Wednesday, 8 June 2016

NigerianEye: “Unpaid Salaries: Tension in Ekiti as police deploy armoured tank in Governor Fayose's office” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Unpaid Salaries: Tension in Ekiti as police deploy armoured tank in Governor Fayose's office” plus 29 more

Unpaid Salaries: Tension in Ekiti as police deploy armoured tank in Governor Fayose's office

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 10:46 PM PDT

Security was yesterday strengthened in and around government offices in Ekiti State, following tension over an attempt to break the ongoing workers' strike. Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) were...

KADUNA: Man stabbed by muslim youths for eating during Ramadan fast

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 10:42 PM PDT

With just few days after a mob killed an Igbo Woman for alleged blasphemy in Kano, a 41- year old carpenter, Francis Emmanuel, was on Tuesday afternoon stabbed by unknown youths for eating during...

New militant group emerges, 'ULTIMATE WARRIORS OF NIGER DELTA' demands 60% oil bloc

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 10:38 PM PDT

As the federal government struggles with the menace of the Niger Delta Avengers, a new militant group, Ultimate Warriors of Niger Delta, has emerged with a threat to continue to attack oil...

ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay $3.25m damages to victims of Abuja killings

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 10:49 PM PDT

The West African court on Wednesday ordered Nigeria to pay $3.25 million in compensation to families and victims for the extrajudicial killings of eight civilians and the wounding of 11 others shot...

Stop barricading streets, Anambra APC tells MASSOB

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 10:44 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has urged the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to stop barricading...

I'm not dead - IBB says

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 10:41 PM PDT

Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida yesterday dismissed rumours of his death. "I'm alive," he said on a Television Continental (TVC) programme. There were speculations in the social media...

REVEALED: Keshi’s last moments

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 10:40 PM PDT

Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, former soccer star who led the way for many African footballers in Europe and Nigeria's most successful coach, is dead. Keshi died on Tuesday in Benin City, the Edo State...

₦450m Poll Scandal: EFCC quizzes ex-Governor Sullivan Chime

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 02:17 PM PDT

Former Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Iheanachor Chime was today Wednesday June 8, quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with the $115 million cash allegedly...

Ex-Athletics Federation of Nigeria president, Smart Akraka is dead

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 02:04 PM PDT

Ex-Athletics Federation of Nigeria president Smart Akraka has passed on after a long battle with illness. Akraka, born April 13, 1934 in Lagos was president of the AFN between 1993 and 1996. He died...

Nigeria earned ₦1.052 Trillion in 3 months from the export of crude oil

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 12:52 PM PDT

Nigeria earned N1.052 trillion from the export of crude oil, gas and other petroleum products in three months, between January and March 2016, according to data released by the National Bureau of...

Nigeria set to begin recruitment of 500,000 unemployed graduates

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 12:56 PM PDT

In what is the first roll-out of its N500 billion social investment programmes, the Nigerian government is set to begin taking applications online for positions in the 500,000 direct teacher jobs...

Acting president, Yemi Osinbajo mourns Keshi

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 01:07 PM PDT

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday mourned the passing away of football star and coach, Stephen Keshi. In a statement signed by Osinbajo, he said that the news of the sudden death of...

Catfish may soon be out of the reach of the average Nigerian

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 12:29 PM PDT

Catfish may soon be out of the reach of the average Nigerian as the hike in prices of feeds has forced some fish farmers out of business, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some farmers who...

Past leaders foresaw crisis in Lake Chad region - Acting President, Osinbajo

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 12:29 PM PDT

Nigeria's Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says past leaders of countries bordering the Lake Chad Basin foresaw the crisis in the region when they established a development commission in...

I have no rift with Buhari - Tinubu

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 12:06 PM PDT

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has dismissed a rumour that he publicly condemned the policies and performance of President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu said...

Prison inmate escapes from court premises in Benin

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 12:00 PM PDT

An awaiting-trial inmate at Oko Medium Prison escaped from the premises of State High Court where he was to be tried in Benin on Wednesday morning. A prison official told the News Agency of Nigeria...

I was not aware of ill-fated 2014 recruitment — Ex-Immigration Comptroller-General

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 11:50 AM PDT

A former Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr David Parradang, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that he was not aware of the recruitment exercise. Parradang, the...

Buhari Mourns Stephen Keshi In Emotional Message

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 01:53 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday gave a soul-stirring message on the sudden death of a former Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi. Buhari stated this in a post on his official Twitter...

See reactions of Nigerians on Gen Sani Abacha's death anniversary

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 10:02 AM PDT

It is eighteen years after the military Head-of-State General Sani Abacha passed away. See the reactions of Nigerians on twitter.

Ronaldo Beats Messi To Top Forbes List Of Richest Athletes

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 09:55 AM PDT

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been listed as the highest-paid athlete in the world by American business magazine Forbes. The Real Madrid forward is the first footballer to ever top the...

Ramadan Fast Attack: Kaduna Government condemns attack on Francis Emmanuel

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 09:30 AM PDT

The Kaduna State government has strongly condemned the criminal attack on a citizen, Francis Emmanuel, who was assaulted in Kakuri-Kaduna Tuesday, directing the police to arrest the perpetrators of...

Ronaldo named the world's highest-paid athlete

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 09:42 AM PDT

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as the world's highest-paid athlete in the 2016 edition of American business magazine Forbes' list. Ronaldo earned $88 million up to June 1 2016, which is made up of...

Maria Sharapova Banned For 2 Years

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 01:54 PM PDT

International Tennis Federation (ITF) has banned Maria Sharapova for two years after the tennis star tested positive for banned substance meldonium. Sharapova failed a doping test during the...

If Aregbesola implements Hijab verdict, Christians will wear church garments to school – CAN

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 09:32 AM PDT

Osun state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, OS-CAN, has warned that if Governor Rauf Aregbesola proceeds with implementing the recent State High Court judgment on wearing of Hijab by...

Keshi's Brother: Not Even 10 Million Soldiers Could Have Stopped His Death

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 01:54 PM PDT

Brother and manager of former Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi, Emmanuel Ado, has said the death of his brother was destined by God Keshi and not even "10 million soldiers would have stopped it". Keshi,...

Why I made Keshi captain – Onigbinde

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 09:14 AM PDT

Ex-Super Eagles handler, Adegboye Onigbinde has described the late national team captain, Stephen Keshi as a dedicated and committed Nigerian endowed with leadership qualities. Onigbinde revealed on...

FG explains plea to banks not to sack workers

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 09:03 AM PDT

The Federal Government on Wednesday said its recent appeal to banks not to sack workers was based on the conviction that by the time the economy picks up, the banks would need the workers...

Militants push oil price to $51 – highest in 8 months

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 08:45 AM PDT

Oil prices jumped to the highest level in eight months on Wednesday due to ongoing supply disruptions in Nigeria and strong Chinese oil demand data. Industry data had shown a larger-than-expected...

Apo killings: ECOWAS court imposes $3.3m fine on Nigeria

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 08:24 AM PDT

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has fined Nigeria $3.3m for the September 2013 killing of eight citizens at Apo district in Abuja. The regional court ordered the...

Nigerians can now obtain 5-year visa to South Africa

Posted: 08 Jun 2016 08:19 AM PDT

Lulu Mnguni,  South African high commissioner to Nigeria, has announced his government's decision to commence the issuance of 5-year visas to Nigerian professionals, business people and other...
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