Monday, 12 September 2016

NigerianEye: “Nigerian athletes don’t need training to win medals – Sports minister” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian athletes don’t need training to win medals – Sports minister” plus 29 more


Nigerian athletes don’t need training to win medals – Sports minister

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 03:58 PM PDT

As Nigerians still seethe with anger over the poor preparation Team Nigeria athletes had which resulted in their woeful outing at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil last, Minister of Youth and...

Clinton ‘feeling fine’, ready to resume campaigning

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 02:25 PM PDT

Hillary Clinton said Monday she was "feeling fine" a day after she was taken ill due to pneumonia, and that she was eager to jump back onto the campaign trail in her battle against Donald...

Jonathan calls for self-sacrifice in Sallah message

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 02:23 PM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that there is the need for self-sacrifice by Nigerians for the country to be great. Jonathan, who stated this via his twitter handle on Monday, said...

Boko Haram members now disguise as lunatics - Nigerian Army

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 02:15 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army has warned the public to beware of lunatics as Boko Haram insurgents now disguise as mad men and women to perpetrate their heinous activities. Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman in a...

PDP did nothing for 16 years - Buhari

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:47 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Peoples Democratic Party which ruled Nigeria for 16 years, accomplished nothing. Buhari said this while addressing journalists in Daura on Monday after attending...

‘Why Edo election cannot hold on September 28’

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:44 PM PDT

The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has said he would petition the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on why the governorship election fixed for September 28 must be postponed...

Trump opens new hotel close to White House

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:41 PM PDT

Donald Trump will have an address on Pennsylvania Avenue whether or not he wins November's election, after his new super-luxury hotel opened on Monday, steps from the White House. Not everyone was...

I’ll respect rule of law – Buhari

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:37 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reiterated his administration's stance to adhere to the rule of law in the fight against corruption. In a statement by the President's Senior Special Assistant...

Biafra: MASSOB pledges peaceful anniversary celebration

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:30 PM PDT

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has pledged peaceful procession to mark 17 years anniversary of the group on Sept. 13. MASSOB religious administrator,...

Nigerian refugees in Niger cry out - 'We are hungry, thirsty'

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:28 PM PDT

Thousands of Nigerian refugees in neighbouring countries such as Niger have been struggling for resources since fleeing attacks by the Boko Haram group. The Nigerian army has taken back the rebel...

David Cameron resigns from seat in parliament

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:23 PM PDT

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron says he has decided to resign from his seat in parliament "with immediate effect." "It is not going to be possible to be a normal backbencher as a former...

Eid el-Kabir: Let us be our brother’s keeper – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:18 PM PDT

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Monday urged Nigerians, especially Muslims, to reflect on the significant of the Eid el-Kabir and imbibe religious tolerance and...

Rio Paralympics: Nwosu Wins Gold No.5 For Team Nigeria

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 11:45 AM PDT

Nigeria's Ndidi Nwosu has won gold in the women's -73kg in the powerlifting event at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympics. Nwosu who weights 71.10, claimed the gold with a lift of 140 kg. In second...

Five Nigerian referees fail FIFA fitness test

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 10:21 AM PDT

Five Nigerian male football referees have failed the FIFA Physical Fitness Test held at the main bowl of the National stadium Abuja on Saturday. The match officials are among the 16 ungraded FIFA...

Siasia: My players washed and wore same set of jersey for two years

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 11:47 AM PDT

Coach of the bronze winning under-23 team, Samson Siasia, has said that the team used one set of Jersey through out the African Championship in Senegal and preparation for the Olympics. He also...

Buhari deserves commendation for "Change Begins With Me" campaign - Sultan

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 08:39 AM PDT

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for introducing `Change Begins With Me' campaign in Nigeria. "The president deserves commendation for...

Eid-el-Kabir: Nigeria can only be great through personal sacrifice – Jonathan

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 08:16 AM PDT

The immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said Nigeria can only become great through personal sacrifice and selflessness. In his Sallah message to Muslim faithful, Jonathan advised...

Conte Is Different - Moses

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 07:57 AM PDT

Nigeria winger Victor Moses has hailed the  man management ability of Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte. Moses who has spent the last three seasons on loan outside the club is enjoying a new...

Musa, Iwobi, Iheanacho Set For UEFA Champions League Action

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 07:53 AM PDT

The group stage of the 2016/2017 UEFA Champions League kicks off on Tuesday and Wednesday with some Nigerians expected to be in action for their various clubs. On Tuesday in Group A, Alex Iwobi and...

Al Jazeera documentary: The End of China Inc?

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 07:18 AM PDT

A new Al Jazeera documentary finds:  •  Time is fast running out for China to pay off its bad debts•  China has more than two billion square metres of empty residential space...

DPR To Clamp Down On Illegal Cooking Gas (LPG) Distributors

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 07:04 AM PDT

The Department of Petroleum Resources has warned against distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas), saying unlicensed distributors and their customers will be severely punished. The...

7 Things You Need To Know About The Disaster That Rocked Kaduna

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 06:57 AM PDT

Barely four months after an earth tremor sacked hundreds of household in Ikara town in Kaduna State, another broad day tremor has created panic in the Koi town in Jaba Local Government Area of the...

Another earth tremor occurs in Kaduna

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 08:17 AM PDT

Residents of Sambang Dagi in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State witnessed another earth tremor in the early hours of Monday. This came 24 hours after a tremor was reported at Nok village...

Fulani herdsmen moving with guns are not Nigerians - Sultan of Sokoto

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 06:34 AM PDT

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, says the so called Fulani herdsmen moving with guns, causing violence, fighting with farmers are not Nigerians, but foreign terrorists. Abubakar...

Nigerians have to be patient with Buhari over economic recession - Gov Bello

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 06:29 AM PDT

Kogi Sate Governor, Yahaya Bello, has charged Nigerian to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari over the present economic recession; said in no distant time, Nigeria will be out of the economic...

Gary Cahill 'unlikely' to be punished

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 06:28 AM PDT

The Football Association has said that Gary Cahill is unlikely to face any disciplinary action for his criticism of referee Andre Marriner following Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Swansea. Gylfi...

Agriculture: How Nigeria can generate over N20 trillion revenue from cassava

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 06:25 AM PDT

Pastor Segun Adewumi, the National President, Nigeria Cassava Growers Association says cassava can generate over N20 trillion for the country, annually if adequately utilised. Adewumi stated this...

Federal Government biting more than it can chew – Gov Mimiko

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 06:06 AM PDT

The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Olusegun Mimiko, has stated that true federalism remained the only panacea for the growth and development of the country. He held that the Federal Government was biting...

I became an armed robber to raise money for my sister's burial - Suspect

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:03 PM PDT

Some armed robbers were reportedly arrested by the Zonal Anti-Kidnapping Unit while they were about escaping from the area. The  suspects arrested include: Ebong, Aniete Akonnah, Promise...

Cultural festival in Imo turns bloody

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 05:49 AM PDT

Pandemonium broke out at the annual Ibo Uzo cultural festival of Umuezeala, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, this year, following the alleged murder of a native of Umuihim-Oki in...

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