Monday, 20 January 2020

NigerianEye: “‘Mama Boko Haram’ sent to prison over ‘111m fraud’” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “‘Mama Boko Haram’ sent to prison over ‘111m fraud’” plus 29 more


‘Mama Boko Haram’ sent to prison over ‘111m fraud’

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:59 AM PST

A high court in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, remanded Aisha Wakil, better known as "Mama Boko Haram", to a custodial centre in the state on Monday. Aisha Kumalia, the presiding judge, gave the...

Supreme Court affirms Bala Mohammed as authentic Governor of Bauchi

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:23 AM PST

The Supreme Court on Monday declared that Senator Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is duly elected governor of Bauchi State. Details later…

Pastor Adeboye cries out, says demons in Nigeria did not go to school

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:15 AM PST

Pastor Enoch Adeboye of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has lamented that demons in Nigeria are not educated. Adeboye said the illiteracy level of demons in Nigeria has made it difficult for...

Mbaka reveals what Ihedioha should have done before Supreme Court ruling

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:17 AM PST

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry in Enugu state, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has said Emeka Ihedioha should have come to his church to seek God's intervention, before losing at the Supreme...

PDP secretly planning to impeach me – Gov. Hope Uzodinma cries out

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:14 AM PST

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, has alleged plot by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. Uzodinma alleged that PDP was secretly planning to incite...

Amotekun, ploy by Yoruba leaders to create Oduduwa Republic – Balarabe Musa

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:11 AM PST

A former governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, has said that the main reason the leaders and governors of the Southwest region set up the new security outfit, Operation Amotekun was to create...

BREAKING: Supreme Court validates Lalong’s election as Plateau gov

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 08:18 AM PST

The Supreme Court, on Monday, affirmed the election of Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State. Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who headed the seven-man panel of the apex court, dismissed the appeal filed...

PHOTOS: EFCC raid Club 360 in Ibadan, arrests 89 ‘yahoo’ boys

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 09:01 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Monday said it arrested 89 suspected internet fraudsters at the Club 360 located on Akala Expressway, Oluyole Extension in...

Suicide bomber kills nine civilians in Chad

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 08:24 AM PST

Nine civilians died in western Chad after a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in an area targeted in the past by Boko Haram insurgents, the army and officials said on Monday. Chad is...

Vandalism our major concern, says NNPC boss

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 07:36 AM PST

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Mele Kyari, has lamented the rate of pipeline vandalism in the country, describing the problem as a major security...

APC describes PDP protest as disgraceful and senseless

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 07:23 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has become a threat to the peaceful coexistence of citizens in the country. The ruling party said this in reaction to the...

Ganduje reacts to his victory at Supreme Court

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 07:08 AM PST

Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano State in reaction to his victory at the Supreme Court has commended the Judiciary for what he termed "defending of the Nation Democratic Culture." Reacting few minutes...

El-Rufai asks principals to stop collecting fees from ALL primary/secondary students in Kaduna

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 07:06 AM PST

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has directed that free primary and secondary education be implemented in the state with immediate effect. Phoebe Yayi, permanent secretary for the state ministry...

Completing Lagos-Ibadan rail in April no longer feasible -Amaechi

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 07:05 AM PST

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says it is unlikely the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail will be completed in April. Amaechi made this known via Twitter on Monday. "Today (Monday), Oyo...

Burna Boy’s song places fourth in Michelle Obama’s playlist for 2020

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 06:42 AM PST

Nigerian Singer and song writer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, a.k.a Burna Boy 'My Money' 'My Baby' song makes Michelle Obama, former US First Lady's, workout playlist for 2020. Obama took to her...

Transfer: Edinson Cavani asks to leave PSG

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 06:34 AM PST

Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani has told Paris St-Germain he wants to leave the club after "an approach" by Spanish side Atletico Madrid. The 32-year-old has been limited to 14 first-team outings...

Supreme Court judgement: Lawmakers, well wishers besiege Tambuwal’s residence

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 06:20 AM PST

Barely one hour after Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal was declared the duly elected Governor of Sokoto State by the Supreme Court on Monday, serving lawmakers, former Reps, NASS workers, Sokoto indigenes...

Army boss, Buratai describes Boko Haram resurgence as last kick of a dying horse

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 07:17 AM PST

Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, has described the recent activity of Boko Haram insurgents as "the kicks of a dying horse gasping for the last breath".  Boko Haram has stepped up attacks on...

Oshiomhole plotting to be VP, will ‘greatly’ disappoint Tinubu – APC chieftain, Idahosa

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 05:58 AM PST

Charles Idahosa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that the party's National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole was plotting to be the running mate of a Northern presidential...

PDP candidate, Abba Yusuf reacts to Ganduje’s victory at Supreme court

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 05:50 AM PST

Abba Yusuf, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 governorship election has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement, which upheld the election of Abdullahi Ganduje as Governor of...

FG budgets N4bn for Ajaokuta steel, another N310m for its concession

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 05:40 AM PST

The federal government earmarked N3.79 billion for Ajaokuta Steel Company in the 2020 budget. According to budget documents seen, N3.607 million of that amount would be for recurrent expenditure...

Dozens wounded as anti-government protest resumes in Iraq

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 04:42 AM PST

Dozens of Iraqi protesters were wounded on Monday, in Baghdad and other cities, in clashes with security forces who were trying to clear blocked roads, security and medical sources said. This is as...

Many injured as truck conveying PDP protesters crashes

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 04:41 AM PST

Some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were injured on Monday when a truck conveying them during a protest in Abuja fell. The PDP supporters were heading to the Supreme Court Complex...

Fani-Kayode attacks Anthony Joshua for prostrating before Buhari in London

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 04:38 AM PST

Femi Fani Kayode, former minister of aviation has condemned Anthony Joshua's behavior when he met President Muhammadu Buhari. Joshua during his meeting with Buhari on Saturday in London prostrated...

Residents flee as JTF begins manhunt for killers of military men in Bayelsa

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 04:30 AM PST

The Chairman, Ekeremor Local Government Council of Bayelsa, Dr Bertola Perekeme, on Monday condemned the killing of four Naval personnel in December 2019, in the area. Perekeme said no sane person...

Ganduje: How Kano residents reacted to Supreme Court ruling

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 04:11 AM PST

Residents of Kano metropolis have continued with their normal socio-economic activities as the Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed the re-election of Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. Delivering the judgment,...

Buhari speaks on Nigeria-UK relations, rues visa, customs barrier within Commonwealth

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 04:01 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday spoke on Nigeria's relations with the United Kingdom (UK) and the country's exit of the European Union (EU). Buhari, in an article titled 'A new case for a...

‘You are nothing but APC mole in PDP’ – Timi Frank hits Gov. Ikpeazu

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 03:33 AM PST

Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday described the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu as a mole in the Peoples Democratic Party,...

Sanusi asked to be Osinbajo’s VP when Buhari was sick in London -Junaid Mohammed

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 03:26 AM PST

Junaid Mohammed, a second republic lawmaker, says Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, lobbied for the position of vice-president when President Muhammadu Buhari was hospitalised in London. Osinbajo...

My forced exit from Nigeria traumatising, says AIT journalist granted asylum in US

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 04:37 AM PST

Ohimai Amaize, a Nigerian journalist, says he can now carry on with his life without fear as the US granted him asylum.  Amaize, better known as "Mr Fix Nigeria", fled Nigeria for US in June...

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