Friday, 8 July 2016

NigerianEye: “Reasons why we are no longer talking with Niger Delta Avengers – FG” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Reasons why we are no longer talking with Niger Delta Avengers – FG” plus 29 more


Reasons why we are no longer talking with Niger Delta Avengers – FG

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:33 PM PDT

The Federal Government explained yesterday why it has refused to enter into dialogue with the Niger Delta Avengers who has continuously bombed pipelines in the region even as the militants vowed not...

Abia governorship crisis deepens over conflicting court rulings

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:34 PM PDT

The governorship crisis in Abia State took a turn for the worse yesterday with conflicting rulings from different courts in Abuja and Owerri, Imo State. Moments after a Federal High Court in...

Arms Scandal: Obanikoro accuses EFCC of evidence forgery

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:51 PM PDT

Former Minister of State, Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of plans to manufacture receipts from blank letter headed papers collected from...

Nigeria begs striking oil workers

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:34 PM PDT

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has called on the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) workers to call off its industrial action in...

Identical twins give birth on the same day

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:41 PM PDT

Identical twin sisters: Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers, gave birth on the same day, same time of the different zones. The sisters, who are 35 years old, who were born 11 minutes apart, realized they...

Suicide bombers hit Borno Mosque, Killing 6

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:26 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army said yesterday that two suicide bombers attacked the town of Dambua in Borno state, with one of them gaining entry into a mosque and killing six persons and himself. Attempts by...

Obama suspends European trip for Dallas, following deadly attack that left five police dead

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 11:15 PM PDT

Barack Obama will cut short a trip to Europe and travel to Dallas next week in the wake of the deadly ambush in the city that left five police dead, the White House said Friday.  "The president...

Military coup or not can’t stop our agitation — MASSOB/BIM

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:22 PM PDT

The Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB and Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, yesterday stated that military coup d'tat or not in Nigeria, as speculated in some quarters,...

NDLEA plots to abduct me, Kashamu cries out

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:19 PM PDT

The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Prince Buruji Kashamu, has raised the alarm over a plot by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to abduct...

Police arrest 40 suspects in Ogun over cult killings

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:17 PM PDT

About 40 suspects have been arrested in different parts of Ogun State by police over killings of 11 persons allegedly carried out by suspected members of Aye Confraternity cult at Igode and Fakale...

One year after, Buhari yet to meet any of our demands - BBOG

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:11 PM PDT

The Bring Back Our Girls movement has lamented the inability of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to meet any of its demands, a year after its first parley with the president. In a...

NNPC made N217m profit under my watch, says Kachikwu

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:05 PM PDT

Former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Emmanuel Ibe-Kachikwu, said in his handover remarks yesterday that the corporation, which he said had never...

Police promotions now strictly on merit - IG

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:04 PM PDT

Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotu Idris, has promised to look into the cases of officers and men who are due for promotion. The IGP added that promotion in the force...

EFCC secures court order to detain Omisore

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:01 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) yesterday secured a warrant from a court to detain a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Otunba Iyiola Omisore in connection with the ongoing...

New NNPC GMD takes over from Kachikwu

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:03 PM PDT

The newly appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru has paid tribute to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe...

NNPC cautions against panic buying of fuel

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 03:00 PM PDT

The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC on Friday cautioned members of the public from embarking on any form of panic purchase of petroleum products in anticipation of...

Fresh war brewing in the Psquare group as Peter Okoye attacks brother, Jude

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 01:51 PM PDT

Peter Okoye has expressed his frustrations over a recent show that was promoted in Congo by Jude Okoye using the Psquare brand. The father of two is upset that the his name was used in...

Skye Bank shares drop further by 8.42%

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 01:38 PM PDT

Skye Bank's shares on Friday on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dropped further by 8.42 per cent following investors continued reaction to removal of the bank's board and executive management. The...

Thousands of pro-Fayose protesters stage counter rally

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 01:31 PM PDT

Thousands of protesters on Friday took to the streets of Ado Ekiti to declare support for Governor Ayodele Fayose. The protest held under the aegis of the Ekiti State Private Sector Union came a day...

Forbes Africa TV meets Nigerian Oil mogul Femi Otedola, the billionaire that bounced back

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 12:33 PM PDT

My Worst Day Episode 3 features Nigerian Oil Mogul Femi Otedola, the billionaire that bounced back. Femi Otedola takes us on a journey of one of his darkest days in business when he lost everything...

Tuface advises Nigerian youths - 'Follow my example'

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 12:26 PM PDT

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tubaba or Tuface, has called on youths to look beyond his weaknesses and follow his example. Tubaba made the call during an...

$2.1 billion Arms Cash: I didn’t receive a dime from Dasuki, Obanikoro - Fayose insists

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 11:42 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has insisted that he did not receive a dime from the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) and former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu...

I will not hide anything from Nigerians - Buhari

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 11:40 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that his administration will not hide anything from Nigerians in its resolute commitment to restore the economic fortunes of the country and deliver...

Spanish judge drops case against Neymar

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 11:33 AM PDT

A Spanish judge on Friday dropped a fraud and corruption case against Brazilian superstar Neymar and his father in relation to the player's 2013 transfer to Barcelona. The case had been brought by...

Edo 2016: We’ll Await Court’s final decision on PDP’s right candidate – INEC

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 11:28 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, said that it would await final outcome of court cases in deciding on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s candidate for the governorship...

Court adjourns Olisah Metuh’s case to Oct 27

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 11:14 AM PDT

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday adjourned the case of the embattled PDP spokesman, Mr Olisah Metuh, till Oct. 27 and Oct. 31. The judge, Justice Okon Abang, while announcing the new date...

2015 Elections: Court affirms candidacy of Ubah, Oduah, others

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:59 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja Friday upheld the candidacy of former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, Senator Andy Ubah and others for last year's national and state legislative election in Anambra...

Boko Haram remainants pushed to boarders - Buratai

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:55 AM PDT

Nigeria Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has said that the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents have been pushed to the boarders of Nigeria with Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon. According...

No plan to retrench workers – Governor Aregbesola

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 10:50 AM PDT

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state on Friday said the ongoing restructuring and reforms in all the state-owned tertiary institutions were not aimed at retrenching workers as being...

Treasury looters now regretting their actions – Buhari

Posted: 08 Jul 2016 09:57 AM PDT

President Mohammadu Buhari has said that the people who cornered the $2.1 billion meant for the purchase of military hardware to fight insurgency into their private pockets were not regretting their...

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