Monday, 18 December 2017

NigerianEye: “Mr President's salary and mine, very poor - VP Osinbajo” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Mr President's salary and mine, very poor - VP Osinbajo” plus 29 more


Mr President's salary and mine, very poor - VP Osinbajo

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 04:23 PM PST

The President's and the Vice-President's pay is low, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday. He criticised the private sector for not respecting the national minimum wage law, which puts the...

APC, PDP clash over $1 Billion cash to fight Boko Haram

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:50 PM PST

The row over the $1 billion anti-Boko Haram battle fund to be withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) grew yesterday, with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peopes...

If they can present evidence that I borrowed N56 Billion, I will resign – Fayose

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:49 PM PST

The Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that if anybody can present evidence that he borrowed N56bn, he will resign as governor. The governor reacting to reports that the State...

Fuel scarcity worsens nationwide

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:50 PM PST

24 hours after it called its men out on industrial action, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), yesterday announced the suspension of its indefinite...

Man attempts to commit suicide, jumps into Lagos lagoon

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:46 PM PST

A staff of China Construction Company of Nigeria Sunday night , attempted to commit suicide, after he jumped into the lagoon around Ebute-Ero jetty ,Lagos.  But for the prompt intervention of...

‘Multiple’ deaths as train derails over Washington highway

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:34 PM PST

An Amtrak passenger train traveling on a new route for the first time derailed Monday in Washington state, killing "multiple" people as cars plunged off a bridge onto a busy highway at the height of...

NEMA receives another batch of 167 Nigerians from Libya

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 05:24 PM PST

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday received 167 stranded Nigerians from Libya, bringing the number of Nigerians brought back to the country in the last four days to 532. The...

PDP CRISIS: Adedoja asks court to nullify Secondus’ election

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 04:28 PM PST

ONE of the candidates that contested for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the nullification of the...

Buhari extends tenure of all service Chiefs

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 11:01 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the tenure of the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Army Staff, the Chief of Air Staff and the Chief of Naval Staff.  The approval was...

PENGASSAN Suspends Nationwide Strike

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 10:59 AM PST

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike.  The strike was suspended on Monday following the intervention of the Minister...

'I want the truth, I may argue, but please tell me the truth always' –President Buhari to Femi Adesina

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 11:00 AM PST

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has revealed what President Muhammadu Buhari told his Media Aide, Femi Adesina at resumption of office. President Buhari was quoted to have told Adesina...

UPDATE: Burna Boy docked for robbery, conspiracy, granted #100,000 bail

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 10:59 AM PST

The latest report on the Burna Boy court case is that the singer has been granted bail.Hip hop musician, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy was on Monday docked before an Ikeja Magistrate Court by...

Anthony Joshua fails to make top three BBC Sports Personality of 2017

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:46 AM PST

Since Anthony Joshua vanquished the Ukranian two-time world heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko, he became the runaway favourite for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. However, in a...

Ministers, governors, traditional rulers should go for drug test – Sanusi

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:44 AM PST

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for a law that will compel public officers and traditional rulers to undergo drug test in the country. He made the call at the Senate...

Archaeologists find gates of Hell

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:20 AM PST

When researchers are searching for remnants of structures and settlements constructed by ancient peoples they typically focus on areas that are hospitable to human life. This new discovery in Saudi...

PDP reveals where alleged stolen funds for Buhari’s 2015 presidential campaign were gotten from

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:09 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, 2015 Presidential campaign was funded with stolen funds from Lagos and Rivers states.  The party...

Governor Fayose reacts to reports that Ekiti State borrowed N56billion in three years

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 08:08 AM PST

The Ekiti State Government has described as total falsehood, report that the State borrowed a total sum of N56 billion since Governor Ayodele Fayose assumed office and that a fresh N25 billion loan...

Porto agrees terms with Super Eagles midfielder Etebo

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:49 AM PST

Super Eagles midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo, will join Portuguese giants, FC Porto when the January transfer window opens. The report claimed on Sunday that Etebo has already agreed a four-year deal...

Oshoala, Rohr, Super Eagles make final shortlist for 2017 CAF Awards

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:48 AM PST

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the final shortlists for the 2017 awards. Nigeria is well represented across the categories, with reigning CAF African Women's Player of...

Victor Moses out as CAF announces final three nominees for African Footballer of the Year

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:45 AM PST

Super Eagles forward, Victor Moses, has been left out as the three finalists for this year's African Player of the Year have been announced. The final three are Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and...

No UN personnel killed in IDPs’ food truck attack in Borno – Army

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:41 AM PST

The Nigerian Army on Monday dismissed as misleading, reports that some United Nations personnel were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. The Army said no trucks of the UN agency...

FG offers N10.69bn Green Bonds at 13.48% per annum

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:39 AM PST

The Federal Government on Monday offered for subscription by auction N10.69bn worth of sovereign green bonds, the Debt Management Office said. The offer is in a circular on DMO's website. It...

BREAKING: President Buhari cancels scheduled trip to Niger Republic

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:35 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday cancelled his scheduled trip to Niger Republic. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, had announced on Sunday that Buhari would join...

BREAKING: Appeal court declares Kogi East senatorial district vacant

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:27 AM PST

A court of appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, declared the seat for the Kogi East senatorial district vacant.  Delivering the leading judgement in a pre-election matter instituted before the...

Goodluck Jonathan awarded railway contracts to a company that build houses- Rotimi Amaechi

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the past administration of awarding construction of railways to quacks. Amaechi said this when he appeared on Channels TV where he spoke extensively...

Photos: Police reportedly attack anti-Okorocha protesters in Owerri

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 06:46 AM PST

A peaceful protest staged by some indigenes of Imo state against the state governor, Rochas Okorocha, was reportedly disrupted by officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Imo state command.  The...

For selling fuel above N145, DPR seals 16 filling stations

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 06:39 AM PST

The Department of Petroleum Resources said it has sealed 16 filling stations for selling petrol above N145 per litre pump price. The Operations Controller of DPR in Akwa Ibom, Mr. Tamunoiminabo...

$1bn Boko Haram funds: Buhari doing what he accused Jonathan govt of – Ozekhome, Uwazuruike

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 06:14 AM PST

Following its decision to borrow $1 billion to fight insurgency in the North East, two prominent lawyers and Human rights activists, Chiefs Mike Ozokhome and Goddy Uwazuruike have lashed out at the...

Troubles For PDP As Adedoja Calls For Nullification Of Convention

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 06:10 AM PST

The moves by the Post-Convention Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reconcile aggrieved members of the party, especially those who stood for election in the recently...

Gaddafi’s son to announce bid for Libyan presidency

Posted: 18 Dec 2017 06:07 AM PST

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will announce in coming days his intention to run for president of Libya, the family spokesman, Basem Hashimi Soul, told...

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