Friday, 4 December 2015

NigerianEye: “#BayelsaDecides: LIVE Updates Of The Bayelsa 2015 Governorship Election” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “#BayelsaDecides: LIVE Updates Of The Bayelsa 2015 Governorship Election” plus 29 more


#BayelsaDecides: LIVE Updates Of The Bayelsa 2015 Governorship Election

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:34 PM PST

6:29am - 20 candidates are contesting for governorship election in Bayelsa State. The parties are (1.) ACPN, (2.) ADC, (3)APA, (4) APC, (5) APGA, (6.) CPP, (7) DPC, (8) DPP (9) ID (10) KOWA (11) LP...

Adamawa ex-Finance Commissioner jailed 10 years for stealing N51.5 million in office

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:43 PM PST

A former Commissioner for Finance and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Adamawa state during Boni Haruna's administration, John Elias has been sentecenecd to 10 years imprisonment without...

Confusion as NCC sends MTN two separate letters with conflicting information on fine reduction

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:46 PM PST

Telecommunications operator, MTN yesterday accused the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC of not being clear with information on its decision to reduce the N1.04 trillion fine earlier imposed on...

Buhari’s foreign trips have started yielding fruits – Lai Muhammed

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:34 PM PST

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari's foreign trips since he assumed office were critical to the implementation of his...

Bomb scare in Minna Mosque

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:48 PM PST

There was panic at the Minna Central Mosque yesterday when a bag suspected to contain a bomb was discovered. The travelling bag which appeared new was found by Malam Awal Alhaji Galadima, the...

Buhari promises to implement rail agreements with China

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:45 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Johannesburg promised that his administration will take necessary action to correct lapses which have hindered the implementation of agreements signed with...

Burnt INEC office won’t stop Kogi supplementary election - REC

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:44 PM PST

The early morning fire that razed the Dekina office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Dekina, Kogi State yesterday will not hinder today's governorship supplementary election...

Bus conductor allegedly stabs passenger to death over transport fare

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:42 PM PST

A 30-year-old man, Omoyeni Ojo, has allegedly been stabbed to death by an unidentified bus conductor in the Kilo area of Surulere, Lagos, during a heated exchange on transport fare. The incident...

Northern youths beg Biafra agitators to embrace peace

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:40 PM PST

Northern youth under the aegis of the Arewa Triumphant Youth Foundation, have begged the Indigenous People of Biafra and members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of...

EFCC investigates $200m arms deal in Ukraine

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:37 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced investigation into an alleged arms deal worth $200m involving a Nigerian businessman and the government of Ukraine. Investigations on...

Bayelsa: JTF recovers explosives, ammunition ahead of poll

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:36 PM PST

As the people of Bayelsa State go to the poll today (Saturday) to elect their next governor, the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta has seized hand grenades, AK 47 rifle magazines, among other items...

EFCC arraigns former NIMASA DG on fresh charge

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:23 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, re-arraigned former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi and five...

Bayelsa Governorship Election: Police restrict movement

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:21 PM PST

In furtherance of strategies designed to prevent electoral fraud and violence, for a hitch-free governorship election in Bayelsa State, and supplementary election in Kogi State billed to take place...

Nurses, Midwives set for nationwide strike over unpaid wages

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:16 PM PST

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANSM, Federal Health institutions' sector has alerted its members to be at alert and await further directives as the Association is set to...

Manchester City coach, Manuel Pellegrini explains why Iheanacho's playing chances remain limited

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:16 PM PST

Manchester City's 19-year-old Nigerian forward, Kelechi Iheanacho looks set for a successful career, with Coach Manuel Pellegrini needs to offer him more chances to show what he can do. City can...

Enugu Govt approves N1.5b loan to improve primary education

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 09:12 PM PST

Determined to reposition education at the primary school level, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the State Executive Council's 11th meeting, yesterday, approved the procurement of N1.5 billion loan...

$2.1bn Arms Deal: AIT boss, Raymond Dokpesi freed

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 12:40 PM PST

AIT boss, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after being interrogated for three days. Chief Dokpesi was arrested and interrogated on...

INEC promises free, fair supplementary election in Kogi

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 12:35 PM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission has pledged to conduct free and fair governorship supplementary election in the 91 polling units in Kogi on December 5. The state Resident Electoral...

Fayose dissociates self from governors’ forum, slams APC

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 12:29 PM PST

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has distanced himself from the decision of the Nigeria Governors' Forum to cut down the size of their work force as a way out of the economic hardship facing...

Nigerian catfish pepper soup can cause cancer, heart attack – experts warn

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 12:08 PM PST

Nigerian Catfish Pepper Soup (popularly known as Point & Kill) is that Nigerian pepper soup that is usually eaten at exclusive Nigerian bars and restaurants, its delicacy is irresistible to many...

Ex-presidential candidate kidnapped in Kogi, Abductors demand N40 million ransom

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:36 AM PST

A former Presidential candidate and National Chairman of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Alhaji Ganiyu Galadima has been reported kidnapped at Obajana in Kogi State. The ACPN nominated Chief...

$2bn arms deal: Bode George denies sharing loots, meeting Dasuki while in office

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:37 AM PST

Ex- Peoples Democratic Party Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, has reportedly denied setting his eyes on the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col.Sambo Dasuki, rtd, throughout...

Nigeria gives MTN December 31 deadline to pay N674 Billion fine

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:36 AM PST

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has reduced the N1.04 trillion fine it imposed on MTN Nigeria to N674 billion. However, the commission has also mandated the telecom operator to pay the...

$2.1bn scam: Oshiomhole dares Okonjo-Iweala to sue him

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:36 AM PST

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that he is ready to receive litigation letters from the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi...

PDP to pick new chairman on March 19

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:29 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party is to get a substantive national chairman at the party's national convention slated for Abuja on March 19, 2016. The decision to hold the convention on that date was...

Buhari mourns Emir of Keffi

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:26 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commiserated with the government and people of Nasarawa State on the death of the Emir of Keffi and Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Alhaji Muhammadu...

Emir of Keffi dies at 70

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:24 AM PST

The Emir of Keffi in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammadu Chindo Yamusa II, is dead. The Galadima of Keffi, Alhaji Abdul Usman, confirmed this on Friday at a news conference in Keffi Local Government...

Court declines moves to stop Kogi supplementary poll

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:20 AM PST

The Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ‎from conducting supplementary governorship election in Kogi State tomorrow. The court, in a...

Fire destroys 65 shops in Kano market

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:19 AM PST

No fewer than 65 shops were destroyed by fire in the furniture section of Sabon Gari Market in Kano on Thursday night, an official said. The Director of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Balarabe...

Don’t criminalize use of social media - Reno Omokri advices senate

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 08:18 AM PST

Former Special Assistant on New Media to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has urged the Nigerian Senate to do away with the bill, stressing that freedom of information is a necessity in any...

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