Friday, 5 February 2016

NigerianEye: “NDLEA’s report against me mischievous – Kashamu” plus 21 more

NigerianEye: “NDLEA’s report against me mischievous – Kashamu” plus 21 more


NDLEA’s report against me mischievous – Kashamu

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 06:31 PM PST

The senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Senator Buruji Kashamu, on Friday described as mischievous and misleading a report by the Public Relations Officer of the National Drug Law...

lara Oshiomhole did not ask for divorce - Edo state government

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 06:24 PM PST

EDO State Government yesterday, dismissed insinuations making the rounds in the Social Media that the wife of the Governor, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, had filed for divorce, describing the rumour as...

82-year-old ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo prostrates for new Ooni of Ife

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 06:17 PM PST

82-year-old former president Olusegun Obasanjo  yesterday prostrated for the 41-year-old Ooni of Ife as a sign of respect during a visit. Obasanjo also thrown his weight behind the move by...

Thanks to TSA, we have saved N2.2 trillion in 3 months - Buhari

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 06:12 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that his administration has within three months saved N2.2 trillion for the nation through the enforcement of the Treasury Single Account, TSA.  The...

2015 Election Cases: Why we ignored card reader reports – Supreme Court

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 06:06 PM PST

The Supreme Court, yesterday, explained why it has not accorded any probative value on reports from Card Reader Machines that were deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,...

Pipeline vandals ambush, kill five JTF operatives in Arepo

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 06:05 PM PST

Pipeline vandals Thursday night , laid ambush on the Anti Pipeline Vandalism Joint Task Force, JTF in Arepo area of Ogun state, killing five operatives. The operatives were suspected to be naval...

FG plans nationwide campaign for Made-in-Nigeria products

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 06:00 PM PST

The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajia Aisha Abubakar, on Friday in Abuja said that the ministry would soon launch a nationwide campaign to encourage Nigerians to patronise...

SSANU suspends strike

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 01:06 PM PST

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has suspended its one month old industrial action and directed its members to return to work on Monday. The National President of the...

Zika virus: US calls for condom use, abstinence

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 01:04 PM PST

US health authorities on Friday urged people to use condoms or refrain from sex if they live in or have traveled to areas where the Zika virus is circulating. The new interim guidelines from the US...

Nigeria’s 2015 GDP, lowest in 15 years − Adeosun

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 12:59 PM PST

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Friday said the growth recorded by the country in the 2015 fiscal period was the lowest in the last 15 years. Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product grew by...

Troops arrest suspected pipeline bombers in Niger Delta

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 12:40 PM PST

Troops of Operation Pulo Shield (OPS), formerly known as Joint Task Force (JTF) have arrested some suspects for the recent attacks of oil pipelines and installations in the Niger Delta region. The...

Why we need to amend procurement law – Saraki

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 09:37 AM PST

Poised to realising the objectives of the 2016 Budget, Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that the Senate will immediately commence the amendment of the Procurement Act, after the completion of...

Police arrest doctor, nurse over plot to sell baby

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 08:20 AM PST

The police have arrested a doctor and a nurse at Survival Hospital, Igbogene, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, over an alleged plot to sell a newborn baby to a willing buyer at N200,...

AMCON takes over Aero Contractors

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 08:17 AM PST

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has dissolved the board of Aero Contractors and appointed a manager to oversee the affairs of the airline. This is just as AMCON has engaged a...

UN asks Zika-hit nations to allow women have abortions

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 08:13 AM PST

The United Nations on Friday urged countries hit by the dangerous Zika virus to let women have access to contraception and abortion. The UN human rights office said the South American countries now...

Buhari begins 5-day vacation, hands over to Osinbajo

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 12:40 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday began a five day vacation, the presidency has said. This is contained in a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and...

I’m disappointed in Supreme Court judgment - Saraki

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 03:50 AM PST

The seven-member judges of the apex court had in a unanimous judgement, ruled that Saraki should go and face his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. But Saraki, in his reaction contained in a...

Bukola Saraki loses bid to stop trial at CCT

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 03:54 AM PST

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday, had his appeal seeking to stop his trial over alleged false assets declaration, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), dismissed by the Supreme Court of...

40 injured in train derailment in Southern India

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 04:05 AM PST

Indian officials said more than 40 people were injured when a passenger train derailed early Friday in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Southern Railway of India official said in Tamil...

Tinubu, Dokpesi settle libel suit out of court

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 04:01 AM PST

National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has agreed to accept an unreserved apology from Chairman of DAAR Communication PLc, Chief Raymond Dokepsi as settlement...

Mourinho on standby to replace Van Gaal at Manchester United

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 03:56 AM PST

Jose Mourinho is ready to take over at Manchester United before the end of the season, according to reports. Mourinho has already signed a deal with Manchester United to take over as manager,...

16 million Nigerians visit Facebook every month − Facebook

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 03:53 AM PST

Facebook has announced that 16 million people in Nigeria visit its website every month with 100 percent of the visits coming on mobile. Facebook also said that 7.2 million people visit Facebook...

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