Sunday, 15 January 2017

NigerianEye: “Nigerian Army is gaining more ground – IBB” plus 25 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian Army is gaining more ground – IBB” plus 25 more

Nigerian Army is gaining more ground – IBB

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 06:37 PM PST

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has confirmed that the Nigerian Army is winning the war against insurgency and conflict in the nation. Felicitating with the Army on...

President-elect, Barrow leaves Gambia as citizens flee

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 06:24 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari and other ECOWAS leaders may have tactically taken Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow, into safety after a botched attempt to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to...

Former Rep Nze Duru spends fifth day in police custody

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 06:20 PM PST

Former member of the House of Representatives and Vice Chairman of First Guarantee Pension Limited Nze Chidi Duru is spending his fifth night in the cell of Zone 2 Police Command. He was invited...

APC asks Fayose to recall sacked fire fighters

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 12:10 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti Sate has urged Governor Ayodele Fayose to recall the trained paramedics and firefighters he allegedly sacked so as to save lives and property from fire...

AFCON 2017: Mahrez double rescues Algeria against Zimbabwe

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 12:07 PM PST

Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria left it late to earn a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. The Leicester winger had put his side ahead with a curling shot in off...

Nigerian Army releases 257 suspected Boko Haram members

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 11:58 AM PST

As part of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration, the Nigerian Army on Sunday released 257 suspected Boko Haram members who were in detention to the Borno State government. The detainees –...

Five things we learned in the Premier League

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 11:56 AM PST

Chelsea coped admirably without Diego Costa as the leaders battered Leicester, while Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola suffered one of the worst days of his career and Manchester United drew with...

Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool: Zlatan Ibrahimovic rescues point for Man United

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 10:06 AM PST

A late header from Zlatan Ibrahimovic rescued a point for Manchester United in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Old Trafford. After a tight start to the game, hosts United came close to a freak opener...

Buhari’s economic policies lack human face – CAN

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 09:08 AM PST

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Sunday condemned the economic policies of President Muhamadu Buhari, including the ban on foreign goods and devaluation of the currency, saying they appear to...

Edo by-election: APC aspirant rejects primary result

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 09:05 AM PST

An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress for the January 28 by-election for Etsako federal constituency of Edo State, Blessing Agbomere, has rejected the result of the party's primary which...

Live Commentary: Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 10:04 AM PST

Welcome to Nigerianeye's live text coverage of the Premier League meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford. The Reds head to enemy territory without a win in three games in...

Nigerian teenager, Ademola Lookman scores as Everton trash Manchester City 4-0

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 07:52 AM PST

Nigerian teenager, Ademola Lookman scored his first goal on his debut as Manchester City suffered another blow to their title hopes on Sunday when they lost 4-0 to Everton. Romelu Lukaku, Kevin...

Trump sacks Obama’s men

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 07:04 AM PST

Ahead of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump has sacked some of the of U.S. government officials appointed by President Barack Obama. The purge is in a bid to wipe the slate clean, Sydney...

Biafra group plans mega rally for Trump’s inauguration

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 06:53 AM PST

The Indigenous People of Biafra on Sunday ordered what it called a West African rally of its members for the President-elect of the United State of America, Mr Donald Trump. A press statement by...

We don’t want Ekweremadu in our party – APC

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 06:48 AM PST

The Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday said it does not want Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the party. Senator Kabiru Marafa, an APC senator from Zamfara...

Buhari, Osinbajo others honour Nigeria’s fallen soldiers

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 06:23 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday in Abuja led government officials and service chiefs to lay wreaths in honour of Nigerian soldiers who died in active...

Governor Ajimobi’s daughter blasts protesting LAUTECH students - “Generation of Mannerless Students”

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 02:51 PM PST

As reactions continue to trail the outburst of Governor Abiola Ajimobi at a protest organised by students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technolgy, LAUTECH, the governor's daughter has gotten...

ECOWAS defence chiefs meet, prepare for military action in Gambia

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 05:18 AM PST

The Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin, on Saturday hosted colleagues from other West African countries as ECOWAS steps up preparation for a possible military action in the...

Trump “doesn’t have the power to order anybody’s deportation”

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 05:13 AM PST

Rolling back Obamacare and industry regulations. Deporting undocumented immigrants. Scrapping trade deals. And of course, building that border wall. It will be an extremely busy first day in the...

Borno bans sales of charcoal, firewood on streets

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 05:08 AM PST

The Borno State Government said on Sunday that it had banned the sale of charcoal and firewood on major streets in the metropolis to prevent pollution in the city. Alhaji Kakashehu Lawan, the...

Gambia crisis: West African leaders set four-day deadline

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 05:07 AM PST

Leaders meeting at a Franco-African summit in the Malian capital Bamako on Saturday set Jan. 19 as a deadline to solve the Gambian political crisis, Radio France Internationale quoted Togolese...

Nigeria will conquer recession through farming — Ooni

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 05:04 AM PST

Nigeria will get out of recession as fast as possible if its citizens return to farming, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has said. He said the economic bedrock of Nigeria was...

Warri, Kaduna refineries record zero production

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 05:02 AM PST

Two out of Nigeria's three refineries were completely dormant in November 2016 as they could not refine a drop of crude oil throughout the period. Aside from the Port Harcourt Refining Company in...

FG rejects BBOG conditions for joining search for Chibok girls

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 05:00 AM PST

The Federal Government has rejected the conditions given by the Bring Back Our Girls group for joining the search for the missing Chibok girls in Sambisa Forest. In a letter addressed to the...

Nigerian Army kills 13 Boko Haram suspects, rescues 58 persons in clearance operations

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 04:57 AM PST

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said soldiers killed 13 suspected Boko Haram members during clearance operations in Bomboshe and Sinbaya in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman,...

Buhari’s wife prays for families of fallen soldiers

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 04:54 AM PST

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Sunday prayed for families of Nigeria's soldiers who died in line of duty, as the country marked the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. She also prayed...
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