Wednesday, 20 January 2021

NigerianEye: “Cristiano Ronaldo becomes top goal-scorer in football history” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Cristiano Ronaldo becomes top goal-scorer in football history” plus 29 more

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes top goal-scorer in football history

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 02:22 PM PST

Cristiano Ronaldo has made history after becoming the all-time top goalscorer in football after scoring for Juventus in their clash against Napoli. The 35-year-old was expected to reach the stunning...

2023: Buhari will not support Tinubu’s candidacy – Dr. Sule Lamido

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 02:01 PM PST

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido said the days of the All Progressive Congress APC is numbered as President Muhammad Buhari will not support Bola Ahmad Tinubu's candidature in the...

Our enemies are criminals, not Hausa, Fulani – Gov Makinde reacts to Igboho’s ultimatum

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 12:21 PM PST

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday vowed to deal with troublemakers. In a statement by his spokesman, Taiwo Adisa, Makinde said hoodlums, bandits and kidnappers are criminals, not the Hausa or...

Taraba: No light, drugs at Isolation Centre as NYSC members test positive

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 12:15 PM PST

Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch "B" Stream II in Taraba have tested positive to COVID-19. They are currently at the Isolation Centre of the state's Orientation Camp in...

Biden’s first tweet as president: “I’m heading to office to get right to work”

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 11:50 AM PST

 United States President, Joe Biden has released his first tweet on becoming president, saying he is heading to the Oval office to get right to work.   Biden was sworn-in on Wednesday as...

Wike donates N500m to Sokoto to rebuild razed market

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 11:46 AM PST

  Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has donated N500 million to Sokoto to support the rebuilding of the state's central market. On Tuesday morning, a fire had burnt down a section of the...

Northern elders ask herders to disregard Akeredolu’s directive

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 11:43 AM PST

  The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asked herders in Ondo state not to leave their locations and resist moves to be labelled as criminals. In a statement on Wednesday, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a...

We look forward to Biden presidency with great hope – Buhari

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 11:41 AM PST

  The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, said his regime looked forward to the Presidency of the new US President, Joe Biden, "with great hope."   In a...

Okowa orders investigation as police allegedly chasing ‘Yahoo boys’ crush mother, child to death

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 10:24 AM PST

The Delta State Governor, Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, has ordered an immediate investigation into the death of a woman and her baby. The woman, who is yet-to-be identified alongside her baby were in a...

Hisbah arrests 19 women for ‘immoral acts’ in Kano

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 10:21 AM PST

The Commandant, Kano State Hisbah Board, Dr Haruna Ibn-Sina, said 19 women have been arrested over alleged involvement in "immoral acts" in Kano metropolis. The commandant confirmed the arrest in a...

Niger Delta: Second wave of militancy imminent, IYC warns

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 10:17 AM PST

The leadership of the pan-Ijaw youth group, Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, has raised fears over second wave of militancy in the Niger Delta region if the federal government fails to completely...

My whole soul is in this - President Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 10:17 AM PST

Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans.   This is America's day. This...

Trump arrives home in Mar-a-Lago

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 09:42 AM PST

  President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday at his resort home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, after leaving the White House for the last time, AFP observed.   As Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony...

COVID-19: Two cabinet members test positive in Osun

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 09:33 AM PST

Two members of the Osun State cabinet have tested positive for COVID-19. The Commissioner for Information, Mrs Funke Egbemode has confirmed this on Wednesday, adding that they have begun treatment...

BREAKING: Biden sworn-in as 46th US president (PHOTO)

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 09:42 AM PST

  Joe Biden has been sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States of America.   His running mate in the US presidential election of November 3, 2020, Kamala Harris, was also...

‘Being your first lady was my greatest honour’ – Melania Trump

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 08:38 AM PST

Melania Trump has said that being the First Lady of the United States was her greatest honor.   She said this at President Trump's final farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews before they left...

TB Joshua drops critical message for Nigerians on COVID-19 vaccine

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 08:37 AM PST

  Founder, Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet T.B Joshua has dropped a critical message for Nigerians on COVID-19 vaccine.   He said he had received thousands of e-mails on...

Transfer: Arsenal terminates defender’s contract after Ozil’s exit

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 08:31 AM PST

Arsenal has reached an agreement to terminate Sokratis Papastathopoulos' contract with immediate effect. The 32-year-old was signed for £17.7 million in 2018. Sokratis has not featured at all for the...

BREAKING: Festus Marinho, pioneer NNPC MD is dead

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 08:17 AM PST

Pioneer Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Festus Ayodele Marinho is dead. He was the first and only MD of the defunct Nigerian National Oil Corporation (NNOC),...

Joe Biden arrives Capitol for inauguration as 46th President

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 07:51 AM PST

Joe Biden has arrived the Capitol for his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States.   He takes over from President Donald Trump, whose tenure elapsed today.   Biden and...

Garba Shehu’s response to Akeredolu shows Buhari’s govt places Fulani interest above others -Afenifere

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 07:47 AM PST

  Afenifere, Yoruba sociopolitical group, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari's government of prioritising Fulani interests above those of other ethnic groups. The president, who hails...

Biafra issues beyond you – Ohanaeze President, Obiozor hits Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 07:45 AM PST

  The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Amb. Prof. George Obiozor, on Wednesday cautioned the leader of the Indegenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu against going ahead with his...

Alleged N2bn fraud: Maina appeals for bail over health condition

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 07:19 AM PST

The former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, on Wednesday, prayed Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, for another bail. Maina, in a motion by...

How we were sponsored by Umahi to destabilize Ebonyi PDP – Ogazi

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 07:11 AM PST

A factional executive of the Ebonyi State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Ogazi Linus Ogbonnaya yesterday confessed to being sponsored by governor, David Umahi to destabilize the party in the...

A tyrant's era has come to an end' - Iran's president Hassan Rouhani celebrates Trump's exit from the White House

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 06:20 AM PST

  President Hassan Rouhani has expressed excitement over the departure of America's President Donald Trump set to make way for President-elect Joe Biden.   Speaking at a televised cabinet...

Biden departs for church service ahead of inauguration

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 06:18 AM PST

  Incoming US President Joe Biden is currently on his way to attend a church service as part of the ceremonies listed for his inauguration today.   Biden took off from Blair House to...

Buhari swears in members of CCB, PSC, presides over FEC

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:34 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in three members of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and a member of Police Service Commission (PSC). The event took place at the Council Chamber of the...

BREAKING: Trump leaves White House

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 06:12 AM PST

 Outgoing US President Donald Trump has left the White House today, January 20, 2021. Trump took off from the lawn of the White House in the company of his wife Melania. The helicopter...

Deeper Life School: Court commences trial under closed-door

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:21 AM PST

  The trial of the Deeper Life High School sexual abuse case commenced on Wednesday in Uyo, with the magistrate court holding its proceedings under closed-door.   Two students of the...

BREAKING: FEC approves new retirement age for teachers

Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:20 AM PST

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a bill extending the retirement age for teachers in the country from 60 years to 65 years.   The FEC, during its first meeting of the...
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