Wednesday, 16 March 2016

NigerianEye: “EFCC issues 'final warning' to government officials hiding abroad after they have been implicated in stealing public funds” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “EFCC issues 'final warning' to government officials hiding abroad after they have been implicated in stealing public funds” plus 29 more


EFCC issues 'final warning' to government officials hiding abroad after they have been implicated in stealing public funds

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 07:03 PM PDT

Time is running for the corrupt government officials who are currently seeking refuge abroad as The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, went tough last night, with a final warning to top...

How former Air Force Chief, Alex Badeh diverted N558 million monthly – Witness

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 06:31 PM PDT

A witness has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that N1.7 billion meant for the payment of Nigerian Air Force personnel was diverted by a former Chief of Air Staff, Alex Badeh, on a monthly...

IN PICTURES: Nigerian troops clear Boko Haram camp at Bulasari

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 07:26 PM PDT

In a bid to halt the Boko Haram menace in Nigeria, Nigerian troops from the 120 Task Force Battalion cleared a Boko Haram camp at Bulasari on Wednesday. The clearing of the Bulasari camp comes one...

REVEALED: How senator Sani Yerima rallied lawmakers to defeat bill seeking equal rights for women

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 06:36 PM PDT

Sani Yerima, a Senator of the All Progressives Congress from Zamfara, on Tuesday rallied lawmakers to defeat a bill seeking equal rights for women, and an end gender discrimination. Mr. Yerima, a...

Anti-Fayose protest rocks Ado-Ekiti

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 09:38 PM PDT

Members of a coalition of civil society groups yesterday marched on the streets of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, to protest alleged impunity, lawlessness, corruption and anti-people policies of...

NNPC slams Auditor General for 'erroneously' alleging that the corporation failed to remit N3.235 trillion

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 06:48 PM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, described as erroneous claims by the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF) that it failed to remit N3.235 trillion to the Federation...

IPOB accuses Buhari of breaching constitution

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 06:41 PM PDT

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of breaching the 1999 Constitution, which he swore to protect by allegedly approving the killing of unarmed Igbo who were...

Governor Amosun settles Alake, Awujale rift

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 06:23 PM PDT

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun yesterday calmed the tension between the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo and the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona. There have been exchange biting...

How Non-Military Intervention Can Resolve the Crisis in North-East Nigeria, By Ahmad Salkida

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 06:17 PM PDT

It is easier to get into a conflict than to come out of it, and every war has its consequences, whether for the aggressors or the victims. Certainly, nearly everyone that survives a war lives with...

Bayern Munich 4-2 Juventus (AET, agg 6-4): Brilliant comeback sends hosts through

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 05:06 PM PDT

Bayern Munich staged a brilliant comeback to beat Juventus 4-2 at the Allianz Arena and progress to the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.  Goals from Paul Pogba and Juan Cuadrado...

Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal (agg. 5-1): Messi, Suarez & Neymar fire Catalans to quarter-finals

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 05:02 PM PDT

Barcelona ensured an easy passage to the Champions League quarter-finals, as Neymar and Luis Suarez hit in each half to secure a 3-1 victory over Arsenal. The aggregate margin in favour of Luis...

Borno Mosque Attack: Boko Haram desperately seeking relevance — Buratai

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 09:39 PM PDT

The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, said, yesterday, that Wednesday's bomb attack which killed 22 persons at a mosque in Borno State was another desperate move by the Boko Haram sect to...

Rivers APC lists 24 Sins of PDP, Jonathan and Wike against Rivers State

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 07:43 PM PDT

Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan and his son, Chief Nyesom Wike the  imposed Governor of Rivers State through their party, PDP have committed gross sins against Rivers State without any...

Fayose rewards teacher who returned N101,000

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 01:49 PM PDT

A school teacher, Mrs. Ayodele Grace,on Wednesday returned to the coffers of Ekiti State Government, the sum of N101,000 wrongly paid to her, as rural and core subject allowance. The News Agency of...

Nigerian teenager jailed 37 years for duping American $40 million

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 01:48 PM PDT

Justice Lateef Akapo of a Lagos High Court on Wednesday convicted a 19-year-old secondary school leaver, Tobechukwu Igbokwe, and sentenced him to 37 years imprisonment for defrauding an American, of...

FG to create 3 million jobs next 3 years

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 01:49 PM PDT

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday said that the Federal Government is planning to create about 3 million jobs in the next three years. The 3 year job plan, he said, is expected to come...

Governor Wike declares Thursday, Friday work-free days in Rivers

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 01:46 PM PDT

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, has declared Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18, as work-free days for the re-run legislative elections in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission...

UNILAG Muslim students protest

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 01:44 PM PDT

Members of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN) on Wednesday protested what they called "sustained proscription" of the body by the management. The activities...

Nigeria targets 4,000MW from nuclear energy

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 01:39 PM PDT

The Federal Government is currently working towards generating 4,000MW of electricity using nuclear energy. The plan is to start a programme in the coming years that will give the country 1,000MW in...

Buhari Does Not Have the Intellectual Capacity to Govern Nigeria - Prof. Nwabueze

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 07:45 PM PDT

Prof Ben Nwabueze, endowed Lawyer and President of the Patriots, claims that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot govern Nigeria properly. Speaking during an interview session with THE SUN, Nwabueze...

Senate defers passage of 2016 budget to Tuesday

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 09:49 AM PDT

CONTRARY to its earlier promise to pass the 2016 budget today, the Senate, has given Tuesday, next week,as the day it would pass the budget. The Red Chamber, which had also,earlier assured that its...

PDP will bounce back,regain lost glory – Sheriff

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 09:24 AM PDT

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has expressed confidence that the party would regain its lost glory. He said that the strength of the party would be...

Chief Judge releases 56 prison inmates in Kaduna

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 09:24 AM PDT

The Kaduna State Chief Judge, Justice Tanimu Zailani, on Wednesday released 56 inmates from the Kaduna Central prison as part of efforts to decongest prisons in the state. The Chief Judge attributed...

Fire guts Ondo governor’s office as Sheriff visits Mimiko

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 09:09 AM PDT

The visitation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff to the Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko was early disrupted Wednesday as the...

AFCON 2017: Egypt Coach Names 23-Man Squad For Eagles Game [See List]

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 09:11 AM PDT

The Head Coach of Egypt's senior national team Hector Cuper has called up 23 players for the two-legged 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria. Nigeria's Super Eagles will host the...

Britain to impose sugar tax on soft drinks to cut obesity

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 08:35 AM PDT

Britain will impose a tax on excessive sugar levels in soft drinks, starting in two years' time, to cut down on spiralling childhood obesity levels, finance minister George Osborne said...

J Martins set to release 4th studio album

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 08:30 AM PDT

Nigerian singer and music producer, J Martins has announced plans to drop his 4th studio album titled 'Authentic' (African Edition) on March 21, 2016. The album features collaborations...

NCC lifts sanction on MTN Nigeria

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 08:04 AM PDT

Mr. Tony Ojobo, the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said on Wednesday that the commission had lifted the sanction placed on MTN Nigeria since July 13, 2015. Ojobo...

Ambode promises to deliver 114 roads in six months

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 08:07 AM PDT

Lagos State Government says there is no going back on the plan completion of the ongoing construction of 114 inner city roads across the state in six months. The construction of the roads is valued...

New Video : Vector - Emi

Posted: 16 Mar 2016 08:03 AM PDT

GRAP music presents the official music video of Vector performing his previously heard single – 'Emi'. The video features some of the best moments of the rapper from last...

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