Monday, 15 February 2016

NigerianEye: “Buhari sacks heads of 24 agencies and parastatals” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari sacks heads of 24 agencies and parastatals” plus 29 more

Buhari sacks heads of 24 agencies and parastatals

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 09:08 PM PST

The Federal Government has sacked the heads of 24 agencies and parastatals. Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, disclosed this in a statement. According to Lawal, the...

Naira plunges to record low of 345/dollar

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 09:07 PM PST

The naira tumbled to a record low of 345 against the dollar at the parallel market on Monday, extending its depreciation from nine to 11 per cent in less than two weeks. The naira had hit a record...

Power supply drops by 1,589MW

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 09:08 PM PST

Power supply to households and businesses across the country has plunged by 1,589.69 megawatts since the nation achieved its peak generation of 5,074.70MW on February 2. Electricity supply on...

Cultists plotting to kill me, Mark tells IG

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 09:11 PM PST

A former Senate President, David Mark, on Monday petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, alleging that some persons in the forthcoming rerun in the Benue South Senatorial District,...

AIB to send Bristow helicopter’s black boxes to UK

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 09:09 PM PST

The Accident Investigation Bureau has said it will fly out the black boxes of the Bristow Helicopter's aircraft that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on February 3 to the United Kingdom for...

Shi’ite women protest in Kaduna

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 09:07 PM PST

Members of the Sisters Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (SFIMN), popularly called the Shi'ite, yesterday protested at the Kaduna Central Market to demand the unconditional release of their...

Nigeria remains committed to free trade – Buhari

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 09:06 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said Nigeria remained fully committed to free international trade despite its present economic circumstances. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on...

Group opposes secret trial of IPOB leader Kanu, others

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 09:04 PM PST

A group, the Labour, Health and Human Rights Development Centre, has cautioned the Federal Government against trying the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in secret. The...

FG, NLC set for showdown over N5.14 trillion pension funds

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 09:03 PM PST

Federal agencies are considering all options to dance around dwindling oil revenues triggered by tumbling prices of crude at the international market. One of such options is a request by the Mr....

Ohanaeze women pray for forgiveness of Nigeria’s sins

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 03:08 PM PST

The National Executive members of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Women Wing International have prayed to Almighty God, begging that God should forgive Nigerians whatever sins they had committed. The...

Residents panic as cultists go on rampage in Lagos

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 11:12 AM PST

Residents of Mayaki Street in Oworonshoki, Lagos were gripped by fear after suspected cultists went on rampage. The hoodlums who left several persons injured, vandalised several shops and vehicles...

’Why I stole pant, soap from shopping mall’

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 11:09 AM PST

A 28-year-old man Sunday Oboh on Monday told a Lagos State Magistrates' Court in Igbosere that he stole a pair of briefs and several bars of medicated soap from a shopping mall in Lekki to take care...

FIFA: Platini appeals 8-year ban

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 11:07 AM PST

UEFA President Michel Platini, appeared on Monday at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich to appeal against an eight-year ban from football. Platini and outgoing FIFA President, Joseph Blatter were...

Valentine Tragedy: Police boss drown during party

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 11:04 AM PST

An Assistant Commissioner of Police, who was also in charge of the Area K, Morogbo, of the Lagos State Police Command, Osung Ekpo, has drowned in a hotel on Valentine's Day in the Ajah area of the...

Murray-Bruce supports local manufacturers, buys Innoson cars

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 10:45 AM PST

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce continued to rally support for locally manufactured products on Monday by buying some cars from Innoson Motors for his official use. The senator along with Senate President...

Buhari appoints Abike Dabiri-Erewa as Senior Special Assistant

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:48 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa as his Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora. Dabiri-Erewa was a former Chair of the House Committee on Diaspora...

Kogi Governor, Bello, sacks all perm secs, Accountant-General, others

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:40 AM PST

The Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, on Monday ordered permanent secretaries in the state to proceed on a 30-day retirement leave with effect from Tuesday, February 16. Those exempted by the...

Buhari promises to secure Niger Delta, rebuild North East

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:35 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that the Federal Government has begun mobilizing the military and task forces to stop the sabotage of oil facilities and kidnapping of citizens for...

Kano records 3 confirmed cases of Lassa fever

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:34 AM PST

Dr Kabir Getso, Kano State Commissioner for Health, said on Monday in Kano that the state had recorded three confirmed cases of Lassa fever since the outbreak in December, 2015. Getso who spoke...

Lai Mohammed rallies support for military against Boko Haram

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:33 AM PST

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has again called on Nigerians to give total support to the military in its efforts to consolidate the great achievements it had recorded...

Ex-Bread seller, Olajumoke Orisaguna bags endorsement deal with PayPorte

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:31 AM PST

Still enjoying her new residence in the heart of Ikoyi and her admission to study English Proficiency, famous bread seller Olajumoke Orisaguna has just officially signed her deal as Face of...

Health workers begin nationwide strike Wednesday

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:18 AM PST

Health workers are threatening to commence an indefinite strike on Wednesday, over alleged breach of agreements by the Federal Government. The workers under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions...

Former heads of state who have been jailed

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:15 AM PST

Israeli ex-premier Ehud Olmert, who began a 19-month jail term for corruption on Monday, is not the first former head of state or government to serve time behind bars. Here are some others who went...

Yellow fever kills 51 in Angola

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:09 AM PST

About 51 people have been killed in a yellow fever outbreak in Angola, less than two months after it started spreading in the capital, the national director of health said. Health experts said the...

Manchester City can still win EPL – Iheanacho

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:07 AM PST

Manchester City now lies six points behind leaders Leicester City in the English Premier League title race, but Nigeria youngster Kelechi Iheanacho has insisted the club could still fight back and...

Car-bomb kills ex-defence minister

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 07:05 AM PST

Somalia's former defence minister was killed in a car bomb on Monday, the latest in a string of attacks in the capital Mogadishu, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the...

Governor Wike recalls suspended finance commissioner

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 06:57 AM PST

The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has recalled the State Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Fred Kpakol, from suspension. Also recalled from suspension is the State Accountant-General, Mr....

Police disrupt gay wedding in Abuja

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 03:56 AM PST

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has justified the disruption of a gay wedding last Saturday at a hotel in Jiwa Community of Abuja, King's Land Hotel. The FCT Police Command...

In serving Nigeria, I lose a lot of money – Kachikwu

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 03:59 AM PST

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that although his former job was more rewarding financially, he decided to serve Nigeria for the love of his...

Thierry Henry slams Manchester City players for not celebrating Iheanacho's goal

Posted: 15 Feb 2016 03:41 AM PST

Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has questioned the togetherness within the Manchester City squad by pointing out the lack of a celebration after Kelechi Iheanacho's equalising goal against...
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