Thursday, 23 January 2020

NigerianEye: “UPDATED: FG, south-west governors agree to formalise Amotekun” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “UPDATED: FG, south-west governors agree to formalise Amotekun” plus 29 more

UPDATED: FG, south-west governors agree to formalise Amotekun

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 11:12 AM PST

The federal government and governors of states in the south-west have reached the agreement to draw up a legal framework for the Western Nigeria Security Network code-named: Amotekun. Rotimi...

BREAKING: Amotekun remains illegal, Malami insists

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 08:53 AM PST

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, says Amotekun, a regional security outfit established by governors of the south-west remains illegal. Malami's initial position had sparked a...

CAN tells FG to order arrest of Miyetti Allah’s leadership

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 09:24 AM PST

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, says it is time the Federal Government arrest the leaders of the Miyetti Allah for allegedly sponsoring crimes in the nation. Rev. Samson Ayokunle, CAN...

Igbo men should not Kneel down to propose to a lady – Pete Edochie

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 09:04 AM PST

A veteran actor Pete Edochie has said kneeling down to propose is totally wrong and it is not an Igbo tradition. Edochie said it is the duty of the elders to correct the children of this generation...

Fintiri awards scholarship to slain CAN chairman’s children

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 09:00 AM PST

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa State has declared a three-day fasting and prayer session from Monday over what it termed rampant killing of Christians in the state. The...

‘Selective prosecution, attack on whistleblowers’ — TI lists reasons Nigeria dropped on corruption index

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 08:50 AM PST

On Thursday, the Buhari administration's fight against corruption suffered a blow with the country's ranking dropping on the 2019 corruption perception index by Transparency International (TI). The...

Amotekun is vote of no confidence on Buhari – PDP

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 08:43 AM PST

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday declared that the establishment of Operation Amotekun by Southwest governors was a vote of no confidence on the...

BREAKING: Osinbajo, south-west govs meeting ‘over Amotekun’

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 08:15 AM PST

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is currently meeting with governors of the south-west states at the presidential villa in Abuja. Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police, is also in attendance. The...

Former PDP Chairman, Bichi, attacks Kwankwaso as he defects to APC

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 07:43 AM PST

Former chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi, has attacked his former benefactor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. He claimed that several top members of the former governor's...

How Manager of popular food restaurant, White house foods, Yaba was robbed and killed

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 06:46 AM PST

Aliu Jabata has taken to social media app, twitter to narrate how his brother, Manager of popular food restaurant, White house foods, Yaba was robbed and killed. The bereaved narrated how his now...

I am a Marlian- Asa declares

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 07:16 AM PST

Sensational Nigerian singer, Bukola Elemide, popularly known as Asa, has publicly declared herself a Marlian and a lover of Naira Marley's music. In a recent interview on Cool FM, Asa talked about...

Dasuki appears in court — first time since his release from detention

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 07:10 AM PST

Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA) on Thursday appeared before a federal high court in Abuja to continue his trial. Dasuki was arraigned in 2017 on a seven-count charge of unlawful...

‘Papa, you’re giving out our inheritance’ — Billionaire Otedola speaks on his daughter’s reaction to N5bn donation

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 07:07 AM PST

Femi Otedola, Nigeria's business mogul, says one of his daughters had warned that he was giving out their inheritance when he disclosed he would make N5 billion donation. In November 2019, the...

Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 24 deaths in three weeks – NCDC

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 06:26 AM PST

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the increase in the number of Lassa fever cases reported in the country since the beginning of the year. Between January 1 and 19, a total...

Lagos State Govt announces recruitment

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 06:15 AM PST

The Lagos State Health Service Commission, on Thursday said it has commenced mass recruitment of health sector workers to bridge the deficit in manpower requirement across the state's public health...

Man Utd board takes decision on sacking Solskjaer after 2-0 defeat to Burnley

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 06:10 AM PST

Manchester United's board has decided not to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, following their 2-0 defeat to Burnley on Wednesday night, Sky Sports reports. Chris Wood and Jay Rodriguez scored either side...

Northern governors should form security outfit – Arewa youths cast Junaid Mohammad, Balarabe Musa

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 06:09 AM PST

Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has countered statements credited to Northern elder statesmen, Junaid Mohammed and Balarabe Musa that the Southwest security outfit, Amotekun was a ploy by...

Wife of late Robert Mugabe indicted, recommended for prosecution

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:19 AM PST

Wife of late Robert Mugabe, Grace Mugabe, former Zimbabwe First Lady and 131 people have been accused of allegedly dealing illegally in state land and recommended for prosecution. An audit report...

Federal Government rubbishes TI’s Corruption Index report placing Nigeria at 146

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 05:01 AM PST

Nigeria's Federal Government has reacted to Transparency International's (TI) report which placed the country at 146 of the 180 countries on the 2019 corruption perception index. After more than four...

Ngige reveals only way Igbo can produce next Nigeria’s President

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 04:59 AM PST

Dr. Chris Ngige, Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, has highlighted what the Igbo must do as they aspire to produce President Muhammadu Buhari's successor come 2023. Firstly, Ngige said...

Court stops INEC, Senate from enforcing Ifeanyi Ubah’s sack

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 04:55 AM PST

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Clerk of the National Assembly and Clerk of the Senate, from giving effect to the judgment...

Kwankwaso is the most selfish person I know -Ganduje

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 04:53 AM PST

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, says Rabiu Kwankwaso, his predecessor, is the most selfish person he has ever seen. Kwankwaso served as governor of Kano between 1999, 2003, 2011 and 2015, with...

Trump govt moves to block pregnant women from entering US to give birth

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 04:05 AM PST

The Trump administration has concluded plans to block pregnant women in foreign countries from obtaining US tourist visas. The move is to stop, "birth tourism", the term coined for persons who travel...

Iran dedicates ‘World Sacrifice Prize’ to slain Soleimani

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 04:05 AM PST

Members of Iran's Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, on Wednesday decided to introduce the `World Sacrifice Prize', which will be dedicated to the slain Major General Qasem Soleimani. Speaking...

Real Madrid to offer £50m for Arsenal teenager

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 03:55 AM PST

Arsenal are set to offer Gabriel Martinelli an improved deal, following Real Madrid interest in the teenager, Daily Mail reports. The 18-year-old striker has made a huge impact since his £6.3million...

Osinbajo presides NEC as Uzodinma attends first meeting

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 03:47 AM PST

Vice Pesident Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa,  Abuja, presided over the National Executive Council(NEC) meeting. The meeting is the first NEC for the year and the first for...

Christians go to God in prayer, declare fasting against killings, Boko Haram

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 03:04 AM PST

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa State has declared a three-day fasting and prayer session from Monday, Jan 27, to Wednesday, Jan 29 over what it termed rampant killing of...

‘Buhari’s officials will end in hell if we expose them for corruption’ – Obasanjo

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 03:02 AM PST

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was highly corrupt. Obasanjo disclosed that if Buhari administration was probed, most of its...

FIIRO DG certificate scandal: Board meets minister as NASU declares indefinite strike

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 03:02 AM PST

The Governing Board of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi has submitted a report on the crisis rocking the agency over the controversial doctoral degree of the acting...

Reverse Imo judgement or face God’s wrath – Anglican Bishops tell Supreme Court judges

Posted: 23 Jan 2020 02:55 AM PST

Bishops of the Anglican Church in Nigeria have rejected the January 14th Supreme Court's judgment that nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Imo state...
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