Wednesday 30 November 2016

NigerianEye: “Fayose suggests PDP exit” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Fayose suggests PDP exit” plus 29 more


Fayose suggests PDP exit

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:40 PM PST

The governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, on Wednesday hinted that he would leave the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should the crisis in the party continue by 2018. The governor, who gave the hint...

Nigerians claim Obanikoro wants to invest in MMM

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:08 PM PST

Ex-Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday returned N30m to EFCC. This brings the total amount of money he has returned to N134m. He promised to pay the remaining N450m in...

SHAME: Governor, lawmaker exchange blows at rally

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:27 PM PST

It was a shameful drama on Sunday as an area Governor and a Member of Parliament in Kenya engaged in a fight in front of the Orange Democratic Movement Party leader Raila Odinga and a multitude of...

Zidane scores as Real Madrid beat Cultural Leonesa

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:02 PM PST

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane's son, Enzo, scored on his senior debut as the European champions brushed aside third tier Cultural Leonesa to progress into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey on...

Vandal dies as he tampers with public transformer

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 11:57 AM PST

A 35 year- old man, identified as Jamilu Adamu, was on Wednesday electrocuted at Kawon Maigari, Hotoro area of Kano State, while attempting to vandalize a fenced public transformer. In a statement...

NNPC begs Oba of Benin - 'Help protect oil pipelines from vandals'

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 11:51 AM PST

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has urged the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, to assist in the protection of the corporation's facilities...

REVEALED: Trump’s cabinet picks so far

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 11:46 AM PST

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday added new names to his cabinet, tapping Steven Mnuchin to be his Treasury secretary and Wilbur Ross to head the Commerce Department. But a few key...

Buhari fires tourism boss, Sally Mbanefo

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 09:01 AM PST

Mrs. Sally Mbanefo, the Director General of the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has been sacked. The Director General has been asked to hand over the affairs of NTDC to the next...

NCC: Senate’ll continue to ensure affordable access to internet – Saraki

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 09:02 AM PST

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that the Senate will continue to ensure Nigerians get affordable internet access. Saraki said this while delighting in the power of the internet which he said...

Gernot Rohr's success has vindicated NFF on foreign coach - Pinnick

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:55 AM PST

The current form of the Super Eagles and the impressive performance of Gernot Rohr, so far has vindicated the executive Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in their...

Gareth Southgate named permanent England manager

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:45 AM PST

Gareth Southgate has been appointed as England manager permanently by the Football Association on a four-year contract until the end of Euro 2020. The former England Under-21 boss was promoted to...

Defection: PDP will continue to cry - APC

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:41 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday advised senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to cross over to its camp. The PDP Caucus in the Senate had during...

Ondo: Akeredolu receives Certificate of Return from INEC

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 07:55 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday presented the Governor-elect of Ondo state, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN his certificate of return. Akeredolu was accompanied to...

FA to confirm Gareth Southgate as England manager

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 07:43 AM PST

Gareth Southgate is expected to be approved as the new England manager by Football Association chiefs on Wednesday, according to British media reports. Southgate has been in interim charge since...

Stowaway found dead in Arik Air plane

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 07:24 AM PST

The corpse of a stowaway (a person who sneaked into a plane without notice) has been found in the main wheel well of one of Arik Air's A330-200 aircraft at the Oliver Tambo International Airport,...

Fire guts down Lagos Chief Judge's chambers

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 07:13 AM PST

Judicial activities were, Wednesday, paralysed at the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, following a fire outbreak that gutted down the chambers of the Lagos Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Funmilayo...

NCC bows to pressure, suspends planned data tariff increase

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:22 AM PST

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has, Wednesday, taken a u-turn and suspended its planned data tariff increase. This is following the Senate order to halt the increment as well as the...

"Victor Moses Has The Quality To Play For Barcelona"

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:53 AM PST

Nigeria-Ghana 2000 Africa Cup of Nations silver medallist Furo Iyemeni believes on-form Chelsea attacker Victor Moses' career can flourish at La Liga powerhouse Barcelona. The Super Eagles winger...

Sen Shehu Sani reacts to his indefinite suspension, blasts El Rufai

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:52 AM PST

Senator Shehu Sani has lambasted Governor Nasir El Rufai over his indefinite suspension by the party. Read a statement he released today in reaction to the indefinite suspension My "Indefinite...

Buhari wants to tax Nigerians to death - Fayose

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:31 AM PST

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has lambasted the  President Mohammadu Buhari led federal government for over-taxing Nigerians. The governor called on Nigerians to "resist any attempt to...

Search for greener pastures ends in slavery for Nigerian footballer

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:20 AM PST

The search for greener pastures has turned into a nightmare for Nigerian international Michael Uchebo, who currently plays for Portuguese top-flight club Boavista. Since April 2016, he has not been...

Slashing salaries won’t end recession – NLC

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:04 AM PST

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to put in place coherent economic blueprint to tackle recession in the 2017 budget. The NLC Chief Economist, Dr Peter...

29-year-old impersonates IG Idris, defrauds Saudi doctor

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 05:38 AM PST

A suspected fraudster, Ekperebuike Akadonye, has been arrested by the police for allegedly parading himself as the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on the Internet. The 29-year-old...

Success set to return from injury

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 05:20 AM PST

Isaac Success is set to make his long-awaited return for Watford after being sidelined for almost month due to a leg injury. The 20-year-old forward who suffered a leg injury in the Hornets' 1-0...

Update: How Senate stopped increase in data prices from December 1

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 05:13 AM PST

The Nigerian Senate has halted the planned hike in the price of data, which was to start from December 1, 2016. Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Ibn N'Allah, during Tuesday's plenary session, raised a...

Pro-Jonathan protest rocks Enugu

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:55 AM PST

Hundreds of Igbo youths have taken to the streets, protesting the on-going probe of former Nigeria First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. The youths see the probe, which had culminated into the...

Increase in data tariff: 7 ways to manage mobile internet data

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:44 AM PST

The news is everywhere that data will be more expensive as the FG, through the NCC has directed mobile telecom companies to increase data tariffs. While many Nigerians have protested the decree, it...

I know nothing about data price increment - Minister of Communication

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:34 AM PST

Adebayo Shittu,  Minister of Communications, has claimed he is unaware of the move by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, directing telecommunications companies to increase data tariff,...

VIDEO: Seun Egbegbe talks about his arrest and the phone theft allegation

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:37 AM PST

Filmmaker Seun Egbegbe, who was accused of stealing some iPhones and was arraigned in court a couple of days ago, has come out to say that he was never remanded in Kirikiri prison. After he was...

Prostitute, entertainer in court over alleged N1.6m theft

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:09 AM PST

A prostitute and an entertainer, both aged 22, who allegedly stole property valued at N1.6 million, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates' Court. The prostitute, Emmanuel Carol and...

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Tuesday 29 November 2016

NigerianEye: “Obanikoro returns N134m to EFCC, vows to repay N450m in 2017” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Obanikoro returns N134m to EFCC, vows to repay N450m in 2017” plus 29 more


Obanikoro returns N134m to EFCC, vows to repay N450m in 2017

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 10:17 PM PST

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday returned N30m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This brings the total amount of money he has returned to...

Another social crisis looms after Boko Haram - President Buhari warns

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 10:14 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday raised the alarm that another social crisis looms in the country if the two million Nigerians displaced by the Boko Haram sect currently in refugee camps were...

PDP CRISIS: Makarfi, Sheriff issue jail threats against each other

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 10:12 PM PST

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders were still tearing at one another yesterday. The two factions of the leading opposition party threatened imprisonment against each other for laying claims to...

50kg bag of rice now N8,000 in Ebonyi – CBN

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 01:06 PM PST

Central Bank of Nigeria Tuesday in Yenagoa said that a 50 kg bag of Nigeria rice is selling in Ebonyi for N8,000. This was disclosed by the Acting Director, Corporate Communication, CBN, Mr Isaac...

Why we can’t release Fayose’s houses – EFCC

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 01:03 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has opposed an application by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, asking a Federal High Court in Abuja, to order the release of his six houses...

BREAKING: Super Falcons cruise into AWCON finals, beat South Africa 1-0

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:30 PM PST

Defending champions Nigeria beat South Africa 1-0 to qualify for finals at the ongoing Women's African Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Cameroon. Nigeria's Desire Oparanozie put a goal past South Africa...

‘Proposed data hike: Internet no longer for the poor’

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:30 PM PST

Some ICT stakeholders have expressed mixed reaction to the proposed increase in the cost of data by some telecommunication operators from Dec. 1, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some...

Going to bed angry makes it worse – Research

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:43 PM PST

A good night's sleep may reinforce negative memories in the brain, researchers said on Tuesday, lending scientific credence to the time-worn caution against going to bed angry. Slipping into...

Senate committee seeks to ban Nigerians from importing used cars

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:31 PM PST

The Senate Committee on Privatisation has said it will propose a complete ban on the importation of used cars. It, therefore, charged local automakers to manufacture affordable and energy-efficient...

Governor Aregbesola opens new 3000 student’s capacity High School

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:18 PM PST

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has opened yet another government mega school, the Adventists Government High School. Aregbesola who was received by the highly elated pupils of...

How the Military ensured peaceful elections in Edo, Ondo – Obaseki

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:12 PM PST

The Governor-elect of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki today appraised the various role of security agencies especially the military in stabilizing democracy in the country where no life was lost in Edo...

Ebonyi begins seizure of foreign rice

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:09 PM PST

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has set up a taskforce to move into various markets and confiscate foreign rice. Umahi announced the setting up of the committee on Monday in Abakaliki, the...

Court grants bail to former FCT minister

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 11:49 AM PST

An FCT High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Sen. Bala Mohammed, former Minister of FCT. Mohammed, minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan, had been in the custody of the EFCC since Oct....

Those blowing pipelines not ordinary Nigerians – Buhari

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:11 AM PST

Jolted by the sophistication and employment of high technical skills in their actions, President Muhammadu Buhari has feared that those blowing up pipelines were not ordinary Nigerians. The...

Why big telecoms have to increase data tariffs - NCC

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:45 AM PST

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed the five big telecoms operators in the country to increase their data tariffs from Thursday, December 1. The idea behind the rationale is...

Arsenal Interested In Atletico Madrid Goalkeeper Jan Oblak

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:50 AM PST

Arsenal are keeping tabs on Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak but will not meet the Spanish club's €100 million valuation, according to reports The Slovenia international has established...

IN PICTURES: Gov Fayose wears shorts to public function

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:43 AM PST

Controversial Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose was recently spotted at a public event wearing white shorts. In the meeting with traders, Fayose promised to re-open within the next 48hrs...

Iniesta To Feature In El Clasico - Enrique

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:34 AM PST

Andres Iniesta is in contention to make his return from a knee injury when Barcelona meet Real Madrid in El Clasico on Saturday, Luis Enrique has confirmed. The Spain international suffered...

Reps want fuel sold at N70 per litre

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:29 AM PST

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Petroleum Products Prices Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to review the current price template for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) with a view to reducing the...

Nigeria’ll begin to export rice in 2017 – CBN

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:25 AM PST

Before the end of 2017, Nigeria will begin to export rice to other countries, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said. The Acting Director, Corporate Communication,  CBN, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, said...

Zidane to bench Ronaldo for El Clasico

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:17 AM PST

Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will be rested for Real Madrid's Copa del Rey clash with Cultural Leonesa in order to ensure he is 100 per cent for Saturday's Clasico clash with...

VIDEO: I don’t believe in probe; Govt is a continuum – Ondo Governor-elect Akeredolu

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:19 AM PST

The Ondo state Governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu has put to rest, fears or insinuations in some quarters that his government might take after the footsteps of the Buhari-led Federal government in...

We will NEVER forget Jimoh Ibrahim’s ignoble role in Ondo election – PDP

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:05 AM PST

The Senator Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has said it would not forget the role Jimoh Ibrahim played in frustrating its campaign in Ondo State and warned Senator Modu Sheriff...

Nigeria spent $1 Billion on kerosene subsidy in 2015 – Osinbajo

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:59 AM PST

Osinbajo Nigeria spent a whopping sum of $1bn as subsidy on kerosene last year, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. According to the Vice President, the massive dependence on kerosene and...

Christmas shopping tips for every Nigerian

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:48 AM PST

The Christmas bells are starting to ring and there is already merriment in the air as Nigerians are always eager to welcome the yuletide season, recession or not. As much as we love the Christmas...

Ondo PDP suspends 22 members for anti-party activities

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:41 AM PST

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, suspended 22 members of the party for "gross anti-party activities. The party in a statement by its publicity secretary,...

Eguavoen: Super Eagles already have World Cup ticket in their hands

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:22 AM PST

Former Super Eagles player and coach, Austin Eguavoen, has insisted that Nigeria must win against Cameroon and Zambia at home to seal their ticket to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Nigeria already...

Nigerians petition FG to stop data tariff increase by NCC

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:10 AM PST

Nigerians have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government over plans to increase data plan prices by December 1st, 2016. The petition is available via change.org against the...

You risk jail parading yourself as chairman - PDP warns Sheriff

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 06:45 AM PST

As  the supremacy battle in the PDP lingers on, the Ahmed Markarfi led faction has come out with strong words, denouncing Ali Modu Sheriff as the Chairman of the party and threatening him with...

IN PICTURES: Buhari decorated as Grand Patron of Nigerian Academy of Engineers

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 06:38 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has been decorated as the Grand Patron of the Nigerian Academy of Engineers. The investiture was performed at the State House on 29th November, 2016. See photos: