Saturday, 18 July 2020

NigerianEye: “Arsenal defeat Man City 2-0 to reach FA Cup final ‌” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Arsenal defeat Man City 2-0 to reach FA Cup final ‌” plus 29 more

Arsenal defeat Man City 2-0 to reach FA Cup final ‌

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 02:20 PM PDT

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta outmanoeuvred his mentor Pep Guardiola as the Gunners reached the FA Cup final with victory at Wembley. Arteta, who left his job as Manchester City assistant manager to...

ONDO 2020: I made wrong choice, Gov Akeredolu opens up on defected deputy

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 09:42 AM PDT

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has declared that he made a wrong choice in his deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi who defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akeredolu said...

BREAKING: Edo 2020: INEC releases final list of candidates for governorship election

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 09:35 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for this year's governorship election in Edo State. Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and...

INSIDE STORY: The Lagos slum where Hushpuppi bought food on credit and washed cars to survive

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 09:30 AM PDT

Nobody saw a billionaire in Hushpuppi some 15 years ago when he roamed the dusty streets of Oworonshoki, Lagos, looking to wash cars for a paltry N100, and later returning to a food joint where he...

Ibidunni Ighodalo, Majek Fashek, Dan Foster… celebrities who died in first half of 2020

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 09:30 AM PDT

New year, new hopes. But the trend appears to be going in the reverse direction since the dawn of 2020. The global economy is at stand still, schools shut, rising cases of job loss. The coronavirus...

Buhari names railway complex after former President Goodluck Jonathan

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 09:00 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has named the railway complex in Agbor, Delta state, after former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to Tolu Ogunlesi, a presidential aide, Rotimi Amaechi, minister of...

BREAKING: Children killed as bomb explodes in Katsina community

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 08:56 AM PDT

At least persons, including children, were killed when a bomb exploded at Yammama village in Malumfashi local government area of Katsina state on Saturday. A source revealed that the bomb was planted...

Catholic priest dies of COVID-19 in Enugu

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 08:15 AM PDT

‌The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has announced the death of its priest, Rev. Fr. Joachim Cabanyes, following COVID-19 complications at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital isolation...

Dismiss Malami if you are serious about fighting corruption, lawyer writes Buhari

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 07:47 AM PDT

Kabir Akingbolu, a human rights lawyer, has asked President Muhammadu Buahri to dismiss Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF). Accusing Malami of abusing his office, the lawyer...

Hackers ‘manipulated’ employees to access accounts, Twitter reveals

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 05:51 AM PDT

Twitter says hackers "manipulated" some of its employees to access accounts in a high-profile attack on the social media company, including those of Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden and...

Blind competition, battle for popularity cause bad blood in Nollywood— Yetunde Bakare

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 05:44 AM PDT

Over the years, there have been many fights between actresses who used to be friends. On several occasions, those fights spilled into social media, causing a lot of bad blood. Many have ascribed...

Magu’s probe may be drama to ensure Senate confirms him – PDP

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 05:39 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised concerns over the ongoing probe of Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. PDP's National...

APC lawmaker under fire for saying Buhari, ‘weak, irrelevant’

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 05:39 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) chapter in Mashi LG, Katsina State has asked the member representing Mashi/ Dutsi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Mansur Mashi, to resign...

774,000 jobs: Selection committee member lists criteria, expected beneficiaries

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 05:33 AM PDT

A member of the Federal Government Special Public Works Programme (SPWP) in Ebonyi, Ann Agomeze, has explained the criteria for selection. Agomeze spoke on Friday in Onicha Local Government at a...

Alleged Fraud: Grand jury indicts Hushpuppi's friend, Woodberry

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 04:50 AM PDT

Olalekan Ponle, a Nigerian held in the United States for alleged multi-million-dollar fraud, has been indicted by the grand jury, a group of lawyers empowered to conduct legal proceedings and...

WAEC: Atiku reacts as Nigerian govt fixes new date for reopening of schools

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 04:44 AM PDT

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has reacted to Federal Government's decision to reopen schools by September 2020. Atiku said he is elated at the decision by the government to reopen...

Lawan denies plans to run for president in 2023

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 04:24 AM PDT

Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser on Media to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says his principal has no plans to run for president in 2023. The media aide made this known in a statement on Saturday while...

Magu has been used and dumped, says Galadima

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 04:38 AM PDT

Buba Galadima, a former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, says the removal of Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is a mere...

I was asked to spend N10bn on Christmas bonus -Ex-NDDC MD

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 03:51 AM PDT

Joy Nunieh, a former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says during her time as head of the agency, she was asked to spend N10 billion on Christmas bonus. While...

I receive calls, visits over allegations against me – Malami petitions Police

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 04:38 AM PDT

Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police over publications accusing him of massive corruption. He wants the...

May D joins Davido’s record label

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 03:48 AM PDT

Nigerian singer, songwriter, and dancer, Akinmayokun Awodumila, popularly known as May D, has joined Davido Music World Wide, DMW label. May D, who parted ways with PSquare and Jude Okoye in 2013,...

Ignore revenge talk against Man Utd, Lampard warns Chelsea

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 03:12 AM PDT

Frank Lampard has warned his Chelsea stars not to get distracted by talk of revenge against Manchester United when they clash in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final. Lampard's side have been beaten three...

Gas constraint, low demand from DisCos force nine power plants to shut down

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 02:33 AM PDT

Nine of Nigeria's 27 power plants did not generate any megawatt of electricity on Thursday. This left a total of 2,079 megawatts of unutilised generation capacity. The data from the Nigerian...

Hushpuppi dumps top Chicago lawyer as court transfers trial to California

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 02:30 AM PDT

Hushpuppi, a Nigerian Instagram personality, who is facing cyberfraud allegations in the United States, has disengaged Gal Pissetzky, his lawyer in Chicago, after his trial was transferred to...

COVID-19: Nigerian govt gives schools new guidelines for reopening

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 02:29 AM PDT

The Federal Government has provided some specific guidelines for reopening of schools in the country. The guidelines announced by the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, on Friday cover...

If airlines can operate, students can write WASSCE -Bolaji Abdullahi

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 02:29 AM PDT

Bolaji Abdullahi, former minister of youth and sports development, has asked the federal government to find "creative ways to manoeuvre around" the coronavirus pandemic so that Nigerian students can...

ONDO 2020: I’m ready to apologise to those I offended ― Gov Akeredolu

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 02:28 AM PDT

Ahead of the Monday governorship primary of the All Progress Congress, APC, in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, said he was ready to apologise to anybody he might have offended since he assumed...

COVID-19: Lagos discharges 42 patients, including 10 foreigners

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 02:21 AM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Friday, discharged 42 patients from various isolation facilities across the state have recovered fully and tested negative for COVID-19. The state Governor, Babajide...

Former Man United forward, Alex Dawson dies at 80

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 02:15 AM PDT

Former Manchester United forward Alex Dawson, one of the club's famed Busby Babes, has died aged 80, the Premier League club announced on Friday. Aberdeen-born Dawson was a trainee under United's...

NAF bows to pressure, opens investigation into Arotile’s death

Posted: 18 Jul 2020 02:05 AM PDT

The Nigerian Air Force on Friday stated that it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of its Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, in a road accident, adding that two persons were...
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