Thursday, 13 August 2020

NigerianEye: “FG approves N8.49bn for procurement of COVID-19 test kits” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “FG approves N8.49bn for procurement of COVID-19 test kits” plus 29 more

FG approves N8.49bn for procurement of COVID-19 test kits

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 11:36 PM PDT

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N8.49 billion for the procurement of COVID-19 test kits.   Speaking after the meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday,...

Mailafia refuses to retract comments about Northern Governor being Boko Haram’s leader

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 11:22 PM PDT

  Ex-Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia has insisted that a Northern Governor is Boko Haram's leader.   Mailafia stated this on Wednesday, while speaking...

IG of police threatens N10bn lawsuit against Sowore

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 11:16 PM PDT

  The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has described as false a media report accusing him of illegally raising funds to build a police training school in Nasarawa State.  ...

DSS to Nigerians: We are doing so much… stop condemning us

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 11:03 PM PDT

 The Department of State Services (DSS) has appealed to Nigerians for more support.   Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the secret police, made the appeal at the 2020 International Youth Day...

Political leaders who want to stay beyond 80 years must be forced out – Obasanjo

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 11:18 PM PDT

  Former Nigeria president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on younger Africans to participate actively in politics and force out the older generation.   Obasanjo stated this while delivering...

BBNaija show misrepresents Nigerian youths -Ooni of Ife wants it scrapped

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 10:57 PM PDT

  The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Wednesday added his powerful voice to the calls for the scrapping of Big Brother Nigeria reality show, also called BBNaija.   The great...

I’m ready to lay down my life like Mandela, says Mailafia after release from DSS custody

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 10:46 PM PDT

  Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says he is ready to lay down his life for his country like Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa....

UNILAG announces acting VC

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 10:48 PM PDT

 The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has announced that Professor Theophilus Omololu Soyombo of the Faculty of Social Sciences has been appointed as the acting the Vice Chancellor...

Nigeria Confirms 453 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Now 47,743

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 10:35 PM PDT

  Nigeria has recorded 453 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 47,743.   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed...

DSS finally release Mailafia after hours of interrogation

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 03:57 PM PDT

  After hours of prolonged questioning, the Department of State Services office in Jos has released former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia. The invitation...

PSG defeat Atalanta 2-1 to reach Champions League semi-finals

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 02:23 PM PDT

Paris Saint-Germain produced a stunning late comeback to beat Atalanta 2-1 in their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon on Wednesday with substitute Eric Choupo-Moting scoring the winner in the...

Kano court sentences another man to death

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 02:11 PM PDT

  Barely three days after a Sharia court in Kano sentenced man to death for allegedly committing blasphemy, another court has sentenced a man to death by stoning.   Mati Abdu, a...

Former US ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington is dead

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 02:05 PM PDT

Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is dead. His death was confirmed by his wife, Arese Carrington, on Wednesday. She said the 90-year-old died peacefully,...

Governing council has the power to fire – FG reacts to sack of UNILAG VC

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 01:54 PM PDT

  The Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE) has reacted to the removal of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, from office by the Governing Council...

Northern governors call for investigation into Mailafia's allegation

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 11:21 PM PDT

Following the recent revelation by a presidential candidate on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2019 general elections, Dr. Obadiah Mailafiya, that one of the northern...

Customs nabs two Lebanese with N338 million cash at Rivers airport

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 12:01 PM PDT

  Dina Jihad Khali and Chamseddine Waell Mohammed, two Lebanese men, have been arrested by officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).   According to the NCS, they were found to be in...

Prophet T. B Joshua clears air on revelation on winner of Edo election

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 11:54 AM PDT

Prophet T.B Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has cleared the air on a prophecy credited to him concerning the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State.   In the...

#BBNaija 2020: Eric unveils likely winner (VIDEO)

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 11:17 AM PDT

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Eric has revealed the housemate he wishes would win the reality show. Eric, who was evicted during the live show on Sunday, told Ebuka that he wants Neo to win...

Nigerian soldier jailed 55 years for killing WHO worker

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 10:37 AM PDT

  A General Court Martial presided over by Maj. Gen. P. Fekrogha on Wednesday sentenced Army Lance Corporal Babangida Ibrahim to 55 years imprisonment for killing a World Health Organisation...

Babalakin has ridiculed UNILAG’s regulation, says governing council member on Ogundipe’s removal

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 10:31 AM PDT

  Bola Oboh, a senate representative at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) governing council, has kicked against the removal of Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the vice-chancellor of the institution....

PHOTOS: Man reveals poor treatment of Nigerian workers in Chinese company in Abia state, alleges Government awareness

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 10:55 AM PDT

A certain Nigerian with the username @Truthfully83 has taken to the micro blogging platform, twitter to narrate how a Chinese company in Abia State, Inner Galaxy group,  has its over...

I’m still the VC of UNILAG, says Ogundipe

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 10:24 AM PDT

  Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, has asked the public to ignore the announcement of his removal from office.   Earlier on Wednesday, Ogundipe's removal was...

Nothing must happen to my husband in DSS custody, Mailafia’s wife cries out

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 10:04 AM PDT

The wife of Obadiah Mailafia has raised the alarm over his safety in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, following his invitation for questioning over comments he made in a radio...

NBC moves to sanction radio station over Mailafia interview

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 09:37 AM PDT

  The National Broadcasting Commission has begun moves to penalise a radio station, Nigeria Info, over a recent comment made by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr...

Bill Cosby files new appeal over s3xual assault conviction

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 09:24 AM PDT

  US comedian Bill Cosby, who is serving three and a half years in jail, has filed a new appeal against his conviction for drugging and s3xually assaulting a woman 15 years ago. In court...

Dethroned Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi goes back to school

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 09:21 AM PDT

 Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is returning to school in the United Kingdom in October . He is scheduled to start a fellowship program at the African Studies Centre of Oxford...

Kashamu: Stop insulting our collective intelligence, Femi Falana warns Obasanjo

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 09:13 AM PDT

  Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo did not abuse African tradition by criticising the late ex-Senator, Buruji Kashamu.   But the lawyer was quick...

Magu: We didn’t mistakenly transfer N573m into Omale’s account – FCMB

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 09:12 AM PDT

  First City Monument Bank (FCMB) says there was no transfer of N573 million into the account of Emmanuel Omale, general overseer of Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministries International.  ...

Man City vs Lyon: Guardiola set to break Champions League record

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 09:12 AM PDT

  Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, is set to break a Champions League record when his side clashes against Lyon in the last-8 final tie on Saturday. Should Man City beat Lyon this...

Mailafia honours DSS invitation over comments on insecurity

Posted: 12 Aug 2020 08:37 AM PDT

A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia on Wednesday honoured the invitation of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) over his comment that government is...
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