Friday, 7 July 2017

NigerianEye: “Kanu Nwankwo in FIFA Executives for U-17 World Cup Draws” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Kanu Nwankwo in FIFA Executives for U-17 World Cup Draws” plus 29 more

Kanu Nwankwo in FIFA Executives for U-17 World Cup Draws

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:52 PM PDT

Former Super Eagles striker, Kanu Nwankwo has been confirmed for the official draw ceremony, for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The 40-year-old, who led Nigeria's U-17 team to the title in 1993,...

Kelechi Iheanacho set to join Leicester City for £25 million

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:38 PM PDT

Manchester City and Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho is close to making move worth £25 million (about N1.25 billion) to former English Premier League champions Leicester City. According to...

VIDEO: Polish president’s wife snubs Trump, shakes hands with Melania

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:32 PM PDT

In what appeared to be a 'female first' decision, the First Lady of Poland, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, refused to shake President Donald Trump's hand when he attempted to have a handshake with her by...

Magu can be removed when Saraki becomes acting President – Falana

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:26 PM PDT

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has said the Senate should shelve all plans to remove the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. He, however, said...

Super Eagles Goalkeeper Carl Ikeme Down with Acute Leukaemia

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 03:24 PM PDT

Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme is to begin chemotherapy after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia. The 31-year-old Nigerian returned "abnormal blood tests" during pre-season...

Rev Mbaka: 'I hear cry like rain in Aso Rock', Cleric predicts chaos in Nigeria

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:53 AM PDT

Fearless preacher, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, who has been silent on national matters for a while, has voiced out again on the health of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mbaka said he had a vision that...

'It is either BIAFRA or DEATH' - IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu says (VIDEO)

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:52 AM PDT

In a new interview with Channels TV, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, says for him, it is either Biafra or death. Kanu said he would not be going to war if it turns out to...

VIDEO: Nnamdi Kanu campaigned against Nigeria’s disintegration in 2012

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:52 AM PDT

A video showing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in 2012 campaigning against the disintegration of Nigeria has surfaced on social media.Kanu, alongside several...

Federal Govt To Address Clamour For Restructuring Soon – Osinbajo

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:51 AM PDT

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday that the Federal Government would soon come out with policies to address the clamour by Nigerians for the restructuring of the country. Osinbajo made...

Senate approves NYSC for Open University graduates

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:04 AM PDT

The Senate has approved the National Youth Service Corps scheme for graduates of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The approval followed the passage of the National Open University of...

Jigawa declares public holiday to pray for Buhari

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 10:01 AM PDT

The Jigawa Government has declared Friday public holiday to enable public servants offer special prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari's quick recovery. Isma'il Ibrahim, the public relations...

VIDEO: Gov. Fayose seen preaching at a church

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:50 AM PDT

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that God will provide a way for him to pay workers' salaries "at an appointed time". Fayose said this in a video clip, where he was seen preaching...

We have every confidence in Magu to fight corruption - El-rufai backs Osinbajo

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:59 AM PDT

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that as long as he remains the Acting President and President Muhammadu Buhari's mandate as president subsists, Ibrahim Magu will continue in office as...

At last Keyamo gets SAN rank; Osinbajo’s brother, 28 others picked

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:51 AM PDT

The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee on Thursday awarded Lagos lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, the rank of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Twenty-nine others, including the Alliance for...

Breaking: Court Dismisses El-Zakzaky’s Suit Against Nigerian Army

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:52 AM PDT

A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has ruled that the suit filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky against the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Army Staff and two...

Appeal Court overturns judgment sacking Delta APC Exco

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:50 AM PDT

A Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, the Edo State Capital has affirmed the Prophet Jones Erue-led Executive of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State thereby vacating an earlier judgment by an...

Nnamdi Kanu should remove thoughts of a divided Nigeria from his mind – Obasanjo

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:53 AM PDT

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed calls by those advocating the division of the country through the creation of a sovereign Biafra State. He appealed to those advocating for the...

The Nnamdi Kanu phenomenon By Reuben Abati

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:36 AM PDT

The most discussed subject in Nigeria today is what is called "restructuring" and indeed so popular is this subject that it has attracted the attention of roadside commentators, the bright, the...

Trouble is brewing in Aso Rock – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:54 AM PDT

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed that "trouble is brewing" in Aso Rock, after the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, "is on his...

Nigeria should be begging Igbos – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:52 AM PDT

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said Nigeria should be begging Igbos for forgiveness and not threatening them. According to Fani-Kayode, the people from the South East need to be...

Five children die after eating cucumber, their great grandmother drops dead on hearing the news

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:37 AM PDT

It was a sad day in Becheve ward in Obanliku in Cross River State yesterday after five grandchildren of one Mrs Dorothy Agbor died when they reportedly ate a cucumber given to them by their great...

BREAKING: Dino Melaye secures court injunction to stop his recall

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:22 AM PDT

The embattled senator has apparently secured a court injunction to stop his recall from the senate by some members of his constituency. He announced this on social media this evening.

Maitama Sule prevented death sentence Abacha passed on Obasanjo

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:53 AM PDT

Former Minister of Communication, Major-General Tajudeen Olarewaju, retd, has revealed how he, late ex-Nigeria Permanent Representative to United Nations, UN, Maitama Sule, prevented the death...

Patience Jonathan Alleges Harassment, Seeks Reps Intervention

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:18 AM PDT

Nigeria's former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, on Thursday alleged harassment of her family by security agencies and sought House of Representatives intervention. In a petition to the Lower...

My husband raped his 12-year-old daughter – Woman laments in court

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:16 AM PDT

A hairdresser, Ajoke Afolabi, has told an Ikeja High Court how her ex-husband, Kenneth Okonkwo raped his 12-year-old daughter when she paid him a visit last Easter holiday. She explained, "My former...

Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes into water

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:16 AM PDT

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) confirmed on Thursday that one of its helicopters crashed into a pool of water in Maiduguri, Borno State. However, no life was lost in the incident. The Chief of the...

Diezani fund: Court grants Jumoke Akinjide bail

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:12 AM PDT

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide, who is standing trial over N650m allegedly collected during the 2015 general election, was on Thursday granted bail by a Federal...

15-year-old Indonesian boy weds 73-year-old bride

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:08 AM PDT

A teenage boy has married his 73-year-old lover in a remote village on Indonesia's Sumatra, officials said, after the unconventional couple threatened a double suicide if their match was...

EFCC wants special prison built in Sambisa forest for corrupt Nigerians

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:59 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to establish a special prison for corrupt Nigerians in the dreaded Boko Haram-infested Sambisa forest in...

Female Nigerian student develops cure for breast cancer

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:23 AM PDT

A female student of the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Sandra Musujusu, has developed an alternative treatment for chest cancer. The scientific breakthrough might lead to a...
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