Sunday, 17 May 2020

NigerianEye: “Nigerian fraudsters steal millions of dollars, file bogus unemployment claims in U.S” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian fraudsters steal millions of dollars, file bogus unemployment claims in U.S” plus 29 more

Nigerian fraudsters steal millions of dollars, file bogus unemployment claims in U.S

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:34 PM PDT

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a vast fraud ring of suspected Nigerian hackers using bogus unemployment claims to steal hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars intended to help jobless...

Nigeria records 176 new Coronavirus cases, total now 5,621

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:22 PM PDT

One hundred and seventy-six new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Lagos, Oyo, Jigawa, and 11 other states. This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to...

Jonathan disowns online comments on Biafra

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:22 PM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he never spoke on the position of Niger Delta over agitations for Biafra. Jonathan, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, on...

Boko Haram attacks army base, kills five soldiers

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:23 PM PDT

Boko Haram fighters have attacked a Nigerian Army location at 156 Battalion in Mainok area, Borno State, killing five soldiers. An army situation report stated that the terrorists came in no fewer...

Obama blasts Trump again on coronavirus management

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:29 PM PDT

Former U.S. President Barack Obama indirectly criticised his successor Donald Trump during a virtual graduation ceremony Saturday, in a rare public judgment during the coronavirus pandemic. "More...

Nigerian police grumble as FG fails to implement salary increase

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:23 PM PDT

The Federal Government has failed to implement the new enhanced salary structure for police officers. This is coming 19 months after the President  Muhammadu Buhari, approved a pay rise for...

We’re not raising prices – DSTV/MultiChoice

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:20 PM PDT

Pay television company, Multichoice Nigeria, has dismissed reports that it is set to increase subscription rates for its DStv and GOtv packages from 1 June. The company explained that the price...

Lagos converts more hotels, public places to isolation centres

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:17 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government may convert more hotels and public places to isolation centres in the face of increasing cases of coronavirus in the state, according to indications on Friday. Although...

Sierra Leone appoints Nigerian as head of COVID-19 task force

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:14 PM PDT

Sierra Leone has appointed Nigeria's Dr. Laoluwa Adejayan as head of its Covid-19 task force after adjudging him the best foreign medical practitioner in the country. Consequently, his salary has...

Nigerians in America to distribute palliatives to Lagos residents

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:09 PM PDT

The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas, USA, has concluded plans to distribute palliatives to vulnerable persons from various ethnic groups residing in Lagos. A statement by the...

Lagos mob sets vehicle ablaze for crushing okada rider

Posted: 16 May 2020 10:51 PM PDT

A mob of protesters has reportedly set a commercial vehicle on fire, accusing its driver of killing an Okada rider in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The incident, it was gathered, happened on...

COVID-19 patient gives birth in Lagos

Posted: 16 May 2020 02:04 PM PDT

A pregnant coronavirus patient has given birth to a baby boy in Lagos State. A press statement from the state government noted that the baby was delivered through a caesarean section at the Gbagada...

55 Coronavirus patients discharged in Jigawa state

Posted: 16 May 2020 01:47 PM PDT

The Jigawa State Government has announced the discharge of 55 Coronavirus patients who tested negative twice for the virus. Auwal D Sankara, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media,...

Dear Femi Adesina, learn from yesterday’s spokesmen

Posted: 16 May 2020 10:48 AM PDT

By Fredrick Nwabufo Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, features in the pantheon of accomplished Nigerian journalists no doubt. In his days of ''truth-telling'' and before the hex of unclean...

Seven interesting things that happen during traditional marriages in Nigeria

Posted: 16 May 2020 10:44 AM PDT

Different kinds of events make up traditional marriages in Nigeria, some totally hilarious and others interesting. Yemi Alade revealed one of her interesting encounters with a member of the Maasai...

Most wanted suspect in Rwandan genocide arrested in France

Posted: 16 May 2020 10:44 AM PDT

Félicien Kabuga, one of the most wanted suspects in the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested in France. The French ministry of justice announced that the 84-year-old was picked up on Saturday near...

Army 38: Nigeria’s Defence Chief, Olonisakin risks imprisonment

Posted: 16 May 2020 10:37 AM PDT

The National Industrial Court (NIC) has ruled that a contempt of court charge be filed against the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Gabriel Abayomi Olonisakin, over the alleged refusal to comply...

BREAKING: Buhari receives Madagascar’s COVID-19 herbal drug, reveals next action

Posted: 16 May 2020 08:49 AM PDT

The herbal drug which Madagascar says it uses to treat COVID-19 patients has reached Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari, who received portions of the drug from Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco...

Dortmund thrash Schalke 4-0 on Bundesliga’s return

Posted: 16 May 2020 09:39 AM PDT

‌ Norwegian goal-machine Erling Braut Haaland stole the limelight on Saturday scoring the first goal as the Bundesliga became the first major European football league to return from the coronavirus...

Former governor set to establish Northwest University

Posted: 16 May 2020 08:54 AM PDT

Former governor of Sokoto State and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Aliyu Wamakko has disclosed plans to establish a University in Sokoto State. In a statement issued on Saturday...

Three COVID-19 patients die in Lagos

Posted: 16 May 2020 08:47 AM PDT

Three more COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Lagos, bringing the state's total number of fatalities to 36. The deaths were recorded on Friday, according to the latest situation report released by...

Omotola slams troll who accused her of ‘wanting to trend’

Posted: 16 May 2020 08:05 AM PDT

Popular actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has reacted to a Twitter user who accused her of 'wanting to trend.' The 42-year-old responded to the comment on Twitter on Saturday. Drama began when...

I might go unclad in my next video -Tiwa Savage

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:22 PM PDT

Tiwa Savage, a Nigerian singer-cum-songwriter, has teased that she might have to go unclad in her next musical video shoot in order to beat the accolades her last project received. The 40-year-old...

Bishop Oyedepo reveals number of COVID-19 cases healed at Winners Chapel

Posted: 16 May 2020 07:44 AM PDT

Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, has revealed that the church received 62 testimonies of persons healed of COVID-19. Oyedepo during a live broadcast on...

Cry for help: Family asks police to investigate death of daughter who was buried without their consent

Posted: 16 May 2020 07:44 AM PDT

The family of one Margaret Ikumu has petitioned the Lagos state police command over her death. In the petition, the family raised suspicion over the involvement of two friends of their late daughter,...

Gunmen kill UNIJOS lecturer, kidnap six-year-old daughter

Posted: 16 May 2020 07:22 AM PDT

Gunmen attacked the University of Jos Staff Quarters on Friday night shot dead a lecturer identified as Dr Nendi Drengkat. It was learnt that the gunmen also kidnapped Drengkat's six-year-old...

COVID-19: NCDC to now use ‘tuberculosis machines’ for increased testing

Posted: 16 May 2020 06:43 AM PDT

The Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) has disclosed that modifying GeneXpert instruments will be part of their new testing strategy for COVID-19. According to the NCDC, the machines are...

COVID-19 Fallout: Osinbajo highlights Nigerian govt’s palliative for MSMEs

Posted: 16 May 2020 06:37 AM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government has set up palliatives to assist Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) to survive the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vice...

Why Buhari doesn’t wear face mask – Presidency

Posted: 16 May 2020 06:34 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, on Saturday revealed why the president doesn't wear face mask. Onochie explained that expert medical protocol states...

Former Kaduna lawmaker, Yakubu Bityong, is dead

Posted: 16 May 2020 06:31 AM PDT

A former member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Dr Yakubu Bityong, is dead. Bityong, who represented Kaura Constituency in the Assembly from 2011 to 2019, died on Friday night in Kaduna at...
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