Sunday, 7 February 2016

NigerianEye: “Amaechi spent $150 million on APC elections - Wike” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Amaechi spent $150 million on APC elections - Wike” plus 29 more


Amaechi spent $150 million on APC elections - Wike

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:57 PM PST

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, said on Sunday that he would not have contested a governorship rerun if the Supreme Court had failed to uphold his election. The governor also alleged that...

Nigerians deserve truth about Buhari’s sudden vacation – Fayose

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:58 PM PST

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Sunday, said that the statement issued by the Presidency on President Muhammadu Buhari's sudden vacation was vague, saying, "Nigerians deserve to know the...

Nigerian worker gets finger chopped off by angry Chinese boss

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:58 PM PST

A Chinese worker, identified as Njaga Chang, has cut off one of the right fingers of his Nigerian colleague at the Xin Xin Quarry in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. The...

Presidency unfolds N500 Billion social welfare programmes

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:59 PM PST

The Presidency has unfurled tentative details on the implementation of its N500 billion social welfare programme, revealing that one million extremely poor Nigerians would be direct beneficiaries of...

Sambisa is last battle ground with Boko Haram - DHQ

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 06:00 PM PST

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday said Boko Haram has been knocked down in Borno and other parts of the Northeast. It said the only battle ground left is in the Sambisa Forest, the about 80...

Amaechi, Ben Bruce fight each-other

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:59 PM PST

Social networking platform, Twitter was turned into a battle-field on Sunday, as the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, and a serving Senator, Ben Bruce engaged in a twitter fight over the...

Etisalat sues MTN over Visafone acquisition

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:54 PM PST

Etisalat Nigeria has sued MTN Nigeria and Visafone Ltd, challenging MTN's use of the 800megahertz (MHZ) spectrum following the acquisition of Visafone. MTN sued the Nigerian Communications...

How to make Nigeria’s GDP hit $2 Trillion - Lai Mohammed

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:48 PM PST

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product, GDP, will increase to $2 trillion by 2030 from its present N514 billion, if the country reduced...

Sunday Oliseh scores himself high... 'No team can win every match'

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:43 PM PST

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has responded to critics who have been calling for his sack following the dismal performance of the national team at the 2016 African Nations Championship. The...

APC to Fayose - 'Stop deceiving Ekiti workers'

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:41 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State has asked Governor Ayodele Fayose to stop deceiving workers over payment of their salaries and entitlements, saying persecuting union leaders for...

'Boko Haram currently controls half of Borno'

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:34 PM PST

The Senator representing Borno Central, Baba Kaka Garbai has said that the story that the insurgents have been degraded is nothing but a lie as the terror group still hold on strong to about 50...

UNAIDS plans antiretroviral manufacturing plant in Nigeria

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:20 PM PST

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, in conjunction with the Nigerian private sector, is planning to build an antiretroviral manufacturing plant in the North East of Nigeria. According to...

Lagos gives public school pupils personal numbers

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:15 PM PST

The Lagos State Government says it has introduced the Lagos State Student Personal Identification Number, LASPIN, for pupils in public schools. It added that LASPIN included the capturing of the...

Falana warns Nigeria against obtaining loan from World Bank to finance 2016 budget

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:12 PM PST

A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has warned the Federal Government against obtaining loan from the World Bank to finance the 2016 budget. The Federal Government had disclosed plan to...

17 die, 74 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:10 PM PST

Seventeen people died and 74 others injured in an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway yesterday morning. The accident, which occurred shortly after Ibadan, involved two vehicles. There were 96...

The Ooni of Ife is the highest ranking Oba in Yorubaland – Alake

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 05:04 PM PST

The Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has said the Ooni of Ife remains the highest in the ranking of principal Obas in Yorubaland. He said this in his palace in Ake,...

Congo DR lifts second CHAN trophy after subduing Mali 3-0

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 01:50 PM PST

Congo Democratic Republic has won its second trophy of the African Nations Championship. The national team beat Mali in the finals in Rwanda today, 3-0, with a brace by Elia Meschak in the 29th and...

Ken Nnamani was one of PDP’s ‘Golden Boys’ – Doyin Okupe

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 01:35 PM PST

Former assistant to former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs has described Ken Nnamani, a former senate president of Nigeria as one of the 'Golden Boys' of the Peoples...

Nigeria alone cannot rebuild north-east - Dogara

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 01:33 PM PST

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Sunday raised the alarm that Nigeria alone cannot cope with the ‎rebuilding of the areas ravaged by the terrorist war waged by Boko...

T.B. Joshua’s Prophecy Comes to Light as North Korea Fires Rocket

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 06:02 PM PST

By lee seung A recent 'prophecy' by T.B. Joshua concerning North Korea appears to be one to be taken seriously after they launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has called a...

Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd: Late Costa strike earns champions deserved draw

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 10:23 AM PST

Diego Costa snatched an injury-time equaliser to secure Chelsea a 1-1 draw against Manchester United and preserve the Premier League champions' unbeaten run under Guus Hiddink. Louis van Gaal...

Amaechi advises state governments against building new airports

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 09:24 AM PST

The Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has advised state governments to be concerned with projects that would profit the generality of the narion's poor and down – trodden instead of pursuing...

Buhari orders 2016 budget proposal published online

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 09:21 AM PST

The Federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari will continue to welcome well-meaning criticism of its policies, its budget and expenditure. Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,...

Arsenal back to winning ways after 2-0 victory at Bournemouth

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 09:10 AM PST

Arsenal returned to third place in the Premier League after Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's goals ended a four-game winless streak with a 2-0 victory at Bournemouth on...

OSUN: Armed men invade church, beat up several worshippers

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 07:14 AM PST

Worshipers at the Divine Victory Evangelical Church of God Gospel Ministry last Sunday escaped death by a whisker as hoodlums armed with guns and other dangerous weapons invaded the church, beat them...

President Buhari welcomes constructive criticism - presidency

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 07:08 AM PST

The Presidency on Sunday said the N6.08trn budget proposal for 2016 currently before the National Assembly is still open to comments and reproach from the public. The Senior Special Assistant to the...

Reasons why we can’t sell petrol at official price – Imo marketers

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 07:06 AM PST

Petroleum marketers in Imo State have said that based on current realities they cannot sell petrol at the official pump price of N86.50 per litre. The marketers said this while decrying the sealing...

‘1,500 women gave birth in Borno IDPs camps in 2015’

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 07:04 AM PST

No fewer than 1,500 women gave birth in 28 Internally Displaced Persons' camps in Borno in 2015, the State Primary Health Care Management Board said on Sunday in Maiduguri. The Executive Secretary...

Tariff Hike: Don’t protest, Nigeria electricity firms beg NLC, TUC

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 07:00 AM PST

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, on Sunday in Kano, appealed to organised labour to shelve its planned protest over electricity tariff increase on Monday. A statement...

Five Questions About North Korea's Rocket Launch

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 06:52 AM PST

North Korea launched a long-range rocket Sunday, triggering fresh outrage from an international community already determined to punish Pyongyang for a nuclear test last month. Here are five...

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