Wednesday, 8 July 2020

NigerianEye: “Nigeria records 503 new COVID-19 cases; total now 29,879” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria records 503 new COVID-19 cases; total now 29,879” plus 29 more

Nigeria records 503 new COVID-19 cases; total now 29,879

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 04:45 PM PDT

Nigeria, on Tuesday, recorded 503 new cases of COVID-19 in 20 states, bring the total confirmed cases to 29,879, with 669 deaths. Of the new cases reported by the Nigerian Centre for Disease...

Magu sent back to police custody as operatives search his residence

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 04:56 PM PDT

Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been sent back to area 10 force criminal investigation department (FCID) of the police in Abuja...

Vardy’s late goal salvages draw against Arsenal

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 03:46 PM PDT

Jamie Vardy's late equaliser gave Leicester City a vital point to keep their Champions League hopes on track and end Arsenal's recent winning streak. The Gunners looked on course for a fifth...

Edo election: Gov Wike responds to Ganduje’s threat to isolate him

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 01:55 PM PDT

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has responded to an attack on him by his Kano State counterpart, Abdullahi Ganduje. Both governors are pitted against each other as chairmen of their different...

Oluwo of Iwo claims family planning can wipe out human race

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 01:49 PM PDT

Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the oluwo of Iwoland, has kicked against the adoption of family planning saying it could lead to the eradication of the human race. In a lengthy post on his Instagram page, the...

Ibrahim Magu: How I prophesied removal of EFCC Chairman – Primate Ayodele

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 01:46 PM PDT

The leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has claimed that his prophecy on the suspension of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes...

Notice of impeachment: Akeredolu’s deputy, Ajayi breaks silence

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 01:39 PM PDT

Following the notice of impeachment signed by 14 members of the Ondo State of House Assembly on Tuesday against the embattled Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, he has said that he was yet to be served...

Hushpuppi: Why APC wants me, Atiku, Saraki, PDP leaders arrested – Timi Frank

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 01:26 PM PDT

A political activist, Timi Frank, has condemned the call for probe of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, ex-Senate President, Bukola Saraki, ex-Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara,...

Senate passes bill against sexual harassment in educational institutions

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 01:22 PM PDT

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Sexual Harassment Bill which sought to redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions. The bill is titled: 'A Bill for an Act to prevent,...

"How we lure children with biscuits" - Kidnapper reveals

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 01:19 PM PDT

A 29 year-old suspected kidnapper and killer, Lekan Raheem, has told newsmen that he and his nine man-gang specialised in kidnaping children. The gang which comprised two females and seven males...

Chief of staff to Kwara governor dies of COVID-19

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 01:22 PM PDT

Adisa Logun, chief of staff to Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, governor of Kwara state, has died of COVID-19 complications. Rafiu Ajakaye, chief press secretary to the governor, broke the news on Tuesday...

Place Magu on watchlist – Fayose tells Buhari

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 12:19 PM PDT

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the suspension of Ibrahim Magu as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The EFCC boss was suspended by...

‘Your directives not binding on me’ — Keyamo hits National Assembly despite Ngige’s apology

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 12:15 PM PDT

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says members of the national assembly are trying to bypass him in the recruitment of 774,000 citizens. The National Directorate of...

Brazilian president tests positive for COVID-19

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 11:59 AM PDT

Jair Bolsonaro, president of Brazil, has tested positive for COVID-19. The president who announced this on Tuesday said he had been exhibiting symptoms, including high temperature, since Sunday. A...

Police Act: Senate approves four-year single tenure for IGP

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 12:01 PM PDT

The Senate, on Tuesday, passed a bill which amended the Police Act and prescribed among others, a four-year single tenure for the office of the Inspector-General of Police. The proposed legislation...

DSS appeals judgement on Buhari’s daughter’s SIM card case

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 10:03 AM PDT

The Department of State Services has filed an appeal against a N10m judgment in the case involving the purchase of a SIM card previously owned by the President's daughter, Hanan Buhari. Justice...

Reps probe NNPC over ‘$1bn illegal withdrawal’ from NLNG account

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:52 AM PDT

The house of representatives has resolved to investigate the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for "illegal withdrawals" from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG)...

Govt has declared war against the arts, says Prof. Soyinka on amended NBC code

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:47 AM PDT

Wole Soyinka, playwright and Nobel laureate, has described the amended 6th broadcasting code by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) as an "economic sabotage". In a statement on Tuesday,...

EFCC: More details on Magu’s probe emerge

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:47 AM PDT

The Presidency has said that the interrogation of the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was to enable him clear allegations levelled against...

NYSC announces date, venue for physical verification of graduates (See list)

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:44 AM PDT

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the time frame for the physical verification exercise of foreign-trained graduates. NYSC disclosed that foreign-trained graduates who registered...

I have no plan to join PDP, says Ondo ex-SSG

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 09:23 AM PDT

  The immediate former Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Sunday Abegunde, on Tuesday said he has no intention to join the Peoples Democratic Party. Abegunde resigned his appointment on...

‘Winking an offence, student’s consent not defence’ — highlights of sexual harassment prohibition bill

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 08:39 AM PDT

On Tuesday, the senate passed for a third reading a bill seeking to prohibit sexual harassment in tertiary institutions. It was passed after Opeyemi Bamidele, chairman of the committee on judiciary...

Nigerians react to suspension of Ibrahim Magu by President Buhari

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 08:36 AM PDT

Nigerians on social media have shared their diverse opinions on the suspension of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu by President Muhammadu...

WAEC lists requirements for conduct of exams in Africa

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 08:34 AM PDT

Personal Protective Equipment, more classrooms, supervisors and invigilators will be required to conduct the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination for school candidates, due to...

Ngige apologises to Lawan over Keyamo’s outburst on 774,000 jobs

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 08:31 AM PDT

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has apologised to Senate President Ahmad Lawan over the outburst of Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, regarding the...

BREAKING: Magu suspended as EFCC chairman

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 07:26 AM PDT

Ibrahim Magu has been suspended as the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Magu was suspended to allow him face the probe into the allegations against him. He...

Reopen churches now, CAN urges Lagos, others

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 07:59 AM PDT

The Christian Association of Nigeria has called on the Lagos State Government to reopen churches in the state. The Christian body also asked the Ogun State Government as well as other states yet to...

BREAKING: Senate passes bill on s3xual harassment

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 08:04 AM PDT

The Senate has passed the bill against s3xual harassment in tertiary institutions. It is titled, "A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary...

With COVID-19 raging, China reports suspected case of deadly bubonic plague

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 07:29 AM PDT

The Chinese government says it has confirmed a suspected case of another infectious disease known as the bubonic plague. This development comes a few months after the first outbreak of COVID-19 was...

Odekunle did NOT speak for us on Magu’s case -Presidential panel

Posted: 07 Jul 2020 07:29 AM PDT

The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has distanced itself from a statement credited to one of its members regarding the case involving Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the...
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