Friday, 19 July 2019

NigerianEye: “OSUN: Adeleke replies Oyetola - ‘Dancing is better than looting government funds'” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “OSUN: Adeleke replies Oyetola - ‘Dancing is better than looting government funds'” plus 29 more


OSUN: Adeleke replies Oyetola - ‘Dancing is better than looting government funds'

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 06:03 PM PDT

The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2018 governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has slammed the state governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, accusing him of...

Armed bandits kill over 20 in Sokoto

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 06:07 PM PDT

Suspected armed bandits have killed over twenty persons in Dan Tatsako village in Goronyo local government area of Sokoto State. A source in the local government says the assailants arrived in the...

Death Of Fasoranti’s Daughter: Residents cry out over arrest of artisans, motorcyclists

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 06:07 PM PDT

Following the death of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa. Reuben Fasoranti, security men have reportedly begun to make...

US offers $7.5 Million in scholarships to over 303 Nigerian students

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 05:54 PM PDT

Even as Nigeria remains the 13th highest sending country of international students to the US, with about 12, 693 Nigerians currently studying in the United States, additional 303 Nigerian students...

Renault, Coscharis to assemble, sell two low-cost vehicles in Nigeria

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 05:49 PM PDT

French car giant Renault plans to assemble two low-cost vehicles in Nigeria via a joint venture with the local conglomerate Coscharis, a Renault statement said Thursday. Renault, which claims an 18...

Army investigates video of soldier assaulting motorist in Lagos

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 05:42 PM PDT

The Army said yesterday that it had begun investigation into the assault of a motorist at Obalende, Lagos Island, by a man dressed in military camouflage. General Officer Commanding 81 Division...

Military pressure forced Zamfara bandits to embrace dialogue — Buratai

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 05:33 PM PDT

The Chief of the Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said the pressure mounted by the troops on bandits and criminals in the North-West geopolitical zone has forced them to embrace the dialogue...

Ooni of Ife to Buhari - 'Fish out bad eggs among Fulani herdsmen'

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 05:27 PM PDT

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday called for the tightening of security in the South-West by the Federal Government amid the increasing attacks by herdsmen on communities in the...

Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo retires from international football

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 05:27 PM PDT

Super Eagles forward Odion Jude Ighalo has called it a day with the National team, shortly after Skipper John Mikel Obi made his retirement official. The 30-year-old scored the winner against the...

Kidnappers of Samson Siasia’s mother demand N70 million ransom

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 11:17 AM PDT

The abductors of Mrs. Beauty Siasia, mother of ex-Super Eagles coach and striker, Samson Siasia, has reportedly demanded N70 million for her release. It was gathered that Samson Siasia, has spoken...

994 Nigerians deported from Ghana in 18 months — FG

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 11:07 AM PDT

The Federal Government said 994 Nigerians have been deported from Ghana through the land borders in the last 18 months. The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,...

Boko Haram terrorists kill six Nigerian soldiers in Borno

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 11:03 AM PDT

Six soldiers have been killed in an ambush by jihadists in Borno state, two military sources told AFP Thursday. Heavily-armed fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province group opened fire...

Super Eagles to play Lesotho, Benin, Sierra Leone as CAF releases draw for AFCON 2021 qualifiers

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 11:00 AM PDT

The Confederation of Africa Football has released the group stage draw for AFCON 2021 qualifiers. CAF released the result in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday. The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred...

How Okorocha crippled Imo for eight years – Gov. Ihedioha

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 10:39 AM PDT

The Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, on Thursday, accused his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha of crippling the state through "massive looting." Ihedioha alleged that Okorocha looted the state's...

VIDEO: Lawmaker attacks Bayelsa APC chairman

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 10:27 AM PDT

A video showing Wilson Dauyegha, minority leader of the Bayelsa house of assembly, attacking Jotham Amos, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, has surfaced online. Fatimah...

El-Zakzaky, Dasuki must not die in detention – HURIWA warns Buhari

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 10:20 AM PDT

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Thursday cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against allowing former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki and the leader of the...

My wife denied me s3x for 16 years – Cleric tells court

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 10:18 AM PDT

An Islamic cleric Ganiyu Salami, on Thursday, approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos, to end his 40-year-old marriage to his wife, Halimatu, for allegedly denying him s.e.x and threatening his...

Buhari congratulates Jos Imam who saved over 200 Christians for receiving U.S. award

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 10:08 AM PDT

President Buhari has expressed delight at the International Religious Freedom Award conferred on Imam Abubakar Abdullahi of Nigeria by the U.S. Department of State. On behalf of the Federal...

Nigerian Iman who saved over 200 Christians from herdsmen gets international award

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 10:08 AM PDT

A Nigerian Iman, Abubakar Abdullahi, has been honoured with US International Religious Freedom Award for risking his own life to save some Christians in Jos. The Muslim cleric hid 262 Christians in...

I raped my daughter to protect her, 37-year-old guard tells court

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 10:05 AM PDT

An Ibadan Chief Magistrates' Court sitting in Iwo-Road on Thursday ordered that a 37-year-old night guard, Wasiu Orilonise, be remanded in Agodi, Ibadan Prison custody after confessing, and telling...

Army commander, 20 soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 10:44 AM PDT

An army commander and at least 20 soldiers have been killed in an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe state. The troops were ambushed on their way from Borogozo in Yobe where the headquarters...

Reno Omokri attack Buhari for telling Fulani herdsmen to ignore Northern elders’ call to leave Southern Nigeria

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 09:52 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has been attacked for asking Fulani herdsmen to ignore the call by the Coalition of Northern Elders Forum, NEF, to leave the Southern part of the country. Reno Omokri, a...

Jada Pullock debunks claim that Wizkid assaults her

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 09:31 AM PDT

Wizkid's manager and mother of his third child, Jada Pollock has debunked the allegation that the self-proclaimed 'Star boy' assaults her. Recall that Pullock had on July 16th  disclosed via...

Oyo Guber primary: Supreme Court dismisses Shittu’s suit against APC

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 08:39 AM PDT

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by Adebayo Shittu, former Minister of Communications, against his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the exclusion of his name...

Senate hearing of CJN is evidence of leadership crisis- Ezekwesili

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 08:21 AM PDT

A former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, says the confirmation hearing of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Muhammad Tanko, has revealed the depth of the leadership crisis in the...

Insecurity in South-West real, Yoruba don’t want war – Ooni declares after meeting Buhari

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 08:14 AM PDT

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Presidential Villa. Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the monarch...

Reps wants FG to include Almajiris in school-feeding programme

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 08:11 AM PDT

The House of Representatives has called on Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo to conduct headcounts of Almajiri and enrol them into the Homegrown school feeding programme. The call was part of the...

Gunmen kill two soldiers, abduct expatriate in Akwa Ibom

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 08:09 AM PDT

Gunmen have killed two soldiers and abducted an expatriate in Ukanafun local government area of Akwa Ibom state. The expatriate engineer working with Al Madal construction company was inspecting the...

2019 BBNaija: I was celibate for eight years, Khafi reveals

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 08:03 AM PDT

Kafayat Kareem a.k.a Khafi, one of the BBNaija 'PepperDem' housemates said she was celibate for eight years after her conversion to Christianity. She made the revelation in a chat with Gedoni, her...

BREAKING: Pinnick steps down as CAF 1st vice president

Posted: 18 Jul 2019 10:25 AM PDT

Amaju Pinnick, president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), has stepped down as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) first vice president. Pinnick stepped down on Thursday, while at...

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