Sunday, 23 July 2017

NigerianEye: “Results of Lagos LG Polls: APC in cruise control” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Results of Lagos LG Polls: APC in cruise control” plus 29 more


Results of Lagos LG Polls: APC in cruise control

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 10:29 PM PDT

Early returns from yesterday's local government elections showed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was having an easy ride in all parts of the state. At press time, the party's candidates...

What on earth is Davidic about Buhari? - Fani-Kayode writes

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 11:27 PM PDT

THE DETERIORATING MIND OF FEMI ADESINA I am convinced that Femi Adesina has now finally lost his mind. In his latest essay he compared Buhari to David. What on earth is Davidic about Buhari? David...

Pat Utomi should start political career with councillorship - Uduaghan

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 11:25 PM PDT

Uduaghan Former Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has told renowned political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, to contest the post of councillor in his ward, instead of aiming to be the next...

PDP plans to woo Atiku, Kwankwaso, Ladoja

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 11:19 PM PDT

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party is planning to set up a special committee that will convince those who defected from the former ruling party to the All Progressives Congress...

Kemi Olunloyo is bullying my daughter – Seyi Law cries out

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 10:24 PM PDT

The saga started when Kemi Olunloyo, the controversial daughter of an ex-governor of Oyo state in a post, alleged that comedian Seyi Law's daughter, Tiwaloluwa, is obese and diabetic.  The...

TSA: we didn’t hide any fund - Keystone Bank

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 10:16 PM PDT

Keystone Bank Limited has declared it has never hidden any fund belonging to the federal government or its agencies. The management of the bank was reacting to a ruling by Justice Chuka Obiozor,...

'Over $100m required to rebrand Etisalat'

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 10:10 PM PDT

Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, EMTS previously trading as 'Etisalat Nigeria' and now 9mobile requires an estimated $100million to perfect the complete reengineering of its...

Nigerians battle flood nationwide

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 10:00 PM PDT

The rains returned to Lagos yesterday with fresh flooding in many parts. The situation hampered human movement on a day set aside for election into the 20 local governments and 37 local council...

Reps fix minimum age for presidential aspirants at 35

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 09:56 PM PDT

Future presidential elections in the country may be thrown open to interested Nigerians from the age of 35 and above, if constitution amendment proposals now before the House of Representatives are...

198 Nigerians deported by Saudi Arabia arrive home

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 12:41 PM PDT

The Federal Government on Saturday received no fewer than 198 Nigerians illegally residing in Saudi Arabia at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, at about 10 a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria...

Let’s use Biafra to get our rights – Ohaneze

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 12:31 PM PDT

State chapter of pan Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo has said that instead of calling for a sovereign state of Biafra, the proponents of the current agitation should use their...

Released Chibok girls set for academic session in September - Minister

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 12:19 PM PDT

Sen. Aisha Alhassan, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, on Saturday said the Chibok girls were ready for academic session in September and pleaded with abductors to release the...

#LagosLGpolls: APC in landslide victory in Governor Ambode’s polling unit

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 12:06 PM PDT

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won both the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections in Ward A6 polling Unit 033 located in Ogunmodede College, Papa Epe where the State Governor, Mr...

They took our oil for 45 years without giving us basic facilities — Delta community

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 11:53 AM PDT

The leadership of Ojobo, host community to Shell Nigeria Plc in Burutu Council Area of Delta State, has appealed to the oil giant to provide basic amenities for the oil-rich community. The appeal...

Don’t complain against government if you didn’t vote, Tinubu tells voters

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 11:48 AM PDT

Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Saturday said that eligible voters in Lagos State who did not cast their votes in the local government elections would not be justified to complain against local councils....

Lagos LG Polls Update: APC Chairman Candidate Dies In Auto Crash (PHOTOS)

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 08:22 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress , APC chairmanship candidate for Ikotun/ Igando Local Council Development Area, Sakiru Alabi Balogun, has died in an auto crash along LASU/ Isheri road in Igando area of...

Arewa Youths Consultative Forum makes u-turn, says Igbos should not leave North

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 08:48 AM PDT

The leader of Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, Yerima Shettima, has said the Igbos are now safe in the North. Shettima, who led the coalition of Arewa youths that issued quit notice on Igbos...

#LagosLG Polls: Why There Was Delay – LASIEC Chairman

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 08:21 AM PDT

The Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Ayotunde Phillips has attributed the delayed take off of the voting process in Saturday 's council polls in some...

We’re Ready To Host Expanded Nations Cup – Cameroon

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 08:21 AM PDT

The next Africa Cup of Nations hosts can cater for an expanded 24-team finals, says the head of Cameroon's FA. After sweeping changes to the Nations Cup this week, the Central African nation will...

"William Shakespeare was gay"

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 08:17 AM PDT

A top theatre director has suggested that William Shakespeare might have been gay. Greg Doran, artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, suggested that the playwright's 'outsider'...

Man kills Fulani woman with blows in Edo

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 07:59 AM PDT

Edo State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, identified as Ishaka Okhurome, for allegedly killing a Fulani woman with blows.The incident reportedly happened at Agenebode in Estako East...

Yoruba did not join Hausa to fight Igbo in 1967 – Oladipo Olaitan

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 07:56 AM PDT

The National Financial Secretary of Afenifere and Fourth Republic lawmaker, Oladipo Olaitan, has said that it would be unfair to say the Yoruba people joined the Hausas to fight Igbos during the...

Fani-Kayode Replies Adesina On Buhari’s Return

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 07:40 AM PDT

Former Minister of Aviation and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has replied President Muhammadu Buhari spokesman, Femi Adesina who had in a special feature titled;...

Uduaghan explodes: Pat Utomi knows nothing, he should first run for councillor

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 07:14 AM PDT

Immediate past Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan​​ has ​lambasted Prof. Pat Utomi, describing him as a man who knows nothing about governance. He debunked ​Utomi's ​allegations of financial...

CAN reacts to reinstatement of CRK, IRK as separate subjects

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 06:43 AM PDT

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has hailed the Federal Government "for reversing the controversial, unlawful, and ungodly merger of the Christian Religious Studies and the Islamic...

#LagosLGpolls Would Be Credible In Spite Of … – Electoral Office

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 06:38 AM PDT

Early morning rain on Saturday prevented many voters from coming out to vote in the Lagos council polls in Eredo and Ikotun/Igando Local Council Development Areas. Correspondents of the News Agency...

Buhari’s ill-health cannot make you dethrone us – APC replies PDP

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 06:35 AM PDT

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday said the ill-health of President Muhammadu Buhari does not mean the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will retake presidency in 2019. This is...

Like Nollywood, Like Buhari: Elected In Nigeria, Consumed In U.K. – Reno

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 06:34 AM PDT

I am sure my readers were rudely shocked out of their reverie by the eponymously named Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, who announced to a bewildered nation that the Federal Government, whose...

Buhari greatest curse on Nigeria, Aregbesola curse to Osun people – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 06:32 AM PDT

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has described President Muhammadu as the greatest curse that has ever afflicted Nigeria.The former Minister also made similar remark about the governor...

Lagos LG Poll: Police absent at Alimosho polling centres

Posted: 22 Jul 2017 06:31 AM PDT

Voters' accreditation and voting are ongoing simultaneously in Ward D, Alimosho Local Government Area. Our correspondent, who visited units 0019, 0020, 048, 049, 074 and 075 polling booths in...

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