Friday, 11 August 2017

NigerianEye: “Nigeria requests extradition of man accused of $712,000 fraud” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria requests extradition of man accused of $712,000 fraud” plus 29 more


Nigeria requests extradition of man accused of $712,000 fraud

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 07:43 PM PDT

The Federal Government has demanded the extradition of a United States of America (USA) based Nigerian, Jim-Daniels Nnah. Nnah was accused of defrauding two companies of $712,000 (about N261.3...

Group threatens to break out of Nigeria and declare Bendel Republic

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 07:40 PM PDT

A group, Midwest Movement, has threatened to declare Bendel Republic if the Federal Government fails to address ethnic agitations. It urged the government to revert to the 1960 and 1963...

‘Diezani’s loot can build six world class airports in the country’

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 07:36 PM PDT

The stolen funds allegedly traced to former Petroleum Minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke could fund infrastructure growth, Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) said yesterday in Abuja. A statement...

New ‘ritualists’ hideout discovered in Lagos

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 07:33 PM PDT

Three suspected ritualists were yesterday smoked out of an abandoned drainage in the Ile Zik axis of Lagos-Abeokuta highway. Human parts concealed in some sachets were reportedly found in the...

ASUU strike looms over controversial 2009 agreement

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 07:24 PM PDT

University teachers are set for another strike over the controversial 2009 agreement they reached with the Federal Government among other issues. A meeting of the National Executive Committee...

Trump issues more threats to North Korea: 'fire and fury' wasn't tough enough

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 06:57 PM PDT

Donald Trump has issued another provocative warning to North Korea, suggesting that his threat to unleash "fire and fury" on the country was not "tough enough". The US president told reporters that...

Three policemen dismissed for robbing fuel tanker

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 02:38 PM PDT

The Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, said on Thursday that three policemen have been dismissed for hijacking a petroleum tanker in the state. Ibrahim said the dismissed...

Drama as groups protest for and against Buhari in Abuja

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 02:35 PM PDT

The protest led by the popular musician, Mr. Charles Oputa (Charlie Boy), at the Unity Fountain in Abuja to demand President Muhammadu Buhari's immediate return to the country or his resignation,...

Excuses no longer tenable - Osinbajo

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 02:21 PM PDT

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said that the Buhari administration will no longer accept excuses that suggest that delivering sustainable socio-economic development to Nigerians is not...

Moves to derail anti-corruption war will fail – Presidency

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 01:49 PM PDT

The Presidency on Thursday assured that attempts to derail the war against corruption using subterfuge and bluff would not succeed. The Presidency also praised Nigerians for rising against...

Buhari's Health: Here's what Sections 144, 145 And 146 of the 1999 Constitution says about his absence

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:07 AM PDT

The continued absence of the President Buhari from the country continues to cause discord among Nigerians and various protests like the recent #ResumeOrResign continues to spring...

"Buhari’s aides holding him captive"

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:56 AM PDT

The #resumeOrResign protesters have accused aides of President Muhammadu Buhari of "holding him captive." They called on the President to demonstrate his" touted integrity" by resigning from...

Oshiomhole blasts Atiku - You kept quiet as Vice President

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:09 AM PDT

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole‎,​ has lambasted former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, for his insistence on restructuring. He recalled that Atiku as the then sitting Vice President did not...

Why I don’t always respond to Fayose’s comment – Oshiomhole

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:09 AM PDT

The immediate past governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has berated the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose for persistently criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari over his ill-health. Addressing...

NCC stops Globacom’s Free Data Day Promo

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:09 AM PDT

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stopped Globacom Nigeria's plans to offer free data to all its subscribers on Friday, August 11, 2017.  This was contained in a letter signed by...

Why ‘Return or Resign’ protest against president is unnecessary – Festus Keyamo

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:10 AM PDT

Popular lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria-designate, Festus Keyamo, has faulted the "Return or Resign" protest against President Muhammadu Buhari. Keyamo, who described the protest as unpopular...

Osinbajo appoints 21 Permanent Secretaries (Full list)

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:08 AM PDT

Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has approved the appointment of new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. This announcement was made Thursday by the Head of the Civil...

Pro-Buhari protesters ‘shut down’ Abuja

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:07 AM PDT

Some Nigerians have shut down Abuja, the nation's capital in support of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. The protesters, under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance and Change...

Atiku reacts to image of him, girls eating together

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:59 AM PDT

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has responded to a photo circulating online of him eating with some young girls where it was alleged that the gathering was a strategy for 2019 elections. The...

Bukola Saraki confirms sack of aides

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:54 AM PDT

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, confirmed that he had reduced the number of aides working in his office. Saraki's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph...

Gani Adams, Yoruba group give reasons Nigeria should be restructured

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:47 AM PDT

The convener of Oodua Progressives Union and leader of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Gani Adams has joined eminent Nigerians in the call for the restructuring of the country.  Adams, while lending...

Direct your protest against Senate – Buhari Support Organisation tells Charly boy, others

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:43 AM PDT

The Buhari Support Organisation (BSO), Enugu State chapter, Thursday, faulted the anti-Buhari protests led by Charly Boy and other celebrities under the aegis of 'OurMumuDonDo.'According to the...

Ekiti Guber 2018: What APC must do to Fayose - Osoba

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:05 AM PDT

A former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to underestimate the threat of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, but fight...

Arewa people are frustrated – MASSOB

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:35 AM PDT

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra, MASSOB, has said that the Hausa hate song being circulating in the Northern part of the country was a product of envy and...

Dalung to appear before Senate September 25

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:31 AM PDT

Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Barrister Solomon Dalung, will appear before the Senate Committee on Sports on September 25. Dalung will be quizzed on the money given to him for the...

Bill against hate speech underway

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:30 AM PDT

A bill that seeks the prosecution of people who engage in hate speech is underway.  This was confirmed by the Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), at the National...

Trump attacks Senate leader over healthcare failure

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:09 AM PDT

U.S. President Donald Trump attacked his own party's Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for a second day running on Thursday, venting frustration over Republicans' dramatic failure to repeal and...

National Assembly will get 2018 Budget in October - FG

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:02 AM PDT

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, on Thursday, promised that the Federal Government would do everything within its power to ensure that the 2018 Appropriation Bill is submitted...

Anambra Guber: Oyegun Meets Party’s Aspirants, Inaugurates Screening Committee

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:00 AM PDT

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress party, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has met with party aspirants in the up-coming Anambra state governorship race where he assured them of a level...

Hidden forces in Presidency denying female REC appointment letter – Shehu Sani

Posted: 10 Aug 2017 08:53 AM PDT

Lawmaker from Kaduna Central, Senator Sani Shehu, on Thursday alleged that "hidden forces" in the Presidency has refused issuing appointment letter to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Asmau...

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