Tuesday, 3 January 2017

NigerianEye: “APC hails Buhari for keeping promise of payment of N5,000 to vulnerable Nigerians” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “APC hails Buhari for keeping promise of payment of N5,000 to vulnerable Nigerians” plus 29 more


APC hails Buhari for keeping promise of payment of N5,000 to vulnerable Nigerians

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:31 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for fulfilling the promise the Party made to Nigerians during the 2015 general election campaigns that safety nets will be...

American man seeks Bobrisky’s hand in marriage

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:11 AM PST

Popular Nigerian cross­dresser, Idris Bobrisky Okuneye, may have finally caught the attention of his soulmate. A man who claims to be an American living in Texas and working with the National...

Leicester City sign Nigeria's Wilfred Ndidi on five-and-a-half-year deal

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 12:03 PM PST

Leicester City have confirmed the signing of Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi on a five-and-a-half-year deal from Belgian club Genk. Ndidi's £15million transfer to the Premier League champions,...

We have sown in tears, now to reap in joy – Femi Adesina

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:58 AM PST

The Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari Femi Adesina has said that things will work for Nigeria and Nigerians. Adesina on his twitter account said that Nigerians...

Akpabio under fire for ‘disrespecting’ Akwa Ibom governor

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:54 AM PST

The immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, is facing severe criticisms from people in the state for sauntering into a state function in Uyo with his aides and a crowd of...

Gambia electoral commission head flees country

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:46 AM PST

The Chairman of the Gambian Electoral Commission has fled the country following threats to his life, his nephew said on Tuesday. Alieu Momar Njai had declared Adama Barrow the winner of the Dec. 1...

Nigeria to deploy 800 soldiers to Darfur for Peacekeeping

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:43 AM PST

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday said Nigeria would deploy 800 soldiers to the United Nations Mission (UNAMID) in Darfur. Mr. Buratai made the disclosure at the Nigerian Army Peace...

Governor Aregbesola clears 4 months salary arrears with N14.2 Billion

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:35 AM PST

Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led government of Osun has spent a total of N14.2bn to clear all salary arrears in the state. This was revealed by the governor who made the confirmation saying the amount...

Group wants Fayose removed to answer charges on arms allegations

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:28 AM PST

A pro-anti-corruption group, the Coalition for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption has called on the National Assembly to immediately invoke the doctrine of necessity to necessitate the removal and...

I got only 12.5% from Paris Club fund – Mimiko

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:25 AM PST

The outgoing governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, on Tuesday said his administration got only 12.5 percent instead of 25 percent from the recently released Paris Club fund. The governor, who...

Naira stabilises at N490/$1

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:23 AM PST

The Naira on Tuesday stabilised at N490 to a dollar at the parallel market in spite of speculations that it would depreciate to N500 to a dollar by the end of 2016, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

Buhari meets Oshiomhole in Aso Rock

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:15 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with the immediate past Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Oshiomhole visited the President for...

Dangote to resume tomato production in February

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:13 AM PST

The Dangote Tomato Processing Factory in Kadawa, Kura Local Government Area of Kano State is to resume production in February. The company, which began production in Feb. 2016, had to suspend...

Lagos Psychiatric hospital doctors protest

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 11:11 AM PST

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba in Lagos, on Tuesday complied with the directive of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) by wearing black...

Simone Zaza Arrival May Hinder Mikel’s Valencia Move

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 08:47 AM PST

Financial Fair Play restrictions may hinder Mikel Obi's move to Valencia, it has been reported. According to reports in Spain, Mikel has agreed a deal in principle to join Valencia, but the Nigeria...

Meet my demands or I am off to China – Mikel Obi tells Valencia

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 08:45 AM PST

John Obi Mikel's representatives, have given La Liga side Valencia up till Friday, to meet the wage demands of the Chelsea midfielder. Valencia have already confirmed meeting with the player over a...

Niger Delta and MEND’s Idiosyncratic Idiocy by Abu Duniya

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 08:33 AM PST

An artiste does not die a literal death; his spirit lives in his works. Sam Loco, the witty, humorous, infectious Nigerian actor and comedian of great talents, once declared, "New Year is a season...

MMM Nigeria subscribers allegedly set to meet National Assembly, to legalise scheme

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 08:19 AM PST

The controversial Ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM), Nigeria subscribers are undaunted despite temporary closure of the operations as they plan to meet with the House of Representatives'...

Oshiomhole may replace Fashola in works and housing ministry

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 08:17 AM PST

Former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole may take over the Works and Housing Ministry from Babatunde Fashola in the impending cabinet reshuffle by President Muhammadu Buhari. With the proposed...

Alex Iwobi In EPL Team Of The Week

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 07:47 AM PST

Super Eagles and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi was included in the English Premier League Team of the Week compiled by facts and statistics football website whoscored. Iwobi was in Arsenal's starting...

24-year-old UI graduate crowned king in Delta

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 07:14 AM PST

Nduka Ezeagwuna, a 24-year-old graduate of the University of Ibadan, has been crowned king of Issele-Uku in Delta state. The engineering graduate lost his father, Henry Ezeagwuna, in a motor...

Army repel Boko Haram attack in Adamawa

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 07:01 AM PST

Soldiers on Tuesday repelled an early morning attack by fleeing Boko Haram insurgent on Dar village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa. Chairman of Madagali Local Government, Alhaji Yusuf...

EFCC arraigns Katsina permanent secretary for fraud

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 06:54 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today January 3, 2017 arraigned one Sule Yusuf Saulawa, a permanent secretary formally attached to the office of the Deputy Governor of Katsina State...

God will expose my husband’s enemy - Fayose’s wife

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 07:02 AM PST

The Wife of Ekiti State governor, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose on Tuesday asked God to expose all her husband's enemy, saying all wolves in Sheep's clothing, close to her husband's government, will meet...

I Haven’t Seen Wilfried Ndidi, I Don’t Know Him - Ranieri

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 06:31 AM PST

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has once again refused to confirm the arrival of Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi at the club. The versatile Nigerian has reportedly had a medical at the club...

Man arraigned for defrauding girlfriend of car, land

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 05:43 AM PST

A 47-year-old historian, Nicholas Ajayi, who allegedly defrauded his girlfriend of a car and landed property valued at N1.3 million, was on Tuesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates'...

Pastor Iginla prophesies for Biafra in 2017

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 05:20 AM PST

Pastor of the Champions Royal Assembly, an Abuja based church, Bro Joshua Iginla, in his 2017 prophesies has said that leader of the Indigineous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, will be released...

Acknowledge that Gambia is a sovereign state, Ekweremadu warns

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 05:11 AM PST

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country's presidential election, saying such action could threaten the security of the...

CBN extends stamp duty collection to savings accounts

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 04:47 AM PST

The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has instructed commercial banks across the country to extend the deduction of N50 stamp duty to savings account transactions. The apex bank had previously exempted...

Senate to investigate Southern Kaduna killings, says Saraki

Posted: 03 Jan 2017 04:36 AM PST

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has said that the senate would commence investigations into the latest killings in southern Kaduna State. Saraki made the announcement in a statement signed...

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