Sunday, 21 February 2016

NigerianEye: “EFCC links former Chief of Defence Staff to N4.4 Billion NIMASA fraud” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “EFCC links former Chief of Defence Staff to N4.4 Billion NIMASA fraud” plus 29 more

EFCC links former Chief of Defence Staff to N4.4 Billion NIMASA fraud

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:42 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a fresh investigation into the alleged diversion of N4.4bn from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency into the accounts of...

Man arrested in Anambra for stealing 52 women’s underwear to satisfy his sexual urge

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:43 PM PST

A 22-year-old man, Chigozie Ugwu, paraded by the Anambra State Police Command for stealing 52 women's underwear has said he indulges in the act to satisfy his sexual urge. Ogwu said he had no...

Buhari plans to install northerner as CAN leader - group

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:43 PM PST

Tension is mounting within the Christian Association of Nigeria following an alleged plot by President Muhammadu Buhari to install a successor to its current President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, whose...

President Buhari to depart for Saudi Arabia, Qatar today

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:44 PM PST

President Buhari will depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia today February 22nd. A statement by the Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, states that President...

Super Eagles coach begs for salary

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:45 PM PST

Ailing Super Eagles  assistant coach Jean Francois Lusciuto has begged to be paid at least part of what the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) owe him in salaries for him to proceed to Belgium...

T.B Joshua donates N5 million to man whose wife was killed by police

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:45 PM PST

The founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua, has donated the sum of N5million to Mr. Sunday Udoh, whose wife was shot dead by police in Lagos State last year,...

CPC orders DSTV/MultiChoice to compensate consumers, release free-to-air channels when subscription expires

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:44 PM PST

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has ordered MultiChoice Nigeria Limited in the provision of its Digital Satellite Broadcast Television (DStv) to compensate consumers within 90 days and...

Nigeria needs entire army to man oil facilities

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:34 PM PST

Nigeria needs an entire army to man its oil and gas assets, Commanding Officer of the 3 Battalion, Effurun, Lt Col Igwe Omoke, has said. Lt.-Col. Omoke spoke when members of the House of...

EFCC begins probe of $2 Billion Malabu Oil deal

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:31 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has initiated a discreet probe into the $2billion Malabu Oil deal to ascertain whether the country was short-changed. The agency may interact with those...

Tompolo asks Appeal Court to void arrest warrant

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:22 PM PST

A former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has urged the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal to void the warrant for arrest issued against him on January 14 and...

Jonathan’s almajiri schools initiative a failure – Kano governor

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:20 PM PST

The Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Saturday described the former President Goodluck Jonathan's Almajiri school initiative as a poorly executed and wrong policy which was at variance...

Lagos vows to fight injustice

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:18 PM PST

The Lagos State Government has vowed to fight any form of injustice in the state. The government added that it was partnering the Public Complaint Commission to ensure that Lagosians got fair...

$2.1bn Arms Scandal: Returning loot won’t stop prosecution - EFCC chairman

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:41 PM PST

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, says the anti-graft agency will prosecute those suspected to have benefitted from the $2.1bn arms fund even after they...

Saliu Adetunji to be crowned Olubadan of Ibadan

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:13 PM PST

High Chief Saliu Adetunji has said he will be crowned the new Olubadan of Ibadanland on March 4, 2016. The position became vacant following the death of Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade on January 19. The...

We won’t alter N6.07tn budget size - Reps

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:09 PM PST

The House of Representatives maintained on Sunday that the N6.07tn proposed as the total size of the 2016 budget was not likely to be altered after the ongoing "clean-up" of the financial document...

I’m not a hungry governor - Obiano

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:05 PM PST

The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has carpeted his critics who accused him of mismanaging the state's resources, saying, "I'm not a hungry governor." The governor, who stated this in...

We have corrupt people in the legislature, judiciary and even in the press - Osinbajo

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 06:00 PM PST

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that because of the level of corruption in Nigeria, he and President Muhammadu Buhari have been finding it extremely difficult to get right persons that could...

PDP leaders ask new party chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff to resign immediately

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 05:57 PM PST

The new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has been asked to resign immediately. The PDP leaders, under the aegis of the PDP Rescue Group, led by Ambassador...

Military arrests Boko Haram suspects in IDP camp

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:43 AM PST

The Nigerian military has arrested two Boko Haram suspects, Messrs Audu Umar and Hassan Umar, for smuggling themselves among the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) brought from Pulka to Gwoza IDPs'...

FA Cup quarter-final draw in full

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:43 AM PST

Chelsea will play Everton in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup while Arsenal will face Watford, should they see off Hull and West Ham will face the winners of the Shrewsbury v Manchester United...

Benue South Rerun: Mark’ll win even if election is conducted a million times - Ekweremadu

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:35 AM PST

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Sunday, congratulated the immediate past Senate President, David Mark, over his victory in Saturday's rerun election for the Benue South Senatorial seat,...

NNPC cautions public against any invitation for recruitment

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:33 AM PST

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has warned the public to disregard any invitation on recruitment exercise. The warning is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ohi Alegbe, the...

Six killed in Michigan shooting rampage

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:30 AM PST

A gunman killed six people and seriously injured two others in the northern US state of Michigan, police said Sunday, after arresting an armed 45-year-old white male for the crime. The suspect was...

Wenger tells Arsenal to be ruthless against Barcelona

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:26 AM PST

Arsene Wenger accepted his Arsenal side must be more ruthless against Barcelona than they were against Hull when the Champions League holders arrive at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. Wenger's...

Rickey Tarfa sues MTN, EFCC, others for N5 Billion

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:22 AM PST

Embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, has filed a fresh fundamental rights enforcement suit against telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, for the alleged...

Chelsea trash Manchester City 5-1

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:14 AM PST

Chelsea eased into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a comfortable 5-1 win over a youthful Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. City boss Manuel Pellegrini pledged to play with a scratch side in...

WATCH Full Match Highlights: Emenike and Victor Moses score as West Ham trash Blackburn

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 08:31 AM PST

Emmanuel Emenike, Victor Moses and Dimitri Payet all provided a 5-star performance to push West Ham past Blackburn into the Q/finals of the FA cup. Watch match highlights below... Video: YouTube

We must rid Nigeria of corruption – Tinubu

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 08:27 AM PST

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to join hands to build a better country. Mr. Tinubu spoke Saturday while receiving an award as The Sun Newspapers...

Blackburn 1-5 West Ham: Emenike and Victor Moses shine

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 08:19 AM PST

The Nigerians in West Ham Emmanuel Emenike and Victor Moses were in fantastic form as they helped West Ham beat Blackburn Rovers 5-1 to seal their place in the sixth round of the FA Cup. Playmaker,...

Olajumoke Orisaguna: The Nigerian Cinderella by Reuben Abati

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 08:02 AM PST

About three weeks ago, 27-year old Olajumoke Orisaguna was a complete unknown on the streets of Lagos, hawking bread. A loaf of bread is about N100, and even with a full tray such as she carried in...
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