Saturday 22 September 2018

NigerianEye: “#OsunDecides: Nine APC governors currently in Osun to rig Saturday’s election - PDP laments” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “#OsunDecides: Nine APC governors currently in Osun to rig Saturday’s election - PDP laments” plus 29 more


#OsunDecides: Nine APC governors currently in Osun to rig Saturday’s election - PDP laments

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:29 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says nine All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have invaded Osun state to rig Saturday's governorship election in favor of the APC. Ayo Fadaka, south west...

#OsunDecides: 1.2 Million voters pick next Osun governor today

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:18 PM PDT

About 1,246,915 voters are expected to troop to the polling booths in Osun State today to elect the successor of the incumbent governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The votes will be shared among 48...

CBN withdraws Skye Bank’s license

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:38 PM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn the operating license of Skye Bank. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefile who announced the decision on Friday evening in Lagos said depositors funds remain...

#OsunDecides - APC, PDP trade blames over allegations of vote-buying

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:36 PM PDT

The APC and the PDP trade blames over allegations of vote-buying on Friday, accusing each other of trying to sway voters by offering electorate money for their votes. The PDP accused the ruling...

Car crushes whiteman to death while checking his SUV along Lagos/Ibadan expressway

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:25 PM PDT

A car struggling to navigate its way out of multiple vehicles accident scene has crushed a white man to death near Danco Filling Station corridor of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway. The multiple...

Jigawa Floods: Death toll rises to 32

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:22 PM PDT

Eleven more people have been killed by flood in Jigawa State in the last one week. This figure brings to 32 the number of deaths caused by flooding in the state over the last few...

Rivers displaces Lagos as top investment destination

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 07:19 PM PDT

Rivers State dislodged Lagos State as the number one foreign investment destination in Nigeria in the first half of 2018,according to an investment profile report by the Nigeria Investment Promotion...

NYSC SCANDAL: 'My case is different' - Communications minister, Shittu cries out

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 12:06 PM PDT

Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has reacted to reports alleging that he evaded the compulsory National Youth Service Corps scheme, insisting that his case cannot be compared to that of the...

NNPC denies hiding $470.5 million, N8 billion in commercial banks

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 12:02 PM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation says it has no hidden 470.5 million dollars and N8 billion in any commercial bank as alleged by the Nigerian police. The NNPC in a statement by its...

Buhari is desperate to perpetuate himself in power - Tambuwal

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:54 AM PDT

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being desperate to perpetuate himself in power. Tambuwal, who is a presidential aspirant of the Peoples...

Osun Governorship Election: El-Rufai, Lai Mohammed arrive

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:52 AM PDT

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, and Lai Mohammed, minister for information, are currently in Osogbo, capital of Osun state. They arrived the state around 1pm and headed to the Okefia...

We’ve placed top politicians under surveillance to check vote-buying - EFCC

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:48 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is tracking financing of campaign by political parties, as part of new measures to tackle vote-buying. Wilson Uwajuren, EFCC spokesman,...

TINAPA PROJECT: Imoke blasts Donald Duke - ‘You’re a serial failure’

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:46 AM PDT

Liyel Imoke, former governor of Cross River state, has described Donald Duke, his predecessor, as a serial failure. Imoke succeeded Duke in 2007. There has been an ongoing disagreement between the...

There’ll be serious trouble in 2019 if we don’t kill vote-buying in Osun - INEC

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:42 AM PDT

Olusegun Agbaje, resident electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun state, says if vote-buying is not killed in Saturday's governorship election, the...

Osun 2018: 435,015 registered voters yet to collect PVCs – INEC

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:24 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) says 435,015 registered voters in Osun are yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Mr Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral...

Governor Ambode directs public works to fix Lagos roads in four weeks

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:22 AM PDT

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has directed the state Public Works Corporation to fix potholes on major and inner roads across the state within the next four weeks. Works and...

IPOB expresses joy over visit to UN

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:49 AM PDT

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Friday expressed joy over it recent visit to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, saying the encounter would go a long way towards cementing diplomatic...

Fuel scarcity looms as NUPENG, PENGASSAN issue strike notice

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:47 AM PDT

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG and its Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Association, PENGASSAN, have threatened to shut down the nation's Petroleum industry of alleged...

APC is desperate to remain in power - Tambuwal

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:47 AM PDT

Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is desperate to remain in power and that is why it is trying to shut down opposing voice in the...

Buhari mourns former Kwara military governor, Bamigboye

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 09:47 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Bamigboye family on the death of retired Brigadier-General David Bamigboye, the first military governor of Kwara. The president's condolence message...

Lagos roads: Ambode gives public works four weeks ultimatum

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 08:46 AM PDT

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has directed the state Public Works Corporation to fix potholes on major and inner roads across the state within the next four weeks. The Commissioner for Works...

Osun election: INEC clarifies ban on phone usage, warns against vote-buying

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 08:46 AM PDT

Less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Osun State, the state Resident Electoral Commission, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, has warned politicians not to misinterpret the commission's electoral rules...

I am contesting Oyo South Senatorial seat - Ajimobi

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 08:40 AM PDT

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, on Friday in Ibadan, announced his intention to contest the Oyo South Senatorial seat on the platform of All Progressives Congress. The governor made the...

FG stops levy paid by Nigerians with dual citizenship at airports

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 08:40 AM PDT

The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service, to with immediate effect, put an end to the payment of fines by Nigerians holding dual citizenship at the nation's International...

CUPP tells Ambode what to do, accuses Buhari, Oshiomhole of backing Tinubu to sack governor

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:55 AM PDT

The coalition for United Political Parties, CUPP, has called on the Governor of Lagos State Akinwumi Ambode, to resist alleged precondition for seeking re-election given to him by the leadership of...

I am happy for this additional year in Man City – Aguero

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:41 AM PDT

Manchester City's record goalscorer Sergio Aguero extended his stay with the Premier League champions on Friday, signing a one-year contract extension. The 30-year-old Argentina international — who...

Bamigboye, first military governor of Kwara, dies at 78

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:02 AM PDT

The first military governor of Kwara, retired Brig.-Gen. David Bamigboye,  is dead. The younger brother to the deceased, retired Col. Theophilus Bamigboye,  confirmed the death to the...

‘You’re a serial failure’ — Imoke hits Donald Duke over Tinapa

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:02 AM PDT

Liyel Imoke, former governor of Cross River state, has described Donald Duke, his predecessor, as a serial failure. Imoke succeeded Duke in 2007. There has been an ongoing disagreement between the...

FG secures arrest warrant against Senator Nwaoboshi

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 06:02 AM PDT

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property has secured a warrant of arrest against embattled Delta senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, for alleged conspiracy, diversion of...

Osun election: Lawmakers task INEC, security agents on fairness

Posted: 21 Sep 2018 05:57 AM PDT

Some lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Friday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a credible poll in the Osun Saturday...

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