Wednesday, 21 November 2018

NigerianEye: “HIJAB CRISIS: Christian parents, Ifa priest protest against UI school” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “HIJAB CRISIS: Christian parents, Ifa priest protest against UI school” plus 29 more


HIJAB CRISIS: Christian parents, Ifa priest protest against UI school

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:52 PM PST

The hijab crisis at the University of Ibadan International School took a new twist on Wednesday as Christian, traditional religion and some Muslim pupils' parents stormed the office of the Deputy...

Farouk Lawan demanded $3m, got $500,000 bribe from me – Otedola

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:47 PM PST

Billionaire businessman and Chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited, Mr. Femi Otedola, told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Lugbe, Abuja, on Wednesday that he did not mount...

All federal projects in Southeast will be funded – Buhari vows

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 12:58 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that all ongoing federal projects in the South East will be funded, saying that the seven-month delay in passing this year's budget will not serve as an...

SGF to Igbos: 'Endorse Buhari now, get presidency in 2023'

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 01:23 PM PST

Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, has asked the south-east to endorse President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election bid in order to secure the presidency in 2023. Mustapha was...

I laugh when people call me clueless – Jonathan

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 12:45 PM PST

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he laughs anytime people try to run down his administration as a clueless one. The former President said this in his recently published book titled, 'My...

Jonathan’s book is simply fiction, devoid of facts swept under carpet – Borno governor

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 01:31 PM PST

The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of sweeping the report by an investigative panel on the abduction of the Chibok Girls 'under the carpet,...

'Jonathan is a liar' - Former ministers fault details of Jonathan's book, ‘My Transition Hours’

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 01:22 PM PST

Former ministers who served under former president Goodluck Jonathan have angrily reacted to some of the claims by him in his book, 'My Transition Hours', released on Tuesday. Commenting on his...

70% of my appointments will go to youths and women if elected president – Atiku vows

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 01:13 PM PST

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, said if elected, 70 per cent of his appointments would go to youths and women. Abubakar said...

Super Falcons bounce back, trash Zambia 4-0

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 12:56 PM PST

Nigeria's Super Falcons beat the Shepolopolo of Zambia 4-0 on Wednesday at Cape Coast in Ghana to return to contention at the 11th African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON). The defending champions, who...

Osinbajo won’t be distracted, says Presidency

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 12:53 PM PST

The Presidency on Wednesday said that recent attempts to smear the person of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will not distract him from empowering and protecting Nigerians in line with the President...

Offa Robbery: I’m vindicated - Saraki

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 12:50 PM PST

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has asked the Presidency to probe the death of Michael Adikwu, the principal suspect in the deadly bank robbery attacks in Offa, Kwara State on April...

EFCC grills ex-Abia gov Theodore Orji, over alleged N27 Billion fraud

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 12:47 PM PST

The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore O rji, is currently being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. It was learnt that Orji, who was governor from...

Poverty Reduction: How Atiku’s policy differs from Buhari’s

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:51 AM PST

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, does not think direct cash distribution to the poor can help combat poverty, as he takes a different policy path to...

Power generation to hit 11,000MW – Buhari

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:54 AM PST

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, has said plans are underway for his administration to raise Nigeria's power generation to 11,000MW by 2023. This was...

How Atiku ‘lied’ with his orphan story – Presidency

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 09:04 AM PST

The Presidency has reacted to a statement credited to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar on how he sold firewood as an orphan. Atiku had on Monday while...

Why we adopted Buhari as our presidential candidate – UPP National Chairman

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:46 AM PST

The National Chairman of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Chekwas Okorie, on Tuesday defended the party's adoption of President Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate in the 2019 presidential...

Why I’m at loggerheads with Rotimi Amaechi -Magnus Abe

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:45 AM PST

Magnus Abe, senator representing Rivers south-east, says Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, categorically asked him not to contest Rivers governorship election. Abe said the "unacceptable"...

Goodluck Jonathan speaks on Buhari’s performance, reveals how President has hurt Nigeria

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:45 AM PST

Immediate past President, President Goodluck Jonathan has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, over the present state of the country's economy. According to Jonathan, Buhari's administration did not...

DSS arrests medic linked to Boko Haram commanders, kidnappers

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:45 AM PST

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has arrested a medic who treats Boko Haram insurgents and kidnappers. The medic, whose name was given as Yusuf 'Bala' Saliu, was apprehended at Sabon...

Champions League: UEFA speaks on using VAR in knockout stages

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:43 AM PST

UEFA will consider fast-tracking the implementation of Video Assistant Referees, VAR, for the Champions League knockout stages this season, according to the European football governing body's...

BBOG takes protest to Aso Villa

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:28 AM PST

The #BringBackOurGirls coalition has again protested against the continued detention of 112 Chibok schoolgirls and other hostages by Boko Haram insurgents. The group led a procession to the...

FRSC urges drivers to rest after four hours of driving

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 08:03 AM PST

Federal Road Safety Corps, Nasarawa Sector Command, has urged drivers to rest after four hours of driving. Mrs Faustina Alegbe, the state sector commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia...

Otedola testifies in court, says Farouk Lawan demanded $500,000 bribe from him

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 06:48 AM PST

Femi Otedola, founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited, says Farouk Lawan, a former lawmaker, demanded $500,000 bribe from him. Lawan is a former chairman of a house of representatives committee...

I was forced to withdraw case against Adeleke at gun point – PDP chieftain

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 06:48 AM PST

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Modakeke, Osun State, Mr. Ojetade Kolawole has accused Senator Ademola Adeleke, and the zonal secretary of the party in the South West, Reverend...

Senate summons Amaechi over Enugu, Port Harcourt railway lines

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 06:40 AM PST

The Senate, on Wednesday, summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to explain the Federal Government's plans for the Enugu and Port Harcourt railway lines. In a discussion on the...

President Buhari appoints new Supreme Court Justice, rejects one bill

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 05:24 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Musa Abaji as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He made this announcement via a letter he sent to the Senate on Tuesday. In the letter which was...

Police confirm death of Offa robbery principal suspect — after initial denial

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 04:43 AM PST

Michael Adikwu, suspected mastermind of the April 5 Offa robbery attack in Kwara, is dead. Kamaldeen Ajibade, the state commissioner of justice, made the disclosure during the arraignment of five...

APC defectors now approaching me to beg Gov. Ajimobi on their behalf – Alaafin reveals

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 04:43 AM PST

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111, has declared that some politicians who left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) because they were aggrieved are now approaching him to beg Governor...

"Atiku can lie but not Buhari, Osinbajo"

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 06:00 AM PST

Angered with the statement credited to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Lauretta...

Dokpesi must explain N2.1bn he received from Dasuki – Court

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 03:54 AM PST

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday struck out the no-case submission filed by the media mogul, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, and his Daar Investment and Holdings Company Limited, and ruled that...

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