Tuesday, 3 November 2020

NigerianEye: “Nothing stops lecturers from resuming tomorrow, says Minister” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nothing stops lecturers from resuming tomorrow, says Minister” plus 29 more

Nothing stops lecturers from resuming tomorrow, says Minister

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 02:14 PM PST

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, says there is 'absolutely nothing' stopping lecturers from returning to the classrooms 'tomorrow'. According to him, the Federal Government has...

Maradona to undergo brain surgery

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 12:32 PM PST

‌ Diego Maradona will undergo surgery for a subdural hematoma within hours, a source with knowledge of the situation and local media said on Tuesday. The former Argentina football star had been...

Wike announces arrest of 2 IPOB chieftains in Oyigbo

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:53 AM PST

 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says two kingpins of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) involved in the killing of six soldiers and four policemen in Oyigbo, have...

COVID-19: Buhari govt threatens travelers

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:47 AM PST

 The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has threatened to sanction travelers who refused to present themselves for a mandatory in-country Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test.   The...

Foreign countries thought COVID-19 was going to finish us all in Nigeria – Pastor Adeboye

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:42 AM PST

 General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said foreign countries thought COVID-19 was going to finish everyone in Nigeria.   He said God showed His...

US election: Donald Trump beats Joe Biden in Millsfield New Hampshire

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 11:23 AM PST

 US Democratic candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump shared victories in two small rural communities in New Hampshire early on Tuesday.   The communities cast their ballots just...

Shi’ites set French flag ablaze in Abuja over President Macron’s ‘controversial’ comment

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 09:57 AM PST

  Some members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) on Tuesday burnt the flag of France in the federal capital territory (FCT) over President Emmanuel Macron's comments on cartoons of...

Despite calling Nigeria shithole, Nigerians in Anambra state hold rally to support Donald Trump

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 09:51 AM PST

  Hundreds of Nigerian men and women marched, clad in T-shirts supporting U.S. President Donald Trump, as they waved American flags, Republican presidential campaign signs, and even a few...

How Ibadan secondary school student was tricked, killed by those he trusted

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 09:51 AM PST

  Quadri Olalekan, a student of Ifesowapo Community Secondary School in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, was looking forward to his 14th birthday before he was cut in his prime. As a result of the...

Oyo HoA suspends 13 local government chairmen

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:49 AM PST

Five local government Caretaker Chairmen and eight LCDA Chairmen in Oyo State have been suspended indefinitely by the State House of Assembly. The decision to suspend the local government bosses was...

#EndSARS violence: IGP Adamu visits Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:47 AM PST

  The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday visited Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to commiserate with him over the devastation in the state in the aftermath of #EndSARS...

Lagos Judicial Panel rejects LCC’s request to ‘take back possesion’ of Lekki tollgate

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:48 AM PST

  The Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged shootings of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on October 20, 2020 at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos has declined the request by the operators of...

Shehu Sani calls for calm over alleged attack on Mosque, says anarchists at work

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:41 AM PST

  Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Shehu Sani, has called for calm over the alleged attack on Muslim community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State....

Arewa Group blames Southern Governors over alleged killing of Northerners

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 08:06 AM PST

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) on Tuesday, blamed governors of Southern part of the country, particularly Abia and Rivers for their "nonchalance over the killing of Northerners and...

Insecurity: Fayemi urges FG to sharpen intelligence approach, address poverty, unemployment

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 07:24 AM PST

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has called on the Federal Government to sharpen its intelligence collection and tackle the root causes of insecurity in the country. Governor Fayemi, who...

Lagos Govt again raises alarm of second wave of COVID-19

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 07:04 AM PST

The Lagos State Government has once again stressed the need for residents to strictly adhere to precautionary measures against COVID-19 infection transmission to prevent a recurrence of the situation...

Lagos CP flags off medical evaluation for ex-SARS operatives

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 06:59 AM PST

 Hakeem Odumosu, commissioner of police in Lagos, has flagged off the debriefing and medical evaluation exercise for operatives of the defunct special anti-robbery squad (SARS) and other...

How SARS officers pushed me from two-storey building – Paralyzed victim tells judicial panel

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 06:57 AM PST

  A trader, Ndukwe Ekwekwe has narrated to the Judicial Panel of Inquiry into SARS-related abuses how SARS officers arrested him in his shop, tortured him and threw him off a two-storey...

EFCC grills Fowler again

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 06:35 AM PST

The immediate past Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, has returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the second round of interrogation. Fowler, who is...

Lekki shooting: Why lights went off at toll gate – LCC MD

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 06:24 AM PST

 The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), the operators of the Lekki tollgate, has given reason lights went off on Tuesday, October 20, the day soldiers allegedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters....

BREAKING: Senate tackles Lai Mohammed over N250m project

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 05:58 AM PST

 The Senate on Tuesday tackled the Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, over a controversial project fully funded by the Ministry of Finance for execution by his Ministry in the 2020 fiscal...

Lekki tollgate shooting: Cameras stopped working by 8pm, no audio – LCC makes revelations

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 05:34 AM PST

 The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), the operators of the Lekki tollgate, has claimed the surveillance camera at the tollgate stopped working at 8pm on Tuesday, October 20, the day soldiers...

#EndSARS: Nigerian govt clears air on compiling ‘no-fly list’

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 05:32 AM PST

  The Nigerian Government has denied compiling a 'no-fly list' of persons who participated in the recent #EndSARS protests.   The Federal Ministry of Interior made this clarification in a...

Jonathan sends thought provoking message to political class

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 05:32 AM PST

 Former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged the political class in Bayelsa to imbibe Christian virtues of love, tolerance, and unity to build a united and prosperous State.  ...

Lekki shooting: LCC finally submits footage to judicial panel

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 04:53 AM PST

The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), operators of the Lekki tollgate, has submitted video footage recorded by its surveillance camera on the night of October 20, 2020, when soldiers allegedly opened...

Oyibo Massacre: Igbo groups blast Wike, describe Governor as enemy of Ndigbo

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 04:42 AM PST

Socio-cultural organizations, Igbo Peoples Assembly, (IPA) and Igbo Aborigenes, have berated Governor Nyesom Wike over the outbreak of violence at Oyigbo in Rivers State during the End SARS...

US forces’ operation not violation of Nigeria’s sovereignty —Defence minister

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 04:17 AM PST

 The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd.), has said the recent rescue operation by the United States special forces on Nigerian soil was not a violation of the country's...

“Tackle insecurity, hunger, poverty in your states” – Nigerians blast Northern Governors over social media

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 03:28 AM PST

 Nigerians on Social Media have come hard on Northern Governors over the call to censor social media.   The Governors made the call to "avoid the spread of fake news".   According to...

US presidential poll: Fani-Kayode roots for Donald Trump

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 03:32 AM PST

 As Americans choose their president to govern them for another four years, Nigerian critic, Femi Fani-Kayode is rooting for re-election of President Donald Trump.   Though voting has begun...

Pastor Tunde Bakare states position on social media bill

Posted: 03 Nov 2020 03:23 AM PST

 Founder of the Citadel Global Church, Tunde Bakare, has denied endorsing the bill to regulate social media in Nigeria.   Bakare said this on Tuesday while reacting to speculation that he...
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