Friday, 2 March 2018

NigerianEye: “Nigerian Man Set To Break Guinness World Record” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian Man Set To Break Guinness World Record” plus 29 more


Nigerian Man Set To Break Guinness World Record

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:13 PM PST

Something is going on at Herbert Macaulay library. A Nigerian, Olawunmi Treasures Bayode is about to break the Guinness World Record in the category of the Longest Reading Marathon (Read...

#BBNaija: Bambam‘s parents dismiss social media claims

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 03:11 PM PST

The family of Big Brother Naija "Double Wahala'' housemate Bambam has dismissed suggestions on social media claiming her parents want her withdrawn from the show. This is due to the recent social...

‘Whenever I remember Fatima, I can’t eat again’ — Dapchi parents speak on their pains and fears

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 10:07 AM PST

The mood in Dapchi is still sombre. Most families are gathered in congregational prayers under Neem trees at street corners, while military checkpoints, which where hitherto absent, are now glaring...

Dapchi schoolgirls: Boko Haram has contacted me, says woman who facilitated release of Chibok girls

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 09:40 AM PST

Aisha Wakil, better known as "Mama Boko Haram", says the abductors of Dapchi schoolgirls have contacted her. The Musab al-Barnawi faction of the Boko Haram sect is suspected of being behind the...

Chibok girls: Jonathan speaks on abduction, blasts APC govt, Lai Mohammed

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 10:05 AM PST

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has rubbished a statement credited to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed that his administration delayed in responding to the abduction of...

Boko Haram finally speak on abducted 110 Dapchi schoolgirls

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 09:15 AM PST

Aisha Wakil, better known as "Mama Boko Haram", has claimed that the insurgent group have contacted her, confirming they have in their custody the abducted 110 Dapchi school girls.  The Musab...

Senate rejected me because I’m doing my job well - Magu

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 09:15 AM PST

Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the refusal of the senate to confirm him is an indication that he is carrying out his duties judiciously. ...

Shehu Sani asks Buhari to reconsider Peace Corps bill

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 09:15 AM PST

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Peace Corps of Nigeria establishment bill. Writing via his Twitter handle on Friday, the senator...

SACK HIM! Ekiti Teachers hail Reps vote of no confidence on Fayemi

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:54 AM PST

Teachers in Ekiti State under the aegis of Positive Minds Club (PMC) for Ekiti Teachers, have hailed the House of Representatives for passing a vote of no confidence on the Minister of Mines and...

Reverend Billy Graham being laid to rest at North Carolina home

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:51 AM PST

The late Reverend Billy Graham, spearhead of an evangelical Christian movement that touched millions worldwide and who provided spiritual counsel to several US presidents, returned to his North...

President Buhari, ECOWAS President hold closed-door meeting

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:34 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidents of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Mr. Jean Claude Brou, Friday held closed-door meeting at Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to...

When will Lai Mohammed respect his age and stop lying? – Reno

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:33 AM PST

My attention has been drawn to fallacious comments made by the notoriously dishonest Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to the effect that the Jonathan administration did not act on time...

Accomplic of billionaire kidnapper Evans loses bid to get bail

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:30 AM PST

The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday dismissed the bail application filed by Victor Aduba, who is facing criminal charges alongside alleged notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike,...

Trucks of fertilizer disappeared under previous governments – Buhari

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:28 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari again on Friday took a swipe at his predecessors, saying trucks conveying fertilizer disappeared "miraculously" in transit under previous governments. Buhari spoke while...

We weren’t involved in attempt to arrest Melaye -Police

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:47 AM PST

The police have denied being involved in the attempt to arrest Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west. On Thursday, operatives of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) had laid siege to a...

Jay-Z displaces Diddy as Forbes wealthiest hip-hop artist

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:37 AM PST

American rapper, Jay-Z has displaced Sean Diddy Combs as the wealthiest Hip-hop artist on Forbes 2018 edition.  Jay Z topped the list as he emerged with an estimated net worth of $900...

Pastor arrested with drugs, gun, 3,871 ammunition, thanks God for not being caught as kidnapper

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:37 AM PST

Some banned drugs, 3,871 live cartridges, and large sum of money have allegedy been discovered in the bedroom of one Pastor Ignatus Ogboi of the Christ Army Church at Mbiri in Ika North East Local...

Dasuki loses bid for freedom at Supreme Court

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:37 AM PST

The Supreme Court has rejected the bid by detained former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, seeking his release from custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. Dasuki had filed...

Drama as INEC detects 299 foreigners’ names in voter register

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:02 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had expunged 299 names of aliens from the voter register. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known at...

"Boko Haram contacted me over abducted Dapchi school girls"

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:01 AM PST

As the Nigerian government extended to neighbouring countries, the search for the 110 schoolgirls abducted last week in Dapchi, Yobe State, a human rights activist, Mrs Aisha Wakil, claimed a Boko...

Buhari working on affordability of rice for Nigerians – Atiku

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:59 AM PST

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and the Chairman, Presidential Taskforce on Rice and Wheat Production, has assured Nigerians of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration's determination to ensure...

BREAKING: Female suicide bomber kills self, injures three in Yobe

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:57 AM PST

A female suicide bomber in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, killed herself and injured three others when a bomb wrapped on her exploded in the early hours of Friday. An eye witness who declined to be...

Aisha attacks Buhari’s govt, says economy getting worse

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:45 AM PST

Aisha Yesufu, co-converner of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group has lamented that Nigeria's economy is "getting progressively worse." Yesufu made the remark while faulting claims of those...

Northern governors reveal where they want state of emergency

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:39 AM PST

Northern governors have called on the Federal Government to declare state of emergency on drug abuse in the country as part of renewed efforts to deal with the scourge. Chairman of the forum and...

Fulfil your promises to Nigerians – APC tells Buhari

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:39 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the United Kingdom, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that his government's projects and services are based on the party's manifesto to fulfil "our...

SERAP backs Saraki on single pay for ex-governors

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:26 AM PST

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has backed the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki on his call that all ex-governors still serving in government should not receive...

FG to complete N537m Osun bridge

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:26 AM PST

The Federal Government on Friday gave an assurance that it would complete the ongoing N537m Ojutu bridge in Ilobu, Osun. The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this...

Melaye ‘holed up in court’ as SARS operatives lay siege

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 03:30 AM PST

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, is suspected to be stranded at a high court in Maitama, Abuja. The federal government had earlier arraigned Melaye for allegedly framing up Edward Onoja,...

Obasanjo: How I conspired with Ahmadu Ali to sack Americans from the US embassy

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 03:30 AM PST

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has recounted how he "conspired" with Ahmadu Ali, a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to sack US officials from the American embassy in the...

FG Extends Search For Dapchi Schoolgirls To Neighbouring Countries

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 03:29 AM PST

The ongoing search for the 110 girls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, has been extended to the neighbouring countries, the...

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