Wednesday, 1 February 2017

NigerianEye: “Arms Cash Scandal: Obanikoro returns N167 million to FG, vows to pay N417 million more” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Arms Cash Scandal: Obanikoro returns N167 million to FG, vows to pay N417 million more” plus 29 more


Arms Cash Scandal: Obanikoro returns N167 million to FG, vows to pay N417 million more

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:16 PM PST

Ex- Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has returned a fresh sum of N30m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, with a promise to pay a balance of N417 million. Tthe...

Worst leadership is in the church - Adeboye

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:23 PM PST

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said there is dearth of good leadership in the country, adding that the church is the worst...

VP Osinbajo inaugurates task force to reduce food prices

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:07 PM PST

Moved by the need to enhance affordability of food prices across country, the Buhari administration has constituted a Presidential Task Force to urgently consider measures that would ensure a steady...

Gunmen attack UN team in Nigeria, kill 5

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:07 PM PST

Gunmen have attacked a United Nations monitoring team at the Nigeria-Cameroon border, killing five people. Three Nigerians were among those killed, a UN statement said Wednesday. "According to...

Ibori vows to rejoin politics upon his return to Nigeria

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:10 PM PST

A former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who was recently released from a British prison where he served a jail term for corruption, has indicated his plan to rejoin politics upon his return to...

Buhari’s power sector revival hits major brick-wall

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 09:55 PM PST

One year after the African Development Bank (ADB) approved $174 loan to tackle Nigeria's power crisis, the cash remains in the lender's vaults. The Senate is believed to be cautious about the...

Rivers rerun: Witness tenders video evidence

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:02 PM PST

Rivers State Commissioner for Urban Development Chinyere Igwe yesterday fingered former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, in the violence that marred the December 10 legislative rerun. Igwe was giving...

Cash crunch hampering fight against crimes - IG

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:01 PM PST

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris yesterday lamented that poor budget allocation was hampering the fight against violent crimes. He spoke in Abuja when the House of Representatives...

Fayemi slams N3 Billion libel suit on Fayose’s aides

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 09:59 PM PST

Minister of Mines and Steel Development Kayode Fayemi has sued a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Samuel Omotoso and Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media Lere Olayinka...

Sapele residents insist on Eighteen – Hour Power supply

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 09:56 PM PST

Residents of Sapele on Monday decried the incessant power outage by the authorities of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC). They also condemned the attendant crazy bills by BEDC. The...

Power generation rises to 3,528 megawatts

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 09:55 PM PST

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that the nation's power generation improved slightly to 3,528.90 megawatts on Feb. 1 from 2,662 megawatts on Jan. 22. This figure was given on...

AFCON 2017: Egypt through to the finals

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 09:48 PM PST

Egypt has defeated Burkina Faso on penalties which got them a ticket in the final of the African Nations Cup slated for Sunday, The Egyptian side won Burkina Faso in an extraordinary penalty...

Nigerian soldier jailed 7 years for killing civilian

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:31 PM PST

The Nigeria Army general court martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday sentenced a soldier to seven years in prison for shooting and killing an unarmed civilian two years ago. The...

Fayose to FG - 'If you have nothing to hide, try Dasuki in the open'

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:24 PM PST

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor' Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described as satanic and undemocratic democracy, the Federal Government's attempt to...

Expert warns against wrong sleeping position in pregnancy

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:21 PM PST

A gynaecologist, Dr Nathaniel Adewole, has warned that sleeping on the back side of the body at advanced stage of pregnancy could predispose a baby to brain problem. Adewole, of the University of...

Andy Uba defects to APC

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:25 PM PST

Sen. Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial zone under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Uba disclosed this at a...

Nigeria secures $1.5 billion Chinese loan for Lagos-Ibadan rail

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:17 PM PST

The Federal Government has secured $1.5 billion (about N450 billion) counterpart funding from China for the Lagos-Ibadan rail project set to commence in March. The Minister for Transportation,...

Trump travel ban ‘divisive and wrong’ – Theresa May

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:09 PM PST

Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban was "divisive and wrong", five days after she initially refused to condemn the move. "On the...

Luxury items like Champagne, others to attract more VAT

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 12:02 PM PST

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the Revised National Tax Policy. The policy will see the Value Added Tax on luxury items like champagne, increasing from the current five percent...

IN PICTURES: Nigerians deported from UK

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 11:28 AM PST

2Face vows to proceed with planned protest against Buhari's government

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 11:33 AM PST

Popular Nigerian singer Tuface Idibia, has vowed to proceed with his planned nationwide protest against the Federal Government on Feb. 5 in spite of mixed reactions by some Nigerians. 2baba, as he...

Recruitment scam: Court adjourns Abba Moro’s case till Feb 7

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 11:36 AM PST

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed February 7 for continuation of cross-examination of prosecution witness, Tabugn Sylvanus in the on-going trial of former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, and...

Dasukigate: Court rejects businessman’s request to treat ulcer abroad

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 11:23 AM PST

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja Wednesday rejected the request by Olugbenga Obadina, Managing Director, Almond Properties Limited for permission to travel abroad to treat...

Nigerian mother of quadruplet owes UK hospital £500,000

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 11:09 AM PST

A Nigerian woman simply named Priscilla, has incurred a debt of more than £500,000 for giving birth to a set of quadruplets in one of the largest hospitals in the UK. Priscilla 43, was returning to...

Don’t join them to preach hate, group tells Joshua, Mbaka

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 10:40 AM PST

The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET), a non governmental organisation, has appealed to Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of Adoration Ministries Enugu (AMEN), and TB...

Echiejile, Ambrose find new clubs

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 08:53 AM PST

Super Eagles defenders, Elderson Echiejile, and Efe Ambrose are among Nigerian players who completed their move on the deadline of the January Transfer Window. Odion Ighalo had earlier left Premier...

Ivanovic joins Zenit St Petersburg

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 08:49 AM PST

Chelsea defender, Branislav Ivanovic, has joined Russian giants, Zenith St Petersburg. The Serbian signed two-and-half-year deal with the Russian outfit. Upon his departure, Ivanovic was Chelsea's...

Vatican expresses ‘concern’ on Trump’s wall, travel ban

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 08:32 AM PST

The Vatican on Wednesday voiced "concern" over President Donald Trump's executive orders to build a wall on the US-Mexican border and impose a travel ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority...

IN PICTURES: Borno residents celebrate victory over Boko Haram

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 08:21 AM PST

Residents of Borno State came out en masse to celebrate the defeat of the nefarious Boko Haram terrorists that has cause untold destruction in the state. The Nigerian military claimed that they have...

Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Sowore defeats Obanikoro in US court

Posted: 01 Feb 2017 07:50 AM PST

The supreme court of the US state of New York, has dismissed a defamation suit which Musiliu Obanikoro, former minister of state for defence, filed against Omoleye Sowore, publisher of Sahara...

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