Friday, 23 November 2018

NigerianEye: “’How Boko Haram attackers disguised as friendly soldiers and killed 100 military men’” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “’How Boko Haram attackers disguised as friendly soldiers and killed 100 military men’” plus 29 more


’How Boko Haram attackers disguised as friendly soldiers and killed 100 military men’

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:00 PM PST

Indications emerged yesterday that the attack on troops by Boko Haram insurgents at Metele village, Guzamala Local Government Area, Borno State, which claimed many lives on Sunday, was possible...

Buhari tells corrupt leaders - 'You will all go to jail eventually'

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 03:29 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari, says leaders who undermine the economy by denying workers their benefits, while stuffing their personal accounts with public funds will not escape the current...

I regret joining APC - Atiku laments

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 04:22 PM PST

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has apologised for joining the groups, who came together to form the All Progressives Congress. He...

I'm not accepting honorary awards anymore - Wole Soyinka

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 03:20 PM PST

The Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka on Friday said he was done with the conferment of Honorary awards on him. He said this while receiving an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters at the...

EFCC chairman meets UK authorities, begins Diezani’s extradition process

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 03:17 PM PST

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has met with National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom to kick-start the process of extraditing a former...

Buhari sends Defence Minister to Chad for emergency security meeting over Soldiers’ killing

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:01 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the Minister of Defence, retired Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, to Chad for an emergency meeting with the Chadian President, Idris Deby, on the deterioration of...

Many feared dead as 7-storey building collapses in P/Hacourt

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 01:48 PM PST

A seven story building under construction has collapsed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The building which collapsed around 7 PM had several persons suspected to be workers trapped under...

Nigerian Army confirms Boko Haram Melete attack

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 01:43 PM PST

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the Boko Haram insurgents attack against military formation in Metele village in Guzamala Local Government Area of North Borno State. Boko Haram insurgents had on 18...

5.0-magnitude earthquake hits Japan

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 12:57 PM PST

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the coast of Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Friday, Japan Meteorological Agency said. So far no major damage or injuries were reported...

Sokoto gets new deputy governor

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 10:05 AM PST

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has sworn-in Alhaji Manir Dan'iya, as his deputy to replace Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, who resigned on Nov. 13. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony on Friday at the...

'Nothing to show Buhari is unpopular in South East'

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 09:47 AM PST

A former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. God'swill Eluemunoh, has said that there is no empirical evidence to show that President Muhammadu Buhari is unpopular in the...

Why we are different from PDP – Osinbajo

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 09:12 AM PST

Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, again on Friday, aimed a dig at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, accusing it of pilfering the State's resources. Osinbajo, who spoke in Enugu where he...

Kwara/Bauchi by-elections: Your political reign has come to an end – Ex-nPDP spokesman tells Saraki, Dogara

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 09:06 AM PST

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has stated that Saturday's Federal House of Representatives by-elections held in Katsina, Kwara and...

PDP reports Buhari to UN, reveals how president is plotting to rig elections

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 09:06 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday alleged that the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress, APC, were plotting to "militarize and scuttle the conduct of the 2019 general elections,...

Nigerian govt threatens to deal with companies that fail to observe public holidays

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 09:06 AM PST

The Federal Government has vowed to deal with companies that fail to observe all public holidays according to the provision of the law of the country. Disclosing this in a statement in Abuja on...

President Buhari approves an Inter-Ministerial Committee on cheaper medicines, livestock drugs

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 08:55 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the setting up of an inter-ministerial committee to fashion out how medicines and livestock drugs can be made available to the Nigerians at a fraction of the...

Obasanjo speaks on meeting Osinbajo behind closed door

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:46 AM PST

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to reports in the media that he held a meeting with Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at his Ota Farm, Ogun State, on Wednesday. Reports circulated...

If Dino Melaye is popular, let him run for president – Fasua dares Senator

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:37 AM PST

Presidential candidate of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, ANRP, Tope Fasua, has challenged Senator Dino Melaye to run for the highest office in the land, if he really thought he was a popular...

APC blasts Atiku over promise to create jobs, says ex-VP, PDP living in falsehood

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:37 AM PST

The Abia state chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon. Donatus Nwankpa, has taken a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar's promise to...

S3x-for-Marks: CPC speaks on remand of OAU lecturer, charges VC on sexual harassment

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:37 AM PST

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has commended the on-going prosecution of the dismissed lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Professor Richard Akindele by the Independent Corrupt...

"Benue people have endorsed Buhari"

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:05 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari receives in audience delegation of APC Stakeholders from Benue State in State House on Friday. Former Benue State governor, George Akume , has reassured President...

Mikel Obi’s partner, Olga commends Nigerian women

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 06:19 AM PST

Mikel Obi's partner and mother of his twin girls, Olga Diyanchenko has commended Nigerian women for their poise and charisma. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olga, who is visiting Nigeria...

Black Friday: Online shoppers express distrust of Nigerian e-commerce platforms

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 06:11 AM PST

Nigerian online shoppers have expressed their distrust of e-commerce platforms offering Black Friday deals. Monitoring the black Friday conversations on social media, most Nigerian online shoppers...

No Vacancy in Aso Rock - Buhari Aides

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:55 AM PST

Two prominent aides of President Muhammadu Buhari have told those contesting the seat in the 2019 presidential election that "there is no vacancy in Aso Rock". The two aides spoke, yesterday, in...

Why I regret reading Goodluck Jonathan’s ‘My Transition Hours’ – Buhari’s aide

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:42 AM PST

Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on new media has condemned former president, Goodluck Jonathan's new book, "My Transition Hours." Ahmad said he regretted reading the...

APC reacts to Senate’s decision to PDP’s loss in Kwara election

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:42 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the decision by the Senate to investigate the circumstances that led to the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last Saturday's House...

Arrest Fani-Kayode now – Group charges DSS

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:42 AM PST

A political group, the Initiative to Save Democracy has petitioned security agencies over the alleged continuous spread of 'fake news' by former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, warning that, it...

Buhari’s double: Lauretta Onochie slams Fani-Kayode over fake news

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:06 AM PST

The social Media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Lauretta Onochie, Friday inveighed against the statement allegedly made by the former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, that...

Police vacate Akwa Ibom Assembly

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 04:58 AM PST

The Police on Friday ended their siege on the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. All entrances to the complex which had been barricaded since Tuesday morning are now open. Details later…

Corruption Allegation: Leave me alone, face Transparency International, Jonathan tells Presidency

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 04:07 AM PST

Nigeria's former president, Goodluck Jonathan has told the President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to leave him alone and face Transparency International, who claimed that Nigeria was more...

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