Friday, 16 February 2018

NigerianEye: “Customer goes ‘mad’ in Ondo bank, beats official” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Customer goes ‘mad’ in Ondo bank, beats official” plus 29 more

Customer goes ‘mad’ in Ondo bank, beats official

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 10:10 PM PST

A man, 32-year-old Toluwalase Ojulowo, became violent in a branch of First Bank Plc at at Alagbaka area of Akure, Ondo State, on Friday, destroying expensive equipment and beating up an official at...

Abacha’s stolen $300 million awaits recovery by Nigeria

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:55 PM PST

The coast is now clear for Nigeria to recover an estimated $300million stashed in bank accounts in the small island by the late military ruler, General Sani Abacha. The Jersey Evening Post...

Governor Okorocha - I will not remove Zuma’s statue

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:50 PM PST

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha yesterday said the state will not pull down the statue of former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, who resigned in the heat of corruption allegation. The Imo...

Nigeria gets $486 million World Bank loan to improve electricity

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:46 PM PST

The World Bank yesterday approved an International Development Association (IDA) Credit of $486 million for the rehabilitation and upgrading of electricity transmission substations and lines. Ms...

Xenophobia: Nigerian killed in South Africa

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:43 PM PST

The Nigerian Community in South Africa said yesterday that a member was stabbed during a xenophobic attack in Rustenberg, North-West Province area. The President of Nigerian Union, South Africa,...

I won’t keep quiet over Nigeria — Obasanjo

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:38 PM PST

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he would never keep his mouth shut on issues concerning Nigeria. The former President, who was in Bayelsa State yesterday to inaugurate projects,...

‘Mystery snake’ saga: Another JAMB official blames Boko Haram for missing N.6m

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:32 PM PST

It was revelations galore at the just concluded sitting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) administrative panel on financial management as officials sought to defend their...

Police ready for 2019 elections - IG

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 12:22 PM PST

The police are ready for the 2019 elections, Inspector-General of Police (IG) Ibrahim Idris said yesterday. The elections will hold in February and March. He said: "We are prepared for the...

VIDEO: Moment Jamb clerk, Philomina Told Auditors That A Snake Mysteriously Swallowed N36 Million

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:20 AM PST

A video of Philomina Chieshe, a sales clerk in the office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Benue state, saying a snake mysteriously swallowed the missing N36m, has...

I’ll be foolish to say there’s no corruption in this govt - Amaechi

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:21 AM PST

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says he will be "nearly foolish" to say there is no corruption in the current administration. Speaking with select media houses, Amaechi said the...

VIDEO: Fayose Relaxes As Cobbler Works On His Shoe

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:22 AM PST

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, is at it again. The governor, who is known for being streetwise, recently visited a roadside cobbler to repair his shoe which got bad while he was on project...

Army Places N3m Bounty On Boko Haram Leader, Shekau

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:23 AM PST

The Nigerian army has placed a bounty of N3 million on Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect. In a statement on Thursday, Sani Usman, army spokesman, encouraged anyone with credible...

Controversy as Buhari commissions Air Force drone ‘earlier launched’ by Jonathan

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:24 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari's launch of surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV, produced locally by the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology is already generating controversy over the claim...

APC reacts to report of El-rufai’s committee on restructuring

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:00 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it salutes the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa'i, for the work he undertook as Chairman of the Party's Committee on True Federalism. ...

2019: Jonathan explains why APC must accept NASS decision on reordering of election

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 09:00 AM PST

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has commended the National Assembly for reordering of 2019 general elections. The National Assembly had recently reordered elections through the amendment of...

Court remands monarch, other for allegedly maligning Ooni

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 08:41 AM PST

An Osun Magistrates' Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Friday remanded a traditional ruler, Oba Adeoye Adefarakan, 63, and one Abidemi Olukanmi, 18, for allegedly spreading rumour against the Ooni of Ife,...

Court admits evidence in suit seeking to sack NBA President

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 08:40 AM PST

An Abuja High Court sitting at Apo, on Friday, admitted series of documents into evidence, in a suit seeking to sack the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN,...

I won’t demolish Zuma’s statue… he resigned honourably - Rochas Okorocha

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 08:32 AM PST

Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, says he is not going to pull down the statue of Jacob Zuma, former South African president, which was erected last year.  Okorocha said this on Friday...

Protesters storm APC secretariat, ask Oyegun to step down

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 08:32 AM PST

Some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked John Oyegun, national chairman of the party, to resign. During a protest to the party's national secretariat in Abuja on...

Gov. Aregbesola releases N1bn for pension payment

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 07:34 AM PST

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has approved the release of N1 billion for the payment of contributory pension to retired civil servants in the state. Dr Festus Oyebade, the state Head of Service,...

Massacre: Buhari sends defence minister to Zamfara

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 07:33 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday dispatched the Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (retd.), to Zamfara State for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in Birane village, Zurmi...

Jonathan taunts APC: Propaganda may help you win election, you can’t govern with it

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 07:25 AM PST

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has taken a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying even if a party wins through propaganda, it can not govern with it. Speaking when he...

PHOTOS: APC governors arrive Daura for meeting with Buhari

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 07:15 AM PST

Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have arrived President Muhammadu Buhari's hometown of Daura, Katsina State.  Recall we had reported earlier that barring any...

Senate summons Adeosun, Amaechi, others over diversion of $600m

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 07:15 AM PST

 The Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Mathew Urhoghide, on Thursday invited the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, to appear before it to explain how the $600 million...

Nigerian govt moves to review fuel price

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 07:15 AM PST

 The National Economic Council has charged its committee to interface with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation with a view to determining the correct price of premium motor...

Zuma’s resignation: It’s time to send Buhari to the ‘other room’ – Jonathan’s aide, Omokri

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 06:02 AM PST

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will be next African leader to be sacked, calling on Nigerians to come out and send President...

Vatican speaks on ex-Pope Benedict’s condition

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 06:02 AM PST

T​he Vatican on Thursday ​faulted claims​ that Pope Benedict was suffering from a paralysing disease of the nervous system.  German magazine Neue Post had quoted Benedict's older brother,...

FG targets four million fresh taxpayers through VAIDS – Adeosun

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 05:53 AM PST

Through the implementation of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme, the Federal Government is targeting to bring a total of four million fresh taxpayers into the tax net. The Minister...

Nigerian Army embarks on water project in Sambisa Forest

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 05:50 AM PST

The Nigerian Army on Friday said it had drilled a borehole in Sambisa Forest to enhance water supply to troops and communities in the area as part of efforts to make the forest...

Osinbajo reveals why govt failed to deliver on its promises

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 04:59 AM PST

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has blamed the absence of strong institutional systems and the preference of the status quo by the political class for the inability of government to deliver on its...
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