Thursday 28 March 2019

NigerianEye: “Drama as PDM candidate asks tribunal to void Buhari’s victory, order fresh presidential election” plus 25 more

NigerianEye: “Drama as PDM candidate asks tribunal to void Buhari’s victory, order fresh presidential election” plus 25 more


Drama as PDM candidate asks tribunal to void Buhari’s victory, order fresh presidential election

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 04:44 PM PDT

Fresh troubles have emerged for President Muhammadu Buhari as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement, Pastor Aminchi Habu, and the PDM, have sued him, the Independent National...

Senate Presidency: Our decision on Lawan final, PDP’s votes unnecessary – APC

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 04:48 PM PDT

The ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday said only the decision on the party's preferred candidate for the position of the Senate President for the 9th Assembly had been taken. It said the...

Nigeria to clamp down on selling of cigarettes to minors

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 04:56 PM PDT

The Federal Government says it will soon clamp down on those who sell cigarettes to minors and also enforce the prohibition of flavoured tobacco product, also known as shisha. The Nigerian...

Police nab four Fulani herdsmen for kidnapping Catholic priest

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 04:38 PM PDT

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested four Fulani herdsmen for allegedly kidnapping a Catholic priest, Rev Fr Lazarus Ekwueme of the Diocese of Nsukka. Ekwueme was kidnapped on March 11, 2019,...

‘No plan to amend Constitution to keep Buhari beyond 2023’

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 01:47 PM PDT

Spokesman of the Senator Ahmad Lawan for Senate President Group, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Wednesday described as fake news, a story making the rounds that Ahmed Lawan, if elected as Senate...

NNPC closes recruitment portal, begins shortlisting of applicants

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 01:35 PM PDT

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday closed its portal for ongoing recruitment exercise and began shortlisting of applicants. Mr Ndu Ugahmadu, the Corporation's spokesman...

FG approves N1.3 Billion contracts for NAN, NTA, FRCN

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 12:55 PM PDT

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved N1.3 billion contracts to strengthen and reposition its media outfits for effective information dissemination. The media organisations to benefit from...

I respect Ajimobi, but I’m concerned about financial health of Oyo State — Makinde

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 12:50 PM PDT

Oyo State governor-elect, Mr. Seyi Makinde, has said that though he respects his outgoing predecessor, Abiola Ajimobi, he is concerned about the financial implications of alleged contracts being...

FG, ASUU resume renegotiation of 2009 agreement

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 12:45 PM PDT

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have begun fresh re-negotiations of the 2009 agreement. Dr Wale Babalakin, the Chairman, Federal Government re-negotiation team,...

APC plots to invade Adamawa with thugs, PDP alleges

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 10:14 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa state has accused the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to hire thugs from Kano and Kaduna to disrupt Thursday's...

APC threatens to boycott supplementary poll in Adamawa

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 10:14 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa has threatened to boycott the supplementary governorship election if INEC insisted on conducting it on Thursday. The State Organising Secretary of APC,...

Presidential poll: Three more parties file petition against Buhari’s victory

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 10:15 AM PDT

The number of political parties, challenging the outcome of the last presidential election has risen to four, with three more depositing their petitions before the Presidential Election Tribunal in...

Gov. Okowa receives certificate of return as INEC withholds four others

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 09:39 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Wednesday presented the certificate of return to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and withheld certificates of return of four assembly...

BREAKING: Court sentences killer of ex-Ondo deputy gov’s daughter to death

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 09:35 AM PDT

An Ondo state High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced Seidu Adeyemi to die by hanging for killing Khadijat Oluboyo, daughter of former deputy governor of Ondo State. Adeyemi was charged for...

Gunmen abduct policeman, others in Edo

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 09:31 AM PDT

A police officer simply identified as DSP Godwin and four other persons have been abducted by gunmen at Ubiaja, headquarters of Esan South East local government area. DSP Godwin was travelling to...

Your best years are still ahead, Buhari tells Tinubu

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 09:27 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his 67th birthday, coming up on Friday. Buhari, in a statement by his...

Gunmen abducts ex-Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association Taraba chapter

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 08:12 AM PDT

The Immediate past chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association Taraba state chapter Mr Joel Daniel has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped in the early hours of today by unknown gunmen who made their way...

Super Eagles 70 per cent ready for AFCON – Rohr

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 08:08 AM PDT

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr feels his team is '70 per cent' ready for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals, AFCON following Nigeria's 1-0 win over Egypt on Tuesday. Paul Onuachu's first-minute...

Kalu demands zoning of Deputy Senate President to South-East

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 06:04 AM PDT

A former Abia governor, Dr Orji Uzo Kalu has indicated interest to contest for the position of the Deputy Senate President in the soon to be constituted 9th National Assembly. Kalu also wants the...

Court fixes May 22 to further hear suit filed by Patience Jonathan

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 05:57 AM PDT

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday fixed May 22 for further mention of a suit filed by former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, challenging a "No Debit Order" placed on her bank...

Prisons reform committee frees 84 inmates in Edo

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 04:56 AM PDT

The Presidential Committee on Prisons Reform and Decongestion has released 84 inmates from different prisons in Edo, the state's Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), said on Wednesday in...

Kano is peaceful – Ganduje

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 01:59 AM PDT

The Kano State Government says there is no crisis in the state over the announcement of results of the just concluded re-run election that saw Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje victorious. Addressing...

Importers responsible for Nigeria’s ailing economy – Audu Ogbe

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 01:54 AM PDT

Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has explained how importers are wrecking the Nigerian economy. He specifically said importers were the greatest wreckers of Nigeria's efforts to...

Drinking hot tea almost doubles risk of cancer – Study

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 01:42 AM PDT

According to a new study, people who drink tea piping hot may be increasing their risk of oesophageal cancer. Researchers found that tea drinkers who liked their beverage to be warmer than 60...

One dead, another injured while testing bulletproof charm in Katsina

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 01:34 AM PDT

A 40-year-old man, Abubakar Hamisu, has died of gunshot wounds he sustained while he and his friends were testing the efficacy of a bulletproof charm. The deceased's friend, Rabe Salisu, 35,...

I fought with Tobi because I wanted him to be all mine– Cee-c reveals

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 01:27 AM PDT

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Cee-c has disclosed why she had so many rifts with Tobi, her love interest in the reality TV show. It was gathered that Tobi and Cee-c were emotionally involved...

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