Tuesday, 18 July 2017

NigerianEye: “18 Nigerian senators under probe for alleged N367.5 Billion fraud” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “18 Nigerian senators under probe for alleged N367.5 Billion fraud” plus 29 more


18 Nigerian senators under probe for alleged N367.5 Billion fraud

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:50 PM PDT

Eighteen Nigerian senators are under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N367.5billion fraud, it was learnt yesterday. Seven are on trial. Some of the...

Presidency to Nigerians: ignore Dasuki’s claim on Boko Haram

Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:09 AM PDT

The Presidency yesterday denied claims by former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), which maintained that the Goodluck Jonathan administration cleared the Northeast of Boko Haram...

Nigerian Army hints of new suicide attack tactics

Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:05 AM PDT

The Army has urged the public, especially Maiduguri residents, to be wary of new tactics by Boko Haram insurgents. A statement by the Army's Deputy Director of Public Relations, Col. Onyema...

Nigerian states get another Paris Club refund

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:57 PM PDT

States have received another tranche of the Paris Club refund, it was learnt yesterday. Ekiti, which got N9.5 billion in the first tranche, has received another N4.772 billion; Abia got N5.715...

NEW VIDEO: Nigerian women kidnapped by Boko Haram beg government to negotiate their release

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:05 PM PDT

Boko Haram on Monday released a video showing some women abducted by the insurgents last month. WATCH VIDEO BELOW... In the video, published by Sahara Reporters, the women pleaded with the...

CAF plans 24-team AFCON

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:58 PM PDT

There are strong indications that a proposal to increase the number of teams at the Africa Cup of Nations finals from 16 to 24 teams, and switch the finals from January to the summer, is one of the...

'Declare State of emergency in education sector' - Malala tells Nigeria

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:44 PM PDT

Pakistani rights activist, Malala Yousafzai, on Monday called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to declare State of emergency in Nigeria's education sector. She made the call at the end of...

Six die, four injured in Lagos-Sagamu road crash

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:39 PM PDT

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun said six persons died while four were injured in an accident on the Lagos-Sagamu expressway on Monday. The Ogun Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr...

VIDEO: Drama as angry driver attacks FRSC officials

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:33 PM PDT

The video below shows irate man attack Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, officials.

Obasanjo reveals those who gave him $150,000

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 12:05 PM PDT

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed that the founder of Cable News Network, CNN, Ted Turner and Ford Foundation both gave him the sum of $150,000 as a lifeline after he was released...

Dasuki speaks from detention, opens up on 2015 elections, Boko Haram

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:07 AM PDT

​Incarcerated former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has spoken of the prompt intervention of the regime of President Goodluck Jonathan in tackling the Boko-Haram menace and...

Bishop Oyedepo reveals plans to islamize Nigeria (VIDEO)

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:05 AM PDT

The General Overseer of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has alleged that, "Islamists are bent on islamising Nigeria." In a video which surfaced on Sunday, the clergyman warned that the...

Details on why ‘cabal’ is angry with Osinbajo

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:10 AM PDT

Close friends and appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari often referred to 'cabal' within the presidency are angry indeed with Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo, ​SAN, ​​a ​highly placed source...

Mamman Daura is a sadist, controls presidency – Buhari’s ally, Lawal Idris

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:07 AM PDT

Lawal Idris, an ally of President Muhammadu Buhari for 45 years,​ has declared that ​Mamman Daura​, the "​powerful nephew" ​of the president controls the presidency. ​Idris in a chat with Daily Trust...

WAEC finally releases 2017 May/June WASSCE result: records improvement, withholds 214,952 results over exam malpractices

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 12:03 PM PDT

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has released the May/June WASSCE results for this year. 13.79% of the candidates that wrote the exams had their results withheld, while a 59.22% pass in...

I don’t want to be PDP chairman, Sheriff may return to APC – Makarfi

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:06 AM PDT

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi has said he will not be surprised if Ali Modu Sheriff returns to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In an interview with Punch,...

Fayose inaugurates presidential campaign via Facebook

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:42 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has abandoned his desire to seek reelection in 2018. Instead, he has launched his presidential campaign on Facebook. Fayose had initially said he would...

N-Power to expose volunteers making free money, adopts whistle blowing

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:02 AM PDT

N-Power on Monday warned volunteers and applicants likewise to stop seeing the programme as an avenue to make free money. ​This warning was posted on its twitter handle, @npower_ng."For those who...

"I didn’t say Sen. Omo-Agege lied about assassination attempt on him"

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:55 AM PDT

The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Zanna M. Ibrahim has denied that the Command disclosed to the press or any member of the public that the member representing the people of Delta...

Magu: "Executive Should Not Assume The Position Of The Almighty"

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:39 AM PDT

An Abuja-based lawyer, Mrs. Esther Uzoma, has urged all arms of government to adhere to their roles and respect their boundaries in discharging their responsibilities as provided in the Constitution,...

Niger Delta warlords list demands, vow to declare Republic September 1

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:30 AM PDT

Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators has condemned the recent alliance meeting between the Yorubas, Middle Belt, South East and Niger Delta Elders. The coalition in a statement on Monday also hinted...

BREAKING: Health Minister suspends more top officials at NHIS

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:19 AM PDT

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has suspended more top officials of the National Health Insurance Scheme. The Minister had earlier suspended the Executive Secretary of the agency, Prof....

Oil theft: Appeal Court upholds foreigners’ jail sentence

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:08 AM PDT

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has affirmed the judgment of a Federal High Court, Lagos, which sentenced nine foreigners to five years imprisonment for stealing crude oil from Nigeria. The...

No shortage of Passports, FG assures Nigerians

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:07 AM PDT

Amid concerns by some Nigerians about the difficulty in procuring international passports from the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, the federal government has declared that there is a surplus of...

Osun 2018: Osogbo Coalition rallies support for APC, Aregbesola

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:05 AM PDT

Ahead of next year governorship poll in Osun State, a group, identified as Osogbo coalition over the weekend rallied support for the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Governor Rauf Aregbesola,...

Senate probes rice smuggling, says N7tn goods smuggled into Nigeria yearly

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 09:03 AM PDT

The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, on Monday commenced an investigation into rice smuggling in the country, with a public hearing in Abuja. Opening the session with "Smuggling – A...

Photos: Woman Pays Assassin N10,000 To Kill Her Husband For Marrying A 2nd Wife

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 08:48 AM PDT

The Osun State Police command have arrested one Mrs Omotayo Salawudeen, 39, for allegedly killing her husband, 43 year old Salawudeen Hakeem, just because he married a second wife.  The...

Bishop Sam Zuga's 'Wonder Water' Allegedly Kills 'evil Bird' That Had Been Tormenting A Man For 2 Weeks

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 08:41 AM PDT

Pastor Wonder is back again and this time with claims that his miracle water killed an evil bird which had been tormenting the man pictured above, for two weeks.Bishop Sam Zuga of the House Of Joy...

Second born children are more likely to be criminals — Study

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:56 AM PDT

A new study has declared that a child who is the second-born in the family is more likely to be a troublemaker, which may make him a criminal in the long run. Second-born sons are more likely to be...

Police confirms 12 Killed, 18 injured in Borno suicide attack

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:27 AM PDT

Borno State Police Commissioner, Mr. Damian Chukwa, has confirmed that, 12 people were killed, while 18 others suffered varying degrees of injuries following suicide bomb attack that occurred early...

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