Thursday, 28 January 2021

NigerianEye: “Where is Magu? Used, dumped and forgotten?” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Where is Magu? Used, dumped and forgotten?” plus 29 more


Where is Magu? Used, dumped and forgotten?

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 01:25 PM PST

  You cannot tango with hyenas and not get devoured. Hyenas are vicious; blundering yet pernicious, and jocular yet devious. Hyenas do not live by the rules of the wild; they subsist on the...

‘The Abachas not swimming in money like before’ — Swiss lawyer says he recovered $2.4bn for Nigeria

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 01:24 PM PST

  Enrico Monfrini, the Swiss lawyer hired by the Nigerian government since 1999 to work on recovering monies looted by Sani Abacha, says his work has secured the restitution of more than $2.4...

Nigeria exempted from UK travel ban

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 12:26 PM PST

 Nigeria has been exempted from a list of countries which the United Kingdom placed a travel ban on as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.   This is according to a statement on...

Sen. Makarfi kicks against ultimatums, warns leaders against politicising country’s security issues

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 12:23 PM PST

 Former Governor of Kaduma State, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, has faulted the ultimatums given to Nigerians living in various parts of the country on any problem that may arise.   He...

‘You’re titleholders in corruption’ — PDP mocks Buhari, APC over TI report

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 11:49 AM PST

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigeria's poor rating on the Transparency International (TI) corruption perception index has vindicated it from allegations of plundering the nation's...

Orlu: Nnamdi Kanu orders ESN to ceasefire against Army, watchful of Fulani herdsmen

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 11:21 AM PST

 Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has directed the operatives of Eastern Security Network, ESN, to cease fire with military men in Orlu area of Imo State.   A...

‘Is that an artist?’ — Zlatan denies knowing DJ Cuppy despite ‘Gelato’ collabo

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:53 AM PST

 Zlatan Ibile, a Nigerian rapper, has finally broken his silence on claims by Florence Otedola, a disc jockey better known as DJ Cuppy, that he blocked her on social media. In August 2019,...

How Obasanjo almost ended my military career —Buratai

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 11:29 AM PST

  The immediate-past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has said he was nearly retired by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, 21 years ago at the rank of Major.   He did...

I was shattered when I discovered I was adopted, Joke Silva reveals

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:40 AM PST

  Veteran actress, Joke Silva has averred that she was shattered when she discovered she was adopted. The revered role interpreter, who is the wife of Olu Jacobs, a renowned actor, spoke when...

Police Service Commission promotes 20,356 officers

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:29 AM PST

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 20,356 senior police officers. The decision was taken at the 11th Plenary Meeting in Abuja. PSC Chairman, Musiliu Smith, a former...

Kaduna: Bandits kill four in Igabi, Kajuru communities

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:05 AM PST

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, on Thursday, confirmed that bandits killed four persons across Igabi and Kajuru Local Government Areas of the...

Hoodlums attack policemen, free arrested suspects in Ibadan

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 09:43 AM PST

  Oyo State Police Command on Thursday said some hoodlums attacked some Policemen who arrested two suspects.   Police said the hoodlums after attacking the policemen in Ibadan also freed...

You can’t do better than your predecessors -Boko haram leader, Shekau tells new service chiefs

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:43 AM PST

 Leader of Boko Haram terror group, Abubakar Shekau, has said the newly appointed service chiefs would fail like their predecessors.   He spoke in a nine minutes, 56 seconds-long video,...

EPL: I was not surprised Sheffield United defeated Man United at Old Trafford – Arteta

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 09:12 AM PST

 Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, has said he was not surprised that Sheffield United defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the Premier League because it was extremely difficult to beat any team in the...

2023: Own up to your Presidential aspiration – APC tells Wike

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 09:09 AM PST

  The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has asked the State Government to stop fabricating tales in an effort to deny Governor Nyesom Wike's interest to contest the presidency in 2023....

Service Chiefs: New Chief of Army Staff, Attahiru resumes officially

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 08:14 AM PST

The new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru has officially resumed duty. He resumed officially after a hand over ceremony at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday. Attahiru...

EFCC re-arraigns ex-AGF, Adoke, six others over alleged roles in Malabu oil scandal

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 08:09 AM PST

A former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Bello Adoke and an oil magnate, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar, were on Thursday re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes...

NIN registration: NIMC warns physically-challenged applicants against unruly behaviour

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:39 AM PST

 The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos State on Thursday urged all physically-challenged applicants for the National Identification Number (NIN) to remain calm and shun...

NCC takes steps to curb data depletion, wrong deductions

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:37 AM PST

 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has tightened the noose against cases of data depletion and wrong deductions of consumers' credit through an ongoing forensic audit...

Banning open grazing without creating ranches spells disaster – VP, SCFS, Sheikh Abdur’rasheed

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:35 AM PST

The Vice President, Supreme Council for Sharia, Sheikh Abdur'rasheed Hadiyatullahi has said the resolution of South West Governors to ban open grazing without providing ranching options could be...

Sarkin Fulani in Iganga, Abdulkadir resurfaces in Ilorin, decries threat to life

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:35 AM PST

  The embattled Sarkin Fulani of Igangan, in Ibarapa Local Government of Oyo State, Salihu Abdulkadir, on Thursday resurfaced in Ilorin, Kwara State.   Addressing newsmen at a press...

Service chiefs: Northern elders backs Ohanaeze, demands inclusion of Igbo appointee

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:36 AM PST

  Northern elders on Thursday applauded the President, Muhammadu Buhari, for taking action sacking the nation's service chiefs but knocked him for excluding South East from the appointments....

Nigeria now second most corrupt West African country on corruption index

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:31 AM PST

  Nigeria has dropped to 149 on Transparency International's 2020 Corruption Perception Index to become the second most corrupt country in West Africa, scoring 25 out of 100 points.  ...

20-year-old lady accuses biological father of raping her

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:30 AM PST

 A 20-year-old lady on Wednesday accused her father of allegedly raping her in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.   The lady, who identified herself as Fatima...

Zamfara: Gov Matawalle seeks support of new service chiefs in ending banditry

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:24 AM PST

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has expressed hope for more accomplishments in the fight against banditry following the change of security chiefs. The governor disclosed this shortly after the...

Man United condemn racist abuse aimed at Martial, Tuanzebe

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 05:36 AM PST

Manchester United on Thursday called for stronger measures to be taken against "mindless idiots" who post racial abuse after Anthony Martial and Axel Tuanzebe were targeted. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's...

Service chiefs need Senate confirmation -Festus Keyamo, 4 other SANs tackle Buhari

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:06 AM PST

  The service chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, need the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate to clothe their appointments in legality.   Several senior lawyers,...

1999 constitution is satanic -Gani Adams

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 05:29 AM PST

  Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, says the 1999 constitution (as amended) is "satanic and wicked".   Adams said this on Wednesday when he featured on Politics Today, a Channels...

Tension heightens in Orlu as Nigerian govt deploys over 400 soldiers

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 05:26 AM PST

Not less than 400 soldiers have been deployed in Orlu area council of Imo State following the killing of members of Eastern Security Network by Nigerian soldiers. It was gathered that as at Tuesday,...

Cross River Assembly confirms Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme as Chief Judge

Posted: 28 Jan 2021 04:51 AM PST

The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge of the State. The confirmation which was done at the floor of the State House of...

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