Tuesday, 1 December 2015

NigerianEye: “Anti-corruption War: American lawyer writes a letter to Buhari - (Read letter)” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Anti-corruption War: American lawyer writes a letter to Buhari - (Read letter)” plus 29 more


Anti-corruption War: American lawyer writes a letter to Buhari - (Read letter)

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:56 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari Aso Rock, Abuja Nigeria Dear President Buhari: When you visited the United States Institute of Peace last July, you pledged that you would be "fair, just and scrupulously...

Nnamdi Kanu: Pro-Biafra protests shut down South-East

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:56 PM PST

Activities in the most parts of South-East Nigeria were yesterday stalled as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) continued its protest for the release of its leader and Director of Radio Biafra,...

REVEALED: Why EFCC arrested AIT boss, Dokpesi, ex-Governor Bafarawa

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:39 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arrested the founder of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Raymond Dokpesi, and former Sokoto state Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, in...

Buhari is seeking vengeance with his corruption fight – Fayose

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:41 PM PST

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has described Tuesday's arrest of the immediate-past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) by men of the Department of State Services...

Count me out of N60 Billion Arms deal scandal — Saraki

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:41 PM PST

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has dissociated himself from the N60bn arms deal involving the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Saraki in a statement...

Buhari will soon show Nigerians the change you voted for - Lai Mohammed

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:39 PM PST

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians of better times ahead, saying they will soon get the change they voted for. "This Government will not give...

Boko Haram: Human rights activist urges FG to ban hijabs/veils

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:40 PM PST

A human rights activist in Sapele, Delta State, Mr James Idoghor, has called on the Federal Government to ban the wearing of veils across the country, noting that hoodlums were perpetrating crimes...

IN PICTURES: Buhari returns from Malta and Paris

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:48 PM PST

President Buhari yesterday evening returned from his trip to Malta and Paris. Before leaving Paris, Buhari met with African Leaders from Ghana, Guinea, Mali and Niger with UN Secretary General Ban...

Dokpesi’s arrest ‘a persecution’ – PDP

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:38 PM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the arrest of Daar Communications Emeritus chairman Raymond Dokpesi as persecution. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh,...

Benue South Rerun: David-mark branded rice, salt and tin tomatoes distributed

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:28 PM PST

Foodstuffs branded in the name of former Senate President, David Mark, are being distributed across Benue state by his supporters. This is as a result of the ruling of the Court of Appeal Makurdi...

Thousands attend Sylva's APC mega rally in Yenagoa

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:21 PM PST

The Samson Siasia Stadium for the second time in four days, came alive as it, yesterday, hosted the mega-rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of Saturday's governorship election in...

EFCC arrests AIT boss Raymond Dokpesi, and former Sokoto governor, Attahiru Bafarawa

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:40 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has continued the arrests of suspected corrupt public office holders in the country with the arrest of the Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief...

Court bars FG from seizing the properties of Senator Buruji Kashamu

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:19 PM PST

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has barred the Federal Government from seizing the properties of Senator Buruji Kashamu over alleged drug trafficking. Justice Ibrahim Buba held that the...

Oshiomhole tasks FG on repairs of Benin Airport

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:17 PM PST

Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has lamented what he described as the unacceptable state of the Benin Airport despite the millions of naira allegedly spent on the renovation of the airport by the past...

Calabar monorail’ll be functional before Carnival —Ayade

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:16 PM PST

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has said that the Calabar monorail under construction will be commissioned and operational before the Carnival Calabar, which holds on December 28. The...

Bayelsa Decides: Dickson, Sylva, Siasia to confront one another in a live television debate

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:15 PM PST

The three leading candidates in this weekend's election, Serikae Dickson, PDP, Timipere Sylva, APC and Moses Siasia, PDM are to confront one another this afternoon in a live television...

'Stop playing politics with the dead' - Rivers PDP to APC

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:11 PM PST

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has appealed to the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state not to play politics with the dead. Chairman of the state PDP, Mr Felix...

UNN students cry out over compulsory N75,000 laptop fee

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:10 PM PST

Students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, yesterday, urged the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu to quickly intervene over the compulsory laptop fee foisted on them by the university...

Depletion of Lake Chad threatens 5 million people —Buhari

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:07 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Paris raised alarm, saying that about five million persons living in the countries within the lake chad basin risk displacement owing to the depletion of the...

OAU shut over students’ unrest

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:06 PM PST

The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile Ife, Tuesday night shut the institution indefinitely following continued students protest on the campus of the institution. It will be...

I’ll personally lead protest against governors over N18,000 minimum wage – Oshiomhole

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:05 PM PST

With just two weeks after Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State disowned governors over their recent plan to stop payment of the N18,000 minimum wage, the governor Tuesday said he will personally...

Senate approves N575 Billion supplementary budget for Buhari

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:04 PM PST

The Senate Tuesday passed a total sum of N574,532,726,857 as supplementary budget for President Muhammadu Buhari to be withdrawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation. The approved...

Over 470,000 Lagosians affected with HIV virus in Lagos – Lawmakers

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:00 PM PST

Mr Segun Olulade, the Chairman of Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, said that no fewer than 470, 435 residents had been affected by the HIV virus in Lagos state. Olulade (APC-Epe II)...

Faleke sues INEC, begs court to declare him Kogi’s governor-elect

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 08:59 PM PST

The deputy governorship flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress in the November 21 election in Kogi State, James Faleke, on Tuesday filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, demanding his...

'Nigeria to assist South Sudan in debt management'

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 08:58 PM PST

Nigeria will assist South Sudan in managing its huge debt profile and develop its bonds market, Dr Abraham Nwankwo, Director-General, Debt Management Officer (DMO), has said. Nwankwo, speaking on...

Focus on IS – Obama tells Russia, Turkey

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 08:58 PM PST

US President Barack Obama led calls Tuesday for Turkey and Russia to end their dispute over the downing of a Russian fighter jet and focus instead on Islamic State, the real enemy. NATO chief Jens...

NANS hail Obiano for appointing youths into cabinet

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 08:57 PM PST

The Zone B of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday commended Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra for giving youths opportunities to be senior members of his cabinet. The...

Adele tops Billboard chart

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 08:56 PM PST

Adele beat all comers on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts on Monday. She did it with a record-breaking debut for "25'', leaving other top acts like Justin Bieber and British boy band One Direction...

10 suspected robbers killed in Lagos in the last two weeks

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 08:54 PM PST

About 10 suspected armed robbers have been killed in the last 12 days in different parts of Lagos State during exchange of gunfire with the police. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni,...

People of Benue South are behind Mark – Metuh

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 08:54 PM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is solidly behind the former Senate President, Sen. David Mark, to repeat his electoral victory in the re-run election ordered by the Court of Appeal. A statement...

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