Monday, 2 July 2018

NigerianEye: “Mikel Obi’s kidnapped father rescued by Nigerian police” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Mikel Obi’s kidnapped father rescued by Nigerian police” plus 29 more


Mikel Obi’s kidnapped father rescued by Nigerian police

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 06:43 PM PDT

The police on Monday rescued the abducted father of Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, in Enugu. A statement issued by spokesman of Enugu State Police Command, Ebere Amaraizu, said Pa Michael Obi...

2019: I’m better educated than Buhari - Turaki

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 06:48 PM PDT

A former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, (SAN), has said that he is better educated than President Muhammadu Buhari and therefore in a better...

Plateau Killings: 21 suspected Fulani herdsmen arrested

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 06:49 PM PDT

Twenty-one suspects have been arrested over the Plateau State killings, according to the special military task force Operation Safe Haven (OPSH). Among them are those found with arms and suspected...

Court grants Sambo Dasuki N200 million bail

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 06:48 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (retd). Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment yesterday, said Dasuki's continued...

Lagos confirms 12 died in tanker fire

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 06:10 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government yesterday confirmed that 12 persons died in last Thursday's tanker fire on the Otedola Link Bridge of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The government will prosecute the...

12 football players, coach trapped in cave found alive after 9 days

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 03:49 PM PDT

Twelve Thai boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave for nine days were found alive late Monday after a painstaking search by specialist divers who finally discovered the emaciated...

Three things we learned today at the World Cup

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 03:33 PM PDT

Brazil and Belgium set up a blockbuster World Cup quarter-final meeting on Monday, but in very different styles as the Europeans narrowly avoided a huge shock at the hands of Japan. In contrast, the...

Girl allegedly conspires with mum to kill dad

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 03:17 PM PDT

An FCT High Court, Apo, on Monday ordered that a teenager accused of conspiring with her mother to murder her father, Kusha Kure, be remanded in Suleja prison. The teenager allegedly carried out...

Police IG visits Aso Rock

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 03:15 PM PDT

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Idris­ Ibrahim was sighted on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja­ shortly after a protest by officers and­ men of the Nigerian Police in Maiduguri, Borno­...

Ekiti Governorship Election: We’ll not disappoint Nigerians – INEC

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 03:11 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commissioner, (INEC) on Monday said the hopes and expectations of Nigerians on the Ekiti gubernatorial election which comes up in two week time will not be...

Presidency blames insecurity, killings on politicians

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 03:07 PM PDT

Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has attributed insecurity and killings in the country to corrupt politicians. He said that the...

Naira stable at N360/$ at parallel market

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 02:55 PM PDT

The Naira maintained N360 to the dollar at the parallel market on Monday in Lagos. The Nigerian currency had been trading at N360 to the dollar for four days running, while the Pound Sterling and...

Ekiti people will resist rigging of gubernatorial poll – PDP

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 02:53 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday warned that the Ekiti people would resist attempts by anybody or group to rig the state's governorship election slated for July 14. In a statement...

World Cup: Belgium fight back to beat Japan 3-2

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 02:49 PM PDT

A last-minute goal Nacer Chadli capped a remarkable fightback for Belgium as they dumped Japan out of the World Cup in thrilling, not to mention historic, fashion . After a turgid first half in...

BREAKING: Chris Giwa assumes office as NFF chairman

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 09:42 AM PDT

Chris Giwa on Monday arrived at the Secretariat of Nigeria Football Federation with some security agents to assume office as substantive Chairman of the Federation. Giwa also spoke with journalists...

Amaju Pinnick reacts after FG sacks him as NFF president

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 02:41 PM PDT

Amaju Pinnick has reacted to his sack as president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), describing it as "null and void". On Monday morning, the Minister for Youths and Spo‎rts in Nigeria,...

BREAKING: NFF office invaded

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 09:47 AM PDT

The office of the Nigerian Football Federation NFF in Abuja has been invaded by security operatives. Details soon...

Bauchi state governor swears in Katagum as new Deputy Governor

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:28 AM PDT

Governor Abdullahi Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State, Monday sworn in Arch. Aufu Suke Katagum as the new Deputy Governor of the State, just as Abubakar said that the appointment was timely and in...

Anger on social media as Buhari’s aide says Nigerians are in bottomless pit

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:19 AM PDT

Nigerians have expressed their anger over a tweet by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa. The former lawmaker had in a...

Senator Omo Agege, Ogboru, Emerhor clash over party leadership

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:16 AM PDT

The leadership of the All progressives Congress party (APC) in Delta State on Sunday declared that it is not bound by the consent judgement obtained by some members of the party in the state,...

Fulani Nationality Movement wants to tear Nigeria apart – Miyetti Allah cries out

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:16 AM PDT

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders' Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has slammed the Fulani Nationality Movement for creating what it termed ember of discord among Nigerians. MACBAN said the recent...

Presidency summons IG Idris over Police protest

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 09:45 AM PDT

The Presidency on Monday summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over the reported protest embarked on by police personnel in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Monday. The policemen were...

Brazil 2 Mexico 0: Neymar and Roberto Firmino goals send Selecao into World Cup quarter-finals

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 09:03 AM PDT

Neymar and Roberto Firmino struck as Brazil edged past Mexico with a 2-0 victory to seal progress to the World Cup quarter-finals. Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa was in inspired form to keep...

Otedola tank fire: Lagos to prosecute truck owner, driver

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 09:03 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government is perfecting plans to prosecute the owner and driver of the ill-fated fuel tanker which exploded last Thursday on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along Lagos-Ibadan...

BREAKING: NFF President Amaju Pinnick sacked, Chris Giwa to take over

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 06:38 AM PDT

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports development has directed the Nigeria Football Federation, a parastatal under it to comply with the judgment of the Supreme Court delivered on April 27, 2018,...

Saraki’s chief of staff dumps APC, asks Nigerians to stop ruling party in 2019

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 08:23 AM PDT

Hakeem Baba-Ahmad, chief of staff to Senate President Bukola Saraki has dumped All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing reporters in Kaduna on Monday, Baba-Ahmad said he had already sent his...

Omokri calls Buhari ‘kindergarten president,’ faults release of list of deaths under PDP

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 08:15 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, a former Aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari left his conscience in London where he went for medical check up last year. Omokri, in an...

T.B Joshua discloses vision he had about democracy in Nigeria

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 07:56 AM PDT

Prophet T.B. Joshua of The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has called for urgent prayers for Nigeria against "interruption of democracy' in the nation.  This followed an alleged...

Fani-Kayode reacts to Miyetti Allah’s claim that all land in Nigeria belong to Fulani

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 07:25 AM PDT

A former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has attacked Miyetti Allah over its statement that land all over Nigeria belong to the Fulani. Chairman of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji...

Delay of budget responsible for non-payment of allowances -Police PRO speak on police protest

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 07:16 AM PDT

Jimoh Moshood, public relations officer of the Nigeria Police Force, has blamed the industrial action in Borno state on the delay in the passage of 2018 budget. Responding to inquiries, Moshood...

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