Tuesday, 3 May 2016

NigerianEye: “My criticisms of “my father” Buhari is healthy for Nigeria - Fayose” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “My criticisms of “my father” Buhari is healthy for Nigeria - Fayose” plus 29 more


My criticisms of “my father” Buhari is healthy for Nigeria - Fayose

Posted: 03 May 2016 10:05 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose yesterday described President Muhammadu Buhari as "my father" and that it becomes improper for him to abuse the President as widely claimed. He maintained that...

For the third time, Buhari returns 2016 budget to National Assembly

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:58 PM PDT

For the third time, the 2016 Appropriation Bill has been returned as President Muhammadu Buhari was said to have picked holes in the re-worked budget and returned it to the National Assembly for...

Oil firm begins crude oil production in Lagos

Posted: 03 May 2016 10:00 PM PDT

An oil firm, Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited (YFP), has started the production of crude oil from its Aje Field located in Block OML 113, offshore Lagos. The firm said oil produced from the...

WAR: Edo Assembly impeaches Speaker, deputy

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:59 PM PDT

There was pandemonium at the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday when suspected thugs invaded the complex, shooting sporadically and injuring six persons, following the impeachment of the Speaker,...

FG removes Enugu police commissioner over Fulani herdsmen attack

Posted: 03 May 2016 10:00 PM PDT

The Nigeria Police Force has removed the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mr. Nwodibo Ekechukwu, over the attack on Ukpabi Nimbo in Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The Force...

We will not attack northerners in south east – IPOB

Posted: 03 May 2016 10:01 PM PDT

The members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have said that they do not have any plans to have a reprisal attacks on northern residents in any part of the South East because of the recent...

US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz drops out of the race as Donald Trump wins Indiana

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:54 PM PDT

US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz dropped out of the presidential race after Donald Trump won Indiana state thereby making Donald Trump the presumptive Republican nominee. But John...

Man sues boss over boredom at work, demands $415,000 in compensation

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:52 PM PDT

A Frenchman is suing his former boss over the crushing boredom he suffered in a job he claims turned him into a "professional zombie". On Monday, Frederic Desnard, 44, lodged a complaint at a labour...

Edo declares 5-Day public holiday to mourn Oba

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:49 PM PDT

The Edo state government has declared 5-day public holiday with effect from Tuesday May 3, 2016, as a mark of honour and respect for the Oba of Benin who recently transited to...

17-year-old boy kills his mother for rituals

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:45 PM PDT

A 17-year-old boy, Agayo Iorzenda, paraded by the Benue State Police Command, said he decided to kill his mother at Tse-Agbaigbe Ikyurav-Tiev 11, in Katsina/Ala Local Government Area, because she...

10-year-old boy awarded $10,000 for discovering security fault in Instagram

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:39 PM PDT

A 10-year-old Finnish boy has received 10,000 dollars from Instagram after finding a security fault in the service, media report said on Tuesday. It said that the boy, whose name was given as Jani...

Ethnic tension won’t divide Nigeria – Sultan

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:33 PM PDT

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, has said that despite the violent clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the country as well as agitation for self-determination by...

Boko Haram: Buhari meets Cameroon president, Paul Biya

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:27 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors for over two hours with the visiting President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, over terrorism and other trans-border crimes. The meeting, which...

Reasons why states can’t pay workers’ salaries – NLC explains

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:23 PM PDT

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said on Tuesday that the inability of state governments across the country to pay staff salaries has nothing to do with over blotted civil service, but reckless...

Dasukigate: Court dismisses suit seeking CBN governor’s prosecution

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:21 PM PDT

Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday struck out a suit seeking the prosecution of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over alleged unlawful...

Governor El-Rufa’i reshuffles cabinet

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:19 PM PDT

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufa'i, on Tuesday announced a minor cabinet reshuffle affecting four commissioners in the state. A statement issued in Kaduna by the Special Assistant to the...

Nigerian woman eludes death in South Korea

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:17 PM PDT

A Nigerian woman, Precious Onyii Enyioko, defied death last Sunday by first throwing her three children, then herself, from the window of the fourth floor of a burning storey building. She had been...

University of Ibadan to remain shut

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:09 PM PDT

Students of the University of Ibadan (UI) may wait at home for one month before returning to school as the University Senate ratified the steps taken by the management. Last week, the students...

Ondo doctors on strike over unpaid wages

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:04 PM PDT

Medical doctors in Ondo State yesterday withdrew their services in all government hospitals. Many patients were affected. The doctors protested the non-payment of their five- month salaries by...

Former minister, Iyabode Anisulowo rescued as police arrest key suspect

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:02 PM PDT

The Police have rescued abducted former Minister of State for Education and one-time Senator, Mrs Iyabode Anisulowo. Mrs Anisulowo, 70, was kidnapped by gunmen about a week ago at Igbogila, Ogun...

How NIMASA funds were diverted through contractor – Witness

Posted: 03 May 2016 08:48 PM PDT

A Compliance Officer with Access Bank Plc, Mr. Oliver Ewerem, on Tuesday told the court how a contractor, Gama Marine Nigerian Limited, was used to divert N60m out of the funds meant for an audit...

Bayern Munich 2-1 Atletico Madrid (agg: 2-2): Dogged Atletico Advance To Final At Bayern's Expense + Match Highlights

Posted: 03 May 2016 02:13 PM PDT

Atletico Madrid have booked their place in the final of the Champions League despite suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena this evening. Bayern had levelled...

Live Commentary: Bayern Munich vs Atletico Madrid

Posted: 03 May 2016 01:51 PM PDT

Good evening and welcome to Nigerianeye's live text coverage of the Champions League semi-final second leg between Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid at the Allianz Arena. The hosts come into this...

Fugitive Tompolo begins fasting and prayers in hiding place

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:48 AM PDT

Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has begun fasting and prayers in his hideout for God's intervention in his present travails. Tompolo went underground in January...

Buhari will put food on the table - Oluremi Tinubu

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:32 AM PDT

Oluremi Tinubu, a senator from Lagos central and wife of Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says President Muhammadu Buhari is ready to put food on the table of...

We are 100% behind President Buhari - Catholic Bishops

Posted: 03 May 2016 09:18 AM PDT

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has declared 100 percent support for the anti-graft war of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking with journalists after leading 16 bishops to a meeting...

CBN Officials Ransack Fidelity Bank Headquarters

Posted: 03 May 2016 08:52 AM PDT

Officials of the compliance unit of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday afternoon ransacked the headquarters of Fidelity Bank Plc, Lagos, as part of investigations into the $115 million...

Leicester's Less Stars Make The Impossible Possible

Posted: 03 May 2016 10:00 AM PDT

By Abayomi Kalejaye They played, they shocked and they conquered. They were never meant to survive - yet they did.  EPL title was never meant to happen - but it did. Since the inception of...

Update: Edo Assembly invaded by thugs as lawmakers impeach Speaker

Posted: 03 May 2016 08:03 AM PDT

The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Mr Victor Edoro, has been impeached by 16 of the 24 members of the assembly on Tuesday. In his place, a woman, Mrs Elizabeth Ativie was elected by the...

Mother of rapper Tupac dies from cardiac arrest

Posted: 03 May 2016 07:53 AM PDT

Afeni Shakur, the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, died on Monday May 2nd in Northern California. She was aged 69. The Marin County Sheriff's Department confirmed her death via Twitter,...

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