Monday 31 May 2021

NigerianEye: “How my successor as governor of Rivers will emerge - Wike” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “How my successor as governor of Rivers will emerge - Wike” plus 29 more


How my successor as governor of Rivers will emerge - Wike

Posted: 30 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT

  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has explained how his successor as governor of Rivers State in 2023 will emerge. Wike spoke at a special thanksgiving church service in commemoration...

Suspected Fulani herdsmen raid Ebonyi, Benue, Enugu communities, kill 46

Posted: 30 May 2021 09:51 PM PDT

  Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Sunday attacked some Ebonyi communities, killing at least 30 persons. This is just as 12 people were reportedly killed in attack on several communities in Ado...

Police invade Enugu church, arrest suspected IPOB members

Posted: 30 May 2021 09:42 PM PDT

  Security operatives on Sunday raided a church on Owerri Road, Enugu State, and marched suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra away. In a video monitored by NigerianEye the...

‘I am in pain, shocked’ -Jonathan breaks silence on death of Gulak

Posted: 30 May 2021 12:13 PM PDT

 Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has broken silence on the death of his former political adviser, Ahmed Gulak.   Gulak was murdered last night in Owerri, Imo State on his way to the...

BREAKING: Bandits kidnap 200 students in Niger

Posted: 30 May 2021 12:05 PM PDT

  Armed men have kidnapped about 200 students of Islamiyya School at Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.   One person was shot dead while another was critically injured...

I’m leaving – Pochettino tells PSG

Posted: 30 May 2021 12:04 PM PDT

 Paris Saint-Germain manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has told the club's hierarchy that he wants to leave the French Ligue 1 giants this summer, Goal reports.   Pochettino only joined PSG in...

Police, Uzodimma plot to link me with attacks -Okorocha

Posted: 30 May 2021 11:38 AM PDT

 Senator Rochas Okorocha has raised the alarm over plots by the Uzodimma government and the police to indict him over attacks on police stations and other public facilities in the state.  ...

Nnamdi Kanu hails Oduduwa agitators for forcefully reopening Idi-Iroko border

Posted: 30 May 2021 11:34 AM PDT

 Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has lauded the Oduduwa Republic agitators who invaded the Idi-Iroko border in Ogun State on Saturday and reopened all the gates.   Recall that the secessionists stormed...

It won’t augur well for Nigeria – Omokri reacts to killing of Jonathan’s ex-aide

Posted: 30 May 2021 11:05 AM PDT

 Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, has condemned the assassination of Ahmed Gulak, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.   Omokri insisted that no matter the circumstances...

States shouldn’t pay salaries above their tax revenues -El-Rufai

Posted: 30 May 2021 11:00 AM PDT

 Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says states should not pay salaries that are above their tax revenues. The governor has been at loggerheads with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the...

It is true we are all angry but we must control it –Remi Tinubu

Posted: 30 May 2021 10:50 AM PDT

  Mrs. Remi Tinubu, wife of All Progressives Congress chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says it is true that Nigerians are angry but people must learn to manage their anger and put their emotions...

Gulak: ‘They won’t go free’ – Buhari blows hot over death of Jonathan’s former aide

Posted: 30 May 2021 10:16 AM PDT

   President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that those responsible for the death of Ahmad Gulak, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, will not go free.   Buhari issued the...

UEFA announces Champions League team of 2020/21 season (Full list)

Posted: 30 May 2021 10:07 AM PDT

  UEFA has announced the Champions League team of the 2020/21 season.   The 2020/21 Champions League season ended on Saturday night with Chelsea's 1-0 defeat of Manchester City in the...

BREAKING: Another INEC office razed in south-east — 12th incident in 2021

Posted: 30 May 2021 10:00 AM PDT

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that another of its offices in Imo state has been razed.   INEC said in a statement that its office in Njaba LGA of the...

Northern governors have accepted ranching, says Lalong

Posted: 30 May 2021 09:46 AM PDT

Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau state,  has asked the federal government to release funds for the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP). Lalong said northern...

We have no hand in Ahmed Gulak’s murder -IPOB

Posted: 30 May 2021 09:43 AM PDT

 The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it "knows nothing" about the death of Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who was killed in Imo state. The group said...

Gunmen kidnap Nasarawa lawmaker in Kaduna

Posted: 30 May 2021 09:05 AM PDT

  Ismail Danbaba, a member representing Nasarawa central in the state house of assembly, has been abducted by suspected gunmen.   Danbaba was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday evening along...

Fire guts Ladipo spare parts market

Posted: 30 May 2021 08:58 AM PDT

  Fire has gutted the Alapeju section of the Ladipo market in Mushin area of Lagos state.   Officials of the Lagos state fire service who arrived at the scene said the incident happened on...

Greenfield counters police, insists all remaining students have been released

Posted: 30 May 2021 09:10 AM PDT

  The management of Greenfield University has confirmed the release of all remaining students and non-academic staff abducted by bandits. Mohammad Jalige, spokesman of the Kaduna state police...

‘Nigeria will die if we don’t restructure’ — southern, middle belt leaders warn

Posted: 30 May 2021 08:05 AM PDT

  The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) says the only way to avert the death of Nigeria is to restructure. The forum on Sunday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address...

Buhari accuses Obasanjo of plotting his ouster

Posted: 30 May 2021 07:47 AM PDT

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been accused by the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) of plotting the ouster of President Muhammadu Buhari.   In a statement on Sunday, the...

How six bandits killed Jonathan’s ex-aide Ahmed Gulak in Imo – Police

Posted: 30 May 2021 06:57 AM PDT

 The police have said that six armed bandits killed a former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, in Owerri, Imo state, on Sunday morning.   A statement issued by the Police spokesperson in Imo...

‘Those arrested invaded palace, beat up chiefs’ — Ned Nwoko speaks on Delta land tussle

Posted: 30 May 2021 06:19 AM PDT

  Ned Nwoko, a former house of representatives member, has broken his silence on his involvement in a protracted land tussle in a Delta community. The businessman had been in the news after...

I did what I thought was best decision on team selection – Guardiola

Posted: 30 May 2021 05:35 AM PDT

  Manchester City's manager, Pep Guardiola says he did what he thought was the best decision on team selection after his side lost 1-0 to Chelsea in Champions League final on Saturday.   A...

IPOB killed Ahmed Gulak over Nnamdi Kanu’s sit-at-home order – Nigeria intelligence services

Posted: 30 May 2021 05:33 AM PDT

  Nigeria intelligence community have linked the assassination of former political adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).   The...

Osodeke emerges new ASUU president as Ogunyemi bows out

Posted: 30 May 2021 05:13 AM PDT

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities has elected Prof. Victor Emmanuel Osodeke of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia State as its new president.   This...

Four killed as gunmen attack police station in Imo — second in 24 hours

Posted: 30 May 2021 05:08 AM PDT

  The Izombe police station in Oguta LGA of Imo state has been burnt down by suspected hoodlums.   The attack comes less than 24 hours after gunmen razed a police station, magistrate and...

El-Rufai sends message to freed Greenfield University students

Posted: 30 May 2021 05:06 AM PDT

  Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has sent a message to the 14 freed students of Greenfield University, whose parents are fuming of being abandoned to pay a ransom of N180 million to their...

Ahmed Gulak, Jonathan’s ex-aide, shot dead in Owerri

Posted: 30 May 2021 04:20 AM PDT

  Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been killed by gunmen in Imo state. The former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was shot dead by gunmen while...

Shehu Sani identifies areas Buhari failed Nigerians

Posted: 30 May 2021 03:19 AM PDT

  A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has listed areas President Muhammadu Buhari failed since assuming power.   Sani said Buhari failed in the areas of Nigeria's debt profile,...

Sunday 30 May 2021

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Man City unable to do unthinkable, as Chelsea secure Champions League trophy” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Man City unable to do unthinkable, as Chelsea secure Champions League trophy” plus 28 more


BREAKING: Man City unable to do unthinkable, as Chelsea secure Champions League trophy

Posted: 29 May 2021 02:25 PM PDT

  Chelsea have defeated Manchester City 1-0 to win the Champions League in Porto on Saturday. This is Chelsea's second Champions League title after their 2012 triumph, while Pep Guardiola's...

Tinubu opens up on meeting with Atiku in Abuja

Posted: 29 May 2021 01:11 PM PDT

 Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday reacted to the viral video of him meeting with Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President in Abuja.   Tinubu...

‘Two killed’ as violence mars Lagos APC primaries

Posted: 29 May 2021 12:51 PM PDT

  Two persons were feared dead after suspected thugs disrupted the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the Lagos council election. The two individuals who are yet to be identified...

Buhari to visit Ghana for emergency ECOWAS summit on Sunday

Posted: 29 May 2021 11:10 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Sunday, travel to Ghana for an emergency summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).   Femi Adesina, Buhari's spokesman, said...

Security operatives kill ‘seven IPOB members’ in Rivers

Posted: 29 May 2021 11:06 AM PDT

  The Nigerian army says seven members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militant arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have been killed in Rivers. The army said the IPOB...

14 abducted Greenfield students released — three still being held

Posted: 29 May 2021 11:03 AM PDT

  Fourteen of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna state have regained their freedom.   TheCable reports that they were released on Saturday along the Kaduna-Abuja...

Chelsea’s Mendy may become first African goalkeeper to win Champions League

Posted: 29 May 2021 10:21 AM PDT

  Chelsea's Edouard Mendy will become first African goalkeeper to win a Champions League title, in its current form, if Chelsea beat Manchester City in tonight's final. According to records,...

We’ll terminate contract with banks frustrating our contractors – Wike

Posted: 29 May 2021 09:11 AM PDT

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says no financial bank will be allowed to frustrate or delay delivery time of any development projects of his administration in the state. The governor...

BENUE: Tiv community accuse Buhari government of silence after killing of indigenes by herders

Posted: 29 May 2021 08:11 AM PDT

A Tiv community in Benue State north-central Nigeria, Shikaan Mbagene Kpav has decried the silence of the federal government and security agencies over the attack and killing of innocent people by...

IPOB paralyses Imo, traffic gridlock in Anambra

Posted: 29 May 2021 08:07 AM PDT

Economic and social activities have been paralysed in Imo over the Sit-At-Home order by Nnamdi Kanu's Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The sit-at-home, to commemorate Biafra Remembrance Day, is...

Remi Tinubu: I don’t report anyone to my husband… I fight for myself

Posted: 29 May 2021 07:50 AM PDT

  Remi Tinubu, senator representing Lagos central, says she does not report anyone to Bola Tinubu, her husband, but fights for herself.   While featuring on a TVC breakfast show, 'Your...

We Achieved More In 6yrs Than PDP’s 16yrs In Power – APC Leaders

Posted: 29 May 2021 06:59 AM PDT

 Some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) say the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has recorded more achievements within six years than the previous governments under...

Comedienne, Adeherself clears air on being used, dumped by colleague, Cute Abiola

Posted: 29 May 2021 06:42 AM PDT

  Comedienne and brand influencer Adedamola Adewale, popularly known as Adeherself, has denied ever being in a relationship with her colleague, Cute Abiola.   Adeherself had in the past...

Chelsea ready to give their all in Champions League final – Tuchel

Posted: 29 May 2021 06:36 AM PDT

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has said that his squad is ready to give their all in their Champions League final against Manchester City on Saturday. "I have full trust that everybody wants it," he...

PHOTONEWS: Buhari receives second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Posted: 29 May 2021 05:11 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has received the second dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine. This happened on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the State House In Abuja as stated on the official...

Ex-Inter manager Spalletti named new Napoli coach

Posted: 29 May 2021 04:35 AM PDT

Former Roma and Inter Milan boss Luciano Spalletti was on Saturday named Napoli's new coach. "Welcome Luciano, together we will do a great job," the Serie A club's president Aurelio De Laurentiis...

Mum bought me diamond ring to propose to a lady –Denrele Edun

Posted: 29 May 2021 04:31 AM PDT

Media personality, Denrele Edun, has been in the public glare for a while and is not a stranger to many. Edun, who will clock 40 in two weeks, told Saturday Beats that his mother wanted him to get...

Buhari put national interest above ethnicity in appointing new army chief -Magashi

Posted: 29 May 2021 04:28 AM PDT

  Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, says President Muhammadu Buhari considered national interest above ethnicity in the appointment of Faruk Yahaya as the new chief of army staff. The...

Zainab Ahmed: FG exploring PPP option to fund infrastructure aside budgetary allocations

Posted: 29 May 2021 04:19 AM PDT

  Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the federal government will fund public infrastructures through other viable options aside from budgetary...

’10 insurgents’ killed as troops thwart Boko Haram attack in Borno

Posted: 29 May 2021 04:19 AM PDT

  Troops of operation Hadin Kai have killed 10 suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Rann, Kala Balge LGA of Borno state.   The development comes hours after President Muhammadu Buhari...

Wizkid, Burnaboy nominated for 2021 BET Awards (FULL LIST)

Posted: 29 May 2021 03:45 AM PDT

The 2021 BET Awards nominations have been announced with Grammy-winning Nigerian stars, Wizkid and Burna Boy making the list. Both superstars were nominated in the best international act...

6th year in office: Nigerians not impressed with Buhari’s govt

Posted: 29 May 2021 03:17 AM PDT

  The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari marked six years on Saturday and Nigerians have expressed their displeasure. Though the President's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,...

‘They’re experienced pilots’ — NAF defends young officers who flew crashed aircraft

Posted: 29 May 2021 03:01 AM PDT

  The Nigerian air force says the qualifications of its pilots should not be called into question. A Beechcraft 350 belonging to Nigerian air force (NAF) had crashed around the Kaduna...

How Remi Tinubu ordered security operatives to throw me out of constitutional review hearing –Arinola Oloko

Posted: 29 May 2021 03:01 AM PDT

  Arinola Oloko, an educationist and politician, has narrated how Mrs. Remi Tinubu, wife of All Progressives Congress chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, called her a thug and ordered security...

MURIC backs Sharia in South-West, tells Christians to ‘mind their business’

Posted: 29 May 2021 01:54 AM PDT

 The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed support for the introduction of Sharia in the South-West.   The Islamic group told the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and other...

Champions League: Man City, Chelsea set for final clash in Porto

Posted: 29 May 2021 12:46 AM PDT

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea are in Porto as tension builds towards Saturday's all-English Champions League final showdown in the Portuguese city which was named as a...

Adamu Garba compares IPOB with Boko Haram, says they are biggest enemy of South East

Posted: 29 May 2021 12:34 AM PDT

A former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has opined that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, are the biggest enemies of the South East and South-Eastern interests, just as Boko Haram...

FG warns Nigerians about IGVM ransomware, money extorting crypto-virus

Posted: 29 May 2021 12:30 AM PDT

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned Nigerians to be wary of IGVM, a file-encrypting Ransomware infection. The IGVM, according to the agency, restricts access to...

Mali coup leader, Col Assimi Goïta named transitional president

Posted: 29 May 2021 12:18 AM PDT

Mali's constitutional court has installed military coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goïta, as transitional president. The court explained that its decision followed the "vacancy in the presidency". Goïta...

Friday 28 May 2021

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Five soldiers feared dead as unknown gunmen strike again in Imo” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Five soldiers feared dead as unknown gunmen strike again in Imo” plus 29 more


BREAKING: Five soldiers feared dead as unknown gunmen strike again in Imo

Posted: 28 May 2021 02:05 PM PDT

At least five soldiers are said to have been shot dead along Wetheral Road Owerri in Imo State as unknown gunmen attacked the area. The incident happened in the late hours of Friday. This is coming...

Nigerians will praise Buhari after his tenure in 2023 -Femi Adesina

Posted: 28 May 2021 01:01 PM PDT

 Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that the president has recorded achievements that will make Nigerians proud of him after leaving...

BBNaija Lockdown reunion show premieres June 17

Posted: 28 May 2021 12:57 PM PDT

  The official date for the premiering of the BBNaija Season 5 Lockdown reunion show has been revealed.   Ex-BBNaija housemate, Dorathy Bachor, in a post via her Instagram account on Friday...

Buhari administration healthiest since 1999, we respect citizens’ rights -Garba Shehu

Posted: 28 May 2021 12:57 PM PDT

  Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says no administration since 1999 has performed better than that of President Muhammadu Buhari in terms of respecting the rights of citizens. He said...

Shoot those who attack you – Gov Umahi orders security agents

Posted: 28 May 2021 12:43 PM PDT

  Chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, at the weekend said he feels so ashamed that youths are razing police stations in the south east region to...

Reps minority caucus to Buhari: Nigeria becoming a failed state… tackle insecurity now

Posted: 28 May 2021 12:43 PM PDT

  The minority caucus of the house of representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to "buckle up" in addressing the challenges confronting the country. In a statement issued on Friday...

Nike s3xual assault claim an ‘absurd lie,’ says Neymar

Posted: 28 May 2021 10:53 AM PDT

  Neymar said Friday that Nike's claim it parted ways with him last year because he refused to cooperate with its internal investigation into an employee's accusation he s3xually assaulted her...

Many allegedly kidnapped as bandits block Kaduna-Abuja road

Posted: 28 May 2021 10:41 AM PDT

  Senator Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna lawmaker has raised alarm over the alleged abduction of people along the Kaduna-Abuja road.   The former lawmaker who took to his Twitter account on...

Supreme court dismisses APC’s certificate forgery suit against Obaseki

Posted: 28 May 2021 10:39 AM PDT

 The supreme court has dismissed a certificate forgery suit against Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Williams Edobor, a chieftain of the party, had...

6th year in office: Presidency silences naysayers with catalogue of achievements

Posted: 28 May 2021 10:04 AM PDT

The Muhammadu Buhari administration clocks six years tomorrow and to naysayers, who believe his presidency has been years of waste, Aso Rock has rolled out a 45 page catalogue of achievements, to...

Internet fraud: EFCC arrests eight in Lagos

Posted: 28 May 2021 09:38 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested eight suspected internet fraudsters, one of whom allegedly attempted to pay for a Sports Utility Vehicle worth N44m in...

Southern, northern Kaduna groups agree to split state into two

Posted: 28 May 2021 09:20 AM PDT

  Representatives of southern and northern Kaduna have agreed to create two new states from the present Kaduna state.   The representatives of the two major parts of Kaduna disclosed their...

Barcelona president, Laporta gives update on Messi’s future, Guardiola’s return

Posted: 28 May 2021 08:23 AM PDT

  Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has offered fans hope that Lionel Messi will extend his stay at the club.   Messi's current contract with the LaLiga side is set to expire this summer....

Biafra: Nigerian forces kill IPOB ESN fighters in Rivers, capture others

Posted: 28 May 2021 08:19 AM PDT

  Troops of the Nigerian Army 6 Division and other security agencies have killed seven fighters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) backed Eastern Security Network (ESN).   The...

ASUU president Ogunyemi bows out

Posted: 28 May 2021 08:17 AM PDT

 The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, on Friday, delivered his valedictory speech at the conference of the union held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe...

COVID-19 killed 30 ASUU members, says president

Posted: 28 May 2021 08:08 AM PDT

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, on Friday, said COVID-19 killed 30 of his members. Ogunyemi stated this while delivering his valedictory speech at the...

Welcome back home: Juventus reappoint Allegri as coach

Posted: 28 May 2021 07:32 AM PDT

Massimiliano Allegri is the Juventus manager once more, the club announced on their website, after sacking Andrea Pirlo. The club announced the return with a poem: WELCOME BACK, MISTER ALLEGRI! Let's...

Certificate forgery: ICPC nabs syndicate, two FRSC officials

Posted: 28 May 2021 07:23 AM PDT

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arrested two officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Edwin Onyuwe and Achigili Ogoli, over certificate forgery. Also,...

Build on Attahiru’s legacy, Irabor tells new Chief of Army Staff

Posted: 28 May 2021 06:43 AM PDT

  The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has urged the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya, to build on the legacy of his predecessor, the late Lt General Ibrahim...

UK approves single shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Posted: 28 May 2021 06:38 AM PDT

 Britain on Friday approved the use of the single shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced.   "This is a further...

Benue needs its own Sunday Igboho to stop killings – Reno Omokri

Posted: 28 May 2021 06:33 AM PDT

 In order to put an end to incessant killings in Benue State, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has suggested that the state needs someone like Sunday Adeyemo (aka...

First thing new Army chief, Yahaya did after assuming office

Posted: 28 May 2021 06:31 AM PDT

 The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya officially assumed office on Friday.   After he was introduced to senior officers at the Army Headquarters, he observed a one minute...

Bitcoin slumps again

Posted: 28 May 2021 05:51 AM PDT

It was another bruising session for Bitcoin as it slumped on Friday to its lowest this week, taking its May drop to almost 40 per cent. The world's leading cryptocurrency took losses sparked by a...

Minister decries COVID-19 effects on children

Posted: 28 May 2021 05:46 AM PDT

The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, said on Friday in Abuja, that COVID-19 had negatively affected lives, homes and children in many ways. Aliyu made the remarks at the Grand Finale of the...

Jewellery forfeited by Diezani valued at N14.4bn -EFCC

Posted: 28 May 2021 05:34 AM PDT

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the pieces of jewellery seized from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, have been valued at about N14.460 bn....

Police begin investigation as #BenueUnderAttack trends on Twitter

Posted: 28 May 2021 05:26 AM PDT

  There appears to be anxiety in Benue over the alleged killing of some people in Katsina Ala LGA of the state.   There are reports that over 30 people, including students of the College...

Buhari, Jonathan meet behind closed doors in Aso Villa

Posted: 28 May 2021 05:26 AM PDT

 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met former President Goodluck Jonathan behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.   The Personal Assistant on New media to the President,...

Germany agrees to pay Namibia €1.1bn over historical genocide

Posted: 28 May 2021 05:03 AM PDT

Germany for the first time on Friday recognised it had committed genocide in Namibia during its colonial occupation, with Berlin promising financial support worth more than one billion euros to aid...

Police parade Abia vigilante in Rivers for killing employer

Posted: 28 May 2021 04:43 AM PDT

The Rivers State Police Command has paraded a member of the Abia State Vigilante Service identified as Chukwuma Okorie, who allegedly conspired with his colleague to kill his employer, Enyinaya...

Instagram comedian, Pankeeroy regains freedom from EFCC custody

Posted: 28 May 2021 04:34 AM PDT

  Instagram comedian and social media Influencer, Nwagbo Oliver Chidera, also known as Pankeeroy, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC....