Saturday, 6 March 2021

NigerianEye: “Kwara: Group warns against planned protest over hijab judgement” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Kwara: Group warns against planned protest over hijab judgement” plus 29 more


Kwara: Group warns against planned protest over hijab judgement

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 02:18 PM PST

The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, IEDPU, has condemned the proposed protest by some residents of Ilorin, billed for Monday over the controversial hijab issue approved by the state...

Govs too timid to push for restructuring, says Prof Soyinka

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:47 PM PST

 Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says the 36 governors in Nigeria are too timid to demand state autonomy and push for the country's restructuring.   He stated this on Saturday at the...

COVID-19 vaccine jab was not painful – VP, Osinbajo

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:47 PM PST

 Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, said he did not feel pain when the Astra-Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine was administered on him. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari and his...

COVID-19 vaccine: ECOWAS recommends compensation for side effects, injury

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:27 PM PST

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Vaccine Task Force has recommended compensation for citizens who suffer side effects or injury from the COVID-19 vaccination. Prof. Stanley...

COVID-19 vaccine: Presidency downs rumors about Buhari, Osinbajo’s health

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:13 PM PST

 The presidency has responded to enquiries about the health of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo after they received the COVID-19 vaccine.   The duo took the...

Food blockade to South-West embarrassing —Gani-Adams

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:06 PM PST

  Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has described a threat by some northern traders to block food supply to the South-West as embarrassing and unwarranted.   He said this...

Marwa lays down the law at NDLEA, says suspects must be charged within 48 hours

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 12:54 PM PST

  Buba Marwa, chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has warned personnel against the detention of suspects beyond the limit allowed by law. Femi Babafemi, director, media...

Nigeria needs decentralized Police, 22 states ready for ranching – Osinbajo

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 12:49 PM PST

 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has restated his call for the establishment of State Police in Nigeria.   The VP spoke on Saturday at an International Conference on Patriotism, Security,...

Fani-Kayode threatens to expose ‘Special Advisor’ plotting to destabilise Nigeria

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 12:20 PM PST

 Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has threatened to expose a "crooked Special Adviser", who is part of a conspiracy to destabilise Nigeria.   According to him, the plan is to...

Obaseki meets Oshiomhole, says political feud is ‘nothing personal’

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 12:10 PM PST

 Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, on Saturday met with Adams Oshiomhole, former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at an event in the state.   Obaseki fell out with...

Buhari hails Obasanjo at 84, says Nigeria looks up to him for wisdom

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 11:08 AM PST

 President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will continue to look up to Obasanjo for his wisdom and statesmanship. Buhari spoke while felicitating with Obasanjo on his 84th birthday.   A...

In major FX inflow drive, CBN to pay N5 bonus for every $1 of diaspora remittances

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 11:03 AM PST

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a "Naira 4 Dollar Scheme" — an incentive for senders and recipients of international money transfers. The apex bank said all recipients of...

Ship of Lagos started heading in wrong direction since Tinubu took over –Bode George

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 10:57 AM PST

 A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, says the ship of Lagos has been going in the wrong direction since All Progressives Congress chieftain,...

Reminisce turns radio OAP, to host football show on Brila FM

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 10:42 AM PST

  Reminisce, rapper-actor, has unveiled 'The Agenda With Reminisce', a football show signaling the beginning of his career as an OAP.   The show is expected to air on Brila FM, a sports...

FG denies budgeting N10.6bn for COVID-19 vaccine transportation

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 10:41 AM PST

  The federal government has denied reports that it had budgeted N10.6 billion for COVID-19 vaccine transportation. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care...

AFCON: Benin Republic to defeat Nigeria with clubless players, benchwarmers

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 09:15 AM PST

The Squirrels of Benin will defeat Super Eagles of Nigeria in Porto-Novo with a set of clubless players and benchwarmers, according to a sports website, Le Potentiel A win for the Benin Republic will...

NDLEA boss warns officers against maltreatment of suspects, relatives’ arrest

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 09:05 AM PST

The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. General Buba Marwa (rtd) has warned against the detention of suspects beyond the limit allowed by law. He prohibited the arrest of a...

Anambra 2021: You won’t be Governor – Prophet Ayodele tells Andy Uba, Orajiaka, Ezeemo

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 08:58 AM PST

The Leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has spoken about the Anambra governorship election coming up later in 2021. The prophet has warned some strong contenders in...

Masari to Sheik Gumi: Stop demanding amnesty for bandits — even animals can’t be killed unjustly

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 07:28 AM PST

  Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, says bandits killing Nigerians in the north do not deserve amnesty.   Masari, whose state has been among the worst hit by banditry, tackled Ahmad...

Two Nigerians sentenced to death in Ghana for killing four women

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 07:28 AM PST

 A Sekondi high court in Ghana has sentenced Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Orji, both Nigerians, to death over the kidnap and murder of four Takoradi women in 2018. The judgement, passed on...

EPL: Late VAR drama as Burnley force Arsenal to 1-1 draw

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:57 AM PST

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka compromised his side's faint hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League as the Swiss midfielder's embarrassing mistake gifted Burnley a 1-1 draw on...

Katsina: Five killed as soldiers, bandits clash

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:43 AM PST

  Four bandits and a soldier died when troops of Operation Hadarin Daji clashed with criminal elements on Thursday in Marina village, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The...

Protest rocks Ekiti community over killing of farmers by suspected herdsmen

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:38 AM PST

Residents of Isaba Ekiti in the Ikole Council area of Ekiti State, on Saturday, protested the killing of two farmers by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Friday. The angry residents, comprising youths,...

Oil Bunkering: Security agents lobby to be posted to Ugbokodo – Community alleges

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:32 AM PST

Senior Police, Army and Naval Officers allegedly bribe their way to be posted to Ugbokodo community, one of the largest oil host areas in Delta State, South-South, Nigeria. The allegation is...

Okorocha vs Uzodinma: Stop meddling in Igbo affairs – Ohanaeze warns Northern group

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:21 AM PST

 The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, on Saturday, cautioned a group, Concerned Northern Forum to stop meddling in the political issues of the Southeast.   The warning was in a...

‘No-fly zone’ in Zamfara: Ganduje warns against politicizing security matters

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:19 AM PST

 Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has cautioned politicians not to toy with security-related matters, saying that negative reactions from states can undermine the efforts of the...

COVID-19 vaccines safe, present yourselves – Buhari tells Nigerians

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 05:17 AM PST

 President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the COVID-19 vaccine was safe.   Buhari gave the assurance after he was vaccinated alongside the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at the...

Gunmen attack FAAN quarters in Kaduna, abduct staff, family members

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 05:16 AM PST

  Gunmen have attacked the staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Kaduna.   Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN spokesperson, confirmed the incident.   She said the...

They soiled my name in Ajegunle — Baba Fryo

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 04:33 AM PST

  Dancehall artiste, Friday Igwe better known as Baba Fryo has averred that his name was soiled in Ajegunle. The artiste noted in an interview with The Nation that  he will try his best to...

Lagos announces three-month partial closure of another bridge for repairs

Posted: 06 Mar 2021 04:26 AM PST

  The Lagos State government has announced plans to partially close down the Marine Bridge for three months for emergency repair works on the Apapa outward section of the bridge. This...

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