Wednesday, 27 November 2019

NigerianEye: “Why Jonathan is angry with PDP - Presidency” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Why Jonathan is angry with PDP - Presidency” plus 29 more


Why Jonathan is angry with PDP - Presidency

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 05:37 PM PST

President Goodluck Jonathan was not blackmailed to trade off the November 16 governorship poll in Bayelsa State, the Presidency said on Tuesday. According to Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu the...

No border reopening, until our neighbours respect trade protocols – FG

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 05:32 PM PST

The Federal Government admitted on Wednesday that its temporary policy to close land borders was responsible for the current rising inflation in the country. But it still defended the closure,...

Boko Haram terrorists attack Yobe town, hijack ambulance

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 05:29 PM PST

Suspected members of Boko Haram on Wednesday attacked Babbangida town in Yobe State. The group launched the attack on the town in an ambulance, which they had earlier seized from a team of...

200-level female student arrested for participating in NYSC

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 05:24 PM PST

The National Youth Service Corps has arrested a 200-level female student who allegedly obtained a fake degree certificate and was undergoing the orientation exercise at the Zamfara State camp. It...

Kirikiri prison boss, eight others implicated in $1 million internet fraud

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 05:18 PM PST

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has approved the suspension of three officers and six other men of the Nigerian Correctional Service implicated in the $1m...

FG set to integrate traditional medicine into healthcare delivery system

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 10:20 AM PST

The Federal Ministry of Health, (FMOH) has said that it is set to propose a Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). The Permanent Secretary...

Emery under pressure as Arsenal finds replacement

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 10:11 AM PST

Arsenal have identified Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo as a potential replacement for Unai Emery if the Gunners decide to sack the Spaniard. Head coach Emery is under pressure after a winless run...

Social Media Bill: Senators address protesters, pledge to do what Nigerians want

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 09:48 AM PST

Dozens of protesters on Wednesday marched to the National Assembly gate to ask the Senate to drop the bill to regulate the social media in Nigeria. The two senators who addressed the protesters...

Dino Melaye vs Smart Adeyemi: Details of latest petition to INEC ahead of Saturday’s rerun election emerges

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 09:43 AM PST

Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election, has given the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, conditions for the conduct of the...

Police assault Journalist as protest rocks NASS over Social Media, Hate Speech Bil

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 09:40 AM PST

A policeman on Wednesday assaulted a journalist while covering a protest against the recently introduced Social Media Bill in Abuja. According to reports, dozens of protesters marched to the...

Border closure contributing to rising inflation -Finance minister

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 09:28 AM PST

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, says the closure of the country's land borders is contributing to rising inflation. Last week, the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released figures that showed...

BBNaija’s winner, Mercy regrets fame, cries out for her old life

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 08:36 AM PST

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, winner, Mercy has cried out over the challenges presented by her current celebrity status. The Nigerian celebrity who got to fame following her appearance on the...

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu finally approves implementation of N35,000 new Minimum Wage

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 08:29 AM PST

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially approved the payment of N35,000 new minimum wage to workers under government's employ beginning from this month. A circular issued by the Head...

BREAKING: Police ‘shoot schoolgirl’, arrest two journalists at IMN protest in Abuja

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 08:24 AM PST

A secondary school student was shot on Wednesday when policemen who were dispersing protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria  (IMN ) opened fire at Wuse market in Abuja. The girl...

Former House of Rep member, Tony Okey is dead

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 07:26 AM PST

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos), has announced the death of a former member of the House, Rep. Tony Okey. Gbajabiamila, who made the announcement on...

Hate Speech Bill, beginning of dictatorship – Afe Babalola

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 07:20 AM PST

The much touted hate speech Bill being proposed by the Senate, Wednesday received another vituperation, as a legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola(SAN), described it as a slide to...

DR SID CONFESSES: I almost died, had a mild stroke last year

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 07:10 AM PST

Surulere crooner, Sidney Esiri fondly called Dr Sid has opened up about the health challenges he experienced last year. Unknown to many, the pop star struggled with finances and had to resort to...

Abuja-bound British Airways flight loses engine mid-air

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 07:09 AM PST

A British Airways aircraft, which took off from London on Tuesday, executed a return after losing an engine mid-flight. A report by TVC said the aircraft took off from Heathrow airport Tuesday...

No contractor can cheat Nigeria without help of civil servants -CCB chairman

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 05:46 AM PST

Isa Mohammed, chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), says no contractor can swindle Nigeria without the help of civil servants. Mohammed spoke on Tuesday at the national workshop on the...

‘Do not gag me’ — Protesters ask National Assembly to drop social media/hate speech bills

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 05:40 AM PST

Protesters have converged on the National Assembly Complex in Abuja to vent against the bills seeking to regulate social media and curb "hate speech" in the country. The protesters, comprising...

Real reasons ‘North may rule Nigeria forever’ – Jonathan’s ex-aide, Doyin Okupe

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 05:40 AM PST

Doyin Okupe, a former spokesperson on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has hinted that the North may rule Nigeria forever. Okupe explained that the inability of states in the South...

EFCC denies withdrawing corruption case against Diezani

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 04:51 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied media reports that it withdrew a criminal charge against the former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke and other...

Army steps up operations, as Boko Haram wounds 2 soldiers in Borno

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 03:46 AM PST

Mindful of the possible spike in criminal activities during the yuletide season, troops of Nigerian Army have stepped up operations against criminal elements across States of the Federation through...

Ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji docked again

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 03:39 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday re-arraigned the former speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. Ikuforiji and his aide Oyebode Alade Atoyebi...

"Dear Buhari,…” Natasha Akpoti writes to President Buhari

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 03:37 AM PST

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti, on Monday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate cases of violence during the Kogi governorship...

Fani-Kayode ‘exposes’ those allegedly sponsoring Boko Haram, calls for Trump’s help

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 03:35 AM PST

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has revealed those allegedly sponsoring Boko Haram in Nigeria. Fani-Kayode alleged that ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Saudi Arabia and Turkey were sponsoring Boko Haram...

Buhari takes major decision in Aviation sector

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 03:51 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has ratified the Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (Hague Convention of 1971) (Beijing Protocol 2010). Buhari also...

UNIPORT students disrupt ASUU meeting

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 03:32 AM PST

There was confusion on Wednesday at the secretariat of the Academic Staff Union of University, UNIPORT Branch, when a group of students under the auspices of the Students' Union Government invaded...

BREAKING: Tension in INEC as security operatives bar Melaye, journalists from gaining entrance

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 03:21 AM PST

There was palpable tension, on Wednesday, at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission as security operatives prevented Senator Dino Melaye and journalists from...

Why policemen collect bribe – IGP

Posted: 27 Nov 2019 03:16 AM PST

The Ghanaian Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, has said the willingness of civilians to offer policemen bribes is responsible for the unprofessional conduct of officers. He said it...

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