Wednesday, 4 December 2019

NigerianEye: “Explosion hits Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, 7 injured, 10 vehicles damaged” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Explosion hits Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, 7 injured, 10 vehicles damaged” plus 29 more

Explosion hits Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, 7 injured, 10 vehicles damaged

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:30 PM PST

At least seven persons were injured on Wednesday after a gas cylinder exploded at the Four Point by Sheraton Hotel in the Oniru area of Lagos State. While three persons were seriously injured by the...

EFCC raids Lagos hotel, 27 'Yahoo-boys' arrested

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:30 PM PST

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday, busted a Lagos hotel believed to be a hideout for internet fraudsters. The target was one Rasaq...

Impeachment hearing against American president, Donald Trump begins

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:31 PM PST

The impeachment investigation into Donald Trump has entered a new phase as the House Judiciary Committee begins hearings into Mr Donald Trump's conduct. The public testimony by four experts on...

Armed bandits raid community in Niger state, kill 11, abduct six

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:32 PM PST

Kukoki village in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State was, on Tuesday, thrown into disarray when bandits held its inhabitants hostage for over three hours. At the end of the operation, the...

Mama Boko Haram charged with N66 million fraud

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:31 PM PST

Aisha Alkali Wakil, a lawyer, better known as Mama Boko Haram, has been charged before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a three-count charge of conspiracy and...

President Buhari makes new appointments

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:38 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the appointment of nine new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. This was disclosed in a state FG issued by the Director of...

Rashford's double ends Mourinho’s perfect start at Spurs

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:24 PM PST

Marcus Rashford spoiled Jose Mourinho's return to Old Trafford on Wednesday, scoring twice as Manchester United beat Tottenham 2-1 to end their former manager's perfect start to his tenure at his new...

Liverpool thump Everton in Merseyside goal derby

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:20 PM PST

Liverpool surged eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Divock Origi was the scourge of Everton once more in a thrilling 5-2 Merseyside derby win for the European champions at...

Ethnicity shouldn’t determine next Nigerian president - Okorocha

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 06:52 PM PST

A former governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, has said vision, and not ethnicity, should determine the next President of Nigeria. He spoke against the background...

VIDEO: World leaders Emmanuel Macron, Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau mock Donald Trump

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 11:19 AM PST

A video already watched by over four million people worldwide has been trending showing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel...

'What an ungrateful personality' -Actress Angela Okorie drags BBNaija's Tacha on Instagram

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 10:34 AM PST

It appears BBNaija's Tacha still has a lot of gratitude seeds to share around with Angela Okorie being the latest to drag her on Instagram for her indebtedness. The Nollywood actress took to her...

VIDEO: Please release my son – Sowore’s mother appeals to Buhari, DSS

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 10:15 AM PST

Madam Esther Kehinde Sowore, mother of rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken out for the first time since the arrest and detention of her son by the Department of State Services on August 3,...

FULL LIST: Billionaire Otedola, Zenith Bank top list of donors to Lagos security trust fund

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 10:14 AM PST

With N80 million, Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, is the biggest individual donor to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund for (LSSTF) for 2019. Zenith Bank took the lead for corporate donors,...

Declaring Kanu’s lawyer wanted baseless – IPOB

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 09:52 AM PST

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described as baseless the Police declaration of Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor wanted. The group said the plan was not only to intimidate other...

Conduct national census before end of 2020,Reps tells FG

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 09:45 AM PST

The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to immediately put in motion, preparation for the conduct of a comprehensive national census before the end of 2020, saying the exercise...

Burna Boy leads Apple’s 2019 top 10 streamed songs

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 09:41 AM PST

Afro-fusion artist, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy, has topped the 2019 list of Apple Music most streamed artists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the data, recently released by Apple...

President Buhari, CJN Muhammed in court over nomination of Supreme Court justices

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 09:15 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Ibrahim Muhammad have been dragged before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the nomination of four justices for elevation to the...

If we don’t end Almajiri now, it will come back to bite us -National Security Adviser, Monguno

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 08:22 AM PST

Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says the government cannot afford to keep extending the phasing out of the Almajiri system of education in Nigeria. Speaking at the launch of the...

Nobody celebrated my survival but they’ll buy N10m casket if I had died -Yul Edochie

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 08:06 AM PST

Yul Edochie, Nollywood's actor-cum-politician, says people would voluntarily buy a casket worth N10 million for his burial but no one celebrated his recent survival in a car crash. In June, the...

BREAKING: We won’t pass hate speech bill – Senate President, Ahmed Lawan

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:45 AM PST

Following the public outcry that greeted the hate speech bill, the Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said the Senate won't pass the proposed anti-free speech bills. Lawan made the disclosure in...

Ayade sends names of 36 commissioner-nominates to Assembly

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 08:04 AM PST

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has forwarded second list of 36 commissioner nominees to the Cross River House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The list was made available to the News...

AFN declares autonomy from Sports ministry

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:59 AM PST

The crisis rocking Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has taken a new dimension as the faction led by suspended Ibrahim Shehu Gusau has declared autonomy from the Ministry of Sports. The body...

Festus Keyamo shades Dino Melaye, Shehu Sani

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 09:20 AM PST

Nigeria's Minister of State and Employment, Festus Keyamo has mocked 'Twitter senators', Shehu Sani and Dino Melaye for failing to return to the red chamber, though they are active on the social...

VIDEO: Future Northern senators might not be able to communicate in English – Rochas Okorocha

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 08:18 AM PST

Rochas Okorocha, the Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District in the red chamber raised an alarm over the high level of illiteracy in the northern part of the country. The former Imo State...

EFCC arraigns ‘Mama Boko Haram’, Aisha Wakil over ‘N66m fraud’

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 06:56 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned Aisha Wakil better known as 'Mama Boko Haram' over an alleged N66 million fraud. Wakil was arraigned alongside one Tahiru...

Buhari unveils national security strategy

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 06:52 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the reviewed National Security Strategy 2019 with a commitment to enhancing the social security of Nigerians as a means of improving their physical...

Gas explosion rocks Four Point By Sheraton hotel in Lagos causes injuries, damages cars

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 07:27 AM PST

No fewer than three persons were injured in a gas explosion that occurred at Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, Oniru Victoria Island, Lagos State on Wednesday. The explosion also affected part of the...

Jesus aspires to emulate teammate Aguero’s scoring rate

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 05:58 AM PST

Gabriel Jesus ended his eight-match goal drought with a brace in Manchester City's 4-1 victory over Burnley on Tuesday and hopes this can spark him into emulating team-mate Sergio Aguero's scoring...

2020 budget: Reps committee presents final report, increases budget

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 05:14 AM PST

The House of Representatives committee on appropriations has submitted the final reports on the 2020 appropriations bill. The Chairman of the committee, Muktar Batera laid the report on...

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Ejiofor speaks from hiding, reveals those responsible for attack

Posted: 04 Dec 2019 05:12 AM PST

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has broken silence on police invasion of his residence in Anambra State on Monday.   Recall that a...
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