Monday, 8 August 2016

NigerianEye: “Rio 2016 Basketball: Argentina beats Nigeria 94-66” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Rio 2016 Basketball: Argentina beats Nigeria 94-66” plus 29 more

Rio 2016 Basketball: Argentina beats Nigeria 94-66

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 11:26 PM PDT

South American giant Argentina eased past Nigeria 94-66 in each team's Rio Olympic debut as Facundo Campazza scored 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three-point territory. Manu Ginobili of the...

Rio 2016 Table Tennis: Quadri beats China's Chuang to march to fourth round

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 11:17 PM PDT

Aruna Quadri has advanced into the fourth round of the table tennis men's singles event at the on-going Rio Olympic after defeating one of the favourites Chih-Yuan Chuang from Chinese Taipei 4-0 on...

APC blasts Fayose over Aisha Buhari’s US trip

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:12 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State yesterday said the trip by the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari to the United States of America, US, has exposed Governor Ayodele Fayose as...

Wike’s not sponsor of Avengers - Rivers govt

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:10 PM PDT

Rivers State Government has denied an online report that the governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, is a sponsor of Niger Delta militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, NDA. Special Assistant to the Rivers State...

Goodluck Jonathan alleges assassination plot

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:11 PM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised the alarm that his life is under threat. The former president said a list, which named him and other South-South leaders as Niger Delta Avengers...

Budget padding: Buhari won’t shield Dogara, others from trial — Presidency

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 05:16 PM PDT

As investigation into allegations that Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and four other principal officers injected projects worth N281 billion into the 2016 budget continues,...

Rio 2016: Nigeria defeat Sweden 1-0, cruise into the q/finals

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 05:30 PM PDT

Samson Siasia's boys early Monday morning defeated Sweden 1-0. Determined to dictate the pace of the match, the Dream Team VI went on an early rampage with Umar Sadiq and Mikel Obi forcing saves...

I’m not a sponsor of Niger Delta Avengers - Metuh

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 04:51 PM PDT

Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has appealed to those accusing him of being one of the sponsors of the dare-devil militant group, Niger...

INEC declares APC winner of Yobe by-election

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 04:46 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Alhaji Zannah Bunu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the by-election for Gulani state constituency of Yobe. This...

Oshiomhole should refund council funds - PDP

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 04:41 PM PDT

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Governor Adams Oshiomhole to refund the illegal deductions made from statutory allocations to the local government councils in...

Governors close to Dogara blocking me from meeting Buhari – Jibrin

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 04:38 PM PDT

A former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Sunday said two state governors and three former members of the House of Representatives were blocking him from meeting...

Katsina emir urges support for Buhari

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 04:29 PM PDT

Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Usman, has called on people from the northern part of the country support President Muhammadu Buhari's government instead of joining those criticising it. The...

JIGAWA: 60-year-old monarch rapes 8-year-old girl

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 04:27 PM PDT

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old traditional ruler, Abubakar Ya'u, for allegedly raping an eight-year-old primary school pupil. The traditional ruler, who is the village...

Parents protest as FG increases unity schools’ fees

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 04:26 PM PDT

The National Parents and Teachers Association of the Federal Government Colleges has protested against the increase in the school fees of unity schools by the Federal Government, describing it as...

ONDO: APC raises N121m from sale of nomination forms

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 04:23 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has made no less than N121m from governorship aspirants in Ondo State. As of Friday when collection of the Nomination and the Declaration of Interest Forms by...

Olympics: You stole my dream, boxer accuses AIBA

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 03:39 PM PDT

An American-born boxer for Honduras launched an angry tirade at boxing authorities, accusing them of corruption, after he exited the Rio Olympics on a debatable unanimous points decision on...

Arsenal 3-2 Manchester City: Sanchez stars as Gabriel suffers injury

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 03:17 PM PDT

Alexis Sanchez starred for Arsenal in a deserved win 3-2 over Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in Gothenburg, but Arsene Wenger's defensive injury crisis worsened. As both teams concluded their...

All police officers must declare their assets – IGP

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 03:11 PM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has said all police officer in the country must declare their assets. This, according to him, is necessary in order to rid the Nigerian Police Force...

FG has not given foreign exchange waiver to pilgrims – Hajj Commission

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 03:02 PM PDT

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says the Federal Government has not given foreign exchange waiver to Nigerian pilgrims performing hajj this year. The commission's Head of Media,...

Rio 2016 Table Tennis: Aruna Quadri Overcomes Slovakia’s Wang To Advance

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 01:18 PM PDT

Nigeria's solitary hope in the table tennis singles event at the Rio Olympics, Aruna Quadri, defeated Yang Wang from Slovakia on Sunday 4-1 in the men singles to advance into the third...

Pogba given permission for United medical

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 10:21 AM PDT

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been given permission to have a medical with Manchester United, both clubs have confirmed. Reports had suggested Pogba, 23, was due to complete a medical with...

Leicester City 1-2 Manchesteer United: Zlatan proves decisive as United lift Community Shield + Match Highlights

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 10:16 AM PDT

Manchester United claimed their first trophy of the Jose Mourinho era as Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late goal secured a 2-1 win over Premier League champions Leicester City in the Community...

Table Tennis: Oshonaike, Offiong crash out of Rio Olympics

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:42 AM PDT

More Nigerian medal hopefuls, Funke Oshonaike and Edem Offiong could only go beyond the preliminary round of the women's singles. Oshonaike crashed out in the Women's Singles Round 1 after losing...

President Buhari set to travel to Chad

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:33 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday travel to N'Djamena where he is expected to join other Heads of State and Government for the inauguration of President Idriss Deby of Chad. Deby won the...

BREAKING: Nigerian tennis star, Segun Toriola crashes out of Rio Olympics

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:32 AM PDT

Africa's Olympic appearance record holder, Segun Toriola, has crashed out of the table tennis men's singles event of the Rio Olympic Games after losing to Japan's Nowa Koki in the round two on...

Live Commentary: Leicester City vs Manchester City

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 10:20 AM PDT

Good afternoon and welcome to Nigerianeye's live text coverage of the Community Shield match between Leicester City and Manchester United at Wembley. The Foxes earned their place in the season's...

I sued Fayose because he insulted me – Aisha Buhari

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:16 AM PDT

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has disclosed that she instituted legal action against Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State because he insulted her and her family. In an interview with the Hausa...

“We can’t work without salaries”- UUTH resident doctors

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:14 AM PDT

Resident doctors in University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) say they are still on strike because the management of the hospital has yet to comply with the agreement to pay doctors'...

SERAP to Dogara: Resign now

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:11 AM PDT

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has faulted the claim by the Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, that "budget padding is not a crime under Nigerian...

Fire sparked by birthday cake candles kills 13 at party

Posted: 07 Aug 2016 06:07 AM PDT

A fire sparked by birthday cake candles tore through a bar in northern France early Saturday, killing at least 13 people in the nation's deadliest blaze in over a decade, investigators...
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