Thursday, 31 December 2020

NigerianEye: “Riot in Ogun as customs allegedly kill another youth on New Year’s eve” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Riot in Ogun as customs allegedly kill another youth on New Year’s eve” plus 29 more

Riot in Ogun as customs allegedly kill another youth on New Year’s eve

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 11:37 AM PST

  There was pandemonium in Oke-Odan, Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State following the alleged killing of a youth by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on New Year's Eve. It...

Crossover: I didn’t order closure of churches, says Lagos CP

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 10:23 AM PST

 Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Thursday, says he did not order the closure of churches in the state.   Odumosu had in an earlier statement instructed men of the...

Leave Buhari, 2023, let’s fix challenges – Saraki to leaders, Nigerians

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 10:03 AM PST

 Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has urged Nigerian leaders and citizens to suppress 2023 talks, post-Buhari politics and concentrate on fixing Nigeria.   Saraki, in his New Year...

Joe Biden appoints Okolo, Nigerian-American, as COVID-19 policy advisor

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 10:04 AM PST

  Joe Biden, US president-elect, has appointed Osaremen Okolo, a Nigerian-American, as a member of his COVID-19 response team.   Okolo, born to a Nigerian parents, was among 100 names...

Family appeals for help as Nigerian spends over 15 years on death row in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 08:44 AM PST

  The family of Suleiman Olufemi, a Nigerian who has been on death row in Saudi Arabia since May 2005, over the killing of a police officer, has approached the federal government for help....

Kaduna demolishes hotel over ‘plans to hold s.e.x party’

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 08:43 AM PST

  The Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority(KASUPDA) has demolished Asher Hotel in Barnawa area of the state over allegations of immoral act.   The agency, which is in...

‘Deliver on targets or get sanctioned’ — Buhari warns revenue generating agencies

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 08:42 AM PST

 President Muhammadu Buhari has warned government agencies saddled with the task of revenue generation to work hard to meet their targets or get sanctioned for defaulting. According to Garba...

Nigeria 2021 budget: Full text of Buhari’s speech

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 08:34 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2021 budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday. The signing ceremony was held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. His full speech...

Senate President, Ahmed Lawan’s 2021 message to Nigerians

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 07:26 AM PST

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has felicitated with all Nigerians as they celebrate the New Year, wishing them joy and prosperity in 2021. Lawan, in a press statement signed by him on Thursday,...

COVID-19 second wave: FAAN insists on passing only travellers into airport terminal

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 07:00 AM PST

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday reiterated its earlier directive that only passengers will be allowed into airport terminals. FAAN management disclosed this in a series...

Covid deaths: God’s mercy saved Africa, CAN replies Bill Gates

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 06:22 AM PST

 The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Dr Samson Ayokunle, says though Africa lacks standard healthcare facilities and the technological wherewithal to fight the coronavirus...

Why I allowed someone else to impregnate me in my husband’s house, Ibadan resident tells court

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 06:22 AM PST

  Toyin Bello, a resident of Ibadan, Oyo state capital, has narrated how she allowed another man to impregnate her in her husband's house. Testifying before a customary court in Ibadan on...

Buhari demands justice for Nigerian killed in Ireland

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 06:19 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has demanded justice for a Nigerian who was killed in Ireland. Buhari, through the Chairman and CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa...

2023: Afenifere gives conditions for supporting Tinubu, Fayemi, Bakare

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 06:19 AM PST

  The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, says the Yoruba socio-political group considers certain conditions before declaring support for presidential candidates.  ...

Insecurity: Nigerians deserve rest of mind in 2021, says CAN

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 06:19 AM PST

  The Christain Association of Nigeria has urged governments across all levels to rise "gallantly" to address Nigeria's security and socio-economic challenges.   The organisation said this...

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s father seeks French citizenship

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 04:53 AM PST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's father Stanley confirmed plans on Thursday to seek French citizenship as the free movement of Britons in the EU comes to an end under the Brexit pact delivered...

December 31st: Churches in Cross River hold morning services as govt imposes curfew

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 04:49 AM PST

Churches in Cross River State have rescheduled their cross-over programs following the new COVID-19 restrictions in the state. Our correspondent reports that some churches commenced their cross-over...

We supported Buhari because we thought he could secure Nigeria - ACF

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 04:40 AM PST

  Emmanuel Yawe, national publicity secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), says he has lost faith in President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.   Yawe, who made this comment...

Reno Omokri condemns insults against Pastor Kumuyi over alleged abuse of Don Davies

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 04:36 AM PST

 Reno Omokri has kicked against Nigerians abusing the General Overseer of Deeper Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, over the alleged sexual abuse of Don Davis, a JS1 student of the Deeper...

Eastern Security Network will operate without support of Southeast govs – Nnamdi Kanu boasts

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 04:35 AM PST

 Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday claimed that his Eastern Security Network, ESN, will operate without the support of Southeast governors.   Kanu...

BREAKING: Buhari signs 2021 budget

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 03:22 AM PST

  President Muhamadu Buhari has signed the 2021 appropriation bill into law.   It would be recalled that the 2021 appropriation bill was passed by the National Assembly last week monday...

BREAKING: December 31st: Lagos CP insists on curfew, orders closure of churches, night clubs

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 03:21 AM PST

 Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has directed all officers to enforce all protocols as highlighted by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.   Odumosu instructed his...

China confirms first case of UK COVID-19 variant

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 02:11 AM PST

‌China has confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said. The new strain, which experts say potentially spreads faster than the...

NPFL TV to make N18bn annually, says Pinnick

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 02:07 AM PST

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, says the Nigerian Professional Football League Television is expected to make at least 18 billion naira annually. He said his...

VIDEO: TB Joshua visits 142-year-old woman, gives her N300,000

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:38 AM PST

 Founder, Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet T.B. Joshua has visited a 142-year-old woman in a rural community in Nigeria.   The woman is said to be the oldest in the...

COVID-19, EndSARS, other political events that shook Nigeria, the globe in 2020

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:33 AM PST

  As the year 2020 winds up in a few hours time, we take a trip down memory lane at some of the events that shook the world, ranging from COVID-19 on the side of health, to politics and other...

US VP-elect hints on citizenship bill for 11 million immigrants

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:33 AM PST

  The United States Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, has hinted she would present a bill to congress on citizenship for 11 million immigrants.   The former Attorney General of...

Osun gets new CP, Olokode Olawale

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:00 AM PST

Olokode Olawale has resumed duty as the new Commissioner of Police, Osun State Police Command. Olawale replaced Undie Adie who was just promoted and redeployed as Assistant Inspector General of...

Biden names over 100 White House appointees

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 12:37 AM PST

  President-elect Joe Biden has named over 100 White House appointees, the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition team has said. "With today's announcement, President-elect Biden and Vice...

EPL: 3 Premier League clubs told to sign Diego Costa

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 12:26 AM PST

A former Tottenham Hotspur striker, Darren Bent, has urged three Premier League clubs to make a move for Diego Costa ahead of the January transfer window. The clubs are Tottenham, Wolves and...
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