Tuesday 23 June 2020

NigerianEye: “COVID-19 Latest: 533 people die of coronavirus in Nigeria” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “COVID-19 Latest: 533 people die of coronavirus in Nigeria” plus 29 more

COVID-19 Latest: 533 people die of coronavirus in Nigeria

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:50 PM PDT

Nigeria's death toll from COVID-19 pandemic increased by eight to 533 on Tuesday. There were 452 new confirmed cases announced by the NCDC. The nation's coronavirus tally has now hit 21,371...

Protesters storm EFCC office, demand probe of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:29 PM PDT

Members of the Civil Society Network Against Corruption on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and submitted a petition against the...

Ghanaian president apologises to Nigeria over demolition

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:24 PM PDT

President Nana Akufo-Addo has telephoned President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise over the demolition of buildings in the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye,...

Lady allegedly raped by D’Banj files criminal complaint

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:45 PM PDT

Miss Seyitan Babatayo, who alleged that Nigerian singer, D'banj raped her in a hotel room two years ago, has now made a criminal complaint to the police. She said D'banj, whose full name is Oladapo...

Only 1,000 muslims will perform Hajj this year - Saudi Arabia

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:42 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it will allow a drastically scaled-back hajj pilgrimage for around 1,000 pilgrims already present in the kingdom, as it battles a coronavirus surge. The decision to exclude...

Senator Ali Ndume agrees to stand as Maina’s surety

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:24 AM PDT

After the initial setback in fulfilling his bail conditions, Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), has found a senator who is willing to stand as his...

Man beats up his wife for refusing to abort pregnancy

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:22 AM PDT

A 35-year-old man, Bebu Abiodun, allegedly brutalised his wife, Ronke Adeyemi (33) for refusing to abort her 3-month-old pregnancy in Ode-Irele, Ondo State. According to Ronke's brother, Jimmy...

FAAN relocates headquarters to Abuja

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:09 AM PDT

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Tuesday said it has moved its corporate headquarters to Abuja in compliance with the directive of the Federal Ministry of Aviation that all agencies...

Akeredolu masterminding my impeachment through bribery — Deputy Gov cries out

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:57 AM PDT

Ondo Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi has raised the alarm over moves by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to impeach him. Ajayi resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and defected to...

Deployment of personnel at APC secretariat for maintenance of order – Police

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:46 AM PDT

The Nigeria Police Force, NPC, on Tuesday confirmed that it deployed its personnel to the National Secretariat of the All Progressive Congress in Abuja. It also said the deployment was a proactive...

‘N250k, scholarship’ — meet the 9-year-old boy with voice that caught the attention of Uzodinma, Fani-Kayode

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:44 AM PDT

A nine-year-old boy from Imo state has caught the attention of some prominent Nigerians after video clips of him singing a gospel song in a melodious manner surfaced on social media. Stella Oduah, a...

BREAKING: Court bars Gaidom from parading self APC member

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:14 AM PDT

A Rivers High Court has restrained former Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Victor Giadom from parading himself as a member or officer of the party. Justice C. Nwogu...

BREAKING: PDP leaders fail to reach truce, as negotiations fail over Obaseki’s fate

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:41 AM PDT

There are strong indications that the emergence of Governor Godwin Obaseki as the flag bearer for the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP for the Edo Governorship may hit a brick wall. This is because...

Nigerian govt gives update on airport reopening, increase in ticket prices

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:39 AM PDT

The Federal Government has confirmed that a simulation trial of domestic flights will be carried out at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos this Saturday. This is in preparation to reopen the...

Newborn triplets test positive for COVID-19

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:38 AM PDT

A set of newborn triplets, two boys and a girl, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mexico. While it is still unclear to local authorities how the babies contracted the virus, the incident is being...

Naira Marley concert: Court unseals Jabi Lake Mall in FCT

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:39 AM PDT

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate on Monday unsealed the Jabi Lake Mall after 10 days, ordering the management to publish an unreserved apology to government through national dailies. The...

Police charge man to court for ‘having s3x with a pig’

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:34 AM PDT

Ayokunbi Olaniyi has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly having s3x with a pig in Ibadan. Twenty-two-year-old Olaniyi, who resides in Elewi Odo area, Iwo road, was arraigned at a chief...

Oshiomhole: Victor Giadom reveals only way to end APC leadership crisis

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:29 AM PDT

Victor Giadom, suspended National Deputy Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said only the party's National Executive Council, NEC, can resolve the current leadership crisis. Giadom...

BREAKING: Ondo Deputy Governor, Ajayi reappoints aides sacked by Akeredolu

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:28 AM PDT

The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi has reappointed aides sacked by the Governor, Romiti Akeredolu. Early hours of Tuesday, Governor Akeredolu sacked the Special Assistant on New Media to...

Reps grill Onyema over Nigerian High Commission’s demolition in Ghana

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:44 AM PDT

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, is currently appearing before the House of Representatives where he is being grilled over demolition of parts of Nigerian High Commission in...

UN appoints 2baba as Refugees Ambassador

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:34 AM PDT

The United Nations has appointed 'African Queen' crooner, 2baba (formerly 2face Idibia), as its Refugees Goodwill Ambassador. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...

COVID-19: WHO reveals countries with no death cases

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:19 AM PDT

Africa has recorded 8,222 deaths due to complications arising from COVID-19. According to the latest figure released by the World Health Organization, WHO, regional office for Africa in Brazzaville,...

N-Power: Nigerian govt admits owing 12,000 beneficiaries

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:14 AM PDT

The federal government has admitted owing 12, 000 beneficiaries of its youth empowerment programme, N-Power. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar...

BREAKING: Gov. Akeredolu fires ALL his deputy’s aides

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:02 AM PDT

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has terminated the appointments of the aides attached to Agboola Ajayi, his deputy. This comes after Akeredolu approved the sack of Allen Sowore, spokesman...

Four arrested for using fake bank alerts to pay for commercial s3x

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:38 AM PDT

The Police on Monday said they have arrested four suspects over alleged generation of fake bank alerts and sending same as evidence of online payment for transactions to defraud their victims. The...

INSECURITY: Northern Govs meet with security heads in Abuja

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:32 AM PDT

As insecurity continues to rise in the Northern part of the country, the 19 state governors of the region on Monday met with heads of security agencies in the office of the National Security Adviser,...

UK college apologises to its first black Nigerian student over racism he suffered in 1969

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:21 AM PDT

Eton College, an institution in the United Kingdom, has apologised to Dillibe Onyeama, a Nigerian writer, over racial treatments he experienced while at the school. The college had banned Onyeama,...

13 Imo lawmakers test positive for COVID-19

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:22 AM PDT

Thirteen members of the Imo State House of Assembly have tested positive for coronavirus. The lawmakers have immediately gone into isolation at different centres in the state. The Chairman of the...

Obaseki’s exit is painful but APC will reclaim Edo

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:23 AM PDT

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, says the exit of Godwin Obaseki, his Edo counterpart, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) is painful. Obaseki had resigned his membership of APC after he...

Nigeria wanted to take our land forcibly -Ghanaian monarch on demolition

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 06:22 AM PDT

A Ghanaian monarch says the Nigerian high commission in the country was aiding a businessman to forcibly take over the plot of land belonging to his people. Joy News, a Ghanaian platform, quoted Nii...
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