Saturday, 20 May 2017

NigerianEye: “No ransom was paid for the release of Chibok girls – Lai Mohammed” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “No ransom was paid for the release of Chibok girls – Lai Mohammed” plus 29 more


No ransom was paid for the release of Chibok girls – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:33 PM PDT

Information Minister Lai Mohammed yesterday denied suggestions that a ransom of two million euro was paid by the federal government to Boko Haram for the release of the 82 girls. In a response to...

Chibok parents beg Buhari to pay more ransom for other girls

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:33 PM PDT

Chibok parents on Saturday night called on President Muhammadu Buhari to pay additional ransom so that other girls still being held by Boko Haram could be released. They made the appeal following a...

Lanre Gentry moves on fast, dumps Mercy Aigbe for new lover

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:34 PM PDT

Less than a week after being released from prison, estranged husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, Asiwaju Lanre Gentry has decided to move on with his life. On his Instagram page he shared...

VIDEO: Tears flow as 82 Chibok girls finally meet parents after 3 years in Boko Haram captivity

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:35 PM PDT

The 82 Chibok girls who were freed in a swap deal between the Federal Government and their captors Boko Haram have reunited with their parents. This comes two weeks after the girls were freed by...

"North is ready for the break up of Nigeria"

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:35 PM PDT

Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi has stated that the north is ready to go their way if Nigeria decides to break up. He was reacting to accusation by the South East...

Duke dumps PDP for APC

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:19 PM PDT

Ex-Minister for Tourism and Culture under President Goodluck Jonathan, Edem Duke, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Duke, from Cross River...

Nigerian troops rescue 998 persons from Boko Haram insurgents

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:18 PM PDT

Troops of the 3 Battalion and 22 Brigade yesterday rescued about 998 persons from Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri, Borno State. The Nigerian Army Headquarters said the operations leading to the...

Fashola seeks special funds for power

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:15 PM PDT

Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has advocated provision of special funds for the power sector and approval for the infrastructure Ministries to utilise all funds released even...

150 ghost workers discovered at National Assembly

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:08 PM PDT

An ongoing staff verification at the National Assembly has led to the discovery of about 150 ghost workers, The Nation has learnt. A hundred of the ghost workers were discovered in the House of...

Dollar crashes to N380/$1

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:06 PM PDT

The dollar yesterday recorded its worst outing in more than three months against the naira, exchanging at N380/$1 in the parallel market. The rate comes ahead of tomorrow's Central Bank of Nigeria...

Those wishing Buhari dead are inhuman - Adesina

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:04 PM PDT

A furious Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday lashed out at those wishing the president dead. He dubbed them swindlers, inhuman, evil, wicked and...

PENGASSAN Suspends Strike

Posted: 20 May 2017 01:50 PM PDT

A Nigerian labour union that had called for the shutdown of all Exxon Mobil Corp facilities in the Niger Delta has suspended its strike at its Rivers state branch in the oil production hub, two union...

Nigeria wins bid to host 2018 IPI World Congress

Posted: 20 May 2017 01:46 PM PDT

Nigeria on Saturday won the hosting right of 2018 World Congress of the International Press Institute, IPI. The IPI is a global organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of press freedom...

Army flush out bandits, dominate Falgore forest – Buratai

Posted: 20 May 2017 01:43 PM PDT

The army has dominated Falgore forest in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State, after flushing out armed bandits, cattle rustlers and other criminal elements from the forest. The Chief of...

Demolition of radio station, assault on media — NUJ

Posted: 20 May 2017 01:42 PM PDT

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Nasarawa state chapter, has condemned the demolition of Breeze FM 99.9, radio station in Lafia. The union described the action carried out by the state...

Over 10,000 candidates caught cheating in Anambra - JAMB

Posted: 20 May 2017 01:39 PM PDT

The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) says more than 10,000 candidates caught for examination malpractices in the on-going UTME in Anambra have been handed over to appropriate...

10,000 Nigerians Die While Attempting To Cross The Mediterranean Sea To Europe

Posted: 20 May 2017 10:56 AM PDT

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reported that no fewer than 10,000 Nigerians died between January and May 2017 while trying to illegally migrate through the Mediterranean Sea and the...

Buhari renames Federal University, Oye Ekiti, after Adebayo

Posted: 20 May 2017 09:48 AM PDT

The Federal Government has renamed the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, after the late military governor of the old Western Region, General Adeyinka Adebayo (retd.). President Muhammadu Buhari...

Nigerian Army denies manhandling IPOB women

Posted: 20 May 2017 10:23 AM PDT

The Nigerian Army has denied manhandling or arresting any woman during a meeting of the Indigenous People of Biafra held at Abriba, Abia state on Friday. In a statement made available to our...

"Jonathan defeated Boko Haram, Buhari mopped up"

Posted: 20 May 2017 08:43 AM PDT

Perry Brimah, a popular columnists and convener of ENDS [Every Nigerian Do Something], has ​declared that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan defeated Boko Haram while President Muhammadu Buhari ​only...

Femi Adesina breaks silence on Buhari’s death rumour

Posted: 20 May 2017 09:37 AM PDT

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity has broken his silence on the ill-health and recent death rumour of his principal. Adesina said those who love...

Northern elders reveal why they voted against Goodluck Jonathan in 2015

Posted: 20 May 2017 08:20 AM PDT

The deputy Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Wantaregh Paul Unongo, has revealed reasons the North refused to vote former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Unongo disclosed that the immediate...

Saudi, US sign deals ‘in excess of $380 Billion

Posted: 20 May 2017 09:44 AM PDT

Agreements worth more than $380 billion have been signed between Riyadh and Washington on the first day of US President Donald Trump's visit, the Saudi foreign minister said on Saturday. "The two...

Fani Kayode: God can use a madman, village idiot to liberate Nigeria

Posted: 20 May 2017 08:19 AM PDT

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode has called on Nigerians not to loose hope in the nation, assuring that God can even raise a madman, donkey or village idiot to liberate the...

Stop behaving like a baby – Niger Delta group tells Wike

Posted: 20 May 2017 08:18 AM PDT

A group, Niger Delta Advocacy and Good Governance Watch (NDAGGW) on Friday blamed Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for fanning the embers of disunity in the Niger Delta region through his alleged...

And two became one! Much Talked About Pippa Middleton’s Wedding In Pictures

Posted: 20 May 2017 08:32 AM PDT

Pippa Middleton, younger sister to the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate, got married today to her heartthrob James Matthews in a splendid ceremony held in rural England, Englefield.The newly weds were all...

Photos: Eyo masquerades defy rainfall, move around in their attire

Posted: 20 May 2017 08:25 AM PDT

The popular Eyo festival is currently holding in Lagos as part of activities to mark the state's 50th celebration. Continue to see photos of masquerades strutting the streets of Lagos despite the...

Isisaka Adeleke's death: Nurse lied over drugs he gave Adeleke, says Police forensic expert

Posted: 20 May 2017 06:13 AM PDT

The coroner inquest into the death of the Late Senator Isiaka Adeleke sitting in Osogbo was on Friday told that the Nurse who treated the former Governor of Osun was economical with the truth about...

‘Presidency, NASS face-off may get tougher in Nigeria’s interest’

Posted: 20 May 2017 06:05 AM PDT

A lawmaker representing, Iseyin/Iwajowa/Kajola/Itesiwaju Federal Constituency), Abiodun Olasupo, has said the face-off between the presidency and National Assembly may be tougher in the interest of...

Suicide bomber dies while 'waiting for the right time' to attack University of Maiduguri

Posted: 20 May 2017 07:36 PM PDT

A suicide attacker died on Saturday in Maiduguri while lying in wait for the right time to attack the University of Maiduguri. The institution has recently become the target of Boko Haram suicide...

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