Sunday, 29 November 2020

NigerianEye: “‘I spent five years in prison because I couldn’t pay N10,000 bribe’, victim tells Judicial Panel” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “‘I spent five years in prison because I couldn’t pay N10,000 bribe’, victim tells Judicial Panel” plus 29 more

‘I spent five years in prison because I couldn’t pay N10,000 bribe’, victim tells Judicial Panel

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 10:35 PM PST

A 39-year-old man, Marc Nwadi, says he has developed hatred for the Nigeria Police Force after he was framed for armed robbery and sent to the Kirikiri Prison for five years. Recounting his ordeal to...

APC to hold emergency NEC meeting December 8

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 10:27 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC). The agenda would include evaluating the performance of its Caretaker/Extraordinary...

Boko Haram gets weapons from security operatives – Donald Duke

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 10:24 PM PST

A former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has alleged that most weapons used by Boko Haram terrorists are obtained from security operatives. Duke said this, even as he called on the federal...

Amaechi reveals what is more important to Buhari’s govt than restructuring

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 10:20 PM PST

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said there is nothing wrong with calls for the restructuring of the country, but insists getting rid of hunger and poverty is more critical to the...

My dressing room is not happy – Mourinho reacts to Tottenham’s draw with Chelsea

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 12:01 PM PST

 Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed his players were not happy in the dressing room, following their 0-0 draw with Chelsea on Sunday.   Mourinho's men came into the game...

Zabarmari massacre: All you’ve given the north is death, destruction – Aisha Yesufu attacks Buhari

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 11:48 AM PST

 Aisha Yesufu, co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group, has lamented the recent killing of over 43 farmers by members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram.   The activist...

We never demanded N81m to cut Abuja stadium grass —Sports Minister

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 11:42 AM PST

 Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports, says the ministry never requested for the sum of N81 million to cut grass at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The minister was reacting to...

Obiano poured libation on Ojukwu’s grave before he was elected but later told me a dead man is no longer relevant to APGA -Bianca

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 11:17 AM PST

 Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria's former ambassador to Spain and widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, has accused Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra state, of abandoning her husband.   The late Ojukwu,...

‘The most violent direct attack against civilians in 2020’ — UN condemns killing of farmers in Borno

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 11:14 AM PST

   The United Nations has condemned the killing of more than 40 farmers in Borno state. The farmers were killed in Jere local government area of Borno on Saturday, following an attack...

You don’t know how great you have become in the eyes of your critics -Ali Ndume tells Jonathan

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 09:38 AM PST

 Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south district, says he used to criticise ex-President Goodluck Jonathan when he was in power, but now, he appreciates him more. According to Daily...

Maradona’s doctor Luque to face probe for involuntary manslaughter

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 09:00 AM PST

 Leopoldo Luque, the doctor who performed brain surgery on football legend, Diego Maradona, is now the subject of a probe.   Argentine news agency Telam reported today that Luque is being...

Total blackout in Nigeria as power grid collapses

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 08:54 AM PST

  The nation's power grid has collapsed again, plunging parts of the country into a total blackout for hours on Sunday. Two of the power distribution companies in the country, Kaduna...

Fresh attacks in Kaduna, at least 7 killed

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 08:50 AM PST

At least seven persons were said to have been killed in a fresh crisis which erupted in Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incidents occurred between Saturday and the early hours of...

"Why the Igbo haven’t been made president"

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 08:44 AM PST

  John Nwodo, President-General, Ohaneze Ndigbo, have been unequivocal about the turn of the Igbo to produce the president of the country come 2023.  He lent his voice to the clamour for...

VIDEO: 'Wizard' returning from coven crash lands on roof top in Delta

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 08:44 AM PST

 A young man accused of being a 'wizard' allegedly "crash landed" on the roof top of a building at Okpokpor street in Okpara-Inland in Ethiope-East local government area of Delta State in broad...

Buhari asked to resign or be impeached over insecurity in Northern Nigeria

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 08:41 AM PST

 Deji Adeyanju, popular activist, has called for the resignation or impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari.   Adeyanju, co-convener of Concerned Nigerians Group, said the spate of...

#EndSars: Lagos judicial panel receives 210 petitions

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 08:39 AM PST

  The Lagos State judicial panel on restitution for victims of SARS related matters announced on Saturday that so far they have received 210 petitions. The panel which has 6 months to come up...

Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau must be wiped out – Fani-Kayode reacts to beheading of 43 rice farmers in Borno

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 08:12 AM PST

 Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Sunday, called out Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram sect over the killing of rice farmers in Borno State.   Fani-Kayode described Boko...

Nnamdi Kanu slams ICC, UK, US, others over killings in Borno, Oyigbo

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 08:01 AM PST

  Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has slammed the International Criminal Court(ICC), United States, United Kingdom and European Union Ambassadors to...

I admit, terrorists control many parts of Borno – Governor Zulum

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 07:00 AM PST

 Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday, admitted that the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram exists in many parts of the state and are threat to over six million people...

You have failed – PDP attacks Buhari over beheading of 43 farmers in Borno

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 06:50 AM PST

  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday, condemned the beheading of 43 farmers by Boko Haram insurgents in Zabarmari, Borno State.   PDP said the action was an indication of...

2023: Reactions trail calls on Yahaya Bello to run for presidency

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 05:47 AM PST

 The calls for Yayaha Bello to run for presidency in the 2023 election has been met with reactions from Nigerians.   Commissioner for Information and Communication in Kogi State, Kingsley...

VIRAL VIDEO: Police arrest officer who had his refile seized while under 'alcoholic influence’

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 05:44 AM PST

 The police have arrested an officer who was seen misbehaving in a video that went viral on social media. A group of people had surrounded the police officer at the Central Bank junction (CBN)...

Bianca opens up on what Biafra warlord, Ojukwu told her about Nigeria’s survival

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 05:26 AM PST

 Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria's former Ambassador to Spain, has opened up on what her late husband, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, told her about Nigeria's unity and survival as a political entity....

Residents beat suspected kidnapper to death in Ekiti

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 05:23 AM PST

  An angry mob is said to have beat up a middle-aged man to death after he was accused of trying to kidnap a seven-year-old boy. According to NAN, a source in the community alleged that the...

Timi Dakolo crashes eight weddings in Abuja, gifts couple free performances (VIDEOS)

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 05:31 AM PST

  Timi Dakolo, a Nigerian soul music star, performed at a total of eight wedding events on Saturday.   The singer took to his Instagram page on the same day to share a series of videos...

My leg was amputated after I was shot at Lekki Toll Gate — 23-year-old cobbler

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 04:18 AM PST

  Twenty-three-year-old Olalekan Faleye, a survivor of the shooting that attended the peaceful #ENDSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, says he has become an amputee after the gunshot...

Borno massacre: Anger, outrage as Nigerians demand sack of Service Chiefs

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 04:13 AM PST

  Nigerians have renewed calls for the sack of service chiefs following increasing insecurity in the country.   On Saturday, Boko Haram terrorists beheaded 43 farmers on a rice field in...

BREAKING: Police arrest three over attack of Wike’s father’s church

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 07:54 AM PST

  The police have arrested three persons in connection with the attack on the Christian Universal Church International belonging to father of Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike.   Hoodlums...

Boko Haram: Shehu Sani reacts as terrorists behead 43 farmers in Borno

Posted: 29 Nov 2020 03:32 AM PST

 Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, has condemned the killing of over 40 farmers by Boko Haram in Borno State.   Sani lamented that Nigeria was bleeding in the hands of evil.  ...
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