Tuesday, 4 October 2016

NigerianEye: “President Buhari rejects N1.7 Trillion ransom for Chibok girls” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “President Buhari rejects N1.7 Trillion ransom for Chibok girls” plus 29 more


President Buhari rejects N1.7 Trillion ransom for Chibok girls

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 05:04 PM PDT

Boko Haram demanded from the Federal Government €5billion (about N1,706,850,000,000) to free 219 Chibok girls . (Using  N341.37 Euro exchange rate) President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly got...

Reps charge FG on Nigerian students arrested in Turkey

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 02:19 PM PDT

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to explore all diplomatic means of rescuing the student arrested by the Turkish Gvernment and resolve the issue. The House also...

FG proposes N6.8 Trillion as 2017 Budget

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 02:05 PM PDT

The Federal Government has proposed the sum of N6, 866,335,052,740 as budget for 2017 fiscal year. The government also put the oil production figure for 2017 at 2.2 million barrels per day, while...

I have no rift with Tinubu – Oyegun

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 02:02 PM PDT

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, on Tuesday said there is no rift with the party National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Oyegun also said he will not...

Teenager arraigned for stealing tin of milk

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 01:58 PM PDT

The police on Tuesday arraigned a 19-year-old man, Fatai Kosoko, at an Igbosere Magistrates' Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing a N150.00 tin of milk from a physically-challenged girl, Saluma...

More looters will be prosecuted – EFCC

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 01:52 PM PDT

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, on Tuesday asked Nigerians to expect more arrest and trial of corruption suspects and recovery of looted...

Mutiu Adepoju Joins Xavi, Villa, Kanoute, Puyol As LaLiga Ambassadors

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 10:13 AM PDT

Former Super Eagles, Racing Santander and Real Sociedad midfielder Mutiu Adepoju has joined a host of former LaLiga stars to promote the Spanish league all over the world. The other stars include...

Fresh $40M found in bank accounts linked to Patience Jonathan

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 09:54 AM PDT

Officials of Skye Bank Plc have informed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of newly discovered accounts owned by Mrs. Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan....

Hon Gbajabiamila describes Jibrin’s suspension as unconstitutional

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 09:49 AM PDT

The majority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has described the suspension of Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin by the House for a period of 180 legislative days as...

CAS reduces Maria Sharapova's ban to 15 months

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 09:39 AM PDT

Maria Sharapova has won an appeal against a 2-year ban at Court of Arbitration for Sport. The court reduced the ban from two years to 15 months. Maria Sharapova was banned in March for two years by...

Court orders Globacom to vacate base station, pay N32m to landowners

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 09:31 AM PDT

A Bayelsa High Court sitting in Sagbama on Tuesday ordered Globacom Nig. Ltd. to vacate a piece of land belonging to the Agbereowei family of Bolou-Orua in Sagbama local government. The family had...

Nigeria will get out of recession in 2017 - IMF projects

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 08:59 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria's economy will be out of recession in 2017, growing by 0.6 percent that year. According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO)...

U-17 Women World Cup: Flamingoes Face Early Exit After England Draw

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 08:32 AM PDT

Nigeria's Flamingoes and England played out a 0-0 draw in their Group C fixture at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan on Tuesday. The Nigerian girls who started their campaign in the...

Police arrest six suspected kidnappers of Emefiele’s wife

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 08:30 AM PDT

The police have arrested six suspected members of the gang that abducted the wife of the Central Bank Governor, Margaret Emefiele, last Thursday. The suspects, who were arrested at their hideout in...

N22.8bn fraud: Court adjourns ex-Air Force chief, Amosun, others’ case

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 08:22 AM PDT

A former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), and 10 others being tried for an alleged fraud of N22.8bn have said they are still in plea bargain talks with the Economic and...

FG to sell two presidential jets, asks bidders to quote in dollars

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 08:13 AM PDT

The federal government has advertised the sale of two aircraft in the presidential fleet and directed that the bids be quoted in US dollars. A Falcon 7x and Hawker 4000 are the aircraft to be...

Messi is careless - Argentina official

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 08:04 AM PDT

Lionel Messi does not look after himself properly because he always wants to play, according to Jorge Miadosqui, the Argentina team secretary. The 29-year-old has been sidelined since September 21...

“Tinubu is not God" - Protesters storm APC National Secretariat

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 07:59 AM PDT

A group of youths on Tuesday stormed the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress to protest what they claim is "Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's overbearing influence on party...

Nigeria's senators to contribute N300,000 each for IDPs

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 07:28 AM PDT

Nigeria's Senators today have agreed to contribute N300,000 each, to alleviate the plight of Internally Displaced Persons in all camps in the country. The senators agreed to make the donations...

‘Change Begins With Me’: Artist dares Lai Mohammed on lawsuit

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 06:51 AM PDT

A creative artist, Akin Fadeyi, who claims ownership of the original idea behind the "Change Begins With Me," campaign recently launched by the Federal Government, says he is not afraid of being sued...

Police confirm kidnap of former Environment Minister

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 06:21 AM PDT

The Police Command in Kaduna State on Tuesday, confirmed the kidnap of the immediate past Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentia Mallam and her husband, Mr Pius. The Command's spokesman, ASP Aliyu...

Muslim cleric docked for beating, threatening to bathe pastor with acid

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 06:00 AM PDT

For allegedly threatening to bathe a pastor with acid and destroying his church, a 40-year-old Muslim cleric, Saheed Gbadamosi, was on Tuesday hauled up before an Ikeja Magistrates' Court. A...

ECOWAS Court orders FG to release Dasuki

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 09:32 AM PDT

The Court of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Tuesday declared the arrest and detention of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, as unlawful and arbitrary. The...

Budget Padding: Hon Jibrin plans more revelations

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 05:27 AM PDT

The embattled former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Mr Abdulmumin Jibrin, says he is not done with exposing what he calls 'systemic corruption' in the House of...

Mikel Obi leads Super Eagles’ training in Abuja (PHOTOS)

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 05:20 AM PDT

Nigeria senior national team on Tuesday morning commenced training for Sunday's 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Zambia. Victory for Gernot Rohr's men at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola,...

Unknown gunmen storm police station, kill policemen

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 05:02 AM PDT

Gunmen have invaded a police station in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. In the process, the assailants killed three policemen on duty and injured two others. The gunmen, who stormed the...

To save cost, I still live in my old house as senate president - Saraki

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 04:47 AM PDT

Senate President Bukola Saraki says he has been residing in the same house he stayed before emerging as the nation's number three citizen, in order to save cost. Saraki said this on Twitter while...

Senate President Bukola Saraki hosts Mikel Obi (PHOTOS)

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 09:52 AM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, October 3rd, played host to Super Eagles captain and Chelsea midfielder, Mikel John Obi. Saraki wrote: "Had the pleasure of hosting @mikel_john_obi...

CCT finds Orubebe guilty of false asset declaration

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 04:35 AM PDT

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has found Godsday Orubebe, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, guilty of false declaration of asset. Danladi Umar, chairman of the tribunal, delivered the...

Protesters vandalize Dangote's cement factory in Ethiopia

Posted: 04 Oct 2016 04:26 AM PDT

A cement factory of Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and Nigerian business tycoon,  has been attacked by protesters in Ethiopia's Oromia region, the regional government has said in a...

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