Monday, 21 December 2015

NigerianEye: “NERC increases electricity tarrifs” plus 22 more

NigerianEye: “NERC increases electricity tarrifs” plus 22 more


NERC increases electricity tarrifs

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 09:55 PM PST

he Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has finally released the new power tariff regime, in which it outlined the various rates of increase in energy charges for consumers across the country....

N1.4trn fine: FG calls MTN’s bluff, says Dec 31 deadline stays

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 09:56 PM PST

The Federal Government, yesterday, said it would neither be cowed nor threatened by MTN's court action against the N1.4trn fine which was later reduced to N780 billion, insisting that the...

Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 02:55 PM PST

Arsenal came out on top in the battle of Premier League title favourites as goals from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud beat Manchester City 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Leicester City will top the...

We are taking urgent action to sanitise defence procurements – Buhari

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 09:22 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that his administration was taking urgent and appropriate actions to restore order, due process and probity to the procurement processes of the nation's...

ISIS figures on Boko Haram attacks, killings a hoax – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 09:05 AM PST

The Federal Government on Monday reacted to claims made by the Islamic State on attacks number of deaths caused by Boko Haram in the last two months. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the...

Bamaiyi: Court Registrar jailed 10 years for fraud

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 09:00 AM PST

The Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Monday sentenced a court registrar, Mrs. Oluronke Rosolu, to 10 years imprisonment for defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (retd), of...

Bayelsa rerun: Sylva’ll be humiliated again - PDP

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 08:58 AM PST

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson's campaign team, the Restoration Campaign Organisation, has boasted that former Governor Timipre Sylva will be humiliated again during the January 9, 2016...

Commission inaugurates 5-man panel to investigate Army, Shiite clash

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 08:53 AM PST

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has inaugurated a five-man panel to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shiite Islamic...

Man in prison for allegedly killing co-tenant over N5,000 electricity bill

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 08:51 AM PST

A man, Chukwuebuka Okeke, who allegedly beat a co-tenant to death over N5,000 electricity bill, was on Monday remanded in Lagos prisons. An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates' Court which gave the ruling,...

Israeli deputy prime minister resigns over sex allegations

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 08:50 AM PST

Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom has resigned over accusations from several women that he sexually molested them, according to media reports. The 57-year-old man said on Monday in Tel Aviv...

Akwa Ibom assembly elects new speaker

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 08:47 AM PST

The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly on Monday elected Mr Onofiok Luke as its new Speaker. Luke, who represents Nsit Ubium constituency emerged as Speaker following the nullification of the election of...

We received N12m ransom from kidnap of Okonjo-Iweala’s mother – Suspect

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 08:44 AM PST

A 27-year-old man, Peter Nweke, on Monday admitted that his gang was paid N12 million ransom when they abducted Prof. Kamene Okonjo in 2013. A statement from the police in Enugu said Nweke, who hails...

Alleged Fraud: Court grants Dasuki, four others bail

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 05:56 AM PST

A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday granted former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki and four others bail. The court granted them bail on the condition...

EFCC set to probe Bode George and other PDP chiefs

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 05:56 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is concluding arrangements to invite some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party for questioning, a top source at the commission has said. The plan...

Child suicide bombing kills six in Borno

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 05:55 AM PST

A child suicide bomber detonated his explosives, killing himself, two other bombers and six people in Nigeria's northeast, in the latest bloodshed blamed on Boko Haram Islamist group, the army said...

Platini to appeal FIFA ban

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 05:42 AM PST

French football legend Michel Platini said on Monday he will go to sports and civil courts in a bid to overturn an eight year ban ordered by FIFA. Platini said in a statement sent to AFP that the...

Kwara has lowest HIV cases in Nigeria – NACA

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 05:41 AM PST

The National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), says Kwara is one of the states with lowest rate of HIV infection in the country. NACA Chief Program Officer, Mr Tajudeen Arowolo stated this at...

Stella Oduah lights up Christmas for Anambra widows

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 05:40 AM PST

Senator representing Anambra-North Senatorial District, Stella Oduah on Sunday presented gift materials to dozens of widows who assembled at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Odoakpu, Onitsha in...

UEFA ‘disappointed’ in FIFA ruling banning Platini

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 05:38 AM PST

The European football federation (UEFA) said it was "disappointed" in FIFA's decision on Monday to ban Michel Platini for eight years over an ethics violation, expressing support for the Frenchman's...

Closeness to God, a way to triumph over tribulations – Adeboye

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 05:35 AM PST

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, says closeness to God is the only way for man to triumph over tribulations. He spoke at the 2015 Christmas Carol of the...

FIFA bans Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini from football for eight years

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 12:50 AM PST

Sepp Blatter and the longtime Fifa president's one-time heir apparent, Michel Platini, have been banned from football for eight years, ending the career of the former and definitively derailing the...

Femi Fani-Kayode accuses APC thugs of murder and the kidnappings in Bayelsa

Posted: 21 Dec 2015 12:33 AM PST

Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode accused APC thugs of murder and the kidnappings in Bayelsa. Tweets below...

VIDEO: Drama at Miss Universe 2015 as Steve Harvey announces wrong winner

Posted: 20 Dec 2015 11:31 PM PST

A mild drama ensued at the 2015 edition of the Miss Universe beauty pageant after a wrong winner was announced and crowned. Watch Video below... Veteran actor and TV host Steve Harvey, who...

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