Friday, 10 July 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Nigeria records 499 new cases of COVID-19, total now 30,748” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Nigeria records 499 new cases of COVID-19, total now 30,748” plus 29 more

BREAKING: Nigeria records 499 new cases of COVID-19, total now 30,748

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 04:46 PM PDT

Nigeria's COVID-19 infections have risen with 499 new cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 30,748. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in a tweet...

Hushpuppi: How Nigerian Instagram celebrity predicted his ‘downfall’

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 04:55 PM PDT

The last post of Nigerian popular Instagram celebrity, Ramoni Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi, before his arrest, has been revealed. Hushpuppi, in his last post on Instagram on June 6, 2020 had...

Funke Akindele didn’t buy me a house– Pa James cries out, spills the truth

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 04:45 PM PDT

Veteran actor Kayode Olasehinde 'Ajirebi' aka Pa James has cleared the air over claims of being gifted a new house by actress Funke Akindele. The actor had cried out for help after his house located...

EFCC came to my guest house in error -Abdulsalami

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 04:24 PM PDT

Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state, says operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) came to his guest house in error in 2017 but did not conduct any search of the...

Dubai Police arrests another Nigerian for online scam

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 04:08 PM PDT

A 22 year-old Nigerian is on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance after robbing a Turkish national of about $8,200. According to court records, the Nigerian lured his victim via a dating app,...

Ex-First Bank ED trial: How Diezani ordered me to deliver $70m to banker – Ex-NNPC boss

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 04:04 PM PDT

A prosecution witness in the trial of Dauda Lawal, former Executive Director, First Bank Plc, has told Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, how he delivered 12...

UK visa application centres in Nigeria to reopen soon

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 04:02 PM PDT

The British high commission in Nigeria says work is ongoing to reopen visa application for intending travellers to the United Kingdom. The high commission had suspended services during the lockdown...

Pogba, Greenwood score as Man United demolish Villa

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 03:16 PM PDT

Manchester United were given a controversial helping hand by VAR in their 3-0 win at Aston Villa, while Tottenham suffered fresh frustration at the hands of the review system in their 0-0 draw at...

‘There’s no money to chop at NDDC’ — commission defends N3.14bn COVID-19 relief

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 02:03 PM PDT

The interim management committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was on Thursday grilled by an ad hoc senate panel. The committee is being investigated over the N3.14 billion...

Magu quizzed over 380 houses, 7 crude oil-laden ships, N37bn assets

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 01:23 PM PDT

The embattled Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, was on Wednesday confronted with more allegations. The Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel asked...

Lebanese ambassador walks out on Nigeria’s House of Reps members

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 01:17 PM PDT

The Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, M Houssam Diab, on Thursday, walked out on members of the Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs. Mr. Diab was summoned by the House...

Kogi govt. approves establishment of new university

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 12:08 PM PDT

The Kogi government has approved a bill seeking to establish a new university in the state. Kingsley Fanwo, commissioner for information and communication, broke the news while addressing journalists...

‘Dr Anu show me pepper’ – Omohtee narrates her botched procedure with controversial cosmetic surgeon

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 11:52 AM PDT

Popular Nigerian social media personality Omotola Taiwo Temilade popularly known as Omohtee has opened up about her failed plastic surgery at Dr Anu's clinic. Omohtee who admitted she has been...

VI residents demand dethronement of Oniru over ‘land grabbing’

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 11:52 AM PDT

Gbolahan Lawal, Oniru of Iruland, has been accused of land grabbing, intimidation and misuse of public resources. Iruland covers Victoria Island area of Lagos state. In a petition, the monarch was...

FRSC to sanction official for jumping on moving vehicle

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 10:42 AM PDT

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has recalled a patrol team attached to Ikorodu unit to the Lagos State Sector Command for investigation and appropriate disciplinary...

Hushpuppi never on our list of billionaires – Forbes

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 10:37 AM PDT

American business magazine, Forbes, has said alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, was not on its list of World's Billionaires. Hushpuppi, who boasts of over 2.4 million...

EDO 2020: You can’t rig election, PDP tells APC

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 11:04 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the All Progressives Congress to prepare for imminent defeat in the September 19 Governorship Election in Edo State. It also said the APC and its candidate,...

FIFA sets new rules for use of VAR in EPL, LaLiga, Serie A

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 10:03 AM PDT

FIFA has ordered that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) reviews be applied uniformly across all competitions, as they take over direct responsibility for the system. IFAB, the game's law-making body,...

BREAKING: Ondo election: APC accuses Amaechi, El-Rufai, Fayemi of being responsible for crisis

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 09:50 AM PDT

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi and the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, have been accused of masterminding the crisis rocking the ruling...

‘I’ve been depressed since 16’ — Nigerian photographer commits suicide after scheduling tweet

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 09:49 AM PDT

A Nigerian photographer identified as Ayo has committed suicide after detailing how he couldn't seek help due to the stigma often associated with mental health challenges. In a barrage of tweets made...

Hushpuppi’s alleged fraud, ‘show-off’ has dented Nigeria’s image – Nigerian govt

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 08:54 AM PDT

Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, has lamented the effect of cyber crime on the image of Nigeria. Abiri-Erewa lamented that cybercrime has dented the...

Salami panel grills ‘Magu Boys’ over corruption allegations

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 08:53 AM PDT

The presidential panel probing the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday grilled the so-called "Magu Boys" — a group of operatives believed to be favoured by...

Osinbajo to IGP: Probe allegation that I received N4bn from Magu

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 08:50 AM PDT

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has asked Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), to investigate the allegation that he collected N4 billion from Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of...

‘$25,000 bribery’: EFCC fails to produce cash evidence against Shehu Sani

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 08:50 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) has failed to produce evidence in its alleged bribery case against Shehu Sani, the senator who represented Kaduna central between 2015 and...

Magu, EFCC secretary, directors appear before presidential panel

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 08:43 AM PDT

The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, again on Thursday appeared before the Justice Ayo Salami-led presidential panel sitting inside the old...

Ex-DESOPADEC commissioner, Kenny Okolugbo, arraigned for alleged theft

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 08:06 AM PDT

Kenny Okolugbo a former Commissioner of Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), has been arraigned at the Igbosere Magistrate Court in Lagos. He was charged on five-count...

Senate kicks as Akpabio shuns NDDC probe

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 07:56 AM PDT

The Senate on Thursday condemned the absence of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, at an investigative public hearing on the alleged financial recklessness in the Niger...

Hushpuppi is into real estate, not a fraudster, says his Lawyer

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 07:54 AM PDT

Chicago foremost lawyer Gal Pissetzky, who is representing Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Abbas Igbalode, better known as Hushpuppi, has said his client is into legitimate businesses and not fraud. Mr...

FG didn’t promise to keep petrol price low, says Minister as govt ends subsidy

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 07:56 AM PDT

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said the Federal Government did not at any time promise to keep the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) permanently...

LUTH petitions investigation panel over failed cosmetic surgery done by controversial surgeon, Dr Anu

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 07:37 AM PDT

The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has urged the Medical and Dental Practitioners' Investigation Panel to investigate the alleged professional misconduct of a...
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