Wednesday, 10 June 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Okowa’s Commissioner is dead” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Okowa’s Commissioner is dead” plus 29 more

BREAKING: Okowa’s Commissioner is dead

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 11:58 AM PDT

Joyce Overah, a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Delta State, appointed by the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa's administration, is dead. Eugene Inoaghan, the Chairman of...

ONDO GUBER: I’m ready for any mode of primary – Akeredolu

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 10:27 AM PDT

As the Ondo State Governorship Election draws nearer, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has charged his supporters across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state to be ready for any mode of primary for...

Aregbesola breaks silence over Cold War with Tinubu

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 10:22 AM PDT

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has reacted to claims of nursing presidential ambition in 2023 and also dismissed claims that he is at war with his leader and mentor, Asiwaju Bola...

COVID-19: FCT releases list of area councils with most coronavirus cases in Abuja

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 10:20 AM PDT

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that the number of coronavirus cases in Abuja has risen to 916 across six area councils. The FCTA made the announcement in a tweet on its...

I’m a river goddess… I denounced Christianity long ago, says Nigerian lady

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 10:19 AM PDT

A Nigerian lady identified as Adaeze Ijemili has attracted attention on social media after she declared herself  to be a "river goddess". In a viral video, which surfaced online on Monday, the...

APC loses former state chairman in Oyo

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 10:14 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has lost its past chairman. He died at age 93. Lamenting the death of his predecessor, Chief Akin Oke described the deceased as a strong pillar of...

Health workers will receive hazard allowance before weekend, says FG

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 09:52 AM PDT

The federal government has approved the payment of two months' hazard allowance for health workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, made this known at a...

BREAKING: WTO accepts Okonjo-Iweala’s nomination for DG

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 09:49 AM PDT

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has accepted the nomination of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as one of the candidates for the office of the director-general of the organisation. "Nigeria, on 9 June 2020,...

VIDEO: Tonto Dikeh gets Mercedes worth 17M for birthday

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 09:29 AM PDT

Outspoken actress and entrepreneur, Tonto Dikeh is a year older today. The single mother of one has been gifted a Mercedes Benz car worth N17M. The movie star turned thirty-five on Tuesday, June 9,...

COVID-19: Lagos clears air on KWAM 1’s performance at Oba Lawal’s coronation

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 09:03 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government has stated that popular Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, was not physically present to perform at the recent coronation ceremony of Oba Abdul Wasiu Omogbolahan...

COVID-19: Wike hints on date for resumption of international flight into Nigeria

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 08:48 AM PDT

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Tuesday, hinted on the expected date for resumption on international flights. Wike, who vowed to complete all ongoing projects in his state suggested that the...

FG speaks on plan to release more funds to 20 LGAs with highest COVID-19 cases

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 08:28 AM PDT

The federal government says there are plans to support the 20 local government areas (LGAs) with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Sadiya Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs,...

JUST IN: Niger Gov relaxes COVID-19 lockdown

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 08:25 AM PDT

Niger Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has eased lockdown of the state. According to him, all commercial activities can resume but schools are to remain closed while civil servants are to remain at home...

BREAKING: Burundi’s President, Pierre Nkurunziza is dead

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 08:14 AM PDT

Burundi's President, Pierre Nkurunziza is dead. Nkurunziza reportedly died of heart failure on Tuesday. His death was confirmed by the country's government on its official Twitter page. The tweet...

How army rescued aid workers abducted by insurgents

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 07:58 AM PDT

The Nigerian army special forces, on Monday, rescued four persons, including two aid workers, who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents along Maiduguri-Monguno road in Borno state. The insurgents...

BREAKING: APC groups in Lagos dissolved as Tinubu-Aregbesola cold war worsens

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 07:39 AM PDT

All political groups within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos have been dissolved. The Mandate Group and the Justice Group, the two most powerful groups, will no longer exist, according to...

Alleged N2.2bn land scam: Court approves probe of deposed Emir Sanusi

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 07:36 AM PDT

A Federal High Court has approved the investigation of deposed Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II over an alleged N2.2 billion land scam. Justice Lewis Allagoa on Tuesday dismissed the fundamental human right...

COVID-19: Nigerian govt gives updates on WAEC, NECO exams

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 06:52 AM PDT

The federal government has said it is working to bring the timetables for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) examinations closer. Minister of...

Al-Mustapha: Only God will reward Abacha for transforming Nigeria

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 06:51 AM PDT

Hamza Al-Mustapha says only God will reward Sani Abacha, a former military ruler who died in 1998, for transforming Nigeria. Marking the 22nd anniversary of the death of Abacha on Monday,...

Billionaire oil magnate, Anthony Enukeme is dead

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 06:15 AM PDT

One of the richest oil magnates in the country and Chief Executive of Tonimas Oil and gas group, Chief Anthony Enukeme, is dead. According to reports Enukeme who was also a board member of The All...

Sergeant kills inspector over gate closure in Lagos

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 06:10 AM PDT

An inspector of police, Adekunle Ilesanmi, has been killed by a sergeant, Okema Azuquo, in the Oke-Odo area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Azuquo was quarrelling with some tenants over the...

Angry protesters burn Buhari’s billboard in Katsina

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 06:40 AM PDT

A billboard bearing the picture of President Muhammadu Buhari and the logo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been burnt by protesters in Yantumaki town, Danmusa local government area of...

Senate panel fails to lay revised 2020 budget report over missing N186bn for health sector

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 06:04 AM PDT

The senate committee on appropriation was unable to lay a report on the revised 2020 budget estimates over the omission of N186 billion by the executive. The aforementioned sum is meant for the...

COVID-19: Ekiti threatens return of total lockdown

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 05:58 AM PDT

The Ekiti State government on Tuesday expressed worry over the lackadaisical attitudes being exhibited towards the preventive guidelines to contain the spread of Covid-19, threatening a return of...

SGF: Why there are errors in Nigeria’s COVID-19 data

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 05:24 AM PDT

Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says the few errors recorded in the data on COVID-19 is because of Nigeria's dialogue approach in handling samples. Mustapha, who...

Head of FG agency describes ‘kilishi’ as research breakthrough

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 05:00 AM PDT

Hussain Ibrahim, director-general of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), says his agency has developed technology to optimise kilishi production. Kilishi is a dried form of...

Edo governorship election: ‘I am not afraid of Ize-Iyamu’ – Obaseki

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 04:58 AM PDT

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has insisted he is not afraid of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Obaseki stated this while making an appearance on Channels Television's Sunday Politics. Ize-Iyamu...

COVID-19: FG reveals when schools in Nigeria may reopen

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 04:55 AM PDT

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has said schools may reopen in Nigeria, when the ban on interstate travel has been lifted. Nwajiuba stated this during the Presidential Task Force...

COVID-19 just beginning in Nigeria – NCDC

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 04:49 AM PDT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has admitted that the country might just be starting to experience COVID-19. NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, stated this while speaking at...

Gov. Zulum revokes allocations at Indimi Estate, donates to IDPs

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 04:49 AM PDT

Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum has revoked all allocations of houses that have remained unoccupied at Indimi Estate in Bama for more than a year. He said since those given the houses do not need...
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