Friday, 6 May 2016

NigerianEye: “'I want to go back to Sambisa forest to meet my Boko Haram husband' - Rescued 9-year-old girl cries out” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “'I want to go back to Sambisa forest to meet my Boko Haram husband' - Rescued 9-year-old girl cries out” plus 29 more


'I want to go back to Sambisa forest to meet my Boko Haram husband' - Rescued 9-year-old girl cries out

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:24 PM PDT

A nine-year-old girl who was among the 65 young girls rescued by the troops from Sambisa forest has embarked on hunger strike, saying she wanted to go back to Sambisa forest to meet her Boko Haram...

Bakassi Boys Are Back: Igbo security outfit regroup to stop Fulani herdsmen

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:23 PM PDT

With rising uneasiness over the menace of Fulani herdsmen, and the aftermath of the Nimbo, Enugu State attack where suspected Fulani herdsmen killed over 48 people, Bakassi Boys, the unorthodox...

Tension in Ekiti as Governor Fayose urges farmers to poison Fulani herdsmen

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:24 PM PDT

The statement made by Ekiti governor, Ayo Fayose calling on farmers in the state to poison their water to ward off invasion by herdsmen has sparked tension among the Fulani residents in the...

Nollywood actress, Genevieve is dead

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:25 PM PDT

The Nigerian movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood has just lost Genevieve Nene . It was gathered that the actress had not been enjoying good state of health for sometime but had continued...

Armed EFCC operatives storm Fani-Kayode’s residence over alleged N2.5 billion fraud

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:25 PM PDT

A team of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives yesterday stormed the Abuja residence of former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode.  EFCC operatives storm Fani-Kayode's...

FULL TEXT of President Muhammadu Buhari's Speech At 2016 Budget Signing

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:27 PM PDT

Read President Muhammadu Buhari's full speech during the signing of the 2016 budget. It gives me great pleasure today to sign the first full-year budget of this administration into law. I thank...

Unlike Jonathan who budgeted only N18 billion for roads, I have budgeted N200 billion to fix all roads – Buhari

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:26 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has prioritised the repair and construction of roads within the country, unlike his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, who earmarked very little for...

From Algeria, Ghana to Thailand: how the world has fallen in love with Leicester City

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:13 PM PDT

It is not only in England that Leicester's remarkable journey has been followed closely. Claudio Ranieri's team includes players from around the world and the team have acquired many new supporters...

Nigerians will soon start to enjoy improved power supply – Fashola

Posted: 06 May 2016 07:57 PM PDT

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, says that with the new roadmap designed by his ministry, Nigerians will soon start to enjoy "incremental" power supply. He says...

I have killed so many people, i have lost count - Suspected Kidnapper

Posted: 06 May 2016 07:54 PM PDT

A suspected cultist and kidnapper shocked newsmen on Friday when he confessed that he had lost count of the number of persons he had killed before his arrest by men of the Rivers State Police...

Leopard snatches six-year-old boy at South African park

Posted: 06 May 2016 07:46 PM PDT

A leopard at a South African game reserve snatched a six-year-old boy and ran off with him. Little Kellan Denny was attacked and dragged away by the big cat at Kruger National Park. As the male...

In Pictures: President Buhari signs 2016 budget into law

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:28 PM PDT

After the long wait by Nigerians and members of the international community alike, President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed into law the 2016 budget. Present at the historic event were top...

EFCC shifts war to Nigerian banks, third bank CEO arrested in 10 days

Posted: 06 May 2016 02:39 PM PDT

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission this evening arrested Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Access Bank Plc, as money laundering investigations shifted to the Nigerian banks. It was...

New budget will reflate economy - Lai Mohammed

Posted: 06 May 2016 02:35 PM PDT

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the economy will be reflated with the 2016 budget. The miinister made the promise on Friday in Lagos when he paid a working visit...

Police release Chris Giwa, vows to resume as NFF president

Posted: 06 May 2016 02:26 PM PDT

The factional President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chris Giwa has been released by the Nigerian police two hours after he was arrested at the NFF headquarters in Abuja on Friday...

D’ Banj cancels endorsement deal with Ciroc

Posted: 06 May 2016 01:17 PM PDT

Nigerian Artiste, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo popularly known as D'banj says he will not renew his endorsement deal with Ciroc at the expiration of the present contract. . The Koko master, who made the...

Finally, EFCC operatives leave Fani-Kayode’s Abuja home

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:26 PM PDT

Gun-wielding operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, who earlier stormed the No 5, Zuma Close, off Aso Drive, Abuja home of former spokesperson of Goodluck Jonathan's...

Buhari visits his hometown in Daura

Posted: 06 May 2016 12:42 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, arrived his hometown Daura in Katsina State to begin a four-day visit to the state. The President's plane landed at the Katsina airport at about 4.25 p.m, from...

Femi Fani-Kayode cries out - 'HELP!!! EFCC has surrounded my house'

Posted: 06 May 2016 10:53 AM PDT

Ex-Spokesperson to the ex-President Goodluck Jonathan's Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode has cried out that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have taken...

SHOCKING: Man sues God, says He should stop answering his prayers

Posted: 06 May 2016 08:30 PM PDT

A man in Israel , David Shoshan, who said he doesn't want God to answer his prayers, file a restraining order against the Almighty. In a report by the Times of Israel, Shoshan told the court,...

NDLEA arrests female NYSC member with Indian hemp

Posted: 06 May 2016 11:47 AM PDT

The Sokoto State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday arrested a female Youth Corps member currently serving in Zamfara with nine kilogrammes of Indian hemp. The...

U.S. ready sell 12 attack aircraft to Nigeria in Boko Haram fight

Posted: 06 May 2016 11:44 AM PDT

The U.S. administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria to aid its battle against the extremist group Boko Haram, U.S. officials...

Donor suspends aid to Nigeria over stolen fund

Posted: 06 May 2016 11:19 AM PDT

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has suspended payments to Nigeria's AIDS agency over evidence that $3.8 million was stolen by its workers and consultants, the Geneva-based...

Nigerian troops destroy Boko Haram administrative base

Posted: 06 May 2016 11:13 AM PDT

Nigerian troops assisted by Civilian JTF on patrol at clearing remnants of Boko Haram terrorists at Ngula and Kukuruk villages in Alagarno general area, discovered and destroyed a perceived Boko...

EFCC surrounds Fani-Kayode’s house over alleged fraud and money laundering

Posted: 06 May 2016 11:11 AM PDT

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have stormed the home of a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, for receiving N840m from the Director of Finance, Goodluck...

EFCC raids Access Bank’s head office in Lagos

Posted: 06 May 2016 10:49 AM PDT

Stern-looking operatives of Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday raided the head office of Access Bank in Victoria Island, Lagos. The...

How ex-NIMASA boss, Akpobolokemi, approved looted funds – Witness

Posted: 06 May 2016 10:43 AM PDT

A prosecution witness, Olamide Odusanya, in the ongoing trial of a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, and six others, has told a Lagos...

Nigeria will soon stop food importation – Minister

Posted: 06 May 2016 10:58 AM PDT

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, on Friday assured that President Muhammadu Buhari was desirous of stopping all forms of food importation into the country. Onu, who spoke...

Allegri Pens New Juventus Deal

Posted: 06 May 2016 10:03 AM PDT

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has signed a new deal that would keep him at the club until 2018, the club have confirmed. Allegri joined the Turin giants in July 2014 following a...

See copy of invitation letter sent by EFCC to Fani Kayode

Posted: 06 May 2016 09:53 AM PDT

Former aviation minister and campaign organizer for Goodluck Jonathan, Femi Fani Kayode has posted a scanned copy of the letter of invitation served him by EFCC on Facebook. See copy below:

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