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NigerianEye: “I’m leaving Lagos better than I met – Ambode” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “I’m leaving Lagos better than I met – Ambode” plus 29 more

I’m leaving Lagos better than I met – Ambode

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 10:40 AM PDT

Less than one month to his exit from the seat of governance, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has said he is leaving Lagos better than he met it, as his administration has grown the economy of...

Senate orders IG of police to appear before it

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 10:41 AM PDT

The Senate has asked the acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to appear before it on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, announced this during plenary on...

#ZainabAliyu: FG clarifies release of Nigerian detained for alleged drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 10:11 AM PDT

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mustapha Sulaiman, has confirmed that Saudi authorities have released the Nigerian girl, Zainab Aliyu, and another man, Ibrahim Abubakar,...

N30,000 minimum wage shouldn’t be used to ‘bully, victimize’ workers – PDP warns Buhari

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 10:37 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said the N30,000 minimum wage should not be a justification for any form of bullying or victimization against the workers by President Muhammadu Buhari's...

Omokri tasks Buhari after release of Nigerian arrested for ‘drug trafficking’ in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 09:39 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to the release of Zainab Aliyu, the Nigerian student detained in Saudi Arabia for alleged drugs trafficking. Omokri commended...

UBEC chairman, daughter regain freedom

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 09:36 AM PDT

Muhammed Mahmood, chairman, board of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), and his daughter have been released by their abductors. Their release was confirmed by Hussain Danladi, one of...

Boko Haram invades Adamawa village, kills 26

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 09:34 AM PDT

Twenty-six people have been feared killed and several others critically injured following a Boko Haram attack on a village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State. According to reports...

Defection: Saraki, Dogara, 52 other lawmakers know fate May 17

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 09:01 AM PDT

The Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed May 17 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and 52 other...

Chelsea defender Rudiger to miss rest of season

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 08:52 AM PDT

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger will miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury which requires surgery. The German center-back limped off during the second half of the Blues' 1-1...

NASS approves N23.679bn for outgoing, new lawmakers, aides

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 08:43 AM PDT

The National Assembly, Tuesday, approved the payment of the sum of N23.679 billion severance package for outgoing Senators and Members of the House of Representatives as well as their legislative...

Supreme Court speaks on taking orders from Buhari

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 08:39 AM PDT

The Supreme Court has made it clear that it does not take orders from President Muhammadu Buhari, as it remained an independent arm of government. The apex court, in a statement signed by the...

Taraba state varsity deputy registrar kidnapped on campus

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 08:06 AM PDT

Sanusi Sa'ad, deputy registrar administration, Taraba state university, Jalingo, was on Tuesday morning kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Samuel Shikaa, chairman of the university's chapter of Academic...

BREAKING: Federal Government secures Zainab Aliyu’s release

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 07:44 AM PDT

The Federal Government has secured the release of Zainab Aliyu who was arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this at a...

N’Assembly passes 2019 budget, increases it by N86bn

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:42 AM PDT

The senate has passed a sum of N8.916 trillion as estimates for the 2019 budget as against N8.83 trillion earlier proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The new budget figure was passed after...

Senate investigates Buratai’s alleged illegal appointment on new NYSC DG

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:57 AM PDT

The Senate, Wednesday directed its committee on Youth and sports to investigate the alleged illegal appointment of a new Director-General for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. It was also said...

Nnamdi Kanu meets diplomatic community in Germany, plans US meeting

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:56 AM PDT

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Monday met the diplomatic community in Germany, in his attempt to seek support for the actualisation of Biafra Republic. Emma...

Journalists barred from NGF induction — after report on recession

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:51 AM PDT

Journalists have been barred from continued coverage of the ongoing induction programme for newly-elected and returning governors. The journalists were refused entry into the state house conference...

Four feared dead in Lagos train accident

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:47 AM PDT

At least four persons were feared killed after a train crushed a tricycle in Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident occurred around 6:45am at Iju Ishaga, a Lagos suburb. It was gathered...

Tears as mob kills Nigerian man wrongly accused of kidnapping in South Africa

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:51 AM PDT

A 34 year-old Nigerian, Samuel Nkennaya, has been killed while another Nigerian, Chinonso Nwudo is in critical condition in South Africa following a mob attack. Mr Victor Ayanfe-Oyebanjo, Secretary...

NAPIMS’ ex-GGM, Dafe Sejebor, arrested in US for ‘human trafficking’

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:41 AM PDT

Houston Police Department has arrested Dafe Sejebor, former group general manager of National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), over his alleged involvement in human...

China sentences Canadian citizen to death for drug trafficking

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:37 AM PDT

China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death for his involvement in drug trafficking. Canada's Fan Wei received the death penalty, similar to Wu Ziping, whose nationality was not given, a court...

How Zainab Aliyu was set up in Saudi Arabia –Presidential Aide, Onochie

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:15 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has reacted to the case of Zainab Aliyu, the student incriminated in drug-related matters and being detained by...

‘Call for Dasuki, El- Zakzakky’s release, another betrayal of Jesus Christ’ – Christians fires back at CAN President

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 04:47 AM PDT

The Concerned Christian Forum of Nigeria has faulted the recent call by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, for the release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria and...

Your act is idiotic – Gani Adams carpets Oba Akinruntan for installing Yoruba Obas based abroad

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 04:37 AM PDT

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, Monday night lambasted the Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom, Oba Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan, for installing Yoruba Obas who live outside the country. In a...

Last PDP lawmaker of Lagos assembly defects to APC

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 04:33 AM PDT

Dipo Olorunrinu, the lone Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member in the Lagos state house, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Olorunrinu, who represented Amuwo-Odofin constituency I,...

Akpabio speaks on dumping APC, returning to PDP

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 04:33 AM PDT

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to report of him planning to defect back to the Peoples Democratic Party,...

Oyo govt., labour meet over N30,000 minimum wage

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 03:08 AM PDT

The Oyo State Government has met with representatives of labour unions on the implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage in the state. The meeting, which held at the state secretariat in...

FG to compensate codeine manufacturers with N1bn for seized products

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 03:08 AM PDT

The federal government says it will spend over N1 billion to compensate manufacturers of codeine-containing cough syrup who had their products seized or withdrawn from circulation. Moji Adeyeye,...

INEC reacts to PDP’s claim on replacement of election result servers

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:51 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it was replacing election servers in its headquarters and state offices...

A ‘private visit’ to Her Majesty the Queen

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 02:24 AM PDT

 By Reuben Abati "You look dull. I hope you are good" "What else can the son of man do, with all the problems on someone's head in this country?" "What happened? Your team messed up in the...
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