Friday, 27 January 2017

NigerianEye: “Bailout funds scandal: Governor loses $10m to his girlfriend” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Bailout funds scandal: Governor loses $10m to his girlfriend” plus 29 more

Bailout funds scandal: Governor loses $10m to his girlfriend

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:00 PM PST

A governor is under probe after the sum of $10 million he diverted from the bailout funds allocated to his state was hijacked by his girlfriend . The governor was said to have commissioned his...

Customs impound two Helicopters brought into Nigeria by unknown importers

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:17 PM PST

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has seized two civil models Bell Helicopters brought into the country by unknown importers. The Service...

Igbo youths blast Obasanjo for canvassing south-east presidency in 2019

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:20 PM PST

YOUTHS under the auspices of the South East Youth Vanguard yesterday described calls by former President Olusegun Obasanjo for an Igbo president in 2019 as mischievous and an act of double standard,...

Gambia plans Feb 18 celebration as Barrow arrives home

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:36 PM PST

Billboards across Gambia's capital are announcing a February 18 ceremony to mark the inauguration of the President Adama Barrow. Hundreds of thousands turned out Thursday to welcome Barrow, a...

Two Nigerians held for $1.2 million UK bank fraud

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:33 PM PST

  The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, has arrested two men, Oladapo Oyeniyi and Kunle Ayotoye, for allegedly defrauding a United Kingdom (UK)-based bank of 1,200,000 US dollars under false...

Okorocha blasts PDP over comments on Imo Airline

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:31 PM PST

The Imo State government yesterday berated the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and an online news publishers, Sahara reporters for criticizing the newly-commissioned state Airline, Imo Air. The PDP...

Ondo Assembly sacks Speaker, deputy

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:07 PM PST

Less than a month to the inauguration of Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the new governor of Ondo State, the state's House of Assembly yesterday impeached its Speaker, Princess Jumoke...

Gunmen invade courtroom, 6 killed

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:02 PM PST

Gunmen stormed the Owerri High Court in commando style yesterday, killing no fewer than six persons, including two prison wardens. The invaders also ferried away a notorious kidnap suspect, Henry...

Exclusive pictures from the Portharcourt Polo Tournament

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:53 AM PST

Photo Credit: Studio 24 The 2017 edition of the Port Harcourt Polo tournament remains the biggest and most successful edition we have seen yet. The highly contested edition attracted several polo...

Cool or not? Kim Kardashian rocks bizarre pierced nails

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:41 AM PST

Check out Kim Kardashian's latest fashion choice - a set of well manicured but pierced fingernails. The 36-year-old reality star shared a video on Snapchat of her newly pierced purple fingernails,...

Ludacris' wife makes fufu for her kids (VIDEO)

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:38 AM PST

She wrote; "They literally want to eat fufu every day. Lol Cai likes to eat hers with a spoon or fork while Cadence is straight motherland with it. 😂😂 #Gabonesehouse #Africanbabiesinthemaking"...

Janet Jackson spotted out for first time since welcoming son

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:31 AM PST

50-year-old Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana welcomed their first born, son Eissa, three weeks ago. And on Tuesday the pop star was spotted out for the first time in London as she shopped...

Customs seizes two helicopters at Lagos airport

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:29 AM PST

An attempt to smuggle two civil model Bell Helicopters into the country by a yet to be identified person has led to their forfeiture to the Nigerian Customs Service, the Customs said on Friday. The...

Read RMD's message to his wife on her birthday

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:19 AM PST

Actor Richard Mofe-Damijo took to his Instagram to celebrate his wife, Jumobi as she turned a year older today. He shared the above photo and wrote; "Nah, this won't be a long one. Been saying too...

You should be praying for Buhari, not campaigning for 2019 – PDP slams Okorocha

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:17 AM PST

The Imo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the procurement of aircraft and inauguration of an airline, 'Imo Air' by Governor Rochas Okorocha at the Sam Mbakwe...

Freeze shares picture of him chilling in Linda Ikeji's bedroom

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:16 AM PST

The controversial OAP shared this photo chilling in Linda Ikeji's Banana Island mansion bedroom.

Northern governors sacrificing Nigerians in the interest of Fulani herdsmen – Afenifere

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:14 AM PST

The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has accused the Northern Governors Forum, NGF, of sacrificing Nigerians in the interest of Fulani herdsmen infiltrating the country. ARG made the allegation while...

Jude Okoye reacts to MD Ontario Oil being jailed 10 years for oil subsidy fraud

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:13 AM PST

The Managing Director of Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd, Mrs Ada Ugo-Ngali,  was on Thursday, 26th January sent to jail for 10 years for defrauding the FG of N754 million in oil subsidy...

Atletico & Barcelona meet in Copa del Rey semi-finals

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:55 AM PST

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will meet in the semi-finals of this season's Copa del Rey. The first leg will be at the Vicente Calderon on 1 February, with the return at the Nou Camp a week...

Ikeja bomb blasts: Victims’ families cry out over delayed compensation 15 years after

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:45 AM PST

Some 15 years after the Ikeja Military Cantonment Bomb Blasts in Lagos, some victims' families on Friday cried out to both the Federal and Lagos State Governments over the delay in the payment of the...

Men are more corrupt than women - EFCC Boss

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:37 AM PST

Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said that corrupt tendencies were more pronounced among males than females. "Looking at the number of people...

UK always welcome to rejoin EU - EU Parliament's Chief Brexit Negotiator

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:20 AM PST

Guy Verhofstadt MEP, the European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator, speaks with UpFront on Al Jazeera: • Declares it "technically impossible" for the UK to have a new trade deal in place with the...

Thugs invade court in Imo state, set accused free

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:21 AM PST

A suspect standing trial for crimes that include kidnapping, Henry Chibueze, also known as Vampire has escaped from Imo High Court premises following a shootout between gunmen and security...

‘Juju’ not responsible for my injury – Success

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:06 AM PST

Nigerian and Watford forward, Isaac Success, has described his injury setback at the club as frustrating, adding that he does not believe 'juju' is playing a part in his niggling knocks. The...

Woman seeks divorce over husband’s choice of brother as next-of-kin

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 06:58 AM PST

A housewife, Folasade Fayemi, on Friday urged a Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan, to dissolve her three-year-old marriage, citing her husband's decision to make his brother the next of...

My father is an APC leader, says Apostle Suleiman

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:16 AM PST

Johnson Suleman, general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, who recently escaped arrest from operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), has revealed that his father is a leader of...

JAMB, NSCDC to raid cyber cafe over UTME registration

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 06:14 AM PST

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is embarking on a national raid of cyber cafe, ahead of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB's...

Abia governorship tussle: S/Court grants Oti leave to appeal Ikpeazu’s victory

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 05:58 AM PST

The Supreme Court on Friday granted leave to Alex Oti of APGA to be joined as an interested party to challenge the election of Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu as governor of Abia. Justice Clara Ogunbiyi led...

FG loses major land case against Lagos govt at Supreme Court

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 05:53 AM PST

The Supreme Court has struck out a suit filed by the Federal Government against the Lagos state government. The suit seeks the Supreme Court's order to take control and management of its land in...

Dino Melaye attacks Bello, says Kogi people tired of his government

Posted: 27 Jan 2017 05:04 AM PST

Member of the Senate representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, on Friday condemned the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello. He alleged that people of the state have...
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