Wednesday 17 June 2020

NigerianEye: “From resignation to suspension: How the APC drama played out in 24 hours” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “From resignation to suspension: How the APC drama played out in 24 hours” plus 29 more

From resignation to suspension: How the APC drama played out in 24 hours

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 01:57 PM PDT

While many had predicted that the forthcoming governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state would come with some form of drama, the controversies of the last 24...

‘What have you done to secure the children’s future’ — Aisha Buhari comes under fire on Twitter

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 01:57 PM PDT

Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has come under intense criticism on social media after she shared a post to commemorate this year's 'International Day of the African child'. On Tuesday,...

How EFCC arrested a fake DSS operative ‘who stole’ at an event attended by Buhari

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 01:50 PM PDT

Boniface Oburuku has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly stealing a bag belonging to a woman from Mauritius. The 32-year-old was said to...

APC crisis: Oshiomhole breaks silence on suspension, reveals what he’ll do

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 12:55 PM PDT

The embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said that he accepts the Appeal Court ruling that upheld his suspension. Oshiomhole, speaking on Politics...

COVID-19: Patient who fled isolation centre ‘infect workers’ at Plateau private hospital

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 01:03 PM PDT

Rayfield Medical Services Limited, a private hospital in Plateau state, has been reportedly shut down over breach of COVID-19 protocol. According to PUNCH, the private hospital was closed on the...

Amnesty slams FG for arresting man who organised Katsina protests

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 12:04 PM PDT

Global rights group, Amnesty International, has slammed the Federal Government for arresting Nastura Sharif, a man who organised a series of protests against the tenure of President Muhammadu...

Two kids killed, 10 injured in Lagos building collapse

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:55 AM PDT

Two children were confirmed dead and 10 others injured after a story building collapsed in Lagos on Wednesday. The incident occurred at 46, Gafari Balogun Street Ogudu, around 12:30pm. It was...

Arsenal, Man City clash as Premier League returns

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:52 AM PDT

The Premier League makes its eagerly anticipated return on Wednesday after 100 days in lockdown, with Manchester City's clash against Arsenal taking centre stage at the start of a frenetic dash to...

Edo guber: You have 10 days left for primaries, INEC tells political parties

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 12:53 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given political parties 10 days to conduct their primary election for the Edo state governorship poll. Speaking at the inter-agency...

Why I went to my father’s birthday as man – Bobrisky

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:33 AM PDT

Nigerian celebrity crossdresser, Okuneye Idris widely known as Bobrisky, has explained why he wore men's clothes instead of the women's clothes, wigs, and full-face makeup he is usually pictured with...

Lady who accused D'banj of rape arrested by Lagos police

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:28 AM PDT

The police have arrested Seyitan Babatayo, who accused singer, Dapo Oyebanjo aka D'banj, of raping her at Glee hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, in 2018. Ms Babatayo's lawyers, Ojoge, Omileye, and...

Man who led Katsina protest against Buhari arrested, moved to Abuja

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 12:52 PM PDT

Nastura Sharif (pictured), chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has been arrested by the police in connection with the protest against the insecurity in...

PHOTOS: The Nigerians US indicted for $6m fraud

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:04 AM PDT

The United States has released pictures of six Nigerians indicted for cyber fraud in which its citizens lost about $6 million. In a statement, the US department of treasury said the Nigerians were...

Nigeria lost $48m to pipeline vandalism, oil theft in six months – NNPC GMD

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 10:32 AM PDT

Nigeria lost $48 million to pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft between January and June 2020, it was learnt on Tuesday. It was further learnt that it is practically impossible for now to stop...

Ronaldo told me he’ll probably end up in America – Nani

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 09:36 AM PDT

Cristiano Ronaldo told Nani that he "will probably end up in America" at some point of his career, the Orlando City winger has claimed. The pair have been team-mates at club and international level,...

Thunder strikes three FRSC officers to death

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 09:33 AM PDT

Thunderstorm on Wednesday killed three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps attached to the Ogun State Sector Command. The officials were allegedly struck to death at their office located at...

Edo assembly shut for 14 days as APC crisis deepens

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 09:31 AM PDT

The Edo state house of assembly has been shut for a period of 14 days. Stephen Guobadia, the assembly's acting director, administrator and supplies, who announced this in a statement, asked members...

Strike: Doctors absent from duty to lose jobs as meeting with FG ends in deadlock

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 09:28 AM PDT

The federal government has directed chief medical directors of health institutions across the country to open attendance registers for resident doctors. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, gave the...

BREAKING: Popular OAP Dan Foster Is Dead

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 08:36 AM PDT

Popular On-Air-Personality, Daniel 'Dan' Foster, also known as The Big Dawg is dead. Dan Foster was a Nigerian-based American radio personality. Formerly an Idol series judge he also held a similar...

Catholic priests blame Ishaku for Taraba killings

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 08:52 AM PDT

The National Catholic Diocesan Priests Association, Jalingo Diocese, in Taraba State on Wednesday blamed the Governor Darius Ishaku led administration for the escalation of killings in the...

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS: Court extends order stopping Obaseki from arresting Oshiomhole

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 08:14 AM PDT

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, extended the interim order barring governor Godwin Obaseki, from arresting the suspended National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Adams...

APC clueless, became Nigeria’s major problem – PDP attacks Oshiomhole

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 08:05 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rubbished the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the leadership of its suspended National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. PDP said APC had shown crass...

Confusion in APC as ‘Ajimobi NWC’ reverses nullification of Obaseki’s disqualification

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 08:00 AM PDT

The national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Abiola Ajimobi, acting national chairman, has reversed nullification of the disqualification of Godwin Obaseki,...

More drama in APC: Victor Giadom resigns as deputy National secretary

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 07:42 AM PDT

Victor Giadom, the deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC has resigned. Giadom, a former ally of Oshiomhole turned foe, claimed this morning that he was the acting national...

UTME 2020: Top 10 best JAMB candidates, highest scores revealed

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 07:38 AM PDT

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released names of top best students who sat for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME). Recall that JAMB had fixed 160 as...

APC names primary election, appeal committees [Members list]

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 07:38 AM PDT

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday met to deliberate and delegate responsibilities on the forthcoming Edo election. The meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC)...

EFCC re-arraigns ex-AGF Adoke on money laundering charges

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 07:03 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday re-arraigned a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN) on money laundering related charges...

Nigeria’s inflation rises to 12.4%

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 06:54 AM PDT

Nigeria's headline inflation rose by 0.06 percent to 12.40 percent year-on-year in May 2020 for the 25th consecutive month. According to a report released on Wednesday morning by the National Bureau...

Gov Ayade, NDLEA demolishes hard drugs joints in Calabar

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 06:47 AM PDT

The Cross River Government in partnership with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad have demolished suspected narcotics joints in Calabar...

Yahaya Bello’s PA dies in Abuja

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 06:43 AM PDT

Abdulateef Suleiman, personal assistant to Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, is dead.  He died at a private hospital in Abuja on Wednesday morning. A hospital source said he died of sepsis...
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