Thursday, 6 December 2018

NigerianEye: “APC, PDP in fierce battle as 2019 election campaigns gathers steam” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “APC, PDP in fierce battle as 2019 election campaigns gathers steam” plus 29 more


APC, PDP in fierce battle as 2019 election campaigns gathers steam

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 10:08 PM PST

Two issues will drive the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the 2019 elections, it was learnt yesterday. The issues are: the character of the contestants, including President Muhammadu...

Buhari to present report on corruption risk assessment

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 11:49 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday present a report on Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA) of Nigeria's e-Government Systems at a training orga ised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other...

You can’t compare Messi with me, says Pele

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 11:46 AM PST

Football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé has stated that he is out of the league of five-time Ballon d'Or winner, Lionel Messi and there is no basis for comparison. Pele said,...

INEC appoints new Secretary

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 11:41 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission has appointed the Administrative Secretary, Delta State, Mrs. Rose Orianran-Anthony, as Secretary to the Commission for a four-year term with effect from...

2019: Atiku promises to start restructuring process within six months, if elected

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 11:38 AM PST

Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has pledged that his administration will start the process of restructuring the country within six months of his...

2019: We can't endorse Atiku - SDP

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 11:32 AM PST

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has distance itself from Wednesday's endorsement of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar by Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) as consensus candidate for...

Don’t criminalise drug addicts - Aisha Buhari

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 11:29 AM PST

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, ‎on Thursday said the society should not criminalise those addicted to hard drugs. She made the remark at the Official flag-off of Youth Against Drug Abuse...

We can’t be cowed to relax - Nigeria Customs

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 11:21 AM PST

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Thursday sent a chilling message to opponents to underscore its fierce implementation of any-smuggling war that no amount of blackmail would force it abdicate its...

"PDP almost ruined Nigeria"

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:43 AM PST

Senator representing Lagos West, Olamilekan Adeola on Thursday urged Nigerians to give the All Progressives Congress the needed support to fix challenges confronting the country. Adeola gave the...

Daddy Freeze to Bishop Oyedepo: God destroyed Shiloh, why resurrect it every year?

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:18 AM PST

Controversial On-Air-Personality, Daddy Freeze is obviously not ready to let Nigerian pastors be and continue their ministry in the lives of the people. The leader of the Free the Sheeples Movement...

FG set to resume meeting with ASUU

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:17 AM PST

The Federal Government has said it will meet with the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) on Monday December 10 over the ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon by lecturers. The...

Buhari speaks on results of 2019 elections

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 07:49 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday promised to ensure that the results of next year's general elections reflect the will of the people. Buhari said this while acknowledging the yearnings of...

Court sacks APC chairman in Anambra

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 07:45 AM PST

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, on Thursday, nullified the election of Mr Emeka Ibe as the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the state. Chief Uzochukwu Onyekwere, a...

Seven-day ultimatum: Give FG more time, Senate urges oil marketers

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 07:37 AM PST

The Senate on Thursday asked oil marketers to give the Federal Government more time, to resolve the issue of unpaid subsidy. After deliberating on the letter sent to the Senate by independent oil,...

Ex-head of state, Abdulsalami advises politicians above 70 years to leave the stage for young ones

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 07:13 AM PST

Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has urged politicians who are above 70 years to retire from politics and give way to younger ones for the progress of the country. Speaking...

Ex-SGF, Babachir distances self from impersonator, Amina Mohammed

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 07:13 AM PST

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Lawal David Babachir, has stated that he has nothing to do with Amina Mohammed, an alleged impersonator and scammer, who accused him in a...

ASUU may be ‘killed’ by unhealthy rivalry, politics – Members warn

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 07:12 AM PST

A group at the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, operating under the auspices of Concerned Academic Staff Academic Staff Union of Universities (CASUU), has stated that its members...

BREAKING: Reps endorse June 12 as Democracy Day

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 06:33 AM PST

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria and abrogated May 29. Previously, May 29 is always observed as Democracy Day since 1999. But President Muhammadu...

House of Reps speaks on alleged plan to impeach Osinbajo

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 06:34 AM PST

The spokesman for the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazak Namdas, has denied allegations that Reps members were collating signatures...

Deji Adeyanju granted bail

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 06:33 AM PST

A Wuse II Magistrates' Court, Abuja, on Thursday, admitted political activist and Coordinator of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, to bail in the sum of N500,000. Adeyanju was remanded by the court...

Food distribution to IDPs will end soon – NEMA

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 06:32 AM PST

The head of operations, Gombe state office of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Hajia Anima Amman has stated that the federal government will not indefinitely distribute food items to...

New Minimum Wage: Reps ask Buhari to transmit agreement to NASS

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:53 AM PST

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to urgently transmit the Tripartite Agreement on National Minimum Wage to the National Assembly for legislation, "to...

"Buhari’s second term, harvest time for Nigerians"

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:46 AM PST

A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Victor Akande on Thursday said that President Muhammadu Buhari's second term in office would be a time of harvest for Nigerians. Akande, representing Ojo Constituency 1 in the...

Photos: Lecturer disguises as Spider-man to teach during ASUU strike

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:45 AM PST

In an attempt to do what he loves doing; teaching, a lecturer of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra state, disguised as Spiderman to teach his students during the ongoing ASUU...

Lagos-Ibadan rail line will be operational before Feb 2019 -Amaechi

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:45 AM PST

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has directed the Chinese Civil Engineering Company (CCECC), the contractors handling the Lagos-Ibadan railway, to ensure that the train becomes operational...

Court stops Kano assembly from investigating Ganduje

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:45 AM PST

A Kano high court has ruled that the state house of assembly lacks the power to investigate or invite Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the state, over any alleged criminal case. Ahmed Badamasi, a...

Buhari group attacks Atiku over policy document, says ‘not people-friendly’

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:47 AM PST

The Buhari Campaign Organisation, BCO, has lambasted the policy plan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. BCO said the former Vice President's policy plan...

Nigeria contributes $710m to ECOWAS, more than 13 countries

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:16 AM PST

Nigeria has contributed more money to the Economic Community of West African States than 13 other Members states put together in the last 12 years, statistics have shown. Statistics on payment of...

Senator tells executive to release $1m for Family Planning

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:15 AM PST

Sen. Olarenwa Tejuosho, Chairman Senate Committee on Health, has called on the executive to release the additional one million dollars meant for Family Planning services. Tejuosho (APC-Ogun) made...

Strike: FG, ASUU to hold fresh meeting on Dec 10

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:13 AM PST

The Minister of Labour and Empowerment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said he would hold a meeting with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to find a lasting solution to issues...

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