Sunday, 26 August 2018

NigerianEye: “ISIS leader killed in Afghanistan” plus 22 more

NigerianEye: “ISIS leader killed in Afghanistan” plus 22 more


ISIS leader killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:57 PM PDT

The leader of an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan, who was responsible for a spate of recent bombings that left hundreds of civilians dead, was killed in an American drone strike, U.S. officials told...

Woman sells her 6-month old baby for N200,000, buys mobile phone

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:39 PM PDT

A 23-years-old mother of two, Mrs. Miracle Omovuokpor, has surrendered herself to the police in Edo State, after selling her six-months-old baby for N200, 000. It was gathered that the suspect...

Excess workload killing lecturers, ASUU cries out

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:32 PM PDT

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called on the Federal Government to open-up recruitment of academic staff in the federal universities in order to safe overworked lecturers' from...

APC sweeps Imo local government elections

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:30 PM PDT

The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of Saturday's local government election across the state. Mr...

I'm still in PDP - Atiku Abubakar

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:24 PM PDT

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has not defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, his campaign office said today. An online report has it that Abubakar was planning to move out of the PDP in...

Our training colleges are of world-class standard - Nigeria police

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:22 PM PDT

The Nigeria Police Force has said that its training institutions across the country were decent and of international standard. A statement by the force spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, said...

NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Monday

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:17 PM PDT

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted influx of moisture and increased heat energy expected to produce thunderstorms and rains over most places in the country for Monday. NiMet...

Zenith Bank boss arrested

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:15 PM PDT

A top executive at one of Nigeria's largest banks has been held by anti-graft investigators over a series of transactions his bank allegedly carried out on behalf of one of Nigeria's largest...

Breaking News: Third Mainland bridge reopened

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 07:36 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge which was temporarily closed for Investigative Maintenance Test would be reopened by 5pm on Sunday (today). The State...

2019 election: Buhari, Osinbajo, APC leaders to meet on Thursday

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 07:08 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari along with other APC leaders will hold a closed-door meeting on Thursday. The meeting according to reports is the first National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the...

Fake registration website sponsored by opposition to harvest our members - APC

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 07:02 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has dissociated itself from promoters of an online membership registration website — apcregistration.com The party said its ongoing membership registration exercise...

Nigerian Airforce wants quick delivery of A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 06:59 AM PDT

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has appealed to the manufacturers of the A-29 Super Tucano Attack Aircraft, to expedite action on its delivery to...

Osun Governorship 2018: 48 parties, candidates vie for power

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 05:40 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the names of 48 political parties cleared to contest for September 22 governorship election in Osun State. The State Resident...

Pope begs for God’s forgiveness for se.xual abuse scandal

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 05:36 AM PDT

Pope Francis in Ireland on Sunday "begged for God's forgiveness" for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church, but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally...

2019: I am confident of picking PDP’s presidential ticket – Makarfi

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 05:30 AM PDT

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said he was confident of picking the party's ticket for the 2019 election. Makarfi made the declaration...

Lai Mohammed cracks guests’ ribs at wedding reception

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 02:10 AM PDT

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed got guests at a wedding reception, on Saturday in Ilorin roaring with laughter following his jocoserious remarks. The News Agency of...

'PDP needs strong candidate to defeat Buhari'

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 02:32 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must field a string candidate to stand any chance of defeating President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, one of its presidential aspirants Senator Ahmed Makafi has...

McCain bans Trump at funeral, Obama, Bush to give eulogies

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 02:13 AM PDT

The New York Times said former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have been asked to give eulogies at Sen. John McCain's funeral, but President Donald Trump has been banned from attending the...

Gunmen kill security guard, Plateau Assembly Speaker’s driver

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 02:06 AM PDT

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers killed two men in Jos, Plateau State, on Saturday, the police said. One of the victims was a security guard working with University of Jos Teaching Hospital...

Hajj pilgrims begin return journey on Monday

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT

The return journey of Nigeria's 55,000 pilgrims who performed this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia begins on Monday, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has said. Its Director of Operations,...

Two policemen crushed to death by drunk driver in Ibadan

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 01:54 AM PDT

An unnamed drunk driver has crushed two policemen, attached to the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), of the Oyo State Police Command in Ibadan, to death. The incident, according to sources, was...

Pressure mounts on Buhari to fire NSA Monguno, Magu

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 01:11 AM PDT

Loyalists of the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Security Service (DSS), Mr. Lawal Daura have launched a move to make the National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Babagana...

Senator John McCain is dead

Posted: 26 Aug 2018 01:08 AM PDT

Republican U.S. Senator, John Sidney McCain III, has died on Saturday at the age of 81, after battling brain cancer. "Senator John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28 p.m. on August 25, 2018. With the...

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