Tuesday, 26 April 2016

NigerianEye: “$12.9 Billion additional, fresh arms cash fraud carried out during Jonathan's administration uncovered by EFCC” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “$12.9 Billion additional, fresh arms cash fraud carried out during Jonathan's administration uncovered by EFCC” plus 29 more


$12.9 Billion additional, fresh arms cash fraud carried out during Jonathan's administration uncovered by EFCC

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:56 PM PDT

Fresh revelations reveal that the total money stolen/diverted from the arms scandal is not $2.1 Billion as widely reported, but now put at $15 Billion, NigerianEye gathered that the $2.1bn fraud was...

If I Were to do it Again, I Will Vote Buhari

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 10:32 PM PDT

I am aware some people may not be comfortable with my title, but I need to share my perspectives nonetheless. Hear me and hear me well: If I were to do it again, I will vote Buhari. I have few...

Two wristwatches worth £600,000, £1.4 million seized from Diezani, Omokore

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:55 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday seized expensive jewellery and wristwatches during various raids on houses of some suspects on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, and other...

Olisa Metuh hospitalised after falling off chair

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:13 PM PDT

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary Chief Olisa Metuh yesterday slipped off a swivel chair and landed on his waist. He was about taking his seat when the chair rolled...

Anti-Corruption War: Ex-Finance Minister returns N140 million out of N2.5 billion, set for release on bail on health grounds

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:14 PM PDT

Embattled former Finance Minister, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, has returned N140 million out of the N2.5 billion she allegedly received from the office of the former National Security Adviser ahead...

Nigerian man breaks 187-yr-old record at University of London

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 10:26 PM PDT

A Nigerian academic, Professor Abiodun Alao, will today deliver inaugural lecture at King's College, University of London, making him the first black African scholar to deliver such lecture since the...

UNILAG students fire back at school authorities, vow not to sign undertaking

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:02 PM PDT

Students of the University of Lagos have kicked against a directive from management of the institution asking them to sign an undertaking of good conduct before they could be re-admitted. President...

Niger borrows N400 million monthly to pay salaries

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:58 PM PDT

The Governor of Niger State, Abubarkar Bello, has said that the state borrows N400m every month to augment the payment of workers' salaries because the state's monthly allocation from the Federation...

Nuclear power not safe for Nigeria – Shehu Sani warns

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:43 PM PDT

Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, Senator Shehu Sani has Tuesday criticize attempt by the Federal Government to invest in Nuclear power in the country saying it is not safe for...

Fulani herdsmen now kill our men, rape our women - Enugu residents, governor cry out

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:36 PM PDT

Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi wept yesterday during his visit to Ukpabi Nimbo in Uzouwani Local Government Area where suspected herdsmen on Monday killed no fewer than 48 people and destroyed...

We have discovered new Boko Haram tactics - DHQ

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:33 PM PDT

Rabe Abubakar The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has discovered a ploy by Boko Haram terrorists to unleash terror on the people, especially in the Northeast. A statement by defence spokesman, Rabe...

'Seek spiritual solution to the Nigeria’s economic woes' - Gani Adams tells FG

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:28 PM PDT

The National Coordinator of the Oodua People's Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, has called on the Federal Government to seek spiritual solution to the nation's economic woes. Adams made the call...

1 dead, 5 injured as APC, PDP supporters clash in Jigawa

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:13 PM PDT

The clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after the visit of the National Chairman of PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, to Jigawa State...

710 Nigerians have been killed by Fulani herdsmen — Igbo Youth Movement

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:01 PM PDT

The Igbo Youths Movement, IYM, has lamented that Fulani herdsmen have killed 710 other Nigerians excluding the 48 Agatu people in Benue State in the last 10 months without the Federal Government...

More woes as Nigeria drops from world's 3rd fastest growing economy to one of the slowest in the world

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 05:46 PM PDT

Nigeria was one of the fastest growing economies in the world last year, but it is not one of the 15 fastest growing economies in Africa for 2016.  In 2014 and early 2015, Nigeria was named the...

85 percent of Nigerians live in poverty – Ngige

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 04:30 PM PDT

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said Tuesday that about 85 percent of Nigerians were living in poverty, but was however quick to add that the Buhari government was taking...

Ex-militants block entrance to Govt House, demand salaries

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 04:27 PM PDT

Some of the ex-Niger Delta militants, who were granted amnesty by the Federal Government in 2012, on Tuesday blocked the entrance to the Akwa Ibom State Government House for more than four...

IN PICTURES: Buhari meets with Saraki, Dogara over 2016 budget

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 04:19 PM PDT

President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had a closed door meeting with leadership of the National Assembly at the state house Abuja yesterday, April 26th where they deliberated on the 2016...

US military conducts cyber attacks on IS

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 04:15 PM PDT

A US-led coalition has been striking IS fighters in Iraq and Syria since August 2014, and officials have long stated the importance of using cyber techniques such as overloading IS networks to limit...

Police IG orders arrest of anybody found buying or selling petrol in plastic containers, jerrycans

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:15 PM PDT

Apparently concerned by untold suffering as well as hazard emanating from the activities of black marketers, especially those who sell petroleum products inside plastic containers/jerry-cans, the...

REVEALED: Boko Haram terrorists now have new uniforms

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:31 PM PDT

Nigerian Army alerted the nation on Tuesday that members of the Boko Haram terrorist's sect have resorted to sewing new uniforms as means of deceiving security agencies that they were some type of...

Fear Not The Man, By Femi Fani-Kayode

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:17 PM PDT

"Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against his anointed saying, 'let us...

Manchester City 0-0 Real Madrid: No Victor In Drab Draw At The Etihad + Match Highlights

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:11 PM PDT

Manchester City and Real Madrid played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal at the Etihad Stadium. Madrid will hope not to rue a string of missed chances late in...

Fulani Herdsmen Killed 100 in Enugu and You Don't Care - Fani Kayode Blasts Buhari

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:12 PM PDT

Former Minister of Aviation,  Femi Fani-Kayode has slammed President Buhari for his tepid attitude towards curtailing the incessant rampaging actions of Fulani herdsmen in the country. Femi...

FG to give priority attention to Ilorin-Jebba road – Fashola

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 11:01 AM PDT

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said that the Federal Government will give urgent attention to the rehabilitation of the Ilorin-Jebba Road. He said this would...

Saraki Pushes for End to Fulani Herdsmen-Attributed killings

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 11:00 AM PDT

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, today called for an end to the violence that has been recorded in various parts of the country, that have been attributed to nomadic cattle...

Buhari is not signing 2016 budget because of his sincerity, integrity – Ndume

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 10:51 AM PDT

Nigerian senators under the aegis of G-77 met Tuesday and resolved to do everything possible to end the rejig of the details of the 2016 budget by Friday this as requested by President Muhammadu...

We are calling on private sector to partner with us – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 10:47 AM PDT

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for the support of the private sector for the ongoing efforts to re-position the creative industries so they can contribute...

Arresting Jonathan will be unwise, CAN warns Buhari

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:18 PM PDT

The 19 Northern States and Abuja of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has stated that it will be unwise for President Muhammadu Buhari to order the arrest of his predecessor, Goodluck...

Fulani Herdsmen Attack: Enugu Governor Weeps, Declares 2 Days Fasting

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 09:56 AM PDT

Tears flowed Tuesday morning as Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State visited Ukpabi, Nimbo, in Uzo-Uwani local government area of the state. The community was attack Monday morning, leading to...

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