Monday, 31 December 2018

NigerianEye: “Note from NigerianEye Editors: Happy New Year!” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Note from NigerianEye Editors: Happy New Year!” plus 29 more


Note from NigerianEye Editors: Happy New Year!

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:31 PM PST

Welcome to the year 2019!!! Every New Year is a time for reflecting on the past, and optimism for a better future. Some people make resolutions to break bad habits, create new ones or maintain...

2019 budget: Buhari to spend N1 Billlion on travels

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 07:07 PM PST

The Federal Government budgeted N1,001,318,171 for President Muhammadu Buhari's local and international travels in the proposed 2019 budget. The budget proposes N250,021,595 for the President's...

US embassy in Nigeria closes indefinitely

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 07:01 PM PST

Thousands of Nigerians will miss their visa appointments as the United States embassy in Abuja and its consulate in Lagos have shut down indefinitely. This implies that persons who have applied for...

How the world welcomed 2019

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 07:24 PM PST

Revellers welcomed 2019 with fireworks displays and festivities as a celebratory wave swept westward across the globe from Asia to Europe and Africa. The Americas will be the last to celebrate the...

READ: Full text of Buhari’s new year message to Nigerians

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 07:21 PM PST

Here is the full text of President Muhammadu Buhari's New year message to Nigerians, as he said 2019 will be significant for the country. See the President's message below; Dear compatriots, It is...

'Yes, I dropped out of University of Ife' - Ogun APC governorship candidate admits

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 06:02 PM PST

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has said the contention over his academic credentials is an attempt at mudslinging, adding that he never...

Ezekwesili wants killing of 700 Nigerian soldiers probed

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:55 PM PST

The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has called for an investigation panel to probe into the reported killing of 700 Nigerian soldiers in Baga...

Nigerian police justify siege to Dino Melaye’s house

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:44 PM PST

The police insisted yesterday on Senator Dino Melaye's arrest, saying they have a warrant to hold him. Besides, the siege to his Abuja home will remain until the lawmaker surrenders himself. The...

'2019 election not a do-or-die affair' - Buhari tells challengers

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:40 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that next year's elections are not a do-or-die affair. House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara, All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola...

2019: I want to rescue Nigeria from the greedy few - Buhari says

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 11:29 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is on a mission to rescue the nation's resources from being appropriated by "a privileged few in their never ending quest to satisfy their...

Residents flee as Boko Haram takes over Borno communities

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:31 PM PST

There has been mass movement of people out of communities in Borno State through Damaturu the Yobe State capital to Bauchi, Gombe, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kebbi and Jigawa states. Residents told our source,...

Presidency to air documentary on `First Term of President Buhari: Is Change Here?’

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 10:42 AM PST

The Media and Publicity Department of the State House says it has put together a 58-minute documentary on the efforts of the President Buhari administration in tackling the challenges it met on the...

PDP blasts Buhari for not attending Shehu Shagari’s burial

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 10:33 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has knocked President Muhammadu Buhari for not attending the burial of former President Shehu Shagari in Sokoto on Saturday. The main opposition party said...

PDP assures Nigerians of brighter future in 2019

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 10:30 AM PST

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has urged Nigerians to step into 2019 with unwavering optimism, faith and hope of a new era of peace, national cohesion...

I wonder why Buhari is seeking reelection, says Cleric

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 08:35 AM PST

Founder and leader of Living Christ Mission Worldwide and Chancellor of Hezekiah University, His Grace, Most Rev. Daddy Hezekiah has said that he was surprised that President Muhammadu Buhari was...

7 events that unsettled Nigeria’s economic landscape in 2018

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 08:35 AM PST

In 2018, the Nigerian economy continued in the direction of double-digit inflation and constant intervention to keep the Naira at N360 to the US dollar. The capital market also recorded steady...

Ribadu donates offices, campaign buses to Buhari

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 08:35 AM PST

Nuhu Ribadu, pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),  has handed over his campaign offices and buses to the reelection bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ribadu...

Leave APC now, it’s game over for you – Senator Uwajimogu tells Gov. Okorocha

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 08:34 AM PST

The lawmaker representing Imo North senatorial district in the National Assembly, Benjamin Uwajimogu, has advised the Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, to leave the All Progressives...

Saraki, El-Rufa’i, others condole Shagari’s family

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 08:33 AM PST

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Bauchi state governor, Muhammad Abubakar and his Kaduna state counterpart, Malam Nasir El-Rufa'i have joined other Nigerians to condole the family of the late Alhaji...

PDP Condemns Buhari’s Absence At President Shagari’s Funeral

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 08:32 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemns in strong terms, President Muhammadu Buhari's conspicuous absence at the burial of highly respected former President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, last...

Mayweather beats Japan’s Nasukawa by technical knock-out

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 07:29 AM PST

Floyd Mayweather beat Japanese kickboxing phenomenon Tenshin Nasukawa by a technical knockout on Monday in the first round of a New Year's Eve "exhibition" bout that brought the US boxing superstar...

2019 shall be a better year for Nigerians - CAN

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 07:26 AM PST

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has prophesied in its New Year message to Nigerians that the dry bone of the nation shall rise again. The president, CAN, Rev Samson Ayokunle, said this in...

Saraki lied over N10m donation to victims of Offa robbery, says Lai Mohammed

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 07:24 AM PST

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,  says the claim by the Senate President, Dr Bukola  Saraki, that he donated N10 million to  victims of  the April...

Shehu Shagari planned to hand over to Ekwueme as president – Gov. Obiano

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 07:18 AM PST

The Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano has said that after late president Shehu Shagari, Nigeria would have had a president of Igbo extraction in Dr Alex Ekwueme. Obiano, in a condolence message...

Atiku attacks Buhari in New Year message

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 06:29 AM PST

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has hinted on what 2019 holds for Nigerians. The former Vice President, in a statement he personally signed and...

DSS siege, mace theft, booing of Buhari and other events that shook n’assembly in 2018

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 06:29 AM PST

The national assembly witnessed significant events in the year 2018. Some of these occurrences were also unprecedented following the tides of political happenings during the year. No one ever thought...

Five relationship must-dos for you and your partner in 2019

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 06:29 AM PST

In a matter of hours, we'll be saying goodbye to 2018 and welcoming 2019. As per tradition, most people always draw up resolutions they want to follow through in the new year. In 2019, these are the...

Muslim group recounts what lawmakers, politicians did to Nigerians in 2018

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 06:29 AM PST

The Central Think-Tank, CTT, of the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has recounted how Nigerian lawmakers and politicians failed and inflicted pains on the people in 2018. In a statement made available...

Nigeria to expect 25,685 new babies on New Year Day – UNICEF

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:49 AM PST

The United Nations Children's Fund says an estimated 25,685 babies will be born in Nigeria on New Year Day. According to a statement issued on Monday by UNICEF Nigeria Communications Specialist, Eva...

2019: Governors donating buses for campaigns - Sani Shehu

Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:48 AM PST

Senator Sani Shehu, on Monday, called the attention of anti-graft agencies to the donation of buses and cars to candidates in the 2019 general elections for campaigns. He revealed that he was...

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