Tuesday, 9 August 2016

NigerianEye: “RIO OLYMPICS: World number 1, Ma Long knocks out Nigeria's Haruna Quadri” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “RIO OLYMPICS: World number 1, Ma Long knocks out Nigeria's Haruna Quadri” plus 29 more

RIO OLYMPICS: World number 1, Ma Long knocks out Nigeria's Haruna Quadri

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 11:16 PM PDT

Aruna Quadri's hopes of winning Nigeria's and Africa's first men's singles table tennis Olympic medal were dashed here at Rio 2016 on Tuesday night at the Riocetnro Pavilion 3. The Nigerian star had...

Nigerians attack Buhari’s ministers during Town hall meeting

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:39 PM PDT

Nigerians on Tuesday tackled members of President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet about poverty and rot in the country at a dramatic town hall meeting in Abuja. The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of the...

Nigeria's D’Tigers Suffer Second Rio 2016 Defeat To Lithuania

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 11:06 PM PDT

Nigeria's D'Tigers' chances of making it to the quarter-finals of the men's basketball event of Rio 2016 was dealt a severe blow when they lost 89-80 in their second game to world No.3 Lithuania on...

Boko Haram members fleeing to Europe

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:47 PM PDT

Boko Haram camps in the North-East have been hit with food scarcity thereby forcing indoctrinated members of the militant sect to continue to move out in droves, intelligence sources have...

Jonathan using Avengers to destabilise Buhari government — MEND

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:31 PM PDT

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta says it has been vindicated by the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers' allegation that former President Goodluck Jonathan is a grand patron of new...

US ELECTION: Trump criticised for offhand gun rights slap at Clinton

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:50 PM PDT

White House hopeful Donald Trump, already deserted by some fellow Republicans, came under sharp scrutiny Tuesday over controversial comments that some people interpreted as a threat of violence...

Budget 2016 wasn’t padded, says Presidency

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:27 PM PDT

The Presidency yesterday defended the integrity of the 2016 Budget signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it was not padded. Presidential legislative aides told reporters in Abuja that there...

PDP chairmanship: I ‘m contesting to win - Jimi Agbaje

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:26 PM PDT

A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje has declared that he will win the party's national chairmanship position in the August 17...

New militant group emerges, gives oil firms 48-hour quit notice

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:24 PM PDT

The Niger Delta crisis worsened yesterday, as a new militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM), threatened to attack oil and gas facilities in the upland of the oil-rich...

Lagos set to seize properties used by kidnappers

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:21 PM PDT

Lagos State Government yesterday warned that it will not hesitate to confiscate houses and hotels used as hideouts for kidnapping and other criminal activities. Commissioner of Police Mr. Fatai...

Banks’ rules stop BDCs from accessing forex

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:14 PM PDT

Banks are introducing stringent rules to ensure that Bureaux De Change (BDCs) do not access the Diaspora funds-related foreign exchange (forex) being canvassed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...

Elina Svitolina sends Serena Williams out of Rio tennis

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:12 PM PDT

Defending champion and world number one Serena Williams was sent crashing out of the Olympic Games Tuesday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. Defeat for the 34-year-old American...

Real Madrid 3-2 Sevilla (AET): Carvajal magic decides UEFA Super Cup + Match Highlights

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 02:44 PM PDT

Dani Carvajal scored late in extra time to help Real Madrid defeat Sevilla 3-2 in the UEFA Super Cup in Norway on Tuesday. Marco Asensio scored a spectacular opener for Real Madrid, but the Europa...

Rio Olympics 2016 Rowing: Nigeria’s Ukogu Out Of Medal Contention

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 01:35 PM PDT

Chierika Ukogu's dreams of winning an Olympic medal have ended after the US-based Nigerian came fifth in the quarter-finals of her event at the Rio 2016 Olympics on Tuesday. Ukogu, Nigeria's lone...

EFCC releases Nigerian blogger

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:12 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released popular blogger, Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, otherwise known as Abusidiq, who it arrested on Monday. Friends of the blogger, whose...

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, threatens to attack Buhari in presidential villa

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:16 AM PDT

Abubakar Shekau the leader of the extremist Boko Haram sect has in a new video threatened fresh but more vicious attacks on the Nigerian state even as he battles Abu Mussab Albarnawi the son of his...

Super Eagles job, a big challenge – Rohr

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:40 AM PDT

The newly appointed Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has described his new job as "a big challenge." The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday announced that the German has signed...

'Buhari will not fail' - APC replies Mbaka

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:23 AM PDT

The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has assured that President Muhammadu Buhari will not disappoint Nigerians in the task of fixing the country. It stated this in a statement by...

Two Chinese abducted in Nasarawa regain freedom

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:15 AM PDT

The police say the two Chinese abducted by gunmen at Ajage Village in Nasarawa Local Government on Aug. 5 have regained freedom. The spokesman for the police in Nasarawa State, Ismaila Numan, made...

Lawyer slams Nigerian govt’s bail conditions for arrested Nigerian blogger

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:01 AM PDT

Abubakar Usman, a Nigerian blogger detained since Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, is having difficulties meeting the stringent bail conditions demanded by the agency, his...

Akwa Ibom Governor visits President Buhari in Aso Rock

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:00 AM PDT

Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom pay a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Statehouse on 9th August 2016.

Under-23 team get camp allowances finally

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 09:56 AM PDT

Twenty nine members of the U-23 national team have been paid their camp allowance for the first 11 days. DalungThe Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, disclosed this after his meeting with...

Rio Olympics: Brazil's first gold medalist overcome with emotion after upset victory

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 09:56 AM PDT

Brazil had to wait until the third day of the Rio Olympics to get a gold medal, but it may have been worth the wait because it made Rafaela Silva's reaction that much better. The 24-year-old judoka...

Iheanacho Included In Manchester City's Champions League Squad

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 09:48 AM PDT

Nigeria younger, Kelechi Iheanacho, alongside Sergio Aguero will likely lead Manchester City's attack in next week's UEFA Champions League play-off clash against Steaua Bucharest. According to the...

I have not been directed to increase pump price - Baru, NNPC boss

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 09:40 AM PDT

The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has dismissed reports that the corporation will soon announce an increase in the pump price of Premium...

Russia 2018: New Super Eagles coach confident of Nigeria's qualification and chances

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 09:39 AM PDT

Newly appointed Nigeria technical adviser Gernot Rohr believes the country will perform well at the 2018 Fifa World Cup Russia under the right atmosphere. The 63-year-old German signed a two-year...

Jesus allegedly appears in Markudi Church, worshipers troop in

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 09:30 AM PDT

Saint Augustine's Catholic Church, Nenger, Markudi, Benue State yesterday became a centre of attraction as scores of people, Christians and Muslims trooped in to catch a glimpse of the 'image' of...

Nigeria in critical point, needs change agents – Buhari

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 08:17 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigeria was currently in a critical point when he needed selfless citizens that could change the country for the better. The President said this in his...

10 Vital Things To Know About New Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 08:12 AM PDT

The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, on Tuesday announced that Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year contract to be the Technical Adviser of Nigeria's Super Eagles. Here are 10 important things to know...

Bus conductor stabs passenger with broken bottle for giving him torn N100 note

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 08:09 AM PDT

A 27-year-old bus conductor, Segun Adamu, was on Thursday docked before a Badagry Chief Magistrates' Court, Lagos State, for allegedly assaulting one Mr Abraham Adams. The accused, whose address was...
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