Friday 12 March 2021

NigerianEye: “Kaduna Abduction: 39 students still missing” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Kaduna Abduction: 39 students still missing” plus 29 more

Kaduna Abduction: 39 students still missing

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 05:20 PM PST

Thirty-nine students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in Kaduna, are still missing after Friday's gunmen attack. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security, gave the...

No increase in fuel price for now —FG

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 12:49 PM PST

 The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that there is currently no increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit.   A statement on Friday by the Minister of Labour and Employment,...

Suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine by some countries not disturbing -PTF

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 12:48 PM PST

  Mukhtar Mohammed, national incident manager, presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, says the PTF does not find the suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in some countries disturbing. He...

Telcos to suspend USSD services over N42bn debt owed by banks

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 12:46 PM PST

  The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says it will suspend unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) services over N42 billion debt owed by...

Missing funds can’t happen under Buhari -Presidency

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 11:56 AM PST

  The Presidency has said no fund was missing under the watch of the immediate past service chiefs, adding that procurements have been made for military weapons but the arms were yet to be...

‘You lack morality to ask S/South govs account for 13% derivation’ -Wike slams Akpabio

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 11:52 AM PST

  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has taken a swipe at the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for accusing governors in the region of mismanagement of 13 percent...

Dimeji Bankole, former house of reps speaker, set to join APC

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 11:44 AM PST

  Oladimeji Bankole, a former speaker of the house of representatives, is set to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bankole was the candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP)...

Monguno clarifies comment on missing funds under Buhari’s service chiefs

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 11:31 AM PST

  Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says he was quoted out of context on how funds meant for arms purchase went missing under the former service chiefs. In an interview with...

Bishop Oyedepo reveals why Nigeria has not changed for the better

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 11:58 AM PST

 Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church, on Friday, disclosed why Nigeria has not changed for the better.   Oyedepo pointed out that Nigeria has not changed because only...

Labour movement in Nigeria is dead, can’t reverse APC’s anti-people policies -Wike

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 10:00 AM PST

  The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that the labour movement in Nigeria is dead, adding that it cannot reverse the anti-people policies of the All Progressives Congress-led...

Actress Uche Ogbodo debuts baby bump, pregnant with second child

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 09:53 AM PST

  Uche Ogbodo, Nigerian actress cum film producer, has hinted that she is expecting her second child in several photos showing her baby bump.   In an Instagram post on Friday, the movie...

Stop kissing kids in the mouth – Actress Anita Joseph warns parents

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 09:46 AM PST

  Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph, has advised parents to stop kissing their kids in the mouth.   According to the curvy actress in a video, she shared on her Instagram page, she beckoned...

Prof. Soyinka receives COVID-19 vaccine

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 09:45 AM PST

  Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has received his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.   The vaccine was administered by Tomi Coker, Ogun state commissioner for health, on...

Activist asks court to compel Kano, others to refund VAT generated from alcohol

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 08:46 AM PST

  An Abuja-based activist, Sesugh Akume, has filed a suit before a Federal High Court in the nation's capital, asking it to compel states that outlawed the sale of alcohol to refund the sums...

Alleged abuse: Court orders fresh service of court processes on Fani-Kayode

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 08:41 AM PST

  A Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has ordered that fresh court processes be served on a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, in respect of the suit filed by his ex-wife,...

AstraZeneca says ‘no evidence’ of higher blood clots risk from vaccine

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 08:38 AM PST

  UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca insisted on Friday its coronavirus vaccine was safe after some countries suspended its use in response to concerns about a potential link to blood...

Fani-Kayode has mental health challenges -Ex -wife Precious Chikwendu speaks out

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 08:37 AM PST

  Precious Chikwendu, former wife of Femi Fani-Kayode has broken her silence over her affair with the former aviation minister. In a tell-all statement, the former beauty queen detailed her...

FG asks international community to simplify process of recovering looted assets

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 08:37 AM PST

  Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, says the country needs the cooperation of the international community to facilitate the recovery of looted assets. While delivering a...

EPL: Thomas Tuchel reveals only regret as Chelsea manager

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 08:11 AM PST

Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel, has said that his only 'regret' as a manager at Stamford Bridge is that he is missing the possibility of five substitutes. Tuchel explained that he feels sorry about it...

Internet fraud: EFCC arrests 57 suspects recovers rifles in Ogun

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 08:05 AM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested 57 suspected internet fraudsters at their hotel hideouts in Ilaro area of Ogun State. A statement by the EFCC...

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat receive COVID-19 vaccine

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 07:44 AM PST

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Kadri Hamzat have received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.   They were vaccinated at the Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH,...

How Jammeh, Gambia’s former president, ‘ordered killing of nine Nigerians’

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 07:27 AM PST

  Ex-President Yahya Jammeh, who ruled the Gambia from 1996-2017, has been accused of ordering the killing of 59 West African migrants, including nine Nigerians. According to a statement by...

Maintain current fuel price until Labour, FG meet -Petroleum minister, Sylva

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 07:25 AM PST

  Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, says there will be no increment in the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) until the conclusion of talks with organised labour....

Pinnick elected into FIFA’s executive council

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 07:24 AM PST

 Amaju Melvin Pinnick, president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has been elected into the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) council. Pinnick was elected as a...

I will no longer submit my music to the Grammys – The Weeknd

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 07:24 AM PST

Popular American musician, The Weeknd has announced that he will be boycotting the Grammys award going forward after he was shut out of the 2021 nominations. For years, The Grammys have been facing...

EPL: Arteta lauds Tottenham’s attack ahead of North London Derby

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 06:24 AM PST

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has admitted that Tottenham has one of the "most special" attacking units in European football. The two North London rivals clash in the Premier League on Sunday. Spurs...

‘How long shall we continue with this?’ — Atiku laments abduction of Afaka students

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 06:16 AM PST

  Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the abduction of students of Federal College Of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi LGA of Kaduna state. Recall that the students were...

No increase in fuel price —PPPRA

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 05:46 AM PST

 The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has said it does not fix the price of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol.   It said this in a statement issued on Friday to...

Netflix moves to curb password sharing

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 05:41 AM PST

  Netflix, US streaming service, is considering a new initiative to curb the sharing of password among unauthorised users. According to BBC, the company's spokesperson said the development...

Why I haven’t taken AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 12 Mar 2021 05:35 AM PST

 Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday explained why he has not yet taken the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.   Many governors have taken the vaccine but Sanwo-Olu is...
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