Friday, 9 June 2017

NigerianEye: “Bomb explodes in Adamawa” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Bomb explodes in Adamawa” plus 29 more


Bomb explodes in Adamawa

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:55 PM PDT

A bomb explosion has occurred in Fadaman Rake area of Hong Local Government in ‎Adamawa State. At least two children were confirmed dead and three others injured from the Thursday evening...

'Igbos are safe in the North' - South-East governors

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:57 PM PDT

The dust raised by the ultimatum issued by some groups for the Igbo to leave the North was yet to settle yesterday. But Southeast governors told their citizens not to panic, stressing that they are...

Oyo has paid salary till February, says govt

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:57 PM PDT

The Oyo State government has decried a report that it has not paid its workers since the beginning of this year. It faulted The Cableng for carrying what it called a faulty survey about states with...

Naira stable at N365/$1

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:52 PM PDT

The Naira Thursday remained stable at N365 per dollar in the parallel market. The parallel market exchange rate closed at N365 per dollar, same as Wednesday. The stability was buoyed by dollar...

Senate summons Fashola over abandoned N120 Billion Bodo/Bonny Road

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:47 PM PDT

Apparently worried by the abandonment of Bodo/Bonny Road which links the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG in Bonny, Rivers State, in the last 15 years, the Senate, yesterday, mandated its...

Saraki should defend charges against him - FG

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:26 PM PDT

The prosecution in the alleged false assets declaration trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki has challenged him to defend himself against the charges pending against him. Led by Rotimi Jacobs...

'I didn’t collect N1m from Fayose to demolish shrine' - Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:22 PM PDT

The Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Ganiyu Obasoyin, has denied collecting N1 million from Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose to relocate some deities and pave way for the dualisation of the township...

Obaseki VS Ize-Iyamu: Appeal Court gives verdict today

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:15 PM PDT

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City will today deliver its judgment on the appeal filed by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu against the judgment of the lower...

Asari Dokubo tells “fellow Biafrans” what to do

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:58 PM PDT

Former Niger Delta militants' leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo has reacted to the sack of Igbos from the North, urging all "Biafran people" in the north to defend themselves in case any attack from the...

Senate scraps FERMA

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:03 PM PDT

The Senate on Thursday passed a Bill scrapping Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and replaced it with Federal Roads Authority (FRA). The bill, sponsored by Senator Kabiru Gaya (Kano-APC), was...

2Face donates music proceeds to IDPs

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 02:15 PM PDT

Music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, now 2baba, has pledged to donate the proceeds from his song to the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). The donation to Nigeria office...

Magu emerges Commonwealth anti-corruption vice-chairman

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 02:13 PM PDT

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has been named the Vice-Chairman of the Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa. The EFCC said...

VIDEO: Italians allegedly ask Nigerian footballers to pack their luggage 'for no reason'

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 02:16 PM PDT

A trending amateur video shows young Nigerian footballers being allegedly asked to pack their luggage and leave a football camp in Italy by the Italian authorities. Watch below...

Comey: Embattled Trump tells supporters ‘we are going to fight and win’

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 02:09 PM PDT

President Donald Trump rallied die-hard supporters behind a message of defiance Thursday, after explosive sworn testimony about his behavior by his ex-FBI director. Without referring to James Comey's...

Comey says Trump administration ‘defamed’ him

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 02:06 PM PDT

Former FBI director James Comey accused Donald Trump's administration of defaming him after the president abruptly fired him amid tensions over the agency's Russia probe.  "The administration...

Mike Ozekhome threatens to sue President Buhari

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 02:04 PM PDT

Constitutional lawyer and Human Rights activist, Barrister Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to make public all monies recovered so far in the fight against corruption...

You are safe in Katsina, Governor Masari assures Igbos

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 01:58 PM PDT

Following the two weeks ultimatum issued by some youths in the North on the Igbo to vacate the region, Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina has on Thursday assured Igbo and other non indigenes of...

Making people happy with my music, my greatest accomplishment —Wizkid

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 01:39 PM PDT

Multiple award-winning pop star, Wizkid has said that making people happy with his music remains one of his greatest accomplishments in life. Wizkid Starboy made this assertion when he stormed MTV...

Biafra: Northern Group insists Igbos must leave, chides El-Rufai, Shettima

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:31 AM PDT

A Coalition of Northern groups, tagged 'Kaduna Declaration' has insisted that the Federal Government of Nigeria should as a matter of urgency, initiate the process for a peaceful referendum to allow...

Nigerians Take England To Under-20 World Cup Final

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:32 AM PDT

England reached the final of the Under-20 World Cup for the first time by coming from behind to beat Italy 3-1 with Nigerians scoring all goals. Paul Simpson's side dominated the second half with...

‘TB Joshua tricked me, I was forced to confess on Live TV’ – Controversial South-African Snake pastor reveals

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:31 AM PDT

Recall, Penuel Mnguni, the very controversial South African pastor who asked his congregation to swallow live snakes and who made rounds online 4 days ago after he came to Prophet T.B Joshua to...

Disturbing: CCTV footage of the Zenith Bank, Owerri, robbery attack that left 5 dead, surfaces .

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:29 AM PDT

The video of the robbery attack on Wednesday, February 23, at Zenith Bank, Owerri, Imo state, that left 5 people dead and several injured, has been released. The robbers had trailed a customer who...

Nigerian Senate passes bill to protect whistle-blowers

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:33 AM PDT

The Senate has passed a bill to protect whistleblowers and witnesses directly involved in the prosecution of certain criminal cases. The bill, titled Witness Protection Programme (Establishment...

You’re playing with fire – Fani-Kayode warns Northern youths

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:30 AM PDT

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the three months eviction notice on Igbos in the North by some Arewa groups. He warned that this time around, any act of war will consume...

Quit notice on Igbos: Nigeria moving towards anarchy, breakup – Niger Delta elders

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:29 AM PDT

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, umbrella body of the Niger Delta elders, Wednesday, stated that the ultimatum by Arewa youth groups on Igbos to vacate the North by October is more treasonable than...

Quit notice on Igbos: Goodluck Jonathan speaks

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:27 AM PDT

​ Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the ultimatum issued to the Igbos in the north to leave the region. Reports that a coalition of Northern Youth Groups in what they tagged "The...

Hold Nnamdi Kanu responsible should anything happen to Igbos in Nigeria – South East group

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:27 AM PDT

The Southeast Restoration Group has asked Ndigbo to hold the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu responsible should anything happen to any Igbo man in any part of the...

CCT trial: "Why Saraki has a case to answer"

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 10:03 AM PDT

The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, reserved its ruling on contention by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, that the Federal Government has failed to prove its...

EFCC lambastes Dino Melaye in latest magazine

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 09:58 AM PDT

Kogi-West Senator, Dino Melaye, has been lambasted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in its latest issue of 'EFCC Alert', a magazine published by the commission every quarter. In a...

Craig Shakespeare signs permanent Leicester deal

Posted: 08 Jun 2017 09:55 AM PDT

Craig Shakespeare has signed a three-year contract as manager of Leicester City, the former Premier League champions announced on Thursday. Shakespeare, 53, was promoted from his role as an...

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