Sunday, 30 October 2016

NigerianEye: “I’m in charge, not my cousin, Mamman Daura - Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “I’m in charge, not my cousin, Mamman Daura - Buhari” plus 29 more


I’m in charge, not my cousin, Mamman Daura - Buhari

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:46 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari rose yesterday in his own defence over allegation that he has abandoned his duties as Nigeria's leader to his cousin, Mallam Mamman Daura. He said there is no truth in...

Reasons why we have not arrested Jonathan — VP Osinbajo

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:46 PM PDT

Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has responded to calls by some Nigerians for the arrest of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Osinbajo said the Buhari administration does not arrest...

Shiites are just as dangerous as Boko Haram – Zakzaky’s brother

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:47 PM PDT

Sheikh Muhammad Sani Yakoob, the Chairman of Izalatul Bid'ia wa Ikamatus sunna, Zaria Branch, is also the older brother of Sheikh Ibraheem El Zakzaky, the detained Shi'ite leader. In this interview...

How Dogara blackmailed my colleagues to keep quiet — Jibrin

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 11:06 PM PDT

Ex-Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Saturday, alleged that his colleagues were blackmailed into keeping silent over the issue of budget...

'Let us see results' - Obasanjo to FG

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:55 PM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the Federal Government to ensure that the results of its development initiatives are felt by Nigerians. Obasanjo, who was one of the keynote...

Senate probes N20 Billion payments to defunct Albarka Airlines, others

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:53 PM PDT

The Senate is currently probing the payment of over N20bn "debts" to some Federal Government contractors between 2015 and 2016. The government also planned to pay a contractor for a job executed in...

AD suspends three national officers for ‘anti-party activities’

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:45 PM PDT

The leadership of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) has suspended its National Deputy Chairman, North, Alhaji Shehu Musa and two others for alleged anti-party activities. Suspended with Musa are the...

Unemployment rate unacceptable - Ngige

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:42 PM PDT

Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige yesterday said the nation's current unemployment rate was unacceptable. No country, he stated, can develop by leaving out a vast percentage of its...

‘Keep faith with God’ - Osinbajo's wife tells Nigerians

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:38 PM PDT

Wife of Vice President, Pastor Dolapo Osinbajo has impressed on citizens the need to keep faith with God. She made this clarion call yesterday in Lagos, during the Arise Annual Women's Conference...

Suspected militants blow up pipeline in Edo

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:35 PM PDT

The people of Azaka, Iguiye and neighbouring communities around the Ovia River in Edo State were thrown into confusion on Friday night by an explosion at a facility of the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC)...

KANO: I won’t probe Kwankwaso’s administration - Ganduje

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:33 PM PDT

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State said his administration will not probe the administration of his predecessor, Rabi'u Kwankwaso. Ganduje stated this at an interactive session with newsmen in...

Twin blasts kill nine, injure 24 in Maiduguri

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:27 PM PDT

Suicide bombers struck yesterday in Maiduguri for the second time in three weeks, killing no fewer than nine people. Among the dead were the two female suicide bombers. Twenty four other residents...

Violent Attacks: We have arrested 800 Fulani herdsmen - Osinbajo

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 02:24 PM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that over 800 suspected herdsmen have been arrested by the security agencies. Prof. Osinbajo made this disclosure, Friday at a Townhall event in Houston, Texas...

How 62-year-old Woman from Sweden visited Nigeria to meet man who scammed her

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 01:48 PM PDT

An internet romance scam took an unexpected turn, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.  When Maria Grette first discovered that the "58-year-old Danish man" with whom she had fallen in love was...

Jesus’s tomb opened for first time in centuries

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 01:47 PM PDT

Preservation experts have opened for the first time in at least two centuries what Christians believe is Jesus's tomb inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Some of the historic...

100 trucks of grains for IDPs diverted during Jonathan – Ndume

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 12:15 PM PDT

Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Saturday claimed that 100 trucks of grains meant for to Internally Displaced Persons in the North East were diverted during the regime of former President Goodluck...

Why the North appears to dominate Nigeria

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 12:13 PM PDT

By Reno Omokri To understand why there seems to be a Northern domination of the Nigerian polity (as against Hausa or Fulani domination which is a myth), one has to read and understand the principle...

Cameroonian Army lauds Nigeria on fight against Boko Haram

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 12:08 PM PDT

The Cameroonian Army has commended the gallant effort of the Nigerian Army in chasing away Boko Haram terrorists from the country. Nigeria army The Commander Sector 1 of the Multi-National Joint Task...

Nigeria to purchase 2 additional satellites for NigComSat at $550 million

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 12:05 PM PDT

The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, says the Federal Government plans to purchase two additional satellites for Nigeria Communication Satellite (NigComSat) at the cost of $550 million....

Kano reduces cost of governance; cuts salaries, allowances

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 12:01 PM PDT

Kano State Government said that it has taken some measures to ensure reduction in the cost of governance through payment of salaries and allowances. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State disclosed...

Clinton on defensive after surprise FBI email announcement

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 11:55 AM PDT

Clinton Hillary Clinton, on the defensive after the FBI began reexamining her email practices, was headed to the crucial state of Florida on Saturday as her White House rival Donald Trump sought to...

Economy: Nigerian Bankers And The Banks by Terka Jam

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:06 AM PDT

Again Nigerians are letting the commercial banks off the hook without as much as a slap on the wrist for their role in the current economic recession. In the gang running our banking sector, somehow,...

BBOG Franchise Infringement: Unveiling the Sinful Motive Behind Ezekwesili's Righteous Act

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:04 AM PDT

When the Bring Back Our Girls campaign started after the kidnap of over 200 school girls over 2 years ago by the Boko haram sect, it afforded a lot of opportunists and attention seekers a medium to...

Niger Delta Development and the fierce urgency of now by John Effiong

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 10:00 AM PDT

In Charles Dickens seminal novel, A tale of two cities, which was first published in 1859, the author opens up by positing that, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times,...it was the...

Obasanjo makes order for ‘Made-in-Aba’ shoes

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 09:53 AM PDT

Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has made an order for made-in-Aba shoes. Obasanjo made the order through the Chief Marketing Officer of Made-in-Aba Product, Governor Okezie...

Yoruba speaking states to get own anthem - Ooni of Ife

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 09:46 AM PDT

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Friday ended his visit to Ekiti state with a promise that the Yoruba-speaking states in Nigeria would soon have a common anthem in local dialect that will be...

Court summons Buhari, DSS over judges arrest

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 09:35 AM PDT

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, ordered President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS, Mr. Lawal Daura, to appear on November...

Benue begins construction of N38bn cargo airport

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 09:13 AM PDT

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday flagged off the construction of a N38 billion cargo airport at Dauda in Guma Local Government Area of the state. Ortom said the project would provide a...

Dogara calls on classmates to make sacrifices

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 09:07 AM PDT

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara has said that there is no success or achievement without sacrifice. Dogara said this at the inaugural reunion organised by the 1992...

West Brom 0-4 Manchester City: Aguero back on goal trail with brace

Posted: 29 Oct 2016 09:30 AM PDT

Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan each scored braces in either half to end Manchester City's six-game winless run in all competitions with a 4-0 victory at West Brom. Having started only three of...

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