Friday, 2 June 2017

NigerianEye: “Why Buhari chose UK ahead of Nigerian hospitals — Lai Mohammed” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Why Buhari chose UK ahead of Nigerian hospitals — Lai Mohammed” plus 29 more


Why Buhari chose UK ahead of Nigerian hospitals — Lai Mohammed

Posted: 02 Jun 2017 12:05 AM PDT

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has given reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari shunned Nigerian hospitals and decided to travel to the United Kingdom to seek medical...

Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo speaks from prison, accuses court registrar of stalling her release

Posted: 02 Jun 2017 12:12 AM PDT

Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, a social media enthusiast and daughter of a former governor of Old Oyo State, Omololu Olunloyo, has accused the chief registrar attached to the Port Harcourt Division of the...

N19 Billion, $86 Million refund probe sparks anti-Magu protest

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:11 PM PDT

Protesters stormed the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday. The protesters were demanding EFCC Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu's removal. Detectives said...

Dollar crashes to N368/$1

Posted: 02 Jun 2017 12:16 AM PDT

The dollar yesterday crashed to N368/$ in the parallel market, after over three weeks at N382/$, representing N14 appreciation within the period. The exchange rate, which was confirmed by Aminu...

Chaos as House rejects South East development bill

Posted: 02 Jun 2017 12:01 AM PDT

The House of Representatives was again thrown into a rowdy session on Thursday, forcing a hasty adjournment of proceedings. The cause of the rowdiness was the rejection of a bill seeking to...

Alleged bribery tape: Anti-corruption group asks EFCC to probe Melaye, judge

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:57 PM PDT

A group, Civil Society Network Against Corruption, has written a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission demanding the investigation of the lawmaker representing Kogi-West senatorial...

Court grants Justice Ajumogobia, Obla leave to travel abroad

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:54 PM PDT

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, on Thursday, granted Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Obla, leave to travel to the United States to seek medical...

I enjoy watching Messi – Ronaldo says

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:50 PM PDT

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may be rivals whenever Barcelona and Real Madrid meet or when it comes to bagging football's individual awards, but the Portuguese forward has insisted that their...

Senate moves for N5 fuel levy

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:45 PM PDT

Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that the Senate is recommending a fuel levy of five naira chargeable per litre on any volume of petrol and diesel products imported into Nigeria and on locally...

Trump’s withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord a ‘great disappointment’ – UN

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:36 PM PDT

The UN says the decision by the United States to withdraw from Paris Agreement on Climate Change is a disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote global security....

Reps summon Adeosun, AGF over N17 billion ‘office equipment’ contract

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:31 PM PDT

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, over alleged payment of N17 billion for procurement of office equipment. It...

Russia to supply Nigeria military hardware, helicopters

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:27 PM PDT

Russia has promised to supply Nigeria with military hardware and helicopters to battle the Boko Haram sect, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama said yesterday. Onyeama spoke in Moscow,...

Travellers stranded for over 10 hours as drivers protest killings on Benin-Lagos road

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:25 PM PDT

Travellers and motorists plying the Benin-Lagos Expressway were stranded for over 10 hours yesterday in Edo State as commercial drivers and drivers of luxury buses protested the killing of a...

Senate fails to confirm Buhari’s 12 INEC nominees

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 11:22 PM PDT

The Senate yesterday failed to confirm 12 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from the 27 candidates nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and approval. It, however,...

Identity of Nigerian soldier killed in Darfur shrouded in secrecy

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 03:58 PM PDT

The identity of a Nigerian peacekeeper who was killed while serving with the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur has not been revealed. On Thursday, UNAMID, in a statement, said the...

UK Visa: Nigerians will now pay for email enquiries

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 03:54 PM PDT

British High Commission has announced that email enquiries by visa customers applying from outside the UK would attract a fee as from June 1. The high commission made this known in a brief report...

Super Eagles beat Togo 3-0

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 03:50 PM PDT

Three goals in under half an hour, including a brace by Leicester of England's Ahmed Musa steered the Super Eagles past the Hawks of Togo in an international friendly in Paris on Thursday. Musa...

Trump has ‘made a mistake for future of our planet’– French president

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 03:48 PM PDT

Trump has 'made a mistake for future of our planet'Macron has said. More details later

Obama blasts Trump for exiting Paris climate deal

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 03:20 PM PDT

Barack Obama slammed his successor President Donald Trump on Thursday for pulling out of the Paris climate deal, warning that the move would see the United States "reject the future." "The nations...

Bode George faults calls for Buhari's resignation over his ill-health

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 03:17 PM PDT

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Thursday faulted calls by some politicians on President Mohammed Buhari to resign over his ill-health. George faulted the...

‘Crying’ Physically challenged girl gets 20 wheelchairs

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 02:07 PM PDT

Na'ima Hamza, the 14-year-old physically-challenged girl in Shuwarin, Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa, has so far received 20 wheelchairs and three sewing machines as gifts from donors. The...

TB Joshua Prophecy Adverse German Suicide Bombing?

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 02:03 PM PDT

Some are crediting a 'prophecy' from Nigerian pastor TB Joshua to a recent foiled suicide bombing plot in Germany. The cleric, who is known for such prophecies relating to international happenings,...

Independence Day Bombing: Why court dismissed treason charges against Okah

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 10:28 AM PDT

The prosecution counsel in the ongoing trial of Charles Okah, alleged mastermind of the October 1, 2010 bomb blast, has explained the reason for the dismissal of treason charges against the...

BREAKING: Court strikes out Independence Day bombing charge against Charles Okah

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 10:25 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday struck out one of the charges brought against the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombing, Charles Okah by the Federal Government. Justice...

Osinbajo: Nigeria cannot afford to disintegrate

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 09:48 AM PDT

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has insisted that Nigeria cannot afford to disintegrate. He said the diversity of the country was the reason why other countries have respect for...

Messi to launch amusement park in China

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 09:39 AM PDT

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is to branch out into the leisure industry and launch an amusement park in China in 2019, his partners in the venture said on Thursday. The "Messi Experience Park"...

UK diplomat disagrees with Nigerian man who said there is nothing great about Nigeria

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 09:24 AM PDT

Reacting to a 2015 tweet by a Nigerian man, who disclosed there's nothing great about Nigeria apart from its music and food, a UK diplomat who has been to 113 countries, took to same platform to tell...

Australia pledges to help Nigeria diversify economy

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 09:23 AM PDT

Mr Dario Morosini, the Special Envoy for Human Rights of the Australian Prime Minster, has expressed his country's commitment to support Nigeria's quest to tackle insecurity and fight against...

JAMB yet to open portal for UTME candidates to correct personal data

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 09:04 AM PDT

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) MB has not opened its portal for candidates in the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)  to effect change of course or...

Biafra: South-South disowns secession plans, expresses confidence in one Nigeria

Posted: 01 Jun 2017 08:38 AM PDT

The clamour for the rebirth of the defunct Biafra Republic received another deadly blow on Thursday as another ethnic group has distanced itself from the agitation.The South-South Progressive...

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