Tuesday, 3 July 2018

NigerianEye: “'I’ve made over 500 underwear IEDs for suicide bombers' - 15-yr-old former Boko Haram member confesses” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “'I’ve made over 500 underwear IEDs for suicide bombers' - 15-yr-old former Boko Haram member confesses” plus 29 more


'I’ve made over 500 underwear IEDs for suicide bombers' - 15-yr-old former Boko Haram member confesses

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:01 PM PDT

A 15-year-old former Boko Haram bomb maker, Ali Goni, said he has made over 500 underwear Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, used by insurgents for suicide missions on soft targets in the last five...

Nigerian youths need to be involved in politics, get elected into public offices – French president

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:06 PM PDT

France President, Emmanuel Macron says it is time Nigerian youths participate actively in politics to be elected into public offices. Macron, who spoke at the Afrika Shrine on Tuesday night in...

Armed robbers kill seven Policemen at a check point in Abuja

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:06 PM PDT

The police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who shot dead seven policemen on Monday night at a checkpoint in Galadimawa, Abuja. Galadimawa is on the way to Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory...

Naira appreciates to N359/$1

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 05:34 PM PDT

The Naira, yesterday, appreciated by N1to N359 per dollar in the parallel market even as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) injected $210 million into the forex market.  The CBN offered $100...

Wole Soyinka attacks Obasanjo in new book

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 05:27 PM PDT

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo to desist from struggling to restore Nigeria to the path of sanity and moderate rectitude, describing him as...

England end penalty jinx to defeat Colombia in dramatic shootout

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 05:22 PM PDT

England edged Colombia 4-3 on penalties to halt a run of five successive shootout defeats at major tournaments and book a quarter-final clash against Sweden at the World Cup. Harry Kane fired...

Reasons why I visited Fela's shrine in Lagos - French president

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 05:14 PM PDT

French President Emmanel; Macron has explained why he visited the Fela Shrine last night as part of his offica trip to the country. President Macron, who worked at the French Embassy in Nigeria in...

Nigeria, France sign pact on $475 million projects

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 05:11 PM PDT

Nigeria and France yesterday signed a number of agreement s on projects worth $475 million. The agreements were signed in Abuja after a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Fremch...

Nigerian police drop names of suspected killer herdsmen

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 05:02 PM PDT

The Police have named suspects in the Plateau and Benue killings. No fewer than 84 people were killed when suspected herdsmen attacked villages in three local government areas of Plateau...

Couple dissolves marriage over Ronaldo, Messi

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 04:39 PM PDT

For some, football is just a game and the players are just entertainers whose actions and inactions are enjoyed and criticised and left at that. For some others it is not just a game but a make or...

‘We buried many people inside their rooms’ — untold stories of Plateau attacks

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 10:23 AM PDT

The day began with high hope; bright morning; good weather – the perfect kind for farming. Irimya Moses left for her farm like some other villagers in Exland, Barkin Ladi local government area of...

Judge orders prosecution of three Channels Television staff

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 10:23 AM PDT

A judge presiding over the case of alleged fraud involving a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has demanded the prosecution of three staff of Channels...

I was told about my father’s abduction few hours before Argentina game -Mikel Obi

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 10:24 AM PDT

Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi says he was informed of his father's abduction a few hours before Nigeria played Argentina in a World Cup group game. Pa Michael Obi, Mikel's father, was rescued on...

Maradona offers to coach Argentina for free after World Cup debacle

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:44 AM PDT

Diego Maradona wants to return to the position of Argentina coach and is willing to work for free, as Jorge Sampaoli faces pressure to resign following their World Cup travails. Speaking on his...

Pinnick v Chris Giwa: NFF lawyer, Festus Keyamo provides details, reveals FIFA’s position

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:44 AM PDT

Lawyer to the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Festus Keyamo, has given full details on the crisis rocking the Nigerian football house. Speaking on Channels Television on Tuesday morning, Keyamo...

Court dismisses suit against Fayemi, declares him fit to contest

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:44 AM PDT

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging the eligibility of Kayode Fayemi to contest the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti state. Fayemi is the governorship candidate of...

Senate kangaroo committee suspended me, says Ndume

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:36 AM PDT

A National Assembly member, Sen. Ali Ndume, said the Senate committee which suspended him on March 29, 2017 was a kangaroo one concocted by the leadership of the upper chamber. Ndume, who...

Buhari commends Nigeria, Kuwait, relations

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:31 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja commended the cordial relations between Nigeria and the State of Kuwait. President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the participants at the opening ceremony...

July 14 guber : APC chieftain asks court to disqualify Fayemi

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:30 AM PDT

Less than two weeks to the Ekiti State governorship election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oladimeji Olakunle Olatunji, has approached A Federal High Court, Abuja to disqualify...

‎Court re-opens Olisa Metuh’s closed defence

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:25 AM PDT

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the re-opening of the defence of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, in respect of the money...

APC expresses disappointment on PDP Spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, says he lacks wisdom

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:22 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Borno state on Tuesday described PDP's national spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan as shameless and lacking wisdom because whereas he has never issued statement to...

Sweden 1 Switzerland 0: Emil Forsberg seals first quarter-final spot in 24 years

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:21 AM PDT

Sweden booked a World Cup quarter-final against England or Colombia with an attritional 1-0 win over Switzerland in St. Petersburg, sealed by Emil Forsberg's deflected strike. In a contest...

I expected controversy over hijab-wearing girls in my video -Falz

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:16 AM PDT

Folarin 'Falz' Falana says he expected the backlash he received after releasing the controversial 'This is Nigeria' video. Taking a cue from American musician Childish Gambino, the Nigerian...

Ministers, APC governors behind protest at national assembly -Saraki

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:12 AM PDT

Senate President Bukola Saraki says he knows the ministers, governors who sponsored the protest against the national assembly. Saraki said this on the floor of the senate on Tuesday after Barnabas...

Seven police officers shot dead in Abuja

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:12 AM PDT

Unknown gunmen have killed seven police officers in the Galadimawa area of Abuja. TheCable reports that the officers were killed during a shootout with the gunmen on Monday night. The officers...

Ekweremadu taunts protesters: One way to survive in Abuja is to organise protests

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:12 AM PDT

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, says one way to earn a living in Abuja, the country's capital city, is to organise protests. Ekweremadu said this on the floor of the senate while...

20-year-old Messi fan allegedly hangs self to death after Argentina crashed out

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 07:45 AM PDT

A 20-year-old fan of Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi and the Argentine national team from India has committed suicide after the Albicelestes were knocked out of the ongoing World Cup. Messi-led...

Army to fire heavy artillery gunfire in welcome ceremony Macron's visit

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:49 AM PDT

Authorities of Guards Brigade of Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, disclosed that soldiers attached to the presidential villa will fire heavy artillery guns as part of ceremonies to welcome visiting French...

Fayemi meets Buhari at Villa

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:44 AM PDT

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the July 14 election in Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa,...

Insecurity threatens 2019 elections – CAN

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:42 AM PDT

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 17 Southern States has said that the upswing insecurity pervading the country, particularly in the North Central zone, pose grave danger to the...

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