Monday 12 December 2016

NigerianEye: “'I’m no longer interested in bishop’s enthronement, I am so sorry and I sympathize with all the families' - Akwa Ibom pastor” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “'I’m no longer interested in bishop’s enthronement, I am so sorry and I sympathize with all the families' - Akwa Ibom pastor” plus 29 more


'I’m no longer interested in bishop’s enthronement, I am so sorry and I sympathize with all the families' - Akwa Ibom pastor

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:12 PM PST

Pastor of Reigners Bible Church International, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Apostle Akan Weeks, yesterday said he was not longer interested in enthronement as a bishop. Rev Weeks, who spoke from his...

REVEALED: Reigners church ignored ‘stop work’ order from UCCDA at foundation level

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:12 PM PST

THE Reigners Bible Church International ignored 'stop work' warning from the Uyo Capital City Development Authority, UCCDA, and went ahead to erect the edifice, it was learnt yesterday. The UCCDA...

Presidency plan to sell two aircraft

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:31 PM PST

The Presidency has concluded the process for the sale of two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7x executive jet and Hawker 4000. In a statement on October 4, the Presidency had confirmed that...

We contested against Army, INEC, FG, APC in Rivers rerun – PDP

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 10:15 PM PST

The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Peoples Democratic Party has declared Saturday's rerun elections in Rivers State as a rape of democracy. It also said that the party contested against many government...

Oil prices soar to $58, highest level since 2015

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 09:45 PM PST

Oil prices shot up over four per cent to their highest level since 2015 early yesterday after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers at the weekend in Vienna...

'States opposed to alcohol should not share from alcohol tax' - Atiku

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 09:38 PM PST

Ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said states opposed to the sale and consumption of alcohol have no business should not benefit from tax paid on alcohol. He also said the country does not need...

Motorcyclists clash with police in Ibadan over N50 bribe, 1 dead

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 09:33 PM PST

There was pandemonium yesterday at Moniya , Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, when a policeman allegedly killed a motorcyclist over N50 bribe. Two other people were shot by police officers attached to...

'Use N6.8b Paris fund to pay workers' - APC to Mimiko

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 09:24 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has told Governor Olusegun Mimiko to offset salary and pension arrears with the N6.8 billion collected from the Paris Club. A statement by its...

Suspected gunmen kill Army colonel in his house

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 09:20 PM PST

Unknown gunmen have killed the Commandant of Command Secondary School in Ibadan, Oyo State, Col. Anthony Okeyim. His body was found in his apartment in the school. Sources said he was attacked in...

Tinubu wants final push against Boko Haram

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 09:17 PM PST

All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called for a final push against Boko Haram members to bring their dastardly acts against innocent lives to an end. He spoke...

Collapsed Church Building: 'it was like watching a movie' - Akwa Ibom commissioner

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 09:15 PM PST

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information and Strategy Charles Udoh, who survived last Saturday's building collapse, said watching the roof come down was like a scene in a movie. Udoh, who is...

Rivers Rerun: PDP wins two seats

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 09:10 PM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the rerun election in Rivers East Senatorial District and Rivers West. The...

Ronaldo beats Messi to win Ballon d'Or

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 02:40 PM PST

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or for a fourth time on Monday night, beating Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to world football's top individual...

APC will reject Rivers East election result, says Peterside

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:41 AM PST

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, on Monday said the All Progressives Congress would reject the result of Rivers East Senatorial...

NYSC: Another corper collapses during Ooni’s visit to orientation camp

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:42 AM PST

Another corps member has slumped at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in Ede, Osun State. The corps member slumped on Monday when the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, was...

Klopp Blasts Neville: He Struggled As A Coach, I Don’t Listen To Him

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:35 AM PST

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has delivered a charged take down of Gary Neville and the other former players-turned-pundits, who continually dish out criticism that crosses the line. Reds'...

Rivers Rerun: Wike is desecrating the office of the governor - Amaechi fires

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:24 AM PST

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has fired back at Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, of desecrating the office of the governor with his "spurious and silly allegations" regarding the...

Rivers Rerun: Another PDP candidate, Ideozu wins Rivers West Senatorial district

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:19 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Osinachukwu Ideozu, winner of the of the Rivers West senatorial district election. Mr....

Nigeria police officer whose head was severed during Rivers Rerun

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:17 AM PST

DSP Mohammed Alkali last Saturday was decapitated by some political thugs in Rivers state at Omoku, Onelga Local Government Area during the election rerun in the state. He is survived by his...

President Buhari flies to Gambia to appease Jammeh to concede defeat

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:13 AM PST

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and other West African leaders will travel to The Gambia tomorrow in a bid to end the political crisis in the African nation, following authoritarian ruler Yahya...

Era of late preparation for Olympics gone - Solomon Dalung

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 08:05 AM PST

The hope for Nigeria to perform creditably at the Olympics and other quadrennial Games has been rekindled with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, saying that the era of late...

Sand Eagles Captain: Why We lost to Switzerland

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 07:23 AM PST

Isiaka Olawale, the Captain of Sand Super Eagles on Monday said that his side lost to Switzerland at the COPA Lagos Beach Soccer Tournament due to fatigue. The Sand Eagles lost 3-8 to Switzerland...

Wenger: Chelsea are not Premier League title favourites

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 07:20 AM PST

Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, has said that Chelsea are candidates to win the Premier League title, but feels no team can be called favourites for now. The Blues currently top the table after 15...

$30bn loan: President Buhari to go ahead despite Senate rejection – Senator Ita Enang

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 06:41 AM PST

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang has explained that the federal government will go ahead with the $29.9billion borrowing plans...

Uyo church collapse: Prosecute contractor, says lawyer

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 06:37 AM PST

Mr Desmond Eze, a human right lawyer, says the builders of the collapsed church building in Uyo should be prosecuted. Blaming incessant collapsed buildings in the country on poor materials usage...

Police shoot at protesting LAUTECH students, injure three

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 06:35 AM PST

Mobile policemen shot at the students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on Friday, injuring three of them. Three other students were arrested. Our correspondent...

SERAP drags Saraki, Dogara to court over NASS excessive spending

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 06:21 AM PST

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued Senate President Bukola Sakari and House speaker Dogara Yakubu "over failure to give account of the spending of N500 billion as...

Proposed mega party selects ADP as its name

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 06:12 AM PST

Barring any last minute change, proponents of the new mega party have settled for a name for the party. According to reports, the new mega party to be formed by aggrieved members of the All...

Fake naira notes flood Kano

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 06:06 AM PST

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has discovered about N2 97120.00 counterfeit currency notes in circulation in Kano state between January and November 2016. This was disclosed by the CBN branch...

Dana Airline debunks report of plane crash in Lagos

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 05:59 AM PST

Dana Airline has denied a report by a newspaper, Ibom Telegraph, that one of its planes crashed in Lagos area on Sunday. A statement from the airline and signed by Kingsley Ezenwa, Media and...

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