Thursday, 8 September 2016

NigerianEye: “Edo governorship election shifted to September 28” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Edo governorship election shifted to September 28” plus 29 more


Edo governorship election shifted to September 28

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:24 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted Saturday's governorship election in Edo State to Wednesday, September 28. Announcing the shift in the election, the National...

Postponement of Edo election illegal – PDP

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:26 PM PDT

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the postponement of Saturday's governorship election in Edo state as illegal, saying it's a coup against the people. The...

Price of cement will be further increased - Manufacturers warn

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:24 PM PDT

Cement manufacturers have warned that if the naira is further devalued, the price of cement would be further increased. Cement manufacturers need substantial amount of forex to pay expatriates, buy...

Increase in N145/L petrol price inevitable - IPMAN

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:24 PM PDT

The speculation about possible increase in price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, may hold some water as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN,...

Edo election will clash with Oba’s coronation - Oshiomole warns

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:25 PM PDT

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has kicked against the postponement of the state governorship election for two weeks or more. Oshiomhole said the election could be postponed for one week...

Buhari officially launches 'Change campaign'

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:21 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday launched the change campaign, code-named, "Change Begins With Me," in Abuja, vowing to eliminate rent-seeking from the nation's public service.  He told...

We need N20 Billion to resettle Yobe Boko Haram victims – Governor

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:12 PM PDT

Governor Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State has said about N20 billion was needed to reconstruct the destroyed homes of Boko Haram victims before they could go home. He, however, expressed happiness...

Petrol sells for N400 per litre in Imo

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:09 PM PDT

A litre of fuel, yesterday, sold between N300 and N400 in Imo State, due to shut down of filling stations in the state. The ugly development, which caused confusion among motorists in the morning...

Nigerian Army to deploy 10,000 soldiers in N’Delta

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:02 PM PDT

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said the Federal Government will deploy 10,000 troops in the Niger Delta in 2017. Buratai He said so far, the government had deployed 3,000...

We’re inviting Kashamu for alleged assassination plot – Police

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 04:58 PM PDT

The senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, is being invited by the police to help in their investigation in the allegation of threat to life and assassination plot...

BBOG protesters not a security threat, Soyinka replies IG

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 04:56 PM PDT

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, warned against the use of force against the #BringBackOurGirls campaigners, saying that the group should be given their space to protest. He also...

'Nobody can threaten BBOG group' - Ezekwesili tells police IG

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 04:54 PM PDT

Leader of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) advocacy, Oby Ezekwesili, on Thursday said nobody can threaten members of the group since they are bonafide citizens of the country. Ezekwesili, who said...

Economic recession in Nigeria won’t last – Osinbajo

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 01:22 PM PDT

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday assured that the nation's economic recession would not last. Speaking at the 8th convocation ceremony of Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun...

Police rescue two kidnapped Chinese nationals in Ogun

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 01:18 PM PDT

The police in Ogun said they have rescued two Chinese nationals kidnapped on Sept. 1 at Odeda in Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer of the...

Nigeria targets $5 Billion cassava export annually

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 01:17 PM PDT

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the country is targeting to reap over $5 billion dollars annually from cassava production in the next few years He stated...

INEC postpones Edo governorship election

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 05:25 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission has agreed to shift the Edo State governorship election by two weeks. The decision to postpone the election was reached at a security meeting held in...

We feed Nigerian prison inmates with N1, 200 daily - Prisons official

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:33 AM PDT

Assistant Controller of Prisons, Othman Musa, has alleged that frequent adjournment of court cases has contributed to rampant cases of jail breaks in the country. Musa told the News Agency of...

How Buhari can resolve Niger Delta crisis – Ijaw youths

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:29 AM PDT

Ijaw youths on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to create economic engagements in the Niger Delta region as the most sustainable way of resolving the persistent crisis in the area. The...

Police rescue kidnapped Indian national

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:27 AM PDT

The police in Lagos State has foiled a kidnap-attempt and rescued an Indian national from suspected kidnappers in Ikorodu area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Fatai...

Trump’s praise for Putin scary - Hillary Clinton

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:18 AM PDT

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Thursday slammed her Republican opponent Donald Trump's recent praise for President Vladimir Putin as "scary." Responding to Trump's claim that the...

Fraudsters are impersonating me on social media, warns AGF

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 11:01 AM PDT

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, has warned Nigerians to be wary of unscrupulous persons that have created social media accounts and are parading themselves as the...

Extradition: Court rejects Kashamu’s fresh application

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 10:42 AM PDT

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has directed, Senator Buruji Kashamu, to execute the two previous court judgments stopping the Federal Government from extraditing him to the United States. Kashamu,...

Police arrest internet fraudsters over $7,090 deal

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 10:40 AM PDT

The police in Lagos on Thursday paraded an aggrieved fraudster, Henry Ezechie with six others who allegedly specialise in internet fraud. The suspects were all arrested on Saturday at Ajah, after...

Edo Election: I am waiting for victory songs on Sunday - Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 10:28 AM PDT

Pastor Osagie Ize-IyamuGovernorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has told his supporters that he would be waiting for them to return from their villages with...

Real Madrid to appeal transfer ban ruling

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 10:22 AM PDT

Real Madrid have confirmed they will turn to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to have their transfer window overturned after FIFA rejected their appeal against it. In January, Los Blancos,...

The reason why nothing works in Nigeria – Buhari

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 10:22 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said nothing is working normally in the country because of the total breakdown of our core values over the years. He said old habits of partisanship,...

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid transfer ban upheld

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 10:12 AM PDT

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be unable to register new players for the next two transfer windows after their appeals to FIFA were rejected. The two clubs had been charged with breaching...

Twenty soldiers were killed in 'Operation Crocodile Smile' - Avengers

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 10:13 AM PDT

Militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), have claimed that around 20 Nigerian soldiers were murdered during the first four days of the ongoing military operation exercise code-named "Operation...

Electricity: Power generation hits 3,810 megawatts in Nigeria

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 09:23 AM PDT

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has transmitted about 3,810 megawatts of electricity generated on September 8 by the generation companies to the 11 distribution companies. According to its...

Ex Kogi gov’s son, Mohammed Audu, arraigned for robbery

Posted: 08 Sep 2016 09:09 AM PDT

The Police in Kogi on Thursday arraigned the son of the former governor of the state, the late Prince Abubakar Audu, for robbery and attempted culpable homicide at a Lokoja Magistrates'...

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