Monday, 3 April 2017

NigerianEye: “FG must resolve two legal hurdles in the US to repatriate $550million Abacha loot” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “FG must resolve two legal hurdles in the US to repatriate $550million Abacha loot” plus 29 more


FG must resolve two legal hurdles in the US to repatriate $550million Abacha loot

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:41 PM PDT

In a desperate bid to repatriate a $550million loot traced to ex-Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha, the Federal Government is to resolve two legal hurdles in the United States. The hurdles are: an...

Naira falls further to N395/$1

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:16 PM PDT

The naira on Monday depreciated further at the black market in spite of the commitment of the CBN to boost liquidity in the market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The naira lost two...

I have no power to reinstate Ndume - Saraki

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:14 PM PDT

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday said he had no power to reverse the recent suspension of a former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume. He also said there was no big deal in the perceived rift...

Fayemi plotting my removal - Fayose

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:13 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has accused his predecessor Dr Kayode Fayemi of plotting to "come back to power through the backdoor". Fayose alleged that Fayemi and his allies in the Presidency...

N23 Billion Diezani bribe: INEC writes Buhari over RECs indicted by EFCC

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:03 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission has written to the Presidency over the indictment of some Resident Electoral Commissioners for alleged corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes...

FG Begins Online Registration Of Unemployed Nigerians

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:22 PM PDT

The Federal Government is to register unemployed Nigerians online as from Wednesday April 5. The Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE),...

NUPENG Calls Off Nationwide Strike

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:24 PM PDT

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has suspended its nationwide strike which began on April 2. The suspension followed the intervention of the Group Managing Director...

Companies convicted of laundering Patience Jonathan’s $15m hire Mike Ozekhome (SAN)

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:07 PM PDT

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, on Monday appeared before the Federal High Court in Lagos for four companies which were convicted of laundering the sum of $15, 591,700 to which...

11 die in Russian metro terror attack

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 11:00 PM PDT

Eleven people were killed and dozens more injured as an explosion rocked the Saint Petersburg metro Monday, with the Kremlin saying it bore "all the hallmarks of an attack." Authorities shut down...

Herdsmen kill 10 Tiv farmers

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:54 PM PDT

About 10 Tiv farmers in Div and Alaba kindred, Kwande Local Government of Benue State, were reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in a raid yesterday. According to reports, the herdsmen...

Nigeria needs $1.1 Billion to fight Meningitis

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:52 PM PDT

About $1.1 billion is required for the vaccination of over 22 million persons in the five states affected by Type C cerebro-spinal meningitis disease outbreak, it was learnt yesterday. Minsiter of...

Detained ex-Benue Governor Suswam battling for freedom

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:50 PM PDT

Ex- Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam was battling for bail yesterday after spending over one month in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS). It was learnt that the counsel to the...

President Buhari meets Saraki, Dogara

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:46 PM PDT

Behind closed doors and separately, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met with Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara in Abuja. Expectedly, the...

Nigeria warns against ISIS’ new recruitment strategy

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:44 PM PDT

The Federal Government yesterday urged parents and guardians to monitor their children and wards to prevent them from joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). It said that ISIS and other...

Again, police re-arraign Seun Egbegbe, four others for serial frauds

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 10:03 AM PDT

The police, for the third time, have re-arraigned a Nigerian film maker, Olajide Kazeem, better known as Seun Egbede, and his alleged accomplice, Oyekan Ayomide, for alleged serial frauds involving...

I have no power to reinstate Ndume - Saraki

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:51 AM PDT

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday, said he had no power to reverse the suspension of a former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume. Saraki said this in an interview with State House...

South African Radio Girl, Bonang Matheba Resigns from Her Radio Job

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:54 AM PDT

After three years of working with Metro FM, South African radio and TV girl, Bonang Matheba has resigned from her job. Her resignation comes just hours after the SABC confirmed that Lerato Kganyago...

Overall Best Student in WASSCE denied admission into university

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:45 AM PDT

A 19-year-old Pius Kyere has been denied admission into the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Medical School, Ghana. Pius a graduate of St James Seminary and Secondary...

TRAGEDY: Nigerian footballer beaten to death in brutal night club attack in UK

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:42 AM PDT

A young Nigerian footballer has been beaten to death in a Welsh nightclub. The father-of-two, Henry Esin, was attacked on Dean Street near Peep nightclub in Bangor on Saturday and was taken Ysbyty...

NYSC adjusts Batch A timetable, registration commences April 20

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:44 AM PDT

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has adjusted the 2017 Batch A mobilization timetable for prospective corps members. NYSC made this announcement on Monday in a tweet on its official twitter...

Hollywood star Martin Lawrence proposes to his girlfriend

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:28 AM PDT

Comedian and actor Martin Lawrence is getting married again. The 52 year old father of three who has been married twice before, over the weekend, proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Roberta, who...

Tanker drivers’ strike paralyses loading activities in Lagos

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:20 AM PDT

Loading activities at both private depots and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation depots in Lagos were on Monday paralysed as Petroleum Tanker Drivers commenced a nationwide strike to press...

JJC Skillz's children arrive Lagos to spend the holidays with their father

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:12 AM PDT

Tamira, Benito and Josiah bello, the children of singer and music producer, Abdul Rasheed Bello aka 'JJC Skillz', arrived in Lagos, Nigeria today for holiday. They will be staying with Funke...

Enugu Police threaten to arrest masquerades

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 09:03 AM PDT

The Police Command in Enugu State has warned masquerades and their assistants against assault, molestation, and intimidation of Nigerians in the state under whatever guise. The command's Public...

Jibrin not competent to ask for Buhari’s resignation - Lasun

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:53 AM PDT

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Lasun Yusuf, has said that former Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, is not competent to ask for the...

Wike has executed more projects than FG – Akpabio

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:42 AM PDT

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said that the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has executed more projects in the last two years than the Federal Government. Akpabio,...

CBN injects another $240m into FX market

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:36 AM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Monday, injected another $240 million into the nation's foreign exchange market to sustain Naira's gains against the Dollar and other hard currencies. Of that...

SHOCKING VIDEO: "Demons Tremble Before TB Joshua!"

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:27 AM PDT

A shocking video clip released on T.B. Joshua's 'Emmanuel TV' YouTube channel purporting to show hordes of demon-possessed attendees in his church receiving 'deliverance' has evoked...

Sone Aluko Voted Fulham’s Best Player In Win Over Rotherham

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:27 AM PDT

Nigerian forward Sone Aluko has been voted Fulham's Man of the Match in their 1-0 away win against Rotherham United in the English Championship on Saturday. According to Fulham's official website...

"There is no longer going to be impunity” - Saunders on UN rape crisis

Posted: 03 Apr 2017 08:22 AM PDT

For decades, United Nations (UN) peacekeepers accused of sexual exploitation and abuse have operated under an umbrella of impunity. Last week, Christian Saunders, the UN director of the Office of...

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