Friday, 9 August 2019

NigerianEye: “The mysterious disappearance of female Corps member ‘ Cynthia Amarachi’” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “The mysterious disappearance of female Corps member ‘ Cynthia Amarachi’” plus 29 more


The mysterious disappearance of female Corps member ‘ Cynthia Amarachi’

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:42 PM PDT

Sorrow and anguish has continued to prevail, palpably, at the home of the Nwawuikes in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos state following the mysterious disappearance of their daughter, Cynthia Amarachi, 25,...

Sowore files 19-ground application to challenge detention order

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:42 PM PDT

The Convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, on Friday urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside its order permitting the Department of State Services to detain him for 45...

My relationship with Teddy A started as a game – BamBam

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:43 PM PDT

Former Big Brother Nigeria housemates, Teddy A and BamBam, recently took to social media to share the news of their engagement. Many commented that the engagement was a publicity stunt while others...

Slaughtering of rams for Sallah is not ‘do or die’ for muslims

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:26 PM PDT

As the Eid-el-Kabir celebration draws near, some Nigerians are having sleepless nights, battling to purchase that massive ram for Sallah celebrations. However, slaughtering of rams for Sallah is not...

Weather Forecast: NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Saturday

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:19 PM PDT

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted prospect of thunderstorms and rains over the Northern and Central cities with moderate rains over Southern cities on Saturday. NiMet's...

You can’t get federal projects without lobbying – Nigerian Senator

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:12 PM PDT

The representative of Plateau South in the Senate, Ambassador Ignatius Longjan, has said constituents should blame their representatives for lack of federal projects in their areas, because they...

Police arrest fraudster paying N897,000 with fake alert

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:00 PM PDT

A suspected fraudster, Ismaila Adamu, got more than he bargained for recently when he was arrested by the police for buying $2,500 from a bureau-de-change operator at Alaba International Market,...

Saudi Arabia accused of ‘sportswash’ by hosting world heavyweight fight

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 03:08 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight title rematch between Anthony Joshua and champion Andy Ruiz Jr in December, a controversial choice which immediately sparked accusations of the Gulf...

Liverpool begin Premier League title hunt by thrashing Norwich

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 02:59 PM PDT

Liverpool taught newly-promoted Norwich a lesson on the opening night of the new Premier League season with a 4-1 win at Anfield on Friday to lay down an early marker in the title race. Norwich...

Nigerian crude suffers slowest sales of the year

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 02:30 PM PDT

Nigerian crude has suffered its slowest sales of the year in August, traders said, as U.S. exports of competing light, sweet grades flood traditional markets in Europe and Asia. It is bad news for...

Falana files motion challenging Sowore’s detention order

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 01:40 PM PDT

Human Rights Activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Femi Falana, on Friday, filed a motion to challenge the legality of the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja that gave the...

Nigerian Army captures Bobrisky in Rivers

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 12:45 PM PDT

Notorious cultist, Bobrisky of Gokana has been apprehended by the Nigerian Army. Bobrisky's capture comes less than twenty-four hours after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike placed a thirty million...

Buhari issues order to NEMA

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 12:11 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately provide relief assistance to persons and communities affected by flood nationwide. His...

Court grants former INEC chairman, Maurice Iwu N1 Billion bail

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 11:10 AM PDT

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, on Friday granted former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Maurice Iwu bail in the sum of N1...

Eid-el Kabir: IGP assures Nigerians of adequate security

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:48 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police IGP M.A. Adamu has assured Nigerians of adequate security before, during and after the Eid-el-Kabir festival. The IGP as part of measures toward ensuring a peaceful...

Police kill driver on Abuja-Kaduna road over N2000 bribe

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:12 AM PDT

Policemen on duty along the Abuja-Kaduna highway allegedly killed a commercial driver after he refused to give them N2,000 bribe, NAN quoted a witness as saying. The yet-to-be-identified driver was...

Eid-el-Kabir: Buhari leaves Abuja for Daura

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 09:51 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday departed Abuja for his hometown, Daura, Katsina State to observe the Eid-el-Kabir. The Federal Government had on Tuesday declared Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 as public...

INEC fires Cross River REC for joining guber race

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 09:47 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Frankland Briyai, its resident electoral commissioner in Cross River state, breached the code of conduct while declaring his political...

Herdsmen invade Akwa Ibom farmlands; kill one, injure another

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 09:47 AM PDT

Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Thursday invaded farmlands at Ikot Obio Nso community in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, killing one Friday Etor and injuring another, Nsikak...

#RevolutionNow: CORE group announces August 19th mass protest

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 08:45 AM PDT

Strong voices from the activist community and newsmen gathered at a press briefing organised by the Coalition for Revolution (CORE) on August 9th 2019 to intimate the public on the next line of...

‘Buhari angry with Atiku for acting presidentially’ – Omokri reacts to EFCC’s arrest of ex-VP’s lawyer

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 09:14 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari was angry with Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic...

#BBNaija: Tacha rejects Seyi’s proposal as things get complicated in Big Brother house

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 08:39 AM PDT

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, Housemate Seyi on Thursday night got a shocking response from fellow housemate Tacha when he put a request across to her. Seyi who had recently told Biggie his intention...

EFCC arrests Atiku’s lawyer, to charge him with ‘laundering $2m’

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 10:07 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Uyi Giwa-Osagie, a legal adviser of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, over alleged money laundering. Osagie was arrested after he...

Under 20 Women Cup: FIFA Delegation Okays Nigeria Stadium

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 08:36 AM PDT

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday gave nod for Nigeria's bid for the hosting right to the Under 20 Women's World Cup in...

AAC expels Sowore, others

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 01:38 PM PDT

The African Action Alliance (AAC) on Friday expelled its national chairman and ex-presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, from the party. Also affected were 28 other...

Court grants Maurice Iwu, ex-INEC chairman, N1bn bail

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 08:27 AM PDT

A federal high court in  Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted a N1 billion bail to Maurice Iwu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Economic and Financial Crimes...

Ambode breaks silence on N9.9bn linked to him, account frozen by EFCC

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 08:24 AM PDT

Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of Lagos state, says he does not have personal links to the accounts where N9.9 billion was frozen. On Tuesday, a federal high court in Lagos ordered the freezing of...

Kidnappers free widow of slain Winners Chapel pastor

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 07:07 AM PDT

Oluwakemi Omolewa, widow of slain resident pastor of Living Faith Church, Kaduna, has been freed by her captors. Last Sunday, suspected bandits attacked the Omolewas along Kaduna-Abuja road, killing...

Election Tribunal: Court rules in favour of APC

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 07:06 AM PDT

  The Taraba state governorship tribunal on Friday granted the prayer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), seeking to be re-listed in the governorship petition that had earlier been...

Federal govt begins recruitment into NSCDC (SEE HOW TO APPLY)

Posted: 09 Aug 2019 05:54 AM PDT

  The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Board, CDFIPB, has announced the commencement of recruitment into the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. A statement signed by...

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