Saturday, 31 October 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Many dead as trailer crashes into Ondo market” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Many dead as trailer crashes into Ondo market” plus 29 more


BREAKING: Many dead as trailer crashes into Ondo market

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 02:42 PM PDT

Many people were feared killed in a road accident that occurred at the Ibaka area of Akungba Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday evening. It was gathered that...

FG states position on social media regulation

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 02:35 PM PDT

The Federal Government says it has no intention of shutting down social media. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the clarification on Saturday in Lagos, NAN...

Nigeria’s Federal Character laws should be amended – Gbajabiamila

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 01:49 PM PDT

 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for a review of extant federal character laws.   He spoke on Saturday in Abuja at the Young Parliamentarians Forum...

US election: ‘Armed’ Trump supporters ‘threaten’ Biden’s campaign team in Texas

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 01:48 PM PDT

  A campaign event for Joe Biden, democratic candidate in the United States presidential election, had to be cancelled over alleged threats from supporters of Donald Trump, US president. ...

Some governors value Indomie than human lives, says Shehu Sani

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 01:37 PM PDT

Shehu Sani, a former senator, says some governors place more value on Indomie than human lives.   In what appears to be his response to the house-to-house search over the looting of warehouses...

Group files suit to compel El-Rufai to contest presidency in 2023

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 01:29 PM PDT

 The Nassiriya Organisation, a northern-based group, has instituted a suit to compel Nasir el- Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, to contest the 2023 presidential election.   The governor had...

Obong of Calabar asks Gov. Ayade to step aside

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 01:43 PM PDT

 Edidem Ekpo Otu, Obong of Calabar, has asked Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River state, to step aside, Daily Trust is reporting.   According to the newspaper, the prominent traditional...

Sanwo-Olu orders level 12 civil servants, others to resume

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 12:15 PM PDT

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the remaining civil servants from grade level 1-12 to resume work on Monday.   The governor had told the civil servants to stay at...

‘How SARS detained me 22 days, tortured me until I lost my pregnancy’

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 11:23 AM PDT

  Ndubuisi Obiechina, a teacher, has narrated how she lost her two-month pregnancy in custody of the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS).   Speaking when she appeared before the...

President Trump reacts as US Forces rescue American in Nigeria

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 11:19 AM PDT

  US president, Donald Trump, has hailed the "courageous soldiers" who rescued an American hostage in Nigeria on Saturday.   Philip Walton, 27, was seized by armed bandits on Monday,...

It is over – Guardiola takes final decision on leaving for Barcelona

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 11:17 AM PDT

 Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has insisted his time at Barcelona is "over".   Guardiola stated this on Saturday, after a 1-0 win at Sheffield United in the Premier League.  ...

COVID-19: Simona Halep tests positive

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 09:30 AM PDT

  Simona Halep has tested positive for COVID-19 but the former women's tennis world number one said on Saturday she was "recovering well and feels good". The 29-year-old Romanian made the...

BREAKING: US forces rescue American in Nigeria, kill 6 captors

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 09:27 AM PDT

United States forces have rescued an American taken hostage in Nigeria. Philip Walton, 27, was seized by armed men on October 26. Walton was moved to northern Nigeria where he was held. The Pentagon...

Nine positive lessons from #EndSARS campaign

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 09:23 AM PDT

  It's often said that "experience is the best teacher" and while this might not hold water in certain cases, it's certainly true in others. We can all testify that we've experienced major life...

INVESTIGATION: Bullets, Blood & Death: Untold Story of what happened at Lekki Toll Gate

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 12:17 PM PDT

 At about 6:45 p.m. on October 20, men in military uniform arrived at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos in three Toyota Hilux vans and almost immediately began shooting into a crowd of peaceful...

Amotekun recruitment: Oyo govt releases names successful applicants

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 08:21 AM PDT

 The Oyo State government has published the list of successful applicants from the recent Amotekun recruitment exercise.   A statement made available by the State Commandant of the Amotekun...

Bode George reveals ex-Lagos governor has 3 jets, blames greed for system rot

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 08:19 AM PDT

  A retired military officer, Bode George, has revealed that a former Governor of Lagos State has three jets.   The People's Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain did not mention a name.  ...

#EndSARS: We buy bullets, magazines ourselves, stations underfunded – Police officer claims

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 07:41 AM PDT

A Superintendent of the Nigeria Police Force has made some damning revelations about the law enforcement agency. The senior officer who wished to be anonymous disclosed that police personnel buy...

Sean Connery, James Bond star is dead

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 06:56 AM PDT

Sean Connery, star of the James Bond series is dead. The Scottish actor was the first actor to portray the role. He was born in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh on August 25, 1930. Connery marked...

Nigerians in 11 states, plus FCT receiving N30,000 artisan grant – Presidency

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 06:32 AM PDT

 The Presidency has announced that artisans in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have started receiving N30,000.   Laolu Akande, spokesman to Vice President, President Yemi...

Nigerians in Diaspora write Buhari over #EndSARS fall outs

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 06:15 AM PDT

 A coalition of 17 Nigerian organisations in the Diaspora has sent a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing outrage over deaths and property destruction during the #EndSARS protests....

Seven habits unhealthy for the brain

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 06:11 AM PDT

  Every part of the human body is important. But while a human can still survive without some body parts, one cannot survive without some other body parts, one of which is the brain.   The...

Lekki shooting: The dead will disturb you – Burna Boy tells Buhari, Sanwo-Olu, Army in new song

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 05:25 AM PDT

The new Burna Boy song on the Lekki shooting "20:10:20" has been well-received. The track censured the military attack on End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate. Famous for human rights abuses,...

US to experience rare Halloween Blue Moon

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 04:58 AM PDT

The United States is about to experience a rare full moon in Halloween for the first time in 76 years. According to CNN, the sky will be illuminated by a full moon- a rare Hallows' Eve treat that...

We were forced to repel the attack on our training school after a 4-hour dialogue failed -Customs

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 04:55 AM PDT

  Adewale Adeniyi, commandant of Nigeria Customs Training and Doctrine Command, Abuja, says officers were forced to repel an attack by suspected hoodlums when their mission became known after a...

FG will make migration unattractive for doctors – Health Minister

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 04:53 AM PDT

 The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will do everything possible to discourage doctors from leaving the country.   He said the government will provide the...

No palliatives stored in any NYSC camp — DG

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 04:10 AM PDT

Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has stated that palliatives are not stored in any of their camps across the country. He said this when the...

COVID-19: Full reopening of worship centres subject to protocols— Ogun govt

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 04:05 AM PDT

The Ogun State Government on Friday clarified its position on the full re-opening of worship centres in the state, saying it is still subject to full observance of all COVID-19 protocols and...

Nigerian policewoman selected for UN officer of the year award

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 03:30 AM PDT

  Catherine Ugorji, a Nigerian, has been selected for the United Nations (UN) woman police officer of the year award.   Ugorji, who serves under the UN multidimensional integrated...

PHOTOS: Army deploys all-female squad to Anambra

Posted: 31 Oct 2020 03:24 AM PDT

The Nigerian Army has deployed an all-female squad to Anambra state to help in the internal policing of the state. It was the first time the army made such a deployment. Governor Willie...

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