Tuesday, 9 March 2021

NigerianEye: “Ibori’s kinsmen claim loot recovered by UK was £6.2m not £4.2m” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Ibori’s kinsmen claim loot recovered by UK was £6.2m not £4.2m” plus 29 more

Ibori’s kinsmen claim loot recovered by UK was £6.2m not £4.2m

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 01:29 PM PST

 The Lagos branch of Oghara Development Union (ODU) says the loot forfeited by the associates of James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, is £6.2 million — and not £4.2 million.   Ibori...

Fight bandits in North-West, North-Central simultaneously – Gov Masari tells Army

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 01:29 PM PST

 Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has urged the military to fight bandits in the North-West and part of the North-Central of the country, simultaneously.   Masari made the call when...

Reps, NNPC disagree on revenue remittance

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 01:24 PM PST

  The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, on Tuesday, disagreed with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation on the interpretation of its Act. The disagreement was on...

El-Rufai orders operators of Almajiri schools to leave Kaduna

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 01:16 PM PST

 The Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, has ordered the operators of Almajiri schools to leave the state.   He spoke at the inauguration of the Kaduna State Child Protection and...

We gave bandits 7 bags of siezed rice to save our lives, says customs officer

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 01:15 PM PST

 Aliyu Mohammed, coordinator of the sector 4 command, joint border patrol team of the Nigeria customs service (NCS) in the north-west, says he had to offer seven bags of seized rice to bandits...

Champions League: Liverpool suffer fresh injury blow ahead of RB Leipzig clash

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 01:07 PM PST

Premier League champions, Liverpool, look set to be without striker, Roberto Firmino, when they take on RB Leipzig in the Champions League last-16 second-leg tie on Wednesday night in Budapest,...

Harry/Meghan: Piers Morgan quits Good Morning Britain

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 01:06 PM PST

Piers Morgan has quit Good Morning Britain hours after his colleague accused him of unfairly 'trashing' Meghan Markle. Morgan, received a backlash on Twitter after saying he 'didn't believe a...

Police release OPC members detained for arresting Wakili

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 01:00 PM PST

  Members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) detained for arresting Iskilu Wakili, a Fulani leader, have been released from custody. The OPC members had arrested Wakili and some of his...

Buhari nominates Ahmad Halilu as NASRDA DG

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 12:58 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, requested the Senate to confirm the nomination of Ahmad Shaba Halilu as the substantive Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency,...

FG won’t force COVID-19 vaccines on Kogi, says Mamora

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 12:26 PM PST

 Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said the Federal Government won't force any state to accept COVID-19 vaccines.   He stated this on Tuesday while featuring on a...

FG: £4.2m Ibori loot will fund 2nd Niger bridge, Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 12:21 PM PST

  The federal government says the £4.2m loot recovered from James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, will be used to fund three infrastructural projects including the second Niger bridge. ...

Special Forces eliminate 33 Boko Haram fighters, lose 2 soldiers in Chikingudu

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 11:59 AM PST

Troops of the Special Forces Brigade on Tuesday eliminated 33 Boko Haram fighters at Chikingudu. Chikingudu is a community in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. The terrorists were killed...

Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line will revive the eastern railway corridor -Buhari

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 11:46 AM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari says the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line will revive the once-vibrant eastern railway corridor.   Speaking at the virtual ground-breaking ceremony of three...

We’re saddened -Buckingham Palace speaks on Harry, Meghan interview

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 10:03 AM PST

  Buckingham Palace has issued a statement in response to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's interview with Oprah Winfrey, saying issues of race are "concerning" and "will be addressed".  ...

Northern Christians will be granted political asylum in Biafra – Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 10:00 AM PST

  Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said Northern Christians have nothing to worry about concerning Nigeria's disintegration.   Kanu declared that the...

Protest rocks National Assembly over financial autonomy for judiciary

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 08:57 AM PST

There was a protest over the non-implementation of the financial autonomy for the judiciary at the gate of the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday. Members of the Parliamentary Workers Association...

PHOTOS: Taxi driver all smiles before going to jail for fraud

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 08:48 AM PST

  You would expect a convict to show remorse while posing for crime profiling. Not for Michael Lawal who just bagged three months' jail term for internet fraud.   In his photo shared by...

N30, 000 minimum wage: NLC announces nationwide protest Wednesday

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 08:35 AM PST

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ebonyi chapter has scheduled to embark on a nationwide protest on Wednesday.   The NLC said the protest is against the National Assembly's moves to...

PHOTOS: FG launches temporary passport for diaspora Nigerians

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 08:26 AM PST

  The federal government on Tuesday launched the Nigerian Temporary Passport (NTP) for Nigerians in the diaspora. Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, spearheaded the launch at the...

You misunderstood me – Sheikh Gumi reacts to Nigerian Army’s warning

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 08:20 AM PST

  Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, says he was not referring to the present-day Nigerian army when he suggested that troops are allegedly deployed along religious lines. Gumi was quoted to have...

OPC members who arrested Isikilu Wakili still in our custody – Oyo Police

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 08:16 AM PST

Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that four members of Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) are still in the custody of the command. Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi...

BBNaija star, Nengi acquires new mansion

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 07:27 AM PST

BBNaija 2020 star, Rebecca Nengi Hampson has acquired a mansion. The reality TV star shared photos of the new property via her Twitter and Instagram pages on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. "2021 just keeps...

Court summons Malami, Magu, Emefiele, others to testify in Maina’s trial

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 07:21 AM PST

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued a subpoena compelling Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Ibrahim Magu, former acting Chairman, EFCC. They are to testify in...

BREAKING: Lagos receives COVID-19 vaccines

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 06:14 AM PST

  Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed that doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in the state.   He said this on Tuesday at the 2021...

Tonto Dikeh’s ex-husband, Churchill welcomes baby boy with actress, Rosy Meurer

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 06:11 AM PST

  Tonto Dikeh's ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill has welcomed a new baby with his new wife, Rosy Meurer.   Churchill, who took to his Instagram account on Tuesday to announce the arrival of...

Thomas Markle counters Meghan’s allegation against royal family, vows to keep talking to press

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 06:09 AM PST

  Meghan Markle's father, Thomas has reacted to the allegation of racism made by his daughter against the royal family.   Recall that Meghan in the interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday...

Buhari’s AK-47 order: Sunday Igboho warns DSS, army against killing farmers

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 06:09 AM PST

 Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has warned the Department of State Services, DSS, Nigerian Army, and the police against killing farmers in the Southwest and...

2023: We are the only hope of Nigeria – PDP

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 06:08 AM PST

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has declared its readiness to take over power from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023. PDP's National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said the...

Gunmen reportedly invade Benue Community, kill scores

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 06:05 AM PST

Unknown gunmen on Tuesday morning reportedly invaded Tor-Donga, an area in Katsina-Ala Local Government of Benue State, killing scores while many were left injured. It was gathered that there was...

UK set to return £4.2m James Ibori loot

Posted: 09 Mar 2021 04:33 AM PST

  The United Kingdom is set to return £4.2m (N2.2bn) seized from convicted former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and his associates.   The Attorney-General of the Federation,...
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