Sunday, 8 November 2015

NigerianEye: “Nigeria's Golden Eaglets win FIFA Under-17 World cup for a record 5th time” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria's Golden Eaglets win FIFA Under-17 World cup for a record 5th time” plus 29 more


Nigeria's Golden Eaglets win FIFA Under-17 World cup for a record 5th time

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:38 PM PST

Nigerian Golden Eaglets in the early hours of today became only the second side to retain the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 2-0 win against Mali in Vina Del Mar. Nigeria won in 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013,...

Nigeria hits goldmine, finds crude oil in Lake Chad area – NNPC

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:20 PM PST

Nigeria is "on the verge of a significant oil find" in the Lake Chad area of the northeast, NNPC managing director Ibe Kachikwu was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the state oil company on...

Buhari warns ministers - 'I will not tolerate any foreign jamboree'

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:22 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has restricted ministers' foreign travels to "essential ones". Such travels must be "duty-related", he told the cabinet members at their retreat, which ended at the...

Wanted Boko Haram chieftain arrested on his way to Lagos

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:20 PM PST

One of the 100 suspected Boko Haram terrorists declared wanted was yesterday night arrested by security agents as he attempted to flee.  A statement by Acting Director Army Public Relations,...

8 killed as violence erupts in Taraba following tribunal verdict

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:22 PM PST

About eight persons died yesterday in Wukari town, Taraba State as violence broke out following the judgment of Elections Petitions Tribunal which nullified the election of Governor Darius...

Watch FINAL Highlights: Mali 0 -2 Nigeria - FIFA U17 World Cup Chile 2015

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:22 PM PST

Mali's dream of lifting a first ever Fifa U17 World Cup faded in thin air in Viña del Mar as they crumbled 2-0 to Nigeria at the Estadio Sausalito. Second half strikes from Victor Osimhen and Funsho...

Buhari’s government ‘helpless’ not ‘clueless’ - Bakare

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:21 PM PST

Pastor Tunde Bakare, of the Latter Rain Assembly has said that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari can only be described as 'helpless' not 'clueless' and that what Nigerians should do is...

FIFA Under 17 World Cup Final: Nigeria's new 'Rashidi Yekini' Victor Osimhen sets new goal record

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:45 PM PST

Golden Eaglets' striker Victor Osimhen has set a new goal record after netting the opener in the Golden Eaglets victory over Mali at the final of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. He scored a...

Wike appoints 12 special advisers, new social media aides

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:10 PM PST

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of 12 special advisers and two social media aides. Wike also announced the constitution of the State Post-Primary Schools...

Lagos GDP greater than that of 42 countries’ combined together – Governor Ambode

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:09 PM PST

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, says the Gross Domestic Product of the state is now $131bn, which is greater than those of 42 African countries combined. Ambode said his government would...

Ogun demolishes Redeemed church in Abeokuta

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:07 PM PST

The Ogun State Government has demolished a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, located within the highbrow Obasanjo Hilltop along the Presidential Boulevard, Abeokuta, the state...

Warri community denies Biafra

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 09:02 PM PST

The leaders of Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State, have warned that Gbaramatu kingdom is not part of Biafra. biafraElder Dickson Agagha, who spoke on behalf of...

Next in line to the throne of Olubadan of Ibadan dies

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:58 PM PST

The Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Sulaimon Adegboyega Alao Omiyale, who was next to the throne of Olubadan of Ibadan is dead. The reigning Olubadan, Oba Samuel Odulana, celebrated his centenary...

Former Cross River deputy governor, Walter Eneji is dead

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:55 PM PST

Former Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Walter Eneji, who served between 2003 and 2007, is dead. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Christian Ita, confirmed...

APC leader kidnapped in Imo

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:53 PM PST

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, Rev. Emmanuel Ebomuche, has been kidnapped by unknown persons in Imo State. It was gathered that the man went to church and had not returned to his...

I’m not a thief, I’m not a criminal – Suswam

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:48 PM PST

Ex-Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, yesterday, denied stealing the state's money during his eight years tenure in office. Suswam spoke at a special thanksgiving service organised for him at...

Police arrest 3 traffic robbers in Lagos

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:40 PM PST

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command, have arrested three suspected members of a robbery gang that specialized in attacking motorists and commuters trapped in...

PDP accuses Aregbesola of withholding bailout funds

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:39 PM PST

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused Governor Rauf Aregbesola of inflicting hardship on the people of the state, especially civil servants, by withholding the bailout funds rather than using it...

Tottenham eager to sign Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 11:09 AM PST

Tottenham are showing keen interest in Nigeria scoring sensation Victor Osimhen. The teenager has scored nine goals in the U-17 World Cup in Chile steering his country towards Sunday's final against...

Enyimba FC wins record 7th Nigerian league title

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 11:11 AM PST

Enyimba have secured a seventh Glo Premier League title on Sunday after playing out a goalless draw against title rivals, Warri Wolves, at the Enyimba Sports Stadium. Kadiri Ikhana's charges...

Pro-Biafra protesters storm Enugu

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 11:08 AM PST

Hundreds of Pro-Biafra supporters stormed Enugu metropolis at the wee hours of Sunday, protesting the continued detention of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and demanding...

Ibori dissociates self from Biafran agitation

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 11:05 AM PST

The former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori has called on those using his picture during Biafra protest to cease from using it and that he is a strong believer of united Nigeria...

Buhari hails Nigeria’s world scrabble champion, Falconets

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 10:51 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari was on the phone early Sunday evening to Perth, Australia, felicitating with a Nigerian who has emerged World Scrabble Champion, the first ever from Africa. Wellington...

Olisa Metuh only nurse for a dying PDP - Ndume

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 10:49 AM PST

Nigerian Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has described the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a party in coma and which has no doctor or pharmacist except Olisa Metuh who serves ias its as a...

Normalcy returns to Wukari after tribunal verdict crisis

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 10:44 AM PST

The Taraba Police Command, has confirmed that normalcy had returned to Wukari town after the crisis sparked off by the verdict of Taraba Election Petitions Tribunal. The tribunal, sitting in Abuja,...

Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham: Gibbs denies Spurs derby glory

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 10:10 AM PST

Kieran Gibbs came off the bench to bundle in a late equaliser and rescue a 1-1 draw for Arsenal against Tottenham on Sunday. Harry Kane slotted past Petr Cech in the first half to give Mauricio...

Liverpool lose to Palace as Klopp taste first defeat

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 10:57 AM PST

Jurgen Klopp suffered his first loss as Liverpool manager, seeing his side beaten by Crystal Palace at Anfield. Defender Scott Dann nodded in the winner nine minutes from time after the ball bounced...

Our society will be better, If wealthy Nigerians complement govt efforts – Aregbesola

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 06:37 AM PST

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun said Nigeria was now in a stage where government efforts must be complemented by those who were financially and economically endowed. Aregbesola made the remarks when he...

Boko Haram, poverty nightmares Cameroon’s far north

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 05:51 AM PST

In the poverty-stricken far north of Cameroon, the priority is the fight against the Nigerian militants of Boko Haram, but experts say a growing humanitarian crisis also needs urgent...

Kenya readies 10,000 police to boost security for pope

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 05:49 AM PST

Kenya said on Sunday it may deploy as many as 10,000 police officers to boost security during a visit by Pope Francis later this month as the country readies for crowds of one million...

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