Thursday, 24 June 2021

NigerianEye: “Soludo secures landslide victory in Anambra APGA guber primary election” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Soludo secures landslide victory in Anambra APGA guber primary election” plus 29 more


Soludo secures landslide victory in Anambra APGA guber primary election

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 02:28 PM PDT

Charles Soludo, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has won the Anambra governorship primary election of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).   The total number of...

Chris Brown under probe for ‘hitting’ woman in LA

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 02:34 PM PDT

  Chris Brown, the Grammy-winning singer, is being investigated for alleged battery after a woman accused him of heating her during an argument. According to TMZ, the police in Los Angeles...

‘We’re satisfied’ — Arewa forum commends south-east governors for denouncing secession

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 11:50 AM PDT

  The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has commended governors of the south-east for denouncing the agitations for secession in the region. In a statement released after its regional meeting on...

Gov. Bagudu briefs Buhari on Kebbi abduction, says security agencies ‘doing great job’

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 11:48 AM PDT

  Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi state, on Tuesday, paid President Muhammadu Buhari a visit to brief him on the abduction of students and staff of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri....

End SARS: Baby born in Ondo prison christened, gets scholarship (PHOTOS)

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 11:36 AM PDT

  The baby born in prison by an 18-year-old girl, Kemisola Ogunniyi, who was arrested during the End SARS protest in Akure, has been christened on Wedneday.   The baby was christened at...

Army replies Gumi’s allegations of Nigerian military supporting bandits

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 11:31 AM PDT

 The Nigerian Army has reacted to claims by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi that the Nigerian military was colluding with bandits responsible for various crimes and atrocities across the country.   The...

Sign petition in circulation to seek referendum for Yoruba nation – Prof Akintoye

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 11:28 AM PDT

  The leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye, has called on Yorubas home and abroad to sign the petition in...

Obey human rights, shun abuse of lawn— IGP urges officers

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 10:01 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday, charged officers and men of Nigeria Police to exhibit a high sense of professionalism, obey human rights and shun all forms of abuse...

Insecurity: Oyo to offer sacrifices, special prayers to tackle kidnapping, others

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 09:58 AM PDT

The Oyo State government has said that it will employ traditional means to address security challenges facing the state. The state government made this disclosure through the Commissioner for...

"Boko Haram, ISWAP will fade, another terrorist group will rise” – Primate Ayodele to Buhari, COAS

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 09:33 AM PDT

  The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Wednesday warned that another terrorist group will emerge with sophisticated weapons.   Primate Ayodele...

‘Crime has gone to the next level in Nigeria’ – Ganduje tells IGP

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 09:28 AM PDT

 The Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has decried the spate of insecurity in Nigeria.   He made the complaints on Wednesday while receiving the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba....

Evans’ hearing stalled as witness fails to appear

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 08:55 AM PDT

The absence of a witness who was to testify in the defence of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans on Wednesday stalled his trial before an Ikeja High Court. The News Agency...

UTME results out today – JAMB registrar, Oloyede

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 08:47 AM PDT

The results of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released today, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said. He spoke at a news conference in Enugu earlier on...

Court sets date to deliver judgment in suit seeking to stop appointment of judges

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 08:44 AM PDT

A federal high court in Abuja has fixed June 25 for judgment in a suit seeking to stop the appointment of 18 new Justices for the Court of Appeal. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo fixed the date on Wednesday...

Buhari has nothing to do with proposed amendment of press council bill -Presidency

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 08:28 AM PDT

  Femi Adesina, senior adviser to the president on media and publicity, says President Muhammadu Buhari "has nothing to do" with the plan to amend the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) act. ...

Leaking roof: National Assembly overdue for rehabilitation – Senator Lawan

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 07:49 AM PDT

  Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, on Wednesday said the National Assembly Complex is overdue for rehabilitation.   Lawan made the comments after a point of order moved by Senator...

Russian fighter jet fire at British warship — but UK says it’s not true

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 07:48 AM PDT

  The Russian government on Wednesday said it fired warning shots at a British Royal Navy warship on the Black Sea near Crimea. Russia's defence ministry said its fighter jet dropped bombs on...

Leaking roof: Another way for NASS to embezzle money – Nigerians react

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Reactions have continued to trail the incident of a leaking roof that disrupted plenary at the Senate chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday. It was reported that the Senate lobby of the...

Warren Buffet resigns from Gates Foundation amid divorce row

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 06:57 AM PDT

  Warren Buffett, chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, an American multinational conglomerate, has announced his resignation as trustee at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMG)....

IPOB kills security agents but herdsmen only kidnap children for money —Gumi

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 05:34 AM PDT

  Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, says it is unfair to compare the activities of criminal herdsmen with those of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).   The cleric, who is known to have...

Twitter ban: You’re hurting yourselves – Lai Mohammed tells VPN users

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 05:31 AM PDT

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, said Nigerians who are bypassing the restriction on Twitter with Virtual Private Network (VPN) are at risk.   He stated...

Wizkid receives Grammy award plaque for Brown Skin Girl

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 05:18 AM PDT

Nigerian music icon Wizkid has taken delivery of his Grammy Award plaque from the Recording Academy.  Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun better known as Wizkid has received his Grammy award plaque for his...

FG to ECOWAS court: You lack jurisdiction to criminalise Twitter suspension

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 05:10 AM PDT

  The federal government says the suspension of the operations of Twitter in Nigeria is not a right recognised under any treaty enforceable by the ECOWAS court. The government said this in a...

Only South West has properly managed its diversity, says Jonathan

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 05:05 AM PDT

  Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said the rest of Nigeria can learn something about the management of ethnic and religious diversity from the South West.   He attributed...

US blocks 36 websites linked to Iran over ‘disinformation’

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 05:02 AM PDT

  The United States on Tuesday blocked 36 website domains linked to Iranian news outlets over claims of spreading disinformation.   The US department of justice said it obtained court...

Senate leaking roof: Buhari told us to look for money when we met him – Lawan

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 06:41 AM PDT

 The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday reacted to the leaking roof within the lobby of its White House, saying it had earlier met President Muhammadu Buhari who directed them to look for the money...

FG plans to establish emerging technology centres

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 04:56 AM PDT

  The Federal Government has declared its plan to establish emerging technology centres across Nigeria. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this on...

You’re an elder for nothing – Igbokwe attacks Abaribe for wearing ‘Dot nation’ shirt

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 04:11 AM PDT

Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rebuked Senator Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe for wearing a T-shirt with the inscription, "Dot nation". Igbokwe described...

Senator Abaribe shades President Buhari, rocks ‘The Dot Nation’ T-shirt

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 04:05 AM PDT

  Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe who represents the Abia South Senatorial District at the Senate and also the Minority Leader, has been spotted wearing 'The Dot Nation' T-shirt which emerged after...

Gunmen kidnap village head, wife in Ibadan

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 03:40 AM PDT

Some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a village head and his wife in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the duo were kidnapped Tuesday night. Our correspondent...

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