Thursday, 24 December 2015

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram ‘technically defeated,’ - Buhari” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram ‘technically defeated,’ - Buhari” plus 28 more


Boko Haram ‘technically defeated,’ - Buhari

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:39 PM PST

Nigeria has "technically won the war" against Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday. He told the BBC in an interview aired on television that the militant group could no longer mount...

Black Xmas in Nigeria as scores burn to death in Anambra gas explosion

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:31 PM PST

It is surely going to be a black Christmas in the Eastern part of Nigeria, after an industrial Gas plant suddenly exploded as scores burnt to death in the industrial town of Nnewi, Anambra, Eastern...

Read President Buhari's Christmas message to Nigerians

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:31 PM PST

I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, on the joyous occasion of this year's Christmas. On this occasion of the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ,...

Igbo community in Diaspora calls for release of Kanu on Xmas day

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:32 PM PST

Reactions have continued to trail the detention of the Director, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, as Ohaneze Diaspora, an Igbo group, comprising Igbo in...

Strike: Doctors ask Aregbesola to withdraw sack threat

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:24 PM PST

The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners has asked Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, to withdraw the threat to sack doctors who are currently on...

IMF predicts oil price slump to $20 in 2016

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:22 PM PST

The days ahead may just be harder than envisaged as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday, said crude oil prices may slump to as low as $20 per barrel in 2016. Following the release of the...

Holidays: Fayose tasks Nigerians on justice, equity

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:19 PM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has called on Nigerians and the nation's leaders to imbibe the teaching of justice and equity for all men that the Lord Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed...

Dangote buys back former subsidiary to save over 3,000 jobs

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:06 PM PST

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL)'s decision to buy back its former subsidiary, Tiger Branded Consumer Goods (TBCG) was informed by the need to prevent the company from going under and save over 3,000...

Kabba community cries out over incessant kidnap attacks

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:04 PM PST

The residents of Kabba, headquarters of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State have cried out over the incessant rate of kidnapping of its people, as they called on the Inspector-General of...

Arsenal eye Nigerian under-17 star, Victor Osimhen

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 12:58 PM PST

Nigeria Under-17 star Victor Osimhen has hinted that Arsenal are interested in his services as he looks to secure a move to Europe. The striker starred as the Super Eaglets won the U17 World Cup...

APC gives Fayose 7-day ultimatum to render accounts of all cash he has received since he assumed office

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 12:28 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Ayodele Fayose to render accounts of all monies he has received since he assumed office, including various...

Adult moviestar, Rocco Siffredi offers to teach sex in schools

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 12:25 PM PST

Adult moviestar, Rocco Siffredi, known as the "Italian stallion", has launched a petition demanding sex education become mandatory in Italy's schools and offered himself up as a teacher. "I wanted...

REVEALED: How Civilian-JTF in Maiduguri intercepted suicide bombers concealing bombs in food flasks

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 12:22 PM PST

Thousands of Muslims celebrating Maulud, which is the birthday of holy Prophet Muhammad, on Thursday escaped what would have possibly been an all-time record calamity, had some eagled-eyed vigilante...

Transport minister resigns over bus paint fraud

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 10:22 AM PST

Ghana's transport minister resigned Wednesday after a controversy erupted following reports she spent about one million dollars to repaint over 100 buses with portraits of the country's recent...

Man held for raping seven children in Ebonyi

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 08:21 AM PST

Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a middle aged man, Chinedu Nwoja, for allegedly defiling seven female children at Onueke in Ezza South local government area of the state. The state police...

Shiites accuse Kaduna government of demolishing home of El-Zakzaky’s mother

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 08:08 AM PST

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria on Thursday accused the Kaduna State government of demolishing the home of Hajiya Hari Jamo, mother of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky. The group also accused the state...

No group will hold Nigeria to ransom – Buhari

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:53 AM PST

In apparent warning to the Biafra agitators and other groups, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared that no group in the country will be allowed to hold the country to ransom. The...

Nigerians Returning From Diaspora Advise FG To Improve Infrastructure

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:54 AM PST

Nigerians in the Diaspora returning to Nigeria for the Yuletide and the New Year Festivities have advised the Federal Government to improve infrastructural facilities across the country. They told...

Nigeria's Odion Ighalo is a real threat – Chelsea coach, Guus Hiddink

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:47 AM PST

Chelsea new boss, Guus Hiddink, has admitted that Nigeria international Odion Ighalo and fellow Watford striker, Troy Deeney, will be threats to his team when they clash in an English Premier League...

Appeal court upholds Okowa’s election, dismisses APC, LP appeals

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:47 AM PST

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the appeals filed by the All Progressives Congress' governorship candidate, Olorogun O' tega Emerhor, and his Labour Party counterpart, Chief Great...

DPR Begins 24-hour Surveillance On Depots, Filling Stations

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:37 AM PST

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has set up a 24-hour special task force to supervise and monitor petrol sales at depots and stations. It said that the task force would sanction...

Five dead as bus plunges into Oji River

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:48 AM PST

Five persons lost their lives early Thursday morning on the Onitsha-Enugu express way, as a commuter bus heading towards Enugu plunged into Oji River, near Anambra. Mr. Sunday Ajayi, Sector...

Sambo Dasuki will spend Christmas in Kuje prison

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 04:25 AM PST

A former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki might be spending Christmas in Kuje prison. Dasuki, who is being prosecuted for two sets of charges before two judges of the Federal...

Nigerian Army cautions Islamic Movement of Nigeria against inciting comments

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 04:25 AM PST

The Nigerian Army has warned members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, to desist from making misleading comments, capable of breaching public peace and order. This is contained in a statement...

Don't insult Buhari - PDP begs Nigerians

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 03:22 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party has urged Nigerians to use this year's Eid-El-Maulud and Christmas to offer special prayers for the unity and stability of the nation as well as recommit their individual...

Tornadoes, storms kill seven in US

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 03:18 AM PST

Storms and tornadoes killed at least seven people and left dozens injured when they ripped through large swathes of the southeastern United States on Wednesday, reports and officials said. Homes...

Fraudsters Dupe Politician's Wife Of $18,000 In Abuja

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 01:58 AM PST

Suspected fraudsters allegedly operating money 'doubling' shrines in Lento Village, Life Camp, have duped the wife of a notable politician (names withheld) of $18,000. A police source told our...

‘Christmas is dead’ in Venezuela’

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 01:58 AM PST

"Christmas is dead," says Elise Belisario, who, like many Venezuelans, can't afford to hang decorations or make a traditional holiday meal this year. And 2016 augurs bleak times too in this...

Eid-El-Maulud, Christmas: Offer special prayers for unity, PDP tells Nigerians

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 01:46 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged Nigerians to use this year's Eid-El-Maulud and Christmas to offer special prayers for the unity and stability of the nation as well as recommit their...

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