Saturday, 22 July 2017

NigerianEye: “Air strikes on Borno IDPs’ camp done in error — Defence Hqts” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Air strikes on Borno IDPs’ camp done in error — Defence Hqts” plus 29 more


Air strikes on Borno IDPs’ camp done in error — Defence Hqts

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 11:12 PM PDT

The Defence Headquarters said yesterday that "lack of appropriate marking'' caused the mistaken air strike by the Nigerian Air Force on Rann, Borno State , where a number of Internally Displaced...

Fayose, Omisore want to destroy PDP — Kashamu

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 11:10 PM PDT

Senator Buruji Kashamu has alleged that Governor Ayo Fayose and Senator Iyiola Omisore are planning to destroy the Peoples Democratic Party in South-West. He said both men were behind the crisis...

Police to deploy sniffer dogs, helicopters for Lagos LG elections

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 11:08 PM PDT

A minimum of three helicopters,dozens of sniffer dogs , anti-bomb experts and thousands of armed policemen are being deployed around Lagos State today as residents go to the polls to elect chairmen...

Arms deals trial: I’ll face the consequences - Dasuki

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 11:05 PM PDT

A former National Security Adviser (NSA), Mr. Sambo Dasuki, has disclosed why he did not consider absconding in spite of the pressure of him to do so after he was implicated in a $2.1 billion arms...

Nigerian troops rescue injured terrorist in Borno

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in strict adherence to Rules of Engagement and international conventions on armed conflict especially as it relates to prisoner of war have rescued a Boko Haram...

Chelsea sign Real Madrid striker for club record £60 Million

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 03:01 PM PDT

Chelsea have completed the club record £60m signing of striker Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid on a five-year deal. The Spain international, 24, scored 20 goals last season after rejoining Real from...

U.S. State Department to ban American travel to North Korea

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 02:35 PM PDT

The U.S. Government said it would ban Americans from travelling to North Korea due to "serious risk of arrest". This is coming on the heels after an American student was jailed while on a tour and...

EFCC to appeal acquittal of Adamawa ex-Gov, Ngilari

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 02:33 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will appeal Thursday's acquittal of a former Governor of Adamawa, Bala Ngilari, by the Court of Appeal. In a statement on Friday, spokesman...

Alaba International Market shut down

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 02:29 PM PDT

Alaba International Market was temporary shutdown, Thursday, when traders came out en-mass to welcome a former chairman of the market, Chief Azubuike Ekwerekwu, who led members of Igbo Coalition in...

Lai Mohammed says hate speech, disinformation, fake news are political tools to discredit Govt

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 02:24 PM PDT

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the growing cases of hate speech, disinformation and fake news in the country are being orchestrated by naysayers and their...

Buhari must go, PDP in talks with over 16 political parties ahead of 2019 – Makarfi

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 10:37 AM PDT

Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ahmed Makarfi, has disclosed that the party is in talks with over 16 political parties ahead of 2019 elections.Addressing...

Badoo moves to Ojodu Berger, kills man, pregnant fiancee

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 10:36 AM PDT

Suspected members of the Badoo cult early Friday morning killed two lovers in their apartment in Ogun State, according to Punch newspaper.A source said that the heads of the victims were smashed. The...

What Ojukwu said about Biafra before he died – Chekwas Okorie

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 10:38 AM PDT

The National Chairman of the United Progressive Party, UPP, and the party's Presidential candidate in the 2015 general elections, Chief Chekwas Okorie has revealed that the ideology behind the...

Nnamdi Kanu is a ‘nonentity’ – OPC

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 10:38 AM PDT

The Reformed Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, has described leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu as a "nonentity" for berating former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a National...

Nigeria’s Former Attorney General Olu Onagoruwa Is Dead

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 10:36 AM PDT

Former ​Nigeria's ​Attorney-General, Dr Olu Onagoruwa, 80, is dead. The human rights activist reportedly passed on in the early hours of Friday. Onagoruwa was appointed the Attorney General and...

Sean Spicer Resigns As White House Press Secretary

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:57 AM PDT

After only 6 months, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has resigned. He reportedly told President Trump about his intent this morning... A source said Spicer is upset but will help with...

My Father Told Me To Say Mum Drank Sniper- Murder Suspect Son Tells Police

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 10:01 AM PDT

The 12 year old son of murder suspect, John Owobi, who is accused of killing his five months pregnant wife, Theresa, has told investigators at the Lagos State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence...

Atiku: Restructuring Is Taking Power From The Elite And Giving It Back To Whom It Belongs

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:57 AM PDT

Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has explained in clear terms the meaning of restructuring to enable those who do not understand the word "Restructuring" to understand. Atiku who...

Afenifere, OPC, others mourn Onagoruwa

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:55 AM PDT

Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation Afenifere joined other Nigerians on Friday to mourn Dr Olu Onagoruwa, a former Attorney-General of the Federation. Afenifere's spokesman Yinka...

Charges on parked presidential jet could have paid 2,000 workers’ salaries – Reno Omokri

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:52 AM PDT

Former Special Assistant to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan on New Media,Reno Omokri, says charges accrued by the presidential jet parked in London airport can pay 2,000 Nigerian workers. Omokri, who...

Restructuring: APC acting as if it’s greater than Nigeria – Fayose

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:51 AM PDT

The Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, Ayodele Fayose, has chided the All Progressives Congress for constituting a committee for the restructuring of...

Putin hints at fourth term as Russia President, speaks on likely successor

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:45 AM PDT

Russia President Vladimir Putin on Friday said he had yet to decide whether to run for re-election. He, however, promised not to change the constitution to allow him to keep on running...

I’m not afraid of sack, violators of APC laws must be punished – Legal Adviser, Banire

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:21 AM PDT

National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muiz Banire, has called for the prosecution of those he said were violating the party's constitution.This is contained in a statement he...

Ondo government stops Alale of Akungba Akoko’s coronation, gives reason

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:19 AM PDT

The Ondo state government has postponed the coronation of the Alale of Akungba Akoko, Oba Sunday Ajimoh, indefinitely.The government in a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of...

Man repeatedly had sex with daughter for 7 years

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 09:11 AM PDT

A Kano Magistrates' Court on Friday sent one Ibrahim Mohammed, 56, to prison custody, for repeated sexual intercourse with his daughter for seven years. Ibrahim, who lives at Hausawa Quarters Kano,...

No Faction, Aggrieved Persons In PDP – Party Chieftain

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 08:32 AM PDT

Former lawmaker and chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Onuorah Olumba, on Friday, said PDP has no faction and neither has it any aggrieved members. Olumba said this in an...

Nigeria’s Iheanacho faces life jail for beating stepson to death

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 08:31 AM PDT

Thirty-nine-year-old Nigerian man, Marvyn Iheanacho, has been declared guilty of beating his five-year-old stepson to death. He was reported as having kicked and punched his five-year-old stepson...

Stoke sign Kurt Zouma on loan from Chelsea

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 08:29 AM PDT

Stoke City have secured the signing of Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma on a season-long loan deal, they announced on Friday. The French centre-back is believed to have turned down a host of sides from...

"Why Nigerian Air Force mistakenly bombed IDPs in Borno"

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 08:28 AM PDT

The Defence Headquarters on Friday blamed an unexpected gathering of homeless people for a botched air strike that killed 112 at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict. Air force...

We are investigating Ojodu Berger killings by Badoo – Police

Posted: 21 Jul 2017 08:26 AM PDT

Following the killing of two lovers by suspected members of the Badoo cult, the spokesperson for the police in Ogun State, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, has said the state command was looking into the cause...

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