Monday, 28 January 2019

NigerianEye: “BIAFRA: IPOB fixes referendum same day with Nigerian presidential election” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BIAFRA: IPOB fixes referendum same day with Nigerian presidential election” plus 29 more


BIAFRA: IPOB fixes referendum same day with Nigerian presidential election

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 06:09 PM PST

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said IPOB will hold a referendum on the sovereign state of Biafra on February 16, a date the Independent National Electoral...

Senate asks Supreme Court to reinstate Onnoghen, says President Buhari can’t remove CJN

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 06:05 PM PST

The Senate on Monday filed a suit before the Supreme Court praying for among others, an order reinstating Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Senate action came after it...

Buhari's government want to kill me - Benue governor cries out

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 06:07 PM PST

The Governor of Benue State, Mr Samuel Ortom, on Monday raised the alarm that the Federal Government was planning to eliminate him. He said the Federal Government should be held responsible if...

Alleged N7.6bn fraud: I’m willing to face trial – Kalu

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 03:21 PM PST

The former Governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said he's ready to face trial at the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged N7.6 billion fraud levelled against him by the Economic and...

Buhari urges traditional rulers to caution subjects against violence during elections

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 03:20 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged traditional rulers to caution politicians against utterances that could affect smooth conduct of this year's general elections and by extension the peace and...

Gunmen kill driver, 2 passengers, hijack 14-seater bus in Rivers

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 03:19 PM PST

Gunmen on Monday hijacked a 14-seater commercial bus after killing the driver and two passengers in Rivers state. The incident occurred within Rumuekpe, in Elele-Ndele axis of East-West Road, in...

Fayemi dedicates victory to Ekiti people, seeks Olusola’s cooperation

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 03:15 PM PST

Ekiti state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has declared that Monday's judgement of the Ekiti State Election Tribunal affirming him as the validly elected Governor of the state is a re-affirmation of...

AGF sends criminal allegations against Onnoghen to NJC

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 01:02 PM PST

Ahead of the emergency meeting of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on Tuesday, the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) has sent a list of criminal allegations against Water...

Senate heads to court over Onnoghen’s suspension

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 01:53 PM PST

The Nigerian Senate has filed a case at the Supreme Court to seek clarification on the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. Relying on an order from the Code of Conduct...

APC Senators counter Saraki, speak on approaching Supreme Court

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 01:02 PM PST

Senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday said there was no time that the Senate met and took the decision to approach the Supreme Court for an interpretation of the suspension of...

PDP slams Obiano for protesting Ohanaeze’s endorsement of Atiku

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 01:00 PM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Organization in Anambra State has slammed Governor Willie Obiano for protesting the decision of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to support the party's...

Mbaka shuns reporters after closed-door meeting with Buhari

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 12:59 PM PST

Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry did not speak to journalists after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. President Buhari met behind closed doors with Mbaka at the...

Rig elections in Akwa Ibom, risk your head – Secondus warns opponents

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 12:39 PM PST

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has warned that any one who has intention of rigging the 2019 elections in Akwa Ibom State risks losing his/her...

Lagos Assembly moves to impeach Ambode

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 12:56 PM PST

Lawmakers in the Lagos state house of assembly have accused Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of the state, of incurring expenditure from the 2019 budget without presenting it to the assembly. At plenary on...

NBA directs members to boycott courts nationwide over Onnoghen

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:41 AM PST

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has announced plans to embark on a two-day boycott of courts following the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. The decision was taken after the...

BREAKING: Senate cancels emergency Tuesday session

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:41 AM PST

The National Assembly has cancelled emergency session scheduled for Tuesday to discuss suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen. In a letter written and signed by the...

Onnoghen architect of his misfortune – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 12:03 PM PST

TEXT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, IN ABUJA ON MONDAY, 28 JAN 2019 1. Gentlemen of the press, thank you for once again honouring...

Agbakoba makes revelation against acting CJN appointed by Buhari (See petition)

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:38 AM PST

A senior advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has written a petition against the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammed. He made a revelation in the petition, saying that the new...

Why no court can stop CCT from trying CJN – Falana (VIDEO)

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:37 AM PST

A front-line lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has faulted the decision by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to challenge his trial at the Code of Conduct...

CCT adjourns Onnoghen’s trial indefinitely

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:36 AM PST

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has indefinitely adjourned the trial of Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria. The adjournment was announced by the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice...

Fayemi floors PDP governorship candidate at tribunal

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:36 AM PST

The Ekiti state governorship petition tribunal sitting in Abuja has declared Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti as winner of the last governorship election in the state. Fayemi victory's was challenged...

10 dead, retired judges make list of CJN Mohammed’s appointed election tribunal members

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:35 AM PST

The names of about ten dead and retired judges appeared among the recently sworn-in 250 election tribunal members.  Lawyers in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, told Daily Independent about...

Falana calls on CJN to resign, criticizes Buhari

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:34 AM PST

Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked Justice Walter Onnoghen to quit the bench, following the allegations leveled against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Falana...

Police seal off CJN Onnoghen’s office, eject administrative staff

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:34 AM PST

The police have early Monday sealed off the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria,  Justice Walter Onnoghen, who was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari, last Friday, sources at the Supreme...

2019 elections: Customs to prevent illegal arms, ammunition entry into Nigeria

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:45 AM PST

With barely few weeks before the general elections, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will leave no stone unturned to prevent the proliferation of illegal arms and ammunition into the...

Nigerian Governors’ Forum warns NASS against passage of N30,000 minimum wage

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:31 AM PST

Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Yari, has warned the National Assembly against passing a new National Minimum Wage that would be difficult for states to pay. Yari, who is the Chairman,...

Ekiti election: APC jubilates, PDP threatens as tribunal upholds Fayemi’s victory

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 09:23 AM PST

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State on Monday trooped to the streets of Ado Ekiti, the state capital, as the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja upheld the victory...

Dogara says N30,000 new minimum wage not enough, reveals National Assembly next action

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 08:59 AM PST

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara has declared that N30,000 monthly salary was not enough as minimum wage. According to him, since the National Assembly will need to go on a...

I have not resigned as CJN – Onnoghen

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 08:51 AM PST

Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen on Monday said rumours of his purported resignation were simply fake news. Rumours of Onnoghen's resignation had been reported in some...

DSS gave me $500,000 for Lawan – Otedola

Posted: 28 Jan 2019 08:55 AM PST

The trial of former Rep. Farouk Lawan resumed in Abuja on Monday with Mr Femi Otedola, testifying that the $500,000 offered to the accused was from Department of State Service (DSS). Business...

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