Thursday, 6 September 2018

NigerianEye: “APC presidential primary: Group buys N45m million forms for Buhari, opposition condemn” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “APC presidential primary: Group buys N45m million forms for Buhari, opposition condemn” plus 29 more


APC presidential primary: Group buys N45m million forms for Buhari, opposition condemn

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:48 PM PDT

The opposition groups including the Peoples Democratic Party, Coalition for Nigeria Movement and the Social Democratic Party have lashed out at the All Progressives Congress over the high cost of its...

We’re back to the creeks to disrupt oil production — Niger-Delta Militants

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 11:08 PM PDT

A coalition of Niger Delta militants said yesterday they were returning to the creeks to disrupt oil production in the Niger Delta, following last Tuesday's raid on the Abuja house of elder...

Saraki’s presidential aspiration a BIG joke - APC

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 11:35 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said yesterday that Senate President Bukola Saraki lacked the capacity to become the president. It described his aspiration as a joke. The party challenged the...

Buhari not sympathetic to killer-herdsmen, says presidency

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 11:08 PM PDT

The presidency yesterday dismissed as wicked and unfounded, the conclusion by a media house that President Muhammadu Buhari is sympathetic to the activities of violent herdsmen. According to the...

Boko Haram hijacks bus, abducts 20 passengers in Borno

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:55 PM PDT

Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday hijacked a commercial bus and kidnapped the passengers on board in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. A relative of one of the kidnap victims, Isa Musa, told...

Teenagers sell stolen laptop for N2,000 in Lagos

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:53 PM PDT

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two teenagers for allegedly breaking into a shop on Jakande Estate, in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State, and stealing a laptop. The police...

Robber jumps into Lagos Lagoon, escapes with loot

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:51 PM PDT

A robber desperate to escape the long arm of the law has jumped into the Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge. No one could, however, tell if the 19-year-old robber identified only as Junior...

PDP extends sale of nomination forms

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:43 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended the deadline for the collection and submission of nomination forms for all categories of elective positions. A statement yesterday by the spokesman...

ISIS has links in Borno IDPs camp - Police

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:39 PM PDT

The Borno State Police Command has said the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of ISIS, has its spies operating from Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the...

Buhari not power drunk, says presidency

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:18 PM PDT

The presidency said yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari was not power drunk. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, reacted to allegations by former Vice-...

Group collects N45million APC nomination forms for President Buhari (PHOTOS)

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 10:48 PM PDT

The Consolidation Ambassadors Network (NCAN), a pro-Muhammadu Buhari, group on Wednesday obtained the presidential election nomination forms on behalf of the president who is currently in China for...

Those who cornered our commonwealth shouldn’t talk of restructuring -Falana

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 09:58 AM PDT

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says those who have cornered the country's commonwealth should not be allowed to talk of restructuring. Falana made the submission on Wednesday when he delivered a...

Why Saraki cannot be Nigeria’s president – APC

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 09:57 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, is unfit to lead Nigeria. Yekini Nabena, APC National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement...

PHOTOS: Saraki completes first PDP assignment, unites Ogunbiyi, Adeleke ahead of elections

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 09:56 AM PDT

The crisis between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and Dr Akin Ogunbiyi has been resolved.  Senate President, Bukola Saraki...

Falconet’s coach blames national teams’ poor performance on inadequate friendlies

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 09:28 AM PDT

Abdullahi Mansur, Assistant Coach of the national U-20 team, Falconets, on Wednesday blamed the poor performance of national football teams in international competitions on inadequate exposure to...

2019: Nigerians tired of your Brand, APC tells Saraki

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 09:26 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress APC has welcomed the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki into the 2019 Presidential Race on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, but with a reminder to him...

Nigeria will be exporting marijuana if I become President –Presidential hopeful, Sowore

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 08:50 AM PDT

Presidential aspirant of the Africa Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has promised to legalise marijuana, popularly known as Igbo, if he is elected president in 2019.  He said he would make...

FG gives update on proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 08:07 AM PDT

The Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Muhtar Usman, has said the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, will begin operations by December this year as proposed by the...

Police reveal identities of officers who searched Clark’s residence

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 08:07 AM PDT

The Nigeria police on Wednesday released the names of four of its officers who searched the Abuja residence of Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader.A On Tuesday, security operatives invaded...

We will not allow vote buying in Osun election – INEC

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 08:02 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the Osun State governorship election will be used to send a strong message to vote buyers and sellers ahead of the general elections coming...

Suarez speaks on Real Madrid, Messi

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 07:42 AM PDT

Barcelona striker, Luis Suarez has admitted that Real Madrid's recent domination in the Champions League awards has been tough to accept. He, however, said that fellow teammate, Lionel Messi...

Presidency to Atiku: Buhari is truly uncompromising but only to corruption, looting

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 06:59 AM PDT

The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari is truly uncompromising, but only when it comes to looting the common patrimony of Nigerians, and squandering their riches. The President's Special...

BREAKING: Gov. Amosun declares for Senate in 2019

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 06:47 AM PDT

The Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosu has declared his intention to vie for the Ogun Central senatorial district seat in the 2019 election. He disclosed this during the state executive...

Police apologise to Edwin Clark over invasion of his residence

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 06:02 AM PDT

The Nigeria police have apologised to Edwin Clark, an elder statesman, over the unauthorised raid of his residence in Abuja by four policemen. NAN reports that Jimoh Moshood, police spokesman,...

Buhari, Osinbajo have asymmetrical views on restructuring -Atiku

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 06:01 AM PDT

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy Yemi Osinbajo have lopsided views on restructuring. Abubakar said this in a tweet on Wednesday while reacting...

APC Presidential aspirant drags party, AGF, INEC to court over cost of nomination form

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 06:01 AM PDT

An All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant, Christmas Akpodiete has dragged the ruling party before an Abuja Federal High Court over the high cost of its nomination forms.  ...

Police grill Femi Fani-Kayode for 2 hours, release him on bail

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 05:34 AM PDT

Ex-Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, who honoured the in Police to answer questions in published, was yesterday released on bail by the Inspector General of Police Monitoring unit after two...

Away goals may be scrapped in UEFA competitions, as managers kick against rule

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 05:44 AM PDT

Europe's top managers have called for an end to the away goals rule, which has been used in UEFA's competitions for over 50 years. They argued at the annual gathering of top coaches in Switzerland,...

With time, refuse will disappear in Lagos streets, says Special Adviser

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 05:25 AM PDT

Mr Babatunde Hunpe, Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Environment, has assured Lagosians that the state government is making efforts to ensure that refuse disappear from Lagos...

I may poison my husband, wife tells court

Posted: 05 Sep 2018 05:19 AM PDT

An Ibadan-based housewife and mother of three, Ronke Olanrewaju, on Wednesday asked an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court to dissolve her union. The petitioner also threatened to poison her husband,...

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