Wednesday, 6 April 2016

NigerianEye: “PICTURES: The awkward moment when Patience Jonathan and Obasanjo hug, cuddle and dance” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “PICTURES: The awkward moment when Patience Jonathan and Obasanjo hug, cuddle and dance” plus 29 more


PICTURES: The awkward moment when Patience Jonathan and Obasanjo hug, cuddle and dance

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 07:12 PM PDT

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex- First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan are not friends, infact at best they could be regarded as frenemies (Friend + Enemy) However they were seen together in firm...

Saraki got salary for four years after tenure as Kwara governor - Witness

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 07:25 PM PDT

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja heard yesterday that the Kwara State Government paid about N1.2million monthly as salary and pension to former Governor Bukola Saraki, four years after he...

EFCC detains Jonathan’s cousin over $40million ONSA funds

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 07:26 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan's cousin, Azibaola Roberts, remains in detention over a $40million (N12.7b) contract obtained from the Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA) to 'pacify' militants...

Nigeria ranked 142 of 149 countries in wealth to well-being convertibility

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 07:26 PM PDT

A new report by Boston Consulting Group has shown that Nigeria ranks 142 out of 149 countries on ability to convert wealth into well-being. According to the report which was released on Wednesday, in...

Woman in labour delivered of her baby by Nigerians queuing for fuel

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 07:34 PM PDT

A woman in labour was on Tuesday morning delivered of her baby around Anthony bus stop by well spirited Nigerians queuing for fuel. The incident according to an eyewitness, Leo Spartani who shared...

NLC threatens nationwide strike over poor electricity, fuel scarcity

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 03:29 PM PDT

The leadership of the Nigeria Labor Congress NLC say they will soon be organizing a one-day warning strike over the lingering fuel scarcity ‎and the refusal of the Federal government to reduce...

Buhari's wife to donate proceeds of her new book to families of Chibok girls, Buni Yadi boys & IDP's

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 03:03 PM PDT

In an expression of her concern about the abducted Chibok girls, IDPs and other victims of insurgency, the Wife of the President, Mrs Aishat Buhari would be donating proceeds of her new book to their...

We are ready for Buhari’s visit - China

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 02:40 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari will pay a state visit to China between Monday to Friday next week at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced on...

Nigeria bans top government officials from flying first class

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 02:37 PM PDT

The Federal Government on Wednesday banned all top government officials from flying first class while embarking on officials trips. This is contained in a statement by the Media Adviser to the...

Fuel Scarcity: Lagos bans indiscriminate queues at petrol stations

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 02:34 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would no longer allow indiscriminate parking of vehicles on the road networks across the state on the basis of queuing up for Premium Motor Spirit...

Wolfsburg 2-0 Real Madrid: + Plucky Germans Stun Los Blancos + Highlights

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 02:10 PM PDT

Real Madrid were dealt a surprise blow in Germany as they were defeated 2-0 by Wolfsburg in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Goals from Ricardo Rodriguez and Arnold make it very...

PSG 2-2 Manchester City: Les Parisiens and City Share Spoils in Thrilling Encounter + Highlights

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 02:09 PM PDT

Manchester City netted two away goals at the Parc des Princes  to leave themselves in a better position at the halfway stage of their Champions League quarter-final with Paris...

VIDEO: Is this the cheapest goal of the UEFA Champions league?

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 12:49 PM PDT

What a cheap goal to give away in the UEFA Champions League Q/Finals... Moments after Kevin De Bruyne scored for Manchester City a dreadful school-boy error from Fernando allows Zlatan Ibarahimovic...

Aluko lied, he prostrated before Fayose three times, begging for forgiveness – Olugbemi

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 06:43 PM PDT

The drama in Ekiti politics continued today as a former factional Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi, has said he took the former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in...

REVEALED: How Saraki acquired property worth hundred of millions – Witness

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:20 AM PDT

The Prosecution Witness being led in evidence by Rotimi Jacobs, the Defence Counsel noted that Saraki had declared in his Assets Declarations Forms that property no 15a and 15b acquired by Senate...

Senators supporting Saraki vow to resist Senate President’s impeachment

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:16 AM PDT

Senators in support of Bukola Saraki's leadership of the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday vowed to resist every attempt to impeach their leader. Mr. Saraki is facing a 13-count charge of alleged false...

Ekiti works commissioner resigns

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:21 AM PDT

The Ekiti state Government on Wednesday announced the resignation of the state Commissioner for Works and Transportation, Mr Kayode Oso. The announcement was contained in a statement by the...

EFCC alerts public against fraudsters

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:12 AM PDT

It has become necessary to alert the general public to the activities of fraudsters who have been impersonating the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu and...

'Buhari’s foreign trips in order'

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:09 AM PDT

The Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, Senator Mohammed Sabo Nakudu has said President Muhammadu Buhari's frequent trips abroad were part of the price Nigeria had to pay...

Nigerian Navy postpones aptitude test for recruits

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:07 AM PDT

The Nigerian Navy (NN) aptitude test for applicants of this year's recruitment exercise has been postponed till May 14. The exam which was earlier slated for April 9, according to Director of...

NANS demands reinstatement of 13 VCs fired by Buhari

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:02 AM PDT

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Wednesday demanded the reinstatement of the sacked Vice Chancellors of the 13 FederalUniversities established by the administration of former...

422 million adults live with diabetes – WHO

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 11:00 AM PDT

The number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report said on...

Nigerian troops rescue 11,595 Boko Haram hostages - Army

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 10:59 AM PDT

Troops fighting insurgency in the North-East region have rescued 11,595 persons held hostage by Boko Haram insurgents between Feb. 26, and end of March. A statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by...

Angola, hit by collapse of oil prices, seeks IMF aid

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 10:53 AM PDT

Angola said Wednesday it had asked the International Monetary Fund for help after the crash in oil prices ravaged government finances. The IMF said discussions would begin next week in Washington on...

Allow Dasuki access to his counsel, Court orders prosecution

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 10:49 AM PDT

A FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday granted ordered the prosecution to allow Dauski access to his lawyers during working hours. The Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf made the order following...

Man and his 2 daughter killed after stored petrol explodes in Lagos

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 08:57 AM PDT

A middle aged man, Shabi and his two daughters,18 year old Mistura and 16 year old Adura, were burnt to death on Tuesday after some Jerry cans of petroleum products stored at their home at No.5...

Policemen to undergo drug abuse test - IG Solomon Arase

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 07:41 PM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has said that henceforth, all Policemen will undergo snap urine tests to ascertain signs of drug abuse before they could be issued firearms. Arase...

Here is How APC is Redirecting Nigeria – Tinubu

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 08:31 AM PDT

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) discussed about the political party, APC, Muhammadu Buhari administration, fuel scarcity among other things in a recent...

GENIUS: Nigerian Teen Gets Accepted By All Eight Ivy League Schools

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 08:07 AM PDT

There must be something in the water at Elmont Memorial High School. For the second year in a row, an Elmont Memorial High School student has been accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. Last...

Ibadan airport re-opens

Posted: 06 Apr 2016 08:01 AM PDT

Two weeks after it was closed to air travelers because of safety reasons, flights resumed at the Ibadan airport on Wednesday, the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that the airport...

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