Sunday, 28 August 2016

NigerianEye: “INEC REC returns N20 million poll bribe after EFCC investigation” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “INEC REC returns N20 million poll bribe after EFCC investigation” plus 29 more


INEC REC returns N20 million poll bribe after EFCC investigation

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 07:18 PM PDT

Abia State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Sylvester Ezeani has refunded N20million to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The cash is part of the N23.29billion bribe given...

Olu Falae links Jonathan to N100m election funds scam

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 07:17 PM PDT

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, has submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission an email correspondence between him and a former Chairman of the...

I'm willing to swap detained Boko Haram members for Chibok girls - Buhari

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 07:17 PM PDT

Faced with intense criticism of his government's inability to free scores of teenage girls held captive by the Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his government's willingness to...

20 hours of rain cause flooding in Lagos

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 07:19 PM PDT

A 20-hour rain pounded the city of Lagos yesterday resulting into several flooded homes and roads all around the state. The Southwest witnessed one of the heaviest rains in recent times. It...

The Butchers from the North by Femi Fani-Kayode

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 07:19 PM PDT

The butchers from the north are better known as the Fulani militants and herdsmen. They have unleashed horror and levied war against the people of Nigeria over the last one year. The saints are the...

Police probe death of man in lover’s apartment

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 07:00 PM PDT

The Lagos State Police Command has begun investigation into the discovery of the lifeless body of a 37-year-old man in her girlfriend's apartment in Abule-Egba area of Lagos. This is just as a...

Oshiomhole spent 65% of capital budget in his village — Ize-Iyamu

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:58 PM PDT

The flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the September 10 elections in Edo, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has urged voters to reject the APC for the clannish and discriminatory actions of...

Power outage disrupts flights at Lagos airport

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:55 PM PDT

Flight operations were disrupted at the international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, for two days; Saturday and Sunday, following continued power outage. According to the...

N10 Billon: Jibrin should undergo psychiatric tests – Reps

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:52 PM PDT

Leaders of the House of Representatives said on Sunday that psychiatric tests should be conducted on its former Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, to ascertain whether he...

Dickson, Bayelsa APC clash over alleged missing $4.6m

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:49 PM PDT

The invasion of the home of Mr. Richie Etonye, an accountant attached to the Bayelsa State Government House by the police, has triggered a war of words between Governor Seriake Dickson and the All...

Aviation fuel scarcity cripples airlines’ operations

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:46 PM PDT

For stakeholders in the aviation sector, these are not the best of times. To domestic airline operators, passengers and regulators, the scarcity of aviation fuel, known in aviation parlance as Jet...

FG to prosecute occupants of right-of-way

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:40 PM PDT

Fashola The Federal Government has threatened to punish any road users blocking the right-of-way to prevent road damage and the ensure free-flow of traffic. Minister of Power, Works and Housing,...

Cross River gets 20 megawatts power equipment

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:39 PM PDT

The Cross River State government, at the weekend, took delivery of the equipment for a 20-megawatt plant. Governor Ben Ayade received the equipment with some government officials. Governor...

N5,000 tax enough to save a child from malaria - Fowler

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:34 PM PDT

A tax of N5, 000 is enough to save the life of a child who has malaria from death, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Tunde Fowler, has said. Fowler recalled how the...

APC hails Buhari for appointing Ekiti man NPA chairman

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:32 PM PDT

Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing an indigene of the state, Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye, as the chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports...

Modu Sheriff’s faction relocates Ondo PDP primary to Ibadan

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:30 PM PDT

The faction of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) controlled by Senator Ali Sheriff has relocated its governorship primary to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, following security reason. The faction was to...

Governor Ambode gives contractor December deadline on road projects

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:29 PM PDT

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered contractors working on multi-faceted expansion projects at the ever busy Berger Bus Stop on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to work day and night to ensure...

Every Nigerian has a right to name their dog Buhari - Falana

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 07:19 PM PDT

Femi Falana, one of Nigeria's foremost rights lawyer has spoken against the prosecution of Joachim Chinakwe, a Nigerian who named his dog "Buhari". According to reports,  Falana said that...

Nigeria recorded 2,241 robbery, rape cases in 2015 — Police

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 12:32 PM PDT

The 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, recorded 2,241 robbery cases in 2015, according to an official record obtained. Conversely, the nation recorded 2,841 robbery...

Heavy rain: Don’t panic, Lagos tells residents

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 04:29 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government has told residents not to panic over the heavy rain in the State on Sunday, saying that necessary steps had been taken to avert any incidence of flood disaster. File...

Gabon opposition candidate claims victory in presidential election

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 12:25 PM PDT

Gabon's main opposition candidate Jean Ping said Sunday he had won a presidential election, beating the incumbent Omar Bongo. Presidential candidate Jean Ping casts his ballot at the Martine Oulabou...

Non-payment of salary worsening health of Nigerians – NMA

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 12:21 PM PDT

The Nigerian Medical Association on Sunday said non-payment of workers' salary in many states in the country has worsened the health condition of Nigerians. NMA spoke in a communique issued at the...

No soldier was killed in clash with militants – Nigerian Army

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 12:18 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army has denied reports that two soldiers were killed during the military operation in Omuawa in Ikerre LGA of Rivers State where five militants were shot dead. Spokesman, 2nd Brigade...

We did not pick Wole Soyinka to negotiate on our behalf - Niger Delta Avengers

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 12:11 PM PDT

The Niger Delta Avengers has refuted the claim that it nominated Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; a former Abia State governor, Mr. Orji Kalu and five others to negotiate with the federal...

Parading of suspects unconstitutional – Lawyers

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 12:07 PM PDT

Some Lagos-based lawyers have condemned parading of arrested suspects by the police, saying it is unconstitutional and damaging to the person involved. They said that often those paraded were...

Lagos reads riot act to owners of illegal structures, street hawkers

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 12:06 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Sunday read the riot act to all the owners of illegal structures, shanties, street hawkers and those who have converted walkways into trading points and food courts in...

Nigeria will be one of the most attractive places of doing business in the world by 2019 - Buhari

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 12:02 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya that Nigeria will be one of the most attractive and easiest places of doing business in the world by 2019. Speaking at a plenary session...

We are not answerable to you - Ijaw monarchs tell Edwin Clark

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 10:50 AM PDT

Ijaw traditional rulers have declared that they are not subject to Chief Edwin Clark. According to reports, the monarchs made the declaration after Clark bashed them for meeting with the Minister...

Aliko Dangote visits IDPs in Borno

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 10:45 AM PDT

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has renamed the popular Baga road in Maiduguri Metropolis after Alhaji Aliko Dangote following his immense contribution and support to victims of Boko Haram...

Nigeria will rise 20 places in the ease-of-doing-business ranking by 2019 - Buhari

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 10:39 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says that Nigeria will be among the top 100 easiest places of doing business in the world by 2019. Buhari said this on Sunday while speaking at a plenary session on...

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