Tuesday, 3 November 2015

NigerianEye: “Forget about rerun, Wike tells Peterside” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Forget about rerun, Wike tells Peterside” plus 29 more


Forget about rerun, Wike tells Peterside

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:33 PM PST

RIVERS State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has told the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 governorship election, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, not to delude himself on the...

EFCC files fresh money laundering charges against Oronsaye

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:31 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed fresh money laundering charges before a Federal High Court in Abuja against a former Head of Service of the Federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye,...

NCC arrests man for ‘illegal’ DSTv broadcast

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:30 PM PST

Operatives of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) yesterday arrested a 35-year-old man, Godswill Onyefuru, for allegedly transmitting illegal house-to-house MultiChoice (DSTv) signals to...

Man kills girlfriend for rejecting marriage proposal

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:25 PM PST

One Miss Onyinyechi Okegbulam of Egbu in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State has allegedly been killed by her boyfriend for refusing his marriage proposal. ] A source, who spoke on...

FG’s indebtedness to oil marketers has risen to N470 billion

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:23 PM PST

The Federal Government's outstanding indebtedness to oil marketers has risen to N470 billion, arising from a backlog of unpaid subsidy claims since August 1, 2014 till date. This is even as the...

Saraki begs Supreme Court to stop CCT proceeding

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:20 PM PST

With just about 48 hours left to the commencement of full blown-trial on the 13-count criminal charge that was entered against him by the Federal Government, the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola...

Buhari declares opens 2 day retreats for ministerial-designates in Abuja today

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:18 PM PST

President Mohammadu Buhari is expected to declare open a two day retreat for the confirmed ministerial nominees later this morning. The retreat which would run from today through Friday would hold...

UEFA Champions League: Madrid, Man City through to Round 16

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:17 PM PST

Real Madrid and Manchester City emerged the first teams to clinch spots in round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League after Tuesday's 4th day matches. Madrid beat PSG in Paris, by a lone goal to amass...

I will spank you if you don't stop insulting PDP - Fani-kayode threatens Lai Mohammed

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 11:04 AM PST

The former Minister of Aviation and spokesperson of the Goodluck Jonathan 2015 Presidential Campaign, Olufemi Fani-Kayode, has warned minister-designate and spokesman of the ruling All Progressives...

PICTURES: Buhari receives official ministerial screening report from Saraki

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 11:04 AM PST

President Buhari receiving the official ministerial screening report from Senate President Bukola Saraki in Statehouse on Tuesday. President Buhari receiving the official ministerial screening report...

Ministers without portfolio not new in Nigeria, Saraki tell Buhari

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 11:12 AM PST

Even with the quantum of criticism that greeted his statement that Nigeria at the moment can't afford to pay 36 ministers in far away India on Friday, last week, president Mohammad Buhari Tuesday in...

Buhari to Saraki - 'Some ministers will have no portfolios'

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 11:13 AM PST

President Mohammadu Buhari has insisted that there would be no jobs for some screened ministerial nominees, saying that though the constitution stipulates 36 ministers, the available ministries were...

Fire guts Ebeano supermarket in Lekki

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 11:11 AM PST

Reports reaching NE indicates that Prince Ebeano Supermarket in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos is currently on fire. It is however not clear what led to the fire incident. Men of the state Fire Services are...

English clubs battle for Nigerian Under-17 star, Victor Osimhen

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:58 AM PST

Golden Eaglets striker, Victor Osimhen, is attracting huge interest from English clubs on the back of his impressive performance at the ongoing FIFA U- 17 World Cup in Chile. According to...

Man jailed 20 years for cocaine trafficking

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:56 AM PST

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a man, Ifenna Emmanuel, to 20 years imprisonment for attempting to export 1.2 kilogrammes of cocaine to China. Justice John Tsoho convicted him...

We are ready to shed blood for Mourinho — Mikel

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:53 AM PST

John Mikel Obi is confident that the hard work being put in on and off the pitch will soon be rewarded with an upturn in results and insisted that the players will give 100 percent to the coach, Jose...

An accused can’t be on the run when there is no charge against him – Maina

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:43 AM PST

Ex- Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on an alleged order by Justice G.O. Kolawole, that he be...

'I'm sorry' - Fayose apologises to school teachers over mix-up in Sept salary payment

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:42 AM PST

 Governor Ayodele Fayose has apologised to primary school teachers in Ekiti State over the mix-up in the payment of their September, 2015 salary. According to a statement by the Chief Press...

Primaries will no longer be hijacked by money bags – PDP

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:29 AM PST

leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP said Tuesday that having realized its past mistakes, party primaries would no longer be hijacked by money bags and very influential members of the...

Mixed reactions trail tribunal governorship verdict in Abia

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:28 AM PST

Some residents of Umuahia residents have expressed mixed feelings over the upholding of the election of Dr Okezie Ikpeazu by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abia. NAN reports that Dr...

I still have YEARS left at Chelsea - Mourinho

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:27 AM PST

Jose Mourinho believes he has years left at Chelsea despite the Premier League champions' poor recent form. The Blues have struggled to defend their title in 2015-16 and have lost six of their...

APC to PDP - 'You could not have won Borno Central Senatorial Bye-Election'

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:25 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as outlandish and irrational the claim by the PDP that it was robbed of victory in last Saturday's Borno Central Senatorial election with the use of...

‘Secret wife’ of late Saudi king wins £15 mln payout

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:23 AM PST

A woman who says she was secretly married to Saudi Arabia's late king Fahd won her claim for a multi-million pound payout from his son at London's High Court on Tuesday. Judge Peter Smith ruled...

My father said he saw my wife with another man in a hotel

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:22 AM PST

A 31-year-old husband, Mr Femi Fajuyi, on Tuesday approached an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court seeking dissolution of his 12-year-old marriage to his wife, Dupe, over alleged adultery. Femi, who resides...

9 vehicles involved in multiple crash on Abuja Airport Road

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:21 AM PST

About nine vehicles were involved in a multiple road accident a few metres away from the Military Cemetary on the Airport Road, Abuja, on Tuesday. NAN reports that the accident was caused by a tipper...

NCC renews MTN’s license

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:17 AM PST

The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has extended MTN Group's operating license, the company said on Tuesday, quelling fears that Africa's biggest mobile phone firm would have to pay a $5.2...

N20 Billion assets suit: Kashamu, NDLEA get new date

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:16 AM PST

Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos will on November 10 ‎rule on whether to disqualify himself from adjudicating a suit filed by Senator Buruji Kashamu. Kashamu is praying the...

Rivers, Akwa Ibom States strategic for APC - Okorocha

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:14 AM PST

The Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors' Forum, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has said in the clear terms that "Rivers and Akwa Ibom States are very strategic to the APC". Okorocha, who...

INEC clears 42 candidates for Kogi, Bayelsa governorship polls

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:13 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has cleared 42 candidates for the forthcoming governorship polls in Kogi and Bayelsa. The Kogi election is billed for Nov. 21, while the...

Tribunal upholds Ikpeazu as winner of Abia governorship election

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:12 AM PST

The Abia State Governorship Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia state capital, on Tuesday, upheld Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who was candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the April 11...

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