Thursday, 18 October 2018

NigerianEye: “Nigeria's electricity problems can’t be solved by magic – Fashola” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria's electricity problems can’t be solved by magic – Fashola” plus 29 more


Nigeria's electricity problems can’t be solved by magic – Fashola

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:29 PM PDT

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said electricity supply in the country is improving slowly and that power problems cannot be solved by magic. Total power...

Fayose to explain ‘$5.3 million he got from Obanikoro’

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:41 PM PDT

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose is telling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives all he knows about the N4.685 billion allegedly withdrawn from the Office of...

Aisha Buhari’s brother, Ogun governor, Ribadu lose out at APC Appeals Panel

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:41 PM PDT

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, Senator Magnus Abe and President Muhammadu Buhari's wife's brother are among the big...

Houses burnt, scores killed as violence breaks out in Kaduna community

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:40 PM PDT

Several houses got burnt while some lives were lost during a religious conflict in Kasuwan Magani community, Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state, on Thursday evening. A resident of the area...

Magu never said nothing’ll happen if Fayose dies in custody – EFCC

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:32 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says its acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, never said that nothing will happen if former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State dies in the agency's...

PDP submits Saraki’s name to INEC as its senatorial candidate for Kwara Central

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:25 PM PDT

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has sent the name of the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, to the Independent National Electoral Commission as a senatorial...

How we plan to win 2019 election, by Buhari, Atiku

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 08:58 PM PDT

It is less than four months to the presidential election, but the shadow boxing has begun in earnest. The two leading contenders are bragging about their chances. Former Minister of Information...

We’re still struggling to pay N18,000 minimum wage – Nigerian governors lament

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 12:15 PM PDT

The Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, has said its member are still struggling to pay the current minimum wage of N18,000. The governors said they were not against the upward review of the minimum...

Fayose spends third day in EFCC custody

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 12:25 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released pictures of some houses which Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, allegedly purchased through illegal means. Wilson...

Buhari, security chiefs meet over 2019 elections

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 12:27 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday held meeting with heads of the National Security Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. At the end of the meeting, the security Chiefs have raised concerns...

We are taking steps to secure Fayose’s release – Lawyer

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 12:15 PM PDT

Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said efforts had begun to secure release of former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...

Russians will go to heaven in event of nuclear war – Putin

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 12:12 PM PDT

Russians will go to heaven as martyrs in the event of nuclear war, because Moscow will only ever use nuclear weapons in retaliation, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. "We have no concept of a...

Super Eagles shall be great again: Ikpea professes

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 10:12 AM PDT

The National chairman of Nigeria supporters club, Reverend Samuel Ikpea has expressed hope that the nations football sector is on course for dominance again. The NFSC boss made this disclosure while...

The end of the road for 2 wanted notorious cultists

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 10:07 AM PDT

Lagos State Police Command said it arrested 21 suspected political thugs following the death of two suspected cultists at a political rally in Obanikoro area of the state. The command spokesperson,...

EFCC lacks evidence to prosecute Fayose – Ex-Governor’s aide

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:59 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been accused of keeping the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose in detention just to satisfy the powers-that-be since it...

Peter Obi finally speaks on owning houses in London

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:59 AM PDT

Valentine Obienyem, media aide to Peter Obi, running mate to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 election, has insisted that there was no time his principal...

APC, PDP lose members as more defections hit house of reps

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:59 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) have both lost members in the house of representatives. Akinlaja Joseph, a member of the PDP, joined Zenith Labour Party while...

Fayose was Lord few days ago, now in custody – Religious leaders warn Fayemi

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:59 AM PDT

The Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has been warned to learn from the downfall of his predecessor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, in the discharge of his duties in the next four years. A Muslim cleric,...

Buhari govt suspends NHIS boss, Prof. Usman indefinitely

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:59 AM PDT

The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf, has been suspended. Yusuf was suspended by the agency's governing council to pave way for investigation into...

Osun election: PDP kicks, as tribunal is disbanded

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:59 AM PDT

Members of the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday stormed the premises of election petition tribunal sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, to protest the sudden...

Higuain reveals Juventus kicked him out because of Ronaldo

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:47 AM PDT

Gonzalo Higuain has said he was "kicked out" of Juventus this summer as a result of the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. Juve broke their transfer record to sign Cristiano Ronaldo for...

2019: Yoruba youths set agenda for Atiku

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:08 AM PDT

As political parties strategise for 2019 general election, the Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide has called on Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to...

2019: Ondo youths solicit support for Atiku’s presidential bid

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 09:07 AM PDT

Some youths in Ondo State have pledged to mobilise support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for his election in 2019. The youths, under the aegis...

Lagos lawmakers dare Ambode, orders PSP back to work immediately

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 07:47 AM PDT

The Lagos State House of Assembly has ordered the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state to call on the Private Sector Partnership (PSP) operators in their...

"I don’t think Atiku can defeat Buhari"

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 07:46 AM PDT

A former Minister of Information, Chief Tony Momoh, on Thursday said he was confident President Muhammadu Buhari would win the 2019 presidential election. Momoh said that the president had done his...

Most corrupt people ‘re found in govt – Falana

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 07:46 AM PDT

 Human Rights activist and legal luminary, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged Nigerian labour unions to cease the fight against corruption from the government, alleging that the most corrupt people are...

APC legal team threatens Oshiomhole, others with contempt

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 07:44 AM PDT

The legal team of the Chief Cyril Ogodo led executive of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, have threatened to initiate a contempt of proceedings against the national chairman of the...

APC panel rebuffs appeals, upholds automatic tickets, disqualifications

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 07:42 AM PDT

The Appeal panel set up by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress to consider matters emanating from the Governorship and National Assembly primaries has upheld the...

PDP speaks on continuous detention of Fayose

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 07:03 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to drag former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, to court. Fayose has spent more than 24...

Job creation is what I do best, says Atiku ahead of NBS unemployment report

Posted: 18 Oct 2018 06:51 AM PDT

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says job creation is what he does best. The 71-year-old former vice-president said this ahead of the National Bureau...

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