Thursday, 21 February 2019

NigerianEye: “VP Osinbajo donates N1 million to ailing Nollywood star, Baba Suwe” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “VP Osinbajo donates N1 million to ailing Nollywood star, Baba Suwe” plus 29 more


VP Osinbajo donates N1 million to ailing Nollywood star, Baba Suwe

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 04:42 PM PST

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has donated the sum of N1m to ailing comic actor, Babatunde Omidina, a.k.a Baba Suwe. Osinbajo made the donation on Thursday through the Youth Organising Secretary of...

2019 Elections: INEC clears 72.7 million Nigerians to vote

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 04:46 PM PST

About 72 million Nigerians have been cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to vote in tomorrow's presidential and National Assembly elections. They represent 86.63 per cent...

APC in Zamfara, Rivers remain banned, can't field candidates – INEC

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 04:50 PM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission says the All Progressives Congress will not be allowed to participate in any elections except the Presidential poll in Rivers and Zamfara States. The...

Court orders arrest of Super Eagles legend, Jay Jay Okocha

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 04:50 PM PST

A Lagos High Lagos in Igbosere has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha, popularly known as Jay Jay Okocha. Justice Adedayo Akintoye made the order...

Unknown Gunmen attack Osinbajo’s convoy in Ilorin

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 05:48 PM PST

Unknown gun men reportedly attacked the convoy of the Vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo in Isale Aluko area of Ilorin late Thursday afternoon during which no fewer than four persons reportedly...

EFCC warns Nigerians - 'Beware, fake Dollars plenty in circulation'

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 04:42 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, said that fake dollars were in circulation ahead of the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday. In a statement...

Heavy traffic as soldiers screen vehicles entering Akwa Ibom

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 04:34 PM PST

Several commercial and private vehicles leaving Cross River State for Akwa Ibom State from the Itu Bridge were on Thursday subjected to scrutiny ahead of Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly...

BUSTED: Police Inspector caught helping political thugs to brand private vehicles in Police colour

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 12:26 PM PST

An unidentified Police Inspector was on Thursday arrested at a hotel in Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for aiding some people to paint a fake Police patrol vehicle for use by politicians...

'Don’t be scared by shoot-at-sight order' - PDP to Nigerians

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 12:14 PM PST

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has urged voters across the country not to be scared by what the party described as a shoot-at-sight directive against would-be ballot box snatchers. President...

'Don’t go back to era of treasury looters' - APC to Nigerians

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 12:08 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress ( APC ) has asked Nigerians to come out on Saturday and either vote for moving forward to the next level as represented by President Buhari or go back to the era of...

Buhari to address Nigerians Friday morning

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 12:02 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari will make a broadcast to the nation on Friday, at 7 am, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. There...

‘Many injured’ in attack of Kwankwaso’s convoy in Kano

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 04:50 PM PST

Many people reportedly sustained injuries in an attack on the convoy of Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central, on Thursday. Abdullahi Haruna, police public relations officer in the...

VIDEO: Dino Melaye's PA joins the opposing team in style

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 08:00 AM PST

Senator Dino Melaye's  personal assistant, Abereoran Olusegun decamps from his team to join All Progressives Congress' Senator Smart. This was done in a dramatic style as the battle for Kogi...

72,775,502 PVCs collected by Nigerians – INEC

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 09:38 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission says 72, 775, 502 Nigerians now have Permanent Voter Cards. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, said this at a press conference in Abuja on...

2019 ELECTIONS: Ohanaeze, MASSOB, IPOB, reaffirm support for Atiku/Obi

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 09:25 AM PST

Arising from a meeting of Igbo stakeholders comprising , Ohanaeze Ndigbo , pro - Biafra groups , including proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualization of the...

Voting starts at 8am – and nine other things you need to know about the elections

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 09:08 AM PST

On Saturday, Nigerians will be going to the polls for the presidential and national assembly elections. Seventy-three political parties filled candidates for the presidential election, though a...

PDP chairman meets Buhari, decamps to APC

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 04:51 PM PST

With barely 48 hours left before Nigeria's general elections begin, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Yobe state, Sani Inuwa Nguru, has decamped to the All Progressives Congress...

2019 Elections: INEC release total number of PVCs collected per state

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 08:59 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says at least 72 million Nigerians collected their permanent voter cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2019 elections. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the...

I won’t step down, says INEC chairman

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 08:49 AM PST

Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says there is no reason "whatsoever" to resign. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the INEC chairman...

Court sentences bank MD to four years in prison for $166m fraud

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 07:33 AM PST

Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos, Thursday, sentenced a former Managing Director of the defunct Integrated Microfinance Bank Ltd, Simon Akinteye to four years in prison,...

Michael Jackson wore condoms every night to stop bed wetting – Doctor reveals

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 07:14 AM PST

Doctor to late music legend, Michael Jackson, Conrad Murray has stated that the late pop singer wore condoms to prevent him from wetting the bed at night. The medic responsible for the death of the...

You risk ending up in jail – APC chieftain warns INEC boss, Yakubu

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 07:12 AM PST

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has warned that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu,...

Empire actor, Jussie Smollet arrested over ‘false’ homophobic attack

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 07:07 AM PST

Empire actor, Jussie Smollett, has been arrested and is now in police custody. This was confirmed by the Chicago police spokesman, Anthony Guglielmi, on his official Twitter page. The police...

Vote buying: Buhari raises alarm over huge dollars in circulation

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 06:40 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed astonishment at the huge amount of foreign currency flooding the country intended to influence the outcome of the general elections beginning on...

DSS speaks on tapping telephone lines of Nigerians

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 06:30 AM PST

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied tapping the telephone lines of Nigerians. A political group had alleged that the DSS had tapped the telephone lines of Nigerians. But Mr Peter...

Why Alex Iwobi can be Arsenal's future

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 05:38 AM PST

There is a lot of controversy surrounding Arsenal – or more specifically, star playmaker Mesut Ozil and head coach Unai Emery.There is a considerable section of Gunners fans who believe that Ozil,...

My biggest achievement is making my parents proud -Lil Kesh:

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 06:23 AM PST

Ololade 'Lil Kesh' Keshinro, a Nigerian singer and songwriter, says his greatest achievement so far in his music career is making his parents proud.Lil Kesh, who started out as an artiste on...

‘It’s not everytime you score goals’ — Fashola asks Nigerians to slow down on childbirth

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 06:00 AM PST

Tunde Fashola, minister of power, works, and housing, has called on Nigerians to slow down on childbirth. The minister, who was a former governor of Nigeria's most populated state, Lagos, said any...

Former BBNaija housemate Cee-C launches clothing line

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 05:34 AM PST

Cynthia Nwadiora, a.k.a Cee-C, BBNaija's `Double Wahala' 1st runner-up, has launched Gym wears for keep fit enthusiasts. Cee-C shared the news on her Instagram handle @Ceec_official, where she...

EFCC raise alarm over fake dollars

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 05:04 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of fake Dollar notes ahead of Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections. In a statement...

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