Wednesday, 10 June 2020

NigerianEye: “17 Nigerians die of COVID-19 in one day” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “17 Nigerians die of COVID-19 in one day” plus 29 more


17 Nigerians die of COVID-19 in one day

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:14 PM PDT

New 409 cases of COVID-19 were announced Wednesday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, with 17 people also dying in the last 24 hours. The death toll increased from 365 to 382...

Borno residents killed by Boko Haram - "They told us they came to preach about God"

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:53 PM PDT

A survivor of the massacre by Boko Haram terrorists of 81 villagers of Faduma Kolomdi, Gubio in Borno State, has narrated how it happened. Modu Gana said that the attackers stormed the village on...

President Buhari shocked as Boko Haram members massacre several villagers

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:52 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari said he was deeply shocked by the brutal killing of 81 people by the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in a village in Gubio, Borno state. The president made his feelings known...

Yet another Presidential aide dies

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:55 PM PDT

Sani Yekini, a protocol officer attached to the office of Aisha Buhari, has passed away. Aisha announced his passing via her official Twitter account. She said the deceased who suffered from a...

Man rapes 11-year-old in Benue, blames alcohol

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:50 PM PDT

A health worker, identified simply as Ebere, has allegedly raped an 11-year-old maid in the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State It was gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday in a...

IPOB has no agenda for Biafra – MASSOB

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:42 PM PDT

The Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra has described the Indigenous People of Biafra as a group without an agenda towards achieving Biafra as a nation. MASSOB's Director...

Man who admitted raping over 40 women arrested

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:36 PM PDT

The Kano State Police Command said it has arrested a man for allegedly raping over 40 women in Kano. This is contained in a statement by the command's Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna...

Tears in Bauchi as Coronavirus kills frontline medical expert

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 12:15 PM PDT

A frontline medical doctor, Dr Bello Katagum who worked with the Bauchi state government on COVID-19, has died of the virus. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, the Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary...

John Obi Mikel isn’t ready to hang up his boots

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:14 PM PDT

Former Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel isn't ready to hang up his boots. The Champions League winner is a free agent after leaving Trabzonspor this season. "Playing in the Egyptian Premier...

Boko Haram: Terrorists operated for six hours, killed 81 persons after preaching to us – Survivors tell Gov Zulum

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 11:46 AM PDT

 Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday, visited Faduma Kolomdi village in Gubio Local Government Area, scene of the deadly attack, which claimed several lives...

How to report your errant Nigerian banks to CBN

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 11:42 AM PDT

Has your bank deducted money from your account unjustifiably? Have you been denied interest on your savings or deposits? Have you had unauthorised ATM or POS transactions on your account? Or lost...

Justify rape, get detained – NAPTIP tells Nigerians

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 11:05 AM PDT

Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General (DG), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has warned Nigerians to desist from justifying rape or get arrested as...

NLC blows hot over call to slash workers’ salaries

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:57 AM PDT

The Chairman, Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kabiru Ado-Minjibir has cautioned against any attempt to slash salaries of workers in the country. Minjibir, who gave the...

Court frees 15-year-old girl who killed attempted rapist

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:59 AM PDT

A Yaba Magistrates' Court in Lagos has freed a 15-year-old girl (name withheld) charged with murdering a 51-year-old man Babatunde Ishola who allegedly tried to rape her. Magistrate Philip Adebowale...

We can’t reopen schools, lift ban on religious activities in Oyo – Makinde

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:17 AM PDT

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has given reasons why the state cannot reopen schools, worship centers for now. The governor said the ban will not be lifted without adequate advice from...

Dino Melaye reacts to Election Tribunal loss against Sen. Adeyemi, reveals next plan (VIDEO)

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:21 AM PDT

Senator Dino Melaye, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the November 16, 2019, Kogi-West senatorial election, has reacted to the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal...

Shehu Sani suggests ways of defeating supporters of Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:14 AM PDT

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has asked the federal government to treat all Nigerians with fairness irrespective of tribe. Sani was speaking on the backdrop of calls by a foremost...

Anthony Joshua, Fury agree to two-fight deal

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:11 AM PDT

‌ Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have agreed in principle to meet in two blockbuster fights, according to Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn. Hearn has been negotiating with Fury's camp for several weeks...

Oshiomhole has no power to relocate our party secretariat -Edo APC

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:07 AM PDT

Anselm Ojezua, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, says Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party, lacks the constitutional powers to change the location of the party's...

African-American woman forces Merriam-Webster dictionary to redefine “racism”

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:03 AM PDT

 A U.S. reference dictionary, Merriam-Webster, will update the meaning of the word "racism" after being contacted by a Missouri African-American woman. Kennedy Mitchum, a recent law graduate of...

Kogi orders level 1-10 civil servants to resume Monday

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 09:23 AM PDT

Kogi State Government has directed civil servants from grade levels 1 to 10 to return to their places of work effective Monday, June 15. This was contained in a circular issued on Wednesday by the...

Borno state orders schools reopening

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 09:20 AM PDT

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has ordered the reopening of three secondary schools in Bama Local Government. A press statement issued by the state government quoted the governor as giving...

2023: Don’t contest, support Igbos to produce Nigeria’s next president – Ohanaeze begs Atiku

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:27 AM PDT

The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Wednesday urged Atiku Abubakar, former Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, not to contest in 2023. Ohanaeze's...

BREAKING : Reps pass reviewed budget of N10.805 trillion for 2020, halt doctors strike with N4 billion

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:47 AM PDT

The House of Representatives has passed the new 2020 reviewed budget with N4 billion allocation to the Resident Doctors Act to forestall a pending strike by the Resident Doctors. The House passed a...

Obaseki reacts as UI confirms certificate

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 08:24 AM PDT

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has reacted to the confirmation by the University of Ibadan that he graduated from the institution. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams...

PDP Crisis: Sheath your sword, party chieftain advises Kashamu, Bayo Dayo

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 08:14 AM PDT

A chieftain of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, and former spokesperson, Atiku Campaign Organisation, Chief Segun Sowunmi has called on feuding parties in the Ogun State chapter of the PDP to...

Tribunal affirms Smart Adeyemi as Kogi west senator

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:13 AM PDT

The national assembly election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed Smart Adeyemi as the senator representing Kogi west district. Adeyemi defeated Dino Melaye, candidate of the Peoples...

Obaseki attends ‘5 minutes’ screening at APC secretariat

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:54 AM PDT

Governor Godwin Obaseki attended the screening of the aspirants for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Edo. The screening of the six aspirants for the ruling party began on...

9th NASS has brought honour to Nigeria, says Buhari

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:40 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday said that the 9th National Assembly has brought dignity and honour to the country. President Buhari also felicitated with the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and...

Obaseki graduated from our university, says UI

Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:36 AM PDT

The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed that Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, graduated from the institution. Olubunmi Faluyi, the registrar of the university, disclosed...

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