Saturday, 20 July 2019

NigerianEye: “If a small state like Bayelsa has three senators, Nigeria’s Constitution is fair – Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “If a small state like Bayelsa has three senators, Nigeria’s Constitution is fair – Buhari” plus 29 more

If a small state like Bayelsa has three senators, Nigeria’s Constitution is fair – Buhari

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:32 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the 1999 Constitution as fair to all segments of the country. To justify his position, Buhari cited the fact that each of the 36 states must have a minister...

Asari Dokubo blows hot, asks Fulani herdsmen to leave Southern Nigeria

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:29 PM PDT

Ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has called on South-South and South-Easterners to return home following threats from Coalition of Northern Groups. Asari spoke on the heels of the...

Nigerians in America jittery as Trump begins raid of illegal immigrants

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:16 PM PDT

There are indications that some Nigerians may be affected in the ongoing raids on undocumented aliens ordered by the United States President, Mr Donald Trump. The raids, being carried out by the US...

Why Buhari won’t ask court to free El-Zakzaky – Presidency

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:13 PM PDT

The Presidency said on Friday that the issue involving the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zalzaky, could only be determined by the judiciary and not President...

Review: Beyonce delights with Lion King, the Gift

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 04:10 PM PDT

The Bey Hive was feeling the love Friday over Beyonce's release of the album "The Lion King: The Gift," which the pop queen dropped as a sister piece to her new film, a remake of the Disney...

Algeria wins 2019 African Cup of Nations

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:23 PM PDT

Baghdad Bounedjah's early goal propelled Algeria to a first Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years after a fiery 1-0 victory over Sadio Mane's Senegal in Friday's final in Cairo. Bounedjah gave...

Atiku, PDP close case at tribunal – after calling 62 witnesses

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 10:50 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, have closed their case at the presidential election petitions tribunal. Chris Uche, counsel to the petitioners, made...

We have no hands in El-Zakzaky’s trial -FG declares

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 10:40 AM PDT

The federal government says it is not involved in the ongoing trial of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). In a statement on Friday, Garba Shehu, senior special...

Women cheat more than men- Leo Da Silva

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 10:35 AM PDT

Big Brother Naija 2018 contestant, Leo Babarinde Dasilva has stirred controversy with a recent statement he made about the gender that cheats the most. The suave dude who has been linked...

Two farmers shot dead as Boko Haram raids Chibok

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 10:31 AM PDT

Two farmers have been shot dead by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Kautikari village, Chibok local government area of Borno state. A source, who confirmed the incident, said the farmers were...

Osinbajo, Ooni meet in Aso Rock

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 10:31 AM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday met behind closed doors with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. The meeting lasted for about fourty-five minutes at the Vice President's office in the...

I have no problem with minimum wage implementation – Gov. Masari

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 10:19 AM PDT

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, says his administration has no problem with implementation of the new national minimum wage for workers. Masari gave the assurance on Friday, when he received the...

Akeredolu yet to fulfil agreement of our meeting with Tinubu – Ondo APC elders forum

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 09:31 AM PDT

The leader of the Elders Forum of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State and former deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Ali Olanusi has disclosed that days after the reconciliation...

Fani-Kayode slams South-West governors’ response to Northern elders’ advice to Fulani herdsmen

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 08:57 AM PDT

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation minister, on Friday condemned the response of South-West governors to the call for Fulani herdsmen to return from the region. Recall that the Chairman of the...

I’ve not been certified, PDP’s database analyst admits

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 08:19 AM PDT

Joseph Gbenga, a database analyst engaged by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has admitted that he has not been certified. Gbenga, number 441 on the petitioners list, said this while testifying at...

BREAKING: Boko Haram kills aid worker in Borno

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 07:56 AM PDT

A worker of Action Against Hunger, a humanitarian organisation, has been killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. In a statement, the organisation said the incident happened as its convoy was...

Okorocha warns Ihedioha over N100bn claim, tells Governor best thing to do

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 07:53 AM PDT

The immediate past Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has warned the State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, against making allegations that he (Ihedioha) is not willing to defend. Okorocha...

Bill Gates loses World’s second richest position

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 07:53 AM PDT

Bill Gates has been unseated as the second richest man in the world, losing the position to Bernard Arnault, the chairman and CEO of LVMH. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in the latest...

VIDEO: Watch Super Eagles team arrive back in Nigeria after AFCON 2019 bronze medal

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 07:42 AM PDT

The Super Eagles team who finished third in the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt 2019 have just arrived Nigeria. In the tournament the Nigerians lost twice, once to Madagascar in the group and then...

Ondo Govt warns farmers against harbouring kidnappers

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:51 AM PDT

The Ondo State Government on Friday warned farmers in government farm settlements and reserves against harbouring kidnappers or providing to them, information about security movement. The state...

UTME: Lagos inmate who scored 246 points set for NOUN

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:47 AM PDT

The Principal, Ikoyi Prisons School, Mr Ibikunle Idris, has described the performance of inmates who participated in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, as encouraging and signs of...

TRENDING VIDEO: ‘I can’t drive a plane’ — CJN errs while responding to question at senate

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:32 AM PDT

The social media is abuzz as a result of Ibrahim Muhammad's, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), screening at the senate on Thursday. The CJN, who was appointed in acting capacity in January, was...

I got presidential election results from website operated by INEC official – ICT expert tells tribunal

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:31 AM PDT

An ICT expert from Kenya, David Ayu Nyango Njoga on Friday said he retrieved the results of the 2019 presidential election from a server allegedly operated by the Independent National Electoral...

FIFA ‘taps Nigeria to host 2020 U-20 World Cup’

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:31 AM PDT

Ten years after Nigeria last hosted a FIFA World Cup event, the country is set for another chance as the world football governing body seems ready to award the country the hosting right of the FIFA...

Will Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Tekno, Mr Eazi and Burna Boy get Grammy nominations?

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:28 AM PDT

Some Nigerians have began the Grammy nominations campaign for Nigerian artists featured on Beyoncé's 'Lion King: The Gift' album. The album, which dropped on Friday, features Wizkid, Tiwa Savage,...

South West Governors react to call by Northern elders that Fulani herdsmen should leave Southern region

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:24 AM PDT

South-West Governors Forum has reacted to a recent call by Northern Elders Forum, NEF, asking herdsmen to leave the Southern region of the country and return to the North. Governors of the South West...

Passengers panic as man climbs Azman Air aircraft at Lagos Airport

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 06:00 AM PDT

Passengers aboard a Port Harcourt-bound Azman Air flight were thrown into panic on Friday after a yet-to-be-identified man climbed the aircraft while it was about to take off at the Murtala Muhammed...

Army confirms death of colonel, captain, four soldiers in terrorists’ ambush

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 05:06 AM PDT

The Nigerian Army on Friday confirmed the killing of an Army Colonel and a Captain during a clash with Boko Haram terrorists in Borno and Yobe States. The Deputy Director of Army Public Relations in...

GOODNEWS!! NERC says you can get prepaid meters and pay later

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 05:00 AM PDT

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says electricity customers will be allowed to get prepaid meters and pay later. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, Nathan...

OPC issues 21-day ultimatum to Police, others to find killers of Fasoranti’s daughter

Posted: 19 Jul 2019 05:00 AM PDT

The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) New Era on Thursday issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Nigeria Police and other security agencies in the country to fish out the killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, the...
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