Wednesday, 7 September 2016

NigerianEye: “Ooni advises Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Ooni advises Buhari” plus 29 more


Ooni advises Buhari

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:46 PM PDT

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has tasked the Federal Government as well as all state governments to take youth empowerment seriously in order to tackle rising insecurity in the...

We’ll crush criminal elements in Niger Delta - Buratai

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:45 PM PDT

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has assured Nigerians that the Nigerian Army is capable and ready to crush all acts of criminality and resistance in the Niger-Delta in order to...

EDO 2016: I won’t be Oshiomhole’s puppet – Obaseki

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:41 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has declared that he will not be a puppet to any godfather if elected governor of Edo State in the Saturday's...

Boko Haram food seller arrested in Yobe

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:39 PM PDT

A man suspected to be one of the food sellers to the dreaded extremist group Boko Haram and who has been on the Nigerian military wanted list number 105 has been arrested by a detachment of Army...

APC ready for election – Oshiomhole

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:37 PM PDT

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, declared on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is "over prepared" for Saturday's governorship election and appealed to the Independent National...

FG to spend to spend N2 Billion on job creation

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:50 PM PDT

As part of efforts to fight unemployment among educated youths, the Federal government is to expend N2 billion on Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) before the end of the year. GIS Project Director...

Speed limiting device: No going back on October 1 deadline, says FRSC

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:32 PM PDT

There is no going back on the October 1 date for the implementation of speed limiting device nationwide as approved by President Mohammadu Buhari, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has...

Herbalist, client die in ‘money ritual’ bid

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:29 PM PDT

A SIXTY-year-old herbalist, Kareemu Okeyode and his client, Oladele Bakare (51), died yesterday afternoon, allegedly "conducting rigorous rituals and incantations to conjure up money". It was...

IG to BBOG campaigners: Enough is enough

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:28 PM PDT

Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris told the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) campaigners yesterday that their persistent protests which has set them on collision course with the police is...

How we’ll respond to airport terrorism - Nigerian Air Force

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:27 PM PDT

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) yesterday conducted a counter-terrorism simulation exercise involving the insertion and extraction of Special Forces operating in conjunction with other security agencies...

Council of State okays Buhari’s recession plans

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:25 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's measures to take the country out of recession have received the support of the Council of State. After being briefed at yesterday's meeting – the second to be called by...

DSS, police tell INEC to shift Edo governorship election

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:23 PM PDT

Citing terrorist threats during the forthcoming Sallah celebrations, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police yesterday jointly asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...

FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:44 AM PDT

The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 12 and Sept.13 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir. The Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the...

Edo patient imports Lassa fever to Ondo

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:45 AM PDT

A case of the deadly Lassa fever has been detected at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State. It was gathered that the victim who came from Edo State went to the FMC to treat malaria fever; but...

Nigeria risks raising adults with low intelligence – UNICEF warns

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:43 AM PDT

The Nutrition Specialist, United Nations Children's Fund, Mrs. Ada Ezeogu, has said that more Nigerian children may grow up to become adults with low mental capacity because of malnutrition. Ezeogu...

Presidency denies poisonous rice importation

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:38 AM PDT

The Federal Government on Wednesday described attempts by some individuals on social media to link the government and Dangote group with a plan to 'flood' the country with genetically modified rice...

Aruna Quadri Helps His Club To Victory In French League

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:00 AM PDT

Nigeria's Aruna Quadri inspired his French club Jura Morez to their first league win of the season away to Hennebont. Quadri, whose world table tennis ranking soared to 25 from 40 after his...

Former Flying Eagles Star Musa Yahaya To Marry Hausa Movie Star

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 09:53 AM PDT

Ex-Nigeria U20 star Musa Yahaya will soon quit bachelorhood when he takes Hausa movie star Saudah as wife in Kaduna. Musa Yahaya will follow in the path of another Nigeria star Sani Kaita, who also...

DSS call for postponement of Edo polls shocking, bizarre, confusing - PDP

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 09:47 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has described as "Shocking,  Bizarre, and Confusing" the call by the DSS and the Nigerian police for the postponement of next Saturday's gubernatorial election in...

Buhari mourns late business tycoon, Michael Ibru

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 09:41 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Ibru family following the death of Michael Ibru, a Nigerian business magnate who passed away on Tuesday, aged 85. Buhari also sympathized with...

Council of State confirm Ibrahim Idris as IG of Police

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 09:33 AM PDT

The Council of State on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Mr Ibrahim Kpotum Idris as the substantive inspector-general of the Nigeria police. President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the...

Edo Election: "Stop intimidating PDP members" - Ekweremadu warns

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 09:22 AM PDT

The PDP in Edo State had accused the Nigeria Police of "unwarranted arrests and harassment" of its members and supporters. In a statement by the Special Adviser to Deputy President of the Senate on...

Jose Mourinho Beats Pep Guardiola Before Derby

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 09:19 AM PDT

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has been voted the manager of the month award for August in an online poll conducted by the Premier League. The Portuguese tactician has made a flying start at...

One killed, several injured as Hausa herdsmen clash in Lagos

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 10:23 AM PDT

At least one person has been reportedly killed while several others sustained injuries following a bloody fight between Hausa and Fulani herdsmen in an Abattoir in the Agege area of Lagos State. It...

Barcelona legend Ronaldinho set to retire from professional football

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 09:05 AM PDT

Former Brazil, Barcelona and Milan star Ronaldinho has revealed he will soon be ending his professional football career, after 18 years starring in both Europe and South America. The 36-year-old is...

Miscreants attack police station, steal AK-47 rifle

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 09:02 AM PDT

No fewer than 23 persons have been arrested in connection with the attack on a police station in Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government of Area, LGA, of Anambra State. The hoodlums stole one AK-47 rifle...

2016 Rio Paralympics opening ceremony set after chaotic build-up

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 08:44 AM PDT

Thousands of fans and athletes will open the Rio Paralympics at a gala ceremony on Thursday where organisers hope to draw a line under a chaotic build-up. A Russian doping scandal and claims that...

Nigerians’ extravagant lifestyle responsible for recession – Minister

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 08:41 AM PDT

The Minister of State for Education and erstwhile Vice-Chancellor of Imo State University Owerri, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, has blamed Nigerians for their "inability to swiftly adjust to the present...

Edo Decides: 1.9 million voters to participate in gubernatorial election

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 08:25 AM PDT

The Resident Electoral Commissioner Edo State, Mr Sam Olumekun, has said that no fewer than 1.9 million registered voters were expected to participate in the governorship poll. Olumekun said that...

My wife starved me of sex, so I became a rapist – husband tells court

Posted: 07 Sep 2016 08:11 AM PDT

A middle-aged father, Ojo Adewole on Wednesday told an Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti that he was involved in rape because his wife starved him of sex. Adewole, who made this known when he...

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