Monday, 22 August 2016

NigerianEye: “'Buhari's unfair to us, not keeping his promises' - Parents of abducted Chibok girls” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “'Buhari's unfair to us, not keeping his promises' - Parents of abducted Chibok girls” plus 29 more


'Buhari's unfair to us, not keeping his promises' - Parents of abducted Chibok girls

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 07:07 PM PDT

Parents of the abducted Chibok girls have accused the Federal Government of being unfair to them. Parents of Chibok girls crying during a visit to Abuja to press for the release of their girlsMother...

Boko Haram militants invade Borno village, kill many

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 07:07 PM PDT

Boko Haram insurgents has sacked Shawa, a village in Askira Local Government Area of Borno State, the leader of the youth vigilance group in the area, Istifanus Apagu, told newsmen. Apagu said on...

US POLITICS: Trump supporters release n.a.k.e.d portrait of Clinton

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 07:08 PM PDT

Clinton portrait A week after a n.u.d.e statue of Donald Trump, US Republican presidential candidate hit the internet, n.u.d.e statues of Hilary Clinton, US Democratic Presidential candidate has...

Pastor arrested for chaining his son, many others

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 07:09 PM PDT

A 70-YEAR-OLD 'pastor', Emmanuel Adeyemi, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly chaining his son and 27 others. Adeyemi was arrested alongside his first wife, at his Oyinbo Unity...

Angry mob kill EIGHT over alleged blasphemy against Islam

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 07:09 PM PDT

No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara following violence that erupted over alleged blasphemy by a student of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic,...

PDP should forget Benue - APC

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 05:43 PM PDT

Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State Comrade Abba Yaro has told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to forget about ruling the state. He said after ruling the state for 16...

FG resumes Oyo/Ogbomoso road project

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 05:25 PM PDT

The Federal Government yesterday officially resumed Oyo-Ogbomoso road project, which is the section II of the Ibadan-Ilorin expressway. The resumption ceremony of the 52-kilometre road, which was...

Lagos warns monarchs, others against supporting land grabbers

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 05:02 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Monday warned traditional rulers and other highly-placed members of the society to be ready to lock horns with it if they involved themselves in land grabbing in the...

CCT rules on Saraki’s fresh motion to stop trial on October 5

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 04:40 PM PDT

The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, has fixed October 5 to deliver ruling on the fresh motion seeking to suspend hearing on the 16-count criminal charge pending against the Senate President,...

Ex-militant group gives agenda for proposed Niger-Delta dialogue

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 04:38 PM PDT

An ex-militant group which, two days ago accepted to be part of the peaceful negotiation proposed by Niger Delta leaders, yesterday, gave insight into what it will request the Federal Government to...

Restructuring isn’t the way out for Nigeria — Governor Ganduje

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 04:27 PM PDT

Against the backdrop of calls for true federalism, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has said restructuring was not the panacea to the nation's current socio-economic woes. Instead,...

Leader of Boko Haram cell arrested in Kano

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 07:09 PM PDT

The Department of State Services (DSS) said it had arrested the leader of a Boko Haram cell in Kano, as well as 22 other suspects between July and August in furtherance to its ongoing tactical and...

‘Gov. Wike, you used federal might to seize stadium from Gov. Amaechi in 2015’ – APC

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 04:19 PM PDT

The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC says it is nauseating that the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, once again, threw caution to the wind and fed members of Nigerian...

We’ll partner Islamic Development Bank on health, water, others – Buhari

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 04:13 PM PDT

The Federal Government says it will deepen its partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to fund critical projects in health, water and the infrastructure sector.  This is contained...

Emefiele says capacity deficits remain a challenge to West Africa

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 03:45 PM PDT

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Monday said that capacity deficits remained a major challenge facing countries in the West African region. Emefiele said at the...

It is now clear Clinton Foundation most corrupt enterprise – Trump

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:54 PM PDT

Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Hillary Clinton shut down the charitable foundation run by her husband, former US president Bill Clinton, branding it a "corrupt enterprise." "The Clintons have...

MEND accepts Niger Delta Avengers ceasefire

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:51 PM PDT

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Monday night, commended the decision of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, to cease hostilities and dialogue with the Federal Government, but...

NDLEA staff drowns in Maiduguri while chasing suspected drug baron

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:49 PM PDT

The Borno Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the death of one of its staff members who got drowned in a river in Maiduguri while chasing a notorious drug...

Buhari’s emergency power bill: We’ll react when we read the report – senators

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:46 PM PDT

Nigerian senators are mute over the speculated report that a bill aimed at given President Muhammadu Buhari emergency sweeping powers to source money to stimulate the country's ailing economy was in...

FG contributes $1.5b to TCN to increase electricity transmission for Nigerians

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:33 PM PDT

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its on-going five year expansion programme, designed at expanding electricity transmission capacity to 11,500 Mega Watts(MW) by 2019 will require 7.5...

'Buhari’s administration means well for Nigerians'

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:19 PM PDT

A former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, says President Muhammadu Buhari's administration means well for Nigerians, urging support for its developmental programmes. Wogu said...

Fulani herdsmen murder Redeemed church pastor

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 12:13 PM PDT

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Sunday night killed one Pastor Luka Ubangari of Redeemed Christian Church of God at Shawa village, near Godogodo, in Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna...

We will would win medals for Nigeria – Paralympics Committee

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 09:58 AM PDT

The Nigerian Paralympics Committee on Monday assured Nigerians that its athletes would win medals for the country at the forthcoming Paralympics in Rio, Brazil, from September 7 to September...

IN PICTURES: Man who named dog "Buhari" appears in court

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 09:35 AM PDT

Mr Joachim Chinakwe, The 40-year-old trader arrested for naming his dog Buhari, , has been arraigned in court. Joachim, who was arrested on August 13, 2016, was arraigned before a Sango Magistrate...

BREAKING: 20 feared dead as Kano varsity building collapses

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 09:17 AM PDT

No fewer than 20 people were feared dead when TETFUND sponsored two storey building under construction collapsed at Kano University of Technology . The incident that occurred midday was said to...

Prisoners undergo surgery for gunshot wounds after failed jailbreak

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 09:09 AM PDT

Some inmates of the Abakaliki prisons who sustained gunshot injuries during the August 18 botched jailbreak are set to undergo surgery. The prisoners are receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching...

CCT Trial: Danladi Umar Announces Date To Rule On Saraki's Application for Disqualification

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 09:04 AM PDT

Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has announced that he rule on Senate President Bukola Saraki's application seeking the withdrawal of the judge from his trial, on October...

Al Jazeera visits the war the world forgot in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 08:59 AM PDT

In The War The World Forgot, a People & Power investigation for Al Jazeera, Callum Macrae returns to the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, the frontline of Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir's...

Don’t swap Chibok girls with Boko Haram detainees – UK-based activist advises Buhari

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 08:44 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by a United Kingdom based Nigerian activist, Philip Agbese, to overlook the offer to swap the abducted Chibok schoolgirls with Boko Haram prisoners, adding...

We regret voting for Buhari in 2015, Chibok community says

Posted: 22 Aug 2016 08:40 AM PDT

People from Chibok community resident in Abuja and members of the #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG), movement on Monday said they regretted voting for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential...

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