Tuesday, 24 April 2018

NigerianEye: “How oil marketers plotted to confine me to wheelchair — Okonjo-Iweala” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “How oil marketers plotted to confine me to wheelchair — Okonjo-Iweala” plus 29 more


How oil marketers plotted to confine me to wheelchair — Okonjo-Iweala

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 10:02 PM PDT

Former Finance Minister, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has alleged that there was a plan by oil importers and marketers to confine her to a wheelchair and force her out of office during the time she...

House of Reps members consider impeachment of President Buhari

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:56 PM PDT

Irritated by Mr President's unilateral decision to expend the whopping $496,374,470.00 for the purchase of Super Tucano aircraft, members of the House of Representatives almost began moves to impeach...

Senator urges Buhari to release $500 Milllion to fund police

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:47 PM PDT

Senate Committee on Police Affairs Chairman Senator Abu Ibrahim has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to release $500 million to fund police to tackle internal security challenges. He spoke in...

Switzerland returns Abacha’s $322.5 million loot ‘back to Nigeria with interest’

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:36 PM PDT

Switzerland said it has returned all the money kept in the country by late Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha with $1.5 million interest. Assistant Director-General and Head, Global Cooperation...

Governor Fayose’s brother dumps PDP

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:32 PM PDT

Ekiti state governor Ayo Fayose's half brother, Olanipekun Ayo Oluwayose, has dumped the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for the Action Democratic Party (ADP). Oluwayose joined the ADP in his...

U.S. govt confirms payment for fighter jets

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:29 PM PDT

The United States (U.S.) has confirmed that the Federal Government had paid for the war planes. It said the 12 Super Tucano fighter jets and other weapons it agreed to sell to the Nigerian to combat...

Buhari backs Oshiomhole for APC national chairman

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:22 PM PDT

Former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole looks set to become the next national chairman of the the All Progressives Congress (APC), with the majority of the governors elected on the platform of the...

Dino Melaye re-arrested while receiving treatment in the hospital

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:19 PM PDT

Fresh reports reaching NigerianEye.com has it that the Nigerian police force again re-arrested the senator representing Kogi west constituency, Dino Melaye at a hospital where he is receiving...

Melaye did not jump out of vehicle, says aide

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 01:17 PM PDT

Special Adviser to Senator Dino Melaye, Gideon Ayodele on Tuesday faulted reports that his principal jumped out of a moving vehicle in an attempts to evade police move to take him to Lokoja, Kogi...

As It Happened: Liverpool 5-2 Roma

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 01:59 PM PDT

Welcome to Nigerianeye's live text coverage of the Champions League semi-final first-leg tie between Liverpool and Roma at Anfield. The Reds are seeking a sixth triumph in the European Cup, 13...

How Melaye escaped from custody – Police

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 01:19 PM PDT

The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday explained how the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, escaped from its custody. The police said Melaye jumped out of a police...

Liverpool score five but late goals give Roma glimmer of hope

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 01:49 PM PDT

Liverpool conceded two late goals as Roma gave themselves a glimmer of hope in a 5-2 defeat at Anfield after the home side had looked set to sweep them away completely. Jurgen Klopp's side were 5-0...

Dino Melaye lands in hospital after ‘attempting to escape’ police custody (PHOTOS)

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 11:34 AM PDT

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has just been admitted into the intensive care unit of Zankili Medical Center, Mabuchi, in the federal capital territory (FCT). He was said to have been...

I didn’t force any players to sign contracts – Rohr

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 11:10 AM PDT

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has denied a report alleging that he was forcing players of the national team to sign contracts with a particular agency in exchange for the 2018 World Cup...

Video of Senator Melaye sitting on the floor after jumping out of a Police Van

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 11:37 AM PDT

The Nigerian police force has released a press statement over the arrest of senator Dino Melaye. It reads: "It would be recalled that working on actionable intelligence, the Kogi State Police Command...

SARS Operatives Arrest Dino Melaye

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 11:12 AM PDT

Operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad Tuesday morning arrested embattled lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West senatorial district. The lawmaker, according to reliable sources,...

"Saraki, Tambuwal won’t dump APC"

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 11:11 AM PDT

Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Convention Committee, Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State, yesterday, said there was no iota of truth in the rumour that the Senate President, Dr...

Dino Melaye’s arrest, ‘arraignment’ spark confusion in Kogi

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 11:36 AM PDT

Melaye was said to have immediately jumped out of the vehicle, sustaining injuries in the process.  There was confusion and palpable power play on Tuesday afternoon in Lokoja, the Kogi state...

Sex-for-mark: Protest as panel denies victim legal representation

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 11:10 AM PDT

The investigative panel set up by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile –Ife, to probe the alleged sexual harassment of Ms. Monica Osagie by a lecturer in the Department of Accounting, Prof. Richard...

Ekiti guber: Fayose’s brother dumps PDP for ADP

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:56 AM PDT

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose's half brother, Olanipekun Oluwayose, has dumped the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for the Action Democratic Party (ADP). Oluwayose joined the ADP in his...

Benue Church Killings Sacrilegious – Osinbajo

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:56 AM PDT

Nigeria's Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has described as sacrilege the killings of Christians in a Catholic Church in Benue State by suspected herdsmen on Tuesday. Osinbajo, who spoke at the...

Naira appreciates against dollar at investors’ window

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:46 AM PDT

The Naira on Tuesday appreciated to N360 to the dollar at the investors' window, after depreciating for five consecutive days. The Nigerian currency gained 54kobo to exchange at N360, stronger than...

‘We pledge to Buhari‘ - APC UK changes national pledge

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:39 AM PDT

The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress has renamed the national pledge as the PMB Pledge. Instead of pledging allegiance to the Fatherland as the Constitution stipulates, the...

Gun attack: Benue residents troop to hospital, break down in tears (VIDEO)

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 09:25 AM PDT

Residents who trooped to Bishop Murray Medical Centre, Makurdi, capital of Benue state, could not fight back tears as they recollected the attack on St. Ignatius' Catholic Church in Ayar, Gwer east...

CJN Onnoghen speaks after meeting behind closed doors with Buhari

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 08:34 AM PDT

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has stated that the judiciary is not to be blamed for the perceived slow dispensation of justice in the country. Onnoghen, speaking with...

Oshiomhole is the rebranding APC needs – National Vice Chairman

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 08:22 AM PDT

The National Vice Chairman (South South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Ntufam Hilliard Eta said Tuesday that the leadership of the party decided to endorse the immediate past governor of...

Police move Dino Melaye to Lokoja

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 08:22 AM PDT

Senator  Dino Melaye, who was arrested Tuesday morning by operatives of the Nigeria Police drawn from its Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS,is at present being moved to Lokoja. The embattled...

We can’t produce national identity card for everyone – NIMC

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 08:19 AM PDT

The National Identity Management Commission has said that it cannot produce national identity cards for everyone who enrolled for it despite the huge public clamour for it. According to the...

University of Ibadan advises 408 students to withdraw

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 08:16 AM PDT

The Senate of the University of Ibadan has advised 408 students to withdraw from the institution after failing to meet the minimum academic requirements. The Senate of the school ratified the...

Dino Melaye, Police in rough struggle in Abuja

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 08:11 AM PDT

Some armed policemen and Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West were on Tuesday afternoon in a rough struggle at the Area 1 part of Abuja metropolis. The police operatives had reportedly told...

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