Wednesday, 14 December 2016

NigerianEye: “Listen to audio: Wike caught allegedly making calls to INEC officials to rig election (Rivers rerun)” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Listen to audio: Wike caught allegedly making calls to INEC officials to rig election (Rivers rerun)” plus 29 more


Listen to audio: Wike caught allegedly making calls to INEC officials to rig election (Rivers rerun)

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 10:17 PM PST

An audio recording making the rounds on social media has emerged of a voice alleged to be that of Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike making calls to some top INEC officials to rig the state's re-run...

Nigerian mum delivered of baby with two heads

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 10:10 PM PST

A new born baby delivered on Tuesday at a hospital in Ogudu on the outskirts of Lagos. The baby has two heads with oxygen tube strapped on each, a neck, chest, two legs and two hands. Doctors at...

'Stop investing in MMM' - CBN warns Nigerians again

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 10:17 PM PST

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again cautioned the citizenry against investing in the ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM). The scheme operators stopped the accounts of its...

Immigration to increase price for international passport

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 09:56 PM PST

The cost of acquiring a Nigerian international passport is set to rise in the next couple of days, as the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, yesterday, said it had commenced the process to review its...

Senate wants public officers to operate foreign accounts

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 09:52 PM PST

A bill seeking to alter the constitution to allow public officers own and operate foreign bank accounts is currently being considered by the Senate. The Senate Bill number 347 was sponsored by...

Boko Haram: US donates fresh $92m to displaced persons

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 09:49 PM PST

The United States has announced a donation of nearly $92m as additional humanitarian assistance to people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency and severe food insecurity in the North-East and the...

Police parade suspected snatchers of Rivers poll materials

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 09:47 PM PST

The police on Wednesday in Abuja paraded five suspects for allegedly hijacking electoral materials during the legislative rerun election in Rivers State last Saturday. The Force spokesman, Donald...

Jammeh must go when term ends – UN

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 09:45 PM PST

President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia will not be allowed to remain head of state if he refuses to go after his elected term ends next month, the top United Nations official in West Africa said on...

Tributes as Michael Ibru is buried in Delta

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 09:42 PM PST

The remains of renowned industrialist, Olorogun Michael Onajirevbe Ibru, were buried yesterday at his Agbara-Otor country home in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. At a funeral...

Christmas: Governor Ayade subsidises rice, tomatoes prices by 40%

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 09:35 PM PST

The Cross River State government is subsidising prices of foodstuff, such as rice, tin tomatoes, groundnut oil and sweet corn, by as much as 40 percent . The subsidy on the foodstuffs, which is...

Collapsed Church: 26 dead, 218 injured - Akwa Ibom govt

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 09:33 PM PST

There will be no mass burial for the victims of last Saturday's Reigners Bible International Church building collapse in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, the government assured yesterday. The...

President Buhari vows to change Nigeria

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 03:10 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration was determined to ensure a departure from dependence on imported goods to locally made products. The president gave the...

'Putin is world’s most powerful man'

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 10:59 AM PST

Vladimir Putin was the world's most powerful person for a fourth straight year in 2016, with US president-elect Donald Trump in second place, Forbes magazine said Wednesday in its annual...

PDP CRISIS: Let’s renegotiate, Sheriff tells Makarfi

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 10:58 AM PST

The factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Ali Modu-Sheriff said he was ready to return to negotiating table with Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led faction. He, however, stressed that the...

2016 budget performance affected by low revenue inflow – President Buhari

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 10:53 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari says the economy has been negatively affected by the poor revenue collection by the Federal Inland Revenue and the Nigerian Customs Service in 2016. The president said...

Afghan 'plastic bag' boy refuses to leave Messi's side after meeting his hero (VIDEO)

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 08:45 AM PST

An Afghan boy who became an internet sensation after wearing a number ten shirt made out of a plastic bag has finally met his hero. Murtaza Ahmadi, 6, became an over night viral star after pictures...

Nigeria Army rescues additional 605 women, girls in Sambisa forest

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 08:37 AM PST

The Nigeria Army on Wednesday said it had rescued additional 605 women and children during its operation in Sambisa forest. The Theatre Commander, Maj.-Gen. Leo Irabor, stated this during a press...

Monitor Shiites seriously, Nigeria Police chief charges officers

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 08:28 AM PST

A police chief has charged officers to monitor the activities of Shiites in a part of Nigeria. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone One, comprising Kano, Katsina and...

Fani-Kayode’s ill health stalls trial

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 08:18 AM PST

A Federal High Court in Abuja was unable to proceed with the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani- Kayode, as scheduled on Wednesday because of the ex-minister's ill health. The...

It will take hard work to surpass Mimiko's achievements - Akeredolu

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 08:16 AM PST

The Ondo state governor-elect, Mr. Oluwa Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) today said it will take hard work to surpass the track record put into public service by the state outgoing governor, Olusegun...

Oscar: My move to China is 90% done

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 08:01 AM PST

Chelsea and Brazilian attacking midfielder, Oscar dos Santos, has disclosed that his move to Chinese Super League giants Shanghai SIPG is almost done. Reports emerged Wednesday morning claiming...

2017 budget presentation: Full text of President Buhari’s speech

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 07:53 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented the 2017 Appropriation Bill before a joint session of the National Assembly. Buhari, during the presentation said his administration will pay more...

MMM Transactions Are Against Principles of Islam, By Murtada Gusau

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 07:24 AM PST

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful May the peace and prayer of Allah be upon His Messenger (SAW) To proceed: Basically, MMM is a community where people render or provide...

Expenditure breakdown of 2017 budget

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 07:13 AM PST

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2017 appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. Here are the breakdown of the budget: Oil : N1.985tn Non-oil:...

Kano cracks down on beggars, arrests 226

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 07:09 AM PST

The Kano State Hisbah Board arrested 226 beggars for allegedly violating the law banning street begging along the major streets of the state capital in November, an official said on Wednesday. The...

Story of ‘boy sealed in wall’ in Ondo as told by neighbours

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 06:53 AM PST

Last week, the report of a boy said to have been sealed in the wall of a house in Ondo town in western Nigeria spread. After that story was told on online news platforms but without details, rumours...

Actor Prince Eke calls out his wife Muma Gee for abandoning their kids

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 06:49 AM PST

Prince Eke took to Instagram moments ago to call out his wife, singer Muma Gee for  abandoning their 3-month-old baby for four weeks and running off to Abuja. Below is what he wrote in his...

FIFA CWC: kashima Antlers Thash Atletico Nacional To Reach Final

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 06:48 AM PST

Japanese side, Kashima Antlers progressed into the final of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup following a hard fought 3-0 win against Atletico Nacional of Colombia at the Suita City Football Stadium,...

President Buhari presents 2017 budget to National Assembly

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 08:48 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a N7.298 trillion 2017 budget. Buhari while presenting the budget at the Senate on Wednesday, said that "We will continue to fortify our defence spending till...

Yobo Laments Poor Treatment Of Super Falcons

Posted: 14 Dec 2016 06:07 AM PST

Former Super Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo, has expressed his sadness over the poor treatment meted on players of the Super Falcons since they returned from this 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in...

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