Saturday, 15 February 2020

NigerianEye: “WATCH VIDEO: Man exits UBER taxi, jumps into lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “WATCH VIDEO: Man exits UBER taxi, jumps into lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge” plus 29 more


WATCH VIDEO: Man exits UBER taxi, jumps into lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 04:18 PM PST

A tragic incident occurred today February 15, as a 22-year-old man allegedly identified as Daibo Toju Davies plunged into the lagoon from the Third Mainland bridge in Lagos state. Davies said to be...

Burna boy spits fire again - "Apart from Fela, nobody paved a way for me"

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 08:35 PM PST

Nigerian superstar and Grammy nominee, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy has reiterated that he's the best among his peers and no one who is not Fela or his family paved the way for...

Youths fight over girls on Valentine’s Day, one killed

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 08:36 PM PST

Due to the misunderstanding among youths in Ovonum Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, one person has reportedly been hacked to death while many sustained severe machete cuts. One boy,...

Olakunle Churchill slams N500 million suit on ex-wife, Tonto Dikeh

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 08:36 PM PST

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has been issued 14-day ultimatum to appear in court to face a N500 million defamation suit slammed on her by her ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill. The case has been...

Dangote trucks crush 7 to death in Ogun

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 08:34 PM PST

Two trucks carrying bags of cement yesterday crushed seven persons to death at the old toll gate in Ota, along the Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway in the Ado-Odo/Ota local Government Area of Ogun...

Nnamdi Kanu absent at dad’s, mum’s burial

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 04:01 PM PST

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was unavoidably absent at Friday's burial ceremony of his parents; Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and Ugoeze Sally Kanu. The burial, which...

Nigerian scientists doubt FG’s capacity to handle Coronavirus

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 03:58 PM PST

The apex scientific organisation in Nigeria, the Nigerian Academy of Science, has expressed doubts about the Federal Government's claim that it is prepared for coronavirus if the disease breaks out...

EPL: Premier League set to deduct points from Man City after Champions League ban

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 08:18 AM PST

Manchester City are facing a points deduction from the Premier League, as punishment for breaching UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP). The "serious breaches" also represents a breach of the EPL's...

Tinubu lauds Gov El-Rufai’s achievements

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 08:15 AM PST

All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has felicitated with Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on his 60th birthday. He said El-Rufai's reputation "as a...

Beneficiaries of Boko Haram inciting protests against service chiefs -Presidency

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 07:35 AM PST

The presidency says some persons who are benefitting from the Boko Haram insurgency are inciting Nigerians against the country's military chiefs. In a statement, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman,...

Oluwo of Iwo should be overthrown for beating up monarch – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 07:31 AM PST

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation has called out the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, over the alleged assault on a monarch The tussle between the monarch happened on Friday during...

Man jumps into lagoon from third mainland bridge

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 06:54 AM PST

A man, on Saturday, plunged into the lagoon from the Third Mainland bridge in Lagos state. The man, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, was said to have told the driver of the vehicle he was in to...

Shekau threatens communication minister in new video, says Buhari is in big trouble

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 06:53 AM PST

Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect, has issued a threat to Isa Pantami, minister of communication and digital economy. In a new video, the insurgent leader asked his men to go after...

Supreme court to hear Ihedioha, David Lyon appeals on Tuesday

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 06:00 AM PST

The supreme court has fixed Tuesday for hearing of the application filed by Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo state, and David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate...

Wike carpets Oshiomhole over Obaseki, says APC leaders, govs want him out

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 05:57 AM PST

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole is not in the good books of the party's leaders and governors. Wike...

Nigeria does not need foreign aid – Osinbajo

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 05:56 AM PST

Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said that it is evident that many of the country's problems can be solved by Nigerians themselves without recourse to foreign aid. He said that the impressive...

IG gives South-West govs conditions for Amotekun corps to bear arms

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 05:39 AM PST

Following the plan by South-West governors to apply to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for the personnel of the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Operation...

Five Okomu Oil staff in gruesome death

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 05:17 AM PST

Five staff of Okomu Oil plc in Edo State have been burnt to death in a road accident that occured along Iguobazuwa road in Ovia South West local government area. Two others were critically injured...

Soldiers act as judges in my constituency -Senator Ali Ndume

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 05:05 AM PST

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, says soldiers have taken up the responsibilities of judges in his constituency. In an interview with PUNCH, Ndume said victims of insurgency prefer...

‘Just smile, never get angry’ ⁠— world’s oldest living man reveals secret to longevity

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 04:53 AM PST

Japan's Chitetsu Watanabe, who has been named the oldest living man by the Guinness World Records (GWR) at 112, says his secret to longevity is to "just keep smiling, never get angry". Watanabe, who...

‘You’re rude’ – Adamawa govt tells labour for threatening industrial disharmony

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 04:08 AM PST

The Adamawa State Government has described as rude the 'hard line' position of the Organised Labour in the state over minimum wage for senior civil servants. The Organised Labour, made up of the...

How a corps member’s petition made us recover N320m from INEC -EFCC

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 03:32 AM PST

Abdullahi Lawal, Sokoto zonal head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says a petition by a corps member led to the recovery of N320 million from the Independent Electoral...

Junaid Mohammed blasts South South, says North won’t surrender power

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 03:25 AM PST

Junaid Mohammed, a member of the Second Republic Parliament, has declared that the North has no intention to surrender power to any other region in 2023. "What makes anybody think that those who are...

‘He died like a chicken in an accident’ — Nigerian judge who controls traffic recounts son’s death

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 03:24 AM PST

If Monica Dongban-Mensem, a judge at the Abuja court of appeal, had her way, she would have prevented the death of Samson Kwapda'as, her son, in 2011. It was meant to be a day of celebration for the...

Oshiomhole unstable, out to destroy Nigeria – Jonathan’s ex-aide, Omokri

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 03:23 AM PST

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has described Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as an unstable human being. Reacting to a...

Lagos-Ibadan Rail: LASG to close Adejobi Street in Agege Sunday

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 02:51 AM PST

Lagos State Government says it will close down the Adejobi Street in Agege area on Sunday to facilitate the completion of the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Rail line. The...

Acting can never be my full-time career- Tope Alabi

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 02:47 AM PST

Inspirational gospel singer, Tope Alabi has stated that though she is currently producing a movie, 'The Weight', it wouldn't inhibit her music career. According to her: "Acting can never be my...

Buhari refused to interfere with the judgment of the Supreme Court in Bayelsa state – Presidency

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 02:35 AM PST

The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari refused to interfere with the judgment of the Supreme Court, annulling the victory of his party in Bayelsa state. The Supreme Court on Thursday...

Hope Uzodinma calls Army Chief, Buratai ‘strategic military leader’

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 02:27 AM PST

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has described the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, as "a strategic military leader" committed to fighting Boko Haram and defending the territorial...

NNPC announces 2020 recruitment

Posted: 15 Feb 2020 02:21 AM PST

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the recruitment of 1,050 Graduate Trainees for its 2019/2020 employment exercise. This was contained in a statement on Friday, by the...

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