Monday, 19 December 2016

NigerianEye: “Falana seeks pardon for 70 soldiers serving 10 years for mutiny” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Falana seeks pardon for 70 soldiers serving 10 years for mutiny” plus 29 more


Falana seeks pardon for 70 soldiers serving 10 years for mutiny

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 10:35 PM PST

Lagos lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon 70 soldiers found guilty of mutiny by various military court martial since 2014. He made the request in a letter to the...

Governor Ayade donates N50 million to CAN, N30 million to Muslim community

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 10:32 PM PST

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade yesterday donated N50 million to the state Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and N30 million to the Muslim community. Ayade made the donations in Calabar,...

KADUNA: 24-hour curfew imposed on Kafanchan

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 10:30 PM PST

A 24-HOUR curfew has been imposed on Kafanchan, Jema'a Local Government of Kaduna State, following protests by youths in the town. They were protesting "unending killings in Southern Kaduna and...

Court refuses Fayose’s request to release seized assets

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 10:22 PM PST

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja yesterday refused the request by Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose to release some of his houses temporarily seized by the Economic and...

'Abuja airport to be shut for six weeks'

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 10:19 PM PST

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja will be closed between February and March next year, Minister of State for Aviation Hadi Sirika said yesterday. The closure, according to the...

Customs intercepts arms hidden in cars imported from US

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 06:46 PM PST

The Customs has intercepted arms and ammunition as well as military equipment hidden in two cars imported from United States (U.S.) The Customs Area Comptroller of Tin-Can island Comptroller Yusuf...

Taraba Killings: Death toll hits 42

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 06:41 PM PST

The death toll in weekend's Tiv farmers' killings in Taraba State has risen to 42, it was learnt yesterday. The hacking to death of the farmers by suspected Fulani militia in Gassol Local Government...

N289 billion looted fund captured in 2017 Budget

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 06:36 PM PST

Those who have been wondering where the Federal Government kept recovered funds got an answer yesterday. About N288.6 billion is in next year's budget, according to Budget Office Director-General...

No enough fund for foreign missions, Buhari laments

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 08:34 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday regretted that the fund available to run the nation's missions abroad will not be as robust as his administration would want until the economic situation...

How SSS submitted two contradictory reports on EFCC boss, Magu, to Senate

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 08:34 AM PST

The State Security Service (SSS) sent two different and contradictory security reports to the Nigerian Senate on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). While...

Gernot Rohr heads to AFCON in Gabon after holidays in Madagascar

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 08:45 AM PST

Nigeria Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is expected to be at next year's AFCON in Gabon after a short holiday in Madagascar. Rohr has already said he will be at Gabon 2017 to spy on Nigeria's World...

2017 Budget: Defence, Interior, Education get highest allocations

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 08:07 AM PST

Defence is one of the four sectors that got the highest recurrent allocation of a total of N465.87 billion in the 2017 budget that is before the National Assembly for consideration. Minister of...

Senate did not reject Magu’s nomination – Ndume

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 07:51 AM PST

The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Monday said contrary to the information currently available to the public, the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly has not rejected the nomination of Mr. Ibrahim...

Sultan of Sokoto storms Enugu for Rangers

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 07:48 AM PST

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar IV, was on Monday, in Enugu, to attend the grand reception in honour of the 2015/2016 Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) Champions, the Enugu...

Enugu State Governor Rewards Rangers With Land, Cash Gift

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 07:46 AM PST

Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has rewarded champions Rangers with a plot of land each as well as a total sum of 41.5 million Naira. The plots of land are located at the Rangers Estate in...

Christine Lagarde, IMF boss found guilty of payout scandal

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 07:39 AM PST

A special court made up of members of parliament and magistrates announced the guilty verdict on Monday in Paris. But it also said Lagarde won't be fined, serve any jail time, nor receive a...

I can play until 50 - Ibrahimovic

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 07:28 AM PST

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who believes that age is just a number, has insisted he can go on to play for another 15 years if he stays healthy and continues to find the back of the...

Tin-Can Port Customs intercept arms, ammunition from U.S.

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 07:16 AM PST

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted arms and ammunition as well as military equipment hidden in two cars imported from U.S. The Customs Area Comptroller...

Naira crashes to N490/$1

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 07:07 AM PST

Nigerian Naira on Monday crashed to 490 per United states dollar at the parallel market, complicating Christmas for the traders at the foreign exchange market The Nigerian currency which exchanged...

Funds spended were properly spended – Dalung shoots again

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 06:08 AM PST

The Minister for Youths and Sports Development Solomon Dalung in his bid to justify how properly his ministry spent funds allocated to it says 'funds spended are well spended'. The House of...

IPOB threatens to die with President Buhari if he visits Enugu December 22

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 06:04 AM PST

Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari will be visiting Enugu state on December 22, 2016, and have threatened to die with the President should...

Don’t be in hurry to condemn Senate, Magu not indispensable, says Amaechi

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:49 AM PST

Mr Nwoha Amaechi, a former Speaker, Imo House of Assembly on Monday said Ibrahim Magu was not indispensable as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) chairmanship. Amaechi said this...

Sports Minister demands clarification on Pinnick’s nomination for CAF seat

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:41 AM PST

The Nigerian government has demanded proper documentation leading to the nomination of NFF president Amaju Pinnick to vie for a seat on the executive committee of the Confederation of African...

IN PICTURES: Peter Obi meets Mbaka in Enugu

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:36 AM PST

Barely 24 hours after some photos emerged of former Governor of Anambra State, walking along Bourdillion Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, apparently to visit the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives...

Emir Sanusi's daughter prepares for royal wedding

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:31 AM PST

One of the beautiful daughters of Emir of Kano, Fulani Siddika Sanusi will walk down the aisle with her husband to-be, Malam Abubakar Umar Kurfi on December 23rd at the Emir's Palace, Kano. The...

Global crude oil prices favour Buhari's 2017 budget

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:06 AM PST

Global crude oil price is favouring President Muhammadu Buhari's 2017 appropriation estimates. President Buhari, last Wednesday presented the 2017 appropriation bill to a joint session of the...

Southern Kaduna killings: El Rufai talking too much, doing nothing – Ciroma

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:58 AM PST

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Alhaji Isa Ciroma, has debunked governor Nasir El-Rufai's claim that the wanton killings and destruction of lives and property in Southern Kaduna is...

Truck drivers protest N10,000 tax, block Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highway

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:41 AM PST

Protesting truck drivers have blocked the Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highways since the early hours of Monday. The drivers were protesting the N10,000 daily tax imposed by the Kogi State revenue...

Fuels scarcity looms as NUPENG threatens three-day strike

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:24 AM PST

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has threatened to begin a three-day warning strike on January 9, 2017, against the anti-labour practice of the International Oil Companies. The...

Lagos generated N287bn internally in 2016 – Ambode

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:08 AM PST

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday hailed tax payers in the State for performing their civic obligations faithfully, saying the State recorded more Internally Generated Revenue...

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