Saturday, 17 March 2018

NigerianEye: “Buhari threatens to sack heads of 50 government agencies” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari threatens to sack heads of 50 government agencies” plus 29 more


Buhari threatens to sack heads of 50 government agencies

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 03:06 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has threatened to sack chief executives of federal parastatals and agencies that fail to appear before the National Assembly to defend their budgets. It was learnt that...

Buhari cancels trip to Rwanda

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 03:01 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari may have cancelled his plan to attend the extraordinary meeting of African Union Heads of State and Government billed to hold in Kigali, Rwanda on Wednesday. Buhari was...

Aisha Buhari becomes UNAIDS Special Ambassador

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 02:58 PM PDT

The Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS has appointed wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, as UNAIDS Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Promotion...

Why I Exposed Senators’ Salaries – Shehu Sani

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 02:56 PM PDT

The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani has explained the reason behind his revelation of the hidden salaries of senators. He said his revelation was...

Salah scores four goals as Liverpool trash Watford

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 02:51 PM PDT

Mohamed Salah scored four goals as Liverpool moved up to third in the Premier League table by thrashing Watford at Anfield. Salah danced through Watford's defence to score early in the game before...

Kebbi marries off 100 widows, divorcees in mass wedding

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 02:48 PM PDT

The Kebbi Government on Saturday married off 100 widows and divorcees in a mass wedding held in the palace Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samila Mera. The marriages were arranged by the state and Argungu...

Morocco budgets $15.8 billion for 2026 world cup

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 02:19 PM PDT

Host of the recently Championship of African Nations (CHAN) Morocco have proposed using 14 stadiums and budgeting to spend 15.8 billion dollars on infrastructure if it wins the right to host the...

The era of fuel scarcity is gone for good - NNPC

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 02:14 PM PDT

The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, on Saturday assured Nigerians that the era of fuel scarcity is gone for good. Receiving the Man...

Tee Billz — not Tiwa Savage — filed for divorce

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 07:39 AM PDT

Tunji Balogun, an artiste manager better known as Tee Billz, has filed for divorce from Tiwa Savage, a leading singer.  TheCable reports that multiple sources that as opposed to reports...

TRAILER: Black Panther, Spider-Man, Guardians join forces in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 07:36 AM PDT

It is one of the most anticipated movies of 2018, partly due to the success of 'Black Panther' and inclusion of all the characters in the record-breaking movie.  Disney has released the final...

Sanusi: My daughter wants to succeed me as emir

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 07:35 AM PDT

Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, says one of his daughters wants to succeed him as the second most ranked Muslim leader in Nigeria. Sanusi said this in an interview with Financial Times at his...

Fayose storms Enugu market, buys carrot, ‘pure water’ (VIDEO)

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 07:17 AM PDT

Governor Ayodele Fayose on Friday visited Enugu State. He was received by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. After a meeting, the two leaders took a walk round town. Crowds cheered as the governors, under...

Herdsmen killings: What Adeboye, Emeka’s visit to Benue will do – Ortom

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 07:13 AM PDT

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described the visits of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye and the General Superintendent of Assemblies of...

Biafra: IPOB again drags Nigerian Government, Buhari to UN

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 07:10 AM PDT

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has written the United Nations, UN, about the ruling of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, ACHR, against the Nigerian government.  The...

2018 richest footballers in the world (See top 13)

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 07:05 AM PDT

The 2018 top thirteen richest footballers in the world have been revealed.  Net worth data from the Sunday Times rich list, Forbes, Goal.com and financial services site Gobankingrates.com....

Fayose blasts Buhari for walking on red carpet in Dapchi

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 06:11 AM PDT

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has slammed Presdient Muhammadu Buhari for walking on a red carpet during his visit to Dapchi, Yobe State where over 110 students were recently kidnapped.  ...

Recall: Melaye heads to supreme court

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 06:09 AM PDT

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has headed to the supreme court to challenge the judgement of the appeal court over the bid to recall him from the upper legislative chamber. On Friday,...

Why Igbos are not doing well in Nigerian politics

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 05:02 AM PDT

Governor Obiano of Anambra State has given reasons Igbos are not doing well in Nigerian politics. He said that the people of the Southeast region preferred splitting themselves into smaller...

Ifeanyi Ubah declares interest to run in 2019

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PDT

Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas, Ifeanyi Ubah, on Friday, formally declared his intention to contest the Anambra South Senatorial District election in 2019.  Ubah disclosed that he would run...

Kogi killings: Fayose’s aide mocks Bello, calls him ‘Aso Villa Protocol Officer’

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 04:58 AM PDT

Lere Olayinka, the Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has mocked Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello. Lamenting the recent killings in the...

WAEC bows to pressure, amends May/June timetable

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 04:57 AM PDT

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has bowed to pressure and amended the part of its 2018 May/June Examination that clashed with the Friday Juma'at prayer.  The affected subject is...

Benue killings: We are tired of burying our citizens – Ortom cries out

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 04:54 AM PDT

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said the state cannot continue to bury her citizens as a result of ceaseless attacks on them by suspected herdsmen. The Governor while speaking at St....

Electoral Act amendment: INEC speaks on Buhari’s decision to reject bill

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 04:51 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has spoken on President Muhammadu Buhari's decision to withhold assent to the Electoral Act Amendment bill. INEC said the electoral body would...

Senator Ali Wakili is dead

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 07:24 AM PDT

Senator Ali Wakili, chairman senate committee on poverty is dead.  The senator was said to have died in the early hours of today, Saturday, in his Abuja residence. However, no statement has so...

‘How I was chained for 88 days’ — Evans’ victim speaks in court

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 02:53 AM PDT

Donatus Dunu, managing director of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Lagos, on Friday told an Ikeja high court how he was kept in chains for 88 days by the gang of Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike the billionaire...

Buhari broke down in tears at Dapchi – Garba Shehu

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 03:46 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, broke down in tears when he met with parents of the 110 schoolgirls that were recently abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Dapchi, Yobe. This was...

Gambian VP: My country will collapse if Nigeria withdraws its support

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 03:41 AM PDT

Vice-President Fatoumata Tambajang of The Gambia says The Gambia would collapse if Nigerian professionals in the country withdraw their services or leave the country. Tambajang made the remark at...

PHOTOS: Govs, senators in Kano for wedding of Dangote’s daughter

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 03:12 AM PDT

The high and mighty were at the palace of Muhammadu Sanusi, emir of Kano, for the wedding of Fatima Dangote and Jamil Abubakar.  While the bride is the daughter of Africa's richest man, the...

FULL LIST: NJC recommends 60 judges for appointment

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 03:12 AM PDT

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended 60 judicial officers for appointment. In a statement on Friday, Soji Oye, spokesman of the NJC, said the council arrived at the decision at...

Electoral act amendment: Ango Abdullahi speaks on reordering, NASS targeting Buhari

Posted: 17 Mar 2018 02:55 AM PDT

The leader of the Northern Elders' Forum, NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi has reacted to the National Assembly's re-ordering of 2019 elections time-table.  Abdullahi speaking with The Sun said...

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