Tuesday, 21 June 2016

NigerianEye: “EFCC traces N4.7 Billion arms cash to Fayose, Obanikoro” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “EFCC traces N4.7 Billion arms cash to Fayose, Obanikoro” plus 29 more

EFCC traces N4.7 Billion arms cash to Fayose, Obanikoro

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 10:36 PM PDT

Detectives have traced about N4.745billion of the diverted $2. 1billion arms cash to a former Minister of State (Defence), Musiliu Obanikoro and Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose. The cash was...

'You are an unchained mad dog' - Nigeria's First lady, Aisha Buhari blasts Fayose over alleged role in Halliburton scandal

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:54 PM PDT

Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has rebuked the governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, over allegation that she was involved in the Halliburton scandal, calling him an...

Nigerians react to Aisha Buhari's ‘mad dog’ attack on Fayose

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:55 PM PDT

Several Nigerians took to social media to react to yesterday night's outburst of President Muhammadu Buhari's wife, Aisha Buhari, after she took to Twitter to call governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele...

First lady, Aisha Buhari plans to assassinate Governor Fayose - PDP alleges

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:54 PM PDT

Opposition party, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tuesday night accused the First lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari of planning to assassinate governor Fayose of Ekiti...

WATCH VIDEO: Fayose lashes out angrily after freezing of his personal account by EFCC

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:55 PM PDT

Following EFCC's freezing of the account of Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, the governor has described the act as unconstitutional and a slap on Nigeria's democracy in that he enjoys the...

'Governing Nigeria is a very huge task' - President Buhari cries out

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 10:16 PM PDT

President Mohammadu Buhari has cried out, saying that leading the people of Nigeria was a huge task. In a manner that suggested that the weight of the present challenges facing the Nigerian State was...

I'll continue to advise the government on how to move the country forward - IBB

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:29 PM PDT

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, (retd), has promised that he will continue to advise both the federal and state governments where necessary to move the country forward,...

Nobody in Nigeria can seize my property — Jimoh Ibrahim

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:27 PM PDT

The Group Chairman of NICON Investment Limited, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, said yesterday that nobody in Nigeria can seize his properties.  Ibrahim, who in a statement yesterday, was reacting to a...

New militant group, Niger Delta Volunteers (NDV) emerges in Akwa Ibom

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:17 PM PDT

New militant group, Niger Delta Volunteers (NDV), yesterday announced its presence in Akwa Ibom State. In a statement by its spokesman "Commander" Ekpo Ekpo, NDV claimed responsibility for last...

Edo PDP governorship primary illegal - 'PDP chairman' Modu Sheriff

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:16 PM PDT

The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ali modu Sheriff, has said the party's governorship primary in Edo State is illegal. Sheriff voided the primary, which...

Fayose is confused, he needs serious prayers - Presidency

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:08 PM PDT

The Presidency yesterday faulted an attempt by Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose to link President Muhammadu Buhari's wife, Aisha, to United States (U.S.) Congressman William Jefferson's bribery...

New militant group emerges in Imo state, threatens to blow up Shell pipelines

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 08:57 PM PDT

A new militant group, Niger Delta Red Squad (NDRS), has surfaced in Imo State. This is coming barely two weeks after lawmakers queried the exclusion of the state from Federal Government's proposed...

Nigeria sacks 14,000 striking resident doctors

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 08:54 PM PDT

An estimated 14,000 resident doctors in tertiary hospitals who have been on strike were yesterday sacked and ordered replaced by the federal government. The action came after many failed...

CROATIA 2-1 SPAIN: Ramos misses penalty as defending champions collapse to shock defeat

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 02:04 PM PDT

Spain paid dearly for their failure to take their chances in Bordeaux, as Croatia fought back to win 2-1 and inflict the Roja's first Euro loss for 12 years. The Czech Republic's 2-0 defeat at the...

Again, Niger Delta Avengers deny any ceasefire agreement with the Nigerian government

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:34 PM PDT

The Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group that has claimed responsibility for several attacks on oil and gas installations across Nigeria's delta states, on Tuesday, restated its position that it...

I have proof that will clear my name from alleged sex scandal in US – Reps member, Ikon Samuel

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:35 PM PDT

One of the three members of the House of Representatives accused of soliciting for prostitutes in the United States of America while on a leadership training program, Samuel Ikon, has said he has...

Minister of Health calls for replacement of striking resident doctors

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:35 PM PDT

The Federal Government may have call the bluff of the striking resident doctors, as Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has directed that they should be replaced. They are to be replaced with...

Unmasking the mysterious 'Aisha Buhari' in US bribery scandal

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:34 PM PDT

An exclusive investigative report has surfaced about the identity of the 'Aisha Buhari' mentioned in the Williams Jefferson US bribery scandal. Was it President Buhari's wife? TheCable has the...

Spanish Embassy denies Nigerian team visa to 2016 FIBA U-17 World Championship

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:59 PM PDT

The 2016 FIBA U-17 World Championship will dunk off today in Spain without Nigeria's team following the refusal of the Spanish Embassy in Lagos to give the team travelling visas. Shockingly too, the...

Buhari’s Sugar-Coated Pill Takes Anti-graft War to the States, By Garba Shehu

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:33 PM PDT

The recent agreement between the federal and state governments to implement a Fiscal Sustainability Plan (FSP) marks a new level in President Muhammadu Buhari's ambitions to cure the government at...

Current hard times will make Nigerians act right - Osinbajo

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:22 PM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the current economic downturn in Nigeria would surely make the people act right, assuring that the President Muhammadu Buhari's presidency would ensure that...

Court strikes out Jonathan's cousins' suit against EFCC

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:12 PM PDT

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere Tuesday struck out a motion filed by Azibola Robert, who is a cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan, asking the court to restrain the Economic and Financial...

‘Saraki’s allegation of bias against CCT, a desperate move to frustrate trial’ – Prosecution

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:08 PM PDT

The prosecution in the false asset declaration trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) said yesterday that a fresh application by Saraki, asking the...

SAN's argue over legality of Governor Fayose’s frozen account

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 01:00 PM PDT

Senior lawyers Tuesday disagreed on whether it was legal for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose's account. They agreed that immunity does...

Man stabs girlfriend to death in Kano

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 12:44 PM PDT

A yet to be identified man, believed to be the lover of a pub girl on Monday evening stabbed his lover girl to death. The incident happened in the girl's room at Sugarcane hotel, located on Gold...

Fashola trade words with Reps over N35 Billion Housing budget implementation

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 12:41 PM PDT

House of Representatives Committee on Housing Tuesday accused Babatunde Fashola – led Ministry of Power, Works and Housing of incompetence over the implementation of the 2016 N35b budget for the...

Fire victim dies in University of Benin Teaching Hospital due to doctors’ strike

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 12:37 PM PDT

A fire victim patient at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Margaret Edobor, has died due to the strike action by members of Association of Resident Doctors. Margaret was admitted at the...

Buhari appoints Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as IGP, as Solomon Arase bows out

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:59 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as the Acting Inspector General of Police. He is to succeed Mr Solomon Arase who retired this Tuesday after 35 years...

President Buhari congratulates new IGP Ibrahim Idris

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:57 AM PDT

President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday appointed Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Ibrahim Idris as the new Inspector General of Police, IGP to replace retired Solomon Arase. A statement signed by...

Nigeria's Economy is Sliding, President Buhari is Chasing Rats – Dino Melaye

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 09:48 AM PDT

The Nigerian Senate, today, deliberated on the alleged forgery of their standing order for which Senate president Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekwermadu, are to be arraigned for next week Monday...
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