Wednesday, 23 May 2018

NigerianEye: “$16 Billion Power Project: 'You are very Incompetent, Ignorant' - Obasanjo replies Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “$16 Billion Power Project: 'You are very Incompetent, Ignorant' - Obasanjo replies Buhari” plus 29 more

$16 Billion Power Project: 'You are very Incompetent, Ignorant' - Obasanjo replies Buhari

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:24 PM PDT

Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has replied President Muhammadu Buhari's comment that he wasted $16 billion on a failed power project, saying the president is merely being ignorant of...

We found $20,000, N5 Million inside Range Rover at Dasuki’s home, DSS tells court

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:57 PM PDT

Department of State Service, DSS, yesterday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how it recovered $20,000 and N5 million the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki...

Only lazy Nigerians will be hungry – Customs Boss

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:59 PM PDT

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali, said on Tuesday that only lazy Nigerians would be hungry. He made the remark when he led the Buhari Support Organization to...

Killers of Catholic priests, 17 parishioners will be brought to book - Osinbajo

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:57 PM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday assured Benue people that the killers of two Catholic priests – Rev Fr. Felix Tyolaha and Rev. Fr Joseph Gor – and 17 parishioners will be brought to book. The...

You need to prove that your money is clean - UK tells Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:58 PM PDT

RUSSIAN billionaire and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been told he will need to prove his wealth is legitimate if he wants to get back into the UK, Daily Star reports. Following the Sergei...

Reps propose N2 Million fine, two-year jail term for Codeine abuse

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:50 PM PDT

A bill seeking a N2m fine and a jail term of two years for persons who contravene the ban placed on Tramadol and Codeine by the Federal Government passed the second reading at the House of...

Man kills lover, stuffs corpse in bin

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:41 PM PDT

The romance of a Lagos couple has come to a tragic end after the man, Isaiah Chukwu, allegedly killed his lover, identified only as Joy. It was learnt that Chukwu and Joy, both indigenes of Ebonyi...

Gunmen kidnap Zamfara commissioner’s wife, two children, relatives

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:37 PM PDT

Pandemonium broke out on Tuesday in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State after some gunmen reportedly stormed the house of the state Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Skills Acquisition,...

We have saved N228 Billion from bank charges, stoppage of ghost workers - Buhari

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:34 PM PDT

Federal Government has saved over N120 billion from the stoppage of ghost workers and another N108 billion from bank charges due to implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA), President...

EKITI 2018: 35 political parties to contest July 14 election

Posted: 22 May 2018 06:31 PM PDT

Thirty-five political parties will be participating in the July 14 Ekiti governorship poll, out of the 68 registered parties, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof....

How breast cancer stays ‘quietly’ in other parts of the body – Scientists

Posted: 22 May 2018 01:52 PM PDT

Scientists have identified the mechanism that allows breast cancer cells to lie dormant in other parts of the body, only to reemerge years later with lethal force, according to a study published on...

Buhari will win easily in 2019 – Lai Mohammed boasts

Posted: 22 May 2018 01:41 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari will have an easy ride to the presidency in the 2019 general election, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said. This is because the...

Atletico Madrid beat Super Eagles 3-2

Posted: 22 May 2018 01:15 PM PDT

Atletico Madrid on Tuesday defeated Nigeria 3-2 in a friendly played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. The coach Diego Simeon side came from behind to win the match despite...

Buhari to Obasanjo: You have questions to answer over $16bn power project

Posted: 22 May 2018 11:38 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says a former president has questions to answer over the $16 billion power project. Buhari said this on Tuesday when he hosted the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) led by...

N400 Million fraud: EFCC asks court to try Metuh in absentia

Posted: 22 May 2018 11:41 AM PDT

The EFCC on Tuesday asked the Federal High Court Abuja to proceed with the ongoing trial of former PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh in his absence. Counsel to the EFCC, Mr Sylvanus Tahir, made the...

I won’t answer your questions, Omo-Agege tells panel probing mace theft

Posted: 22 May 2018 11:38 AM PDT

Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, refused to testify before an ad hoc committee of the national assembly probing the theft of the senate mace. Speaking when he appeared before the...

Mass burial: Osinbajo, Amaechi weep in Benue (PHOTOS)

Posted: 22 May 2018 11:39 AM PDT

Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi could not hold back their tears during the mass burial of two Catholic Priests, Rev Fathers Joseph Gor, Felix and 15...

"I was sacked from presidential panel because I refused to probe Saraki, Ekweremadu"

Posted: 22 May 2018 11:39 AM PDT

Victor Uwajeh, a private investigator, says he was disengaged from the Special Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property because he refused to probe Senate President Bukola Saraki and...

Oshiomhole: As governor, I didn’t oppress anyone

Posted: 22 May 2018 09:50 AM PDT

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says during his eight years as governor of Edo state, he did not oppress anyone. The former governor said...

Suspected thugs who invaded NASS allegedly linked to Kogi Government House

Posted: 22 May 2018 09:50 AM PDT

The Commissioner of Police in charge of crime investigations in the office of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Abu Shaibu who appeared before the Ad-hoc committee investigating the invasion of...

Saraki, "Objective" Supporters, And 2019 Elections

Posted: 22 May 2018 09:43 AM PDT

By Olalekan Adigun After the famous June 9, 2015 National Assembly leadership elections, I was among the first set of commentators who publicly shared their views on the outcomes. Unlike many...

FG saves N200bn from elimination of ghost workers, TSA implementation — Buhari

Posted: 22 May 2018 09:32 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday that the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) had stopped the pilfering of the country's treasury with billions of naira saved from...

One egg a day ‘may significantly reduce’ risk of heart disease, stroke

Posted: 22 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT

Daily egg consumption may significantly reduce the risk of heart diseases and stroke, says a recent study published in the journal Heart.  A team of researchers from China and the UK set out...

JOHESU Strike: Your letter is blackmail, FG tells Nigerians living with HIV

Posted: 22 May 2018 08:37 AM PDT

The Federal Government Tuesday described the petition written by the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, CISHAN and Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, NEPWHAN and 11 other Civil...

Chairmanship: Oshiomhole meets with Senate APC caucus

Posted: 22 May 2018 08:32 AM PDT

Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole , who is contesting for the national chairmanship of the ruling All Progressives Congress , is about to meet with the party' s caucus at the...

CAN tells Buhari to forget second term over killings in Nigeria

Posted: 22 May 2018 08:09 AM PDT

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek a second term in office. CAN said this on Tuesday while commiserating with the Catholic Secretariat of...

Nigerian musician, Kiss Daniel changes stage name

Posted: 22 May 2018 07:34 AM PDT

Nigerian musician, Daniel Anidugbe, popularly known as Kiss Daniel, has changed his stage name. The artiste on Tuesday afternoon changed his stage name to Kizz Daniel from Kiss Daniel. This was as...

It is time to rethink, re-engineer our border policies – Osinbajo

Posted: 22 May 2018 07:31 AM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said that the country should rethink and re-engineer the nation's border policies so as to tackle all the challenges in the border areas. The Vice President stated this...

I’ll not leave APC for gold-diggers – Okorocha

Posted: 22 May 2018 07:22 AM PDT

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said that he will not leave All Progressive Congress APC for gold-diggers and that no Landlord leaves his house for unfaithful tenants. Okorocha also said...

BREAKING: CBN MPC maintains two-year stance on interest rate

Posted: 22 May 2018 07:35 AM PDT

The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria has again retained interest rate at 14 percent, the country's highest in 10 years. The committee has maintained this decision for...
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