Wednesday, 13 February 2019

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram members attack Borno state governor's convoy, kill 3” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram members attack Borno state governor's convoy, kill 3” plus 29 more


Boko Haram members attack Borno state governor's convoy, kill 3

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 10:33 PM PST

Three persons may have been killed in the convoy of the Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, during an attack by Boko Haram insurgents. The governor was travelling to Gamboru-Ngala on...

Buhari, Atiku take political campaign to home states in a bid to woo voters

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 10:29 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party have scheduled the grand finale of their presidential campaign rallies to hold...

Incite violence, get visa ban, forfeit assets – UK to Nigerian politicians

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 10:24 PM PST

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, has warned that Nigerian politicians who incite or execute violence during Saturday's elections would have their visas banned and assets...

Nigeria’s daily oil production drops

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 10:21 PM PST

The nation's crude oil production including condensate fell to 1.999 million barrels per day in January from 2.081 million bpd in December, according to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. The...

Ambrose Alli University suspends ASUU chairman over alleged sexual harassment

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 10:19 PM PST

The authorities of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has suspended the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities of the institution, Dr Monday Igbafen. Igbafen, the...

AGF Malami writes INEC, asks for postponement of elections in Zamfara

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 10:14 PM PST

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission asking the commission to postpone the...

2019 Elections: Be peaceful, orderly, Ambode urges lagosians

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 11:07 AM PST

With barely 48 hours to the much-anticipated Presidential and National Assembly elections across the country, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has urged residents in the State to conduct...

Tinubu, Oshiomhole missing as Buhari takes presidential campaign to Abuja

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 09:32 AM PST

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, were notably missing, as President Muhammadu Buhari...

Onnoghen is subject to law, he can be arrested – Sagay

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 08:50 AM PST

Eminent professor of law Itse Sagay (SAN) on Wednesday said Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen was not above the law, so the order to arrest him for failing to appear before the Conduct Tribunal (CCT) was...

Anti-graft war suffers setback as EU adds Nigeria to ‘dirty-money backlist'

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 08:26 AM PST

The European Union (EU) has added Nigeria to countries on its "dirty money blacklist". According to Reuters, the EU said the nations in this category pose a threat because of tax controls on...

Militants were unleashed on my administration, says Buhari

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 08:25 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari says Niger Delta militants were unleashed on his administration. Buhari said this on Wednesday while commenting on the challenges his government encountered when it came on...

How Buhari, Amaechi are using people for ‘rituals’ during campaign – Timi Frank alleges

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 08:25 AM PST

Former deputy spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and his campaign Director-General, Rotimi Amaechi, to tell Nigerians why people...

2019 ELECTIONS: FRSC will certify vehicles conveying election materials —Oyeyemi

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 08:24 AM PST

The Federal Road Safety Corps says it will certify all vehicles that would convey election materials and personnel. Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the FRSC Corps Marshal, made this known at a capacity building...

Facebook promises to fight fake election news in Africa

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 08:18 AM PST

With elections scheduled to be held in various African countries this year, Facebook has devised mechanisms to reduce the spread of fake news, the social media giant said on Wednesday. African...

'Osinbajo’s chopper crashed due to lost of visual contact with the ground' – AIB

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 08:12 AM PST

Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Wednesday released a preliminary report on the helicopter crash involving Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Kabba, Kogi state penultimate Saturday. The Agusta...

Elections are important only if they make the country safe -Buhari

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 07:21 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari says elections are important only if they make the country safe. Buhari said this at the signing of the national peace accord ahead of the February 16 presidential...

How ex-VP has shown his frustration, desperation to set Nigeria on fire – Keyamo alleges

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 07:20 AM PST

The Director, Strategic Communications of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Festus Keyamo on Wednesday alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was...

What Buhari, Tinubu, APC must know before Saturday’s presidential election – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 07:20 AM PST

Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has told President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its national leader, Bola Tinubu, to bear in mind that Nigerians have rejected...

BREAKING: Many feared killed as Boko Haram attack Borno Governor’s convoy

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 07:15 AM PST

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday attacked the convoys of Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, who were on their way to a political rally at Gamboru-Ngala. Witnesses' reports said many...

PDP will station 1,000 vote defenders per unit in Akwa Ibom – Governor Emmanuel

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 07:08 AM PST

Akwa Ibom state governor, Udom Emmanuel, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state will station 1,000 youths per unit to defend its votes. He stated that the party has worked hard to...

Atiku begs Buhari, INEC to ensure every vote count

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 07:00 AM PST

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to use his office and ensure that every vote cast in this Saturday's...

2019 ELECTIONS: PDP introduces system to check rigging

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 06:54 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has introduced a state-of-the-art Parallel Voting Tabulation (PVT) system to check any form of rigging in this Saturday's presidential election. The PVT is a...

NJC asks acting CJN to respond to fresh petition, raises panel to probe him, Onnoghen

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 07:07 AM PST

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has given Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), seven days to respond a fresh petition against him. In a statement on Wednesday, Soji Oye,...

Agbakoba reacts as CCT issues bench warrant against Onnoghen

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 06:39 AM PST

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba,SAN, has reacted to the bench warrant issued by the the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen. CCT on Wednesday also mandated...

JUST IN: PDP sues INEC for insisting on card readers

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 05:53 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the use of card readers for the general election. In a suit filed before the federal high court...

Niger Delta militants endorse Buhari

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 05:52 AM PST

Militants and ex-militants in the Niger Delta region have endorsed the reelection bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. They announced this at the end of a workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers state...

2019 ELECTIONS: Enugu APC holds final road show for Buhari’s re-election

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 05:39 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has initiated a final presidential campaign road show to the grassroots in the Enugu East senatorial zone to drum support for President Muhammadu...

Like Jonathan, my ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian -Atiku

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 05:19 AM PST

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. Speaking at the signing of the national peace accord ahead...

Wizkid speaks on 2019 election, urges Nigerians against voting a celebrity-endoresed candidate

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 05:18 AM PST

Ahead of the 2019 elections, Wizkid has aired his views on ongoing political issues being debated in preparation for Saturday's Presidential election. Recently, Davido publicly stated his preferred...

Lagosians will decide if I merit a second term -Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 13 Feb 2019 05:18 AM PST

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he did not sign any deal that will prevent him for seeking re-election if he becomes the state...

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