Wednesday, 18 November 2015

NigerianEye: “Many feared dead as bomb blast hits Kano” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Many feared dead as bomb blast hits Kano” plus 29 more

Many feared dead as bomb blast hits Kano

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 09:48 PM PST

Many people are feared dead in Kano on Wednesday as twin blasts hits the popular GSM market in the state. A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria's biggest northern city,...

Nigeria bans importation of “I better pass my neighbour” generators

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 09:51 PM PST

Nigeria has banned the importation of a very common brand of generators locally called "I better pass my neighbour". The Controller, Federation Operations Unit Zone A, Lagos of the Nigeria Customs...

I acted in the best interest of Nigeria, I'm not a thief – Sambo Dasuki

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 09:48 PM PST

Ex-National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), has reacted to the accusations from the the presidency on siphoning billions of dollars earmarked for arms purchases and order of his...

VIDEO: Obama and Ted Cruz in war of words over "religious test" to accept 10,000 Syrian Refugees into the US

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 01:57 PM PST

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz are currently in a war of words over suggestions by the former to admit christian Syrian refugees, while the door would shut...

Buhari urges Nigerians not to lose hope despite Yola, Kano bomb attacks

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 01:33 PM PST

Despite the impact of bomb blasts in Yola, Adamawa State on Tuesday evening and that of Kano State on Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari, has told Nigerians not despair, assuring that his...

Presidency to PDP: Nigerians know the party that is a nest of killers

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 01:29 PM PST

Presidency has described as ridiculous the statement credited to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that it is raising killer squad against the party chieftains. The presidency...

We want to leave Nigeria, we are tired of this forced marriage - Pro-Biafra protesters cry out

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 09:50 AM PST

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in southeast Nigeria on Wednesday to demand the release of an activist who operated an illegal radio station calling for a separate state of Biafra. The...

Before You Cheat, Here Are 14 Things You Should Know

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 10:02 PM PST

It seems that every three months or so we learn of another celebrity caught cheating on his or her spouse. To say adultery is an epidemic in our current culture is an understatement. And it doesn't...

Nigerians react to Dasuki's indictment in arms procurement fraud

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 09:51 AM PST

Nigerians react to Dasuki's indictment in arms procurement fraud. NigerianEye collates Tweets below.... [View the story "Nigerians react to Dasuki's indictment in arms procurement fraud" on Storify]

How Sambo Dasuki awarded N333bn fake arms contracts – Panel

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 09:51 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received the interim report of the 13-man committee set up by the Office of the National Security Adviser to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the...

Nigerian Troops arrest two wanted Boko Haram leaders in Borno

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 10:07 AM PST

The Nigerian Army has said that troops and policemen have arrested two of the 100 most wanted Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri, Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani...

Man kills 4 of his children in Kaduna

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 09:46 AM PST

A middle aged man, on Wednesday in Kaduna slaughtered four of his children and attempted to kill himself after an alleged quarrel with his wife. Neighbours said that the man had quarrelled with the...

PDP is a party of losers, vote APC in Kogi election on Saturday - Tinubu

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 09:36 AM PST

Former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of All Progressives Congress , Bola Tinubu on Wednesday described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has a party of losers while urging the the...

MTN in hot soup again, fined $622,000 in Uganda

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 09:32 AM PST

It is not only in Nigeria that MTN has run foul of the rules. It is also in hot water in Uganda, going by this report by Uganda's New Vision newspaper: The Commercial court in Uganda has ordered...

Read Buhari’s reaction to Yola bombing on Twitter

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:45 AM PST

Car crushes highway sweeper on Third Mainland Bridge

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:41 AM PST

A highway sweeper under the Lagos State Waste Management Authority on Wednesday lost her life when a vehicle knocked her off the Third Mainland Bridge to the ground. A Correspondent of the News...

Drama as lawyers battle over who would represent, Biafra Radio Director, Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:39 AM PST

A mild-drama ensue on Wednesday at Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates' Court as two lawyers, Gabriel Egbule and Vincent Obetta, battle over who would represent, Nnamdi Kanu, the Director of Radio Biafra. Kanu...

Petrol price soars as scarcity persists across the country

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:36 AM PST

Pump price of petrol has continued to increase in towns across the country as scarcity of the product persists on Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A survey by NAN in major cities...

Court rejects Saraki’s fresh application to halt CCT trial

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:34 AM PST

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a fresh application by Senate President Bukola Saraki seeking an order of interim injunction halting his trial on charges of false assets declaration...

Father of suspected Paris attacks’ mastermind denounces him

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:32 AM PST

Abaaoud father of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who is suspected by European authorities of being one of the masterminds of the Paris terrorist attacks, has rejected his son's behaviour and denounced him in...

Kogi governorship poll: Wada orders closure of schools

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:29 AM PST

The Governor Idris Wada-led Kogi State Government has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state from Tuesday, Nov. 18 to Monday, Nov. 23. The Public Relations Officer of the...

Former Education Minister, Aja-Nwachukwu dies at 63

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:28 AM PST

Former Minister of Education, Dr Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu, is dead, aged 63. Aja-Nwachukwu, who was Education Minister from July 26, 2007 – December 17, 2008, passed on while receiving treatment at an...

Senate approves $200 million World Bank loan for Lagos

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:25 AM PST

The Senate on Wednesday, approved the $200 million loan request for the Lagos State government, following deliberation of the report of Ad-hoc Committee on Foreign and Local debt to which the request...

KOGI ELECTION: PDP raises alarm over alleged Police harassment of members

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:24 AM PST

Ahead of the Saturday, November 21 governorship election in Kogi State, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government...

Oil rises, but oversupply hobbles gains

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:08 AM PST

Global oil prices rebounded Wednesday but buying sentiment remains sluggish owing to supply glut woes and a strong dollar. At about 1245 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in...

Buhari seeks Senate approval to borrow N2.10 Trillion

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:04 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari, has sent a supplementary appropriation bill for the 2015 fiscal year to the Senate for approval. The president, in a letter conveying his request, which was read...

Buhari spent only N2 Billion for maintenance of presidential jets, not N6 Billion - Presidency

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 07:00 AM PST

The presidency has vehemently refuted the reports in several quarters that a huge sum of N6 billion had been lavished on the Maintenance of presidential Air fleet (PAF) in the last 6 months. The...

Ohaneze youths to IGP - 'Fish out those behind plot to kill deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu'

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 06:57 AM PST

OHANEZE Youth Council has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase to ensure a thorough investigate into the alleged attack on the Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu...

Court of Appeal upholds Governor Ortom’s election

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 06:54 AM PST

The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has dismissed the appeal filed by the Benue state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in the last elections, Terhemen Tarzoor, challenging the...

FIFA rejects Blatter, Platini appeals against suspension

Posted: 18 Nov 2015 06:52 AM PST

A FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday rejected a bid by longtime president Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini to overturn their 90-day suspensions while Swiss police pursue a criminal...
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