Friday 23 December 2016

NigerianEye: “Fayose predicts formation of new mega party to wrestle power from Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Fayose predicts formation of new mega party to wrestle power from Buhari” plus 29 more


Fayose predicts formation of new mega party to wrestle power from Buhari

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 10:30 PM PST

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has predicted the birth of a new mega party in 2017 to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressive Congress in 2019. He also predicted that a former vice...

Naira may hit N500/dollar next week

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 10:07 PM PST

The naira is seen depreciating further and may hit the 500 mark to the United States dollar at the parallel market next week as the greenback scarcity persists and the Central Bank of Nigeria cuts...

WATCH VIDEO: Nobody can cow me in Rivers state - Wike

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 10:25 PM PST

Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that his accusers cannot cow him nor would they take the state by force. He also said that he will never sell the state nor take the money meant for the...

Kemi Olunloyo’s father has apologised to me on behalf of his daughter – Jide Kosoko

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 10:26 PM PST

Veteran actor, Jide Kosoko, hasn't opened up so easily since the death of his wife, Henrietta, some months back. It may seem the actor is still mourning and even the controversies the death generated...

Guardiola wants me to play like Messi - Iheanacho

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 10:25 PM PST

Pep Guardiola has ordered Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho to study Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski in his bid to displace Sergio Aguero at Manchester City. The Nigerian international...

Headies Awards: I didn’t snub Eva’s fiancé – Wizkid

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 10:21 PM PST

Artiste of the Year at the Headies 2016 Awards, Wizkid has denied that he snubbed Eva Alordia's fiancé, Caesar at the awards, saying, he "honestly did not see" the on air personality. The...

AGF gives Magu 48hrs to respond to DSS allegations

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 10:16 PM PST

Attorney-General of the Federation, Mallam Abubakar Malami, has given the embattled acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, 48 hours to respond to the...

102-year-old scientist vows to work till death

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 10:09 PM PST

A 102-year-old scientist has vowed to keep working until his last breath. The Australian scientist, David Goodall, fought his university's authorities when they insisted that he had overstayed his...

Buhari didn’t snub South East summit – Presidency

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 10:06 PM PST

The Presidency on Friday denied media reports that President Muhammadu Buhari snubbed the recent South-East Economic and Security Summit in Enugu, A statement issued by the President's Senior...

American couple dies hours apart after nearly 64 years of marriage

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 09:59 PM PST

An American couple recently died just hours apart of each other, spending their final moments holding hands in their hospital beds after nearly 64 years of marriage. Dolores Winstead, 83, and her...

Outrage in UK over Ibori’s release

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 09:57 PM PST

Britons are furious with their courts for letting former Delta State governor, James Ibori, go on a free. They cannot understand why he was freed without parting with even a fraction of the...

We hand over Bola Ige’s killers to God for judgment – Son

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 09:54 PM PST

A former Commissioner for Lands and Physical Planning in Osun State, Mr. Muyiwa Ige, has said the family has handed over the masterminds and killers of Chief Bola Ige over to God for...

2019: We know those who won’t be governor in Ogun – Amosun

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 09:48 PM PST

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Friday said that while he does not know yet who will succeed him come May 29, 2019, he certainly knows those who won't be governor in the state. Amosun...

ECOWAS threatens Gambian President Jammeh with military action if he fails to quit

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 09:36 PM PST

President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia stands the risk of being forcefully removed from power should he carry out his threat to sit tight after losing the December 1election. ECOWAS leaders warned...

I did not sponsor protest against federal government – Wike

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 09:31 PM PST

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says he did not sponsor anyone to protest against the Federal Government, He added that those who planned to protest in his favour must have taken a cue from those who...

Court freezes Patience Jonathan’s multiple accounts

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 09:27 PM PST

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the freezing of multiple bank accounts linked to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience. The accounts, opened in the names of companies...

Fulani herdsmen abduct youth ‘corper’, demand N15m ransom

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 12:44 PM PST

Three women, including a member of the National Youth Service Corps, have been kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. They were said...

I will buy Arsenal in “three to four years” - Dangote

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 08:43 AM PST

Chairman of Dangote Group of Company, Aliko Dangote has said he wants to buy Arsenal Football Club within "three to four years". Dangote, who is Africa's richest man, is a lifelong Arsenal...

Customers decry lack of cash in ATMs

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 08:22 AM PST

Commercial bank customers on Friday decried lack of money in many Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, who visited...

Court orders freezing of Ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan’s multiple accounts

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 08:18 AM PST

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the freezing of Ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan's multiple accounts over suspected proceeds from crime. One of the account, domiciled with Skye Bank...

President Buhari eager to reflate economy – Amaechi

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 08:15 AM PST

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says President Muhammadu Buhari is eager to reflate the economy and deliver to the people the gains of his administration. Amaechi stated this in...

Lassa fever: Ogun places 396 people under surveillance

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 08:11 AM PST

The Ogun Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babtunde Ipaye, has said the 396 people who had primary and secondary contacts with the late Assistant Chief Nursing Officer of Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba,...

Spanish Copa del Rey Round of 16 Fixtures Released

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 07:19 AM PST

Real Madrid have been set up with Sevilla and Barcelona will face Athletic Bilbao in the Round of 16 of Spanish Copa del Rey. Here are the full fixtures: Alcorcón v Córdoba Athletic Bilbao v...

Scholarship: Bayelsa student abandoned in Malaysia, risks jail term

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 06:54 AM PST

Mr. Abasi Aikien, a Bayelsa State student on scholarship at the University College Sedaya International, Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, has allegedly been abandoned by the state government. It was...

Boko Haram members fleeing from Sambisa into states, Army warns

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 06:52 AM PST

The Nigerian Army has urged the public to be vigilant as remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists are fleeing to different parts of the country and elsewhere following the ongoing final clearance of...

Angry youths stone Gov El-Rufai convoy over herdsmen killing

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 06:45 AM PST

The convoy of Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai was pelted with stones by angry youths in Southern Kaduna. The youths who were protesting the continuous killings allegedly perpetrated by Fulani...

Yuletide: 6 important tips for safe, comfortable travels On Nigerian roads

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 06:37 AM PST

It's Christmas, and we are all happy! As families across Nigeria bask in the joy of the season, a lot of people also travel home to their villages and the families who remain in town, come together...

I was close to killing myself - Emmanuel Eboue

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 06:28 AM PST

Former Arsenal defender, Emmanuel Eboue, has revealed that he considered taking his own life. The Ivorian is currently serving a one-year suspension, from all football activity after failing to pay...

Power supply: Residents beat up 'NEPA' official

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 06:28 AM PST

An official of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Mr. Francis Idoko, was on Friday beaten by residents of a building on Fish Pond St. Muwo Ojo, Lagos, for disconnecting their line. The...

CAN slams appointment of Emefiele as Islamic liquidity corporation chairman

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 06:24 AM PST

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday condemned the appointment of the governor of Nigeria's central bank as leader of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation...

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