Saturday, 27 April 2019

NigerianEye: “Two police escorts killed as gunmen kidnap Shell workers” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Two police escorts killed as gunmen kidnap Shell workers” plus 29 more

Two police escorts killed as gunmen kidnap Shell workers

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 11:30 PM PDT

Armed hoodlums terrorising Ahoada Ndele-Rumuji-Emohua axis of the East-West Road have kidnapped two oil worker in Rivers State, killing two members of their security. The incident reportedly...

Nine Nigerians arrested in US for multi-million dollar fraud

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 11:27 PM PDT

Nine Nigerians have been arrested in the United States of America for defrauding businesses and individuals of more than $3.5 million. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New...

I can donate a kidney to Teddy A - BamBam

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 11:13 PM PDT

It is common knowledge that former Big Brother Naija housemate, Bamike Olawumi, also known as Bam Bam met her boyfriend, Teddy A at the contest last year. There were a lot of speculations about the...

'I feel like a newly born baby': 56-year-old man wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years says

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 11:08 PM PDT

As Clinton Kalu, a native of Ndinwafor in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, walked out from the Port Harcourt Maximum Prison, his smile and openness betrayed the pain he had been through...

Liverpool thrash Huddersfield 5-0 to go back top of EPL

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 04:47 PM PDT

Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League table on Friday after thrashing Huddersfield 4-0. The Reds now have 91 points to Man City's 89 points. Jurgen Klopp's side struck three times in...

Brazil’s prisons massively overcrowded

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 01:31 PM PDT

Brazil's prisons are massively overcrowded, housing nearly 300,000 more inmates than they have room for, according to a survey published on Friday. The survey was conducted by the media group Globo,...

NBA bars lawyers from defending kidnap, robbery suspects

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 01:00 PM PDT

The Benin branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has barred its members from handling cases of kidnapping and armed robbery. According to NAN, the branch disclosed this in a communiqué signed by...

Atiku threatens to jail INEC Chairman, Yakubu

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:11 AM PDT

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has threatened to pursue the imprisonment of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC...

Presidency speaks on Buhari seeking medical treatment during private visit to UK

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:11 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that Nigerians, who so wish, have the right to believe that his principal's private visit to the United...

Atiku’s aide writes strong worded letter to INEC chairman, tells him what to do at tribunal

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:11 AM PDT

The Special Assistant to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Youth and Support Groups, Aliyu Bin Abbas has asked the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood...

Gov. Yahaya Bello speaks on ‘dumping’ APC

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:12 AM PDT

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has reacted to reports that he was preparing to dump the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the governorship election in the state. Reports had it...

Why I was absent when Buhari visited Lagos – Tinubu

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:15 AM PDT

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on yesterday, cleared the air on his absence during President Muhammadu Buhari's visit to Lagos State. Buhari...

Trump rejects UN arms trade treaty

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 12:09 PM PDT

U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected a UN arms trade treaty that was approved by his predecessor Barack Obama and is currently waiting in the Senate for ratification. "The UN will soon receive a...

Air Force destroys Boko Haram workshop in Sambisa forest

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:35 AM PDT

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday said its Air Task Force (ATF) for Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed some vehicles and neutralized some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) at a suspected vehicle...

You can’t get away with a ‘stolen mandate’, PDP tells Orji Uzor Kalu

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:14 AM PDT

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) in Abia North Senatorial District has told senator-elect,  Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress, ( APC) that he can't...

Blame church, not govt for ritual killings, says Clergyman

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:12 AM PDT

The Bishop of the Anglican Communion, Egba (Abeokuta) Diocese, Rt. Reverend Emmanuel Adekunle yesterday blamed Nigerian Churches for what he called alarming rate ritual killings, fraud among youths...

Court asked to remove PDP’s Adeleke from Senate

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 09:36 AM PDT

The Federal High Court Abuja was on Friday asked to decide whether Ademola Adeleke still qualified to be a serving Senator having been found guilty of forging the Secondary School Certificate he used...

I killed my boss’s wife because he sacked me, says suspect

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 09:28 AM PDT

A 37-years old driver, Morenikeji Adeyemi on Friday said he killed his boss's wife, Oyewumi Ayanwale because his boss sacked him for no reason after four years of working with him. Adeyemi who was...

New salary hasn’t been approved for Armed Forces – DHQ

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 09:03 AM PDT

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Friday that a new salary structure had not been approved for the members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). DHQ was reacting to a "fictitious document"...

PDP condemns Buhari’s private trip to UK amid insecurity

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 08:27 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condenmed President Muhammadu Buhari's private trip to the United Kingdom, saying it was a wrong move sequel to the worsening security challenges bedevilling...

How Oshiomhole will further destroy APC if not sacked now

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 08:20 AM PDT

The North-East youth wing of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called for the sack of the party's national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. They said Oshiomhole's "crass and ghetto mentality" would...

‘Avengers: Endgame’ crashes records in global launch

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 08:14 AM PDT

"Avengers: Endgame," the last in a 22-film arc featuring the beloved Marvel Universe superheroes crashed records upon its release in Asia, specifically in China, Disney — which owns Marvel Studios —...

Juventus coach, Allegri calls UEFA Champions League ‘bastard’ competition

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 08:02 AM PDT

Juventus coach, Massimiliano Allegri has described the UEFA Champions League as a "bastard" competition. Allegri, whose side were knocked off the Champions League by Ajax a few weeks ago, said his...

Anambra guber: Prepare for war in 2021, APC tells APGA, PDP

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 08:01 AM PDT

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Anambra State, has called on the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA and the People's Democratic Party PDP, to prepare for war in the next governorship election...

FG registers 3m poor, vulnerable people on national social register

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 07:57 AM PDT

The federal government says it has registered a total of 3,031,065 individuals and 755, 112 households in the ongoing national social register being handled by the National Social Safety-Nets...

Emiliano Sala’s father dies three months after son was killed in plane crash

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:02 AM PDT

Emiliano Sala's father, Horacio, has died of heart attack at the age of 58, just three months after his son's tragic plane crash, the UK Sun reports. Emiliano died in a plane crash aged 28 in January...

NLC reveals employers exempted from paying workers N30,000

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 07:49 AM PDT

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared that the new minimum wage recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, was binding on all employers of labour in the country. NLC President,...

APC women list demands ahead of Buhari’s second term

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 07:47 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Aspirants Forum on Friday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, to appoint women into key positions as he plans to form a new cabinet after May 29. NAN...

Buhari donates $500,000 to Guinea Bissau for elections

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 07:43 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the donation of $500,000 to the government of Guinea Bissau. According to a series of tweets on the verified Twitter handle of Presidency Nigeria...

Army redeploys NYSC DG, announces new postings

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 07:24 AM PDT

The Nigerian Army has announced new postings in its leadership structures. Among those affected were the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Maj. Gen. SZ Kazaure who has been moved...
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