Monday, 1 April 2019

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram burns down Chibok village” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram burns down Chibok village” plus 29 more


Boko Haram burns down Chibok village

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 06:13 PM PDT

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have again attacked a community in Chibok local government area of Borno state. The attack comes three days after the insurgents burnt houses in Gatamwarwa ward,...

APC reacts as Saraki says senators should decide their leaders

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 06:14 PM PDT

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has advised political party leaders to allow elected federal lawmakers to choose their leaders on the day of inauguration in order to achieve stability of...

I can assure Nigerians that Atiku is far better than Buhari - Obasanjo

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 06:13 PM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has defended his endorsement of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He said despite the fact that Atiku lost to President...

Nigerian Army launches “Operation Harbbin Kunama III’’ for Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 06:20 PM PDT

The Nigeria Army has launched "Operation Harbbin Kunama III'' to cover forest areas of Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States, in a bid to end activities of bandits. The operation is expected to begin...

We may start selling petrol above N145 – Petroleum marketers

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 06:12 PM PDT

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to ensure that private depot owners maintain the official...

Man says, rejects wife’s pregnancy - 'We didn’t make love for two of our three-month marriage'

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:56 PM PDT

A 28-year-old woman, Bilkisu Aminu, has sued her ex-husband, Muhammad Jibril, before a Sharia Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, over his denial of her pregnancy. Bilkisu, who resides in...

Nigeria’s debt profile among lowest in the world — Osinbajo

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:52 PM PDT

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday that Nigeria's current debt burden, when compared to the size of the economy, is among the lowest in the world. The vice president spoke in Lagos at the...

What Buhari’ll do in next 4 years – Osinbajo

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:50 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's administration in the next four years will address, among other things, the deficiencies in the quality of human resources caused by poor education and healthcare, Vice...

IPOB members arrested for burning police station

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:48 PM PDT

Members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra who allegedly attacked and burnt a police station in Ajali, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, have been arrested. Five of...

Rivers election: Let the will of the people prevail —Obi

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 02:29 PM PDT

Mr Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure the will of people prevail as it resumes collation of results in Rivers State. Obi ,...

Oshiomhole’s statement on Rivers being twisted - APC

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 02:22 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday lashed out at a section of media, accusing it of twisting the statement on the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to suit what it described as a...

My fear is APC may have a serious set back in 2023 – Okorocha

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 02:14 PM PDT

Imo State Governor, Mr Rochas Okorocha, warned on Monday that the ruling All Progressives Congress could lose its bearing completely by 2023 if the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole,...

Police arrest SARS officials suspected of killing Kolade Johnson in Lagos

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 02:10 PM PDT

A Police team under the Lagos State Police Command has been arrested over the alleged killing of a youth, Kolade Johnson, on Sunday. The Command's spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest in...

English Premier League: Arsenal defeat Newcastle, jump to third

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 02:05 PM PDT

Arsenal moved above Tottenham into third in the Premier League table with a 2-0 defeat of Newcastle United on Monday. Aaron Ramsey, bound for Juventus after this season, struck his fourth league...

Abayomi Shogunle blocks Ruggedman on Twitter over #ENDSARS

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:48 AM PDT

Musician, Ugochukwu Stephens, otherwise known as Ruggedman, has been blocked by the Head of Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit, Abayomi Shogunle, for lambasting the Special Anti- Robbery Squad and...

DSS releases journalist Jones Abiri

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:37 AM PDT

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Jones Abiri, the editor and publisher of the Weekly Source newspaper, who was arrested on Saturday. Samuel Ogala, Abiri's lawyer, said his client...

Your ministry’s budget too high – Senate blasts Finance Minister

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:33 AM PDT

The Senate Committee on Finance, on Monday queried the Federal Ministry of Finance for high budgetary releases to itself and some of its parastatals. NAN reports that members of the committee raised...

Saraki speaks on Magu’s rejection as EFCC chairman, Senate confirmation powers

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:31 AM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has clarified his comments about Senate confirmation powers. Saraki had spoken on Monday at the ongoing Orientation Programme for incoming members. Speaking through...

Buhari orders reversal of State House Medical Centre to Clinic

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:31 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the State House Medical Centre (SHMC) be reverted to a Clinic to serve the original purpose of its establishment. A statement by Deputy Director...

Saraki lists Senate achievements under his leadership

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:03 AM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday, listed some achievements of the Red Chamber.  Saraki spoke during the ongoing orientation programme for members-elect of the 9th National Assembly. In...

Many PDP leaders are after their stomach -Obasanjo

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:03 AM PDT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says many leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are after their pockets and stomach. Speaking when he received leaders of the party from the region in...

Senate Presidency: What I told Buhari about Saraki’s replacement – Okorocha reveals

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:03 AM PDT

Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday met President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Okorocha speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting said he...

NNPC explains how it recruits

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:03 AM PDT

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has clarified that there was no discrimination in the various requirements in the corporation's recruitment process. Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the NNPC Group...

Drama as Ogun LP guber candidate disowns counsel at Tribunal

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 09:43 AM PDT

There was mild drama on Monday as the Ogun State Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party, Mrs Modupe Sanyaolu and the party chairman, Abayomi Arabambi disowned a legal practitioner who announced...

Ogun Election: Tribunal directs INEC to grant Akinlade, APM access to election materials

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 09:40 AM PDT

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, on Monday directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to grant the candidate of the Allied...

My feminism is human rights, says actress Genevieve Nnaji

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 09:13 AM PDT

Nollywood screen diva, Genevieve Nnaji says she is a woman who has rights to choices and can do whatever she feels like. Nnaji, who spoke as a guest speaker at the recently held London School of...

Alleged recruitment discrimination: Pass your exams first, NNPC tells NANS

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:57 AM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has urged the National Association of Nigerian Students to face their studies and pass their examinations before seeking employment with the...

Three governors accompany Buhari to Senegal

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:30 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari is on his way to Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of President Macky Sall of West African nation. Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state; Mohammed Abubakar,...

My client’s case has shown judiciary is very weak -Onnoghen’s lawyer

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:24 AM PDT

Adeboyega Awomolo, counsel to Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says his client's case has shown that the country's judiciary is very weak and not independent. Awomolo's...

Court orders INEC to allow APM's Akinlade access election materials

Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:24 AM PDT

The Ogun state governorship election petition tribunal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to grant Adekunle Akinlade, candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement...

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