Friday 22 July 2016

NigerianEye: “2016 Olympics: Shame as Nigerian athletes beg for fund on social media” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “2016 Olympics: Shame as Nigerian athletes beg for fund on social media” plus 29 more

2016 Olympics: Shame as Nigerian athletes beg for fund on social media

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 10:15 PM PDT

Condemnations have continued to trail the delay by the Nigerian authorities in releasing funds to the country's contigents, billed to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympics, holding in Brazil between...

EFCC releases Omisore after 19 days in detention

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 09:53 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday released a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, after 19 days in detention. It was learnt that Omisore was released on...

USA 2016: Hillary Clinton picks Tim Kaine as running mate

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 09:54 PM PDT

Hillary Clinton on Friday tapped Tim Kaine, a popular Spanish-speaking senator from the swing state of Virginia, to be her running mate in the White House showdown against Donald Trump. "I'm...

Music superstar, Adele 'accidentally' kisses Nigerian man for flying all the way from Nigeria for her concert in Canada

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 10:39 PM PDT

A 21-year-old Nigerian fan of Adele's has been mind blown after kissing the singer while on stage with her. VIDEO BELOW The ecstatic fan who flew all the way from Nigeria to Vancouver, Canada to...

Nollywood star, Lola Alao confirms her conversion to Islam

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 09:29 PM PDT

Rumours have been flying in that Popular yoruba movie actress/ producer Lola Alao has converted from Christianity to islam, and she took to social media yesterday to make an announcement to confirm...

Latest from Munich terror attack: 9 dead, 16 wounded...shooter commits suicide

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 09:14 PM PDT

Nine people were killed and 16 wounded in a shooting rampage at a Munich shopping centre. Investigators found the body of the suspected shooter, who appears to have acted alone and then killed...

Abia governorship tussle: Ogah’s certificate of return fake - PDP

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 09:00 PM PDT

The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the certificate of return given to Dr Uche Ogah by the South East Commissioner of Independent National Electoral...

Katsina governor calls Niger Delta Avengers 'criminals'

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 08:58 PM PDT

The Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Masari yesterday faulted the agitation of the Niger Delta Avengers and rated them as criminals. He said he suspected that the Avengers might have been...

Saraki must respect party supremacy - Marafa

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 08:54 PM PDT

The new Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Kabiru Marafa (Zamfara), said yesterday that Senate President Bukola Saraki owes it a duty to respect his party, All...

Ohanaeze to IPOB - 'Stop agitation for sovereign state'

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 08:52 PM PDT

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council has told the various groups agitating for self determination in the south east to perish the dream, saying that Ndigbo are stakeholders in the country and have no...

INEC office bombed in Rivers ahead of rerun

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 08:49 PM PDT

Barely a week to the July 30 inconclusive rerun in Rivers State, the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was bombed yesterday in Bori-Ogoni, the traditional headquarters of...

Jimi Agbaje tipped for PDP national chairman

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 08:46 PM PDT

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State during the 2015 election, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, is being tipped for the position of the party's national chairman. A...

I will not stop criticizing Buhari's APC government - Fayose

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 08:42 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose on Friday said he would not stop being vocal in his criticism of the All Progressives Congress-led government despite attempts to keep him silent. Fayose was the...

I'm ready to spend BIG on new players - Wenger

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:11 PM PDT

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stressed that he is ready to spend big if the right candidate becomes available. The Emirates side secured the services of Granit Xhaka before Euro 2016 to get...

NiMet predicts rainy, cloudy weather for Saturday

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 02:32 PM PDT

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted morning rains over Abuja, Lafia, Makurdi, Jalingo, Ibi and Mambilla Plateau on Saturday. The predictions are contained in the Weather...

Public transport suspended in Munich following terror attack

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 02:25 PM PDT

Munich's main train station has been evacuated and metro and bus transport in the city suspended on police orders. The decision followed the killing of at least six persons by gunmen, who attacked...

No urgent need to evacuate Nigerians in South Sudan – FG

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 02:23 PM PDT

Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Friday said that there were no urgent need to evacuate Nigerians in South Sudan as there are no immediate threats to their lives and property. Onyeama,...

NFF considers new foreign coaches, Sredojevic, Giresse for Eagles job

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 02:19 PM PDT

Reports gathered Friday indicate that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are mulling over suggestion brought before it by managers of two coaches in Milutin Sredojevic and Alain Giresse for the...

Multiple deaths at shooting rampage in German shopping mall

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 09:58 PM PDT

Gunmen went on a shooting rampage in a shopping mall in the southern German city of Munich on Friday, killing and wounding many people, police said. Authorities were evacuating people from the...

NAFDAC seizes sex stamina drugs, others worth N15 million

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:43 AM PDT

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has in its recent operations in Gembu, Taraba State, impounded unregistered drugs worth N15 million. The impounded drugs...

250 members of youth vigilante group, Civilian-JTF join Nigerian Army

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:40 AM PDT

A total number of 250 ex-members of the youth vigilante, Civilian-JTF, who had been supporting the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram, have concluded military training and have been...

We are not detaining Dasuki indefinitely - FG

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:35 AM PDT

Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla said Friday in Abuja that the Federal Government was not detaining Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) indefinitely. He...

'Buhari is a liar' - Niger-Delta militants deny peace talks with FG

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:28 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's claim to be in talks with Niger Delta militants, including the notorious Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), has been described as a manifestation of the president's insincerity,...

It’s senseless for PDP to zone presidency, chairmanship to the same region – Makarfi

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:22 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Friday inaugurated an 88-member zoning committee with a mandate to open the democratic space at its forthcoming national convention. The Chairman of the...

Prices of rice, beans rise in Lagos

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:20 AM PDT

The prices of a 50kg bag of rice and a 100kg bag of beans at the popular Mile 12 market in Lagos, have slightly increased from N13,500 to N13,600 and N23,000 to N23,800 respectively. These new...

Tompolo to Buhari - 'My father brutalized, lower limbs amputated'

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:18 AM PDT

ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, said Friday, that his family and associates were under siege by security agents, who allegedly treated roughly his 84-year-old father, in...

First HIV prevention drug approved in Europe

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:16 AM PDT

The first drug designed to help to prevent HIV transmission in people at high risk of infection was approved for use in the European Union on Friday. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved...

Ribabu returns to APC

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 11:07 AM PDT

Former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, said he has returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that he took the decision as "as a loyal...

'RIP, Marcos Rojo' - Man Utd fans destroy Rojo after shambolic performance against Dortmund

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 10:10 AM PDT

Manchester United's pre-season preparations took a hit when they lost 4-1 to Borussia Dortmund in the International Champions Cup. Marcos Rojo came in for criticism from United fans in the social...

INEC set for Saturday legislative re-run polls in Kogi, Imo

Posted: 22 Jul 2016 09:52 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday expressed readiness for the conduct of outstanding legislative re-run elections in Kogi and Imo. Mr Nick Dazang, Deputy Director,...
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