Friday, 21 October 2016

NigerianEye: “Obanikoro offers to refund N785 million to FG” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Obanikoro offers to refund N785 million to FG” plus 29 more

Obanikoro offers to refund N785 million to FG

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 11:04 PM PDT

Embattled former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro may soon be let out of custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following indications that he has...

Femi Fani-Kayode’s life currently in danger - Aide cries out

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 11:05 PM PDT

Statement by Jude Ndukwe SA (media) to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) once again lived up to its billing of being used by the current administration for...

Fani-Kayode to be flown to Abuja for fresh questioning as Obanikoro spends weekend with EFCC

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 11:22 PM PDT

Fresh reports emerged last night that the former Director of Media and Publicity of the President Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, who was re-arrested yesterday by the...

'We won’t ask Nigerian judges accused of corruption to step aside' - NJC to NBA

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 02:56 PM PDT

The National Judicial Council has said that it will not ask the judges accused of corrupt practices to step down as it has no powers to do so. The NJC stated this on Friday in response to the...

Buhari does not hate women - Adeosun

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 02:49 PM PDT

Finance minister Kemi Adeosun has dismissed insinuations of President Muhammadu Buhari being a hater of women even as she Friday said that the administration has pumped in the last four months pumped...

53 killed in Cameroon train derailment

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 02:43 PM PDT

Fifty-three people died when a packed Cameroon passenger train derailed on Friday while travelling between the capital Yaounde and the economic hub Douala, state broadcaster Crtv said.  The...

Arrested judges should step aside - Nwabueze

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 02:23 PM PDT

Elder statesman and constitutional lawyer Prof. Ben Nwabueze, has advised the judges arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on allegations of corruption to step aside until the...

Ondo Election: Oke is not our candidate, insists AD

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 02:18 PM PDT

The National Legal Adviser, Alliance for Democracy, Mr. Kehinde Aworele, on Friday said the party's National Executive Committee did not recognise Chief Olusola Oke as its governorship candidate in...

Buhari’s government under threat – VP Osinbajo laments

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 02:11 PM PDT

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that Buhari's entire APC government is under threat of corruption. He said the Federal Government would employ a new strategy to fight the dangerous dimension...

Okonjo-Iweala bags Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank appointment

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 02:07 PM PDT

Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed a member of the international advisory panel of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The AIIB Senior Communication...

Arms Deal: Dasuki’s trial to be conducted in one court

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 10:12 AM PDT

The trials of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki on corruption charges before two High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been streamlined. This followed the transfer of...

Femi Fani-Kayode re-arrested

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 10:11 AM PDT

Fresh reports filtering in has it that Nigeria's former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has been rearrested. Adeyanju Deji, former Director of New Media for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP...

Nigeria’s registered political parties now 40 - INEC

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 11:01 AM PDT

The number of registered political parties in Nigeria has risen to 40, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The commission said in its official website that 10 new...

Court dismisses N500m suit against Olisa Metuh, wife

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 10:59 AM PDT

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, Abuja has dismissed a N500 million suit brought against former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman, Olisa Metuh, his wife, Kanayo...

IN PICTURES: Fani-Kayode re-arrested by EFCC

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 10:18 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested the former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode. Mr. Fani-Kayode was on Friday arrested by operatives of the anti-graft...

Muslims in Italy protest over restrictions to worship

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 10:17 AM PDT

Several hundred Muslims staged a protest prayer outside the Colosseum in Rome on Friday over what they see as unfair restrictions on their freedom to practise their faith in Italy. Organisers said...

Chelsea sack was not mutual, Abramovich fired me - Mourinho fumes

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 10:08 AM PDT

Jose Mourinho bears no grudges to anyone at Chelsea despite confirming he was sacked in December 2015 and did not leave by mutual consent. Mourinho was shown the door seven months after leading the...

Thailand FA bans cheering at World Cup qualifier

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 09:40 AM PDT

 Thailand's football association said Friday it would ban cheering at next month's World Cup qualifier against Australia as the nation mourns the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thailand...

Implementation of 2017 budget to begin January 1 – Presidency

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 09:34 AM PDT

The Presidency said Friday that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will start the implementation of the 2017 budget, January 1, just as it stressed that as a government, it has put...

DSS raids on judges' homes show Buhari is protecting citizens’ right - Arewa youths

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 09:01 AM PDT

Northern youths under the platform of Arewa Youth Leaders Forum (AYLF) have described the recent raid on judges' homes by the Department of State Services (DSS) as proof of President Muhammadu...

Neymar signs new five-year Barcelona contract

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:58 AM PDT

Barcelona striker Neymar has signed a new five-year contract, keeping him at the Nou Camp until 2021. The Catalonians announced earlier this week that an agreement had been reached, and a picture...

No criminal will escape justice - Police IG

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:55 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Ibrahim Idris, has assured Nigerians that the Nigeria Police Force is ever ready and more determined to ensure that all those who engage in vicious crimes do...

Burkina Faso foils attempted coup

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:36 AM PDT

Burkina Faso's government said Friday it has foiled a "vast conspiracy" aiming to overthrow the president and sieze power by force. A group of about 30 men plotted to free prisoners involved in the...

Bauchi Governor appoints 12 social media aides

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:33 AM PDT

Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi state has inaugurated a 12-man committee to coordinate the state's activities on social media. The 12 individuals were pooled from the three senatorial...

Varsities must support Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade - Osinbajo

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:28 AM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged universities and other tertiary institutions in the country to key in to the anti-corruption crusade of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. He said the...

How we drank water from a well with a corpse inside – Deported Nigerians

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:20 AM PDT

Deported migrants have recounted distressing narratives of their journeys via the Sahara Desert, Libya and the perilous Mediterranean Sea. The former Europe-bound Nigerians are among the lucky ones...

Over 25 Nigerians arrested in Kenya for flouting visa laws

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:15 AM PDT

More than 25 Nigerians have been arrested in Kenya for staying in the East African country longer than their visas permitted, the Kenya Immigration office has said. In a series of tweet to alert...

Mikel Delighted With Super Eagles Improvement In FIFA Rankings

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:12 AM PDT

John Mikel Obi has expressed his delight over the Super Eagles' improvement in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released on Thursday. Nigeria moved up from 64th to 60th position in the...

Gov El-Rufai budgets N2.55bn for drones, CCTV

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:03 AM PDT

Governor Nasir Elrufai of Kaduna State has budgeted over N2.55bn to procure CCTV cameras and drones, to provide adequate security cover in the state in 2017. More than N1.5 billion of the amount...

71-year-old man arraigned for duping Redeemed Church of N1.6m

Posted: 21 Oct 2016 08:04 AM PDT

A Septuagenarian, Adewale Murtala, on Friday appeared before an Osogbo Magistrates' Court for allegedly duping the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Osun province 1 of N1.6 million. Murtala, 71, is...
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