Wednesday, 24 March 2021

NigerianEye: “Soldiers who post unauthorised pictures on social media will be arrested -Army” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Soldiers who post unauthorised pictures on social media will be arrested -Army” plus 29 more

Soldiers who post unauthorised pictures on social media will be arrested -Army

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 01:31 PM PDT

  The Nigerian army says it will arrest soldiers who post unauthorised pictures and videos on social media. Lawrence Fejokwu, 81 division's general officer commanding (GOC), spoke through...

Ize-Iyamu fails to stop ‘N700m fraud’ trial

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 01:31 PM PDT

 A federal high court sitting in Benin, Edo state, has ruled that it will continue the hearing on the money laundering charge brought against Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives...

Court sentences ‘cyber babalawo’ to three months in prison for fraud

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 01:29 PM PDT

  The federal capital territory (FCT) high court has sentenced one Shedrack Greeson to three months in prison for fraud. His sentence was disclosed in a statement by the Economic and...

We stand with Niger Republic in fight against terrorism, says Buhari

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 01:15 PM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will continue to stand with "all her neighbours" in the fight against terrorism. In a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari and...

Ortom: Until we secure Nigeria, we can’t talk about 2023

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 01:14 PM PDT

  Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, says it is still too early to talk about the 2023 general election, considering the country's security challenges.   On Saturday, the convoy of...

PDP speaks on process for zoning 2023 presidential ticket

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 12:17 PM PDT

 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will consult widely and build a consensus before deciding on zoning the 2023 presidential ticket. The Bala Mohammed-led committee had recommended...

Ndidi, Osimhen join Eagles camp ahead of AFCON qualifiers

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 12:13 PM PDT

  Wilfred Ndidi and Victor Osimhen have led the latest batch of arrivals at the Super Eagles camp ahead of the 2021 AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho. The number of players...

‘I should enlighten you’ — Dickson tackles senator for saying Mubi bigger than Bayelsa

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 12:10 PM PDT

  Seriake Dickson, senator representing Bayelsa west, on Tuesday confronted Aishatu Dahiru, his colleague from Adamawa, over the latter's claim regarding the size of his state.   While...

APC working to rule Nigeria for 32 years — Buni

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 12:03 PM PDT

Chairman of the Caretaker-Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Mai Mala Buni, has said the party was working towards retaining power for at least 32...

Why I preserved public jobs, exempted taxes for minimum wage earners – Buhari

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 11:57 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the commitment of his administration to the welfare of workers in Nigeria is evident in several Federal Government policies. This, he said, includes the...

Groom reveals why he married fiancée of late brother ‘killed by bandits’

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 11:54 AM PDT

 Sulaiman Muhammad, younger brother to Abubakar Muhammad, late officer of the Nigerian air force (NAF), has explained why he married his fiancée after his demise. Abubakar was said to have...

FULL LIST: Seven states yet to start vaccination as Lagos leads

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 11:54 AM PDT

  The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 215,277 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have so far been administered in the country. In its situation update on Tuesday, the...

EPL: Wilfred Ndidi rated best player in Premier League, Europe

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 09:51 AM PDT

Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi has been rated the best player in the Premier League and one of the best in Europe. Trevor Sinclair, former Manchester City and England winger noted that not...

N700m case: Court rules against Ize-Iyamu

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 09:47 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State, on Tuesday, ruled against jurisdiction claims by Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in the money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

‘Miyetti Allah planning to eliminate me’ – Gov Ortom cries to Buhari

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 09:29 AM PDT

  Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, of planning to eliminate him.   Ortom said the leadership of MACBAN...

Buhari finally constitutes human rights commission board — after five years

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 12:27 PM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari has finally constituted the governing board of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In a letter to the senate, the president named Salamatu Suleiman, a...

Even Obasanjo went to prison, I’m not ashamed of my experience -Orji kalu

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 09:27 AM PDT

 Orji Uzor Kalu, chief whip of the senate, says he is not ashamed of his six months stint in prison. Kalu spoke at the campaign rally of Mascot Uzor Kalu, the All Progressives Congress (APC)...

Redirect $1.5bn for refinery renovation to education, SERAP tells Buhari

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:57 AM PDT

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the plan to spend $1,5 billion on the renovation of the Port Harcourt refinery. SERAP, in a...

Fayemi: Those calling for secession of south-west doing so out of frustration

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:49 AM PDT

 Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says those calling for the secession of the south-west states from Nigeria are doing so out of frustration. Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday...

I have nothing to gain from faking my attack, says Ortom

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:47 AM PDT

 Samuel Ortom, Benue state governor, has denied claims that the attack on his convoy was staged. The governor was attacked by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Saturday while on a visit to...

Open grazing no longer attainable, should be stopped —Ex-Ganduje aide

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:47 AM PDT

Salihu Yakasai, the sacked media aide to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that open grazing is no longer attainable and should be stopped. Yakasai was reacting to a video on social...

Imo revokes 49 plots of land ‘owned by Okorocha’s sister’

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:38 AM PDT

 The Imo State Housing Corporation has revoked 49 plots of land owned by Jessdean Ventures Limited. The revocation was announced in a statement by Chinedu Mbakwe-Obi, general manager of the...

‘I always knew it was you’ – Annie Idibia eulogises 2Baba on 8th wedding anniversary

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:10 AM PDT

  Annie Macaulay-Idibia, Nigerian actress, has lavished encomium on Innocent Idibia, her husband better known as 2Baba, on the occasion of their 8th wedding anniversary. The 36-year-old model...

BREAKING: ‘We won’t make life difficult for Nigerians’ — CBN keeps MPR at 11.5%

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:23 AM PDT

  The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to retain the monetary policy rate at 11.5 percent. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, announced the committee's...

Imo bye-election: Supreme Court halts hearing after APC accuses judges of colluding with PDP

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:01 AM PDT

  The Supreme Court has suspended hearing in a suit on the Imo north senatorial bye-election which was held on December 5, 2020. When the appeal was called for hearing on Tuesday, Musa Datijo...

COVID-19: Russia’s Putin to be vaccinated in private

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:44 AM PDT

Russia President Vladimir Putin will be vaccinated in private on Tuesday evening, the Kremlin said, as Russia looks to boost a vaccination campaign that is faltering despite having produced three...

My marriage still intact, Gabriel Afolayan debunks rumours

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 06:50 AM PDT

Actor and singer, Gabriel Afolayan has debunked claims that his marriage to Adebanke has collapsed. Recall that there were speculations that the couple who got married in 2018 have parted ways. A...

Reps ask DSS, police to investigate ‘Fulani group’ over attack on Ortom

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 08:07 AM PDT

  The house of representatives has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police to investigate a Fulani group over attack on Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state. The...

Abortion: Over my dead body, I’ll never give Biden communion until he repents — Catholic Priest

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 05:47 AM PDT

  A Catholic priest has said he will not give US President, Joe Biden, Holy Communion if he attends his parish.   Rev. Fr. William Kosco, whose parish is in Buckeye, Arizona, condemned...

BREAKING: Buhari meets Ortom amid outrage over attack on governor

Posted: 23 Mar 2021 06:59 AM PDT

 President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, met with Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state. Ortom's convoy was attacked by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen while on a visit to his farm on...
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