhealthy and could lead to outbreak of epidemic. The...

The Key to a Balanced Life: Jesus

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“Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well.” (Matthew 6:33 NCV)

If you want to live a truly balanced life, you can only look at one person in all of history as a model: Jesus. If you put him at the center of your life, your life will be more balanced.

Think of your life like a wheel. The center of the wheel is a hub. All of the spokes of your life (which represent your relationships, your family, your career, your goals, etc.) come from that hub. We all build our lives around some sort of hub. The question is, what will be your hub? Will it be your family? Will it be your career? Will it be money?

Or will it be Jesus?

How do you do know what you’re building your life around? Take a look at whatever you think about the most. That’s what is driving you.

The center of your life is critical to developing a balanced life. A solid center leads to a solid life. A weak, flimsy center leads to a weak life. When I hear people tell me that their lives are coming unglued, it usually means one thing: They have a faulty center. Something other than God has taken priority in their lives.

Not only does the hub create stability, but it also controls and influences everything else about your life. Whatever you put at the center of your life will also be your source of power. The power of a wheel always emanates from the center outward — never the other way around.

Make Jesus the center of your life, and he’ll provide the stability, control, and power you need for your life. The Bible says, “Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well” (Matthew 6:33 NCV).

Don’t worry about making Jesus first in your life. Put him in the center of your life. Let him direct your life, influence it, empower it, and give it stability.

Do that and all the other areas of your life — from your family to your career to your goals — will find balance in Jesus.

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Sunday 29 November 2015

NigerianEye: “KOGI ELECTION: Violent protests over APC choice of Audu's replacement” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “KOGI ELECTION: Violent protests over APC choice of Audu's replacement” plus 29 more


KOGI ELECTION: Violent protests over APC choice of Audu's replacement

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:27 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress' decision to pick Yahaya Bello as a replacement for its governorship candidate in Kogi State, the late Abubakar Audu, has led to violent protests in the state. A...

We spent N65 Billion Abacha loot on roads, electricity, education, water and health - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:27 PM PST

Former Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told the World Bank that about $500 million (N65bn) recovered from the late Head of State, General Sani...

'Reasons why Jonathan handed over power to Buhari'

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:28 PM PST

Former Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, on Sunday, said ex-President Goodluck Jonathan handed over to President Muhammadu Buhari to save the lives of many Nigerians. He also...

KOGI ELECTION SAGA: Abubakar’s votes has died with him - Governor Wada

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:29 PM PST

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State yesterday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of carrying out a hatchet job. He said he should be declared the winner of the November 21...

Photo of the day: Governor Fayose shows off his cooking skills

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:18 PM PST

The controversial governor was pictured cutting kpomo and raw meat, as he prepared to fix a meal showing off his cooking skills. Would you eat Fayose's meat and kpomo?

Govt helpless on Nigeria’s problems, needs divine help – Bakare

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:26 PM PST

The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said the incumbent administration in the country appears to be helpless in adequately tackling the multi-faceted...

BAYELSA: ‘I’ve performed better than Sylva’ - Dickson

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:12 PM PST

Governor Seriake Dickson said yesterday that he performed better than his predecessor and the standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva. Dickson, who spoke in...

Audu’s son condemns dad’s replacement

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:10 PM PST

Mohammed, the eldest son of the late Prince Abubakar Audu who died during the Kgi State governorship election, said yesterday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had not informed him of the...

Kogi APC gives Yahaya Bello nomination form as APC candidate for Kogi poll

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:07 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has given its Kogi State governorship nomination form to its new candidate, Mr. Yahaya Bello, to fill. The development may have foreclosed the consideration of...

KOGI: 'I won’t surrender people’s mandate' - Faleke tells APC chairman

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:05 PM PST

The crisis created by the demise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Kogi State's governorship election, Prince Abubakar Audu, seems to be growing fast. Audu's running mate in the...

Abia govt to introduce free meals in primary schools

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:03 PM PST

ABIA State government said it would soon commence serving free meals to primary schools pupils in the State. To this end, the government has set up a committee and mandated it to liaise with the...

Pickpockets nabbed at funeral

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:01 PM PST

Two suspected pickpockets were weekend apprehended before getting away with an iPhone and an unspecified sum of money stolen from the pocket of a traditional ruler at a funeral service in Effurun,...

DG appeals to corporate bodies - 'Don’t reject NYSC members'

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:00 PM PST

Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi, weekend, Abuja, appealed to corporate bodies not to reject corps members posted to them for the one year...

Army advises Nigerians on security as the Xmas and New Year seasons approach

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 08:58 PM PST

Days after the Department of State Services, DSS, warned Nigerians, particularly residents of the FCT, of plots by the Boko Haram terror group to carry out attacks and bombings in market places and...

Northern governors vow to defeat Boko Haram, poverty

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 08:55 PM PST

Governors of the Northern states have vowed to join forces to defeat Boko Haram insurgents and the attendant poverty unleashed on that part of the country. The governors also pledged to deepen the...

Ohanaeze seeks unconditional release of Radio Biafra boss

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 08:51 PM PST

The apex Igbo organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, rose from its Imeobi (highest decision organ) meeting in Enugu and called on the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained...

Fraud suspect dies in EFCC’s custody

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 08:49 PM PST

Tragedy has hit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after a suspect in its custody, suddenly developed chest pains, and died. Arowofela Olufemi, who was being investigated by the...

Synagogue Building Collapse : TB Joshua to be arraigned today

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 08:48 PM PST

The trustees of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, will today be arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over the collapse of a six-storey building in the church on September 12,...

AIB faults Senate’s claim on air accident reports

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 08:45 PM PST

Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, yesterday faulted the Senate claim that the agency is keeping the reports of investigation into air crashes in the country from the public, describing the claim as...

N7 Billion Kano hospital ready in 2016 — Dangote

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 08:43 PM PST

Chief Executive of the Dangote Foundation, Ms Halima Dangote, has said that the ongoing construction of a multi-billion naira state-of-the-art Operating Theatre and Diagnostic Centre at the Murtala...

Boko Haram kill 7 in fresh Borno attacks

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 08:41 PM PST

About seven persons including a soldier, were killed in both Bam and Gajigana villages of Biu and Magumeri Local Government Areas of Borno State. In the two attacks, while unspecified numbers of...

15 Delta protesting youths nabbed by Nigerian soldiers

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 08:39 PM PST

The Nigerian army yesterday intercepted about 15 youths of Ndokwa ethnic nationality in Delta State who were going for a peaceful protest against an oil company at Ase Omoku community in Ndokwa East...

New malaria test represent medical change, says expert

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 02:07 PM PST

The newly launched Urine Malaria Test (UMT) is said to represent medical change, that is a new way of managing malaria in the country. Hence, it is expected to play a major role in the country...

Drama as Jonathan’s kinsmen carry mock coffin for PDP

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 01:58 PM PST

There was drama at the weekend in Ogbia, former President Goodluck Jonathan's local government area in Bayelsa State, when youths from the area, carried a mock coffin decorated with the colours and a...

Osimhen is no fluke – Siasia

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 01:55 PM PST

Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, has said what Victor Osimhen achieved at the recent FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile was not a fluke and the youngster deserves his place on his final squad for the...

El-Rufai holds town hall meeting on 2016 budget

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 01:54 PM PST

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday held a town hall meeting with stakeholders to deliberate on the proposed 2016 Budget before its formal presentation to the State House of...

Buhari jets off to France..

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 09:03 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari was believed to have left Malta where he participated in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) for Paris, France Sunday evening to join about 150 other world...

WATCH VIDEO: Angry Costa throws bib at Mourinho, Mikel Obi laughs out loud

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 01:47 PM PST

The bad blood between Diego Costa and Jose Mourinho seems to have continued as the striker threw a bib at his manager in Chelsea Costa was not named in Chelsea's starting 11 and was left on the...

Why terrorism can endure - Buhari

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 11:23 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Malta said that violent extremism and terrorism could only thrive and endure if good people remained idle and complacent. A statement issued in Abuja on Sunday...

Obasanjo raises alarm over unemployment

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 11:23 AM PST

Ex- President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Federal, State and local governments "to do more in the area of employment. The former President who spoke at the 10th anniversary and 6th and...