Wednesday, 13 January 2016

NigerianEye: “$2.1 Billion Scam: Olisa Metuh under pressure for 'tearing confessional statement'” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “$2.1 Billion Scam: Olisa Metuh under pressure for 'tearing confessional statement'” plus 29 more


$2.1 Billion Scam: Olisa Metuh under pressure for 'tearing confessional statement'

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 06:09 PM PST

Under-fire PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, is currently under pressure for allegedly tearing a confessional statement. A reliable source informed NE that the PDP spokesman tore...

Naira gets weaker, sells at N305 to a dollar

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 06:03 PM PST

The Naira, Wednesday, depreciated further to N305 per dollar as scarcity of dollars intensified in the parallel market. From an average of N287 per dollar, Tuesday, the parallel market exchange rate...

Court orders Tompolo's arrest

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 06:02 PM PST

An official order from the Federal High Court in Abuja has been issued for the arrest of former Niger Delta militant, Government Epemupolo also known as Tompolo who is being investigated by the EFCC...

DSS alerts Nigerians to new fraud tricks

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 05:57 PM PST

The Director of Directorate of State Services (DSS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abubakar Bubuche, has warned residents on the activities of criminal syndicates using computer animation to...

EFCC probes former Plateau governor, Mr. Jonah Jang

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 05:46 PM PST

The former Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Jonah Jang, has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. It was gathered that the former governor was invited based on petitions by...

Enugu paralysed as petrol stations shut down

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 05:35 PM PST

Commercial activities in Enugu metropolis and beyond, yesterday, were grounded as petrol filling stations closed shops following enforcement measures by the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, of...

Edwin Clark blasts Dickson, Sylva - 'You don't know anything about democracy'

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 05:31 PM PST

Ex-Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, described Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and former Governor Timipre Sylva as non- democrats who do...

I did not benefit from the $2.1 billion arms fund - Alaafin of Oyo

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 05:26 PM PST

The Oyo State traditional rulers have denied benefitting from the $2.1 billion arms fund, which the Traditional Council of Nigeria was believed to have benefited from. The monarchs spoke through the...

Reps urge FG to provide funds to tackle Lassa fever

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 05:21 PM PST

The House of Representatives, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to make available funds to the Ministry of Health, National Centre for Disease Control and other relevant agencies with...

PDP BoT meeting postponed indefinitely

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:26 PM PST

The meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled to hold Thursday has been postponed indefinitely. This is the second time the meeting is being postponed....

Kidnappers free ex-Ondo Speaker, Olabimtan

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:17 PM PST

Former speaker of Ondo state House of Assembly and All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant, Victor Olabimtan, who was kidnapped on 11 January has been freed. According to Gboyega Ajayi,...

Lassa fever spreads to Abuja, as patient dies at National Hospital

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:12 PM PST

The Federal Governmrnt has announced the outbreak of Lasser fever in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, with the death of the patient at the National Hospital Abuja. The latest death...

APC wants Fayose to pay pensioners’ benefit

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:08 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Ekiti State has called on Governor Ayodele Fayose to effect the payment of Ekiti pensioners' retirement benefits. The party added that the governor's refusal...

Chelsea 2-2 West Brom: Hiddink’s men held by late goal

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:06 PM PST

West Brom twice came from behind to earn a hard-fought 2-2 Premier League draw at Chelsea, who saw their mini revival under Guus Hiddink checked slightly. Since the sacking of Jose Mourinho last...

Tottenham 0-1 Leicester City: Foxes strike late to sink Spurs

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:03 PM PST

Robert Huth's late header sent Leicester City joint-top of the Premier League table with Arsenal as they beat top-four rivals Tottenham 1-0 on Wednesday evening. Just four days after contesting a...

Late Liverpool goal denies Arsenal win

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:01 PM PST

Joe Allen was Liverpool's saviour as he smashed home a dramatic late equaliser to hold Arsenal 3-3 in a game the hosts had led twice. The midfielder latched on to fellow sub Christian Benteke's...

N34 Billion theft: EFCC slams 40-count charge on Tompolo, Akpobolokemi, others

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:36 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, has moved to recover a whooping sum of N34 billion allegedly stolen by an ex-militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), and...

PDP governor hails Buhari’s anti-corruption war

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 06:01 PM PST

Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Wednesday threw his weight behind the ongoing anti-corruption fight of President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as perfect. Ayade, a Peoples...

Ignore Osun job vacancy - NMA warns doctors

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:36 AM PST

The Nigeria Medical Association has asked medical doctors in the country to shun the jobs advertised by the Osun State Government. The Chairman of the NMA, Dr. Suraj Ogunyemi, said this in a phone...

2016 Budget not missing — Senate

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:37 AM PST

Chairman, Senate Committee on Media And Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has said that no statement made by any Senator during the plenary today can be interpreted to mean an admission...

Read key quotes from President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:38 AM PST

The following are key quotes from US President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address, delivered to Congress on Tuesday:Don't be afraid"America's been through big changes before – wars and...

Lagos plans night operation for BRT

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:33 AM PST

The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts on the Light Up Lagos Project, an initiative aimed at lighting up every nook and cranny of the State. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, in...

Five suspected vandals arrested in Lagos

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:32 AM PST

The Joint Task force on Anti-Pipeline vandalism Wednesday handed over five suspected pipeline vandals to the Nigerian Securities and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Also handed over were nine...

Nigerian Army establishes new Division in northern Borno

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:29 AM PST

Nigerian Army Command has established a new Division in northern Borno as part of its strategic plans to boost military operations against terrorists, particularly in areas around the Lake Chad...

Putin claims Russia has developed Ebola vaccine

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:22 AM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday his country had developed a vaccine for the Ebola virus which has killed thousands of people in west Africa. But Putin, who is famed for his talent...

MTN warns subscribers not to pay any fee for registration

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:19 AM PST

MTN Consultant on Wednesday in Abuja warned subscribers not to pay any fee to anyone while registering their SIM cards. Mr Adeyinka Adeniyi, the Trade Marketing Consultant, MTN in Abuja told the...

Northern Youths urge Buhari to confirm Ibrahim Magu as EFCC chairman

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:12 AM PST

A group of northern youths under the aegis of North East Youth Peace Development & Empowerment Initiative (NEYPDEI) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to...

FG approves request by Lagos state to borrow $200m from World Bank

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 11:08 AM PST

Federal government on Wednesday gave nod to the request by the Lagos State government to borrow additional $200 million from the World Bank to finance its massive social infrastructures. The approval...

Two doctors kidnapped in 48 hours in Rivers

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 06:05 AM PST

Less than 48 hours after Dr Mrs I.B. Apriokor, an Ophthalmologist with the Braithwaite Special Memorial Hospital, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital in southern Nigeria, was kidnapped by...

Wizkid ready to World tour

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 06:02 AM PST

Popular musician, Ayodeji Balogun, a.k.a, Wizkid, on Wednesday said he would soon kick-off his musical world tour from Amsterdam. The `Ojuelegba' crooner who did not disclose the date of the tour...

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