Friday, 2 September 2016

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg back again in Nigeria, set to meet President Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg back again in Nigeria, set to meet President Buhari” plus 29 more


BREAKING NEWS: Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg back again in Nigeria, set to meet President Buhari

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 11:04 PM PDT

NigerianEye can exclusively report that Facebook founder Mark Zukerberg who left Nigeria yesterday for Kenya is now back in the country for the second time in few days. The sixth richest man in the...

Reasons why airlines are suspending operations - NCAA

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 11:05 PM PDT

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday said domestic airlines are not folding up but merely suspending their operations. The suspension, the airline industry regulator said, was to...

'Nigerians regret voting for Buhari'

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:36 PM PDT

Following the declaration by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS that the nation's economy has gone into recession, social critic and former All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant...

Man exchanges his 8, 13-year-old siblings for bags of rice

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:33 PM PDT

An unidentified middle-aged man, Wednesday, abducted two siblings, who were returning from extra-moral class in Satellite area of Lagos. Thereafter, he exchanged them for two bags of rice in a shop...

North Korean president executes official for not sitting correctly at meeting

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:24 PM PDT

North Korea has executed its education minister, Kim Yong-Jin, 63, because of his 'bad sitting posture' in parliament, according to reports. North Korea leader Before his execution in July, a south...

Planned Chibok girls swap not sign of failure – Military

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:16 PM PDT

The Nigerian military has again reiterated its commitment to reclaim Sambisa Forest and bring the Boko Haram insurgency to an end. The military, which stated this through Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor,...

Wike dissolves 17 LG caretaker committees

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:11 PM PDT

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Thursday dissolved the Caretaker Committees of 17 out of the 23 local government areas in the state. Wike's decision to dissolve the caretaker...

55 persons under Lassa fever surveillance healthy, says Delta

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:10 PM PDT

The Delta State Government has declared 55 persons put under surveillance following the death of a doctor who was admitted in a private hospital in Asaba, the state capital, and thereafter died in...

EFCC has no reason to torture suspects - Magu

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:09 PM PDT

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Ibrahim Magu yesterday said the commission has no reason to torture suspects. He said the agency's functions involve the use of facts and...

Ogun appoints Abia, Kogi indigenes, 12 others as perm secs

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:04 PM PDT

TWO non-indigenes–Ndimele Emmanuel Ofor (Abia State) and Steve Olusegun Ipinniwa (Kogi State) – are among the 14 permanent secretaries appointed into the Ogun State Civil Service by Governor...

Nigeria’ll come out of recession - Kumuyi

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:03 PM PDT

General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry Pastor William Kumuyi yesterday said Nigeria would come out of recession. He kicked against the notion of the Islamisation of Nigeria, saying...

How Fed Govt’ll tackle unemployment - Ngige

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:57 PM PDT

Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige said yesterday that the Buhari administration would tackle unemployment and underemployment through diversification of the economy. The minister said...

‘Probe N8.4b aircraft re-fleeting contract’

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:55 PM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan granted anticipatory approval to the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) to award a $20, 396, 299.71 (N8.485b) contract for the re-fleeting of 20...

Wole Soyinka seeks trial of hate preachers

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:51 PM PDT

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka yesterday advocated the prosecution of hate preachers to stem religious violence. Soyinka noted that religious violence would be encouraged if those who instigate...

Nigeria will be prosperous again - Buhari

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:47 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured Nigerians that the country will be prosperous again. He urged the citizenry to be hopeful but cautioned that change, which his administration symbolises,...

Nigerian man hangs self, leaves suicide note for President Buhari

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:25 PM PDT

 A 50-year-old man identified as Chief Ekanem Edetof Mbiabong of Itam in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State yesterday hanged himself to roof of his house till he was dead. It was...

MTN unveils Osuofia, Saka others as brand ambassadors

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:19 PM PDT

MTN Nigeria on Thursday announced Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia, and nine other artistes as its 2016/2017 brand ambassadors. The firm's General Manager of Consumer Marketing, Mr Richard...

Nigeria Police, one of the best in the world – Osinbajo

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:15 PM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said that the Nigeria Police Force is among the best globally. He made the remark while laying the foundation for the construction of the Crime and...

Facebook satellite for Africa destroyed in SpaceX rocket blast

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:10 PM PDT

An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test in Florida on Thursday, destroying a satellite that Facebook planned to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa. The...

If Mark Zuckerberg Were A Nigerian

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:53 AM PDT

By Abayomi Kalejaye The habitually hurly-burly boulevard of Yaba resurrected to its daily commercial routine oblivious of the impending coming of a global big wig to its environs. A personage of the...

Boko Haram leader Shekau is dead - Nigerian Army insist

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:45 AM PDT

Major General Lucky Irabor, Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Nigeria's military operation set up to battle Boko Haram, on Thursday insisted that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead. He...

Zuckerberg ignores Nigerian Govt, meets with Kenyan ICT Minister

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:40 AM PDT

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has continued his African tour. Zuckerberg who didn't meet with any official of the Nigerian government, today met with Kenya's ICT Minister , Joseph Mucheru. In...

Facebook affordable internet plans stalled after SpaceX Rocket accident

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:34 AM PDT

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the satellite developed to powered social media giant Facebook's mission to bring affordable internet access to Nigeria and other less-developed countries has exploded on...

Ondo APC: I fear no juju – Abubakar reacts to fetish materials at party secretariat

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:16 AM PDT

Gov. Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State says he is not afraid of charms and will conduct the Ondo APC primary election transparently. Ondo APC: I fear no juju – Abubakar reacts to fetish materials at...

Update: Buhari to Nigerians: We are aware of your pains

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:08 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he and members of his cabinet are aware of the pains Nigerians are going through. The President, who said  'change' was aimed at restoring the nation...

AFCON Qualifiers: Tanzania Land In Nigeria

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:58 AM PDT

Tanzania flew into Nigeria Thursday with the target to achieve their first-ever win over the Super Eagles in an AFCON 2017 qualifier on Saturday in Uyo. The delegation of Tanzania's Taifa Stars to...

Another Nigerian airline, First Nation suspends operations

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:00 AM PDT

Barely 24 hours after Aero Contractors Airlines announced suspension of its operations, another domestic carrier, First Nation Airlines, has followed suit, suspending its operations. The Nigerian...

By the Grace of GOD Julius is Doing Well - Ibiere Agwu

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:44 AM PDT

Julius Agwu's wife has reacted to reports making the round in the media about the comedian's current health status. The comedian, who survived a brain surgery last year, was hospitalized in London...

Nollywood Actor Ernest Asuzu Back on his Feet

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:23 AM PDT

Popular Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu who suffered a stroke was recently given a brand new exotic jeep and cash, by Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Warri,...

We'll staunchly resist any attempt to hike fuel price - NLC

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:14 AM PDT

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has vowed to resist any further increase in the pump price of fuel by the Federal Government, stressing that the country is yet to recover from the impact of the...

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