Wednesday, 28 December 2016

NigerianEye: “Nigeria police foil plot to bomb 3rd Mainland Bridge” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria police foil plot to bomb 3rd Mainland Bridge” plus 29 more


Nigeria police foil plot to bomb 3rd Mainland Bridge

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 09:57 PM PST

The police have foiled an attempt by a notorious Niger Delta militant group operating from the creeks of Ikorodu and Arepo on the outskirts of Lagos and Ogun states to blow up the Third Mainland...

1,237 Nigerians prevented from entering Germany this year

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 10:28 PM PST

About 1, 237 Nigerians were stopped from entering Germany this year, as German police are on track to turn away some 20,000 migrants at the country's borders, airports and sea ports in 2016. From...

Aregbesola grants amnesty to four death-row inmates

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 10:22 PM PST

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola yesterday granted amnesty to four death-row prison inmates in three Southwest prisons. Director of Public Prosecutions and Secretary to the State Advisory...

Fayose lying about promotion - APC

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 10:20 PM PST

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of lying that he promoted 15,000 workers and paid two months' arrears, Christmas bonus and other...

‘Nigeria won’t let Guinea Bissau down’ - Buhari

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 10:18 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured that as the Chairman of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Contact Group on Guinea Bissau, he will ensure that the country did not relapse...

Dogs flee as Ekiti residents turn to dog meat

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 10:15 PM PST

Dogs have disappeared from streets in Ekiti State following the rise in the consumption of dog meat by residents, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. NAN said more people now eat dog meat...

Naira weakens to N490/$1 at parallel market

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 10:10 PM PST

The Naira yesterday weakened to N490 to a dollar at the parallel market after appreciating to N485 to a dollar during the Christmas break. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Naira...

Man abandons wife, marries mother in-law

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 12:51 PM PST

A 22-year-old man has abandoned his wife and married Asha Devi, who happens to be her his mother in-law. Matho Suraj was said to have abandoned his 19-year-old wife, Latila, for the mother after...

Blind students cheat at exams – WAEC

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 12:49 PM PST

The West African Examinations Council says blind candidates also cheat during examinations. They cheat by colluding. The Head of Test Administration of WAEC in Nigeria, Mrs Frances Iweha-Onukwu,...

Army recover Shekau’s Qur’an, flag in Sambisa

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 08:41 AM PST

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had recovered Abubakar Shekau's Qur'an and flag in Camp Zero, the Boko Haram's Headquarters in Sambisa forest. The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole,...

Gov Ambode offers amnesty ‎to cultists, criminals in Lagos

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 08:40 AM PST

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday announced the readiness of his government to offer amnesty to cultists willing to renounce their membership of cult groups and turn over a new...

Nigeria To Finalise Sponsorship For Super Eagles Coach - Pinnick

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 08:40 AM PST

NFF president Amaju Pinnick has disclosed a concrete sponsorship package for Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr will be finalised by April. Pinnick admitted it has been difficult pay Franco-German Rohr...

How I was delivered from the jaws of death - Song

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 08:37 AM PST

In an interview with the French daily L'Equipe, Rigobert Song has recounted the terrifying moments leading up to his stroke on October 3 at his home in Yaounde. "My blood pressure was up at like 25...

Emmanuel Amuneke Honoured With Chieftaincy Title

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 08:25 AM PST

Former Nigeria international, Emmanuel Amuneke on Tuesday December 27 became a prophet recognised by his people as he was elevated into the royal class of traditional rulers by his Eziokele...

Donald Trump slams ‘inflammatory’ Obama on Twitter

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 08:19 AM PST

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of making "inflammatory" statements and complicating the impending transfer of power — the latest salvo in an escalating war of words...

Akinwunmi charity show holds in Lagos on Thursday

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 08:17 AM PST

The third edition of the Seyi Akinwunmi Charity Mini-Tournament will hold at the Campos Square, Lagos on Thursday, 29th December 2016. Barr. Akinwunmi is the 1st Vice President of Nigeria Football...

Why Oliver Khan does not like me – Okocha

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 08:00 AM PST

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Austin Okocha, has revealed that German legendary goalkeeper, Oliver Khan does not like him. Okocha said that ex- Germany goalkeeper does not like him even after 23...

Leicester Apply For Wilfred Ndidi’s Work Permit

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 07:57 AM PST

English Premier League champions, Leicester City have applied for a work permit for Nigeria international, Wilfred Ndidi, a confirmation of an almost January done deal. The Foxes have reportedly...

MMM: Abuja Pastor, Bishop Fireman organizes prayers for victims

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 06:41 AM PST

Following the alleged crash of online ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, otherwise known as 'MMM' in Nigeria, an Abuja-based pastor, Bishop Fireman Dapada of the Mole Moba Motungbapada Ministry,...

Southern Kaduna has become a slaughter house – Senator Shehu Sani

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 06:37 AM PST

The Senator representing Kaduna central, Comrade Shehu Sani, paid a solidarity visit to Senator Danjuma La'ah representing Southern Kaduna senatorial district consoling him on the...

Police intercept dynamite, detonators as militants attempts to bomb 3rd mainland bridge

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 06:30 AM PST

The police authorities have foiled attempts by a notorious militants, operating from the creeks of Ikorodu and Arepo areas of Lagos and Ogun States, to blowing up the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos....

Hospital gives women wrong semen during fertility treatment

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 06:25 AM PST

Twenty-six women may have been given the wrong sperm during fertility treatment, the University Hospital in the Dutch city of Utrecht said on Wednesday."The hospital's laboratory had made a...

Hit-and-run driver kills OAU medical student

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 05:34 AM PST

A 400 level medical student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Mr. Seun Olorunfemi, has been killed by a hit and run driver. Our correspondent gathered on Wednesday that the deceased was...

4 ways you are destroying your child's self-esteem

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 04:56 AM PST

Consistently positive self-esteem is unbearably hard to develop and few have mastered it. So if you, as a parent, don't have a complete handle on it, you probably don't know how to foster it in your...

Buhari mourns Senator Okpozo

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 04:53 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday expressed condolences to the government and people of Delta State on the death of a Second Republic senator and member of the Board of Trustees of the All...

Two on trial for homosexuality in Benin

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 04:39 AM PST

An Oredo Magistrates' Court in Benin on Wednesday ordered the remand of two men, Paul Frank, 31, and Ejimofor Christian, 22, for allegedly committing unnatural offence. The duo are facing charges...

Police foil kidnap of 2-year-old in Lagos

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 04:34 AM PST

The Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man, over the alleged attempt to kidnap a two-year-old boy at Owode, Ogun. The operatives got a hint of...

Malabu $1.1 billion Scandal: Ex-Nigerian oil minister, 12 others set for trial in Italy

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 04:28 AM PST

A week after he was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja, Italian authorities have indicated their intention to file criminal charges against a former Minister of...

Super Eagles Allege NFF Shortchanged Them For Algeria Bonus

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 04:26 AM PST

Eagles have alleged they have been shortchanged by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in the payment of their win bonus for a 2018 World Cup qualifier. The Eagles have received the bonus for the...

Probe Chibok school fund, SERAP tells EFCC

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 04:20 AM PST

A human rights organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged diversion of the N500m Safe School fund...

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