Friday, 19 May 2017

NigerianEye: “Consumers now free to buy electricity directly from Gencos — Fashola” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Consumers now free to buy electricity directly from Gencos — Fashola” plus 29 more


Consumers now free to buy electricity directly from Gencos — Fashola

Posted: 19 May 2017 05:03 PM PDT

The Minister of Power,Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has declared that eligible power consumers are now free to purchase electricity directly from power generation companies, GENCOs....

The 82 Rescued Chibok girls were not raped or touched by Boko Haram – Mustapha says

Posted: 19 May 2017 04:46 PM PDT

The man behind the release of all 82 women captured by militant Islamist group Boko Haram has declared that none of the released girls were raped nor touched by the dreaded terrorist group. Zannah...

Nigerian couple convicted for ‘slavery’ in UK

Posted: 19 May 2017 03:55 PM PDT

A London -based Nigerian couple were on Friday convicted by a Southwark Crown Court in London for trafficking a "slave nanny" into the United Kingdom from Nigeria. Judge Martin Beddoe warned that...

Osinbajo bans touting at all ports, Apapa Port to run 24/7

Posted: 19 May 2017 03:54 PM PDT

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has directed the resumption of 24-hour operations at the Apapa Port and outrightly banned touting by officials or unofficial persons at any port; be it air, land...

South Africa Deports 90 Nigerians

Posted: 19 May 2017 03:35 PM PDT

The South African government on Friday deported 90 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences. DSP Joseph Alabi, the spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command confirmed the...

Moji Olaiya: How the actress died in an ambulance before she got to the hospital

Posted: 19 May 2017 01:45 PM PDT

Distraught, distressed, dismayed were the words that could best describe the looks on the faces of many visitors who flooded the Magodo residence of Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya. Her elder brother...

Fani Kayode: Any Igbo Person In APC Needs To Have His Or Her Head Examined

Posted: 19 May 2017 01:39 PM PDT

Ex- minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said any Igbo person in the APC needs to have his or her head examined. Fani-Kayode on his Facebook page, Thursday, responding to Tim Elombah...

Ambode: Lagos Is Set To Sign MOU On Construction Of 8-Lane Ikorodu-Epe Road

Posted: 19 May 2017 01:37 PM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday revealed plans by his administration to construct a standard eight-lane road from Ikorodu to Epe via Agbowa, Itoikin and Ijebu-Ode.Lagos State...

BREAKING: Osinbajo Receives 2017 Budget From National Assembly

Posted: 19 May 2017 10:03 AM PDT

The Presidency on Friday confirmed that the National Assembly has formally transmitted the 2017 Appropriation Bill recently passed into law to the Executive. The Senior Special Assistant to the...

13-Year-Old Boy Nabbed With 29 Wraps Of Indian Hemp

Posted: 19 May 2017 09:21 AM PDT

Police in Osun said they had arrested a 13-year-Old boy (name withheld) for being in possession of 29 wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp and seven wraps of weeds called 'Sconge'. The...

REVEALED: Top EFCC Official Allegedly Purchased Houses, 474 Hectares of Land

Posted: 19 May 2017 09:11 AM PDT

A top official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been indicted for alleged corrupt practices. ​Documents showing purchases ​that the official, one of some retired​ Police...

Apapa Ports Roads A Priority – Fashola

Posted: 19 May 2017 08:58 AM PDT

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said that the rehabilitation of access roads at Apapa Port in Lagos State was a priority project of the Federal...

Timaya turns to praise singer after DJ messed him up

Posted: 19 May 2017 08:53 AM PDT

The singer, Timaya who recently said he was inspired by a woman's buttocks immediately started singing praise and worship after the Dj tried to mess up his performance during a concert. Watch the...

General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor Enoch Adeboye sits on the highest stool at the Ooni of IFE's Palace.

Posted: 19 May 2017 08:39 AM PDT

General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor Enoch Adeboye, last week paid a visit to the palace of the Ooni of Ife and was honoured by the Ooni, Oba Ogunwusi..Oba Ogunwusi,...

One killed, several injured as chieftaincy tussle tears Ekiti town apart

Posted: 19 May 2017 08:28 AM PDT

A chieftaincy tussle that engulfed Igogo town in Ekiti state in the outgoing week has reportedly claimed life of a resident, with several others sustaining various degrees of injury. Reports say that...

UTME: JAMB asks candidates to ignore rumour of marks deduction

Posted: 19 May 2017 08:22 AM PDT

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have asked candidates who wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to disregard any information of deduction of marks by the board.Its...

2017 budget: Osinbajo is the president here – Buhari’s aide, Enang recants earlier statement

Posted: 19 May 2017 08:18 AM PDT

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang, has said Acting President Yemi Osinbajo "is now the president here" to assent the 2017 budget. Enang stated...

Militants abduct four Itsekiri leaders in Delta

Posted: 19 May 2017 08:16 AM PDT

Gunmen suspected to be militants have kidnapped four Itsekiri leaders and some officials of an indigenous firm, Elcrest in Delta State. Addressing newsmen, on Friday in Warri, the state capital, the...

Nnamdi Kanu meets MASSOB leaders

Posted: 19 May 2017 08:11 AM PDT

The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has met with the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB), Uchenna Madu and commended his...

28 Men Arrested On Homosexuality Suspicion

Posted: 19 May 2017 07:36 AM PDT

Police on Friday said 28 men have been arrested on suspicion of homosexuality in Bangladesh as gay sex is an offence in the Muslim-majority country. The Rapid Action Battalion unit of the police...

VIDEO: Police Officer drinks to stupor, rolls on muddy floor

Posted: 19 May 2017 07:34 AM PDT

A video has emerged on social media showing a police officer highly drunk rolling on the floor with his uniform. In the very video now gone viral, residents were seen pouring buckets of water on...

JAMB:Candidates can still register for 2017 UTME

Posted: 19 May 2017 07:24 AM PDT

Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has confirmed that interested applicants can still register for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation...

Mother donates womb to 21-year-old daughter born without a uterus

Posted: 19 May 2017 07:16 AM PDT

A mother has donated her uterus to her 21-year-old daughter in the first surgery of its kind in India. The 43-year-old offered to undergo the procedure so that her daughter, who was born without a...

Police rescue alleged thief from being set ablaze in Calabar

Posted: 19 May 2017 06:41 AM PDT

Police officer from Atakpa division rescued an alleged robber from being set ablaze at Hawkins cemetery Calabar South, Cross River State. The alleged robber, (pictured sitting on the floor) said to...

Kidnapped Ondo Permanent Secretary, Niran Ikuomola, Regains Freedom

Posted: 19 May 2017 06:38 AM PDT

The Permanent Secretary of Ondo State Hospital Management Board, Dr. Niran Ikuomola, who was kidnapped along with his driver on Sunday evening has regained his freedom, a family source said. The...

EFCC amends charges against Air Vice Marshal Alkali Mawu

Posted: 19 May 2017 06:34 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday in an Abuja High Court, Maitama applied to amend charges against retired Air vice Marshal Alkali Mawu. Mawu, former Air Officer, Training...

I did not order arrest of judges – Buhari

Posted: 19 May 2017 06:27 AM PDT

Following the arrest, last year of some Federal High Court Judges and Supreme Court Justices, an Abakaliki based lawyer, Onu John Onwe have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari, and the...

Two caught on Arik flight stealing co-passenger’s money

Posted: 19 May 2017 05:44 AM PDT

There was a mild drama Friday on a 7am flight of Arik Air from Lagos to Abuja as two suspects were caught stealing from a bag belonging to another passenger few minutes to landing at the local wing...

ExxonMobil, PENGASSAN reach agreement to resolve dispute

Posted: 19 May 2017 05:41 AM PDT

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and a subsidiary of United States-based ExxonMobil Corporation, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, have reached an agreement to end a...

Seriake Dickson okays new Ag. VC for NDU

Posted: 19 May 2017 05:35 AM PDT

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has approved the appointment of Prof. Samuel Gowon Edoumiekumo as Acting Vice-Chancellor of state-owned owned Niger Delta University (NDU). This follows the...

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