Wednesday, 16 October 2019

NigerianEye: “Femi Falana apologises as Moghalu accuses him of falsehood” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Femi Falana apologises as Moghalu accuses him of falsehood” plus 29 more

Femi Falana apologises as Moghalu accuses him of falsehood

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 11:55 PM PDT

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has apologised over his claim that Kingsley Moghalu, former presidential candidate of the Young Peoples Party (YPP), accepted an appointment from the...

Nigeria’s debt hits N25.7trn

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 11:55 PM PDT

The nation's total public debt rose by N3.32trn in one year to N25.7trn as at the end of June 2019, the Debt Management Office has revealed.. The Federal Government owed N20.42trn as of June 30,...

EDO STATE: Tension between Obaseki and Oshiomhole heightens

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 11:54 PM PDT

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday alleged that his immediate predecessor and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, had said he would make the...

Labour suspends planned strike

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 11:48 PM PDT

Organised labour on Tuesday demanded documents from the Federal Government to support its claims during a negotiation on the consequential adjustments on the New National Minimum Wage. Labour...

Obaseki considering dumping APC -Oshiomole

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 11:48 PM PDT

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, is contemplating dumping the ruling party. In a statement issued on his behalf...

Crisis hits Nigerian Senate over secret job recruitment

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 11:43 PM PDT

Crisis is allegedly brewing in the Senate over the employment slots allocated to the lawmakers by some federal agencies. Some aggrieved senators have vowed to resist the sharing method allegedly...

Federal Government can’t meet Labour’s wage demand -Ngige

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 11:43 PM PDT

The Federal Government cannot meet the demand of Labour in the new minimum wage regime, Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, said on Tuesday. According to him, the economy will grind to a...

Air force decorates female combatant pilots — first time in 55 years

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 11:40 PM PDT

The Nigerian Air Force has decorated Kafayat Sanni and Tolulope Arotile as the first female fighter pilot and first female helicopter pilot, respectively. The two flying officers who just completed...

Aisha vs Daura: Omokri reacts to conflict in Aso Rock

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 09:56 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the impasse between Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari and Mamman Daura's family. Recall that while Aisha...

No going back on paying above N30,000 minimum wage – Sanwo-Olu vows

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 09:56 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has again promised to pay above N30,000 minimum wage to Lagos workers, considering the special status of the state, saying the state is technically...

‘Aso Rock now a house of comedy’ — PDP taunts Buhari

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 09:50 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the feud between Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, and Fatima, daughter of Mamman Daura, has "exposed the leadership failure of the...

‘Strange things happening inside Aso Rock’ — Nigerians react to feud between Aisha Buhari, Daura’s daughter

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 09:54 AM PDT

Some Nigerians have reacted to the video of Aisha Buhari, the first lady, speaking aggressively inside Aso Rock. In an interview with BBC, Fatima, daughter of Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu...

Army asks Ndume to prove Boko Haram killed over 840 soldiers

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 09:46 AM PDT

The Nigerian army has asked Ali Ndume, chairman, senate committee on army, to provide evidence showing over 840 soldiers have been killed by Boko Haram insurgents.  The senator representing...

UEFA opens probe into Bulgarian racism against England

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 09:26 AM PDT

UEFA have launched disciplinary proceedings against Bulgaria after racist chanting from their fans during their Euro 2020 qualifier defeat by England, the governing body announced on Tuesday. In a...

Court grants N200,000 bail to lecturer accused of sexual harassment

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 09:23 AM PDT

A Kano Chief Magistrate Court has granted bail to a lecturer standing trial over alleged sexual harassment of his female student. The 36-year-old lecturer, Shehu, was granted N200,000 bail with two...

Sanwo-Olu writes Assembly, seeks approval for N250bn loan

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 08:48 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sought the endorsement of the House of Assembly for a loan of N250 billion. The governor's letter was read on the floor of the House during plenary on...

Gunmen kill father, abducts 2 children in Abuja

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 08:42 AM PDT

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a man, Ayuba Chashe, and abducted his two children at Yebu community in Kwali Area Council of FCT. The Chairman of Kwali Area Council, Mr Danladi Chiya,...

VIDEO: 11-year-old Nigerian speaks on corruption at UN conference

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 08:11 AM PDT

Naomi Oloyede, an 11-year-old Nigerian, has addressed the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) international conference in Vienna. In a video the agency shared on Twitter, Oloyede was...

Boko Haram has killed over 840 soldiers in Borno -Ndume

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 08:03 AM PDT

Ali Ndume, chairman, senate committee on army, says the Boko Haram sect has killed 847 Nigerian soldiers from 2013 till date. He said the deceased officers were buried in the military cemetery...

Why Soyinka should be blamed for poor state of Nigeria’s education – Omokri

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 07:58 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to a statement by Nobel Laurete, Prof Wole Soyinka that Nigeria's educational system is nothing to write home about. Soyinka on...

Atiku vs Buhari: Supreme Court sends strong message to Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 08:12 AM PDT

The Supreme Court has told the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, that it had yet to constitute the panel that would hear the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its...

Bayelsa Guber Poll: PVC collection rate is satisfactory- REC

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 07:46 AM PDT

The Bayelsa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Monday Tom, says INEC is satisfied with the percentage rate of Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection, promising that the body is adequately...

Italy asks UEFA to reconsider 2020 Champions League final in Turkey

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 07:20 AM PDT

Italy's Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has urged European football governing body UEFA to reconsider the decision to play next year's Champions League final in Istanbul after Turkey's bloody...

Buhari’s govt doesn’t play politics with security -Lai Mohammed

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 06:38 AM PDT

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari does not play politics with the security and welfare of citizens. Mohammed said this on...

EFCC re-arraigns Atiku’s lawyer over $2m money laundering

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 06:32 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday re-arraigned Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, lawyer to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general...

N24 bn Loot: Maina starts snitching, exposes several top politicians, civil servants

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 06:27 AM PDT

Former chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina has began to reveal the names of those who partook inside the N24 billion loot to the Economic and Financial Crimes...

PHOTOS: Baby boy butchered by dog survives initial rounds of operation

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 06:21 AM PDT

The 13-months-old baby boy, who was severely attacked by a pit bull dog on Tuesday, October 8, has been saved by doctors of Cedarcrest Hospital, in Apo District of Abuja. The baby, Michael Duniya,...

Yahaya Bello risks disqualification over ‘double registration’

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 05:25 AM PDT

Natasha Akpoti, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has asked a federal high court in Abuja to disqualify Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, from the November 16 gubernatorial election, over...

How I was raped by cultist – FUOYE undergraduate

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 05:22 AM PDT

An undergraduate of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, on Monday narrated to a Lagos State Special Offences Court how a suspected cultist, Tayo Bakare, allegedly raped her. Bakare is standing trial...

Aisha vs Daura: Leave Buhari family alone – Fani Kayode

Posted: 15 Oct 2019 05:19 AM PDT

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Tuesday reacted to the leaked video of Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari being locked up in a room in the Presidential Villa,...
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