Wednesday, 17 August 2016

NigerianEye: “Nigerian man arrested for naming his dog ‘Buhari’” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian man arrested for naming his dog ‘Buhari’” plus 29 more

Nigerian man arrested for naming his dog ‘Buhari’

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:31 PM PDT

A Nigerian man has been arrested by the police in Ogun state for naming his pet dog 'Buhari.'  The trader, Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, of No 10, Omikunle Street, Sango-Ota, Ogun State, was...

VIDEO: Nigerian Army releases footage debunking Boko Haram’s claims over killing of Chibok girls

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:40 PM PDT

WATCH VIDEO BELOW.... Below is a statement from the Nigerian Army... The attention of the Nigerian Air Force has been drawn to the latest video released online by the Boko Haram Terrorists...

'I’m not evil' - IBB says

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:32 PM PDT

Former military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida yesterday said he regretted not scrapping the National Assembly or making laws to make it optional. Speaking to reporters at his Hilltop residence in...

PDP Convention: Confusion over conflicting court rullings

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 11:04 PM PDT

There was confusion yesterday over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention slated for Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, today. Two Federal High Courts – one in Abuja and the other in...

'Please allow me go home' - rescued Chibok girl says

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:33 PM PDT

The first of more than 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to be rescued from Boko Haram after two years in captivity, said yesterday in her first interview that she just wants to go home. Amina Ali and...

Rio Olympics: Blessing Okagbare disappoints again, crashes out of 200m

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:32 PM PDT

Nigeria's medal hopes are beginning to get slimmer as top sprinter, Blessing Okagbare on Wednesday morning missed out on qualifying for the women's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Blessing...

Boko Haram video a ruse, mischievous – Nigerian Air Force

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:14 PM PDT

The Nigerian Air Force has reacted to the latest video released online by the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) group alleging the killing of some of the abducted Chibok school girls by Nigerian Air Force...

Army/Shiites clash: Buhari studying report, assures appropriate response — Presidency

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:10 PM PDT

The Presidency, yesterday, announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has received the report of the judicial inquiry into the clashes between soldiers and members of the Shiite movement in Nigeria,...

Oil price moves to $48.74

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:06 PM PDT

Oil prices have reached their highest levels in the international market in more than five weeks yesterday, as Brent crude increased to $48.74 per barrel, their highest since July 7. Meanwhile U.S....

Ex-PDP chair refunds N6m to EFCC

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:48 PM PDT

Former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bagoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Andrew Adamu, yesterday, refunded N5 million of the N12 million he was said to have received in the...

Seventh Day Adventist Church warns INEC - 'Stop fixing elections for Saturdays'

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:41 PM PDT

The Seventh Day Adventist Church has blamed religious leaders and educational institutions for the rising spate of corruption in the country. The church also appealed to the Independent National...

Six former Niger Delta militants bag first class at Benson Idahosa University

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:37 PM PDT

Six students of the Presidential Amnesty Programme have graduated from the Benson Idahosa University, Benin, Edo State with First Class honours. The Media and Communications Consultant of the...

PDP convention: We don’t know which judge to obey - INEC

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:36 PM PDT

The leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday was confused on whether to monitor or stay away from Wednesday's (today) national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party...

Sokoto plans to ban street begging

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:31 PM PDT

Street begging will soon be a thing of the past in Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said. Tambuwal made this known when he inaugurated the distribution of Zakkat and endowment to the needy...

Nigerian doctor arrested for allegedly removing patient’s kidney

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:29 PM PDT

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, Hassan Yakubu, for his alleged role in the removal of the kidney of a 24-year-old male patient in his clinic. The arrest of the...

Why Nigeria didn’t achieve much result – Buhari explains

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:26 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said although Nigeria recognised her problems early enough, the country remained a potential for too long. This, he said, made the country not to achieve much...

Lagos to seize unlicenced taxis

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:24 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government says henceforth, vehicles without its franchise being used for taxi operations will be seized. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Anofiu Elegushi, told...

Governor Aregbesola commissions job centre for unemployed youths in Osun

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:21 PM PDT

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola yesterday commissioned a job centre for unemployed youths. He said the centre located along Gbongan road in Osogbo, the state capital, will support job seekers in...

APC accuses Wike of wasting taxpayers’ money

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:19 PM PDT

The Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday accused Governor Nyesom Wike of wasting taxpayers' money on what it called "Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention jamborees." But PDP...

I am leaving a better JAMB - Ojerinde

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:14 PM PDT

A former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, yesterday said he was leaving the board better than he met it after nine years. Prof. Ojerinde told...

8,000 Boko Haram members surrender - Nigerian military

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:13 PM PDT

The military yesterday in Abuja said 8,000 Boko Haram members voluntarily surrendered to its "Operation Safe Corridor" in the Northeast. Director of Defence Information Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar...

Court remands four over alleged murder of Oyo lawmaker

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:10 PM PDT

A Chief Magistrate's Court at Iyaganku, Ibadan has ordered the remand of four men for allegedly robbing and shooting to death a member of Oyo State House of Assembly Mr. Gideon Aremu The defendants:...

Four killed in Ogun after drinking ogogoro

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:05 PM PDT

Four people have died in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, after drinking local liquor known as ogogoro .. Three of the victims died instantly while the other one died later. The vendor of the...

New court order stops PDP convention, reprimands INEC

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 11:23 AM PDT

Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday re-affirmed his Monday's interim order stopping the Peoples Docratic Party from going ahead with its plan to conduct its national...

Rio Olympics: Nigeria's Divine Oduduru Qualifies for 200m Semi Final

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:58 AM PDT

Former IAAF World Junior 200m silver medallist Divine Oduduru has qualified for the 200 metres semi final at the Rio 2016 Olympics. He came second after Olympic gold medalist and Jamaican athlete,...

Intensify efforts at tackling predicted flooding, IBB urges Buhari

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:55 AM PDT

Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts at tackling the flooding predicted by that the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET). Babangida...

Top 500 universities - no Nigerian varsity on the list

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:29 AM PDT

No university in Nigeria made it to the top 500 universities in the 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released on Monday. The ranking is released by ShanghaiRanking consultancy,...

Nigerian footballer dies during training

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:21 AM PDT

Nigerian footballer Michael Umanyika has been reported dead during training with Azerbaijani First Division club Zaqatala PFK. The 20-year-old midfielder was reported to have suddenly stopped and...

Rio Olympics: Usain Bolt eases into 200m semi-finals

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:16 AM PDT

Jamaica's seven-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt ran 20.28 seconds to reach the semi-finals of the men's 200m. Bolt, who won the 100m title on Sunday, jogged home in the final 50 metres to win the...

Tinubu gave me enough money for Ondo APC governorship primary - Chairman

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:15 AM PDT

The Ondo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Isaac Kekemeke, yesterday boasted that he had been allegedly given enough money by the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Ahmed...
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