Wednesday, 26 July 2017

NigerianEye: “I’ll soon be back in Nigeria - President Buhari says” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “I’ll soon be back in Nigeria - President Buhari says” plus 29 more


I’ll soon be back in Nigeria - President Buhari says

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:03 PM PDT

For the first time since he returned to London in May on medical vacation, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday spoke on his health. He said he was "making good progress" and would soon "return to...

I Was Shocked When I Saw Buhari, He Has Lost Weight – Okorocha

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:03 PM PDT

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has said he was shocked when he saw President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Sunday. He said the president has lost weight. The governor, who along with some All...

REVEALED: How Diezani lavished $100m on furniture, artworks

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:04 PM PDT

The United States of America has given the details of how a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, allegedly laundered about $144m, using part of the funds to purchase a...

Reasons why Governor Fayose is not among the 7 governors visiting President Buhari in London – Presidency

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:05 PM PDT

The presidency Tuesday exonerated itself from the selection of the seven governors that were chosen to visit President Mugammadu Buhari in London, saying that the selection was handled by the...

Shettima to governors: Stop stealing

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:04 PM PDT

Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno, has advised governors in the country to stop pilfering from the public treasury with the aim of accumulating wealth. Instead, he urged them to focus on enhancing the...

Court frees man that named his dog 'Buhari'

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:06 PM PDT

A Chief Magistrate's Court in Sango, yesterday, dismissed charges filed against the man who named his dog 'Buhari' in a community in Ogun state. Magistrate O. O. Adebo said the prosecutor failed to...

US House passes sanctions against Russia, Iran, North Korea

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:56 PM PDT

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to impose tough new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, a move that will antagonize the Kremlin as well as European nations fearing...

Oil price hits $50 per barrel

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:44 PM PDT

Barely a few hours after the Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee, JMMC, met in St. Petersburg, Russia, for its fourth meeting on July 24, 2017, to review last month's report as well...

Nigerian troops neutralise eight bombers in one week

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:33 PM PDT

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have neutralised about eight suspected female suicide bombers in the last one week, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Kingsley Samuel said...

Why Osinbajo should not honour Wike’s invitation - APC

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:30 PM PDT

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has declared that the bad governance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has left the country divided. Speaking while launching the...

FG spent N34b on overseas training for Niger Delta youths - Boroh

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:23 PM PDT

The special Adviser on Niger Delta to the President and Co-ordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programmes Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh yesterday said about N34 billion was spent in the last three years on...

$1.5 billion loan for Lagos-Ibadan railway stuck

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:20 PM PDT

Federal lawmakers came under fire yesterday for delaying the $1.5billion Chinese loan for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard rail gauge. The National Assembly slashed N21billion off the...

Mark Zuckerberg’s understanding of AI is ‘limited’, says Elon Musk

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:04 PM PDT

Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg were trading jabs on social media over artificial intelligence this week in a debate that has turned personal between the two...

States face more flood as NiMet predicts Wednesday rain

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 04:14 PM PDT

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the Central states of the country on Wednesday morning with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over Minna,...

Nigerian Rebecca Dali wins UN humanitarian award

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 04:11 PM PDT

Dr. Rebecca Dali, the Nigerian Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Caring, Empowerment, and Peace Initiatives (CCEPI), has won the 2017 Sérgio Vieira de Mello award in recognition of her humanitarian...

America’s warrior-senator McCain returns to Senate

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 03:58 PM PDT

The scar above John McCain's eye and purplish bruise on his face stood as evidence that all was not normal in the US Senate. But the veteran Republican lawmaker, who announced last week he was...

Several oil exploration workers, civilian JTF feared dead in Borno attacks

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:05 PM PDT

Several of Oil Exploration Workers, subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and members of Civilian JTF were feared dead and missing in a Boko Haram ambush which took place around Jibi...

Barcelona, PSG announce press conferences as world awaits potential €222m Neymar deal

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 12:56 PM PDT

As rumours of a potential move to Ligue 1 swirl around Barcelona's Brazillian forward, Neymar, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have announced press conferences for Tuesday night. The La-Liga...

Nigerian govt, states, local govts share N652 billion in June

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 12:52 PM PDT

A total of N652.229 billion has been distributed as federal allocation for the month of June 2017 to the federal government, state governments and local government councils. The communiqué issued...

Update: 14 Rescued In Lagos 4-Storey Collapsed Building, People Still Trapped

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 12:27 PM PDT

About 14 people have been rescued in the four-storey building which collapsed on Lagos Island area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday. The building collapsed at about 2.43 pm at No 3 Massey...

APC has divided Nigeria - Wike

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 12:22 PM PDT

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday that the bad governance of the All Progressives Congress has left Nigeria terribly divided. Wike, who stated that the country needed...

Customs boss orders removal of illegal customs check-points

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 12:09 PM PDT

The Comptroller-General of Customs, (CGC) Col. Hamid Ali, (rtd) has directed the immediate removal of all illegal Customs check-points, across the country. The directive was contained in a circular...

Fayemi fails in bid to stop Ekiti judicial panel of inquiry

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 12:05 PM PDT

An Ado-Ekiti High Court presided over by Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, has refused an application by immediate past governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, seeking to restrain the Judicial Panel of...

Identity of the seven governors heading for London this evening revealed

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 12:42 PM PDT

The Presidency has said the seven state governors scheduled to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari in London will depart Nigeria this evening.Buhari's Senior Special Assistant on Media and...

Senate passes Nigerian Peace Corps Bill

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:52 AM PDT

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Bill Establishing the Nigerian Peace Corps(NPC). The Bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Bayero Nafada(APC-Gombe), is meant to empower and provide employment for the...

President Buhari very sad over Kaduna reprisal attacks – El-Rufai

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 11:47 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the people of Kajuru Local Government area of Kaduna State where several people were killed recently, to stop reprisal attacks. The state Governor, Mallam...

Fani-Kayode explodes, replies Okorocha calls him "a low life, super criminal"

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:47 AM PDT

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode, has replied Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, over comments made against him. (read HERE) The ex-Minister called the governor "a low life and super...

President Buhari speaks on recovery, planned return to presidential duties says, I shall return to my duties and continue serving them

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:41 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that he is making good progress in London where he is currently undergoing medical treatment.Buhari made the disclosure in a "thank you" letter dated July 24,...

VIDEO: What Nnamdi Kanu did as Army tried to stop him from entering Ebonyi

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:45 AM PDT

A mild drama occurred yesterday at a checkpoint in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital as men of the Nigerian Army attempted to prevent the convoy of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,...

It will be suicidal to threaten Saraki, Dogara – Osinbajo

Posted: 25 Jul 2017 10:39 AM PDT

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday asserted that it would be suicidal to threaten the leadership of the National Assembly, made up of the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki...

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