Tuesday, 4 May 2021

NigerianEye: “Champions League: Di Maria sent off as Man City defeat PSG to reach first final” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Champions League: Di Maria sent off as Man City defeat PSG to reach first final” plus 29 more

Champions League: Di Maria sent off as Man City defeat PSG to reach first final

Posted: 04 May 2021 03:17 PM PDT

Manchester City reached the Champions League final for the first time in the club's history as Riyad Mahrez's double saw off Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 on Tuesday to seal a 4-1 aggregate win. Mahrez's...

Adebanjo replies Presidency: Who has faith in Buhari let alone pass vote of no confidence in him?

Posted: 04 May 2021 01:09 PM PDT

  Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, has dismissed the presidency's claim of a plot to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari. Femi Adesina, presidential...

Baba Ijesha to be charged to court, risks life imprisonment

Posted: 04 May 2021 01:00 PM PDT

  The Lagos State Government has advised the state Police Command to charge Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, to court over the sexual abuse allegation against him....

Stanbic IBTC Partners Lagos State Employment Trust Fund to Support SMEs

Posted: 04 May 2021 12:59 PM PDT

  Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has announced its partnership with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) to train Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises...

FG may cut salaries to reduce governance cost, says minister

Posted: 04 May 2021 12:11 PM PDT

 The Federal Government has proposed salary cuts for workers as a way of reducing the high cost of governance in the country.   The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, said the FG was...

Okonjo-Iweala announces four WTO deputy DGs

Posted: 04 May 2021 12:07 PM PDT

   Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday, announced the appointment of Angela Ellard of the United States, Anabel González of Costa Rica,...

Terrorists involved in Kaduna students abduction, says Sheikh Gumi

Posted: 04 May 2021 11:57 AM PDT

 An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday said he needed the support of the Federal Government to rescue the students of different institutions abducted in Kaduna State by bandits....

Buhari known for overthrowing elected govts, PDP slams Presidency

Posted: 04 May 2021 11:54 AM PDT

 Opposition Peoples Democratic Party says the President Muhammadu Buhari is known for overthrowing democratically elected governments.   It also described the allegation by the Presidency...

Retirement hell: BBC Africa Eye uncovers corruption in pension system

Posted: 04 May 2021 11:45 AM PDT

  A new investigation by BBC Africa Eye into pensions in Nigeria has uncovered an unfair and corrupt system which leaves some elderly people sick and penniless, with government workers...

Man sentenced for using dead mother’s name to vote for Trump

Posted: 04 May 2021 11:45 AM PDT

  Bruce Bartman, a Pennsylvania man who used his dead mother's name to cast a vote for ex-President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election, has been sentenced to five years of probation....

Tokyo Olympics: FG sets Atlanta ’96 medals benchmark for athletes

Posted: 04 May 2021 09:59 AM PDT

Mr. Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development.  The Federal Government on Tuesday charged participating Nigerian athletes in the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics not to go below the...

North Central will contest for APC National Chairmanship position – Niger Gov

Posted: 04 May 2021 09:56 AM PDT

North Central Governors have resolved to work to ensure that the position of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is zoned to the region during the next convention of the...

Those killed by kidnappers, bandits will go to paradise – Islamic cleric

Posted: 04 May 2021 09:49 AM PDT

  Professor Ibrahim Maqari, the Deputy Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja, has said those killed by bandits and kidnappers will directly be going to "paradise."   Maqari...

Iniobong Umoren’s murder: Reps ask IGP to intervene as suspect ‘boasts he’s connected’

Posted: 04 May 2021 09:45 AM PDT

  The house of representatives has asked Usman Baba, acting inspector-general of police (IGP), to take over the investigation into the killing of Iniobong Umoren.   The lower legislative...

Amaechi denies saying Buhari ordered CBN to print money

Posted: 04 May 2021 09:21 AM PDT

  The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has denied saying that President Muhammadu Buhari had always ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to print money since 2015.   Reports...

Please don’t kill abducted Greenfield varsity students, parents beg bandits

Posted: 04 May 2021 09:17 AM PDT

The Parents Teachers' Association in Kaduna State, on Tuesday, pleaded with bandits to spare the lives of the remaining 17 students of Greenfield University, Kaduna State.   This followed the...

Davido flaunts new watch valued N30m, 2021 diamond-encrusted Skeleton Cartier by Accolade

Posted: 04 May 2021 09:16 AM PDT

  Award-winning superstar, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido has added an expensive diamond-encrusted 2021 Skeleton Cartier to his luxury watch collection.   The CEO, Davido Music...

Boko Haram regrouping in North-East again -Ali Ndume

Posted: 04 May 2021 08:48 AM PDT

 The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that Boko Haram insurgents has started regrouping again in the northeastern states of Borno, Yobe and...

Pay ransom, take action later – Sheik Gumi tells El-Rufai

Posted: 04 May 2021 08:15 AM PDT

 Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called on the Kaduna State government to pay ransom for the release of abducted greenfield students.   Gumi speaking on Kaduna...

Bandits release one abducted Kaduna Varsity student

Posted: 04 May 2021 08:01 AM PDT

 One of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State has been released by the bandits.   Although the police and government authorities are yet to confirm the development,...

Prosecuting kidnappers, bandits not FG’s job —Lai Mohammed

Posted: 04 May 2021 07:58 AM PDT

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, said it was not the responsibility of the Federal Government to prosecute suspected kidnappers and bandits.   He...

COVID-19: Spain extends ban on Brazil, South African arrivals

Posted: 04 May 2021 07:55 AM PDT

  Spain on Tuesday extended a ban on arrivals from Brazil and South Africa until May 25 to curb the spread of new coronavirus strains. Only legal residents or nationals of Spain and the...

Lagos Assembly suspends three LG chairmen

Posted: 04 May 2021 07:49 AM PDT

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended three local government council chairmen over alleged disregard for the guidelines governing their activities. The House said it can no longer...

Nigeria budget: 316 projects duplicated, 117 agencies got N24bn for security – BudgIT reveals

Posted: 04 May 2021 06:50 AM PDT

  BudgIT says it has made damning discoveries from the 2021 budget, including the duplication of projects and "security votes" allocations to federal agencies.   Leading the advocacy for...

Insecurity: Recall ex-servicemen, declare total war on terrorism – Atiku tells Buhari

Posted: 04 May 2021 06:41 AM PDT

  Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to recall all ex-service personnel willing to return to fight terrorism.  ...

BREAKING: Jose Mourinho joins Roma

Posted: 04 May 2021 06:33 AM PDT

Italian side Roma have confirmed that Jose Mourinho has been appointed as the club's next head coach from the start of the 2021/22 season. Dismissed as Tottenham boss just over two weeks ago,...

IPOB declares May 31 Biafra Day ‘sit-at-home protest’

Posted: 04 May 2021 06:28 AM PDT

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as announced Monday, May 31 the new date for the sit-at-home protest to commemorate Biafra Day.  IPOB had earlier announced that the sit-at-home protest...

Religious, political leaders working with external forces to overthrow Buhari -Presidency

Posted: 04 May 2021 06:32 AM PDT

 The Presidency on Tuesday claimed it has evidence to show that some "disruptive elements" are recruiting ethnic groups and politicians with the motive of convening conferences where a vote of...

"An ingrate is an ingrate" - Eedris Abdulkareem blasts Timaya

Posted: 04 May 2021 06:11 AM PDT

  Eedris Abdulkareem has reignited his long-running feud with Timaya.   Recall in 2017, the Legendary Nigerian singer said Timaya wouldn't have been successful if not for the confidence he...

Gunmen ‘wearing army uniform’ abduct Miyetti Allah leader in Kogi

Posted: 04 May 2021 06:11 AM PDT

  Wakili Damina, chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeroa (MACBAN) in Kogi state, has been abducted by gunmen. Adamu Abubakar, Kogi MACBAN secretary, said Damina...
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