Thursday, 15 March 2018

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram kidnaps eight people in Oyo state” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram kidnaps eight people in Oyo state” plus 29 more


Boko Haram kidnaps eight people in Oyo state

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:09 PM PDT

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists, yesterday, blocked a bus plying Igboho-Igbeti Road and reportedly abducted eight passengers from the bus. According to a source, the armed men were said to have...

’Why Atiku put up $3.25 million mansion on sale’

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:09 PM PDT

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has offered his posh Potomac, Maryland, United States luxury mansion for sale. The seven-bedroom cream-coloured single family brick house on 9731 Sorrel Ave,...

Lagos government slashes Land Use Charge

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:10 PM PDT

The Lagos State government yesterday announced a 50 per cent downward review for commercial properties and other waivers on the Land Use Charge (LUC) it introduced last month. This followed the...

REVEALED: How bottled water gets contaminated with plastic particles

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:09 PM PDT

We are drinking plastic particles! That is the shocking conclusion of the research of the world's leading brands of bottled water in nine countries. The research found that the bottles are...

Port Harcourt kidnap kingpin dies in gun battle with Police

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:52 PM PDT

Dreaded Port Harcourt kidnap kingpin and pirate, Prosper David, popularly known as Militant General, has died from injuries sustained during a gun battle with operatives of the Inspector-General of...

NYSC withdraws Corpers from Osun school

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:45 PM PDT

The Osun State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps , Mr. Emmanuel Attah, has said that some corps members posted to Osogbo High School were withdrawn because of threats to their lives...

Chelsea fan collapses, dies as his club lost 3-0 to Barcelona

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:42 PM PDT

A 24-year-old Chelsea fan has died after collapsing, following his club's 3-0 loss to Barcelona Football Club on Wednesday night. Emmanuel Offin, popularly known as Nana Yaw who is a mobile phone...

Two bombers die in failed Borno attack

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:27 PM PDT

Two suicide bombers died on Wednesday as they tried to infiltrate Alikaramti, near Giwa barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State A statement by the police spokesman, Joseph Kwaji, said the bombers were...

Power Supply: Ibadan community protests eight-year blackout

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:23 PM PDT

Over 100 residents of Lalupon community in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, yesterday staged a sit-out protest against the Federal Government, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde...

'Tackle insecurity now before it’s too late'

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:21 PM PDT

Senators yesterday told the Federal Government to take immediate steps to tackle increasing insecurity in parts of the country to avoid unpleasant consequences to the corporate existence of the...

Arsenal beat AC Milan again for Europa quarter-finals

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:06 PM PDT

Arsenal repeated their bashing of Italian club AC Milan to move into the quarter finals of the Europa League, with a 5-1 aggregate score. Arsenal had stunned the Italians 2-0 in the first leg last...

People will stop shouting over allowance of senators if I reveal what govs earn -Peter Obi

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 10:11 AM PDT

Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, says what governors earn in Nigeria is immoderate. Speaking as a panelist at the dialogue organised by Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative...

Reps order probe into N20trn unremitted stamp duties

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:56 AM PDT

The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the N20tn said to have been collected as stamp duty between April 2013 and March 2017, but which was not remitted to the Consolidated...

Senate decries killings in the country

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:55 AM PDT

The Senate on Thursday decried spate of violence in the country and urged the Federal Government to deploy security agencies to Kogi to forestall alleged killing of people by suspected...

We won’t address Fayemi as ‘honourable minister,’ Reps vow

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:54 AM PDT

The House of Representatives resolved on Thursday that having passed a vote of no confidence in the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, it would no longer accord him the...

‘Leave us alone!’ — reps refuse to comment on allowances

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:53 AM PDT

Lawmakers of the House of Representatives have declined requests to disclose their salaries and running cost. Most members of the House of Representatives expressed fury when TheCable contacted...

President Buhari inaugurates N50bn Sugar factory in Niger

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:53 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday opened the N50bn Sunti Golden Sugar Estate in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. Addressing guests at the inauguration, Buhari called on private...

Soyinka advises Nigerians on hate speech bill

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:46 AM PDT

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has urged Nigerians to kick against move by the Senate to pass Hate Speech bill. Speaking in Lagos, on Thursday, the Nobel Laureate maintained that the Hate Speech...

#BBNaija: CDQ apologises to Ifu Ennada

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:08 PM PDT

Nigerian entertainer, CDQ Olowo, has apologised to former Big Brother Naija housemate, Ifu Ennada, for saying he had a one-night-stand with her.  The ex-housemate, who was evicted on Sunday...

PDP senator taunts Buhari: Please, take responsibility for ‘one thing’

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:35 AM PDT

Enyinnaya Abaribe, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Abia state, has taunted President Muhammadu Buhari by asking him to take responsibility for just "one thing". He said this on...

2019: PDP calls self most-democratic, discovers how to sack APC

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:35 AM PDT

From the report of its national reconciliation committee headed by Governor Seriake Dickson, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been told how to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC,...

Reps to probe Gov. Bello alleged importation of arms, ammunition

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:30 AM PDT

The House of Representatives says it will investigate the alleged importation of arms, ammunition and military equipment by Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. This followed a matter of urgent public...

Okorocha calls for creation of inter-religious affairs ministry

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:29 AM PDT

The governor of Imo, Mr Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday in Owerri called for the creation of a ministry of inter-religious affairs in the country. Okorocha made the call while receiving a delegation...

2018 UTME: "There will be no rescheduling of exams"

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:27 AM PDT

The Registrar, Joint Admissions, and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, on Thursday said that there will be no rescheduling of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam for any student...

Suspected herdsmen invade Kogi communities, kill 25

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 07:16 AM PDT

Persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have unleashed terror on three communities in Kogi State, leaving 25 people dead. Oganienugwu and Ikende communities in Dekina Local Government Area were...

Soyinka to Buhari: Stop shedding ‘unjust’ tears! Deal with ‘bloodthirsty terrorists’

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 07:10 AM PDT

Wole Soyinka, renowned playwright and Nobel laureate, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his "inability to get justice" for victims of clashes between farmers and herdsmen and Boko Haram...

Dapchi girls: Omokri attacks Buhari over Chibok comparison

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 07:07 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari's statement that his administration responded better than the immediate past government...

Angry judge withdraws from Dasuki trial, says EFCC ‘frustrating case’

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 07:08 AM PDT

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja has lambasted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over display of gross misconduct in the prosecution of an alleged N3.1B...

Buhari’s visit: How president disappointed us – Ortom

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 07:01 AM PDT

Benue State Government has expressed displeasure over President Muhammadu Buhari's failure to address critical issues during his visit to the state on Monday. Buhari was in the state on Monday to...

Stop comparing level of incompetence, leave Jonathan alone – Aisha tells Buhari

Posted: 15 Mar 2018 07:01 AM PDT

Aisha Yesufu, co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop game of comparison with ex-president Goodluck Jonathan.  This is in...

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