Tuesday, 28 February 2017

NigerianEye: “Few days after seizing 17 exotic vehicles from ex Customs boss, EFCC recovers more vehicles” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Few days after seizing 17 exotic vehicles from ex Customs boss, EFCC recovers more vehicles” plus 29 more


Few days after seizing 17 exotic vehicles from ex Customs boss, EFCC recovers more vehicles

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:47 PM PST

Barely six days after 17 exotic vehicles were recovered from a Kaduna warehouse belonging to former Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde by the Economic and Financial Crimes...

MedView airline plane develops fault mid-air

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:47 PM PST

A Medview Airline flight from Lagos to Abuja was said to have been aborted mid-air after a fault was observed on the plane. A passenger on the flight was quoted as saying passengers suspected the...

Fayose blasts Obasanjo

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:48 PM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop making provocative statements that could distract and discourage Nigerians from fixing the economy. The...

I don't want to be president - Tinubu

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:48 PM PST

All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will never stand in any contest against President Muhammadu Buhari or support anyone against him, his Media Office said...

Igbo’ll never produce Nigeria’s President – MASSOB

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:35 PM PST

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, on Tuesday, declared that an Igbo man would never become Nigeria's president. In a statement signed by MASSOB leader, Uchenna...

FG to enforce buying of Made-in-Nigeria products

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:33 PM PST

The Federal Government says it has put plans in motion to enforce the buying of Nigeria products by government agencies. The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said...

Corruption in civil service, a nation’s greatest tragedy — Osinbajo

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:29 PM PST

The acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said a situation where privileged civil servants subvert the system for personal gains at the expense of the poor is the greatest tragedy that a nation...

We need fund to tackle kidnapping, says IG

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:24 PM PST

Inspector-General of Police (IG) Ibrahim Idris has identified inadequate funding as the factor hindering the police from tackling kidnapping. He noted that a lot needs to be done to follow up on...

Sheriff resumes at PDP secretariat

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 09:21 PM PST

There was tight security yesterday at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the party's National Chairman, Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff resumed duties. Police and the...

Internet users decline to 91.2m in January – NCC

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 01:37 PM PST

The number of internet users in Nigeria's telecommunications networks declined to 91, 274,446 in January, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said. The NCC made the disclosure in its...

Naira appreciates further, sells at N425/dollar

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 01:29 PM PST

The naira continued to regain strength and appreciate in value in the parallel market on Tuesday as it was sold for N425 to a dollar. However, it was N450 to a dollar at the close of transactions...

Don Jazzy signs, DNA Twins, Johnny Drille, Poe to MAVIN record label

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 01:26 PM PST

Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy has announced the signing of Johnny Drille, Poe and the DNA Twins to his record label. The music producer made this known today via a series of Twitter posts. "Meet...

Jonathan, PDP Governors meet over crisis in party

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 01:20 PM PST

Former President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday met with governors elected on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) over the leadership crisis rocking the party. Although agenda of the...

Boko Haram suspect, who escaped from SSS custody, rearrested

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 01:18 PM PST

A Boko Haram suspect who escaped from the custody of the State Security Service, SSS, has been rearrested. Muktar Suleiman and others still at large escaped from SSS (also called DSS) custody in...

How Yola-Bound Aircraft Malfunctioned – Medview Airline

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 01:15 PM PST

A Medview Airline flight from Lagos to Yola was on Tuesday aborted after the pilot observed a fault in the aircraft's cooling system while preparing for take-off. Obuke Oyibhota, media consultant...

South Africa deports 97 Nigerians

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 01:15 PM PST

While the Nigerian government criticises South Africa's handling of recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians, the South African Government has deported 97 Nigerians for committing various offences in...

Barcelona to play Manchester United in the summer

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 08:54 AM PST

A Barcelona legends side will take on their Manchester United counterparts at Camp Nou on June 30. The game had originally been scheduled for last summer, but several of the players due to be...

How we plan to take yellow 'danfo' buses off road – Lagos Govt

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 08:43 AM PST

Lagos State Ministry of Transport has no plan to ban yellow buses known as "Danfo" but to upgrade them to international standard, the acting Commissioner for Transport, Mr Lanrewaju Elegushi, has...

Jurgen Klopp fears Liverpool sack

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 08:35 AM PST

Jurgen Klopp has admitted that his job as Liverpool manager could be on the line, after their recent slump in form continued, with a 3-1 loss to near relegation team, Leicester City on...

Pilgrim Commission takes prayers for Buhari to Mount Zion, Jerusalem

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 08:23 AM PST

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Tor Uja, says the commission will pray for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari on Mount Zion, Jerusalem. The...

Ban on okada, keke will affect Nigeria’s economy – Amaechi

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 08:13 AM PST

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that motorcycles and tricycles should not be banned nationwide because doing so would affect the nation's economy negatively. Amaechi said...

UTME: JAMB scraps awaiting results registration

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 08:10 AM PST

With effect from this year (2017), candidates awaiting results would no longer be eligible to apply for the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation...

I exaggerated, US got out of recession in 2009 - Gbajabiamila

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 08:03 AM PST

Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representatives, has described as an exaggeration, his claim that it took President Barack Obama seven years to get the US out of recession. The...

Oscars 2017: Iranian TV station photoshops clothes on Hollywood actress Charlize Theron (VIDEO)

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 08:03 AM PST

The 89th Academy Awards was memorable for a number of reasons, first and foremost being the bizarre and embarrassing mix-up that led to La La Land incorrectly being announced as the winner of the...

I am proud of Obaseki’s achievement – Oshiomhole

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 07:49 AM PST

The immediate past Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has said he is proud of what Governor Godwin Obaseki has achieved in his first 100 days in office. Oshiomhole said Obaseki has been...

Amosun, Shettima in UN headquarters as Amina Mohammed takes oath of office

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 07:30 AM PST

Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, and Kashim Shetimma, his Borno state counterpart, were among the Nigerian politicians who witnessed the swearing in of Amina Mohammed as deputy...

I can't wait to return to West Ham to beat them - Moses

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 07:17 AM PST

Chelsea wing back Victor Moses will temporarily cast aside the fond memories of his time at West Ham United when the London rivals meet in the Premier League at the London Stadium on Monday. Moses,...

Soludo, Utomi demand immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 07:17 AM PST

Chukwuma Soludo, ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, and Patrick Utomi, a professor of economics, have called for the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of...

Take it or leave it, Osinbajo is better than Buhari – PDP youths

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 06:41 AM PST

People's Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Frontier (PDPYF) has fired back at the Presidency for branding as "mischief makers" Nigerians who hold the opinion that Acting-President, Yemi Osinbajo, within...

Boko Haram suspect, who escaped from SSS custody, rearrested

Posted: 28 Feb 2017 06:28 AM PST

A Boko Haram suspect who escaped from the custody of the State Security Service, SSS, has been rearrested. Muktar Suleiman and others still at large escaped from SSS (also called DSS) custody in...

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