Thursday 8 December 2016

NigerianEye: “FG set to exhume corpers’ body for autopsy” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “FG set to exhume corpers’ body for autopsy” plus 29 more


FG set to exhume corpers’ body for autopsy

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 10:00 PM PST

The Federal Government may exhume for autopsy the body of the 2016 Batch 'B' corps member, Miss Ifedolapo Oladepo, who died at the Kano Orientation Camp recently. The Minister of Youths and Sports,...

Obanikoro in fresh N450m poll cash scandal

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:56 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday quizzed a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, for allegedly receiving N450m from the Coordinator of the Goodluck...

Governor El-Rufai denies paying herdsmen

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:31 PM PST

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has denied paying Fulani herdsmen to instigate the Southern Kaduna crisis. His media aide Samuel Aruwan, at a news conference yesterday, reiterated that...

Withdrawal of my CSO violates due process - Wike

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:27 PM PST

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday told the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris that the withdrawal of his chief security officer (CSO) exposed him to danger. The governor urged...

Federal lawmakers target N1.4 Trillion for constituency projects

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:24 PM PST

The Senate is seeking the reservation of at least 20 per cent of the country's annual budgets for constituency projects. This followed the unanimous approval for second reading of a Bill for an Act...

Opposition leader Akufo-Addo set to become Ghana President-elect

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:16 PM PST

Opposition candidate Nana Akufo-Addo is poised to become Ghana's president-elect having taken the lead after Wednesday's election. There was anxiety in the country last night as citizens waited for...

Senate calls for NYSC overhaul

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:09 PM PST

The Senate on Thursday called on the Federal Government to overhaul the National Youth Service Corps Scheme. The call followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Chief Whip of the...

We did not expect Super Falcons to win AWCON, that's why we can't pay players’ entitlements - Dalung

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:55 PM PST

Dalung The Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, on Thursday said the Federal Government did not expect the Super Falcons to win the just-concluded CAF African Women Cup of Nations in...

Lagos to sell bag of rice for N13,000

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:50 PM PST

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was ready to roll out Lake Rice on December 15 to residents at N13,000 per 50kg towards the Yuletide celebrations. The Special Adviser on Food...

My husband left because I refused to give him oral s.e.x, wife tells court

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:46 PM PST

A 42-year-old woman, Fausat Ayinde, has approached a Lagos Island Customary Court on Thursday for the dissolution of her 15-year-old marriage on the grounds of emotional abuse. Fausat told the...

Femi Falana to Buhari - 'Don’t take $30bn loan, recover looted funds instead'

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:42 PM PST

Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Federal Government to adopt an "aggressive policy" to recover looted funds and stop asking for loans. Falana said this on the side line of...

How Nigeria can end recession – U.S

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:07 PM PST

The United States Consul-General in Nigeria, Mr. John Bray, on Thursday said that Nigeria would be able to overcome her current economic recession by attracting more Foreign Direct...

Thirty women pose unclad to protest Facebook’s nudity rules

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:01 PM PST

Photographer Trina Cary, who posts nude pictures of herself regularly on facebook is fed up of being told that her naked body is unacceptable. She said she was fed up of seeing videos of naked men,...

American space legend, John Glenn dies at 95

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 01:54 PM PST

John Glenn, who made history twice as the first American to orbit the Earth and the first senior citizen to venture into space, has died at the age of 95, the Ohio college bearing his name said...

Rivers rerun: Shoot when you are shot at, says APC

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 08:55 AM PST

AHEAD of Saturday's legislative rerun election in Rivers State, the All Progressives Congress has said that it would not fold its hands and allow the Peoples Democratic Party to intimidate its...

Gernot Rohr Checks On Carl Ikeme

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 08:43 AM PST

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr paid a visit to first choice goalkeeper Carl Ikeme at his English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday. Rohr's visit to Ikeme may not be...

My invitation a witch-hunt sponsored by Dogara – Jibrin

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 08:16 AM PST

Embattled former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation and member, representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Kano State, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has described his invitation to the lower...

AFCON 2017: Nigeria’s Abel Baba Named Among Referees

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 08:13 AM PST

Confederation of African Football has selected Nigeria's Abel Baba as one of the assistant referees for next the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations slated for Gabon. According to a release on CAF's...

3 Lagos pilgrims abscond in Jerusalem

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 08:08 AM PST

Three pilgrims from Lagos State who went for this year's pilgrimage in Jerusalem, Israel have absconded. The absconded pilgrims include one female and two male. Sources in Jerusalem confided in PM...

FG to exhume late corps member's body for autopsy

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 08:03 AM PST

The Federal Government has hinted that the body of the youth corps member, Ifedolapo Oladepo, who died recently at the Kano State NYSC Orientation Camp, will be exhumed for autopsy. The Minister of...

Arsenal can beat Real Madrid in last-16 draws – Arsene Wenger boasts

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:46 AM PST

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has stated that his team can beat Spanish giants, Real Madrid, if the teams were drawn together in the Champions League last-16. The Gunners came top of their group...

University Of Ibadan produces rice, sells N4,000 per 10kg

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:45 AM PST

Nigeria's premier University, University of Ibadan, Oyo State has ventured into the production of rice courtesy of the Faculty of Agriculture as yuletide begins nationwide. The cereal has been...

Barcelona to play Brazilan Chapecoense in 2017

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:42 AM PST

Barcelona have invited Brazilian team, Chapecoense, to play in the Joan Gamper Trophy match at Camp Nou, as a mark of respect to the 71 people who died in an air crash in Colombia last...

Senate shifts EFCC boss, Magu's confirmation till Dec 15

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:33 AM PST

The senate will hold a confirmation hearing for Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday. Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, who...

Woman docked for allegedly cutting husband’s lover’s breast with razor

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:23 AM PST

A housewife, Taye Akinbolade has been charged before an Okitipupa Magistrates' Court in Ondo State for allegedly slashing the breast of her husband's lover. 28-year-old Akinbolade committed the...

Fayose in Spiderman costume for children Christmas party

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:16 AM PST

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state was spotted in these pictures putting on Spiderman mask as he prepares for the state's Christmas party for children. Recall that Fayose was seen only recently...

Watch your back while relating with Oyegun – Timi Frank advises Saraki

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:09 AM PST

Suspended Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank, has cautioned the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki to be cautious in his interactions with the...

FG declares Monday public holiday for Eid el-Maulud celebration

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:06 AM PST

The Federal Government has declared Monday, December 12 as public holiday to mark the Eid-El Maulud celebration. Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who made the declaration on behalf...

CAF Exco Seat: Pinnick Dares Caf President Issa Hayatou

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:38 AM PST

The formal bid by the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick to be on the CAF executive committee is a direct confrontation with CAF boss Issa Hayatou, it has been specially...

Court adjourns Cynthia Osokogu’s murder trial till 2017

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:25 AM PST

Counsel to the second defendant, Mr A. Nwachukwu, in the murder trial of Cynthia Osokogu, on Thursday sought the leave of the court to file his final written address.Justice Olabisi Akinlade, of the...

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