Friday, 9 June 2017

NigerianEye: “Igbo Quit Notice: Northern Elders Forum backs Arewa Coalition” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Igbo Quit Notice: Northern Elders Forum backs Arewa Coalition” plus 29 more


Igbo Quit Notice: Northern Elders Forum backs Arewa Coalition

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:50 AM PDT

The Northern Elders' Forum (NEF), on Friday expressed support to the call by the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups for Igbos to leave the region within three months. The forum expressed...

How money from North was used to develop Igbo, Yoruba lands – Ango Abdullahi

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:49 AM PDT

The spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Ango Abdullahi has alleged that resources from the North was used to develop other regions of Nigeria. Abdullahi made the claim while berating...

NYSC members to get N100million loans

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 10:04 AM PDT

National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members are to get N100million interest –free loan under the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development unit of the scheme. The loans are to be...

How Biafra can be achieved immediately – Asari Dokubo

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:50 AM PDT

Niger Delta ex-militant leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, has highlighted ways the Igbos and other ethnic groups seeking the actualization of a sovereign state called Biafra can achieve their dream sooner...

Tension in Kaduna State after a boy packing sand was shot dead by a soldier

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:49 AM PDT

 A soldier has just shot a boy to death in front of Command Secondary School in Command Junction By Sabo Express Road, Kaduna. The deceased was said to be packing sand in front of the school...

Ibrahimovic released by Manchester United

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:56 AM PDT

Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been released by Manchester United on Friday, a list published on the official website of the Premier League shows. However, the 35-year-old — who...

Chinese club to make amazing €320 MILLION offer for Real Madrid star Ronaldo

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:42 AM PDT

A Chinese Super League club is ready to test Real Madrid's resolve with a world record £175 million offer for Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo signed a five-year, £365,000-a-week contract at Real last...

Photos from the naming ceremony of Bola Tinubu’s grand daughter in London

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:32 AM PDT

Former Lagos state governor and National APC leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu joined his son, Seyi and his beautiful wife, Layal, for the naming ceremony of his grand daughter,  Amira Titilayo...

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata AGREES to Man Utd move

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:23 AM PDT

Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata is ready to join Manchester United this summer. The Telegraph says Morata has agreed to link up with Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford next season, as the Portuguese...

MKO Abiola: Oyo, Ogun declare June 12 public holiday

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 09:20 AM PDT

Oyo and Ogun State Governments have declared Monday, June 12, 2017 as work-free day in the state. Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli in a statement made available to...

IOC Approves Mixed Relay For Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 08:42 AM PDT

The International Olympic Committee on Friday approved a mixed 4x400m relay along with 14 other events for Tokyo 2020, hailing the move as "an important step for gender equality" at the Games. IOC...

Any man beating his wife, should be medically examined, says Fayose

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 08:39 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has warned men to desist from poor treatment of women and urged husbands to take adequate care of their wives. Fayose, who described women as the mirrors...

Photo: Lol! Man pretends to faint as he is being dragged into a car in Calabar after slapping a policeman's wife

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 08:36 AM PDT

As posted on Facebook by Okon Otoyo earlier today... "The man in the picture slapped a woman who was riding a lady bike begging him to make way for her to pass since he was doing morning juggling to...

Top Police Officers, Bureaucrats Named As Beneficiaries Of Bribe By Diezani To Compromise 2015 Elections

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 08:26 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) today named some top officers of the Nigerian Police Force and civil servants who allegedly benefited from a bribe scandal totaling $115m...

Ogun declares June 12 work-free

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 08:26 AM PDT

Consistent with its practice in the past six years, and, as a way of identifying with and keeping the ideas of June 12 alive, the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has declared Monday,...

Nigeria’s unity not negotiable - Senate

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 08:24 AM PDT

The Senate on Friday stated that Nigeria's unity as a country is not negotiable. It vowed to move against those who are pushing for breakage of the country. The lawmakers made their position known...

Eguavoen walks away from Sunshine Stars, cites referees attitude

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 08:21 AM PDT

Following a string of poor performances, Augustin Eguavoen, the Coach of Sunshine Stars FC of Akure, has unceremoniously quit his job in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). Sunshine...

Dignitaries, Members Boycott House of Reps 2nd Year Anniversary Celebration in Abuja

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 08:17 AM PDT

In what appeared as a major embarrassment, many of the guests invited to a second year anniversary of the 8th Nigerian House of Representatives stayed away from the event. Those who apparently...

Ghanaian player jailed, fined $28,000 for raping wife

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 07:08 AM PDT

A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a Ghanaian football player in Sweden's second division to two years in prison for raping and beating his wife. After serving his sentence, 22-year-old Kwame...

Messi’s Argentina defeats Brazil in Australian ‘Superclasico’

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 07:00 AM PDT

Argentina gained a confidence-boosting 1-0 win over Brazil in their Superclasico in Melbourne Friday ahead of their make-or-break World Cup qualifiers later in the year. A goal from Sevilla...

Dino Melaye questions Buhari for still keeping Ibrahim Magu as EFCC boss

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 06:50 AM PDT

Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye has faulted the Presidency for keeping the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu despite his...

Dasukigate: Supreme Court orders Justice Abang to continue Metuh’s trial

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 06:38 AM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja to continue the hearing on charges of money laundering and fraud instituted by the Economic and Financial...

PHOTOS: Students stage protest at National Assembly over recognition

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 06:34 AM PDT

Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students have protested the non-recognition of their president Mr. Chinoso Obasi, during the second anniversary of the National Assembly in Abuja on...

Soldier to die for killing Boko Haram suspect

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 06:29 AM PDT

A court martial in Borno State has sentenced a soldier to death for the murder of a suspected Boko Haram terrorist. The Army General Court Martial found Lance Corporal Hillary Joel guilty of...

BREAKING: Theresa May strikes deal to form minority Government

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 06:17 AM PDT

Theresa May will form a minority Government to deliver Brexit in the wake of a disastrous election night for the Conservatives which left the UK with a hung parliament. Mrs May failed to secure the...

Redeploy my son, he suffers from spiritual attack, Nigerian mom writes NYSC

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 06:15 AM PDT

One Mrs Uwakwe Theresa has written to the National Youths Service Corps for the redeployment of her son, Chijioke Kingsley Nnamdi, stating that he suffers from spiritual attack called 'Ogugu.' Her...

I will sacrifice my last of blood to ensure peace, Emir of Katsina tells Igbos

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 05:56 AM PDT

The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir, has said that Nigeria will continue to remain one in spite of its multi-ethnic diversity. Kabir made the assertion on Friday at his palace in Katsina,...

UK election: Theresa May loses more seats, Labour plots minority government (full list)

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 05:50 AM PDT

Theresa May is set to seek permission from Buckingham Palace to form a new UK government after losing her majority at House of Commons. She is hoping that the Democratic Unionists of Northern...

Nigeria to host 8th Commonwealth Africa anti-corruption conference

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 05:41 AM PDT

Nigeria has been picked to host the 8th regional conference of anti-corruption agencies in Commonwealth Africa in 2018, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC...

Boko Haram latest attack, the bloodiest in 2017 – Amnesty International

Posted: 09 Jun 2017 05:21 AM PDT

Amnesty International on Friday stated that the coordinated attacks by Boko Haram that killed at least 17 people and injured 34 more on Wednesday night were "vicious, demonstrate a contemptible...

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