Thursday, 15 February 2018

NigerianEye: “South Africa: Zuma out, Ramaphosa in” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “South Africa: Zuma out, Ramaphosa in” plus 29 more


South Africa: Zuma out, Ramaphosa in

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 09:41 PM PST

It's new dawn in South Africa. Jacob Zuma, 75, has taken the final bow from office as President. Sixty-five-year-old Cyril Ramaphosa, former Deputy Chairman of the African National Congress (ANC) has...

Gunmen kill 36 in Zamfara village

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 09:38 PM PST

Thirty six people killed by gunmen in Birane Village in Zurmi Local Council of Zamfara State on Wednesday have been buried, amidst outrage in the social media that the tragedy was being downplayed...

Woman becomes grandmother with dead son’s semen

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 09:34 PM PST

An Indian woman Rajashree Patil who had lost her only child, a son, 18-months ago, became a grandmother with the help of her son's semen that was preserved in Germany for the past eight years,...

BREAKING: Cyril Ramaphosa elected president of South Africa

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 08:52 AM PST

South Africa's parliament elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country's new president on Thursday, after Jacob Zuma resigned in a late-night television address. The African National Congress (ANC),...

Aggrieved members of APC float parallel party, queries Gov. El-Rufai

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 02:54 PM PST

Some stakeholders of the Kaduna state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have floated a parallel secretariat of the party in the state. The group have also issued the Kaduna state...

Banky W gives update on his skin cancer ailment (VIDEO)

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 10:08 AM PST

Popular R&B singer, Bankole Wellington, popular known as Banky W, has opened up about his condition on a skin cancer. In an Insta-live video on Instagram Banky W answered some questions on the...

Don’t embarrass Nigeria with fuel queues by next week – Kachikwu tells Baru

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 10:08 AM PST

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has given marching orders to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru to...

It's finally over! Zari dumps singer Diamond Platnumz on valentine's day

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 10:07 AM PST

Popular singer, Diamond Platinum's marriage to wife, Zari Hassan has reportedly crashed.  The winner of Soundcity Male MVP awards was on Valentine's day accused of infidelity by his wife who has...

How could mothers sell daughters, uncles rape four year old girls, Aisha Buhari quizzes

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 08:45 AM PST

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja urged Nigerians to live in peace, learn to tolerate and appreciate one another, irrespective of religion or tribe. Buhari, made the...

Cyril Ramaphosa: 10 things you need to know about South Africa’s new president

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 10:07 AM PST

Following the resignation of Jacob Zuma as South African president on Wednesday night, his erstwhile deputy and leader of the ruling African National Congress, ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday...

Florida shooter charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 08:41 AM PST

The heavily armed teenager who gunned down students and adults at a Florida high school was charged Thursday with 17 counts of premeditated murder, court documents showed. Nikolas Cruz, 19, killed...

I’ll take Nigeria to the next level - Buhari

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 08:39 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday promised to take Nigeria to the next level despite the nation's current challenges. Buhari made the promise in his remarks at the induction of the Nigerian...

South Africa’s new president vows to tackle corruption

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 07:53 AM PST

South Africa's new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Thursday used his first speech in office to vow to fight government corruption, in a direct reference to accusations levelled against his predecessor...

Buhari support group lampoon’s NASS reorder of elections

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 07:52 AM PST

The Buhari Support Organisation, BSO, in Enugu State has taken offence at the National Assembly rearrangement of the sequence of the 2019 general elections. The group said that the National...

"Reasons Obasanjo was better than Buhari as President"

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 07:32 AM PST

A former Political Adviser to ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Akin Osuntokun has listed reasons his former principal was a better President than President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in an...

PHOTOS: President Buhari arrives Kaduna, to commission made-in-Nigeria’s surveillance aircraft

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 07:32 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday arrived Kaduna for a working visit.  The president is expected to commission a surveillance aircraft, a Made-in-Nigeria project called NAFSA Eagle by...

Ethiopia Prime Minister Resigns

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:09 AM PST

Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has submitted his resignation as both premier and the chairman of the ruling coalition.  Hailemariam Desalegn said his resignation was "vital in...

Jonathan meeting with Secondus, PDP, NWC members

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 07:01 AM PST

National chairman of the People's Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, is in a meeting with former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan.   This was disclosed by the PDP chairman on his twitter...

Troops Intercept Fleeing Boko Haram Members in Yobe State

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:49 AM PST

Following the heat of the ongoing Operation DEEP PUNCH II by troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, the troops of 120 Battalion, Goniri, and subunits of Defence Companies under the 27 Task Force Brigade...

FG probes N62b loot, suspends 6 top NSITF officials

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:47 AM PST

Irked by the alleged looting of N62 billion at the National Social Insurance Trust Fund, a parastatal of the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, the Federal Government on Thursday raised a nine-man...

FG orders NNPC to end fuel crisis this week

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:46 AM PST

The Federal Government, Thursday, ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to bring an end to the lingering fuel crisis before the end of the weekend. Addressing newsmen on the...

SIM registration: MTN pays N110bn fine

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:45 AM PST

MTN Nigeria has paid a total of N110bn into the coffers of the government out of the N330bn imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission. Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar...

Traffic obstructions by herdsmen, cows, worrisome – FRSC

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:44 AM PST

Assistant Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Nwaka Agnes, has said that the FRSC is worried over obstructions of roads in some parts of the country by herdsmen and their cows. She said there...

Its unfair to compare Salah to Messi – Gerrard

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:41 AM PST

Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard, has praised Mohamed Salah following his goal and spectacular performance for Liverpool in their 5-0 win over Porto. The former England midfielder, however, urged...

How can you love Buhari, yet hate herdsmen – Fani-Kayode blasts Tinubu, Osinbajo, Akande

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:08 AM PST

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Thursday berated Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over their support for President...

"Why Nigeria’s democracy is not working"

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 06:08 AM PST

A former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has highlighted the reason for the decline in the practice of democratic system of government in Nigeria. Abati...

Drug Abuse: Senate unveils framework to tackle menace in Nigeria

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 04:52 AM PST

The Senate has unveiled a comprehensive framework aimed at providing effective leadership and administration of mental health and substance abuse cases in the country. This is a fall-out of the...

N12.4bn arms fund: Court adjourns hearing in Dasuki’s trial until March 22

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 04:50 AM PST

Abuja, Feb. 15, 2018 (NAN)An FCT High Court on Thursday adjourned until March 22, hearing in the trial of Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), former National Security Adviser to President Goodluck...

Super Eagles drop in latest FIFA ranking

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 04:49 AM PST

The Super Eagles of Nigeria again dropped in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday. Having dropped in the January edition of the release due to the deduction of points from the world cup...

Court adjourns case against Buhari’s impersonator

Posted: 15 Feb 2018 04:41 AM PST

A Kano Magistrates' Court said it would hear the case of President Muhammadu Buhari's long-term campaigner, Abdulmajid Danbilki-Commander on May 30. Chief Magistrate, Kabiru Abubakar, adjourned the...

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