Wednesday, 13 June 2018

NigerianEye: “N1.162 Billion Fraud: Tears flow as court jails former Governor Dariye for 16 years” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “N1.162 Billion Fraud: Tears flow as court jails former Governor Dariye for 16 years” plus 28 more


N1.162 Billion Fraud: Tears flow as court jails former Governor Dariye for 16 years

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:52 PM PDT

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Gudu, Abuja yesterday sentenced former Plateau State Governor Joshua Chibi Dariye to a 16 years in prison. Dariye's sentence followed his...

Abiola begged IBB to allow him be president, even for one day — Anenih

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:46 PM PDT

In his book, 'My Life and Nigerian Politics', Tony Anenih, who was the national chairman of Social Democratic Party, SDP, when the June 12, 1993 election was held, made a number of claims on the...

We Will Not Disappoint Nigerians At World Cup - Ighalo

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:43 PM PDT

Changchun Yatai striker Odion Ighalo has stated that the Super Eagles have been working tirelessly and in unity to live up to the Russia 2018 World Cup expectations of many Nigerians. Ighalo, who...

Sale of nomination forms by political parties illegal – Falana

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:24 PM PDT

Popular Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has faulted the commercialisation of nomination forms by political parties for aspirants who want to contest elections, describing the action as...

EKITI ELECTION: Fayose places curse on politicians planning violence

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:18 PM PDT

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has placed a curse on any politician, including himself, who is planning to unleash violence on the state in order to manipulate the July 14 governorship...

Nigerian troops neutralize 23 Boko Haram terrorists, recover weapons

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:13 PM PDT

Troops attached to 153 Taskforce Battalion in collaboration with elements of Cameroonian Defence Forces on Monday killed 23 Boko Haram terrorists. The suspected terrorists were killed in battle...

EKITI: Labour Party candidate condemns Fayose’s employment exercise one month to election

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:08 PM PDT

The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Sikiru Lawal, has condemned the decision of Governor Ayo Fayose to employ 2,000 people into the state's civil service, barely one...

Governor Aregbesola to President Buhari - 'De-annul June 12 presidential election'

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:06 PM PDT

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to de-annul the June 12, 1993 presidential election and declare Bashorun MKO Abiola as president in order to properly address...

Kidnappers nabbed in Aba

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 10:02 PM PDT

Soldiers attached to the 144 Battalion under the 14 Brigade headquarters of Nigerian Army in Ohafia, Abia State, have reportedly arrested three members of a kidnapping gang operating in Aba, the...

Conjoined twins in Yola discharged from hospital

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:59 PM PDT

Fatima and Maryam, the conjoined twins born to Mohammed Ramat and his wife Kellu Adam, have been discharged from hospital and are back in Maiduguri, Borno State. Born six months ago through a...

U.S., North Korea sign historic pact

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:51 PM PDT

United States President Donald Trump and North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un yesterday signed an agreement after talks in Singapore which marked the first time a sitting U.S. president had met a North...

President Buhari apologises for the annulment of June 12 election

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:40 PM PDT

Right before scores of dignitaries and pro-June 12, 1993 activists, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday apologised for the annulment of the election, which the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale...

BREAKING: Court Jails Former Plateau Governor, Joshua Dariye, 14 years For N1.16bn fraud

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:43 AM PDT

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Gudu, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a former Governor of Plateau State and serving senator, Joshua Dariye, to 14 years' imprisonment on charges of...

BREAKING: Real Madrid appoint Spain boss, Julen Lopetegui as their new manager

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 08:34 AM PDT

Real Madrid have appointed Spain manager Julen Lopetegui as their new head coach on a three-year deal. Zinedine Zidane, who led the club to three successive Champions League titles, stepped down in...

8 die on Lagos-Ibadan expressway auto crash

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:59 AM PDT

Eight persons died on Tuesday in an accident involving a white Toyota Hiace bus and a blue Mack truck opposite Wichtech Roofing and Pipes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, Public...

APC Chairmanship: Emokpaire withdraws for Oshiomhole

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:58 AM PDT

Chief Ibrahim Emokpaire, a national chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday announced his withdrawal from the race, saying his decision was to enhance loyalty and party...

Ekweremadu canvasses more women representation in politics

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:57 AM PDT

The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday, called for increase in women participation in governance at all levels, saying it would enhance the country's rapid...

Address poverty to abolish child labour, NLC appeals to FG

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:57 AM PDT

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to the Federal Government to address the issue of inequality and poverty in the country in order to abolish child labour. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins 10th PEN Pinter Prize

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:56 AM PDT

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize, a prize in honour of late Nobel laureate Harold Pinter. The prize is awarded to a writer from Britain, the Republic...

Fayose places curse on politicians planning violence for Ekiti governorship election

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:53 AM PDT

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has placed curses on any politician, including himself, who is planning to bring violence into the state and manipulate the July 14 governorship poll with the...

Methodist priest, others kidnapped by herdsmen ‘ll be rescued soon- Aregbesola

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:50 AM PDT

Osun State Government, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has given the assurance that security agents will soon rescue the Methodist Church priest, Very Rev. Kayode Akande; one Mr. Bankole and Mr. Omodunbi, who...

PHOTOS: Ambode unveils 46-feet statue of MKO Abiola

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:50 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday unveiled a 46-feet statue of Nigeria's symbol of democracy and adjudged winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, Bashorun Moshood...

2018 FIFA World Cup: Mayor of Essentuki welcomes Super Eagles to Russia

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:47 AM PDT

Alexander Nekristov, Mayor of Essentuki, the city where the Nigerian team is based, has officially welcomed the Super Eagles ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles arrived aboard a...

Buhari prudent in managing nation’s resources – Kachikwu

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 09:45 AM PDT

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has been prudent in managing the nation's resources. Kachiku also stated that the Federal...

Super Eagles win “best fashion team” Award in Russia

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT

Nigeria's Super Eagles have been rated as "team with the best travelling uniform" in Russia by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), few days to the commencement of the 2018 FIFA World...

Institute ‘Hall of Shame’ award - Soyinka to Buhari

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 08:50 AM PDT

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Tuesday in Abuja, requested President Muhammadu Buhari to institute an award to ''name and shame'' all those who truncated Nigeria's democratic transition with the...

IPOB rejects June 12 Democracy Day, claims it’s a Greek gift to pacify Yoruba

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 08:48 AM PDT

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the re­cent declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day by President Mu­hammadu Buhari in honor of late MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of 1993...

Why Obasanjo, IBB did not attend MKO Abiola’s investiture

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 08:18 AM PDT

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, were absent at Tuesday's Special National Honours Investiture of Chief MKO Abiola and...

Tinubu speaks on ex-Presidents threatening to throw him from helicopter, Buhari’s second term

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 08:18 AM PDT

Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday, disclosed that some ex-president threatened to throw him out of a helicopter for mentioning June 12. Tinubu, a former...

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