Tuesday, 14 March 2017

NigerianEye: “Buhari is fully fit to perform his functions - VP Osinbajo” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari is fully fit to perform his functions - VP Osinbajo” plus 29 more

Buhari is fully fit to perform his functions - VP Osinbajo

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 10:47 PM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari is fully fit to perform his functions. The President, who returned home on Friday after 49 days medical vacation in the...

'I will prove my innocence' - Former NNPC GMD, Andrew Yakubu

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 11:02 PM PDT

Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) ex-Group Managing Director Andrew Yakubu has said he will prove his innocence over allegation of false declaration of assets, even though the Economic...

'Taking Fanta, Sprite with Vitamin C is poisonous'

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 11:09 PM PDT

A Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, yesterday ordered the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to compel Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) Plc, manufacturers of Fanta and...

2012 Dana Plane Crash: Pilots should have diverted aircraft to alternate airport after losing engine - AIB

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 11:18 PM PDT

Accident Investigation Bureau ( AIB) has released the final report of the June 3, 2012 DANA Air MD 83 crash at Iju Ishaga, Lagos, where 153 passengers including six crew members were killed. AIB...

FG to arraign six Boko Haram leaders today

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 11:12 PM PDT

Six suspected Boko Haram leaders, who were allegedly involved in the kidnap and murder of 11 expatriates between 2011 and 2013 in the North, will be arraigned today. A nine-count charge has been...

REVEALED: How Diezani ‘shared’ $115 million to 36 beneficiaries

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 11:09 PM PDT

The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday heard that former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke allegedly shared $115,010,000 (about N37 billion) among individuals in 36...

'Release Kanu, Dasuki now' - Fayose tells Buhari

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 11:05 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to unconditionally release former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki and leader of Indigenous People of Biafra...

Aregbesola set to launch Osogbo City marathon

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 10:52 PM PDT

Governor Rauf Aregbesola will today unveil the maiden edition of the Osogbo City Half Marathon being organised by the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC). A statement yesterday by Wale...

NBC revokes 54 radio/TV licences

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 10:50 PM PDT

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) revoked the licences because fees were not paid within the mandatory 60-day window. NBC Director General Is-haq Modibbo, who stated this yesterday added...

EFCC recovers N500 million Paris Club cash from governor

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 10:43 PM PDT

Four more suspects have been grilled over the investigation of the N19billion illegally deducted from the London-Paris Club loan refund. Besides, about N500million of the cash has been traced to...

N'Golo Kante goal puts Chelsea in FA Cup semis over 10-man United

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 02:45 PM PDT

Chelsea used N'Golo Kante's goal from distance to beat 10-man Manchester United 1-0 and advance to the FA Cup semifinals on Monday night. Ander Herrera was sent off in the first half after a pair...

As It Happened: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 10:37 PM PDT

Good evening and welcome to Nigerianeye's live text coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. The hosts come into this match looking to keep...

Me, collect N50m from govs? We can’t even pay salaries - Makarfi

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:46 AM PDT

The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as "a lie from the pit of hell" the allegation that it receives N50m monthly from governors who are members of the...

3 Things President Buhari Did Upon Resumption

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:36 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday resumed duties after his vacation in the United Kingdom. A two-paragraph statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,...

Audu Maikori granted bail by Kaduna court

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:18 AM PDT

Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori, has been granted bail after he was arraigned before a Kaduna Magistrate's Court along Ibrahim Taiwo Road, his lawyer said Monday. A lawyer and associate of Mr....

Lagos: Fear grips Ikorodu community as militants return to terrorise Isawo residents

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:14 AM PDT

Residents of Isawo in Ikorodu, Lagos State, say they now live in palpable fear following the return of militants who are terrorising people in the area. The militants, mostly kidnapers and pipeline...

Onyeama, Dambazau in South Africa to meet Zuma over attacks on Nigerians

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 09:02 AM PDT

Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, and Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior, are in South Africa to hold talks with President Jacob Zuma over the attacks on Nigerians in the...

Apostle Suleman’s s.e.x scandal: 5 key revelations made by Stephanie Otobo

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:53 AM PDT

As the s.e.x scandal involving the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleiman and his alleged mistress, Stephanie Otobo keeps Nigerians busy, other details of...

Stop representing PDP, Sheriff tells Gana

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:49 AM PDT

The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has advised the Prof. Jerry Gana-led Strategy Review and Inter-Party Affairs Committee to stop speaking for the...

Chimamanda Adichie clarifies position on trans women

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:26 AM PDT

Last week, Chimamanda Adichie threw up some dust in her discussion of feminism. She had responded to a question about transgender women (that is, women who were born male), which her critics felt...

Presidency installs Zamfara Emir as second Chancellor of FUPRE

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 08:08 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari, today installed the Emir of Zamfara, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed, CON, as the second Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE in...

Video: Chimamanda Adichie 's controversial comment about Transgender women

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 07:44 AM PDT

Last weekend, award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie came under fire for saying 'trans women are trans women'. In an interview with the United Kingdom's Channel 4, Adichie, said, "When...

Get Super Eagles World Cup Ticket Or Go! NFF Tells Gernot Rohr

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 07:32 AM PDT

The Nigerian Football Federation will not extend the contract of the Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr if he fails to qualify the team for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Rohr's side are currently...

Senator Shehu Sani demands immediate release of Audu Maikori

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 07:27 AM PDT

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central district on Monday demanded the immediate release of Chocolate city boss, Audu Maikori. The senator described the latest arrest and incarceration of...

Accident Investigation Bureau releases final report of Dana plane crash

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 07:16 AM PDT

The Accident Investigation Bureau has released the final report of investigations into the crash of Dana aircraft 992 on June 3rd, 2012. The report states that the plane lost power from its two...

Big Brother Naija: Bisola Confesses Her Affection For Bally

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:59 AM PDT

Big Brother Naija housemate, Bisola couldn't help but pour out her feelings and attraction towards fellow housemate, Bally during yesterday's Live Show. Even as she's in a fix with Thin Tall Tony,...

Buhari is ‘over ready’ for work - Osinbajo

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:55 AM PDT

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says he has handed back the reins of power to President Muhammadu Buhari who is more than ready to resume duties. Buhari travelled to the UK in January for medical...

IN PICTURES: President Buhari resumes work

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:40 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari today resumed office after his 50-days medical vacation in London. He wrote to the National Assembly notifying them that he has returned and is ready to begin his...

Julius Agwu's wife blasts fans who attacked her for not smiling in family photo

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 06:05 AM PDT

This conversation happened on comedian Julius Agwu's Instagram page just because he made the 'mistake' of uploading a family photo that had his wife not smiling. Fans read deep meaning into Julius...

South Africa jails Nigerian for drugging, forcing 15-year-old girl into protitution

Posted: 13 Mar 2017 05:55 AM PDT

The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced one Eke Ogochukwu to 20 years in prison for trafficking a 15-year-old girl and forcing her into prostitution. According to EWN, Ogochukwu was found...
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