Tuesday, 7 February 2017

NigerianEye: “It’s not true to say Federal Government is silent on Southern Kaduna Killings – Osinbajo” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “It’s not true to say Federal Government is silent on Southern Kaduna Killings – Osinbajo” plus 29 more


It’s not true to say Federal Government is silent on Southern Kaduna Killings – Osinbajo

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:35 PM PST

Acting President Yemi Osibanjo on Tuesday urged Nigerians to embrace love, saying "the seed of hate is the device of the devil." He made the call at the Biannual Conference of Pentecostal Fellowship...

Senate screens 23 out of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:24 PM PST

The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday completed screening of 23 non-career ambassadorial nominees out of 46. Those screened were Goni Modu Zanna Bura (Yobe), Yusuf Maitama Tuggar...

Court orders Ozekhome to forfeit N75m to EFCC

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:20 PM PST

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, to temporarily forfeit the N75m in his Guaranty Trust Bank account to the Economic and Financial...

Nigeria records 37.14% drop in online fraud

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:17 PM PST

Nigeria recorded 37.14 per cent decrease in the amount lost to online fraud in the fourth quarter of 2016. The Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Payment Provider Association of Nigeria, Mrs Regha...

We can’t find speed limiters – NURTW laments

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:15 PM PST

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos says its members are finding it difficult to access Speed Limit Devices in the market. Mr Tajudeen Agbede, NURTW Chairman, Lagos...

Ekiti Assembly orders IGP to arrest Fayemi

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:13 PM PST

The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Tuesday issued a warrant of arrest against former Governor Kayode Fayemi over alleged corruption. The assembly had on Thursday summoned Fayemi to appear before...

The frozen N75 million is part payment of legal fees from Fayose – Ozekhome

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:10 PM PST

Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said on Tuesday the N75million frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in his account was a part payment of legal fees by Ekiti...

Re-run: Rivers govt denies bribery allegation

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:06 PM PST

Rivers government on Tuesday denied that Gov. Nyesom Wike allegedly spent N111million to bribe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff during the Dec. 10 re-run legislative...

Power outage at ambassadorial nominees screening

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:05 PM PST

There was a drama in the Senate on Tuesday as power outage almost stalled the screening of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. The committee was...

Saraki, Dogara queries N2.7 Trillon power sector spending without result

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:02 PM PST

The leadership of the National Assembly on Tuesday decried the country's dilapidated power sector infrastructure despite government's huge investment in the industry since 1999. President of the...

BBNaija: Funke Akindele-Bello seeks support for Bisola

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 01:01 PM PST

Actress, Funke Akindele-Bello took to social media on Tuesday to gather votes for Bisola, one of the five housemates nominated for possible eviction next Sunday. She showed her support by...

FG condemns extra-judicial killing of Nigerians in South Africa

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 12:57 PM PST

The Federal Government has expressed worries over the extra-judicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs....

FIFA Hammers Chris Giwa, 4 Other With Five-Year Worldwide Ban

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 08:40 AM PST

World football governing body FIFA has banned five Nigerian football administrators; Christopher Giwa, Muazu Suleyman, Yahaya Adama, Sani Fema and Johnson Effiong for five years for breaching the...

Pitch invader runs into football field and scores last minute goal (video)

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 08:32 AM PST

Wonders will never cease in the world of football! What you are about to view might be the craziest football clip in history. On Sunday, Olimpia and Motagua, two of the biggest clubs in Hoduras,...

Nigeria will stop fuel importation by 2019 – Kachikwu

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 08:32 AM PST

Nigeria will stop importing refined petroleum products by 2019, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said on Tuesday in Abuja. Kachikwu made the disclosure at a public...

Meet the 25-year-old SA beauty Queen that will never have kids

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 08:29 AM PST

Pretoria beauty Queen, Sharon Rose Khumalo, is the newly crowned Miss Mamelodi Sundowns. At 21 she discovered she was an intersex. Sharon does not have ovaries or a uterus and will not be able to...

Ekiti Assembly issues arrest warrant against Fayemi

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 08:22 AM PST

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has urged the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and state Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu and other security agencies to arrest former Governor...

Boko Haram gave me N200 to detonate explosive, says suicide bomber

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 08:17 AM PST

An 18-year-old Boko Haram suicide bomber, Amina, who was intercepted by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday in Maiduguri, said she was given N200 for the mission. She...

Indian man who runs fake Ponzi scheme arrested after 3 years of hiding in Nigeria

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 07:56 AM PST

One Mir Sahiruddin, the Managing Director of a 'fraudulent' Indian Ponzi scheme, Green Ray International Limited, GRIL, has been arrested in Nigeria after he absconded from his country. Sahiruddin,...

2face opens new night club in Victoria Island

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 07:34 AM PST

About a week ago, 2face Idibia launched another branch of his 'Rumors' night club. The club that already has branches in Ikeja and Festac now has a new branch in Victoria Island located at 2, Akin...

Convert mosques into primary schools - Emir Sanusi to Northern Governors

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 07:24 AM PST

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has advised Northern governors to convert mosques in the states to primary schools, especially in the villages. Emir Sanusi made the call in his remarks at an...

Recession will soon be history – Osinbajo assures Nigerians

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 08:02 AM PST

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that the Federal Government was determined to improve the economy in order to end the ongoing recession. Osinbajo made the remark while...

Power sector was sold to clueless investors - Saraki

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 07:00 AM PST

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday criticised how the power sector was privatised, saying it was sold to individuals who had no idea about how to run it. He said the mistakes of past...

We’ll ensure Abuja airport is reopened after six weeks - Amaechi

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 06:57 AM PST

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says the federal government will ensure that the rehabilitation of the Abuja airport runway is completed in six weeks. In a statement he issued by his...

Senate acknowledges Buhari's letter on vacation extension

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 06:54 AM PST

Nigerian Senate at a briefing on Tuesday acknowledged the receipt of a letter of extension from President Muhammadu Buhari over the extension of his vacation leave. However, the senate...

Evicted Big Brother housemates, Soma and Miyonse arive Nigeria

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 06:42 AM PST

On Sunday, Soma and Miyonse became the first set of housemates to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija house in South Africa. The duo have just arrived in Lagos, Nigeria and were guests on the...

Nicolas Cage's son arrested for DUI after crashing car into tree following police chase

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 06:40 AM PST

Nicholas Cage's son, Weston Cage, was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence, DUI, after he got into a minor car accident and fled from the police during a chase. The 26-year old...

Why Nigeria is a hell-hole for Christians by Femi Fani-Kayode

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 06:34 AM PST

"We will defeat radical Islamic terrorism and we will not allow it to take root in our country…….we will wipe it off the face of the earth"- President Donald J. Trump. Now that is a real President...

Buhari too old to rule Nigeria – Archbishop Chukwuma

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 06:10 AM PST

Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Emmanuel Chukwuma, has said President Muhammadu Buhari, is not capable to rule the country due to his...

Court orders Ozekhome to forfeit N75m to EFCC

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 05:58 AM PST

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, to temporarily forfeit the N75m in his Guaranty Trust Bank account to the Economic and Financial...

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