Thursday 31 March 2016

NigerianEye: “Aribisala, Ezekwesili, Sagay clash at roundtable on corruption war” plus 29 more

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NigerianEye: “Aribisala, Ezekwesili, Sagay clash at roundtable on corruption war” plus 29 more


Aribisala, Ezekwesili, Sagay clash at roundtable on corruption war

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:52 PM PDT

Controversial scholar, Femi Aribisala clashed with  Oby Ezekwesili and Itse Sagay at a round table convened‎ to brainstorm on winning the war against corruption at the University of Lagos...

How Nigeria's power generation totally collapsed to zero megawatt yesterday

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:53 PM PDT

Nigeria's power generation collapsed completely on Thursday at exactly 12.58pm to zero megawatt and this persisted for about three hours. Data from the country's System Operator showed that around...

We Have No Sufficient Electricity To Give Nigerians - Fashola

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:54 PM PDT

Nigeria's Minister of Power Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says there is currently not enough power to distribute unless more turbines are switched on.

 He attributed recent power outages...

There is crisis and division in APC - Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:54 PM PDT

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, says a festering crisis, brewing in the ruling party has the potential of destroying it. Frank said this at a...

Nigeria billionaire, Ifeanyi Ubah, gets 10-match ban, N2.5m fine for slapping goalkeeper + VIDEO

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:55 PM PDT

Nigeria's League Management Company has slammed a N2.5 million fine and a 10-match ban on billionaire businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah, who was caught on camera slapping Heartland FC goalkeeper, Ebele...

WATCH VIDEO: How TB JOSHUA prophesied deadly Indian bridge collapse!

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:55 PM PDT

Amidst the ongoing rescue mission and steadily mounting death toll in the tragic bridge collapse that struck Kolkata in eastern India, a video has surfaced online claiming the event had - yet again -...

Nigeria records first baby from frozen egg

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:43 PM PDT

Nigeria has recorded the first successful birth of a baby conceived from frozen egg of a 44-year-old woman, who had suffered infertility for eight years, making it the first in the country and West...

9 companies bid to build refineries in Nigeria

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:23 PM PDT

Nine companies, yesterday, indicated their readiness to build new refineries within the existing refineries in the country. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in a statement signed...

Nigeria declares state of emergency for petroleum products distribution

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:20 PM PDT

In a desperate move to end the recurrent fuel shortages, particularly of premium motor spirit, PMS (petrol) being experienced in the country, the Federal Government has declared a state of emergency...

Lagos cancels movement restriction during monthly sanitation days

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:16 PM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the cancellation of the usual restriction of movement during state-wide sanitation exercise, often held on the last Saturday of every month...

Boko Haram’s havoc in North East cost Nigeria $9 Billion

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:48 PM PDT

The North East Nigeria Recovery and Peace Building Assessment (RPBA) team announced on Thursday that the impact of the conflict in the region cost $9 billion.The team also said it would need $6...

U.S. pledges to help trace, recover “billions of dollars” stolen from Nigeria

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:45 PM PDT

The United States government has said it will help Nigeria recover public funds running into "billions of dollars" stolen from Nigeria and believed to be hidden in the banks in the US and other...

Why Rivers rerun can’t hold now – INEC

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:42 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would consult political stakeholders in Rivers on logistics for repeat of legislative re-run elections in areas the exercise was cancelled...

Buhari vows to scrutinize 2016 Budget before assent

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:41 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to scrutinize the 2016 Appropriation bill before assenting the bill. The National Assembly that passed the bill last week only forwarded the bill without...

I'm not dead - Emir of Gusau tells subjects

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:38 PM PDT

The Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, has refuted rumours of his purported death being peddled across the state. In a statewide broadcast on the state owned radio station on Thursday, the emir...

NNPC opens bids for co-location of refineries

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:35 PM PDT

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has opened bids for the co-location of refineries. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Garba Deen Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group...

Fuel scarcity caused by saboteurs – ASUU

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:32 PM PDT

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the persistence fuel scarcity faced by Nigerians is part of the ongoing sabotage in the political system. ‎  Dr Nasir Fagge, the national...

Watch Video: How Ifeanyi Ubah slapped Mikel Obi's brother

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:24 PM PDT

Nigeria's League Management Company has slammed a N2.5 million fine and a 10-match ban on billionaire businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah, who was caught on camera slapping Heartland FC goalkeeper and John...

Buhari’s only desire is to make Nigeria great – Osinbajo

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:18 PM PDT

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said that his boss's only agenda was to make Nigeria a great nation, urging for support for him. The Vice President made the disclosure while receiving a...

Morgan Schneiderlin Proposes to Girlfriend

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 10:18 AM PDT

Manchester United Morgan Schneiderlin has taken a step further in his relationship by proposing to girlfriend Camille Sold. The 26-year-old France midfielder suffered disappointment when he was...

Fuel scarcity:Blame Buhari, not Kachikwu – Bishop

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 09:51 AM PDT

The Bishop of Niger West (Anglican Communion) in Anambra State, Rt Revd. Johnson Ekwe has picked holes with Nigerians who are attacking the Minister of State, Petroleum and Managing Director of...

Rihanna shares raunchy pictures for her new video

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 09:26 AM PDT

Rihanna has posed nude/topless for numerous magazines but she's now taking it a step further by doing same in her new music video. I hear the one she did with Drake for 'Work' is nothing compared to...

Workers shut down Bristow Helicopters

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 09:20 AM PDT

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers of Nigeria, an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress, on Thursday morning shut down all Bristow Helicopters' offices in Port Harcourt to...

Governor Aregbesola To Tax Meat Sellers In Osun State

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 08:43 AM PDT

Coordinating Director, Osun State Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Youth Engagement, Dr Oluwabukola Aluko has announced that butchers operating in the state would henceforth pay levy to the...

The west can learn a lot from we Africans - Obasanjo

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 08:06 AM PDT

Nigeria's former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the west can learn a lot from Africans.  The former President and Co-Chair of the Commonwealth Africa Initiative (CAFI)...

6 Important Requirements For The 2016 Nigerian Police Recruitment

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 08:01 AM PDT

As the Nigerian Police plan to begin their recruitment for 2016 on the 1st of April. Listed below are some important requirements you should know before applying. 1. You must be a citizen of...

Pele sues Samsung for $30m for using a lookalike in an advertisement

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 08:07 AM PDT

Brazilian football legend Pele is suing South Korean electronics giant Samsung, after claiming the firm improperly used a lookalike in an advertisement. He is claiming at least $30m (£21m),...

5 Buhari's Ministers That Have Been Asked to Resign

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:42 AM PDT

Since their inauguration into office, several of President Muhammadu Buhari's ministers have been advised to resign by the dissatisfied Nigerian public and civil society organizations. See list...

Abia State's Gov Ikpeazu Boycotts Eating of Foreign Rice

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:29 AM PDT

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has boycotted the eating of foreign rice, according to recent reports. According to reports, the governor has taken foreign rice out from his menu for the...

What Nigerian govt is doing to end fuel scarcity — Lai Mohammed

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 06:24 AM PDT

The Federal Government is working to address the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said. He said that the government was also working to...

Seize the Moment!

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“Be careful how you act; these are difficult days. Don’t be fools; be wise: make the most of every opportunity you have for doing good.” (Ephesians 5:15-16 TLB)

Everyone has a dream. Maybe you’ve had it since you were a child. Maybe it came to you more recently. Desires, wishes, and ambitions should be a part of all of our lives. You may have hidden it deep inside of you, but you have a dream.

The question isn’t whether you have a dream. It’s “What are you doing with your dream?”

Most dreams never come true. It’s not that we’re not smart enough, not outgoing enough, or not spiritual enough. Usually, our dreams don’t come true because we’re unwilling to take the necessary risks to reach them.

The Bible shares a sad one-sentence commentary about a king who failed to achieve an important ambition in his life: “[King] Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail — they were wrecked at Ezion Geber” (1 Kings 22:48 NIV).

While it’s a tragedy for your ship to never come in in life, it’s a greater tragedy for you to build a ship and never set sail. Imagine the energy and expense expended by King Jehoshaphat. He built an entire fleet of ships to go after the gold, and not one of them set sail. They never got out of the harbor. Evidently a storm came up and, while these ships were in the harbor, they slammed against the rocks and were destroyed.

Some people spend their whole lives waiting for their ship to come. But God isn’t waiting for your ship to come in. He’s waiting for you to sail your ship out of the harbor.

I know a man who for 30 years had a dream of starting a ministry. He talked about it, dreamed about it, and planned it. He spent a great deal of time on this dream, but he never took the risk to do anything more about his dream. He never got his ship out of the harbor. Eventually, the man died — and so did his dream.

The Bible’s antidote to that kind of tragic procrastination is as simple as an overdone catchphrase but excruciatingly difficult to apply at times: Just do it. The Bible says, “Be careful how you act; these are difficult days. Don’t be fools; be wise: make the most of every opportunity you have for doing good” (Ephesians 5:15-16 TLB).

The Bible urges us to seize the moment and act now. To live a life with unfulfilled dreams is a tragedy. Ships aren’t made for the harbor. They’re made to set sail.    

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Wednesday 30 March 2016

NigerianEye: “BIAFRA: Nnamdi Kanu to UK - 'I’m a British citizen, ask Buhari to release me'” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BIAFRA: Nnamdi Kanu to UK - 'I’m a British citizen, ask Buhari to release me'” plus 29 more


BIAFRA: Nnamdi Kanu to UK - 'I’m a British citizen, ask Buhari to release me'

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:59 PM PDT

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the British Government to intervene in his case by asking President Muhammadu Buhari to release him from...

What I told DSS, police - Aluko

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:38 PM PDT

The whistleblower on the alleged rigging of the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr. Tope Aluko, yesterday appeared in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, reliving his encounter with...

Chibok girls not missing – Fayose

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:39 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday declared that no pupil was abducted by Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. Over 200 pupils of the school were...

Tinubu made the impossible happen – Fashola

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:53 PM PDT

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), says the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, made the impossible happen by ensuring that for...

CBN recruitment scandal: Job titles for Buhari, Ministers’ relatives ‘released’

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:40 PM PDT

Sahara Reporters, has published the positions and job titles of 91 children and relatives of politically exposed person secretly recruited by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Top government officials and...

Aluko is Judas Iscariot - Ekiti government

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:48 PM PDT

Aluko The Ekiti State Government has accused the poll fraud whistleblower, Dr. Tope Aluko, of making millions from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a bid to remove Governor Ayo Fayose. It...

I used to be a DJ – Bola Tinubu

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:41 PM PDT

Not many would imagine former Lagos governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu wearing big earphones and standing over some stereo. In fact, not many know that the diminutive politician used to be a disc jockey...

Police seal Kogi Assembly complex

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:42 PM PDT

Kogi State House of Assembly complex was yesterday sealed off by security agents on the orders of the National Assembly following the protracted leadership crisis rocking the House. This came as...

Buhari set to visit China

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:42 PM PDT

Arrangements have been concluded for President Muhammadu Buhari's official visit to the Peoples' Republic of China in April, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Gu Xiaojie, has said. Xiaojie stated...

Former WAEC registrar, Dotun Oyewole is dead

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:44 PM PDT

A former Deputy Registrar of the West African Examinations Council, Chief Dotun Oyewole, is dead. A statement by the family on Wednesday said he was 94. Oyewole attended primary school at St....

My cabinet members are saboteurs – Governor Al-Makura

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:45 PM PDT

The Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has lost confidence in some of his senior government officials, describing them as saboteurs. The governor stated this at the Council Chamber,...

Abducted Colonel buried in Kaduna

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:46 PM PDT

The remains of abducted Col. Samaila Inusa were on Wednesday buried at the old Nigerian Defence Academy burial ground in Kaduna State. Inusa, who was a Chief Instructor at the Nigerian Army School...

INEC now under APC control - PDP

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:47 PM PDT

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission is now under the firm control of the All Progressives Congress. It cited the...

U.S. to invest $600m in Nigeria

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:48 PM PDT

The United States will invest more than $600 million in Nigeria this year, Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday in Washington. He spoke during the opening session of the U.S.- Nigeria...

40% of Nigerians are hypertensive — Cardiologist

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 01:05 PM PDT

A consultant cardiologist to Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi Araba and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Lagos, Dr Amam Mbakwem, has expressed worry about the growing...

Fulani herdsmen not responsible for attacks – Governor Ortom

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 01:00 PM PDT

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has explained that Fulani herdsmen are not the ones responsible for the incessant attacks in Nigeria. He blamed the attacks on herdsmen from Mali, Ghana, Congo...

IN EVENT THAT TRUMP WINS

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 12:49 PM PDT

Political theorists have sometimes been seen as a group of people who predict (the result of an election) wrongly and later explain why they predicted wrongly. This perfectly describes those who...

Forex claim: Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, demands PDP apology within 72 hours

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 12:35 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has threatened to sue the Peoples Democratic Party for accusing him of illegally trading in foreign...

I have no regrets hiring Sunday Oliseh - Pinnick

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 12:32 PM PDT

Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Wednesday in Abuja said he had no regrets hiring Sunday Oliseh as the Super Eagles' Head Coach. Pinnick told newsmen in Abuja at...

'Akpabio Used Akwa Ibom People As Collateral For Loans'

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 12:29 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's senior aide on National Assembly, Ita Enang, on Monday painted a gloomy picture of Akwa Ibom state's economy, saying the state and its people were used as "collateral"...

Boko Haram not in control of any North East LGA — Defence Minister

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 12:25 PM PDT

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has denied a media report credited to him that Boko Haram insurgents still control two local government areas in the North-East. The minister stated this in...

Reasons why I didn’t bring Iwobi early against Pharaohs – Siasia

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 12:21 PM PDT

Coach Samson Siasia has explained reasons why Arsenal wonder boy Alex Iwobi did not get a starting shirt in the all important game against the Pharaohs in Alexandria on Tuesday. Iwobi whose...

Man files N800m lawsuit against Lagos pastor, Paul Adefarasin

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 12:09 PM PDT

A businessman named Gerald Chukwueke has filed an N800 million lawsuit against the senior pastor of the House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, for allegedly trespassing his land located in the...

'We don’t have quality players in Super Eagles'

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 11:54 AM PDT

Ex-international, Adokiye Amiesimaka, says the lack of quality players in the Super Eagles is responsible for the drawback the team has been experiencing in recent times. Amiesimaka, who was a...

Sports minister apologises for Eagles’ AFCON failure

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 11:36 AM PDT

Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Solomon Dalung has apologised to Nigerians for the failure of the Super Eagles to qualify for the 2017 African Cup of Nations to be hosted by Gabon. Dalung...

Governor El Rufai denies slapping his deputy

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 11:32 AM PDT

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai said on Tuesday night that he has never quarrelled with, nor slapped his Deputy, Barnabas Bala. The governor said Bala has been his friend since they both...

Naira maintains exchange rate of ₦322 to a dollar

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 11:27 AM PDT

The Naira on Wednesday, maintained its exchange rate at N322 to a dollar. It also remained firm against the two other major currencies, the pounds sterling which exchanged at N448 and the\euro which...

Lagos set to begin prosecution of tax defaulters

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 11:25 AM PDT

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), on Wednesday, said that it will commence the prosecution of tax evaders and offenders in Lagos State beginning from April 1, 2016. A statement signed...

Football Fans React to Gary Neville's Sacking

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 10:07 AM PDT

After being appointed somewhat surprisingly by Valencia, Gary Neville has been sacked, rather unsurprisingly, as manager of Valencia, just four months after being hired. Here are some of the...

FG working hard to relieve Nigerians’ pains – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 09:58 AM PDT

The Federal Government has said it is keenly aware of the difficulties that Nigerians are currently facing over the lingering fuel scarcity and poor power supply, and that it is working round the...