Thursday, 9 July 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Nigeria records 460 new cases of covid-19 as total infections exceed 30,000” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Nigeria records 460 new cases of covid-19 as total infections exceed 30,000” plus 29 more

BREAKING: Nigeria records 460 new cases of covid-19 as total infections exceed 30,000

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 04:16 PM PDT

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 460 new cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing the country's total caseload past the 30,000-mark. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed this in a tweet via...

$9.7m, £74,000 found in my house are gifts, says Ex-NNPC GMD

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 11:28 PM PDT

Former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, who is standing trial for money laundering charge, yesterday told the Federal High Court sitting...

GENCOs, DISCOs have failed Nigerians — Reps

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 11:15 PM PDT

The House  of Representatives declared yesterday that Power Generating Companies, GENCOs, and Distribution Companies, DISCOs have failed, saying they have disappointed the citizenry. The...

MAGU: We’ll apply for bail today, says lawyer

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 11:03 PM PDT

Magu's lawyer, Mr. Tosin Ojaomo, has said he would be applying for the bail of the EFCC boss on Thursday (today). Ojaomo said that he had approached the police on Wednesday but was asked to return...

Funke Akindele gifts veteran Actor, Pa James new house after flood rendered him homeless

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 04:41 PM PDT

 Ace Nollywood actress Funke Akindele-Bello has gifted a new apartment to veteran actor, Kayode Olasehinde 'Ajirebi' aka Pa James after his house was affected by the recent flood that occurred...

Magu could return as Acting EFCC Chairman – Falana

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 04:23 PM PDT

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said that embattled Ibrahim Magu could get his job back as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), if he is not found...

Edo election: Why PDP, Obaseki will lose – Ize-Iyamu

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 04:21 PM PDT

Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Edo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Godwin Obaseki will be defeated at the...

Court refuses to grant Okorocha’s plea to stop EFCC, Imo panel probes

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 04:19 PM PDT

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant Rochas Okorocha, ex-Imo State Governor, an order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the state panel from...

$9.7m seized by EFCC was part of the gifts I received after my tenure, ex-NNPC MD tells court

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 03:52 PM PDT

Andrew Yakubu, former group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has told a federal high court in Abuja that the monies seized from him by the Economic and...

Jesus ends goal drought as Man City crush Newcastle

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 01:54 PM PDT

‌ Gabriel Jesus ended his Manchester City goal drought as the Brazil striker netted for the first time in 10 games to spark a 5-0 rout of Newcastle on Wednesday. With City's record goalscorer Sergio...

Hushpuppi got a passport after marrying a US citizen in 2018

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 01:47 PM PDT

Timothy Harris, prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, says Hushpuppi became a legal citizen of the country by marrying another citizen.In a statement on Monday, Harris said claims that the alleged...

Wike sacks permanent secretary for ‘flouting COVID-19 guidelines ‘

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 01:23 PM PDT

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has fired Sunny Okere, permanent secretary, establishment, for "flouting COVID-19 guidelines". The governor announced this in a statewide broadcast on...

Osinbajo clears air on receiving N4billion from Magu

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 01:09 PM PDT

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has reacted to reports that former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, gave him N4billion. Reports had claimed that...

BREAKING: Super Eagles striker tests positive for COVID-19

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 12:57 PM PDT

Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, has tested positive for COVID-19. However, the results of his fellow Nigerians: Stephen Odey and Cyril Dessers at Belgian club, Genk, came out negative. The...

‘Over 20’ soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 12:55 PM PDT

The Nigerian Army has reportedly lost more than 20 soldiers in an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state. Sources disclosed that the deceased soldiers were attached to 25 task force brigade,...

Magu must be prosecuted, PDP insists

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 12:24 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged the federal government to prosecute suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. The party said...

BREAKING: Nigerian govt postpones school resumption, 2020 WASSCE indefinitely

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 11:23 AM PDT

The federal government has reversed its earlier decision to reopen schools, withdrawing students of Unity Schools from the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) scheduled for...

NNPC donates N21B to fight COVID-19, GGM reveals

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 11:32 AM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has donated a total of N21 billion in kind, in an effort to bring relief to Nigeria in the ongoing fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The Group...

Omokri blasts Buhari for picking another northerner as Magu’s replacement

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 11:20 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted following the appointment of Mohammed Umar as head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the absence of its...

BREAKING: APC opts for indirect primary in Ondo, screens Akeredolu, 5 others

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 11:13 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has opted for indirect mode of primary election for Ondo State. The primary for the governorship election is slated for July 20. The ruling party also began its...

PHOTOS: Protesters demand arrest of Tinubu over 2019 election eve ‘bullion vans’

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 09:59 AM PDT

Some protesters took to the streets of Abuja on Tuesday to demand the arrest of Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over two bullion vans believed to be conveying...

Magu returns to Aso Rock as grilling enters day three

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 09:57 AM PDT

The presidential panel investigating Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), continued with its assignment at the presidential villa in Abuja...

Ondo Assembly Majority leader resigns

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 09:57 AM PDT

Majority Leader of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Jamiu Maito, has resigned. His letter of resignation was read by the Clerk of the House, Bode Adeyelu, during a plenary session on Wednesday. The...

Mohammed Umar named acting EFCC chairman

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 09:25 AM PDT

Mohammed Umar, director of operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been named acting chairman of the agency. According to NAN, a top official of the commission...

2,422 active COVID-19 cases unaccounted for — Lagos Commissioner

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 09:45 AM PDT

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has said 2,422 active COVID-19 cases were yet to turn up for admission at isolation centres, due to ignorance or stigmatisation or...

Tottenham’s Eric Dier given four-game ban over fan confrontation

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 09:18 AM PDT

Tottenham's Eric Dier has received a four-match ban and been fined £40,000 for climbing into the stands to confront a supporter after his side's FA Cup exit to Norwich. The England international has...

ADP seeks probe of Buhari’s appointees

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 09:14 AM PDT

The Action Democratic Party has asked the President Muhammad Buhari to order the probe of some of his appointees as well as leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress especially those accused of...

Kanye West vows to defeat Trump, win US 2020 presidential race

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 08:45 AM PDT

US rapper, Kanye West has vowed to win the 2020 presidential race. Speaking in an interview with Forbes and published on Wednesday, the music star announced that he no longer supported President...

‘Yahaya Bello has relegated you to a clown’- Ganduje’s aide mocks Dino Melaye

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 08:45 AM PDT

A media aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Salihu Tanko Yakasai has mocked Dino Melaye, former Kogi West Senator. Yakasai said the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has relegated...

FG seeks World Bank’s assistance for out-of-school children

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 07:59 AM PDT

The Federal Government has called on the World Bank to assist Nigeria in reducing the number of out-of-school children from 10 to 5 million by the year 2023. The government said the reduction was in...
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