Friday, 5 March 2021

NigerianEye: “Immigration detention: ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay German N63.6m, $10,000” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Immigration detention: ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay German N63.6m, $10,000” plus 29 more


Immigration detention: ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay German N63.6m, $10,000

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 03:02 PM PST

  The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the Nigeria government to pay N53,650,925 to a German, Martin Gegenheimer.   The money is...

Court fines Daddy Freeze N5m for adultery

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 02:53 PM PST

 A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on February 18, 2021, ordered popular On-Air Personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, fondly referred to as Daddy Freeze, to pay the sum of N5m for...

Falana tackles FG, denies purchase of N6bn property from EFCC

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 02:45 PM PST

  Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says he did not buy a property worth N6 billion from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In 2017, Abubakar Malami,...

S3x for marks: Court dismisses conviction appeal by ex-OAU lecturer, Akindele

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 01:30 PM PST

A Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, on Friday, struck out the appeal filed by a former lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University, Professor Richard Akindele, against his conviction for demanding s3x...

2023: Goodluck Jonathan speaks on running for president

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 01:13 PM PST

Former Nigeria president, Goodluck Jonathan, has addressed speculation that he will run again for the position during the 2023 general elections. According to him, it is all a speculation. Jonathan...

Fani-Kayode’s estranged wife sues for custody of children, seeks N3.4m monthly support

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 12:55 PM PST

  A federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Apo, has fixed March 12 to commence hearing in a suit filed by Precious Chikwendu, estranged wife of Femi Fani-Kayode, a former...

Insecurity: I believe Buhari is not sleeping, says Jonathan

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 12:49 PM PST

 Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he believes his successor, Muhammadu Buhari, is not taking the security situation in the country with levity.   Speaking when he paid a condolence...

I don’t need vaccine — COVID-19 not our business in Kogi -Yahaya Bello

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 12:46 PM PST

 Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says COVID-19 is not the business of people in his state, adding that they have "more pertinent" issues to tackle.   Bello stated this on Friday, when he...

My IG account, email have been hacked, says Kanayo O Kanayo

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 11:07 AM PST

  Kanayo O Kanayo, ace Nigerian actor, says his Instagram and email accounts have been hacked. The 59-year-old film star raised the alarm in a short video shared via his Twitter page on...

I tested positive for COVID-19 -Obasanjo

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 10:06 AM PST

  Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed that he once tested positive for the COVID-19.   Obasanjo disclosed this on Friday when he spoke at a colloquium held in the Olusegun...

#EndSARS: Destruction won’t help you achieve your goals, Tinubu tells youths

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 09:34 AM PST

  Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged youths to eschew violence. Speaking at the inauguration of the Agege Pen-Cinema Bridge in Lagos on Friday,...

For you, I have utmost love – Fani-Kayode to Obasanjo

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 09:28 AM PST

  A Former Aviation Minister in Nigeria, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described Former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the man for whom he has the utmost love, respect and admiration.  ...

Northerners don’t need approval to live in South-West – Northern Elders Forum

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 09:27 AM PST

  The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said the people of the North do not need anyone's approval to live in the South-West.   Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Director, Publicity and Advocacy, made the...

Football lawmakers, IFAB confirms change in handball rule

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:35 AM PST

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has announced that the incidents of accidental handball that lead to a team-mate scoring a goal or having a goal-scoring opportunity, will no...

COVID-19: Don’t play politics with vaccines – Gbajabiamila warns Nigerians

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:14 AM PST

 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has admonished Nigerians not to play politics with the COVID-19 vaccines.   He warned that allowing conspiracy to thrive will...

Igo Aguma dumps APC as Supreme Court affirms Isaac Abbot-Ogbogbula as Chairman

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 08:11 AM PST

Hon Igo Aguma has dumped the All Progressives Congress in reaction to the Supreme Court judgment which sacked him as the Chairman of the party in Rivers State. The Supreme Court had affirmed Isaac...

I’m ready to fight Fani-Kayode over my children, says estranged wife

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 07:54 AM PST

Precious Chikwendu, estranged wife of Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, says she is ready to fight him over their children.   Recall that NigerianEye had reported how the duo's...

‘We’ll fight corruption, not people’ — Bawa assumes office as EFCC chairman

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 07:46 AM PST

  Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says under his leadership, the anti-graft agency will be proactive in fighting corruption.   Bawa was...

Sowore under fire over RevolutionNow’s call for Buhari’s resignation

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 07:46 AM PST

 A pan socio-cultural group, Nigeria First, has described as undemocratic the rally by the RevolutionNow movement demanding President Muhammadu Buhari's resignation.   Nigeria First said...

DJ Cuppy gets into Oxford university for master’s degree

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 07:09 AM PST

Popular disc jockey, Florence Otedola fondly known as DJ Cuppy, has been accepted into the prestigious Oxford University, England, for a master's degree in African Studies. The star took to her...

Tinubu bombs Ambode: Ship of Lagos state was heading in wrong direction

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 06:35 AM PST

  The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday slammed the governorship era of Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos.   At a ceremony to commission a...

I was lured into homosexuality by 18-year-old boy, 42-year-old man alleges

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 06:34 AM PST

  A 42-year-old man, Seyi Balogun arrested by the Ondo state security outfit codenamed Amotekun has alleged that he was lured and seduced into homosexuality by an 18-year-old boy, Tosin...

Father, children arrested for alleged kidnapping in Ogun

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 06:18 AM PST

The police in Ogun State said it has arrested a "kidnap syndicate made up of members of the same family." Their arrest was sequel to many kidnapping cases within Sagamu and its environs in 2020. The...

Insecurity: We will not allow terrorists determine Nigeria’s peace – CDS, Irabor

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 06:12 AM PST

The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor has assured that the Nigerian Armed Forces would not allow terrorists to determine the peace of the country. Irabor spoke while addressing State House...

‘You have few weeks to secure the country’ — Buhari gives marching orders to service chiefs

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 05:38 AM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the newly-promoted service chiefs to secure the country in the next few weeks. Buhari spoke on Friday while decorating them with their new ranks at...

Army officer ‘supplying ammunition and uniform to bandits’ arrested in Zamfara

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 05:10 AM PST

  Zamfara government says an officer of the Nigerian Army supplying ammunition and uniforms to bandits has been arrested in the state.   The bandits terrorising the state are often seen...

My dad wouldn’t have died of COVID-19, says Nigeria’s first vaccine recipient

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 07:44 AM PST

  Cyprian Ngong, the first recipient of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, says he would not have lost his father if the country had the vaccine. Ngong, a doctor at the National...

Chief of defence staff, Irabor becomes four-star general as Buhari promotes service chiefs

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 04:56 AM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, decorated the new service chiefs at the council chambers of the presidential villa, Abuja. He told the service chiefs they have a "short time" to...

Buhari administration is not perfect – Femi Adesina

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 04:40 AM PST

The presidency has admitted that the Buhari-led administration is not perfect, adding that there is no perfect administration anywhere in the world not even in America or Europe. President Buhari's...

EPL: Mason Mount deserves to be Chelsea captain – Redknapp

Posted: 05 Mar 2021 04:08 AM PST

Sky Sport pundit, Jamie Redknapp, has spoken about his admiration for Chelsea's Mason Mount, and believes he is in line to become the next captain of the team. Mount scored a stunning winner, as the...

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