Tuesday, 15 December 2015

NigerianEye: “Yes, Jonathan gave me money for 'a job' - Metuh” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Yes, Jonathan gave me money for 'a job' - Metuh” plus 29 more


Yes, Jonathan gave me money for 'a job' - Metuh

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 03:55 PM PST

The Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, admitted Tuesday that he collected some money from former President Goodluck Jonathan to handle a job, just as he did...

I know nothing about Tompolo’s multi-billion naira contract - Amaechi

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 03:54 PM PST

Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday, said he had yet to be briefed about the multi-billion naira pipeline protection and waterways security contract awarded to company linked...

Court sacks PDP Acting Chairman, Secondus

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 03:46 PM PST

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday, sacked its Acting National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) , Chief Uche Secondus. In a judgement, yesterday, Justice Hussein...

IN PICTURES: How Dasuki, Yuguda, Baffarawa and others appeared in court

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 09:34 AM PST

Former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, former Minister for State of Finance Bashir Yuguda, Former Sokoto state governor Attahiru Baffarawa, his son Saggiru and others were arraigned in court...

Buhari never received monetary compensation from Jonathan for attack on his convoy -Presidency

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 11:26 AM PST

Presidency, last night, stated categorically that president Mohammadu Buhari never collected any monetary compensation from the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan or any of its...

Nigeria sentences nine Asian sailors for oil smuggling

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 11:24 AM PST

A Nigerian court on Tuesday gave five sailors from the Philippines and four from Bangladesh a choice between jail and paying a hefty fine after convicting them of oil smuggling. The suspects were...

Appeal Court sacks Akwa-Ibom House speaker

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 11:23 AM PST

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday nullified the election of the Speaker of Akwa-Ibom House of Assembly, Mr Aniekan Uko, for non-compliance with provisions of the Electoral Act. The appellate...

I got N100 million from PDP, not Yuguda – Peter Odili

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 10:58 AM PST

A former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, on Tuesday said he got N100million from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the contact and mobilization in the South-South for 2015...

Goodluck Jonathan Was An Exceptional President, By Femi Aribisala

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:56 AM PST

I walked into the east wing of The Palms shopping mall in Lekki, Lagos (popularly referred to as Shoprite) only to be buttoned-holed by a man trying to sell me a Honda Civic parked inside the hall....

APC warns Pro-Biafra protesters - 'Don't bring your protests to Lagos'

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:57 AM PST

Ahead of Wednesday's purported rally by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in parts of Lagos, the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, warned anyone...

Tension in Kaduna as Shiites members protest arrest of their leader, Sheik Zakzaky

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:57 AM PST

Fresh reports reaching NE has it that currently tension has engulfed Kaduna as members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria protest the arrest of their leader, Sheik Zakzaky. Residents in Tudun Wada...

Fashola's son called to bar

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 10:17 AM PST

The minister of works, housing and power, Babatunde Fashola is a proud father as his son, Demola was called to the Nigerian Bar today December 15. Demola with his Dad, minister of power, works and...

PICTURE OF THE DAY: Wounded Nigerian Shiite leader, El-Zakzaky in army custody

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:57 AM PST

Two days after the Nigeria Army clashed with members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a picture allegedly showing the leader of the movement, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, after his arrest has...

Pro-Biafra protests are politically motivated – Uwazuruike

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 09:27 AM PST

Separatist leader and founder of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, on Tuesday disclosed that the pro-Biafra protests rocking the...

Boko Haram kills eight, torches houses in Borno

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 09:02 AM PST

Eight persons were killed and several houses burnt down in separate attacks on Mangari and Warawara, villages in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, residents who fled from the town told our...

Court to rule on Dasuki, others’ bail Friday

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 09:02 AM PST

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday fixed December 18 for ruling on bail applications filed by the immediate past National Security Adviser,‎ Sambo Dasuki, and others...

Jonathan’s government didn’t give me any contract – Olisa Metuh

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:44 AM PST

The spokesperson for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has stated that he never benefitted from any government contract during the administration of former President Goodluck...

Buhari vows to block leakages in revenue agencies

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 09:01 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his administration would introduce more policies to further ease the process of doing business in Nigeria. He said the new policies would focus on...

PRESS FREEDOM, BUHARI, AND SOCIAL MEDIA BILL - Olalekan Adigun

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:33 AM PST

The media has come under attack once more. This time, it is not just the mainstream media, but the new or social media that is under attack thanks to the introduction of a controversial Social Media...

Court saves 30-year-old marriage from collapse

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:29 AM PST

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Tuesday saved a 30-year-old marriage between Mr Sarafa Hassan and his wife Waliat from collapsing. The president of the court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, reconciled...

Buhari vows to strip Boko Haram of ‘religious pretensions’

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:28 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged religious leaders in Nigeria to do more to support the Federal Government's efforts to strip Boko Haram of all its religious pretensions and fully expose...

APC inherited a dead economy – Okorocha

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:24 AM PST

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has attributed the current economic hardship across the country to the "dead" economy inherited by the All Progressives Congress (APC). He called for sacrifices...

MFM university open on Monday

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:21 AM PST

The Mountain Top University (MTU) will join 60 other existing private universities as at its official inauguration comes up Monday next week. The institution owned by Mountain of Fire and Miracles...

Ebonyi NYSC cancels terminal parade over bomb scare

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:17 AM PST

The Terminal parade for the 2015 Batch B stream two National Youth Service Corp, (NYSC) members deployed to Ebonyi State was Wednesday put off following a bomb scare at the camp ground. The parade...

Fulani herdsmen kill 14 in fresh Plateau attack

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:07 AM PST

About 14 people were killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Hwak community of Kwata ward in Zawan district of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau. There has been a relative calm...

60 killed, 28 injured in Shi’ites, Army clash in Zaria – Hospital

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 08:02 AM PST

The Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, have said 60 bodies were brought to the facility after members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria and troops of the Nigerian Army clashed on...

Ex-militants threaten war over plans to allegedly reduce amnesty budget

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 07:37 AM PST

Niger Delta ex-agitators, under the aegis of Presidential Amnesty Phase II, on Monday threatened war over the Federal Government's alleged plan to slash the 2016 budget for the Presidential Amnesty...

Bafarawa, Yuguda plead not guilty to N13bn scam charges

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 06:40 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda; former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa; his son Sagir Attahiru,...

Retirees still collect N2000 as pension in Adamawa – Official

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 06:38 AM PST

Comrade Umar Mairiga, Secretary, Adamawa chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), on Tuesday in Yola said that some pensioners still collect N2,000 monthly as pension in the state. Mairiga...

Barcelona better than ever - Messi

Posted: 15 Dec 2015 06:34 AM PST

Lionel Messi believes the current Barcelona side has more weapons than Pep Guardiola's 2009 world-beaters and wants to prove it by winning a record third Club World Cup. The Spanish giants, who have...

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