Saturday, 19 December 2020

NigerianEye: “Edo Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowan Kidnapped” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Edo Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowan Kidnapped” plus 29 more

Edo Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowan Kidnapped

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 10:39 PM PST

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers has abducted the Edo State Head of Service, HoS, Anthony Okungbowa. Okungbowa was kidnapped on Saturday evening along Oza Road, off Benin Asaba express way...

Nigerian doctor shoots self, wife in murder-suicide in US

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 04:39 PM PST

  The police in the US are investigating the death of a Nigerian couple believed to have resulted from murder-suicide. Dr. Ben Okigbo and his wife, Theresa, were found dead in their Sugar...

Drama as Police lawyer presents wrong witness before Lagos Judicial Panel

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 04:24 PM PST

  It was drama at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Saturday as counsel to the Nigerian Police, J. I Ebosereme, presented a wrong witness during the hearing of a petition on police...

Second Wave: Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases continue to worsen

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 04:20 PM PST

  Nigeria's COVID-19 cases worsen on Saturday, as the nation posted the second highest figures since the pandemic entered the country in February. The nation recorded the highest figures since...

Panel summons Dolapo Badmus, ex-Lagos PPRO, over ‘brutalised’ petitioner

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 12:04 PM PST

  The Lagos state judicial panel has summoned Dolapo Badmus, former public relations officer for zone two police command to identify a police officer who allegedly brutalised Olajide Fowotade,...

Gunmen kill seven children in fresh Kaduna attacks

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 12:01 PM PST

 Some unidentified gunmen were said to have separately attacked two Local Government Areas of Kaduna State and killed seven persons mostly children between the ages of one and five years while...

#EndSARS: We need scholarship, not money – Children of policemen killed during protests beg

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 12:00 PM PST

Some children of police officers killed during the EndSARS protests in Oyo State have urged both the federal and state governments to sponsor their education. The children of the slain police...

Kankara schoolboys: How we rescued 344 students – Nigerian military

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 11:58 AM PST

   The Nigerian military has made some disclosures on how it carried out the rescue operation of the three hundred forty-four (344) boys kidnapped from their school in Kankara, Katsina...

Shehu Sani lists ways Buhari government can secure schools in North

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 11:56 AM PST

Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna lawmaker, has outlined ways the Nigerian government can secure schools in the North. Sani, referring to the recent abduction of schoolboys in Kankara, Katsina State, told...

The time for Igbo presidency is now, says Anyim

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 11:53 AM PST

 Anyim Pius Anyim, former president of the senate, says it is time for the south-east to produce the next president of Nigeria. That part of the country comprises majorly the Igbo.  ...

Atiku to FG: Speed up prosecution of bandits before they take over our lives

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 11:49 AM PST

 Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has advised the federal government to speed up the prosecution of terrorists and bandits in the country to send a strong message to them. Atiku, who was...

Dino Melaye breaks silence on viral wedding invitation card

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 11:32 AM PST

 Senator Dino Melaye (SDM) has broken the silence on his wedding invitation card that recently surfaced online.   Dino, who is a divorcee, noted that his purported wedding to the lady...

UPDATED: Diesel Tanker Explodes Near Otedola Estate, Lagos (VIDEO)

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 11:28 AM PST

  A tanker conveying petroleum products has exploded near Otedola Estate on the outbound service lane of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.   A video on social media showed thick, dark flames...

COVID-19: British PM imposes fresh total lockdown on London

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 10:18 AM PST

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a full lockdown on London and large parts of southeast England and told the public across the country to avoid travel, in a desperate attempt to stop a...

Buhari’s assistant, Amokachi slams NFF over $2m compensation clause in Rohr’s contract

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 08:31 AM PST

Daniel Amokachi, the Special Assistant on Sports to President Muhammadu Buhari, has slammed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for allowing a $2m compensation clause in Super Eagles coach, Gernot...

APC formally receives Abbo, Ngillari, others

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 07:49 AM PST

The main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday formally received many prominent people leaving other parties into its fold. Among the new APC members are Sen Ishaku Abbo from Peoples...

Tinubu reacts to release of 334 kankara school boys

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 07:17 AM PST

  Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his prompt intervention in rescuing the over 300 kidnapped students...

COVID-19 second wave: Sanwo-Olu clears air on imposing total lockdown

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 07:15 AM PST

 The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that the state cannot afford another lockdown.   Sanwo-Olu stated this in a statement released on Saturday.   This comes...

I’ve what it takes to compete in music industry –MTN Y’ello Star winner, Dotti

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:57 AM PST

Oladotun Okeowo, aka Dotti, the winner of the maiden edition of music reality show, MTN Y'ello Star, is confident that despite how saturated the music industry is, he has what it takes to compete...

Police officers ordered to be on alert, suspend casual leave

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:36 AM PST

 The Commissioner of Police, of Bayelsa Police Command in Bayelsa, Mike Okoli, has suspended all casual leave and directed all officers of the command to be on red alert during the festive...

Those who voted for Buhari brought us hopelessness – Fayose

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:33 AM PST

 Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose on Friday said Nigerians who voted for President Muhammadu Buhari brought the nation into hopelessness.   Fayose spoke in reaction to the...

Kankara: FG reacts to claims that abduction of schoolboys was staged

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:28 AM PST

 The Federal Government has reacted to claims in some quarters that the abduction of students from Government Science Secondary school in Kankara, Katsina State, and their release was...

Eastern Security Network, nightmare to FG – Nnamdi Kanu blasts DSS for creating faceless Igbo elders group

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:26 AM PST

 Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Saturday, declared that the Eastern Security Network was a nightmare to the Federal Government.   Kanu made the remark...

Nigeria will start manufacturing vaccine soon – NAFDAC

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 05:55 AM PST

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has announced that Nigeria would soon start manufacturing its vaccines.The Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye...

Kankara schoolboys: APC apologizes to students, reveals what Buhari will do

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 04:48 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has apologized to students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, for the trauma they were subjected to during their six days in...

Davido ignored my calls after asking me to reach out -Cynthia Morgan

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 04:47 AM PST

   Cynthia Morgan, a Nigerian singer, has accused Davido of ignoring her calls and messages despite asking her to reach out to him earlier in the year.   The gifted dancehall artiste...

I didn’t know my brother will die when I threw him into a well – 10-year-old girl

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 04:46 AM PST

  Tragedy struck during the week in Owode community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following the killing of a 20-month-old boy by his 10-year-old stepsister.   On...

COVID-19 second wave: Buhari govt wants to stop Christmas celebrations – Biafra group claims

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 04:03 AM PST

Biafra Nations League, BNL, has accused the Federal Government of trying to destabilize the Christmas and New Year celebration. The group said the government wants to achieve this by declaring a...

Kankara schoolboys: Ohanaeze says kidnap, release of students fake, gives reason

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 03:40 AM PST

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, Worldwide, has described the abduction and release of the 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kastina State as an award winning drama of...

Boko Haram kidnaps 35 passengers on Damaturu-Maiduguri road

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 02:53 AM PST

  At least 35 commuters were on Friday abducted by Boko Haram insurgents along Damaturu-Maiduguri road. Military sources who disclosed the incident  said the insurgents attacked a large...
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