Saturday, 5 March 2016

NigerianEye: “Nigeria won’t tolerate Biafra - Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria won’t tolerate Biafra - Buhari” plus 29 more

Nigeria won’t tolerate Biafra - Buhari

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:37 PM PST

President Mohammasu Buhari has stated the Nigeria would not tolerate the state of Biafra. The president spoke against the backdrop of the renewed agitation for the actuation of the republic of...

Former Nigerian governor under watch in UAE over alleged $517m loot

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:41 PM PST

The authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are keeping intense watch over a former Nigerian governor who is believed to have stashed a $517million loot in the Middle East country. The UAE...

Ekiti Assembly alleges ‘abduction’ of four members

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:40 PM PST

Ekiti House of Assembly yesterday accused operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) of invading the complex and making away with four of its members. Speaker Kola Oluwawole told reporters...

Why Nigerians are facing fuel scarcity – NNPC

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:36 PM PST

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has blamed the current fuel scarcity in some cities across Nigeria, including Abuja and Lagos, on strikes by petroleum tanker drivers and the...

Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2016 – Full Winners List

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 01:06 PM PST

The 4th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2016 was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday night. The hosts for the awards tonight were IK Osakioduwa...

EFCC a toothless bulldog since Ribadu's exit – Obasanjo

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 12:32 PM PST

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo celebrated his 79th birthday on Saturday and he took a retrospective look at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, stating that the anti-graft agency has become...

EPL: Mahrez sends Leicester City 5 points clear

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 12:29 PM PST

A sensational strike by Riyad Mahrez saw Leicester City restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory against Watford. After a largely even first half, the...

UNILAG student with 5.0 CGPA is about to be evicted from his home over rent - Freeze

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:53 AM PST

Controversial Cool FM OAP, Freeze took to his Instagram page to write about Ayodele Daniel Dada, the UNILAG student who got a 5.0 CGPA, revealing that the student is about to be evicted from his home...

Time to re-write the APC Manifesto - Dele Momodu

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:42 AM PST

Fellow Nigerians, something melodramatic occurred some days ago in Doha, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, where President Muhammadu Buhari dropped a bombshell inadvertently. And what was the matter? The...

Obasanjo blames radicalism, extremism on failure of homes, churches, mosques

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:32 AM PST

A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday blamed the rise in violence, extremism and insecurity in the land on the failure of homes, schools, churches and mosques. According to him,...

Real Madrid 7-1 Celta Vigo: Ronaldo scores FOUR

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:21 AM PST

Real Madrid tore apart Celta Vigo, thanks in large part to a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick, as they made an explosive start to their efforts to repair their Primera Division title challenge with a 7-1...

Chelsea 1-1 Stoke City: Diouf cancels out Traore stunner

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:18 AM PST

Mame Biram Diouf struck late to deny Chelsea victory at Stamford Bridge as Stoke City claimed a 1-1 draw, though the Blues remain unbeaten in the Premier League under Guus Hiddink. Youngster...

Manchester City 4-0 Aston Villa: Aguero double downs sorry visitors

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 09:11 AM PST

Sergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City overcame rock-bottom Aston Villa with a 4-0 win to boost their Premier League title bid at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Manuel Pellegrini insisted...

Buhari sets to launch Ogoniland cleanup

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 07:32 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to launch the cleanup of Ogoniland in the coming weeks, says the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed. The minister announced this when she paid a courtesy visit...

Police debunk Yoruba, Hausa clash in Ogun

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 07:16 AM PST

The Ogun State Police Command has debunked the rumour making the round on Saturday,that there was violence between the Yoruba and Hausa community in Ogere area of the state. In a statement issued by...

Gun fabricator for Boko Haram nabbed

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 07:11 AM PST

The Department of State Services said on Saturday that it had arrested one Garba Abubakar, who it claimed was a gun fabricator for Boko Haram. It said that Abubakar was arrested in Jos, Plateau...

EFCC’s bail conditions aiding corruption – Secondus

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 07:08 AM PST

The Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, on Saturday cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on what he described as its stringent administrative...

WATCH FULL MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 07:01 AM PST

Alexis Sanchez grabbed a 2-2 draw for 10-man Arsenal in the North London derby at White Hart Lane as Tottenham passed up the chance to seize the initiative in the Premier League title race. Watch...

I want to play for Arsenal - Ahmed Musa

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 06:51 AM PST

CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa confirmed Leicester City had a bid for his services turned down in January, yet admits his preferred choice of club would be title rivals Arsenal. The 23-year-old, who...

Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal: Alexis rescues point for 10-man visitors

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 06:45 AM PST

Alexis Sanchez was on hand to earn a vital point for 10-man Arsenal as they drew 2-2 with Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Saturday. After watching his side go a man down through Francis Coquelin's...

MTN blames Nigeria fine as profits down 37%

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 05:50 AM PST

African telecommunications giant MTN says profits fell 37 per cent in 2015 largely because of a hefty fine imposed by Nigerian regulators. The South African-based multinational's report posted...

PDP members exchange blows in Imo

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 05:47 AM PST

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State engaged in a free for all on Saturday at the party secretariat in Owerri. The fracas started when a faction of the party led by Chief Nnamdi...

Buhari congratulates new Olubadan on his coronation

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 05:44 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the new Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso 1 on his coronation on Friday. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Friday by Mr Femi...

Goodluck Jonathan buries relative amid tears

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:44 AM PST

Samuel Oki, a relative of former President Goodluck Jonathan's uncle, kidnapped on Tuesday February 17 along with the uncle, has been buried in Otuoke. NAN recalls that the deceased was taken away...

Ben Carson pulls out of US presidential race

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:43 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson officially ended his bid for the White House on Friday after failing to win any of the early states in the race for the November election. "There are a...

Nigerian Army to sponsor slain gallant soldiers’ children

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:41 AM PST

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, has reiterated the pledge of the Nigerian Army to sponsor the education of children of its personnel who lost their lives during the...

Sokoto commissioner dies at 42

Posted: 05 Mar 2016 03:37 AM PST

The Commissioner for Science and Technology in Sokoto state, northern Nigeria, Nasir Zarummai, is dead. Zarumai died Friday night at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital after a brief...

Fulani Herdsmen accuse Agatu farmers of killing 10,000 cows

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 11:09 PM PST

THE Fulani community in Benue State, accused of killing hundreds in Agatu in Benue State, said on Thursday that the crisis started after 10,000 of cattle belonging to its members were killed by Agatu...

Fayose’s ally defects to APC, says governor’s dictatorship has destroyed Ekiti

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 11:07 PM PST

An ally of Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Pastor Yemi Olayinka, has defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). Olayinka who joined the...

Black marketers hit Abuja roads as fuel scarcity worsens

Posted: 04 Mar 2016 11:05 PM PST

The scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) yesterday took a different dimension as black marketers took over Abuja roads, especially around petrol retail outlets. Their action followed the...
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