Tuesday, 13 April 2021

NigerianEye: “Ramadan: Remember Nigeria in prayers, Lawan urges Muslims” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Ramadan: Remember Nigeria in prayers, Lawan urges Muslims” plus 29 more

Ramadan: Remember Nigeria in prayers, Lawan urges Muslims

Posted: 13 Apr 2021 01:02 AM PDT

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has urged Muslims on Ramadan to remember Nigeria in their prayers as the country seeks to overcome the challenges it is facing. He urged them to stress the...

Ramadan: Buhari urges Muslims to reject voices of division

Posted: 13 Apr 2021 12:56 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged Nigerian Muslims to exercise patience and tolerance and reject voices that seek to divide the nation. Buhari made the call in a message to mark the...

Champions League: Mbappe is PSG’s golden boy, Neymar admits

Posted: 13 Apr 2021 12:50 AM PDT

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has described his team mate Kylian Mbappe, as the golden boy of the club. Neymar joined PSG in the summer of 2017, but the Brazilian's future has been the subject...

VIDEO: ‘Nigeria is a scam’, says Pastor Adefarasin

Posted: 13 Apr 2021 12:44 AM PDT

House on The Rock Founder, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, has described Nigeria as a scam built on a bad foundation. According to the cleric, whoever wins the next presidential election will not be allowed...

Boko Haram: Shehu Sani passes verdict on Buhari’s Minister, Pantami

Posted: 13 Apr 2021 12:33 AM PDT

Shehu Sani, a former national lawmaker, has reacted to the news of President Muhammadu Buhari's Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Ibrahim Isa Pantami appearing on US watchlist. Reports...

Why APC may lose 2023 presidential election –PGF DG

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 02:45 PM PDT

  The Director-General of the Progressive Governors' Forum, Salihu Lukman, has advised the All Progressives Congress against having what he called "blind trust" in some of the leaders of the...

Sultan of Sokoto sights moon, announce beginning of Ramadan

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 02:40 PM PDT

Sa'ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, has sighted the moon signalling the beginning of Ramadan.   The Sultan in a live broadcast on Monday announced that the Ramadan fast will begin on Tuesday....

Trouble with Nigeria, we practice religion without faith, works – Bishop Kukah

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 02:37 PM PDT

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Hassan Kukah, says though Nigerians profess two main religions with strong themes of love and togetherness, such themes are rarely ever practised.   The Bishop has...

Ramadan: Saudi Arabia announces start of fasting

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 01:39 PM PDT

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that the holy fasting month of Ramadan will start on Tuesday. "Tomorrow, Tuesday is the beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan this year," the kingdom's...

BREAKING: Arapaja emerges PDP South-West Zonal Chairman

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 01:32 PM PDT

At the end of voting in the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South West Zonal Congress, a one-time deputy governor of Oyo State, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja has emerged as the South-West Zonal...

‘No place to hide’ — Joshua warns Fury ahead of world title fight

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 12:09 PM PDT

  Anthony Joshua, Nigerian-British boxer, has warned Tyson Fury that he has "no place to hide" after receiving an official offer for their undisputed world heavyweight title fight.  ...

Pantami threatens legal action over reported link with insurgents, demands public apology

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 12:02 PM PDT

  Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has written to the publishers of Daily Independent newspaper, demanding retraction and a public apology over a story alleging that...

NBC licensed 30 local pay TV platforms — only one is working -Lai Mohammed

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 12:02 PM PDT

 Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says it is unacceptable that out of 30 licensed Nigerian pay television companies, only one is currently struggling to break through.   Speaking on...

Nigerians react as Twitter picks Ghana as African headquarters

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 10:45 AM PDT

Nigerians have taken to social media to make their opinions known after social networking service, Twitter, decided to make Ghana its African headquarters. Twitter co-founder, Jack Dorsey, revealed...

I’m here to win titles with Chelsea – Tuchel

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 10:26 AM PDT

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says he joined the West London club to win trophies and is confident the club has the 'culture' required to fulfil his ambition. Asked at a press conference if the...

Arms fund probe: Finally, Army chief appears before Reps

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:44 AM PDT

  The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, is currently appearing before the House of Representatives' Ad Hoc Committee on the Need to Review the Purchase, Use and Control of Arms,...

PDP Congress: Makinde is my leader, Fayose declares

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:45 AM PDT

  Former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose has conceded the South-West leadership of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde.   He made the declaration on Monday during...

Criminal elements planning attacks on airports, says FG

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:29 AM PDT

  The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has received an alert from the ministry of aviation over planned attacks on airports across the country. This was contained in a memo...

CAN, Islamic council lock horns over ‘lopsided appointment’ of security chiefs, judges

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:29 AM PDT

  The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) have locked horns over alleged lopsidedness in appointments made by President Muhammadu...

Blame states, not National Assembly, for delayed LGs autonomy – Gbajabiamila

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 09:25 AM PDT

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that the state Houses of Assembly and not the National Assembly should be held responsible for the delayed autonomy for...

South African rapper, AKA’s fiance falls to death from hotel top floor

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 08:29 AM PDT

South African rapper, AKA's fiance, Nellie Tembe fell to her death on Sunday at the Pepper Club Hotel in Cape Town. The rapper whose real name is Kiernan Forbes and Nellie got engaged in February...

Gunmen attack Ebonyi community, kill 4, raze houses

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 08:16 AM PDT

Unknown gunmen numbering over ten and suspected to be herders had in the early hours of Monday attacked Ebele village in Ngbo community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, killing at...

PHOTO NEWS: Tompolo, supporters shut down Warri, Delta State

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 08:07 AM PDT

The city of Warri and environs in Delta State was today shut down as ex-militant leader, High Chief Oweizide Government Ekpemupolo, Alias Tompolo celebrated his fiftieth birthday. Hundreds of...

Ahmed Musa in shock move to Kano Pillars after failing to find foreign club

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 06:58 AM PDT

  The captain of the Nigerian national team, Ahmed Musa, is set to return to Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kano Pillars, according to ACL Sports.   The 28-year-old is...

‘I’ve preached against Boko Haram for 15 years’ — Pantami reacts to reported link with insurgents

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 06:56 AM PDT

  Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has denied having any link with the Boko Haram insurgent group as alleged in some viral reports.   The minister said he has...

ASUP president lists ‘key demands’ FG must address to end strike

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 06:56 AM PDT

  Anderson Ezeibe, national president of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has listed the steps the federal government must take before the body calls off its industrial action. ...

Stop dressing like women, Omobaba attacks male skit makers

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 06:01 AM PDT

Veteran stand-up comedian, Omobaba, in a recent interview, has advised his colleagues who are online skit makers to stop dressing like women. In his words, he said the trend is 'getting out of hand'...

I didn’t go into polygamy intentionally -Jide Kosoko

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 05:30 AM PDT

  Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko has said he did not intentionally marry four wives.   Rather, he said it was the will of God that made it happen.   The movie star said in an...

BREAKING: Bodies of 11 slain soldiers arrive military cemetery in Makurdi

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 05:16 AM PDT

  Bodies of the 11 soldiers killed in Bonta community of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State have arrived the military cemetery in Makurdi, the State capital.   Our...

Four killed, houses destroyed by militias in Southern Kaduna

Posted: 12 Apr 2021 04:42 AM PDT

Suspected Fulani militias have allegedly killed four (4) males in the early hours of Monday in Wawarafi village in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. A source told...
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