Wednesday, 9 March 2016

NigerianEye: “Union Strikes over NNPC Unbundling cripples Power supply in the country” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Union Strikes over NNPC Unbundling cripples Power supply in the country” plus 29 more


Union Strikes over NNPC Unbundling cripples Power supply in the country

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:45 PM PST

As fuel scarcity worsensDespite assurances from the Federal Government that the restructuring of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will not lead to job losses, workers on Wednesday...

Yakubu Gowon finally accepts fathering a love child, 48 years after

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:35 PM PST

Ex-military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, retd; yesterday owned up to fathering a love child with the late public relations expert, Princess Edith Ike Okongwu, bringing to an end the 48-year-old...

Lagos Building collapse: Death toll now 34

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:43 PM PST

The death toll from Tuesday's five-storey building collapse in Lekki area of Lagos , rose to 34 yesterday, with the recovery of sixteen additional bodies, all males.  Rescue work was concluded...

I won’t stop criticising Buhari – Fayose

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:41 PM PST

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Wednesday said ‎he won't stop criticizing the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over its bad policies despite the recent clamp down on state...

Why we flogged protesting women in Delta - Nigerian Army

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:24 PM PST

Nigerian Army Unit Commander stationed at Ovre-Eku community, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, Lt. E. D. Oworobo, has told a police source that the reason he ordered his men to flog...

#MadeinNigeria: Oresegun Olumide, the artist whose painting is making waves on the internet

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:25 PM PST

While we still celebrate  Olajumoke with her rise from a bread seller to a top model, and Daniel Dada Ayodele the first student with a perfect CGPA 5.0 from Unilag,  another star in the...

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola renames Osun State University after Chief Bola Ige

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:19 PM PST

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has renamed the State University, Osogbo, after the late Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige. This was part of a sweeping renaming of all the...

FG probes 11,000 ghost workers

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:15 PM PST

The Federal Government is investigating additional 11,000 workers to know if they are ghost workers, Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun said yesterday. About 23,000 such workers were uncovered...

'Submit yourself to the police within the next 24 hours or face immediate arrest' - Ambode orders Lekki Gardens

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:13 PM PST

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has "strongly advised'' all directors of Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited to submit themselves to the Commissioner of Police within the next 24 hours or face...

Nimet predicts flight delays, cancellations in 2016 due to weather

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:10 PM PST

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Nimet, has predicted that the Nigeria aviation sector will witness flight delays and cancellations in 2016 due to adverse weather condition.  Making the...

Nigeria GDP growth rate declines to 2.11%

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:41 PM PST

Nigeria's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate slowed to 2.11 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the quarterly release from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on...

Ex-Okada rider emerges best graduating student of Osun State University

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 02:49 PM PST

A young man who used to make a living as a commercial motorcycle rider (Okada), has emerged the best graduating student at the 4th & 5th convocation ceremony of the Osun state...

Chelsea 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain (agg 2-4): Zlatan knocks Blues out of UEFA Champions League

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 02:07 PM PST

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was in imperious form to end Chelsea's Champions League campaign, as the striker helped Paris Saint-Germain seal a 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge which made it 4-2 on aggregate to...

Building Collapse: Lekki Gardens condoles with victims’ families

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 12:25 PM PST

Following yesterday's collapse of a five storey building in Lekki area of Lagos State, owners of the building, the Lekki Gardens, has condoled with the families whose loved ones were lost to the...

#ChangeToChains - Nigerians lament untold hardship under President Buhari's administration

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 10:37 AM PST

After 10 months of the Buhari-APC 'change' government in power, several Nigerians took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter to lament the state of the nation under the current leadership. Top among...

Fuel scarcity bites harder in Lagos

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 10:59 AM PST

Scarcity of petrol persisted in Lagos on Wednesday as motorists spent close to five hours at filling stations queuing for the commodity which was not forthcoming.  The News Agency of Nigeria...

Lagos Building collapse: Death toll now 30, building contractor arrested

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:46 AM PST

The Police in Lagos have arrested the contractor who is handling the collapsed five storey building in Lekki area of the state, just as the current death toll rose from 18 to 30 in the last 24...

Lagos stops Lekki garden’s construction

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:28 AM PST

The Lagos State Government has expressed its condolences over the death of construction site workers who lost their lives on Tuesday as a result of the collapse of a five-storey building under...

MTN must pay N780 Billion fine in full - Reps

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:27 AM PST

The House of Representatives is insisting that Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) service provider, MTN Nigeria must pay the N780b fine slammed on it by the Nigerian Communications...

'Stealing has become part and parcel of me, i stole over 100 phones'

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:23 AM PST

Twenty-Eight year old suspect, Babatunde Ibrahim, who was arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, has confessed stealing over hundred mobile phones...

NECO releases Nov/Dec 2015 results

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:21 AM PST

The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the results of the November/December 2015 Senior School Certificate Examinations. Prof. Abdulrashid Garba, NECO's Registrar and Chief...

Photos from GT the Guitar man's marriage introduction

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 08:57 AM PST

On Sunday the 6th of March GT The Guitar man had his marriage introduction. See photos from the occasion after the cut.                      ...

Tanker, Lag Bus collide at Ojota

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 09:28 PM PST

A tanker and a lag bus collided at Ojota this evening causing a heavy traffic flow around the area. According to a Tajudeen, a witness at the scene of the said the collision occurred around...

James Ocholi's Death: Driver May Face Prosecution For Overspeeding

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 02:06 PM PST

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal on Wednesday could not rule out the possibility of the driver that drove the late Minister of State for Labour and...

Neymar Leaves Barcelona To Celebrate Sister's Birthday In Brazil

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 08:35 AM PST

Neymar was present at the Sao Paulo hall, Brazil, to celebrate his sister Rafaella's 20th birthday. The theme of the party which was Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse had many guests dressing up...

NNPC reorganized, not unbundled – Kachikwu insists

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 08:06 AM PST

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu on Wednesday insisted that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has not been unbundled. He spoke with State House correspondents...

Confirmed: Nwakali Signs Five-year Deal With Arsenal

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 08:06 AM PST

Nigeria youngster Kelechi Nwakali has announced he's joining Arsenal on a five-year deal. The 17-year-old came to prominence as part of the World Cup winning under-17 team. The Nigerian teenager...

OAP Freeze defends Kim Kardashian

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 07:57 AM PST

OAP Freeze has gone online to justify Kim Kardashian's behaviour and her recent nude photos. The Cool FM OAP shared a lengthy piece on his instagram page about his opinion on the backlash Kim...

Collapsed building Update: Owners ‘exceeded approved floors’, face arrest – Lagos govt.

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 07:52 AM PST

The Lagos State government has said preliminary findings on the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki showed that it exceeded the number of floors approved by the authorities. Six bodies were...

Prophet Remanded For Defiling 7-year-old Daughter in Edo State

Posted: 09 Mar 2016 07:40 AM PST

A "man of God" known as Prophet Benjamin Bernard has been remanded in prison by an Ogbeson Magistrate Court, for reportedly defiling his 7-year-old Daughter in Edo State. The 41-year-old was one of...

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