Monday, 20 July 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Nigeria's COVID-19 cases near 40,000 as 562 fresh cases are recorded” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Nigeria's COVID-19 cases near 40,000 as 562 fresh cases are recorded” plus 29 more


BREAKING: Nigeria's COVID-19 cases near 40,000 as 562 fresh cases are recorded

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 03:51 PM PDT

Nigeria on Tuesday night recorded 562 new cases of COVID-19 as the most populated black nation nears 40,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to a tweet from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

Buzzing Nigerian entrepreneur commits suicide over rape accusation

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 07:59 PM PDT

A creative designer and founder of Uhuru Designz, a United States of America-based clothing company, Izuchukwu Madubueze (simply known as Izu), has taken his own life over an allegation of sexual...

80,120 Brazilians are now dead from Coronavirus

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 08:03 PM PDT

About 80,120 people have died from coronavirus in Brazil since the pandemic started, new figures from the country's health ministry reveal on Monday. Since Sunday, 632 people are reported to have...

Acting NDDC MD Pondei collapsed under guilt of corruption – PDP

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 03:56 PM PDT

The Democratic Party has said that the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, fainted before a House of Representatives investigative panel as...

Akeredolu wins APC governorship primary

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 03:53 PM PDT

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the October 10 governorship election in the state. In the results so far, Akeredolu won...

Ebonyi governor sacks over 1,000 aides for non-performance

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 03:19 PM PDT

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Monday announced the sack of more than 1,000 aides for non-performance. He said the dissolution would take effect from August 1, 2020. Umahi made the...

CBN Maize Import Ban Ill-timed, May Cripple Poultry Sector – University Don

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 03:01 PM PDT

The recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria,banning the importation of maize, has been described as ill-timed, with potential negative consequences for Nigeria's poultry sector. The apex bank...

Isa Funtua’s death has created a huge gap, says Buhari

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 02:48 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says the death of Ismaila Isa Funtua, his in-law and ally, has created a huge gap. Funtua died at a hospital in Abuja on Monday night. In a statement which Garba Shehu, his...

BREAKING: Buhari’s ally, Isa Funtua is dead

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 01:50 PM PDT

Ismaila Isa Funtua, an associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, is dead. A family source disclosed that he died on Monday after suffering cardiac arrest. A presidential aide, who did not want...

NDDC Probe: Akpabio opens up on alleged contract award to Hon. Tunji-Ojo

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 01:22 PM PDT

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has claimed he does not know about any contract allegedly awarded to the Chairman, House of Representatives Committees on Niger Delta...

NDDC Probe: You came here to mislead investigative committee – Lawmaker tells Akpabio

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 01:22 PM PDT

A member of the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission has accused the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio of misleading the committee. Honourable...

NDDC: Akpabio messed up Buhari’s anti-corruption war – Fayose

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 01:21 PM PDT

Ayodele Fayose, former Governor of Ekiti State has reacted to the probe of NDDC over alleged fraud, mismanagement of funds. Fayose on Monday said the probe of Akpabio and NDDC before the House of...

#BBNaija2020: Nengi wins first Head of House challenge

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 12:29 PM PDT

Nengi has emerged the new Head of House (HoH) for the 2020 Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show. In a keenly contested challenge amongst the 20 housemates, she emerged victorious.  Nengi...

NDDC Probe: Pondei ignored doctor’s advice to honour NASS, he was sick- Charles Obi Odili

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 12:09 PM PDT

The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, who collapsed at the public hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC had...

Don Jazzy gifts lady N200,000 for TV, decoder so she could watch BBNaija

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 12:07 PM PDT

Don Jazzy, Mavin Records CEO, has gifted a Nigerian lady N200,000 after she complained that she couldn't watch the BBNaija show due to her damaged television set. Betway, a betting platform, had last...

Insecurity: Nigerians will decide when terrorism, banditry ends – Army boss, Buratai

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 12:07 PM PDT

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has declared that terrorism and banditry will end only when Nigerians decide. Buratai addressed newsmen at the State House after meeting...

Asari Dokubo, Edwin Clark, ND Avengers; why no outrage over iniquity at NDDC?

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 11:03 AM PDT

By Fredrick Nwabufo There is no executive or administrative corruption without civil partnerships. What we often see on the surface as corruption in government agencies is deeply tap-rooted — with...

Nigerians reacts as NDDC MD, Pondei faints during Reps interrogation

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 10:25 AM PDT

Nigerians on Monday reacted to the drama which ensued at the ongoing investigation into the alleged fraudulent activities in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) NigerianEye had reported...

Buhari runs ‘most corrupt presidency’ in Nigeria since 1999

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 10:55 AM PDT

Senior Pastor of the Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of leading the most corrupt administration in Nigeria since 1999. Pastor...

Another Super Eagles player tests positive for COVID-19

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 10:53 AM PDT

Bordeaux forward, Samuel Kalu, has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second Super Eagles star to contract the disease after Genk striker, Paul Onuachu. The Nigerian has been in quarantine...

NDDC: Akpabio reveals major factor responsible for commission’s ‘woes’

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 09:27 AM PDT

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has pointed out the major factor responsible for the 'woes' of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Akpabio explained that lack of...

BREAKING: Most contracts in NDDC are given to National Assembly members, says Akpabio

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 10:47 AM PDT

Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, says most of the contracts in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are given to national assembly members. He spoke when he appeared before...

Buratai gives self pass mark after meeting Buhari over insecurity

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 09:51 AM PDT

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Monday emerged from a meeting with  President Muhammadu Buhari on the deteriorating security situation across the country, beating his chest that he...

Former NDDC MD, Nunieh, has no NYSC certificate — Akpabio

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 09:12 AM PDT

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh, did not participate in the mandatory one...

NDDC: Buhari gets letter demanding Akpabio, Pondei, Ojuogboh’s immediate sack

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 09:26 AM PDT

Godwin Ojeh, a human rights lawyer, has written President Muhammadu Buhari demanding the immediate sack of Godswill Akpabio as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. In a copy of the letter made...

PHOTOS: Nicki Minaj announces she's pregnant with her first child

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 09:23 AM PDT

Nicki Minaj has a bun in the oven! The rapper is expecting her and husband, Kenneth Petty's first child. The 37-year-old rapper announced her pregnancy in a gorgeous Instagram post on July 20. She...

NDDC PROBE: Akpabio accuses Reps of ‘bullying’ during hearing

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 08:17 AM PDT

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, accused the House of Representatives Committee investigating financial mismanagement in the Niger Delta Development...

NDDC probe: Pondei was auditioning for BBNaija – Omokri

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 08:34 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has described the video of the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Kemebradikumo Pondei where he...

We spent N81.5bn in 8 — not 7 — months, says NDDC

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 08:06 AM PDT

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it spent the sum of N81.5 billion in eight months and not in seven. The commission said this while reacting to a report that it expended the...

‘We want justice for Izu!’ — outrage as man commits suicide after 'false' rape accusation

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 08:00 AM PDT

Some Nigerians have taken to Twitter to demand justice for a young man who was said to have committed suicide after he was added to a "list of rapists" on the microblogging platform. In June, a...

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