Wednesday, 22 August 2018

NigerianEye: “Oil prices rise to $74/barrel” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Oil prices rise to $74/barrel” plus 29 more

Oil prices rise to $74/barrel

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 11:41 PM PDT

Brent oil rose to approximately 74 dollars a barrel on Wednesday as an industry report showing a drop in U.S. crude inventories and U.S. sanctions on OPEC producer, Iran, pointed to tighter...

Be honest, good to fellow Nigerians – Buhari

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 02:22 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari wants Nigerians to emulate two security men who returned a handbag filled with valuables forgotten at the Murtala Muhammed Airport by an American returnee, saying such...

Daura Emirate turbans Orji Kalu, ‘Danbaiwan-Hausa’

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 02:04 PM PDT

The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq, has conferred the traditional title of ''Danbaiwan-Hausa'' on the former governor of Abia, Orji Kalu in recognition of his efforts toward the development of Abia...

2019 Election: Presidential aspirants show off physical fitness

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 12:36 PM PDT

Ahead of 2019 presidential elections, aspirants have been showing off their physical fitness for the nation's top seat. It started with the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress showing off...

‘We can’t meddle in the affair of politicians’ — Miyetti Allah distances self from anti-Saraki statement

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:32 AM PDT

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has distanced itself from a statement asking Senate President Bukola Saraki to resign or be forcefully removed. Garus Gololo,...

Ajimobi on Ayefele’s house: Being physically challenged is not an excuse for breaking the law

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:33 AM PDT

The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has said it will now pardon Yinka Ayefele because of his appeal and not because he is physically challenged. According to the governor, being physically...

Miyetti Allah now ruling Nigeria for asking Saraki to resign – Benue govt

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:29 AM PDT

The Benue State government has reacted to a recent statement credited to Garus Gololo of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders' Association demanding the resignation of Senate President, Bukola...

Nigeria will no longer be a by-word for corruption – Buhari

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:23 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday expressed confidence that Nigeria is resolutely on the road to a new dawn. He stressed that the country will no longer be a by-word for...

Nigerians reply Presidency for basing Buhari’s fitness for 2019 on 800m trek

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:10 AM PDT

The Presidency on Tuesday dismissed statement by the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal that President Muhammadu Buhari was too old to seek a second term in 2019. Buhari's Senior Special...

Police speak on ‘attack on Senator Akpabio’s residence’ by unknown gunmen

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:10 AM PDT

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Adeyemi Ogunyemilusi, has denied allegation that suspected gunmen attacked former Governor Godswill Akpabio's residence, disrupting a...

APC will meet their match in us if they forment trouble -PDP Senators

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:09 AM PDT

Isah Misau and Rafiu Ibrahim, both senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), say the All Progressives Congress (APC)  will meet their match in them if the ruling party attempts to foment...

PDP spokesman mocks Buhari over publicised 800m trek

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:09 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his publicized 800metres trek. Buhari had on Tuesday trekked 800...

Tinubu speaks on Buhari, Nigeria’s future

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:09 AM PDT

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is the foundation for re-engineering and reinvigorating Nigeria's...

I’ll retire Ekweremadu from politics – VON DG, Osita Okechukwu

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:09 AM PDT

Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has vowed to retire the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, from politics.  He made this known in a statement on Wednesday...

Buhari has changed fortune of youths through agric - APC chieftain

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:02 AM PDT

 Chief Francis Inegbineki, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says President Muhammudu Buhari's revolution in agriculture, has impacted positively on the lives of youths in the...

Nigeria on road to new dawn - Buhari

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:01 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday expressed the belief that despite the scoffing of a minority, Nigeria is resolutely on the road to a new dawn. According to a statement by his Special...

Buhari in closed-door meeting with Kalu, Lalong, others in Daura

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:00 AM PDT

Former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, on Wednesday led the Plateau Governor, Solomon Lalong, and Communication Minister, Adebayo Shittu, to a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu...

Atiku mocks Buhari for celebrating ‘800metres trek’

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:16 AM PDT

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has taunted President Muhammadu Buhari over the comment that the president is fit for another term because he trekked a distance of 800 meters in Daura, Katsina...

Reps gather signatures to remove Tinubu’s loyalist, Femi Gbajabiamila

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 09:19 AM PDT

For making a sinister move to impeach the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, lawmakers on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC are now launching a...

2019: Fresh crisis brews in Oyo PDP over governorship candidate

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 09:16 AM PDT

A fresh crisis similar to what robbed the Peoples Democratic Party of electoral victory in 2015 is again brewing following alleged unpopular decision by some chieftains of the party in Oyo South...

I am afraid of 2019 election; let’s pray for a peaceful election – Ekweremadu

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 09:15 AM PDT

Worried by the dismal state of the country's political system, the deputy senate president Dr, Ike Ekweremadu on Wednesday urged Nigerians to pray for a peaceful conduct of the forthcoming 2019...

Saraki: Is Miyetti Allah now ruling Nigeria? – Benue govt

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 09:15 AM PDT

Benue state government Wednesday, expressed shock at the statement credited to a leading member of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, Garus Gololo who demanded that the the Senate...

I want a single term for President and Governors – Ekweremadu

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 09:07 AM PDT

The deputy senate president, Dr Ike Ekweremadu on Wednesday reiterated his support for a single term, noting that it could be the only substantial means to reduce the political tensions and executive...

Arrest Miyetti Allah leaders now, PDP tells Buhari

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 09:06 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct security operatives to within 24 hours, arrest leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association for...

Mourinho, Woodward clash over Martial

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 08:52 AM PDT

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho and the club's executive vice chairman, Ed Woodward, have clashed over the sale of Anthony Martial. Mourinho has asked Woodward to sell the France forward,...

Vote for APC, reject Saraki, PDP – Oyedepo tells electorates

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 07:35 AM PDT

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Mr Iyiola Oyedepo, has urged the people of the state to vote for His party during the 2019 general elections. He told the people...

‘I can never insult Atiku’ — Okupe makes U-turn after backlash

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 07:35 AM PDT

Doyin Okupe, a former aide of ex-Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, has denied kicking against the presidential bid of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Abubakar, a former...

APC chieftain, Ogbonnia blasts Tinubu in open letter

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 07:35 AM PDT

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), SKC Ogbonnia, has lambasted the party's national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for endorsing automatic 2019 ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari. ...

Federal Government confirms planned increment of NYSC allowance

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 07:34 AM PDT

The Nigerian Government has confirmed that there are plans to increase the allowance of serving members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. Ngige spoke to reporters in Awka, the capital of...

500 PDP members defect to APC in Jigawa

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 06:14 AM PDT

As the wind of defection continues to blow in the Nigerian political arena, no fewer than 500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) in Roni...
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