Saturday, 17 February 2018

NigerianEye: “NAPTIP says 2,114 returnees evacuated from Libya” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “NAPTIP says 2,114 returnees evacuated from Libya” plus 29 more


NAPTIP says 2,114 returnees evacuated from Libya

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:46 AM PST

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said over 2,114 Nigerian returnees from Libya had been brought to the country from January till date. The Head, Press & Public...

Foremost playwright, Prof. Akinwunmi Ishola dies at 78

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:46 AM PST

A foremost playwright and culture activist, Professor Akinwunmi Ishola has died at his Bolajoko Estate home in Ibadan on Saturday at the age of 78 years. While confirming the incident, one of his...

I Assassinated Many People For NURTW Boss – Serial Killer

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:45 AM PST

A self-confessed serial killer, Adeola Williams aka Ade Lawyer, has confessed to several assassinations, saying he had killed four people allegedly on the orders of a former Chairman of National...

Pastor accused of raping teenage boy breaks silence

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:45 AM PST

Senior Pastor of the Chosen One To Rule Ministry, Asaba, Delta State, Chinonso Udemezue, accused of raping a 10-year-old boy has blamed "Yahoo boys" for his travails.  Udemezue insisted that...

"Tinubu’s appointment final burial for APC"

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:45 AM PST

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has said the appointment of Senator Tinubu as the head of the APC Reconciliation Committee signifies the...

10 arrested for burning Nasarawa IDPs’ houses

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:13 AM PST

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested 10 people for allegedly setting ablaze the houses deserted by the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nasarawa/Benue border towns. DSP Idirisu...

‎Zamfara killings: Yari vindicates me on $1bn withdrawal - Fayose

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 06:11 AM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the claim by Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, that security agencies failed to respond to the alert given them to prevent the massacre of...

Okorocha backtracks, says APC govs yet to decide on Buhari’s re-election

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:31 AM PST

Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, says governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are yet to decide whether or not to support President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election bid. He said this...

President Buhari rejects Peace Corps bill, Reps, Senate react

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:31 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the bill to establish Peace Corps which was transmitted to him last year. According to Vanguard, Buhari has refused to append his signature to the...

PDP: Amaechi is an overwhelmed salesman of a rejected product

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:31 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, as an "overwhelmed salesman of a rejected product". There are reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has...

Zamfara killings: Tambuwal’s aide makes shocking revelations

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:23 AM PST

Imam Imam, spokesman to Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has revealed identity of those behind killings in Zamfara state. Imam, in series of tweets on Twitter, poured out his heart over the...

2019: Northern elders speak on picking consensus presidential candidate

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:23 AM PST

Ango Abdullahi, spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has rubbished claims of the North plotting to adopt a consensus candidate for the 2019 presidential elections.  Abdullahi said...

Why I attacked Nigerian politicians during Ekwueme’s burial – Archbishop Chukwuma

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 05:23 AM PST

Archbishop of the Enugu Anglican Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Most Reverend Emmanuel Chukwuma, has revealed why he attacked Nigerian politicians during his sermon at the burial ceremony of...

NAF clears drone controversy: Tsaigumi more advanced than others

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 04:47 AM PST

The Nigeria Air Force has said that its operational unmanned aerial vehicle( UAV) "Tsaigumi" is more advanced than its earlier produced Amebo and Gulma UAV prototypes. NAF Director of Public...

Zamfara killings: Admit failures, seek help; PDP tells Buhari

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 04:42 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the gruesome murder of 41 Nigerians by marauders in Zamfara State. The party in a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan the part's National...

Obasanjo: I’d commit suicide if there’s no hope for Nigeria

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 04:06 AM PST

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo says he would commit suicide if he discovers that there is no hope for Nigeria. He said this while speaking at the Ijaw National Academy (INA), Kaiama,...

Gov Yari blames security agencies for Zamfara massacre

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:37 AM PST

Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, on Friday said his administration gave security agencies 24 hour head-start to alert them on the impending invasion of communities in the state. The attack...

Nigerian lady dies 2 days after her evacuation from Libya

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:37 AM PST

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has announced the death of one Towabola Adebayo, two days after she arrived Nigeria from Libya.  The deceased, an indigene of Ogun State, was...

State of emergency declared in Ethiopia

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:37 AM PST

Ehiopia on Friday announced state of emergency after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced his intention to step down amid unrest and political crisis.   The state-run Ethiopian...

Alvaro Morata fully fit for Barcelona clash – Conte

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:24 AM PST

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte says striker, Alvaro Morata will be fully fit for their Champions League clash with Barcelona on Tuesday. Conte said the Spain international has been training...

I don’t want to be in jail - Oliseh

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:22 AM PST

Sunday Oliseh has said he would rather lose a job than go to jail for taking part in "illegal activities" as coach of Dutch club Fortuna Sittard. Fortuna Sitard announced Oliseh was suspended...

Zamfara killings, senseless act – Saraki

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:14 AM PST

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the gruesome attack on Zamfara community, which left 41 people dead. Suspected gunmen had intercepted a vehicle conveying bridesmaids and...

Tinubu’s APC reconciliation will fail, Buhari too full of himself – Junaid Muhammed

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:14 AM PST

Junaid Muhammed, a Second Republic lawmaker has said the reconciliation committee set up by president Muhammadu Buhari will not achieve its objectives. The northern leader blamed the crisis...

Senator Marafa attacks Yari, says Gov has no values for lives

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 03:14 AM PST

Kabiru Marafa, Senator representing Zamfara Central, has accused Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari of paying more attention to being chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF, than protecting lives of...

Tinubu, other APC leaders to meet Buhari in Daura

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:09 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari will Saturday afternoon meet All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains at his country home in Daura, Katsina State.  Among those expected are APC national leader,...

Your govt sabotaging corruption war – Falana blasts Buhari

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:09 AM PST

Human rights lawyer and anti-corruption activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari administration over its fight against corruption in Nigeria. Falana said the...

Why we ordered our members to obtain PVC -MASSOB

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:09 AM PST

The leadership of the Movement for a Sovereign State of Biafra has called on its members to obtain their permanent voter's card. A statement issued in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Friday by...

Federer becomes oldest ATP world number one

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:01 AM PST

Roger Federer added yet another record to his vast collection when he guaranteed becoming the oldest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world number one by beating Dutchman Robin Haase 4-6 6-1...

Buhari should not be called APC leader – Dogara

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:00 AM PST

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has adduced reason President Muhammadu Buhari and other persons elected into executive positions like governors should not be seen as...

Election timetable: ‘Weak’ Buhari created his own problems – Junaid Mohammed

Posted: 17 Feb 2018 02:00 AM PST

A Second Republic Lawmaker, Junaid Muhammed has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a weak leader following the reordering of the 2019 election timetable by the National Assembly. Mohammed said...

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