Wednesday, 25 November 2015

NigerianEye: “Nigerians React To Buhari's Frequent Travelling” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerians React To Buhari's Frequent Travelling” plus 29 more


Nigerians React To Buhari's Frequent Travelling

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:39 PM PST

Just few days after his Iran trip, President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja this morning (Thursday), November 26 for Malta to participate in the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and...

NNPC apologises to Nigerians for fuel scarcity

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:39 PM PST

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, apologised to Nigerians for the hardship experienced in purchasing petrol, while it also stated that it had entered into a partnership...

Payment of N5,000 to unemployed youths begins next year —FG

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:43 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government, yesterday, said the payment of the N5,000 stipend to the unemployed Nigerian youths will commence next year. It regretted that the payment...

Buhari set to visit Lagos

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:41 PM PST

The Lagos State Government has increased security measures in the state with the acquisition of three helicopters, among other gadgets, to fight rising insecurity in the state. A statement on...

Reactions to the deportation of 500 Nigerians from the UK

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 02:44 PM PST

A plane carrying hundreds of deported Nigerians from the UK touched down the Murtala Mohammed airport in Lagos on Wednesday, and Nigerians have started to react on social media.. A couple of...

Obama tells jittery Americans they face no terror threat

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 02:38 PM PST

US President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to reassure jittery Americans traveling home for Thanksgiving that they face no credible and immediate terror threat and that his government was in...

Read Obasanjo's letter to Goodluck Jonathan

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 02:34 PM PST

In what is perceived as a response to the letter written him by his estranged god-son, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised him (Jonathan) to use the new...

Nigeria partners China on space technology

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 02:01 PM PST

Federal Government has agreed to partner with the Republic of China on space technology transfer. The agreement was reached, Wednesday, when the ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Gu...

What will make us stop our pro-Biafra protests - MASSOB

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 01:52 PM PST

The Movement for Actualization for Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Wednesday, expressed dissatisfaction with last Sunday's meeting held by South East Governors and other Igbo leaders at the...

Juventus 1-0 Manchester City: Mandzukic sends Italians top

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 01:49 PM PST

Mario Mandzukic's first-half goal secured a 1-0 victory for Juventus over Manchester City and sent the Italians through to the knockout stage and back into first place in Group D. Mandzukic got...

Malmo 0-5 Paris Saint-Germain: Ibrahimovic scores in rout of former club

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 01:46 PM PST

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his return to first club Malmo as Paris Saint-Germain ran out 5-0 winners at the Swedbank Stadion. Adrien Rabiot opened the scoring early on with a header from Gregory...

Manchester United 0-0 PSV: Goalless draw leaves Man Utd in tricky position for qualification

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 01:43 PM PST

Manchester United floundered to a goalless draw at home to PSV on Wednesday night, as they were made to wait to secure their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Red Devils...

Reasons why 500 Nigerians were deported from the UK

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 01:31 PM PST

On Wednesday, the news broke a plane carrying about 500 Nigerians who were deported by the United Kingdom government Wednesday which arrived at the Hajj and Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed...

Buhari leaves Nigeria for Malta tomorrow

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:13 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja tomorrow, Thursday, November 26 for Malta to participate in the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which begins in the island nation on...

Buhari, Osinbajo, Obasanjo, Gowon, Dangote, others attend HID Awolowo's funeral ceremony

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:13 AM PST

The matriarch of Awolowo dynasty, Chief (Mrs.) Hannah Idowu Dideolu (HID)  on Wednesday afternoon made her glorious and final exit. HID Awolowo, who died on September 19, was interred...

DPR ‘dispenses petrol free’ in Akwa Ibom

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:11 AM PST

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket office, says it has dispensed free petrol to motorists and motorcyclists in 15 filling stations in Akwa Ibom, which disobeyed Federal Government's...

$5.2billion Fine: Buhari to decide MTN’s fate

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:09 AM PST

Nigeria's communications ministry said on Wednesday that it is up to President Muhammadu Buhari to decide "in which direction to go" with a $5.2 billion fine imposed on mobile phone network operator...

Edo lawmakers walk out commissioner for improper dressing

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:07 AM PST

Members of Edo House of Assembly, on Wednesday asked the Commissioner for Health, Mrs Aihamuwa Eregie to vacate the Assembly for improper dressing. Eregie was asked to leave the hallowed chamber...

Buhari mourns Tor Tiv, Inua Wada

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:05 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness at the death of the Paramount Ruler of the Tivland, Alfred Akawe Torkula and a Minister of Defence in the First Republic, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa...

Experience shows that violence, conflict and terrorism feed on fear – Pope

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:03 AM PST

Pope Francis on Wednesday warned of the need to tackle poverty as a key driver of conflict and violence as he kicked off a landmark Africa trip fraught with security concerns. And he urged Kenya's...

Ahmadu Giade bows out as NDLEA chairman

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 10:01 AM PST

The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, on Wednesday bowed out of the agency after 10 years of service. Speaking after a colourful ceremony held at the Ikoyi...

Naira strengthens against dollar at parallel market

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:51 AM PST

The Naira on Wednesday strengthened against the dollar as it traded for N240 at the parallel market. It gained N1 on Wednesday afternoon to exchange for N240 to the dollar, as against N241, its...

Nigerian man deported from the UK cries out - "Half of the people on the flight have family here"

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:49 AM PST

Few hours before they were bundled into the plane yesterday, one of the Nigerians deported from the UK spoke to Detained Voices, a site which shares stories, experiences and demands made by people...

Bridge collapse: Senate invites Fashola

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:45 AM PST

The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution inviting the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, to brief it on the recurring cases of collapse of bailey bridges across the...

Buhari is setting Nigeria on path of anarchy – Fayose

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:39 AM PST

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was setting Nigeria on the path of anarchy by using his personal lawyer and member of All...

The payment of N5,000 to unemployed Nigerians will be included in 2016 Budget – Minister

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 08:14 AM PST

The Federal Government said on Wednesday the payment of N5, 000 to unemployed Nigerians was being delayed because it was not captured in the 2015 budget, insisting that it will be included in the...

#OpenLetterToMrPresident: Nigerians write FG as fuel scarcity bites harder

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 08:11 AM PST

Nigerians react as fuel scarcity bites harder in the country. [View the story "#OpenLetterToMrPresident" on Storify]

Blast rocks Katsina mosque

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 08:09 AM PST

Explosion rocked a mosque at Yartabki village near the headquarters of Funtua local government in Katsina State on Tuesday. The state's police public relations officer, Aminu Saqiq, confirmed the...

500 Nigerian deportees from the United Kingdom arrive Lagos

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 07:38 AM PST

Reports reaching NigerianEye has that no fewer than 500 Nigerians have been deported from the United Kingdom and arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday morning. Many...

Police arraign four women for prostitution

Posted: 25 Nov 2015 07:36 AM PST

A 58-year-old woman, Sandra Akomake, was on Wednesday remanded in Kirikiri Prison by a Lagos State Magistrates' Court in Igbosere after pleading guilty to a one-count charge of prostitution. Akomake...

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