Thursday, 2 August 2018

NigerianEye: “Obasanjo knelt down to beg Atiku in 2003 - Wole Soyinka” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Obasanjo knelt down to beg Atiku in 2003 - Wole Soyinka” plus 29 more

Obasanjo knelt down to beg Atiku in 2003 - Wole Soyinka

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:20 PM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo knelt down for then Vice President Atiku Abubakar in his desperate bid to secure the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2003 poll, according to...

APC Defection: God will continue to fish out bad eggs among us – Buhari

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:29 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday asked supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress not to be disturbed by the recent gale of defections from the party. He said, "God will continue to...

'Three PDP governors to defect to APC within the next three days’

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:29 PM PDT

The National Vice Chairman, North Central, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Suleiman Ahmed Wambai, has stated that that in the next three days about three PDP governors from the south...

Saraki’s defection from APC unconstitutional – Falana

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:37 PM PDT

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Thursday said the defection of some lawmakers, including Senate President, Bukola Saraki, from the All Progressives Congress, APC to the Peoples Democratic...

FG set to increase NYSC members’ allowance – DG

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:33 PM PDT

The Federal Government has begun an upward review of the N19,800 monthly allowance paid to members of the National Youth Service Corps, according to the Director-General of the scheme, Brig Gen...

Buhari is the most famous health tourist – Murray-Bruce

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:48 PM PDT

The lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, has hailed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for seeking medical services within Nigeria while President...

I everyday over Taraba killings – Governor Ishaku

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:46 PM PDT

The Governor of Taraba State, Mr Darius Ishaku, has expressed sadness over the killings in his state, saying he now cries every day when he sees or hears about killing. He also expressed dismay...

Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe election

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:44 PM PDT

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former ally of Robert Mugabe, narrowly won the country's landmark election, results showed early Friday, in an outcome set to fuel fraud allegations as...

FG plans to withdraw police from Benue IDP camps – Governor Ortom

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:40 PM PDT

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, said he had information that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, would order the withdrawal of policemen attached to the eight camps where...

Ekiti workers issue strike threat to Fayose

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:35 PM PDT

The Nigeria Labour Congress in Ekiti State on Thursday threatened to embark on strike, if Governor Ayodele Fayose failed to pay them two months' salaries and pensions from July. The union berated...

Apapa end of Lagos-Ibadan Rail project begins next week - Amaechi

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:25 PM PDT

Construction work will begin on the Apapa corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Rail project next week Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi said during a visit to Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at...

Why we returned to the PDP - Kwara governor

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:22 PM PDT

Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has given reasons why he and other former members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ahmed, who addressed...

Treasury looters will never have a field day under my watch, Buhari vows

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 12:36 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reiterated his resolve to ensure that nobody is allowed to loot the treasury. Buhari renewed the pledge in Bauchi at a campaign rally organised to support...

Governor Amosun throws shade at PDP - 'People who wrecked our economy desperate to govern again'

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 12:15 PM PDT

Governor Ibikunle Amosun on Thursday rued the absence of conscience among some politicians in the country, saying it is only in Nigeria that people who only "wrecked the economy" yesterday, could...

Life is very cheap under Buhari - Wole Soyinka

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 11:54 AM PDT

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday lamented that the lives of Nigerians have been so cheapened under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, while calling for the election of...

Apple becomes 1st private company worth $1 trillion

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:46 AM PDT

Apple became the first private company to surpass $1 trillion in stock market value Thursday following its latest surge after reporting strong quarterly earnings. Shares of Apple briefly hit...

"Nigeria under Buhari on auto-pilot, driven 30 years backwards"

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:45 AM PDT

One of the presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for 2019 election, Kabiru Turaki, SAN, has said Nigerians must rally together to save the country from President Muhammadu...

If my stay in APC is causing you sleepless then might as well go to the hospital – Shehu Sani

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:43 AM PDT

Senator  Shehu Sani has attacked those who want him to leave the All Progressive Congress (APC ). Sani on his Facebook page said':  If my stay in All Progressive Congress APC is causing...

No defector will win in 2019 elections – APC lawmaker

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:42 AM PDT

An All Progressives Congress lawmaker in Lagos State, Mr Adedotun Adegbola, on Thursday said that politicians who defected from the party would not win in the 2019 elections. Adegbola spoke with...

Buhari’s vacation, ploy to visit mayhem on National Assembly – PDP

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:40 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari's scheduled 10-day vacation in London was an alibi to exonerate him from alleged "planned political illegalities," "forceful...

BREAKING: Police unlock impeached Imo Deputy Gov’s office

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:39 AM PDT

After 24 hours that the office of the impeached Deputy Governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere, had been locked, policemen attached to the state Government House, Owerri, on Thursday evening unlocked...

Omokri challenges FG for saying Saraki was irrelevant to APC

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:16 AM PDT

Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has attacked the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed over comment on Senate President Bukola Saraki's exit from APC. Lai Mohammed, while...

Buhari enjoys the trappings of being president — not the hard work that comes with it - Oby Ezekwesili

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:12 AM PDT

Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, says President Muhammadu Buhari enjoys the trapping of being president but shies away from the hard work that comes with the job. Reacting to...

Why Saraki must reconvene Senate now – Ndume

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:11 AM PDT

The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has called on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki to resonate the Senate. Ndume, while fielding questions from Channels Television on Thursday,...

Buhari deceived Nigeria in 2015, now travels to London for ordinary headache, earache – Presidential aspirant, Turaki

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 09:10 AM PDT

Kabiru Turaki, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has highlighted how President Muhammadu Buhari deceived Nigerians.  Turaki recalled that Buhari in...

El-Zakzaky: Kaduna Court to rule on bail Oct. 4

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 08:07 AM PDT

A Kaduna High Court on Thursday fixed Oct 4 to rule on the bail application of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zinat. The Presiding Judge,...

Court grants Obasanjo’s in-law, Abebe, bail over alleged $4m fraud

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 08:06 AM PDT

An Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos on Thursday granted John Abebe, the younger brother of the late Mrs Stella Obasanjo, spouse of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo bail over alleged four million...

Coalition of 39 political parties unveils secretariat, names committees

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 08:04 AM PDT

The Coalition of United Political Parties has unveiled its national secretariat in Abuja. CUPP is an alliance of 39 political parties,  including the Peoples Democratic Party, Social...

FG spends N49bn to feed pupils in two years - Presidency

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 08:02 AM PDT

The Presidency on Thursday said the Federal Government has spent N49bn on the feeding of primary school pupils under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, a component of the government's...

Saraki arrives PDP NEC meeting

Posted: 02 Aug 2018 08:00 AM PDT

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has arrived the ongoing National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party. The meeting, which is its 81st,  was put together by...
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