Tuesday, 12 December 2017

NigerianEye: “PDP begins search for 2019 presidential candidate” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “PDP begins search for 2019 presidential candidate” plus 29 more


PDP begins search for 2019 presidential candidate

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 05:14 PM PST

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chiefs are to raise a search panel for a credible presidential candidate, a source said yesterday. A senior party official, who pleaded not to be named, said the...

I am aware of Nigeria’s challenges - Buhari

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 05:15 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said with Nigeria just coming out of recession, he was not under any illusion of the numerous problems facing the country. According to a statement by his...

Jonathan wasted $65 Billion excess crude fund - Amaechi

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 09:59 PM PST

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said he left the Peoples Democratic Party in 2015 due to the gross mismanagement of the country's resources by the former ruling...

'You have case to answer' - Court of Appeal tells Saraki

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 09:49 PM PST

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed Senate President Bukola Saraki's acquittal of false assets declaration charges. The appellate court, in a unanimous judgment by a three-man panel, led by...

How Governor Okorocha and his family run Imo State

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 10:01 PM PST

The latest news in Imo State is that the state House of Assembly has approved Governor Rochas Okorocha's request for his son in-law, Uche Nwosu, to succeed him in office in 2019. Nwosu is currently...

Generator fumes kill two fashion designers in Edo

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 04:49 PM PST

The bodies of two middle-aged women have been recovered in a lock-up shop in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, who confirmed the incident to...

#EndSARS: 32 SARS operatives in detention

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 04:42 PM PST

About 32 operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, are currently in detention.  A source revealed that the arrested officers were moved to Abuja from different state commands during...

EKITI 2018: Fayemi urged to join governorship race

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 04:38 PM PST

Loyalists of former Ekiti State governor and Minister of Mines and Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi, have urged him to join the 2018 governorship race. They sent a letter to the minister to seek...

POWER: '2,000MW wasting away' - Fashola laments

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 04:35 PM PST

Over 2,000 Megawatts (MW) of the 7,000MW of electricity generated in the country are unable to be distributed due to weak transmission, Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola said...

'My Daddy is responsible for my pregnancy': 10-year-old girl says

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 02:08 PM PST

A 10-year-old girl (name withheld) has said that her dad is responsible for her pregnancy. As the case came up before the Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, the suspect, Kenneth Abuya, was...

Court of Appeal verdict vindicates me – Saraki

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 01:39 PM PST

The Senate President Senator Bukola Saraki has said that the Court of Appeal Court verdict today has vindicated him noting that 'prosecution's case was entirely based on hearsay, not on any concrete...

Factories commissioned in two years of Buharinomics – Lauretta Onochie

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 01:35 PM PST

The Personal Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, has listed some factories that were commissioned in the two years of Buharinomics. Check the list...

Atiku: When lies fail test of reality

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 01:31 PM PST

The ready assumption by some writers and public commentators is that most Nigerians are gullible and have short memories. As such, some of these self acclaimed political analysts churn out falsehood...

FIFA awards Super Eagles World Cup match to Algeria, fines Nigeria N2.2m

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 05:16 PM PST

The World governing body, FIFA, has slammed a heavy fine on Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player against Algeria in a Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier. The disciplinary committee of the body...

Lagos shutdown transport companies, GiG, Chisco, Ifex, GUO at Jibowu

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 10:12 AM PST

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday sealed off the premises of some major commercial transport companies, at Jibowu, on Ikorodu Road as it begins enforcement of the relocation of inter-state buses...

Mourinho accuses Manchester City of lack of education

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 10:10 AM PST

Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester City players of a lack of "education" over their celebrations at Old Trafford following Sunday's derby win. The Manchester United manager was reluctant to speak...

PDP group threatens massive protest against Kashamu’s suspension

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 08:59 AM PST

A group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest, South West For Good Governance (SWGG), on Tuesday, threatened to embark on a massive rally to protest the suspension of the...

Wenger speaks on tunnel row involving Mourinho after Manchester Derby

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 08:55 AM PST

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has advised Manchester United and Manchester City to learn a thing or two from Sumo wrestlers, after Sunday's derby clash at Old Trafford reportedly descended into a...

We may revisit files of 20 indicted ex-governors - ICPC

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 08:34 AM PST

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it might revisit the case files of 20 former state governors it indicted for corruption in 2008. Addressing...

2019 election: Secondus reveals his first assignment

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 08:17 AM PST

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has revealed his first assignment ahead of the 2019 general elections.  Secondus, while appealing to all those...

Boko Haram: Nigerian troops exonerated of complicity in abuse of IDPs

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 08:15 AM PST

Renowned human rights organisation, the Global Amnesty Watch, has exonerated the Nigerian Army of complicity in the alleged abuse in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in some parts of the...

Court grants Sen. Misau bail on self-recognition

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 08:04 AM PST

Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted bail to Senator Isah Misau on self-recognition.  Misau, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District, was...

Nigeria not a typical national African team – Croatia Coach

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 08:02 AM PST

Croatia coach, Zlatko Dalić has disclosed that the Super Eagles of Nigeria is not a typical African national team due to the presence of Chinese Tianjin TEDA based midfielder, John Mikel Obi. Dalic...

Presidency to reward Nigerian who designs Buhari’s season’s greeting card

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 07:57 AM PST

The Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, has promised a cash prize to any young Nigerian between 13 to 24 years of age who is able to design President Buhari's Seasons Greeting Card.  This was made...

Manchester United under Mourinho is very “boring’’ - Van Gaal

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 07:08 AM PST

Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes the club have become more boring under his successor Jose Mourinho, saying he would prefer to watch local rivals Manchester City in action....

'If I die, look for me at Ajiwe Police Station' - Actress April Joju Muse cries out after police harass her

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 07:09 AM PST

Nigerian Tinsel actress, Jojo Muse, has been battered by some policemen on her way to work. The actress shared a video of the incident on her Facebook wall, saying, "Nigerians should look for her at...

Nigerian Youths Not Ready To Embrace Change, Copying Wrong Leadership Model — Amaechi

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 06:50 AM PST

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said that Nigerian youths are copying the wrong model of leadership, an act he said may jeopardise their future. Amaechi made the assertion...

‘Where’s the $65bn OBJ left in excess crude account?’ — Amaechi fires another shot at GEJ

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 06:48 AM PST

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has fired yet another shot at former President Goodluck Jonathan. This comes less than a week after the minister said the time to stop blaming Jonathan had...

BREAKING: Appeal Court orders Bukola Saraki to face trial on three charges

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 06:45 AM PST

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday  dismissed 15 out of the 18 counts of false assets declaration instituted against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct...

'I grew angry at the sight of Christmas decorations, posters' - Suicide bomber

Posted: 12 Dec 2017 06:43 AM PST

A terrorist who failed in his attempt to bomb a crowded public space has confessed that he became angry at the sight of Christmas posters all over the place. The bomber had made the crude pipe bomb...

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