Friday, 12 August 2016

NigerianEye: “Nigeria now a very poor country - Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria now a very poor country - Buhari” plus 29 more

Nigeria now a very poor country - Buhari

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:51 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said Nigeria has suddenly become a poor country as a result of the sharp drop in price of oil. He however said the prudent manner his administration had been...

Michael Phelps Wins His 22nd Olympic Gold Medal

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 07:44 PM PDT

Michael Phelps won his 22nd career gold medal in spectacular fashion on Friday morning, demolishing his rivals in the 200m individual medley. Phelps won with a time of 1:54.66 which is just outside...

Budget padding is not an offence - Dogara

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:53 PM PDT

House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara insisted yesterday that budget padding is not an offence, saying no lawmaker can be investigated or tried for it. "No member of the National Assembly...

PDP will soon break and disappear into oblivion - Dokpesi

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:53 PM PDT

A national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, has warned that the party may go into oblivion if it does not get it right during its forthcoming national...

India, Spain, Netherlands are the biggest buyers of Nigeria’s crude oil — NNPC

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:44 PM PDT

India, Spain and The Netherlands have emerged biggest buyers of Nigeria's crude oil over a 12-month period, from June 2015 to May 2016, according to a document obtained, yesterday, from the Nigerian...

Nigeria spends N1 Trillon on food imports annually – FG

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:37 PM PDT

Massive importation of food, especially, rice, wheat, sugar and fish, has continued to bleed the nation's economy, with the four items accounting for a whopping N1 trillion loss to the nation...

Governor Fayose awards N59m contracts to artisans

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:33 PM PDT

The Ekiti State Government has awarded N59m worth of contracts for the making of 1,250 desks and chairs for primary schools in state under the Millennium Development Goals to carpenters and...

FRSC orders closure of U-turns on Lagos/Ibadan Road

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:32 PM PDT

The Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, has asked the contractors on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to close the U-turns on the road. He added that religious...

I discussed national matters with Buhari - Soyinka

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:28 PM PDT

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting, which lasted about an hour, was held inside the President's office at the...

House of Reps summon Fayemi over NIOMCO, Ajaokuta steel

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:24 PM PDT

The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, over the "modified concession" of the Nigerian Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe, to...

Nigeria set to spend N100 Billion on capital projects

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 06:20 PM PDT

Nigeria will spend 100 billion naira ($312.50 million) on capital projects in the coming days as part of the 2016 budget, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday. Government capital spending...

REVEALED: How Nigeria helped Turkey during coup attempt

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 04:08 PM PDT

The Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, has spoken of his country's gratitude to Nigeria for its support during the July 15 failed coup. Mr. Cakil said his country will never forget the...

Rio Olympics 2016: Murray and Nadal zoom into quarter-finals

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 02:27 PM PDT

Defending champion Andy Murray survived a scare to reach the Olympic men's singles quarter-finals but Johanna Konta exited the women's singles. Murray fought back after losing eight successive...

Rio Olympics 2016 Medal Table So Far

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 03:10 PM PDT

See below for the latest medal table. Medal standingsCountry 1 United States13121035 2 China106925 3 Japan611219 4 Australia53614 5 South Korea52411 6 Hungary5117 7 Russia47617 8 Germany4318 9...

Olympics: Five facts about Rio swimming on Friday

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 01:13 PM PDT

Five things to watch for on the seventh day of the Rio Olympics swimming competition on Friday: Michael Phelps goes for a fourth straight title in the 100m butterfly — a race that has provided...

Nigeria confirms two fresh polio cases

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 01:07 PM PDT

The World Health Organisation and the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole have confirmed an outbreak of wild polio virus in Borno State. Adewole in a statement on Thursday said the outbreak has...

“No, Barack Obama is not the founder of ISIS” - Clinton replies Trump

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 12:49 PM PDT

Hillary Clinton admonished rival Donald Trump on Thursday for claiming that she and Barack Obama were the founders of the Islamic State, saying anyone who would "sink so low" should never be...

Edo Governorship Polls: INEC clears Ize-Iyamu, Obaseki, others

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 12:45 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had cleared Osagie Ize-Iyamu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 18 others as candidates in the Sept. 10 governorship election in...

'All Nigerian states are safe' - Nigerian government replies U.S

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 12:03 PM PDT

The Federal Government on Thursday debunked recent negative reports by the U.S.government about the safety of citizens in at least 20 of the 36 states of the federation. Minister of Information and...

We paid nine years pension arrears – Oshiomhole

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 11:52 AM PDT

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has dismissed the allegation that his administration's failure to settle accumulated pension arrears will cripple the incoming administration in the state. Oshiomhole...

Borno establishes board to check preaching

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 11:50 AM PDT

The Borno State Government on Thursday inaugurated an Islamic Preaching Board with the responsibility of regulating preaching in order to prevent future incitement of religious faithfuls. Governor...

Clinton, Obama founded ISIS – Trump

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 11:42 AM PDT

Republican candidate Donald Trump roiled the United States presidential campaign once again, with the jaw-dropping assertion on Wednesday that Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama "founded" the...

Rio 2016: Green Olympic diving pool is ‘safe’ say officials

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 10:01 AM PDT

The lush, green diving pool at the Olympics might not be as safe as officials are saying, according an expert. Olympic officials have said that though they don't know what has caused the water to...

If Buhari finds oil in the North, they will call for break up- Fani Kayode

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 09:57 AM PDT

Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday intensifies his advocacy for a restructuring in Nigeria, while emphasizing that he prays for President Muhammadu Buhari to find crude oil in...

Man beats wife to death for denying him s3x

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 09:39 AM PDT

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates' court has ordered the remand of a 42-year-old man, Josiah Johnson, in prison custody for allegedly beating his wife to death. The prosecutor, Sgt. Oriyomi Akinwale, told...

Odion Ighalo Signs New Watford Contract Extension

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 09:32 AM PDT

Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo has extended his contract till June 2021. The extension was agreed this week and Watford to make an official announcement shortly. "It's a done deal," reported a...

Jubilation in Onitsha as FG releases detained IPOB members

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 09:22 AM PDT

There was jubilation on Thursday in Onitsha after the federal government of Nigeria, through the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice released all their members who were arrested by various...

Nigeria is a poor country, accountability is not making people know there is severe shortage – Buhari

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 09:06 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the prudence and accountability employed by his administration in managing the Nation's affairs are creating the impression of prosperity whereas reverse was...

Police detectives set to storm Dogara’s multi-billion Farms in Nasarawa

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 09:01 AM PDT

The Police Special Investigation team probing the alleged padding of the 2016 budget by Principal Officers of the House of Representatives as claimed by former Appropriation Chairman, Abdulmumin...

Amaechi: Can a Leopard Ever Change Its Spots?

Posted: 11 Aug 2016 08:46 AM PDT

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil." – Jeremiah 13:23 When the Bible says the leopard cannot change its spots, it...
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