Wednesday, 2 September 2020

NigerianEye: “Coronavirus kills 10 Nigerians within the last 24 hours” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Coronavirus kills 10 Nigerians within the last 24 hours” plus 29 more

Coronavirus kills 10 Nigerians within the last 24 hours

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 06:03 PM PDT

Plateau State records Coronavirus spike on Tuesday, as the pandemic killed 10 Nigerians in the last 24 hours. The state posted 116 new coronavirus infections, almost doubling the the national figure...

COVID-19: Allow me heal them all – T.B Joshua begs government

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 11:39 PM PDT

Prophet T.B Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has called on the government to gather COVID-19 patients in their different isolation centres for healing. Joshua said he wants to...

DSS interrogates Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage over alleged political statement

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 11:34 PM PDT

Music producer, Don Jazzy and singer Tiwa Savage have been cautioned against making social media comments against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari after an invitation by the...

Two policemen killed as truck crashes into Oshiomhole’s convoy

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:34 PM PDT

  Two policemen attached to the a former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, died on Tuesday, while two others were in critical condition when an articulated vehicle lost control and ran...

Nigerian active GSM subscribers now 199.3 million

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 06:31 PM PDT

 Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, says active GSM subscribers in the country have increased from 184 million in December 2019 to 199.3...

CAMA: CAN writes Buhari, wants implementation suspended

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 11:16 AM PDT

  The Christian Association of Nigeria on Monday submitted its position paper on the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), demanding...

Edo election: APC suspends campaign after trailer claims party chieftains, entourage

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:14 AM PDT

 \ The governorship candidate of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has called off his rally at Usen, following a road crash.  This was after a trailer...

Kylie Jenner, Kanye West top Forbes’ highest-paid celebrities for 2020

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:12 AM PDT

Forbes has released its annual Top 100 Highest-Paid Celebrities List, with the stars collectively raking in a reported $6.1 billion before taxes, a $200 million drop from 2019. The magazine published...

Barcelona presidential candidate reveals why Messi wants to leave, next club

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:11 AM PDT

  Barcelona presidential candidate, Toni Freixa, believes that Lionel Messi will move to Manchester City.  City are favourites to land the 33-year-old, after he informed the club he wants...

Shoprite seeks vacation of court order stopping its exit from Nigeria

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:55 AM PDT

The South African retail company, Shoprite Checkers (PTY) Ltd, on Tuesday filed an application seeking to discharge a mareva injunction stopping it from transferring its asset. Mareva injunction is a...

Buhari consoles Atiku over mother-in-law’s death

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:19 AM PDT

  The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, consoled former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, over the death of his mother-in-law, Khadija Musdafa.   Buhari's...

Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes joins Arsenal

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:16 AM PDT

  Arsenal have confirmed the signing of defender Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille on long-term contract.   Arsenal made this known in a press statement on its website.   The club said the...

Fani-Kayode demands N6bn, apology from Daily Trust

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 09:21 AM PDT

  A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has demanded that the management of Media Trust Limited – publishers of Daily Trust and other publications – enter into a negotiation with him...

Anambra PDP lists 12 guber aspirants vying for its 2021 ticket

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:51 AM PDT

  The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Mr Ndubuisi Nwobu has said that so far, 12 members of the party have indicated interest to contest for the ticket of the...

UI announces date for post-UTME registration

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:23 AM PDT

  The University of Ibadan, Ibadan has announced that the Post-UTME registration for prospective candidates will commence on Monday, September 7, 2020.   This was contained in a statement...

Aubameyang reacts as Arsenal terminates midfielder’s contract

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:20 AM PDT

Arsenal captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has congratulated former team-mate, Henrikh Mkhitaryan after the Armenian's contract was terminated by the Gunners on Monday.   Recall that Arsenal on...

Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede publicly forgives her ex-husband

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:16 AM PDT

 Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede on Tuesday decided to let go of the past and publicly reached out to all her exes, including her ex-husband, Olakunle Fawole.   The 37-year-old actress who...

There are lots of people who do not want Atiku in 2023 – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:15 AM PDT

  Former Aviation Minister Fani-Kayode has confirmed that there are threats to the ambition of former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, to become the standard-bearer of the Peoples...

ZLP vows to unseat Makinde in 2023 for alleged failed promises

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:30 AM PDT

The Oyo State chapter of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) says Governor Seyi Makinde disappointed himself for failing to fulfil the promises made to the party few days to the 2019 gubernatorial...

COVID-19: Resident doctors embark on indefinite strike

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:05 AM PDT

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD-FCTA, have declared an indefinite strike commencing on Tuesday, September 1. The group in a statement signed by...

Politicians buying voter cards ahead of Edo election -YIAGA

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:05 AM PDT

  YIAGA Africa, a civil society organisation, has raised the alarm over the purchase of voter cards ahead of the governorship election in Edo state. The governorship election is scheduled for...

Van Persie warns Van de Beek about Man Utd transfer

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:02 AM PDT

  Former Manchester United striker, Robin van Persie, has warned Donny van de Beek of the mental challenge ahead of his move to the club.  The Dutch midfielder has undergone his medicals...

Over 5,000 lawyers have registered with New NBA, says co-convener

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:00 AM PDT

  Abdulbasit Suleiman, a co-convener of the New Nigerian Bar Association (NNBA), says more than 5,000 lawyers have registered to join the newly-formed association.   The NNBA was formed...

Court orders IGP to produce Bayelsa gov candidate detained since Aug 15

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 06:05 AM PDT

  A federal high court in Abuja has ordered Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police, to produce Vijah Opuama, a governorship candidate in the November 2019 Bayelsa state election, who...

Guardiola makes shock u-turn on Messi deal

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 06:04 AM PDT

  Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has made a big u-turn on his chase for Lionel Messi, Mundo Deportivo reports.   It is understood that City are willing to abandon the idea of signing...

Boko Haram has killed 13 of our district heads, says shehu of Borno

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 06:03 AM PDT

Abubakar El-Kanemi, the shehu of Borno, says Boko Haram insurgents have killed 13 district heads in his emirate. The insurgency, which started about 10 years ago, has claimed thousands of lives...

No Senator collected N20m palliative from NDDC – Senate

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 05:38 AM PDT

The Senate said on Tuesday that none of its members received N20m COVID-19 palliative from the Niger Delta Development Commission. The Director of Projects, Interim Management Committee of the NDDC,...

BREAKING: Adesina sworn in for second term as AfDB president

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 05:30 AM PDT

President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has been sworn-in for the second term in office. The ceremony held virtually and broadcast online on Tuesday. The Chairperson of the...

We’ve paid $5.9m to 197 scholarship beneficiaries -NDDC

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 04:40 AM PDT

  The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has paid $5.9 million to 197 beneficiaries of its foreign scholarship programme. Charles Odili, the NDDC director of corporate affairs,...

EPL: Solskjaer reveals position he will play Van de Beek at Man Utd

Posted: 01 Sep 2020 04:36 AM PDT

  Manchester United head coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has told attacking midfielder, Donny van de Beek that he plans to play him in the number 10 role for the Red Devils.   Van de Beek is...
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