Thursday, 19 January 2017

NigerianEye: “African forces suspend military operations in Gambia for final talks” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “African forces suspend military operations in Gambia for final talks” plus 29 more


African forces suspend military operations in Gambia for final talks

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 08:01 PM PST

African forces suspended Thursday a military operation to force The Gambia's leader Yahya Jammeh to hand over power in favour of final talks to convince him to leave the country, the president of...

The story so far: Now that Barrow is sworn in as President of Gambia

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 08:26 PM PST

The Gambia got a new president yesterday. Adama Barrow was sworn in as president with the support of the international community. Yahya Jammeh refused to hand over power. Since the swearing in, the...

PICTURES: Gambians celebrating inauguration of Adama Barrow

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:45 PM PST

Several Gambians took to the streets to celebrate the swearing-in of President Adama Barrow on television live from Senegal, even as African troops approached. Young men shouted and sang while...

Gambian president refuses to leave after deadline

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:38 PM PST

A last minute attempt to convince Yahya Jammeh to give up his role as Gambian president before Wednesday's midnight deadline failed, according to sources in the country's capital. Mauretanian...

Nigerian senators frown at troops deployment in Gambia

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:35 PM PST

The deployment of Nigerian troops to The Gambia without approval of the National Assembly came under the searchlight of the Senate yesterday. Some senators said it was a breach of the Constitution...

Senate in rowdy session over defection of PDP senator to APC

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:32 PM PST

THE defection of the senator representing Akwa Ibom South, Nelson Effiong, from People's Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) threw the Senate into a rowdy session...

Why El-Zakzaky is still in detention - Presidency

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:28 PM PST

The Presidency yesterday said the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is still being detained for public interest and security implications. The government said it was...

Developed countries frustrating reparation of stolen funds - FG

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:25 PM PST

The battle to recover and repatriate funds stolen from Africa and other developing countries was being hampered by legal constraints put in place by many developed countries, Presidential Advisory...

MMM participants lose patience, attack each other, guiders

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 09:28 PM PST

The cracks within the MMM community in Nigeria have continued to widen with many of the three million participants in the Ponzi scheme losing patience and trading accusations due to their inability...

Nigeria Air Force begins probe of accidental air strike

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:16 PM PST

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched a probe into Tuesday's accidental air strike that killed scores at the IDPs camp in Borno State. It yesterday constituted a board of senior officers to...

President Buhari on 10-day vacation, Osinbajo named acting-president

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:10 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday wrote the Senate, informing it of his decision to embark on a 10-day leave. The vacation period is expected to last from Monday January 23 to February 6. A...

Groups hold one million man support march for President Buhari

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 02:42 PM PST

A group of Nigerians, under a group, Movement of the People Forum {MOP-F}, have staged a one million man walk round Abuja to support Buhari's administration The Nigerians drawn from all works of...

Watch Video: Gambia’s Adama Barrow gives first speech as president

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 02:36 PM PST

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Nigeria explains deployment of troops to The Gambia

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 01:21 PM PST

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has explained that Nigeria deployed military personnel to The Gambia as part of ECOWAS Standby Force to protect the people and maintain sub-regional peace and...

UN backs Adama Barrow

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 01:19 PM PST

The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to back Gambia's new President, Adama Barrow and called for a peaceful transition of power. The resolution called on former president Yahya...

Senegalese troops enter Gambia to force out Jammeh, Barrow sworn in as president

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 01:18 PM PST

Senegalese troops on Thursday afternoon reportedly moved across the border into The Gambia following the swearing in of Adama Barrow as the country's new president. The army spokesman, Colonel...

AFCON 2017: Tunisia beat Algeria 2-1

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 01:15 PM PST

Tunisia bounced back in Group B when they beat Algeria 2-1 in their 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations tie at Stade de Franceville yesterday. Two goals courtesy of a penalty by Naim Sliti and an own...

Nigeria Police raid PREMIUM TIMES, arrest newspaper publisher, reporter

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 01:12 PM PST

The Nigeria police have reportedly raided PREMIUM TIMES head office in Abuja, and arrested the newspaper's publisher. The newspaper in a story on its website said the publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi,...

FG urged to approve amnesty programme for militants

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 01:10 PM PST

The federal government has been urged to take necessary action to end the crisis rocking Niger Delta region by approving Amnesty program for the militants. In a statement by Ondo State Chapter of...

Jammeh allegedly abandoned by wife, children

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 09:00 AM PST

Unconfirmed reports said that as tension continued to mount, the wife and children of the outgoing Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh allegedly abandoned him and have equally fled the country's capital...

Amaju Pinnick Appointed Into Top FIFA Committee

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 08:38 AM PST

Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick has been appointed into the Federation of International Football Federation (FIFA) Organising Committee for Competitions. This was confirmed by...

High rate of suicides by policemen getting worrisome - AIG

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 08:29 AM PST

The Police authorities have expressed concerns over the increasing cases of suicide among the rank and file of the Force across the country. The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 5, Mr....

Gambian Navy abandons Jammeh, declare allegiance to Barrow

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:58 AM PST

As many in Jammeh's government have continued to withdraw their support for him, the Gambian Navy led by Rear Admiral Sarjo Fofana, have also abandoned Jammeh while pledging to pass allegiance to...

Supreme Court judge accused of corruption paid me N313 million cash – Witness

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:36 AM PST

The first prosecution witness in the trial of Supreme Court Judge, Sylvester Ngwuta, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, has revealed how he was paid N313 million in cash to build houses for the...

Defending Champion Djokovic Sent Packing From Australian Open By 117th Ranked Istomin

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:27 AM PST

Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 117, Denis Istomin from Uzbekistan in the Second Round of the Australian Open. Djokovic, 29, who has won the Australia Open...

Jammeh’s whereabouts unknown as ECOMOG orders troop to capture him dead or alive

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:17 AM PST

The whereabouts of the outgoing President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh was unknown as at Thursday. This was just as last-minute attempts by Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, to...

Amber Rose shares lovely photo of her with Dream Kardashian

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 06:57 AM PST

Amber Rose was on full auntie mode as she visited Blac Chyna and her Dream Kardashian. The mother of one shared the adorable snap online.

Kanu celebrates daughter Pinky as she turned a year older

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 06:50 AM PST

Football legend Kanu Nwankwo's last child and daughter, Pinky turned a year older yesterday. Her proud parents took to social media to celebrate her. Kanu wrote: "Happy birthday my precious...

Why we won’t release El-Zakzaky despite court order -FG

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 06:49 AM PST

The Federal Government on Thursday ruled out the possibility of releasing the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, despite the court order asking it to do so. A...

George Clooney's wife pregnant with twins; a boy and a girl

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 06:47 AM PST

George Clooney's wife Amal is reportedly pregnant with twins, and has even learned that she will be having a boy and a girl. This is according to a report by InTouch Weekly released on Wednesday....

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