Wednesday, 31 August 2016

NigerianEye: “Nigeria should focus on fighting Avengers first before fighting Boko Haram – Abdullahi” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria should focus on fighting Avengers first before fighting Boko Haram – Abdullahi” plus 29 more


Nigeria should focus on fighting Avengers first before fighting Boko Haram – Abdullahi

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:44 PM PDT

Ex-Adviser on Food Security to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof Ango Abdullahi, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to fight the Niger Delta Avengers before taking on Boko...

'Boko Haram now ready for peace' - Mama Boko Haram says

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:20 PM PDT

Hajiya Aisha Wakil, who is believed to be close to the Boko Haram leadership, says the group is ready for talks with the Federal Government on the fate of the 219 missing Chibok girls. She said...

Price of cement shoots up to to N2,300/bag

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:19 PM PDT

The price of cement yesterday rose to N2,300 in Lagos and other parts of the country. Before the hike, a bag of cement costs about N1, 600 marking over 35 per cent rise in the cost of the raw...

Nigerians excited as Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg visits Lagos

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:20 PM PDT

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook – the largest social media network – yesterday paid his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria, his destination, has the largest mobile and internet...

Biafra cannot be renounced – MASSOB

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:46 PM PDT

The leadership of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday, stated that Biafra is not negotiable and cannot be renounced as it is pivotal to the...

N2 Billion fraud: Orubebe hypertensive, lawyer tells court

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:31 PM PDT

OrubebeA former Minister of Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe, was on Tuesday absent from a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, where he was scheduled to be arraigned alongside others...

Ogun state government promises 100 roads in 100 days

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:19 PM PDT

The Ogun State Government has revealed plans to construct 100 roads in 100 rural communities in the state. The government said before the end of the year, work would commence on construction of...

Woman escapes from Delta kidnappers

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:14 PM PDT

A mother of two has escaped from some suspected kidnappers, who had taken her captive in an uncompleted building in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the...

Power supply in Nigeria now 3,061Mw

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:06 PM PDT

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday sent out 3,061megawatts (Mw) of electricity generated by the electricity generation companies to the 11 distribution companies (DisCos). The...

Ondo Election: INEC disowns Jimoh Ibrahim as PDP flagbearer

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:00 PM PDT

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned the Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary organised by the Ali Modu Sheriff's faction. The primary was...

EFCC probes Ebonyi governor’s brother over N400m poll cash

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:58 PM PDT

Detectives are probing Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi's brother, Austine Umahi, and two others over DN400million slush funds linked to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2015 presidential...

Court refuses to stop Kashamu’s arrest

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:43 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday declined to grant an order sought by Senator Buruji Kashamu to restrain the Department of State Service (DSS) and the Police from arresting him. Kashamu, a...

Father of triplets begs Governor Ambode for support

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:42 PM PDT

A barber, Mr Nurudeen Nofiu, whose wife, Sola was delivered of triplets in June has appealed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Nigerians to come to his family's aid. According to Nofiu, the triplets,...

25.3 million Nigerians out of school – FG

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:41 PM PDT

The Federal Government on Monday said about 25.3 million Nigerian children and youths are out of school across the country. To reduce this figure, the government said it plans to enrol about 2. 9...

Fulani herdsman arrested with AK-47 rifle, ammunition in Enugu

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:39 PM PDT

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herdsman, Ibrahim Adamumale, for alleged possession of an AK-47 rifle. The suspect, who claimed to be an indigene of Nasarawa State, was...

APC urges large turnout as Buhari visits Osun

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:37 PM PDT

Osun State All Progressives Congress Chairman Prince Gboyega Famodun has urged residents to come out enmasse to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari, who will be visiting the state tomorrow. In a...

Boko Haram: Kids battle malnutrition in IDPs camp

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:29 PM PDT

Children who escaped the terror of Boko Haram are now facing starvation in Internally Displaced Persons' (IDPs) camps. The youngsters, some of them only infants, are being treated in a feeding...

Treasury Looters: Nigeria, Britain join forces

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:28 PM PDT

Looters who plan to hide their illicit wealth in Britain will face a hostile host, with the signing yesterday of a pact by the two countries. Britain will facilitate the return of stolen assets on...

Military not targeting militants – DHQ

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:52 PM PDT

The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday said that the military was not targeting the militants in the ongoing operation 'Crocodile Smile' in the Niger Delta. The Acting Director, Defence Information,...

Arsenal complete Mustafi signing

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:41 PM PDT

Arsenal announced the signing of centre-back Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia for an undisclosed fee on Tuesday. The 24-year-old's transfer was confirmed after manager Arsene Wenger announced that...

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook in Lagos, Nigeria

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:05 PM PDT

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebbook is currently in Nigeria. He arrived Nigeria this afternoon. His first stop is the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Yaba, Lagos. He arrived Nigeria this afternoon in what...

Sergio Aguero charged with violent conduct

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:55 AM PDT

Pep Guardiola looks likely to resume rivalries with Jose Mourinho shorn of his top attacker after the Football Association (FA) charged Sergio Aguero with violent conduct for elbowing Winston...

Juan Cuadrado to join Juventus

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:51 AM PDT

Juan Cuadrado will complete a loan move from Chelsea to Juventus in the next 24 hours after the clubs agreed a deal on Tuesday. The Bianconeri have attempted to re-sign the Colombian winger, who...

OFFICIAL: Rosicky joins Sparta Prague

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:47 AM PDT

Tomas Rosicky has completed his return to Sparta Prague on a two-year deal, the Czech club confirmed on Tuesday. Rosicky started his professional career with Sparta before making a move to Borussia...

Edo monarch places curse on citizens who vote against APC

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:10 AM PDT

The Iyase of Udo kingdom, Patrick Igbinidu, has placed curses on his subjects who do not vote for All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming Edo state gubernatorial election. According to...

Court throws out Kashamu's application to stop extradition to US

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 10:11 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused application by Sen. Buruji Kashamu, seeking an order to restrain the Department of State Services from extraditing him to the U.S to face charges. The...

Egyptian club sack Cameroon international after testing HIV positive

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:49 AM PDT

Cameroon international Samuel Nlend has been sacked by Egyptian Premier League club, Al Ittihad after testing positive for AIDS. The 21-year-old was fired just four days after signing a three year...

My wife usually beats me - Husband begs court to dissolve marriage

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:48 AM PDT

After 27 years of nuptial bliss, a man, Atoyebi Lawal, on Tuesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage, alleging that his wife beats him. "She destroyed three of...

I am Here to Win Souls for my Father - Patience Ozokwor

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:31 AM PDT

Veteran Nollywood actress turned evangelist, Patience Ozokwor aka Mama G is currently in Kumasi, Ghana to win souls for Christ. The actress in an interview upon her arrival spoke about her hunger to...

AFCON Qualifiers: Rohr Lands In Uyo; Ighalo, Ezekiel, Onazi In Camp

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:24 AM PDT

New Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has arrived in Uyo ahead of this weekend's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium. Rohr's arrival was...

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