Thursday, 13 May 2021

NigerianEye: “FCTA admits Abuja insecurity, urges Nigerians to support security agencies” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “FCTA admits Abuja insecurity, urges Nigerians to support security agencies” plus 29 more


FCTA admits Abuja insecurity, urges Nigerians to support security agencies

Posted: 12 May 2021 01:37 PM PDT

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello, has appealed to residents to collaborate with security agencies for the safety of lives and property. Admitting security...

You can’t get a dime from me, Yomi Fabiyi replies Iyabo Ojo

Posted: 12 May 2021 01:28 PM PDT

  Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi, has reacted to the legal action taken against him by his colleague, Iyabo Ojo.   Ojo had, via her Instagram page, published a letter from her lawyers,...

Iyabo Ojo sues Yomi Fabiyi, demands N100m for defamation

Posted: 12 May 2021 01:00 PM PDT

 Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has taken legal action against her colleague, Yomi Fabiyi, and has demanded N100m as payment for damages caused by his 'defamatory publication'.  ...

Meet the six-year-old Nigerian who juggles school with mechanic work

Posted: 12 May 2021 10:47 AM PDT

  At the age of six, Benjamin Ekechukwu should be having fun with his peers at home after school or roaming the streets like many of his contemporaries would do.   But the precocious kid...

Why Amaechi opposed award of $1.5bn channel management contracts -Transport ministry

Posted: 12 May 2021 10:47 AM PDT

  The ministry of transportation says it objected to the award of channel management contracts by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) because it is more cost-effective to procure necessary...

Nicki Minaj’s comeback picture crashes Crocs website

Posted: 12 May 2021 10:29 AM PDT

  After four months of silence on social media, popular rapper, Nicki Minaj, made a return with breaking photos. In the process, the rap icon crashed the website of popular footwear, Crocs,...

Eid el-Fitr: Tinubu urges Muslims to be better

Posted: 12 May 2021 10:24 AM PDT

The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged Muslims to be better and treat one another with greater compassion and understanding as Ramadan fast ends. Tinubu gave...

Insecurity: Politicians sponsoring killing of police in South-South – Biafra group

Posted: 12 May 2021 10:14 AM PDT

The Biafra Nations League, BNL, has alleged that most attacks in the Eastern Region especially in Akwa Ibom, Rivers States are politically-motivated. The group said that some cultists who are being...

Ex-AIG knocks southern governors for not condemning attacks on security agencies

Posted: 12 May 2021 10:04 AM PDT

 Wilson Inalegwu, former assistant inspector-general of police, says the southern governors should have condemned the attacks on security agencies during their meeting in Asaba, Delta state...

NDLEA nabs ex-Lagos council vice-chairman for ‘drug trafficking’

Posted: 12 May 2021 10:03 AM PDT

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested one Asekun Kehinde Sakiru, for drug trafficking.   According to a statement on Wednesday, Femi Babafemi,...

Ndume kicks as southern senators hail govs’ ban on open grazing

Posted: 12 May 2021 09:59 AM PDT

 The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has faulted the decision of the Southern Governors Forum to ban open grazing in the South-West, South-East and the South-South geopolitical...

75 percent of Nigerians unhappy – Okorocha names issues Buhari must deal with

Posted: 12 May 2021 09:58 AM PDT

 The Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, has said President Muhammadu Buhari must deal with poverty and injustice, as they have caused anger and frustration among Nigerians.  ...

Amid Ibori loot saga, EFCC boss, Bawa says states should get assets recovered from ex-governors

Posted: 12 May 2021 09:29 AM PDT

  Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it is the position of the law that recovered assets should be returned to the victims it was looted...

Nigeria’s security challenges not insurmountable -IGP

Posted: 12 May 2021 09:18 AM PDT

 The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has admitted that Nigeria's security ecosystem is challenged, but assured that the challenges are not insurmountable.   The IGP...

Femi Kuti speaks on Fela’s loss in 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Posted: 12 May 2021 09:15 AM PDT

  Femi Kuti, one of the sons of the late legendary afrobeats musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has spoken about his father's loss in the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.   The late...

Insecurity: Pray for Buhari to have strength – Tinubu tells Muslims

Posted: 12 May 2021 09:15 AM PDT

    Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari.   Tinubu said Nigerians should pray for Buhari to...

Uganda: Museveni sworn in for sixth term as president

Posted: 12 May 2021 08:09 AM PDT

  Uganda's Yoweri Museveni was sworn in Wednesday for his sixth term as president, as police surrounded the home of his main opposition rival who decried the inauguration as a "sham". Museveni,...

Buhari expresses delight over Christians breaking fast, sharing gifts with Muslims

Posted: 12 May 2021 08:06 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight that Christians are extending gifts to Muslims. Buhari made the remark while commending the love shown between Christians and Muslims during the...

Fela Kuti loses out in 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

Posted: 12 May 2021 08:03 AM PDT

The late Afrobeat legend, Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, popularly known as Fela Kuti, has lost out on the race to be inducted into the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The late musician was...

Alleged nepotism under Buhari – Omokri condemns absence of Igbos in security council

Posted: 12 May 2021 07:47 AM PDT

  Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, has condemned the composition of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led National Security Council (NSC)   The council met at the Presidential Villa...

BREAKING: Imo Gov Uzodinma fires 20 commissioners

Posted: 12 May 2021 10:00 AM PDT

 Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, has dissolved the state executive council with immediate effect. Amaka Okafor, aide to Uzodimma, confirmed the dissolution to TheCable on...

Madrid, Barca, Juventus risk two-year ban as UEFA begins probe into ESL plot

Posted: 12 May 2021 07:45 AM PDT

 Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus could be expelled from the Champions League for two years as UEFA begins a formal disciplinary probe into the failed European Super League (ESL) plot....

Liz Cheney ousted by Trump supporters in U.S. House

Posted: 12 May 2021 07:17 AM PDT

U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Wednesday voted to remove Liz Cheney from their leadership, punishing her for criticising former President Donald Trump's false claims of election...

Iyabo Ojo vows not to back down on Baba Ijesha’s case

Posted: 12 May 2021 07:13 AM PDT

Nollywood actress and producer, Iyabo Ojo, has vowed that she would not back down in the alleged case of sexual assault involving her colleague, Olanrewaju Omiyinka a.k.a Baba Ijesha, and a foster...

See agitations by Nigerians as your wake up call- JNI to Buhari govt

Posted: 12 May 2021 06:43 AM PDT

  The Jama'atu Nasril Islam, JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa'ad Abubakar III, has advised the Federal Government to see the agitation for secession in parts of the country as a...

Fani-Kayode hails Southern Govs over stance on restructuring, open grazing

Posted: 12 May 2021 06:41 AM PDT

  Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has lauded the Southern Governors for banning open grazing in the regions and opting for the restructuring of the Federal system.   The...

Sheikh Mansour congratulates Manchester City

Posted: 12 May 2021 06:16 AM PDT

Owner of Manchester City, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed has congratulated the club on sealing their third Premier League title in four years. The club were crowned English champions on Tuesday night, when...

Ibadan chief Imam defies Sultan’s NSCIA, leads Eid-el-Fitr prayer

Posted: 12 May 2021 06:13 AM PDT

For the Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Sheikh AbdulGaniyu Abubakry Agbotomokekere, Ramadan ended Tuesday and not today, as he led muslim faithful to perform Eid prayer at the Ibadan Central Eid praying...

BREAKING: Electricity grid suffers collapse, blackout worsens

Posted: 12 May 2021 06:19 AM PDT

 The national grid has suffered another system collapse, worsening the blackout being experienced in parts of the country. The collapse, which occurred around 11.00 am on Wednesday, was...

VIDEO: Chidinma preaches at beer parlour — days after dumping secular music

Posted: 12 May 2021 05:52 AM PDT

  Chidinma Ekile, Nigerian singer, has made good her promise to propagate the gospel after she dumped secular music.   The 30-year-old musician took to her Instagram page to share a video...

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