Wednesday, 21 September 2016

NigerianEye: “Again, EFCC freezes Patience Jonathan’s personal Skye bank account with $5 million balance” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Again, EFCC freezes Patience Jonathan’s personal Skye bank account with $5 million balance” plus 29 more


Again, EFCC freezes Patience Jonathan’s personal Skye bank account with $5 million balance

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 10:23 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen Patience Jonathan's personal account, titled 'Patience Ibifaka Jonathan', which is domiciled in Skye Bank Plc. Impeccable sources within the...

Fayose orders Ekiti govt to stop transacting business with Zenith Bank

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 10:23 PM PDT

EKITI State Governor Ayo Fayose has ordered the state to stop transacting business with Zenith Bank. The action is not unconnected with the face-off between him and Zenith on the freezing of his...

We’ll solve Niger Delta problem soon – Buhari

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 10:25 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured Barack Obama, the American President, that Nigeria was making steady progress towards resolving the Niger Delta region problem, which had led to economic...

Buhari outlines plans to boost ailing economy in new article

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 10:26 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari was a guest writer on Tuesday for Bloomberg, the US business and financial information company. The article titled, Making Africa Rising a Reality was published on...

Naira crashes against major currencies

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 10:15 PM PDT

The Nigerian currency on Wednesday depreciated against the three major currencies in all the segments of the Forex market. At the Interbank market, the Naira fell by 0.25 points to exchange at...

WAEC to mark scripts electronically

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 10:13 PM PDT

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) will begin marking theory scripts electronically with the 2016 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). WAEC's...

I’m being persecuted for nothing - Ex-Katsina governor

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 10:11 PM PDT

The detained former Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, yesterday alleged that he is a victim of political persecution. Shema is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes...

I’ll not appear before panel - Jibrin

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 10:06 PM PDT

Sacked House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation Chairman Abdulmumin Jibrin (APC, Kano) has vowed not to appear before Committee on Ethics and Privileges mandated to investigate him for...

NLC vows to resist sales of national assets

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 10:05 PM PDT

NLC warned yesterday that the Federal Government should reject the clamour for the sale of the nation's assets to fight the recession. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) described those pushing...

Barcelona 1-1 Atletico Madrid: Correa grabs draw after Messi injury

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 03:04 PM PDT

Barcelona lost Lionel Messi to injury as they were held to a 1-1 La Liga draw by Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on Wednesday. The champions knew that a win would take them to within a point of leaders...

Emir Sanusi tells FG to sell refineries, oil assets

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 02:00 PM PDT

The Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi II, on Wednesday joined several prominent Nigerians and industrialists calling on the Federal Government to sell out some national assets to enable the country...

I did not slump at IDP camp – Aisha Al-Hassan

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 01:20 PM PDT

The Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Jumai Al-Hassan has debunked the report that she collapsed during her two days visit to the Internally Displaced Persons' camp in Fufore...

Full text of Buhari speech at US-Africa business forum in New York

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 01:15 PM PDT

ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI GCFR, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE UNITED STATES – AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM, NEW YORK, USA, 21st SEPTEMBER, 2016 Protocol 1. I am...

Live Commentary: Barcelona vs Atletico madrid

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 02:53 PM PDT

Good evening and welcome to Nigerianeye's live commentary of the LaLiga clash between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp. Atletico also struggled to overcome Alaves in their season...

REVEALED: ISIS members use guns, explosives as dowries for Nigerian brides

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 12:53 PM PDT

Islamic State group marriage contracts unearthed by pro-government forces battling the group in Libya reveal that the jihadists offered their brides unusual dowries: machine guns and explosive...

IPOB/MASSOB coalition to members - 'Ignore stay-at-home order'

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 12:53 PM PDT

IPOB/MASSOB coalition members have been urged to ignore the September 23 stay-at-home order earlier issued by IPOB in solidarity with the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The directive was...

Alleged Brutality: Police IG faults Amnesty Int’l report

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 12:44 PM PDT

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has described a recent Amnesty International report alleging torture in Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) detention cells as bias and...

How SARS ‘get rich’ torturing detainees, demanding bribes for freedom-Amnesty

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 12:41 PM PDT

A Nigerian police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) set up to combat violent crime has instead been systematically torturing detainees in its custody as a means of extracting confessions and...

Benin monarch’s coronation postponed

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 11:55 AM PDT

The Benin Traditional Council on Wednesday announced Oct. 20, as the new date for the coronation of the Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Prince Eheneden Erediauwa. Prof. Gregory Akenzua, Chairman of...

Classes to resume in Chibok after Boko Haram shut-down

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 11:41 AM PDT

Students from a school in northeast Nigeria, from where more than 200 girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram, will resume lessons next month, more than two years after the mass abduction, the state...

15 people killed daily on Nigerian roads

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 11:39 AM PDT

An average of 15 people died daily in road accidents across Nigeria in 2015, official statistics show. The report by the Federal Road Safety Corps shows that 5,440 Nigerians lost their lives in...

Indecent dressing: LASU issues warning letters to 84 students

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 11:26 AM PDT

The Students Affairs Division of the Lagos State University has published a list of 84 Students for indecent dressing. The University Official bulletin obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on...

Nigerian Army to deploy drones for Edo polls

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 11:03 AM PDT

The Nigeria Army has said it would deploy drones to monitor activities of hoodlums during the September 28 governorship election in Edo State. It said the use of drones was to ensure a free and...

Nigeria will become major investment destination soon – Buhari

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 11:01 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured potential investors that Nigeria would soon become one of the most attractive places to invest as his administration has embarked on significant...

Economy Revival: Senate issues 13 recommendations to Buhari

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 09:46 AM PDT

The Senate on Wednesday put forward 13 recommendation for the President Muhamamdu Buhari-led federal government on probable ways of reviving the ailing economy.  The senators made the...

INEC orders distribution of unclaimed PVCs nationwide

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 09:22 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it had directed its states' offices to begin the distribution of uncollected Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to their owners. Mr...

3 dead, 14 missing, after bus conveying family members plunge into river in Kaduna

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 09:10 AM PDT

The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed the death of three persons and declared 14 others missing after an 18-seater bus plunged into River Rijana on...

Taraba speaker’s driver stabbed for foiling kidnap attempt on speaker’s daughter

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 09:03 AM PDT

A driver to the speaker of Taraba state house of assembly was stabbed with a knife by a kidnapper who attempted to kidnap a daughter of the speaker at his house in Jalingo, Taraba state...

Code of Conduct Tribunal postpones Orubebe’s judgment

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 08:47 AM PDT

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has postponed judgment on the alleged false asset declaration by former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe to October 4th. The Head, Press &...

Violent protests over US police fatal shooting of black man

Posted: 21 Sep 2016 08:34 AM PDT

Protests and looting rocked a North Carolina city early Wednesday, following the fatal police shooting of a black man, with a dozen officers and several demonstrators injured in the violence. Media...

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