Wednesday, 27 January 2021

NigerianEye: “You will now be jailed for not wearing facemasks in public - Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “You will now be jailed for not wearing facemasks in public - Buhari” plus 29 more

You will now be jailed for not wearing facemasks in public - Buhari

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 05:33 PM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday signed a law to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and slammed six months imprisonment on violators of COVID-19 protocols. The chairman of the...

BREAKING NEWS: Delta Assembly majority leader, Tim Ohwefere dies

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 03:47 PM PST

  Majority Leader of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Tim Owhefere is dead.  Owhefere who represents Isoko North constituency in the House, died at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC,...

I’m very ashamed of Southwest governors – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 03:32 PM PST

  Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has attacked Southwest governors for meeting with Miyetti Allah over herdsmen's menace in the region, saying he is ashamed. Southwest governors had on Tuesday...

EPL: Man United suffer shock home defeat to Sheffield United

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 02:30 PM PST

Manchester United missed the chance to return to the top of the Premier League as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to bottom of the table Sheffield United. Kean Bryan opened the scoring for the...

Chelsea VS Wolves: Thomas Tuchel tenure begins with disappointing draw

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 02:18 PM PST

Chelsea started their new era under Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday with a disappointing goalless draw against Wolves as Manchester United eyed top spot in the Premier League. The former Paris...

‘Nobody in North is a saint’ – Biafra group blasts Nnamdi Kanu for commending Hausas

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:55 PM PST

 The Biafra Nations League, BNL, has frowned at Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, for saying that the Hausa people are well-behaved unlike the Fulanis.   BNL...

I won’t apologise to Nigerians for 2010 World Cup goal miss against South Korea – Yakubu Aiyegbeni

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:53 PM PST

Former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has vowed that he won't apologise to Nigerians over the open goal he missed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B match between Nigeria and South Korea...

NANS okays NDLEA’s proposed drug test for students

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:18 PM PST

The National Association of Nigerian Students has endorsed the proposal by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for students to undergo drug integrity test before admission into the...

REVEALED: How ex-minister’s wife was paid N75 million ‘for doing nothing’

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:09 PM PST

  The wife of a former Nigerian minister was paid N75 million from public funds without executing any contract, an investigator told a federal court on Wednesday.   An operative of the...

Buhari didn’t follow due process in appointing service chiefs -Falana-led coalition

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:03 PM PST

  The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAP), a coalition led by Femi Falana, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to send the names of the new service chiefs to the national...

TRENDING VIDEO: You’ll pay if you fall under anointing and break anything, pastor warns church members

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:01 PM PST

  A video of a pastor warning his members against falling under the anointing and breaking church properties has surfaced and gone viral on social media.   In churches, it is commonplace...

Many people would have been in prison for corruption if Buhari’s govt hadn’t run out of steam -Prof. Wole Soyinka

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:01 PM PST

  Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the steam to fight corruption.   In the past months, Soyinka has been critical of the president...

COVID-19: Buhari signs new regulations for churches, markets, use of face masks

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 11:50 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021. The regulation makes the use of face masks in public places compulsory, as Nigeria battles with the second wave...

Appeal Court dismisses Olujimi’s caucus suit over Ekiti PDP Congresses

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 10:21 AM PST

The Appeal Court sitting in Ado Ekiti Wednesday, dismissed the suit filed by the caucus loyal to the Senator representing Ekiti South senatorial district, Biodun Olujimi over the congress that...

‘We’re in a state of emergency’ — Buhari tells new service chiefs

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 11:30 AM PST

 President Muhammadu Buhari has told the new service chiefs that the country is in a state of emergency, urging them to be patriotic and serve well. Buhari appointed new service chiefs...

Service Chiefs removal: Excited Nigerian soldiers dance, fire shots (VIDEO)

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 09:49 AM PST

  It is becoming clearer by the day that the majority of Nigerian military personnel were fed-up with President Muhammadu Buhari's insistence on retaining the former Service Chiefs.   On...

EPL: Mourinho warns Chelsea over Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as Blues manager

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 09:45 AM PST

 Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, on Wednesday, warned Chelsea not to expect assured success from their new manager, Thomas Tuchel, because of his record at Paris Saint-Germain.  ...

Arsenal vs Man United: Odegaard will provide us quality offensive options – Arteta

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 08:32 AM PST

Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, has said that the club's new signing, Martin Odegaard, will provide the Gunners with quality offensive options in the midfield. Arteta said this ahead of Arsenal's Premier...

Boko Haram commanders killed as Nigerian troops, MNJTF invade strongholds

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 08:29 AM PST

The Nigerian troops and Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have invaded four Boko Haram strongholds in Borno on Wednesday. The Operation led by Brig. Gen Waidi Shaibu, Commander of 21 Special...

PHOTOS: Buhari meets new service chiefs

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 08:26 AM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the new service chiefs at the presidential villa in Abuja.   The president appointed them on Tuesday following the resignation of...

Gov Makinde takes action against killer herdsmen in Oyo, keeps mute on Sunday Igboho’s burnt house

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 08:25 AM PST

 Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has made known his administration's plans to stop the killing and kidnapping by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa area of the state.   Makinde's...

PHOTOS: El-Rufai receives 100 female soldiers deployed to tackle insecurity in Kaduna

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 07:44 PM PST

  Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has received an 100 all-female army corps deployed to combat insecurity in the state.   Hadiza Balarabe, the deputy governor, joined el-Rufai in...

Herdsmen: Buhari meets Makinde, Akeredolu in Aso Villa

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 08:00 AM PST

  The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, met separately with governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State.   Though details of the meetings are yet to...

Barcelona becomes richest club in the world (See Top 20)

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 07:53 AM PST

  Deloitte has revealed its list of the top 20 richest football clubs in the world.   It is the first year since the annual study began that the giants of the sport have all made...

PHOTO NEWS: Atiku receives second dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in Dubai

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 10:21 AM PST

  Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has received  second dose of the Pfizer-BioTech COVID-19 Vaccine in Dubai on Wednesday. The former Vice President received the first...

Nigerians await results from you – Women journalists tell new service chiefs

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 07:21 AM PST

Women journalists under the umbrella of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) on Wednesday said Nigerians were waiting for positive results from the new Service Chiefs in the country. The...

Service Chiefs: Buhari asked to honour Buratai, Olonisakin, others with GCON award

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 07:17 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to honour the immediate past Services Chiefs with national awards. The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Good Governance and Transparency asked the...

Man in court over alleged N4.1m fraud

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 07:09 AM PST

The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 45-year-old man, Ibironke Peter, before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates' Court, Ibadan, for allegedly defrauding a man of more than N4.1 million. NAN reports that...

National Assembly should respond to calls for restructuring, says Prof. Soyinka

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 06:36 AM PST

  Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has urged the National Assembly to listen to the calls for the restructuring of Nigeria and take responsibility towards the effect.   He said the...

NIN registration: NIMC staff apologises to federal govt

Posted: 27 Jan 2021 06:36 AM PST

  The staff of the National Identification Management Commission NIMC has apologized to the Minister of Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, for going on strike.   Recall that NIMC staff went on...
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