Friday, 26 February 2021

NigerianEye: “Troops in pursuit as Boko Haram abducts travellers on Damaturu-Maiduguri road” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Troops in pursuit as Boko Haram abducts travellers on Damaturu-Maiduguri road” plus 29 more

Troops in pursuit as Boko Haram abducts travellers on Damaturu-Maiduguri road

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 12:22 PM PST

  Boko Haram insurgents abducted some passengers along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road on Thursday.   The incident happened in the Jakana axis of the road.   Military sources disclosed...

Bandits’ attacks have lessened since negotiations began –Sheikh Gumi

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 12:19 PM PST

 Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said attacks by bandits have lessened since he and others started engagements with the criminals.   He stated this on Wednesday evening...

I sleep with snakes, eat human flesh -Woman confesses

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 12:19 PM PST

  A Kenyan woman has come on Live Radio to confess to sleeping with snakes and partaking in human flesh-eating rituals.   In an interview with Emmanuel Mwashumbe and Shuga Boy, Cecilia...

Thierry Henry returns to London, leaves CF Montreal

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:47 AM PST

Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, is set to return to London after he resigned as manager of Major League Soccer (MLS) side, CF Montreal. Henry, 43, cited "family reasons" for his decision. Recall that...

EFCC: APC advises Bawa on how to be successful

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:38 AM PST

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari's appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The party...

#EndSARS: Petitioner tells panel he’s carrying bullet since 2017

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:32 AM PST

A petitioner, Mr. Teslim Ibitoye, has narrated how he and his younger brother were shot by police over an offence they knew nothing about. Ibitoye disclosed this on Thursday in a petition to the Osun...

Bobrisky and Actress Nkechi Blessing fight dirty on social media

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:34 AM PST

The feud between cross dresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky and actress, Nkechi Blessing appears not to be ending soon.   The duo, on Thursday engaged in a heated...

Outstanding issues have been resolved, Fani-Kayode says as PDP Chairman, Secondus, NWC Members visit him

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:33 AM PST

  Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has pledged his readiness to continue to advance the cause of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying leaving his political family as widely...

Man recounts his experience with his wife after slapping her for the first time

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 10:04 AM PST

  A Nigerian married man has recounted his experience with his wife after he laid his hands on her for the first time.   Recounting his story to the media, he wrote;   "For the first...

Court orders interim forfeiture of Okorocha’s properties

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 09:59 AM PST

  Justice Fred Njemanze of the Imo State High Court, Owerri, has ordered an interim forfeiture of all the properties illegally acquired by a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, who...

Kagara Abduction: No help from federal government to rescue schoolboys – Niger Gov, Bello

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 08:59 AM PST

The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello on Thursday said the federal government has refused to support his state in the rescue of 41 people abducted from Government Science College, Kagara. Bello...

Insecurity: Buhari rules out amnesty for bandits, insurgents

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 08:25 AM PST

  A meeting of the Governors of the 19 Northern States, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed...

Falana to FG: ECOWAS protocol allows you to shut out foreign armed herders

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 07:52 AM PST

 Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has advised the federal government to prohibit the influx of armed herders into Nigeria.   Falana was reacting to a statement by Lai Mohammed, minister...

VIDEO: Police officer rejects bribe, warns driver never to try it again

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 07:52 AM PST

  A Ghanaian police officer has been captured in a video that is fast going viral as he rejected an amount of money that was to be used to bribe him and strongly warned the driver not to repeat...

Yahaya Bello Presidential campaign posters surface in Adamawa

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 07:19 AM PST

Posters depicting Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State as a presidential aspirant for the 2023 election have surfaced in Adamawa State. The posters were seen on Thursday in some parts of Yola, the...

Rear Admiral Aikhomu dies from ‘COVID-19’ complications

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 06:59 AM PST

 Former Chief of Naval Administration Rear Admiral Joe Aikhomu (rtd) is dead, The Nation has learnt.   Aikhomu, 65, passed on Thursday morning in Abuja allegedly from COVID-19...

I’m moving over to Nollywood – Top South African actress, Nambitha Ben-Mazwi

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 06:43 AM PST

  South African top actress and TV host, Nambitha Ben-Mazwi, has declared her interest to come over to Nollywood.   Nambitha, who is also a global activist, revealed her plans to join...

Driver who tipped policeman over bridge to forfeit vehicle, risks jail

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 06:28 AM PST

 A Sports Utility Vehicle driver, Sunday Okodo, who was caught in a viral video driving against traffic and tipping a policeman over abridge along the International Airport Road, Lagos, has been...

PHOTOS: Bawa meets Buhari for the first time as EFCC chairman

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 06:26 AM PST

  Abdulrasheed Bawa, new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the state house, Abuja, on Thursday.   The national...

Nnamdi Kanu threatens Wike over Obigbo killings

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 06:18 AM PST

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday threatened the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike over the Obigbo massacre. Kanu claimed that Wike will be hunted for...

Champions League: Guardiola snubs Man City, names favourites to win trophy

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 05:22 AM PST

Manchester City Manager, Pep Guardiola, has named Bayern Munich as the favourites to win the Champions League ahead of them. Guardiola's men are on course to progress into the quarter-finals,...

VIDEO: Driver trying to escape a LASTMA official, hits a policeman off bridge in Lagos

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 05:14 AM PST

  A video of a driver tipping a policeman over a bridge in Lagos while trying to evade arrest for allegedly driving against traffic has surfaced online and gone viral.   In the less than...

Kagara abduction: We are not ready to pay ransom, but we are making effort – Niger govt

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 05:14 AM PST

 The Niger State Government said it is not foot-dragging in securing the freedom of students and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara currently in the hands of bandits.   The...

Osun: Tension in Ife as youths engage in shooting spree

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 04:20 AM PST

The tale of violence rocking Osun State is taking a dangerous dimension as yet another occurrence was recorded in some parts of Ile-Ife mid yesterday as armed men suspected to be of a rival group...

Dino Melaye called out for wearing ‘fake luxury watches’

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 04:18 AM PST

  Fake Watch Buster (FWB) has called out Dino Melaye, a former senator representing Kogi west, for allegedly flaunting two "fake" luxury watches on his social media.   FWB is an Instagram...

Nigerian on Twitter Mocks CBN Gov’s Definition Of Bitcoin, Others

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 04:18 AM PST

  Some Nigerians on Twitter have faulted the description of cryptocurrency as a currency created out of "thin air" by the Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele.   Emefiele in a...

Smart Adeyemi must apologize to Abia people over attack on Ikpeazu – Sen Orji

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 04:01 AM PST

Former Abia State Governor and the representative of Abia Central Senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Theodore Orji, has frowned at the outbursts of the Kogi West Senator, Smart...

I’m afraid Malami won’t let Bawa succeed –Sagay

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 03:05 AM PST

  The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), says he is afraid that the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), will interfere...

Joe Biden revokes Donald Trump’s immigrant visa ban

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 03:04 AM PST

 President Joe Biden has revoked former President Donald Trump's order that limited the number of new work visas for temporary foreign workers in the United States amid the coronavirus...

Court rejects ex-pension boss Maina bail

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 02:35 AM PST

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, refused to grant a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, bail. Delivering a ruling, Justice Okon Abang, held...
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