Friday, 8 March 2019

NigerianEye: “LIVE UPDATES: 2019 Governorship Elections In Nigeria” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “LIVE UPDATES: 2019 Governorship Elections In Nigeria” plus 29 more


LIVE UPDATES: 2019 Governorship Elections In Nigeria

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 09:27 PM PST

6:30 AM - Kind reminder from INEC - Getting the highest number of votes in a state is not enough to declare a governorship candidate winner To be declared winner, a governorship candidate must not...

2019 Elections: Military jets, soldiers invade Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Kwara, Adamawa

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 09:18 PM PST

There was tension and unease among residents in some key states of the country on Friday as the Nigerian Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance jets began air patrols over perceived...

Getting highest number of votes not enough to win governorship poll – INEC warns

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 09:19 PM PST

Getting the highest number of votes in a state is not enough to declare a governorship candidate winner, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said. To be declared winner, a governorship...

What the weather would look like on Election Day – NiMet

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 09:19 PM PST

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy, sunny and hazy weather conditions with chances of thunderstorms and rainfall over parts of the country on Saturday. NiMet's Weather...

EFCC arrests Imo Accountant-General for allegedly laundering N1.050 Billion for Okorocha

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 09:20 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the acting Accountant General of Imo State, Mr Uzoho Casmir, for allegedly laundering N1.050bn through a new generation bank on behalf of...

Tension in Akwa Ibom as hoodlums burn down INEC office

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 08:21 PM PST

Suspected hoodlums on Thursday night set fire to an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Akwa Ibom State ahead of today's governorship and state assembly elections. Burnt was...

Election Violence: Two feared killed, many injured as hoodlums clash in Lagos

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 07:57 PM PST

At least two persons were feared dead on Thursday while many others were injured as hoodlums clashed in Oto Awori, Ijanikin, Lagos. It was gathered that the violent clash, which started around 1 pm...

Supreme Court affirms interim forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s $8.4 million

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 07:46 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed an order of interim forfeiture made by the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court in respect of the sum of $8.4m linked to the wife of former President Goodluck...

Lekan Shonde sentenced to death for killing wife

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 07:30 PM PST

The Lagos State High Court on Friday found Lekan Shonde guilty of the murder of his wife, Ronke, and sentenced him to death by hanging. It can be recalled that 51-year-old Shonde, a depot worker in...

INEC replaces burnt Smart Card Readers in Akwa Ibom

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 07:30 PM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) said it has replaced and reconfigured the 198 Smart Card Readers that were on Friday burnt in its office in lbesikpo Asutan Local Government, Area...

Nigerian Army probes video showing soldiers invading Rivers commissioner’s home

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 01:50 PM PST

The Nigerian Army says it has begun a forensic investigation of a CCTV footage showing soldiers invading the home of the Rivers State Commissioner of Education, Dr Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja. The army...

Buhari runs a government with no direction – UK newspaper, Financial Times

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 01:46 PM PST

The Financial Times of London says President Muhammadu Buhari has been running a government that lacks a clear direction in the last four years. The respected newspaper therefore called on the...

N1 Billion withdrawn from government account not for vote-buying - Kwara governor’s aide

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 01:44 PM PST

The Media Adviser to the Kwara State Governor, Muyideen Akorede, has denied allegations that the N1bn withdrawn by government officials before the last elections was meant for vote-buying. Akorede...

Fayemi sacks protocol chief

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 11:31 AM PST

Ekiti State Governor , Dr Kayode Fayemi , has terminated the appointment of the State Chief of Protocol , Mr Ayo Adegbite. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode ,...

Former NBA President, Olanipekun to lead Buhari’s legal team against Atiku

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 10:49 AM PST

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), will lead the legal team assembled by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, to defend...

Akpabio accepts defeat, withdraws case against Ekpenyong

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 10:43 AM PST

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting at the Apo, Abuja Judicial Division on Friday struck out a post-election matter instituted by Senator Godswill Akpabio, following his defeat by...

'He's guilty as hell' - R Kelly's former lawyer turns on him

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 10:04 AM PST

The lawyer who defended R. Kelly in a decade-old child pornography case has just said that the R&B legend was guilty of those charges and even received anti-libido drugs to help contain his...

Osinbajo is a dependable deputy, says Buhari

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 09:47 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN on the occasion of his 62nd birthday. The President, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and...

2019 ELECTIONS: INEC postpones assembly election in Adamawa

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 08:44 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the House of Assembly election for the Nasarawa / Binyeri State Constituency of Adamawa State. Resident Electoral Commissioner in the...

Tonto Dikeh's ex-husband denies reports that Actress has full custody of their son

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 07:57 AM PST

Olakunle Churchill has reacted to reports of an alleged judgement by a customary court in Abuja granting his ex wife, Actress Tonto Dikeh full custody of their son on the 4th March. He made this...

I feel sad anytime I make less than 1 million naira - Bobrisky says as he shares alert message from his bank

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 07:49 AM PST

Bobrisky has shared screenshots of credit alerts he received in one day while asking his followers if they've made that much in their 20s. According to the unapologetic crossdresser,  his goal...

TRENDING: Lady shares shocking story of how Arab guys urinated and pooed on her during s.e.x

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 07:49 AM PST

This is a trending story of a young America girl who went on a weekend getaway with her friends and some Arab guys who promised to pay them 40k dollars for an unforgetable trip, The trip didn't quite...

Court sentences man to death for killing wife

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 07:31 AM PST

The Lagos State High Court on Friday sentenced a man named Lekan Shonde to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ronke. Lekan Shonde , a depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State , was found...

2019 ELECTIONS: Court dismisses birth certificate forgery suit against Wike

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 07:23 AM PST

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday dismissed the suit filed by one Elvis Chinda seeking to disqualify Rivers governor, Mr Nyesom Wike from contesting the March 9 governorship...

Buhari’s second term: Aisha reveals who should be appointed by APC govt

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 06:36 AM PST

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has said only card-carrying members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, should be considered for political appointments in her husband's second...

Mother-in-law of Katsina governor ‘kidnapped on election eve’

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 06:22 AM PST

Hauwa Yusuf, mother-in-law to Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, has been kidnapped, according to Daily Trust. Yusuf, aged 80 years, was reportedly abducted from her residence at Dandume...

U.S-based Vlogger blasts Davido's girlfriend, Chioma

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 06:11 AM PST

A U.S-based youtuber identified as Joyceboakye has called out Davido's girlfriend Chioma for giving him free s.e.x without the real assurance which according to her is a ring. The video which has now...

Court orders arrest of APC guber candidate in Akwa Ibom

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 05:13 AM PST

A magistrate court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, has issued a warrant for the arrest of Nsima Ekere, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Akwa Ibom state, over a N2.4...

Buhari makes u-turn, promises peaceful, prosperous second term

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 04:22 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has recanted an earlier declaration that his second tenure would be tough.  Buhari, while speaking at the 28th Convocation Ceremony of the Federal University of...

How Winners Chapel pastor allegedly raped me, assaulted my sister – Teenager cries out

Posted: 08 Mar 2019 04:20 AM PST

A 14-year-old victim of rape on Thursday told an FCT High Court Maitama, that Pastor Emmanuel Matthew of the Winners Chapel allegedly raped her when she was seven-years-old in 2012. The News Agency...

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