Thursday 4 June 2020

NigerianEye: “Nigeria confirms 348 new coronavirus cases” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria confirms 348 new coronavirus cases” plus 29 more


Nigeria confirms 348 new coronavirus cases

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 05:46 PM PDT

Nigeria recorded just one death in 24 hours out of its coronavirus caseload as 348 new cases were announced by NCDC Wednesday night. The lone death was a departure from the trend in the last few...

VIDEO: Nollywood actress blasts movie producer who demands s.e.x for movie roles

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 06:01 PM PDT

Nollywood actress, Sharon Jatto has publicly called out a movie producer Victor Okpalan who she claims demands sex in exchange for roles. In reaction to the ongoing outrage against rapists and rape...

Kogi govt accuses NCDC of bringing machines that had been programmed to record positive COVID-19 cases

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 06:22 PM PDT

The Kogi State Government on Wednesday accused the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control of bringing machines that had been programmed to record positive Covid-19...

Femi Kuti, Banky W condemn N27 Billion for National Assembly renovation

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 06:22 PM PDT

Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, son of the late activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and Bankole Wellington have reacted to the Federal Government's approval of N27 billion for renovation purposes. The Federal...

No face mask, pay N10,000 – Anambra governor

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 06:20 PM PDT

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has said any resident who fails to wear face mask will be fined N10,000. The governor stated this in a statewide broadcast. He warned traders to keep...

Osun, Kwara reopen churches, mosques

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 06:18 PM PDT

The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday announced partial reopening of religious centres in the state. This is just as the Kwara State Government directed that worship centres be...

Man to die by hanging for raping Kaduna two-year-old to death

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 06:07 PM PDT

A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Dogarawa Sabon Gari in Zaria on Wednesday sentenced one Usman Shehu Bashir to death by hanging for raping a two-year-old girl to death. The Presiding Judge,...

United States bans all flights from China

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 06:05 PM PDT

The United States announced Wednesday that Chinese airlines will be suspended from operating passenger flights to and from the US. The move is reportedly a tit-for-tat retaliation for China's...

Orji Kalu released from Prison

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 01:42 PM PDT

Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State was on Wednesday night released from the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. The former governor, now a serving senator, was reportedly set free from...

Wizkid to Nigerians: Our country is a mess… use your votes wisely next election

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 12:46 PM PDT

Wizkid, award-winning singer, says Nigerians should use their votes wisely during the next election if they hope to get the country out of its current "mess". The country held its last general...

Fourth Mainland Bridge: Lagos announces when construction will start, lists bidders

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 12:43 PM PDT

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has announced that the construction of Fourth Mainland Bridge will start in the first quarter of 2021. He disclosed this on Tuesday during...

Lagos reverses land use charge to pre-2018 level

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 12:13 PM PDT

The Lagos state government says it will revert to the pre-2018 land use charge rate to reduce the financial pressure on citizens. Rabiu Olowo (pictured), the state commissioner for finance, announced...

Bishop Oyedepo should lead Christians – Primate Ayodele commends Living Faith founder for speaking against church closure

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 12:05 PM PDT

The leader of the Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has commended Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church for speaking against the closing down of churches due to the...

How we helped Oshiomhole when he had no money --Obaseki

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 12:02 PM PDT

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says Adams Oshiomhole, his predecessor, had no money when he contested the governorship election in 2007. Oshiomhole, a former president of the Nigeria Labour...

AGF takes over prosecution of Taraba ‘kidnap kingpin’

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 12:02 PM PDT

The office of the attorney-general of the federation has taken over the case of Hamisu Bala, a suspected kidnap kingpin better known as Wadume. A botched attempt arrest to Wadume had led to the...

How Majek wrote ‘Send down the Rain’ in my small studio – Charly Boy

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:36 AM PDT

Fans of the late Nigerian music legend, Majek Fashek, have been keeping his memories alive with fond tributes. Majek died in New York, on Tuesday.He was 57. Nigerian entertainer, Charles Oputa aka...

INEC insist Edo, Ondo guber polls will hold despite Covid-19 threats, issues fresh guidelines

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:20 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday insisted that it will conduct the 2020 governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states as scheduled despite fears seeming threats posed...

Peruzzi debunks rape allegation

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:15 AM PDT

Afropop crooner, Peruzzi has again denied rape allegation following fresh claims. The 'Royal Majesty' singer  whose real name is Tobechukwu Okoh, responded to the fresh allegation in a tweet on...

UNILAG lecturer kicks as three students accuse him of ‘sexual assault, groping’

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:03 AM PDT

Three Nigerian students have accused Suraj Olunifesi, a lecturer of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), of sexual assault in varying claims — but the academic dismissed all allegations. In the past few...

Igbo people in US are wicked, stingy, gossipy – Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:52 AM PDT

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has published the contributions of each country to the IPOB Defence Fund. He criticized Igbo people in the United States of America...

Edo guber: I’m not quitting governorship race – Pastor Ize Iyamu

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:43 AM PDT

Pastor Ize Iyamu, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, has denied quitting the governorship race, ahead of the party's primary election. Ize...

COVID-19: 3 year-old tests positive in Imo

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:31 AM PDT

A three-year-old child has tested positive to COVID-19 in Imo, the Chairman of the State Task Force Team on COVID-19, Prof. Maurice Iwu, said on Wednesday in Owerri. Briefing newsmen, Iwu said that...

Floyd killing shows ‘true face’ of US, says Iran’s Khamenei

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:31 AM PDT

The police killing of unarmed African-American George Floyd shows the "true face" of the United States and its oppression of the peoples of the world, including its own, Iran's supreme leader said...

Sanwo-Olu inaugurates community policing in Lagos

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:27 AM PDT

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday inaugurated community policing in the state. He said the launch of the State Community Policing Advisory Committee and its operations arm, the...

APC warns members against accepting PDP governor’s appointment, threatens expulsion

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:16 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State has said all members who accept appointments from the state governor will be expelled from the party. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri who is of the...

Osinbajo’s media aide explains his absence from public view in past weeks

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:28 AM PDT

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has given a breakdown of his activities for the week. Osinbajo has hardly been seen in public for some time now but was present at the Federal Executive Council...

Singer D’banj accused of rape by instagram influncer

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:25 AM PDT

An Instagram influencer, identified as Benjamin has accused Ace musician, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, professionally known as D'banj of raping his friend. According to him, his friend decided to keep...

Gov. Zulum suspends entire hospital staff for abandoning duty

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:20 AM PDT

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has suspended the entire staff of the general hospital in Ngala, a town in the state. The staff on suspension include resident medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists,...

George Floyd: US embassy in Nigeria warns citizens against visiting its office

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:20 AM PDT

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has warned its citizens against visiting its consulate office at Walter Carrington Crescent in Victoria Island, Lagos, over a planned protest against the killing...

#JusticeforBarakat: Nigerians on Twitter react

Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:16 AM PDT

Reactions have trailed the death of an 18-year-old student, Barakat Bello, who was reportedly raped and killed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Bello, a student of the Federal College of Animal and...

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