Saturday, 24 February 2018

NigerianEye: “'If Buhari is my father, I will advise him not to run for second term'” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “'If Buhari is my father, I will advise him not to run for second term'” plus 29 more


'If Buhari is my father, I will advise him not to run for second term'

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 05:47 PM PST

Prince Kazeem Afegbua, spokesman for former head of state, General Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), stirred the hornet's nest recently after he signed a statement, purportedly on behalf of his principal,...

SHOCKER: Boy hires assassins to kill parents so he could inherit wealth

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 05:34 PM PST

A 22-year-old man has been tricked by police into thinking that a hitman he hired had killed his family so that he could inherit their wealth. Detectives discovered a plot to kill his mother,...

Dapchi Girls Abduction: We didn’t withdraw before attack, military faults Yobe government

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 05:32 PM PST

The Defence Headquarters, on Saturday, denied that troops withdrew a few days before the abduction of schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State. It explained that the troops were located just 30 kilometres...

900 Nigerian Pilgrims Absconded After 2017 Hajj – NAHCON

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:56 AM PST

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday revealed that 900 Nigerians absconded after the 2017 hajj. Mr Yusuf Adebayo, the NAHCON's Commissioner in charge of Policy, Personnel...

See full names of missing Dapchi girls recently kidnapped by Boko Haram

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:48 AM PST

The full names of missing Dapchi girls recently kidnapped by Boko Haram 1. Fatima Bashir 2. Aisha Kachalla 3. Zainab Abubakar 4. Falmata Wakil 5. Fatima Isa 6. Fatima Musa 7. Aisha Usman 8. Aisha...

Boko Haram top commander killed

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:38 AM PST

Nigerian troops in Borno have killed five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a top commander of the group in the ongoing operation in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad basin. Col. Onyeama...

President Buhari unfolds dream for Nigeria

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:31 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to make Nigeria one of the easiest, safest and attractive places to do business in the world. He also promised to make Nigeria among the most safest and...

No need for data capturing to renew driving licence – FRSC

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:28 AM PST

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that there is no need for data capturing while applying for renewal of driver's licence. Mr Hyginus Omeje, the FRSC Lagos State Sector Commander said this...

Salah equals Suarez’s Liverpool record

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:23 AM PST

Mohamed Salah's stunning debut season with Liverpool got even better on Saturday after he equaled Luis Suarez's goalscoring record with his 31st strike of the season. By scoring against West Ham at...

Manchester United tell Real Madrid how much De Gea will cost in summer

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:58 AM PST

Manchester United have reportedly told Real Madrid they would have to cough up £88million if they want David De Gea in the summer. According to Marca, United hope placing a huge price on the...

FG’s committee on farmers, herders clashes visits Zamfara

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:28 AM PST

The National Economic Council Committee on Farmers and Herdsmen clashes on Saturday visited Zamfara on a fact-finding mission over security challenges in the state. The committee was led by its...

Be fair to us, Miyetti Allah begs Nigerians

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:26 AM PST

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has implored Nigerians to fair on passing rash judgements against them and the entire herdsmen in different parts of the...

Nigeria becoming Africa’s biggest Free TV Platform – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:23 AM PST

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says with Digital Switch Over (DSO), Nigeria has taken bold step to build Africa's biggest and most lucrative Free To Air Television...

Nigerians are dying in silence – Fayose

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:21 AM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has said the corporate existence of Nigeria is being threatened by selective administration of justice, marginalisation, vendetta against perceived...

Troops kill five, capture Boko Haram commander in Borno

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:19 AM PST

Troops in Borno killed five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a top commander of the group in the ongoing operation in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad basin. Deputy Director, Army Public...

Governors who can’t pay workers should resign – TUC

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:16 AM PST

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Saturday advised state governors who could not address workers' problems to resign. The TUC President, Mr Bobboi Kaigama, said in Lagos that workers could no...

Niger Delta development our priority - Buhari

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:15 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured the people of Niger Delta that his administration would continue to support rapid development in the region. He said he would consolidate on all ongoing...

Dapchi abduction: Reno Omokri attacks Buhari for not acting fast

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:05 AM PST

Reno Omokri, former presidential aide has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to act fast at a time when 94 secondary school girls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Dapchi, Yobe...

Self-confessed Boko Haram member arrested in Edo

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 07:02 AM PST

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Edo State command has confirmed the arrest of a self-confessed Boko Haram suspect.   According to the Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Makinde...

Briggs attacks Gov Dickson for inviting Obasanjo to Niger Delta

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 06:59 AM PST

Niger Delta activist and former Minister for Environment, AnnKio Briggs, has attacked Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State for inviting former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the state.  ...

Dapchi parents: Boko Haram abducted 105 girls — we have evidence

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 06:32 AM PST

Bashir Manzo, chairman, forum of parents of missing Dapchi girls, says 105 girls have not been found. On Monday, suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded Government Girls' Science Technical...

Jonathan begged me many times to serve as minister – Ezekwesili

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 06:29 AM PST

A former minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has disclosed that former president Goodluck Jonathan begged her many times to serve as a minister in his administration. Mrs. Ezekwesili stated...

Allah will forgive me for leading the massacre of 58 school boys - Repentant Boko Haram killer

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 05:14 AM PST

Before the Chibok girls, there were the Buni Yadi boys. Four years ago, Boko Haram insurgents attacked and killed 58 male students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe state, for receiving...

‘We took Aisha to Dapchi on Sunday. She was kidnapped on Monday’

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 05:09 AM PST

Hawu opened her phone and began to cry. Her sister, Aisha, was smiling at her from the photo folder. She could not smile back. It was not going to be real. Aisha A-Deri is one of the 105 girls...

"Igbos are lazy thinkers, acting strangely"

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 05:02 AM PST

Former Minister of Health, Prof A.B.C. Nwosu, has described Igbos as lazy thinkers, who are acting strangely ahead of the 2019 general elections.  According to him, Igbo were thinking that by...

Driver who killed Iyayi, ex-ASUU president, gets seven years imprisonment

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 04:23 AM PST

Danladi Baba, a driver, who killed Festus Iyayi, former national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in a road crash has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment without...

Fani-Kayode reveals how Buhari caused kidnap of Dapchi schoolgirls

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 03:57 AM PST

Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari "emboldened" Boko Haram insurgents to kidnap more schoolgirls by paying ransom to the...

Shehu Sani on N2bn suit: El-Rufai can’t intimidate me

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 03:32 AM PST

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central district, says Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, cannot intimidate him. He said this in response to the defamation suit filed against him by...

US moves against North Korea again

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 03:32 AM PST

The United States and key Asian allies are preparing to expand interceptions of ships suspected of violating sanctions on North Korea.  Officials say the plan could include deploying U.S....

How my fight with Kwankwaso started – Gov. Ganduje

Posted: 24 Feb 2018 03:32 AM PST

The Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has recounted how his face-off with his immediate predecessor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso started. In an interview with Daily Sun, the governor...

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