Saturday, 5 June 2021

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Cameroon defeat Nigeria 1-0” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Cameroon defeat Nigeria 1-0” plus 29 more

BREAKING: Cameroon defeat Nigeria 1-0

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 01:51 PM PDT

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been beaten by the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in an international friendly game played on Friday. The match played at the Wiener Neustadt Stadium, Austria saw...

Catholic church bans Fr. Mbaka from commenting on partisan politics

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 01:12 PM PDT

The Catholic church has banned Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), from commenting on partisan politics.   In a letter to Mbaka, Callistus Onaga,...

Prof. Soyinka blasts Buhari for suspending Twitter in Nigeria

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 01:08 PM PDT

  Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for suspending Twitter indefinitely in Nigeria.   The Federal Government had on Friday suspended Twitter...

Amnesty to FG: Suspension of Twitter unlawful — reverse it immediately

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 01:08 PM PDT

  Amnesty International (AI) has described the suspension of Twitter by the federal government as "unlawful". The non-governmental organisation condemned the development and called for an...

Twitter ban a rehearsal of FG’s plan to gag media – Falana

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 02:16 PM PDT

 Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), says the decision of the Federal Government to suspend Twitter shows that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, has suspended Chapter IV of the 1999...

Twitter reacts to suspension of operation in Nigeria by FG

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 01:02 PM PDT

 Twitter has expressed "deep concern" over the federal government's decision to suspend its operations in Nigeria.   Sarah Hart, Twitter's Senior Policy Communications Manager for Europe,...

Buhari adds Nigeria into tiny club of Twitter blockers

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 11:12 AM PDT

Only very few countries have blocked the micro-blogging platform Twitter since it was born 21 March 2006 in San Francisco, United States. The blocking countries are united in that they are...

Saraki reacts as FG suspends Twitter in Nigeria

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 11:07 AM PDT

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the suspension of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria by the federal government. Recall that Minister of...

SERAP threatens to drag Buhari govt to court for suspending Twitter in Nigeria

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:50 AM PDT

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has threatened to drag the federal government court over the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria.   The body stated...

Twitter users prepare to use VPNs as FG suspends Twitter in Nigeria

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:43 AM PDT

  Nigerian tweeps have said they will make use of Virtual Private Networks to have access to Twitter following the suspension of the social media platform's operation in Nigeria.   The...

Facebook bans Trump for two years

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:41 AM PDT

  Facebook on Friday banned former US president Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating its rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US...

Nigerians mock Buhari govt for announcing suspension of Twitter via Twitter

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:38 AM PDT

Some Nigerians have taken to social media to slam the Federal government over the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. The Federal Government on Friday announced the suspension of the microblogging...

Silva, Giroud extend Chelsea contract

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:26 AM PDT

Chelsea defender, Thiago Silva and striker Olivier Giroud have extended their contracts with the London club by one year. It takes Silva's time at Stamford Bridge into a second season. The Brazilian...

Twitter ban in Nigeria: Buhari, presidency, MDAs continue use amid outrage

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:19 AM PDT

  The Federal Government's suspension of the operations of Twitter in Nigeria has triggered condemnations.   The sanction against the microblogging and social networking service is...

#TwitterBan: Ignore suspension by Federal government, Reno Omokri tells Jack

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:18 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has told the CEO of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, Jack to ignore the suspension placed on the platform by the...

IPOB is proscribed, we expect nobody to belong to the group —IGP

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:15 AM PDT

  Alkali Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) remains proscribed, and as such, nobody is expected to belong to the group.   Speaking with...

NBC to license all social media ‘operations’ in Nigeria –Lai Mohammed

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:11 AM PDT

 Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the National Broadcasting Commission, will immediately commence the process of licensing all social media operations in Nigeria. The NBC...

#TwitterBan: Hopefully, this isn't my last tweet —Atiku reacts

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:11 AM PDT

The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria by the federal government. Atiku reacted through his...

Why I abandoned Ondo Governor’s lodge – Gov Akeredolu

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 10:03 AM PDT

 Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has finally opened up on why he does not live in the State's multi-billionaire naira governor's lodge built by his predecessor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko.  ...

Biafra: Igbos have more businesses in north than south – Senator Adamu

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:58 AM PDT

  Senator Abdullahi Adamu from Nasarawa West has said Nigeria can not break up along regional lines because the Southern businessmen have more investments in the North than the South.  ...

Amaechi solicits military protection for rail projects

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:31 AM PDT

Minister of Transportation Chibuike Amaechi has called on the Nigerian Army to provide security protection for the workers on Kaduna-Kano, Kano-Maradi and Maiduguri-Port Harcourt rail lines projects...

BREAKING: Imo Governor sacks SAs, SSAs, moves to appoint new ones

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:20 AM PDT

The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has sacked all Special Advisers (SAs) and Senior Special Assistant (SSAs) in his cabinet. The news was made public by his Senior Special Assistant to the...

I became virgin again after having my daughter, says Bisola Aiyeola

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:13 AM PDT

  Bisola Aiyeola, Nigerian actress and reality star, says she became a virgin again after she had birthed Joan Olanrewaju, her daughter. In a chat with Toke Makinwa, TV host, on her latest...

BREAKING: FG suspends Twitter’s operations, says it’s ‘undermining Nigeria’s existence’

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 09:43 AM PDT

  The federal government has announced the suspension of the operations of Twitter, the microblogging and social networking service, in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed, minister of information,...

Ekiti suspends implementation of minimum wage

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 08:54 AM PDT

Ekiti State Government has suspended implementation of the minimum wage for its senior civil servants following dwindling revenues accruing to the state. This followed the signing of a Memorandum of...

Jumbo pay: Court bars National Assembly from fixing its allowances

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 08:39 AM PDT

  A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos says it is illegal for the National Assembly to fix its own allowances.   In what is being described as a landmark judgment, Justice Chuka Obiozor...

IGP gives families of 14 deceased policemen N6.5m

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 08:36 AM PDT

 The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has presented cheques worth N6.5million to 14 families of deceased policemen.   The officers lost their lives in the line of duty in...

Banks begin N6.98 deduction on USSD transactions

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 08:34 AM PDT

  Bank customers using the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) payment channels will now pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction — replacing the current N4.89 session billing...

Lagos LG Polls: APC unveils flag bearers

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 08:30 AM PDT

  APC in Lagos State on Friday unveiled its flag bearers for the July 24 local council elections in the state. Elections will be conducted into the 20 Local Government Councils and the 37 Local...

Buhari’s war threat: Femi Adesina under fire for saying Nigerians need iron fist

Posted: 04 Jun 2021 08:00 AM PDT

  Reno Omokri has berated President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina for saying Nigeria needs a president with an iron fist.   The presidential aide...
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