Saturday, 27 February 2016

NigerianEye: “Buhari wants to Islamise Nigeria - Fayose” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari wants to Islamise Nigeria - Fayose” plus 29 more

Buhari wants to Islamise Nigeria - Fayose

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 09:23 PM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose Governor Nyesom on Saturday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of mapping ways towards making Nigeria an Islamic nation. Fayose made the allegations while...

We’re more Nigerian than any other tribe - Ohaneze Ndigbo

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:24 PM PST

Contrary to the widely held impression that Ndigbo of the south east geopolitical zone were craving for secession from Nigeria, the people have said they would remain in a united Nigeria. They...

Naira devaluation: Former CBN Governor, Joseph Sanusi and VP Osinbajo 'clash'

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:23 PM PST

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday reaffirmed the position of the Federal Government that the country's currency would not be devalued in spite of pressures to act otherwise. But the...

Lagos landlords appeal to Governor Ambode to sign Rev. King’s death warrant to hasten the process

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:36 PM PST

Some Lagos landlords yesterday begged for the immediate execution of Lagos-based pastor and the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, aka Rev. King, following...

Nigerian senate under fire for buying exotic cars

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:44 PM PST

The Nigerian Senate came under harsh criticisms by eminent Nigerians on Saturday for defying Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari on the purchase of exotic vehicles. Eminent Nigerians...

‘Rev. King lives forever’ - Church members weep

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:41 PM PST

Barely 24 hours after the Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence passed on a Lagos-based pastor and the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, aka Rev. King,...

Cool FM OAP Freeze Shares Thought-Provoking Post - Between Jumoke the ex-bread seller and Mr. Ayodele Daniel Dada

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:38 PM PST

Cool FM OAP Freeze just shared this on his IG page and he's asking why Mr. Ayodele Daniel Dada, the first Nigerian to finish university with a perfect CGPA of 5.0, is not getting the same rise to...

Man set ablaze in Lagos for stealing plasma TV

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:35 PM PST

An angry mob on Saturday set ablaze a suspected robber at Funmilayo junction, Agege, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing a plasma television. It ws gathered that the suspect, identified as One...

Buhari's anti-corruption war devoid of sentiment – APC

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:35 PM PST

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Man excretes 30 wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport – NDLEA

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:38 PM PST

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), has apprehended four suspected drug traffickers, including a Birmingham-based cleaner, with 6.822kg...

Ideologies don’t deliver results for the poor, By Oby Ezekwesili

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:34 PM PST

In this first of a three-part article, my aim is to get President Muhammadu Buhari to re-evaluate his obvious discomfort with the workings of a market economy and change; so that he can effectively...

TOMPOLO: Don’t create more deadly militants, activist tells Buhari

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:28 PM PST

A NIGER-DELTA youth leader and activist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to be careful in handling the 'thorny' issues against former `General Officer Commanding',...

How Nigeria is failing to learn from its 1983-85 financial crisis – Pat Utomi

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:23 PM PST

Bothered by Nigeria's current economic crises, former Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and co-founder of the Pan-African University, Prof Pat Utomi, yesterday, decried...

PDP: Dickson rallies support for Sheriff

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:18 PM PST

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, at the weekend embarked on a fence-mending mission with former ministers in the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan to rescue the Peoples Democratic...

Fayose sacks TUC boss over bailout controversy

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:14 PM PST

The court-validated chairman of Ekiti Trade Union Congress (TUC), Raphael Olaiya has been compulsorily retired from the civil service over his comment on receipt of the bailout funds by Governor Ayo...

EFCC arraigns ex-Anambra Speaker for Advance Fee Fraud

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:07 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said yesterday it had arraigned a former Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly Kanayo Chris Enemuo and one Alex Okafor for Advance Fee Fraud,...

FG probes EFCC, ICPC, Pensions over N1.3tr revenue

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:06 PM PST

The federal government has resolved to trace the whereabouts of the over N1.3trillion said to have been recovered from treasury looters by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Also...

Ohanaeze seeks creation of South-East commission

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 08:02 PM PST

The pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has demanded the establishment of a South-East Development Commission with the sole objective of tackling the infrastructure deficit in Igbo...

1,890 captives rescued from Boko Haram - Nigerian army

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 07:01 PM PST

The Nigerian Army has said that it has rescued 1,890 people who were being held by the Boko Haram insurgents. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on...

EFCC releases Jonathan’s ex-ADC to army

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:58 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the former aide-de-camp to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Ojogbane Adegbe, to the Nigerian Army authorities. Adegbe's release comes...

NLC issues Akwa Ibom govt 21 days ultimatum

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:55 PM PST

The Nigerian Labour Congress, Akwa Ibom State chapter, has given the state government a 21-day ultimatum to resolve all pending labour grievances or risk industrial action. The NLC described the...

France records first sexually-transmitted case of Zika

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:54 PM PST

A first case of Zika spread through sexual transmission has been recorded in France after a woman was infected when her partner returned from Brazil, Heath Minister Marisol Touraine told AFP...

Buhari makes case for Nigerians killed in Saudi stampede

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:51 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the authorities of Saudi Arabia to come out with the outcome of their investigation into the stampede at Muna in 2015 during which 274 Nigerians were believed...

Wike after my life - Abe

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:50 PM PST

The senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming rerun election in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, said on Saturday that the Governor Nyesom Wike was after his (Abe's)...

Man arrested for raping 8-year-old stepdaughter

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:48 PM PST

A 40-year-old man, (name withheld) has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly raping his eight-year-old stepdaughter at Okpanam, in the Oshimili North Local Government Area of...

Nigerian youths will one day solve Nigeria’s problems — Buhari

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:46 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he believes in Nigerian youths adding and that they would one day solve Nigeria's problems. According to the President who said this on Saturday at the 25th...

UNILORIN VC debunks rumors of EFCC probe

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:30 PM PST

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, has debunked reports that he and the management of the institution are being investigated by the Economic and Financial...

Nigerian Army launches motorbike battalion

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:27 PM PST

The Nigeria Army on Saturday established a motorbike battalion to add impetus to its war on insurgency in the North-East. Also on Saturday, the Army released a fresh list of 100 suspected members of...

I’m in touch with PDP defectors – Sheriff

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:18 PM PST

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said he has started reaching out to those who left the party for the All Progressives Congress and other political...

EFCC traces $1.6m to ex-NAF budget boss

Posted: 27 Feb 2016 06:16 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has traced $1.6m to a former Director, Finance and Accounting at the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore S.A. Yushau (retd.). Yushau was on February 17...
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