Saturday, 31 July 2021

NigerianEye: “Bukola Saraki slammed with fresh corruption charges, to spend the night in EFCC custody” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Bukola Saraki slammed with fresh corruption charges, to spend the night in EFCC custody” plus 29 more


Bukola Saraki slammed with fresh corruption charges, to spend the night in EFCC custody

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 02:53 PM PDT

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday in Abuja confirmed that former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki will sleep in its custody for the night. Saraki was invited...

Tinubu out of Nigeria, not hospitalised – Media Aide

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 10:09 AM PDT

All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, is currently out of Nigeria but not hospitalised, his Media Adviser, Tunde Rahman, has said. It was observed that some online reports had claimed...

BBNaija: Fans gift Prince house

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 10:19 AM PDT

Prince has become a fan favourite since he rose to stardom at the BBNaija reality show and they have consistently been supporting him. To show their love and dedication to making him happy, his fan...

NPFL: Why Adamawa United failed —Team Chairman, Zira reveals

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 09:16 AM PDT

The Chairman of Adamawa United Football Club, Mr Emmanuel Zira, has said the team was relegated from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2020/21 season because of internal crisis...

Rachel Oniga: I’ll miss you so much, Patience Ozokwo weeps

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 08:37 AM PDT

  Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwo, broke down in tears as she mourned her colleague, Rachel Oniga, who died on Friday night.   On her verified Instagram page, Ozokwo uploaded a...

Delta variant: Seven activities that can expose you to coronavirus

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 08:37 AM PDT

  Since last December when the Delta strain of the coronavirus was identified in India, it has swept rapidly across other several countries including the United States, United Kingdom, and...

Rachel Oniga died of heart-related issue, not COVID-19 –Family

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 08:26 AM PDT

  The family of late Rachel Oniga has confirmed the cause of her death, stating that the veteran actress died of health-related issues, and not COVID-19, as being speculated on social media....

Super League: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus floor UEFA in court

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 08:25 AM PDT

  Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus will pursue their European Super League dream, after winning in court on Friday.   The three clubs refused to pull out of plans for the breakaway...

2023: INEC boss, Yakubu speaks on technology for free, fair election

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 08:25 AM PDT

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has emphasised on the use of electronic components as a sure way...

Funke Akindele reacts to Rachael Oniga’s death

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 07:42 AM PDT

Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has reacted to the death of Rachael Oniga. The veteran actress died on Friday, July 30, 2021. Until her death, Oniga was one of the most popular and...

Akwa Ibom Polytechnic Rector join candlelight procession for deceased NYSC members

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 07:37 AM PDT

The Rector of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Barr. Moses Umobong, on Friday joined the candlelight procession organised by students of the institution in honour of two prospective...

Tegina school abduction: Bandits insist on N3m motorbikes after collecting N55m ransom from parents

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 07:32 AM PDT

In another effort to secure the freedom of their children, parents of the 136 kidnapped pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, Niger State, who were abducted two months ago, are battling to...

When I met my wife on twitter the connection wasn't instant –Ebuka

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 07:21 AM PDT

  Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the host of Big Brother Naija, has disclosed how he met his wife on social media and why very little is known about his private life.   According to him, that there...

Rachel Oniga didn’t die of Covid-19 —Actors Guild

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 07:01 AM PDT

  The Lagos State chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria has debunked reports that late movie star, Rachel Oniga, died from Covid-19 complications.   The Public Relations Officer of the...

BREAKING: Nigeria’s Oduduru disqualified, Itsekiri advances in men’s 100m

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 06:24 AM PDT

  Team Nigeria's Divine Oduduru has been disqualified from Heat 5 of men's 100m for a false start at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.   Meanwhile, Ese Itsekiri representing the country in...

Olympics: Adegoke makes history, qualifies for semi-final in 100m

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 06:24 AM PDT

  Nigeria's athlete Enoch Adegoke has qualified for the semi-final in men's 100m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.   He emerged first in his heat after clocking a new personal best of...

AITEO Cup finals: Gov Diri hails history-making male, female Bayelsa teams

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 06:09 AM PDT

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has lauded the feat of the state-owned football teams in reaching the finals in the male and female categories of the 2021 Aiteo Cup. Diri, while congratulating...

Djokovic withdraws from Olympics, abandons mixed doubles match

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 05:15 AM PDT

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics, abandoning his mixed doubles bronze medal match. He cited a left shoulder injury, moments after losing the singles bronze medal to Spaniard Pablo...

Bandits demand fresh N50 million ransom for remaining 83 Bethel Baptist students

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:55 AM PDT

  Abductors of students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, have asked for a fresh N50 million ransom for the remaining 83 students in their custody.   About N100 million...

Imo: Police repel another attack, kill two bandits

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:55 AM PDT

  The Imo State Police Command says its operatives killed two bandits in a crossfire in Njaba Local Government Area on Saturday.   The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abutu Yaro, confirmed this...

PDP felicitates Taraba’s Gov Ishaku at 67

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:51 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has felicitated the Governor of Taraba State, Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, as he turns 67 years. In a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of...

US court: Hushpuppi to be sentenced in October

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:50 AM PDT

  The United States attorney's office at the central district of California says Ramon Abbas, the self-confessed international fraudster better known as Hushpuppi, will be sentenced in October....

‘You were my destiny helper’ — Moghalu hails Sanusi on 60th birthday

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:50 AM PDT

  Kingsley Moghalu, former presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), has felicitated with Muhammad Sanusi II, former emir of Kano, on his 60th birthday. In a statement on...

El-Zakzaky, wife to jet out for medical check-up

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:50 AM PDT

  Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat are planning to travel abroad for medical check-up after their long stay in prison.   The couple plans the foreign trip after they were...

BBNaija: Why Beatrice broke down in tears on Friday night

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 03:13 AM PDT

Big Brother Naija housemate, Beatrice on Friday night broke down in tears. The 'Shine Ya Eye' housemate seems to be missing home and is confused on how to socialize in the house. "I don't know what's...

Bomb blast kills four footballers, injures five others

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:23 AM PDT

Four footballers have been killed after an explosion, believed to have been caused by a bomb, ripped through their bus on Friday in Somalia. NDTV reports that ten players from the Jubaland Chamber of...

I have no joy governing Katsina, the insecurity is alarming —Masari

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 02:51 AM PDT

Aminu Masari, Katsina governor, says he has no joy governing a state plagued by insecurity.   Masari said this during an interview with DW Hausa on Friday.   He said the security situation...

Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria’s D’Tigers lose again, occupy bottom spot

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 02:48 AM PDT

 Nigeria's D'Tigers on Saturday lost their third Group B game against Italy in the men's basketball event at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.   D'Tigers lost 71-80 to Italy on Saturday to finish...

Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho: Baba-Ahmed blames Buhari for separatist agitations in Nigeria

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 02:46 AM PDT

  Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the National Publicity Secretary of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), believes President Muhammadu Buhari is mostly responsible for the current separatist agitations in Nigeria...

BBNaija: I lied to organizers about when I stopped self harming – Angel

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 02:47 AM PDT

  Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Angel, on Friday, said she lied to the organizers of the Big Brother show.   Recall that Angel had said she was depressed at some point in life and...

NigerianEye: “BBNaija: Special moments of first Jacuzzi Party” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BBNaija: Special moments of first Jacuzzi Party” plus 29 more


BBNaija: Special moments of first Jacuzzi Party

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 11:22 PM PDT

The BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemates had their first Jacuzzi Party on Friday night, following the completion of their task. The Jacuzzi Party was one of Biggie's rewards to the housemates for a...

BREAKING: More bad news for Nigeria in Tokyo 2020 as medal hopeful Blessing Okagbare is suspended for failed drug test

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 09:27 PM PDT

  Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being provisionally suspended for a failed drugs test. Okagbare won her heat of the 100m on Friday, but will not be on...

COVID-19 worsens in Nigeria, 8 deaths, 590 new cases within the last 24 hours

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:29 PM PDT

 Eight COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the NCDC in four Nigerian states on Saturday, taking the cumulative death toll to 2149. Daily cases also shot up to 590, from 558. This took the...

91 Boko Haram members surrender in Borno

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 05:11 PM PDT

  Ninety-one Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and their families have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in the North East. The Director, Army Public Relations,...

Former Vice President Atiku advises FG on food crisis

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 01:20 PM PDT

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has advised the federal government to urgently address what he says is a looming food crisis in the country before it gets worse. Abubakar in a...

BBNaija season 6: My husband permits me to catch cruise with male housemates – Tega

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 10:42 AM PDT

  BBNaija sesson 6 housemate, Tega, has revealed that her husband only permited her to catch cruise with men in the house and nothing more.   She said her husband permited her to do...

BBNaija S6: My mum had me at 16, says Angel

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 10:32 AM PDT

 Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Angel, has revealed that her mother gave birth to her at 16.   The 21-year-old writer said this while talking to Boma as she cooked in the...

How Hushpuppi bought Richard Mille wristwatch worn on Instagram —FBI

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 10:32 AM PDT

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has revealed how Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, acquired a Richard Mille wristwatch which he wore in a picture he shared on Instagram where he's seen as a celebrity....

Tokyo 2020: Nigeria crash out of Mixed 4x400m relay

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 10:21 AM PDT

Nigeria's mixed 4x400m relay team on Friday missed out on progressing into the final of the event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. In the first round of the event which it was making its Olympic...

Hushpuppi: You arrested Kanu, Igboho, respect international law on Abba Kyari – Moghalu tells Buhari

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 10:15 AM PDT

  Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to respect international law on the issue involving the...

Hushpuppi: ‘Why extradition of Abba Kyari to US not automatic’

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 09:41 AM PDT

  Dr Kayode Ajulo, a Constitutional Lawyer and Activist, says extradition of DCP Abba Kyari to the U.S. is not automatic as being speculated.   A U.S. District Court for the Central...

Food insecurity: Atiku asks FG to set up taskforce to protect farmers

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 09:41 AM PDT

  Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has asked the federal government to set up a "food security military taskforce" to provide security for the nation's farmers. Atiku said the taskforce...

FRSC to investigate video of stray cow on Third Mainland Bridge

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 09:19 AM PDT

The Federal Road Safety Corps in Lagos State says it has ordered investigation into the authenticity of a recent viral social media video of a cow straying on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. FRSC...

Anambra guber: Ozigbo hails Appeal Court for reinstating PDP leadership

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:53 AM PDT

The Anambra State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has hailed the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, for reinstating the sacked leadership of the...

Gani Adams attacks DSS over failure to produce Sunday Igboho’s aides in court

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:47 AM PDT

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has berated the Department of State Services (DSS) over its failure to produce all the 12 aides of Sunday Igboho before the Federal High Court in...

BBNaija S6: Why I don’t want to travel abroad – Whitemoney

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:27 AM PDT

  Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Whitemoney, has revealed why he doesn't want to travel abroad, during a conversation with Yerins.   The discussion took place in the kitchen on...

APC vows to sanction members who hold parallel congresses

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:23 AM PDT

 Ahead of its congresses scheduled for Saturday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned its members not to participate in any activity that will cast the party in a bad light.   In...

FG not aware of $875m arms deal reportedly blocked by US lawmakers –Minister

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:38 AM PDT

The Federal Government says it is not aware of any $875 million ammunition deal with the US which is being purportedly blocked by some lawmakers in that country. The Minister of Information and...

NCC begins 5G deployment process

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:17 AM PDT

  In fulfillment of its commitment to put Nigeria on the front-line as a technology driven economy, the Executive Vice Chairman  of Nigerian  Communications Commission, Prof Umar...

EPL: Man United suffer major setback ahead of new season

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 07:40 AM PDT

Manchester United have suffered a major setback ahead of their English Premier League clash at Leeds United on August 14. Man United confirmed on Friday that their striker, Marcus Rashford, will...

Kano: Court sentences mastermind of missing children to 104 years in prison

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 07:35 AM PDT

The mastermind of the nine children who were kidnaped in Kano State, Paul Owne, has been sentenced to 104 years imprisonment. Passing the judgement on Thursday, the Kano High Court Judge, Justice...

South-east will be on lockdown every Monday till Nnamdi Kanu is freed –IPOB

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 07:33 AM PDT

 The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it will enforce a lockdown every Monday in the south-east until its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is released.   Kanu is facing charges...

BBNaija S6: I started applying makeup at primary two – Liquorose

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 07:28 AM PDT

  Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Liquorose, said that she started applying makeup at primary two, during a discussion with some of the housemates in the garden on Friday, day six of...

Nigerians won’t go back to Egypt, PDP is a failure —APC to Atiku

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 07:27 AM PDT

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Nigeria will not return to its past years under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ruling party said this in reaction to a statement by former...

Two women missing, hundreds stranded as bridge collapses in Bauchi

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 06:26 AM PDT

A bridge has collapsed at Kadan Maiwa, Bauchi State, leaving two women missing. The two women were said to be travelling in a vehicle when the bridge collapsed along the ever-busy Bauchi-Ningi-Kano...

Murdered Super TV CEO laid to rest

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 06:21 AM PDT

The slain Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has been buried at Ebony Vaults, Ikoyi, Lagos. He was buried around 12.30pm in a low-key ceremony attended by his family members,...

WASSCE: No more late registration – WAEC warns candidates, schools

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 06:03 AM PDT

 The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says late registration of candidates by schools for its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would no longer be allowed,...

BBNaija: Liquorose speaks on having relationship in the house

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 06:01 AM PDT

  Big Brother Naija, BBNaija Season 6 housemate, Liquorose has cleared the air on having a relationship in the house.   Liquorose, one of the popular housemates, said she would not be a...

Nobody is a saint, Abba Kyari is innocent – Davido’s PA, Israel

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 06:01 AM PDT

 Israel of DMW on Friday, defended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, after his indictment in the Hushpuppi fraud case.   Recall that the United States Department of Justice had...

Sports Minister must address Nigerian athletes now, Aruna Quadri laments

Posted: 30 Jul 2021 05:37 AM PDT

Team Nigeria's captain at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Quadri Aruna, is not satisfied with the treatment of athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Aruna, Africa's top-ranked table tennis player,...

Friday, 30 July 2021

NigerianEye: “MAN IN THE NEWS: DCP Abba Kyari, the super cop entangled in Hushpuppi’s fraud case” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “MAN IN THE NEWS: DCP Abba Kyari, the super cop entangled in Hushpuppi’s fraud case” plus 29 more


MAN IN THE NEWS: DCP Abba Kyari, the super cop entangled in Hushpuppi’s fraud case

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 01:11 PM PDT

  Abba Kyari, the deputy commissioner of police, is in dire straits. The celebrated police chief has now been embroiled in the cyber fraud case against Hushpuppi, the embattled Nigerian...

You can’t succeed outside your educational qualification, says Buhari at global summit

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 01:11 PM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari says nobody can succeed outside their educational qualification, hence Nigerians are aware of the priority of education. Speaking on Thursday during a panel...

UK ready to help Nigeria overcome insecurity, says Boris Johnson

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 01:11 PM PDT

  Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, says his country is available to help Nigeria in fighting insecurity. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, Johnson gave...

DCP Kyari: Don’t sweep this matter under the carpet, PDP tackles Buhari

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 01:10 PM PDT

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded an investigation into the allegation of bribery against Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police (DCP).   According to US court...

Hushpuppi: Police IG, Alkali Baba orders review of allegation against Abba Kyari

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 12:32 PM PDT

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday ordered the review of the allegation against Abba Kyari, Deputy Commissioner of Police by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,...

Internet Fraud: EFCC arrests 55 suspects in Ebonyi, Enugu

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 11:44 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 55 suspected internet fraudsters in separate operations in Ebonyi and Enugu States. Eighteen of the suspects were arrested on Thursday at...

BBNaija S6 : Surprise as big brother names Maria, Pere as two wildcards

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 11:05 AM PDT

 The cat is finally out of the bag as promised! Big Brother has unveiled the two wild cards of the season.   Recall that in a surprising twist on the second launch show, Big Brother...

Hushpuppi: Buhari, arrest Abba Kyari same way you went after Sunday Igboho – Omokri

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 10:53 AM PDT

  Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.   Omokri said the Buhari-led...

REVEALED: How Hushpuppi hosted DCP Kyari in Dubai, paid his team to arrest co-fraudster –FBI

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 11:47 AM PDT

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed how Hushpuppi, the embattled Nigerian socialite, hosted Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), at his residence in Dubai....

We’ll appreciate your support in tackling insecurity, Buhari tells Commonwealth

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 10:51 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will be glad to receive support from the Commonwealth in tackling the country's insecurity challenges and "in other areas of needs".   According...

Police panel to grill DCP Kyari as US issues arrest warrant

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 10:51 AM PDT

  The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will set up a panel to probe Abba Kyari, one of its high-profile officers, over his alleged relationship with Ramon Abbas, the self-confessed international...

Gunmen reportedly invade ministry of finance in Nasarawa, cart away N100m

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 10:40 AM PDT

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have invaded Nasarawa State Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning in Lafia, and catered away the sum of N100 million. It was gathered that the incident occured...

BBNaija: I feel left out – Saskay laments to Biggie

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 09:33 AM PDT

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija season 6 housemate Saskay has lamented about being intimidated by housemates in the reality show. Saskay during her diary session on Thursday said every other housemate has...

Court sentences father of one to death by hanging over armed robbery

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 09:28 AM PDT

A High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Thursday sentenced a 27-year-old and father of one, Sylvester Emmanuel Ime to death by hanging for engaging in armed robbery in the state. The...

Anambra poll: Obi, Ozigbo beg PDP stakeholders to unite for victory

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 09:25 AM PDT

Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi and one of the two factional governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, have begged stakeholders and members of...

CAF confirms date, venue for 2022 AFCON draw in Cameroon

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 09:20 AM PDT

 The Confederation of African Football, CAF, on Thursday announced that the draw for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, will take place on August 17, 2021, in Cameroon.   The draw has...

BBNaija: I was disvirgined by a prostitute at 17 – Sammie

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 09:19 AM PDT

  Sammie, Big Brother Naija, BBNaija season 6 has revealed that he had his first romp with a prostitute.   The 26-year-old student of Ahmadu Bello University, ABU revealed this while...

Hushpuppi: Police mum as US court orders arrest of IGP’s team leader Abba Kyari

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 08:17 AM PDT

 The Nigeria Police Force has kept mum over the warrant of arrest issued by United States court for a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.   In the warrant of arrest dated July 26,...

Nigerians can’t wait for PDP to return to power in 2023 -Atiku

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 08:12 AM PDT

 Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says Nigerians are looking forward to the return of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to power in 2023. The 2019 presidential candidate of the PDP...

JAMB announces new date for 18,000 candidates to write 2021 UTME

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 08:04 AM PDT

  The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it would conduct a Mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 18,000 candidates across Nigeria.   Candidates...

We washed our dirty linen in Tokyo Olympics – Shehu Sani on ban of Nigerian athletes

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 08:04 AM PDT

  Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, has reacted to the ban of ten of Nigeria's track and field athletes from taking part in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan.   Recall that...

Hushpuppi: Avoid Abba Kyari – IPOB warns Obi Cubana

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 07:13 AM PDT

Simon Ekpa, a disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, cautioned billionaire businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly called Obi Cubana, to distance...

Oyo Assembly: Speaker, Ogundoyin announces dissolution of standing committees

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 07:05 AM PDT

The Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin has announced the dissolution of all standing committees of the House. Ogundoyin made this announcement during a plenary of the House on...

Hushpuppi: US court orders FBI to arrest, detain Abba Kyari, risks 20 years imprisonment

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 06:44 AM PDT

 A warrant of arrest has been issued for Nigeria's police commissioner Abba Kyari, US court documents reveal. Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of...

I have reconciled with Gov Wike – Atiku

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 06:44 AM PDT

 Former Nigerian vice president, Atiku Abubakar has said his meeting with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, was fruitful.   Atiku, who arrived in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, revealed this...

Hushuppi: Adeyanju urges Interpol to arrest, hand over Abba Kyari to FBI

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 06:35 AM PDT

 The International Police, Interpol, has been asked to arrest Nigeria's Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.   Deji Adeyanju, a popular activist, said Kyari should be arrested and...

Nigerians didn’t elect executive, legislature to fight each other – Presidency

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 06:32 AM PDT

 The Presidency has said the executive and legislative arms of government are not supposed to have differences but to work together for the common good of Nigerians and the country.  ...

Abba Kyari thinks everyone is dumb –Nigerians react to links with Hushpuppi

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 06:07 AM PDT

  Nigerians on social media have described as weak the rebuttal issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, to allegations linking him with Instagram celebrity, Abbas Ramoni...

Biafra: We won’t allow Nnamdi Kanu remain in DSS custody till October – IPOB

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 06:04 AM PDT

 The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has vowed to ensure that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, regains freedom before October.   Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court had adjourned...

Sunday Igboho: DSS gets fresh order to produce detained aides in court Aug 2

Posted: 29 Jul 2021 06:03 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday issued a fresh order on the Director General of the Department of State Service, DSS, to produce before it 12 aides of Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba separatist...