Sunday 31 January 2021

NigerianEye: “PDP to Nigerians: "Don’t follow Buhari to violate COVID-19 protocols"” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “PDP to Nigerians: "Don’t follow Buhari to violate COVID-19 protocols"” plus 29 more


PDP to Nigerians: "Don’t follow Buhari to violate COVID-19 protocols"

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 10:03 PM PST

  The Peoples Democratic Party has pleaded with Nigerians not to take a cue from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to violate COVID-19 protocols. This was contained in a...

How corruption charges stopped Peter Odili from being Yar’Adua’s VP – Obasanjo

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 09:59 PM PST

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how corruption charges stopped former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili from being running mate to late former President, Umaru...

COVID-19: Lagos bans indoor gatherings of over 50 persons

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 01:47 PM PST

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed that no gathering of more than 50 persons shall hold in an enclosed space, except for religious purposes. The governor said this while...

Nigerians attack Buhari for violating COVID-19 law

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 01:41 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has come under criticisms for violating the COVID-19 law. It was earlier reported that the Nigerian leader was without his mask in Daura, Katsina State, on Saturday. Buhari...

Buhari urged to sack Lai Mohammed, Garba Shehu

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 12:14 PM PST

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed and the Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu. CNPP accused the...

Boko Haram: Details of Service Chiefs’ meeting with Gov Zulum emerge

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 12:08 PM PST

Nigeria's Service Chiefs travelled to Borno on Sunday as the renewed war against Boko Haram gets underway. The state has been the epicentre of insurgency for more than a decade. The military heads...

Ligue 1: PSG suffer first defeat under Pochettino

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 10:28 AM PST

Paris Saint-Germain suffered their first defeat under Mauricio Pochettino as lowly Lorient fought back to claim a dramatic 3-2 victory on Sunday and prevent the defending champions from retaking top...

I didn’t leave weak successors — Obasanjo

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 10:24 AM PST

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he did not leave 'weak' successors in office when he left Aso Rock in 2007. He stated this on Sunday during a virtual interview with academic and...

Chief of Defence Staff, other Service Chiefs storm Borno on assessment tour

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 08:41 AM PST

The new Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Sunday paid his first operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri Borno State. Irabor was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff,...

My carelessness pushed a negative narrative about Kiddwaya, Kaisha reacts to kissing video

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 08:28 AM PST

Former Big Brother Naija Housemate, Kaisha Umaru has debunked the reports that she and her fellow ex-housemate shared a kiss at a birthday party on Saturday. There have been reports going around the...

Ohanaeze youths demands removal of Army checkpoints in Southeast, warns against extortion of motorists

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 08:23 AM PST

An Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Youth Council, (OYC), has called on the new Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru to act quickly to withdraw all army checkpoints in the South East to avoid...

Police arrest nine alleged land grabbers harassing natives at construction sites

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 08:19 AM PST

Police in Ogun State have arrested nine persons, who were described as "members of a notorious land-grabbing syndicate." They were arrested on Sunday for allegedly unleashing violence on the people...

Abolish cattle movement from North to South — Gov Ganduje

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 08:12 AM PST

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called for the enactment of a law that will abolish the movement of herdsmen from the Northern part of the country to other parts. He said until this was...

‘Missing N4.4bn NASS funds’ must be recovered — SERAP

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 07:49 AM PST

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to probe and refer to appropriate...

Arsenal VS Man United: Rashford suffers online racist abuse

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 07:41 AM PST

Marcus Rashford says online racist abuse shows "humanity at its worst" after he became the latest Premier League star to be targeted. The Manchester United forward was attacked after his side's...

Chelsea VS Burnley: Alonso, Azpilicueta goals hand Tuchel first win‌

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 07:29 AM PST

Cesar Azpilicueta scored the first goal of the Thomas Tuchel era and forgotten man Marcos Alonso produced a stunning finish as dominant Chelsea earned a 2-0 win against toothless Burnley on...

Smear campaign: Your failures not elite are after you, PDP replies Buhari

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 07:19 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party had said the allegations by the Presidency, that certain Nigerians, particularly the elite, are waging a smear campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari shows that the...

Trump’s impeachment: Five lawyers dump former US president

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 06:42 AM PST

Not fewer than five of former US President, Donald Trump's lawyers defending his impeachment have left his team, CNN reports. The trial is set to begin on February 9, 2021. The five lawyers,...

Chidi-Ibeh-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo shuts down Enugu secretariat

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 06:38 AM PST

The Engr. Chidi Ibeh-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday, announced a shutdown of the national secretariat of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization. It also declared that the Nigerian President of...

BREAKING: Boko Haram terrorists attack military base, kill 3

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 06:31 AM PST

A member of the civilian JTF, a police officer and another person have reportedly been gunned down by terrorists along the Maiduguri, Magumeri road in northeast Nigeria. Sources told newsmen that the...

Court strikes out suit against Gov Uzodimma, NJC over appointment of Chief Judge

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 05:00 AM PST

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit instituted against the National Judicial Council, NJC and Imo State governor, Chief Hope Uzodimma to challenge the suitability of Justice Ijeoma...

Schools will remain shut – NUT dares Edo govt

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 04:53 AM PST

Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has advised parents and guardians to forget about taking their children and wards to school on Monday, February 1, 2021, insisting that its...

Over twelve governors, 40% of Nigerian lawmakers are homosexuals – Uche Maduagwu reveals

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 03:06 AM PST

Nollywood Actor, Uche Maduagwu has called on the US President, Joe Biden, to place sanctions on the Nigerian government over the 2014 anti-gay law, alleging that 40% of the current lawmakers and over...

Lai Mohammed opens up on why Nigeria ranked low in TI’s corruption index

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 02:57 AM PST

The Federal Government says there are discrepancies in the process used in ranking Nigeria by Transparency International in its 2020 Corruption Perception Index. the Minister of Information and...

Venus, Ostapenko start with win in Australia

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 02:49 AM PST

‌ Ageless Venus Williams opened her 2021 season with a 6-1, 6-3 thrashing of Arantxa Rus Sunday, while former top 10 players Jelena Ostapenko and Caroline Garcia also scored wins. Williams, 40,...

NDLEA arrest Nigerians with N30bn worth of cocaine at Lagos airport

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 01:57 AM PST

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) made huge seizures of drugs last week. Cocaine and heroin packages with street value of N30 billion were discovered at the Murtala Muhammed...

COVID-19: Egypt to receive vaccines today

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 01:49 AM PST

   Egypt said Saturday the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca would arrive on Sunday. The Egyptian authority in charge of...

How I escaped death on my birthday, Cindy Okafor reveals

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 01:42 AM PST

Social media influencer and a former Big Brother Naija housemate, Cindy Okafor, has narrated how her 25th birthday almost ended in tragedy. This comes after she posted the picture of a badly mangled...

EPL: Ancelotti attacks Iwobi, other Everton players over 2-0 defeat

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 01:36 AM PST

Everton manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has described his players as "lazy" and "slow", following their 2-0 defeat to struggling Newcastle United. Callum Wilson netted twice in the second half, as the...

Ex-Police Commissioner, Yomi Onashile, dies of COVID-19

Posted: 31 Jan 2021 01:30 AM PST

An Ex- Commissioner of Police, Yomi Onashile, has died of coronavirus complications. The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed Onashile's death to newsmen on...

Saturday 30 January 2021

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram commanders, Ali Bor, Maleum Modu eliminated” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram commanders, Ali Bor, Maleum Modu eliminated” plus 29 more


Boko Haram commanders, Ali Bor, Maleum Modu eliminated

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 12:54 PM PST

Nigerian troops in collaboration with the Multi-Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed additional Boko Haram commanders. The coordinated operation was carried out on Friday, 48 hours after a similar...

COVID-19: Buhari violates his order on physical distance, mask

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 12:30 PM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari has violated the Health Protection Regulations order he signed this week. On Saturday, the President revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress...

Political aspirants will no longer be endorsed from Abuja -Buhari

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 12:15 PM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari says political aspirants will no longer be endorsed from Abuja.   Buhari said this on Saturday after he revalidated his membership of the All Progressives...

Buhari’s government defending killer-herdsmen – Falana

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 12:09 PM PST

  Human rights activist, Femi Falana has accused the government of President Muhammadu Buhari of defending killer-herdsmen which was why the issues continued.   He said it has come to a...

Man United set record in goalless draw against Arsenal

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 12:05 PM PST

  Manchester United set a new club record of 18 league away games without defeat after playing out to a goalless draw with Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.   However, United's...

PHOTOS: Fani-Kayode flaunts new lover

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 12:05 PM PST

  Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, has flaunted a Lebanese-Nigerian lady as his new lover. The ex-minister took to Facebook on Friday to put out photos of the woman named...

Jonathan lost because Tinubu made deal with Buhari – Omokri reveals

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 12:04 PM PST

  Reno Omokri said ex-President Goodluck Jonathan lost the 2015 election because former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu "made a deal" with President Muhammadu Buhari. Omokri, a former aide at the...

PHOTO NEWS: Buhari revalidates his APC membership in Daura

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 11:49 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Buhari revalidated his membership status at his Sarkin Yara polling unit in Daura, Katsina State. He...

Shehu Sani condemns threats to eject Yorubas living in Northern Nigeria

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 11:34 AM PST

Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district in the Red Chamber, Comrade Shehu Sani, has reacted to alleged threats by some individuals to expel the Yorubas from the northern part...

‘I have a girlfriend’ — Don Jazzy warns ladies doing silhouette challenge in his DM

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 11:32 AM PST

  Don Jazzy, a Nigerian record producer, has warned ladies against doing the silhouette challenge on his Instagram page's direct message (DM) because he has a girlfriend.   On Thursday,...

PHOTOS: Cows block road in Abuja, disrupt vehicular movement

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 10:49 AM PST

 Cows blocked a major road in Apo area of Abuja on Saturday afternoon, disrupting vehicular movement for more than 10 minutes.   Vehicles and motorcycles struggled to dodge the cattle as...

“How my ex-girlfriend, Autumn Spikes tried to extort $5 million from me” – Aliko Dangote reveals

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 10:44 AM PST

  Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has told a U.S. court how his former American girlfriend, who exposed a part of his body via a social media post, is trying to extort $5 million from him....

Buhari gets new Aide-de-Camp

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 09:31 AM PST

A new Aide-de-Camp has been appointed for President Muhammadu Buhari. The new ADC, Lt-Col Y.M. Dodo, takes over from Col. M.L. Abubakar who has been with the President since inception of his regime...

LaLiga: Barcelona made mistake by not selling Messi – Rivaldo

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 09:25 AM PST

Brazil legend, Rivaldo, has blamed Barcelona for not using Real Madrid's sale of Cristiano Ronaldo as inspiration and offloaded Lionel Messi. Rivaldo believes that Barca should have sold Messi during...

#LekkiShooting: Reddington hospital confirms several victims were injured

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 10:36 AM PST

  A trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Reddington Hospital, Lagos, on Saturday said there was a large number of patients on the night of October 20, after soldiers opened fire on peaceful...

US: Donald Trump holds meeting to reclaim power for Republican Party

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 09:01 AM PST

 Former U.S. President, Donald Trump has resumed his campaign for the Republican Party to win back the House of Representatives in 2022, according to the Guardian UK.   The immediate past...

There’s nothing we can do if army rejects summons, says Lagos panel on #EndSARS

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 09:00 AM PST

  Doris Okuwobi, chairperson of the Lagos state judicial panel, says there is nothing the panel can do if the Nigerian army refuses to honour summons.   The army is a respondent in several...

NDLEA: We seized cocaine and heroin worth N30bn at Lagos airport

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 08:59 AM PST

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it seized cocaine and heroin worth N30 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos state. The drugs were said to have...

Amotekun, others not ripe for bearing arms — Group

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 08:07 AM PST

The Centre for Leadership and Justice has said that the South-West Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun and other regional security outfits in the country were not ripe to bear arms. The...

UAE to grant citizenship to investors, professionals

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 07:58 AM PST

The United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, announced an amendment to its laws, thereby, allowing foreigners to acquire its citizenship. The UAE Government, in a statement, said the Emirati President,...

My phone call with late President Yar’Adua – TB Joshua

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 07:06 AM PST

 Founder, Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet T.B Joshua has revealed what transpired between him and late President Umaru Yar'Adua some years ago when the former president =called...

I planned leaving P-Square since 2007 –Paul Okoye

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 07:01 AM PST

  Singer, Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy, and his twin brother, Peter, popularly known as Mr P, were unarguably one of the most popular twins in Africa when they both belonged to the music group known...

Amotekun, police stop mob attack in Ibadan

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 07:01 AM PST

  The Oyo state police command says hoodlums went on the rampage in some areas of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, in the early hours of Friday, looting shops and houses. A statement from the...

Appoint Igbo man as Inspector General of Police – Group urges Buhari

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 06:10 AM PST

An Igbo socio-political group, World Igbo Peoples Assembly, (WIPAS), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to appoint an Igbo man as the next Inspector General of Police,...

I spoke against Buhari-Tinubu’s ticket in 2015 before Obasanjo – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 06:09 AM PST

  Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode on Saturday said he spoke against President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's proposed Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2015 before former President Olusegun...

How Fulani herders invaded my cassava farm with cattle, macheted me –Igangan farmer

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 04:59 AM PST

  A farmer in Igangan, Ibarapa North-West Local Council Development Area of Oyo State, has narrated how Fulani herdsmen invaded his cassava farm and destroyed his produce.   According to...

Four ways to improve your finances

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 04:54 AM PST

  It's very likely that increasing your finances is one of your top goals for 2021. We very often cannot wait to, "blow" financially, however, it takes more than just wishing to increase one's...

Co-founder of The Future Awards, Emilia Asim-Ita is dead

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 04:52 AM PST

Emilia Asim-Ita, a former Red Media partner and co-founder of The Future Awards, has passed away.   The graduate of mass communication breathed her last on Friday. The cause of her death is,...

‘My kidnappers spoke good Yoruba’ — Ekiti oil dealer recounts abduction experience

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 04:51 AM PST

Suleiman Akinbami, an oil dealer in Ekiti state, says those who kidnapped him spoke Yoruba fluently.   Akinbami was abducted on January 10 by gunmen at one of his filling stations in Ado Ekiti,...

#EndSARS: I am a fugitive, DJ Switch cries for help

Posted: 30 Jan 2021 04:30 AM PST

Popular disc jockey, Catherine Obianuju Udeh aka DJ Switch believed to be in an asylum outside the country, has pleaded with her friend and associate, Peter Okoye to send her a gift as he plans to do...

Friday 29 January 2021

NigerianEye: “COVID violation: Police filmed us half-naked and extorted N3m, stripper cries” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “COVID violation: Police filmed us half-naked and extorted N3m, stripper cries” plus 29 more


COVID violation: Police filmed us half-naked and extorted N3m, stripper cries

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 01:21 PM PST

  Twerking vigorously; sliding down and twisting her slender body around a pole on her seven-inch platform heels for as long as four, five, or six hours a night was a routine that raked in the...

Popular Lagos DJ, Babus, dies of COVID-19

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 01:17 PM PST

  A popular Disc jockey, Babatunde Bello aka DJ Babus, has died of COVID-19.   DJ Babus, it was learnt, died on Friday morning after a protracted battle with the disease.   The...

CAS reinstates Ahmad as CAF president

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 01:10 PM PST

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reinstated Ahmad Ahmad as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).   Ahmad was banned for five years by the world football...

Tolls may return, Owerri-Onitsha, 11 highways set for concession

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 01:08 PM PST

  The Federal Government will on Friday (today) receive the Outline Business Case Certificate of Compliance for 12 pilot federal highways billed for concession.   The concession of the...

You have no business going to Abuja to beg Buhari, Falana slams Makinde, Akeredolu

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 12:30 PM PST

  Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has lambasted Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; and his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, for visiting the President, Muhammadu Buhari  in a bid...

Sack policemen who also impregnate women out of wedlock, Okei-Odumakin urges IG

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 12:28 PM PST

  The President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Joe Okei-Odumakin, has urged the Inspector-General Police, Mohammed Adamu, to sack all policemen who impregnated women out of wedlock.  ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Romelu Lukaku escape more ban for Milan derby confrontation

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 12:04 PM PST

AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku have avoided extra suspensions following their tussle in the Milan derby Italian Cup quarter-final last week, an Italian sports court...

Gov Wike slams lawyer for questioning administration’s support for judiciary

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 11:59 AM PST

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has slammed those who dragged him to court over his support for the Judiciary. Governor Wike, who restated his commitment for the development of the judiciary...

Telegram updates app to allow users move chat history from WhatsApp

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 11:15 AM PST

  Telegram, a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging service, has updated its app to allow users to move their chat history from other rival platforms including WhatsApp.   The company...

‘I’ve learnt to rise above the noise’ — DJ Cuppy hits critics amid feud with Zlatan

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 11:15 AM PST

  DJ Cuppy, a Nigerian disc jockey (DJ), has aimed a thinly-veiled dig at her critics amid the reactions that trailed her lingering feud with Zlatan Ibile, a singer.   The spotlight has...

PHOTOS: Buhari arrives Daura for APC membership registration

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 11:15 AM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, arrived Daura, his hometown, in Katsina state.   Bello Masari, Katsina governor, received Buhari at the Umaru Musa Yar'adua airport in the state,...

Court vacates order releasing Zakzaky’s wife for COVID-19 treatment

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 10:26 AM PST

The wife of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, Malama Zeenah Ibrahim, was released following the Kaduna State High Court, vacating the order it earlier made directing the Nigeria Correctional Service for...

EPL: We want Jesse Lingard to come back from West Ham loan revitalized – Solskjaer

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 09:16 AM PST

Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has said the club wants midfielder, Jesse Lingard, to return from his loan move to Premier League side West Ham "revitalized". Solskjaer said this on...

El-Rufai congratulates newly appointed COAS, promises grand reception

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 09:11 AM PST

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir Elrufai on Friday, congratulated the newly appointed service chiefs even as he promised a grand reception for them. This was contained in a statement by the State...

Buhari praised Transparency when Jonathan’s govt was ranked corrupt —Fayose

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 09:03 AM PST

 Former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State says the President, Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, praised Transparency International when the organisation...

Oyo crisis: My family has relocated temporarily to Ilorin, says Seriki Fulani

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 08:59 AM PST

 Saliu Abdulkadri, Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Oyo state, says he is on a short visit to the north while his family members have settled temporarily in Ilorin, the Kwara capital.   Abdulkadir...

VIDEO: Two preachers fight over preaching spot in Lagos

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 08:31 AM PST

  A male and female preacher who reportedly went separately to share the word of God at the Ikeja bus stop in Lagos state, threw caution to the wind as they fought for a preaching spot in the...

NCDC updates COVID-19 toll for Thursday with 536 cases in Lagos

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 08:15 AM PST

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 536 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Lagos on January 28. There was no data for cases in Lagos in the NCDC daily update released...

MultiChoice announces price slash on DStv, GOtv decoders

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 08:15 AM PST

  Leading video entertainment provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, has announced a price slash on its DStv and GOtv decoders starting Monday, February 1, 2021.   The price slash will see the...

COVID-19: Pregnant women, nursing mothers shouldn’t take vaccines – Prof Tomori

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 08:10 AM PST

Professor of Virology, Oyewale Tomori, says it is medically not advisable for pregnant women and lactating mothers to receive Covid vaccines. Tomori, who is the Chairman, Expert Review Committee on...

#SilhouetteChallenge: Pastor Adeboye warns against online nudity

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 07:37 AM PST

‌ The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has taken to his verified Twitter account to warn against online nudity. His warning comes on the heels of a...

West Ham vs Liverpool: Klopp gives injury update on Joel Matip, Fabinho

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 07:16 AM PST

Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, on Friday, gave the latest injury update on Joel Matip and Fabinho ahead of his side's away Premier League clash with West Ham United on Sunday evening. Matip came off...

‘We’ll raise 100 SANs to defend him’ — group tackles Falana over comment on Igboho

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 06:55 AM PST

 A coalition of Yoruba groups, Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye, says it is unhappy with opposition of Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, to the eviction notice issued by Sunday Adeyemo, a youth...

Smear campaign against Buhari coming, Presidency alerts Nigerians

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 06:31 AM PST

  Another orchestrated smear campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari, using some online newspapers and blogs, is on the way, the presidency said on Friday.   According to Femi Adesina,...

Actor Uche Maduagwu comes out as gay

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 06:31 AM PST

  Popular Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu has come out publicly as gay.   The actor made the revelation in an Instagram post on Thursday, asking his followers to learn to accept and respect...

Ekiti directs hospitals to conduct COVID-19 test on any patients with fever, cough

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 06:26 AM PST

The Ekiti State Government has directed both private and public hospitals in the State to test all patients with fever, cough and catarrh for COVID-19. In a statement made available to newsmen in Ado...

Why it will be difficult to arrest Sunday Igboho – Falana

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 05:18 AM PST

  A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has said it will be difficult and inequitable to arrest the popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho for asking Fulani herdsmen to vacate Igangan,...

Boko Haram will end soon – former Chief of Army Staff, Buratai

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 05:16 AM PST

 Leut.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, COAS, has expressed confidence that insurgency in the country, especially in the North East will end soon.   Buratai spoke...

Rivers: Gov Wike dragged to Court for building multi-million Naira quarters for judges

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 04:40 AM PST

A group under the aegis of CLUB-401 has dragged the Rivers State Government to court over the building of multi-million Naira homes for Judges in the State. CLUB-401 in the suit filed at the Federal...

Northern governors ready to take COVID-19 vaccine — to allay fears

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 04:01 AM PST

 Simon Lalong, chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Plateau state governor, says he and his colleagues have agreed to be in front of the line to take the first doses of the COVID-19...