Thursday, 22 November 2018

NigerianEye: “Presidency blasts Jonathan over claims in book” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Presidency blasts Jonathan over claims in book” plus 29 more

Presidency blasts Jonathan over claims in book

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:36 PM PST

Few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari showered praise on his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, for handing over power to him peacefully in 2015, the Presidency on Thursday attacked Jonathan...

Okonjo-Iweala, others didn’t urge me not to concede — Jonathan

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 10:15 PM PST

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, dismissed insinuations that he was persuaded not to concede defeat by some of his ministers, including former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi...

PDP lacks moral right to criticise me – Aregbesola

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:47 PM PST

GOVERNOR Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Thursday, chided the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for being bereft of ideas on how to run government, describing the party as clueless. He spoke in Osogbo...

Heart-broken undergraduate commits suicide in Imo

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:39 PM PST

Imo State University, IMSU, community, Owerri, was yesterday, thrown into confusion and mourning, as a female student, identified as Jennifer Agomuo, allegedly committed suicide over an altercation...

CBN probes bank customers’ enrolment in BVN

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:32 PM PST

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is probing banks' enrollment of their customers in the Bank Verification (BVN) platform to ensure the integrity of the process, The Nation learnt yesterday. The BVN...

We will teach nursery school pupils software development – Osinbajo

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:29 PM PST

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government will change the educational curriculum in such a way that will enable pre-primary school pupils to learn software development and...

Social gatherings banned in Bauchi state

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:27 PM PST

The Bauchi State Police Command has banned social gatherings in public places across the state following the crisis on Sunday in which four persons were killed and eight injured. The Police Public...

Offa Robberies: Gang leaders’ evidence enough to prosecute Saraki – Police

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:25 PM PST

The police have said the death in custody of a leader of the Offa bank robbery gang, Michael Adikwu, will not affect the outcome of the case. The force stated that the evidence of the other gang...

Nigerian fans unhappy with Asisat Oshoala

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:10 PM PST

Some fans are unhappy with Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala after she missed several chances in the team's 4-0 win over Zambia in their second match at the Ghana 2018 Africa Women's Cup of...

Why I didn’t visit Chibok after abduction of 276 girls – Jonathan reveals

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:30 AM PST

The Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed why he refused to visit Chibok after the abduction of about 276 girls from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok in Borno State. Jonathan in...

Fayose mocks EFCC - 'Houses linked to me, a wild goose chase'

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:31 AM PST

Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has revealed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is merely going on a wild goose chase, with the issue of houses linked to him. On his...

Photographs of my mock coffin traumatised my mother who lost eight children - Jonathan

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:31 AM PST

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says pictures of his mock coffin displayed in the media during the anti-fuel subsidy removal protests of 2012 traumatised his aged mother who had lost eight...

Sanwo-Olu’ll not abandon ongoing projects in Lagos – Ambode

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:33 AM PST

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday assured that the Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State for the 2019 general elections, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will not...

Abiola’s wife calls Jonathan’s book ‘monumental manipulation of facts’

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:29 AM PST

Zainab Duke-Abiola, wife of late Moshood Abiola, says the book written by ex-president Goodluck Jonathan is a "monumental manipulation of historical facts and figures". Jonathan on Tuesday launched...

Illegal importers of N7.31 billion Tramadol, other goods, offered us N150 million bribe - Customs

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:27 AM PST

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Thursday said the Apapa Command of the service intercepted 40 × 40ft containers of pharmaceutical products with...

Senate bemoans killing of 44 soldiers by Boko Haram

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:15 AM PST

The Senate Thursday bemoaned the killing of 44 Nigerian soldiers attached to the 157 Task Force Battalion located in Melete, Borno State by the Boko Haram insurgents. A sombre atmosphere enveloped...

Strike will continue until all issues are resolved - ASUU

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:13 AM PST

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the ongoing strike by the union will continue until the federal government resolve all the issues in contention. It also said it has...

PDP to sanction three members over Adeleke’s certificate matter

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:02 AM PST

Three members of the Peoples Democratic Party have been put under investigations for possible sanction on account of their suing party's gubernatorial candidate in Osun State election, Senator...

House linked by EFCC to Fayose is mine - Ekiti lawmaker cries out!

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 10:57 AM PST

A member of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Samuel Omotoso, has said that a two-storey commercial building located at Okesa Market and sealed by the EFCC, belongs to him. Agents of the Economic...

Reps didn’t accuse Osinbajo of embezzlement -Ojudu

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:47 AM PST

Babafemi Ojudu, special adviser to the president on political matters, says the house of representative committee on emergency and disaster preparedness did not level allegations of corruption...

EFCC seals six properties ‘owned by Fayose’

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:24 AM PST

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday sealed six landed properties allegedly owned by Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti. NAN reports that the sealing may be...

Otedola tells court: I was the one that alerted Jonathan to fuel subsidy scam

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:10 AM PST

Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, says he was the one that alerted former president Goodluck Jonathan to the fuel subsidy scam in 2010, even though he was later blackmailed by the house of reps...

How I will defeat Boko Haram -Oby Ezekwesili

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:10 AM PST

Oby Ezekwesili, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), says she will end Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria's northeast. Speaking in an interview with Christine...

‘You are speaking trash’ — Sowunmi, Amaechi clash at presidential debate

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:10 AM PST

Segun Sowunmi, spokesperson of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, and Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transport, had a clash of words at the first 2019 presidential debate. The debate, which was hosted by...

Jonathan raises the alarm on fake e-version of ‘My Transition Hours’

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:10 AM PST

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the portable document format (PDF) of his recently launched book, 'My Transition Hours', is fake. Jonathan celebrated his 61st birthday on Tuesday with the...

Justice Nyako should stay off our cases, Magu tells CJN

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 08:38 AM PST

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, asking him to order Federal High...

EFCC storm Ekiti, seals off building allegedly owned by Fayose

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 07:21 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) on Thursday sealed off buildings allegedly owned by former governor Ayodele Fayose in Ekiti State capital city. Among those closed down were, NTS...

Bill to recognise June 12 as Democracy Day escapes defeat at House of Reps

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 07:20 AM PST

But for a display of unusual discretion by Speaker Yakubu Dogara of the House of Representatives, a bill seeking to confer legal status on June 12 as Nigeria's new Democracy Day from May 29 would...

PDP ‘baggage’ will not allow good intentions to thrive - Donald Duke

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 07:19 AM PST

Mr. Donald Duke, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party says the Peoples Democratic Party "baggage" will not allow for good performance if its candidate emerges winner of the 2019...

Impounded vehicles will not be released until January, says FRSC

Posted: 22 Nov 2018 07:17 AM PST

The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, on Thursday, said that vehicles impounded for violating traffic regulations at construction sites would not be released until January next...
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