Sunday, 19 September 2021

NigerianEye: “Bandits release 10 Kaduna Baptist school students, 21 still in captivity” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Bandits release 10 Kaduna Baptist school students, 21 still in captivity” plus 29 more


Bandits release 10 Kaduna Baptist school students, 21 still in captivity

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 01:50 PM PDT

 Bandits have released 10 students of Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi, Kaduna state.   Joseph Hayab, chairman of the Kaduna chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)...

Bandits lost human rights when they picked arms against Nigeria – Ndume replies activists

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 01:01 PM PDT

  The Senate Committee Chairman on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has said bandits, terrorists and other criminals must not be spared in the onslaught by the military and other security agents....

Presidency lists projects to be financed with fresh $4.9bn loan

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 12:56 PM PDT

  The Muhammadu Buhari administration says the fresh $4.9 billion external loans will finance 15 projects across six geo-political zones.   Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the...

Abdulaziz Ude, elder statesman and ex-Newswatch chairman, is dead

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 12:50 PM PDT

Abdulaziz Chibuzor Ude, an elder statesman and former acting chairman of the board of directors of Newswatch, is dead.   The Anambra state government announced the passing of the culture...

$4bn, €710m loans: Buhari borrows to execute projects, assist Nigerians – Presidency

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 10:04 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari seeks foreign loans to fund projects and programmes Nigerians benefit from, the Presidency has said. In a statement on Saturday, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu listed...

Lagos #EndSARS panel suspends sitting indefinitely

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 09:29 AM PDT

 The Lagos state judicial panel on police brutality has suspended its sitting until further notice.   Doris Okwuobi, the retired judge heading the panel, made the announcement on Saturday....

Stop changing ladies like handkerchiefs– Mike Bamiloye tells men

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 09:29 AM PDT

  Veteran Christian film-maker, Evangelist Mike Bamiloye, has advised young men against 'changing ladies like handkerchiefs,' stating that such men would be losers in the end.   In a...

How TOTAL sacked me while battling brain surgery, disability – Ex-staff, Ozobeme

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 09:28 AM PDT

  Oghenero Ozobeme, a sacked staff of TOTAL E&P has cried out over the alleged treatment meted to her by the company after she had brain surgery.   Ozobeme who hails from Orogun, Delta...

How I enjoyed dinner at Isa Pantami’s beautiful home – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 09:04 AM PDT

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has taken to social media to laud his 'friend' Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami for inviting him to dinner in his (Pantami) home...

Iwobi reveals his best position for Everton, Super Eagles

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 08:06 AM PDT

Alex Iwobi has said his best position at Everton is as a winger while he prefers to be either a number 10 or number 8 for Nigeria. The 25-year-old has been deployed into different positions since he...

No album till further notice –Burna Boy

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 07:37 AM PDT

  Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy, has stated that he will not release any album till further notice.   He made this known on his verified Instagram page via his story on Saturday,...

2023 Presidency: PDP may lose again if northern candidate emerges, says Okupe

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 07:35 AM PDT

  A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party against presenting a northern candidate for the 2023 presidential election to avoid...

Northern youths unveil strategy against banditry, kidnapping

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 07:32 AM PDT

  Disturbed by frequent killings, maiming and destruction of properties almost taking over the region, the Arewa Youths Consultative Council, has unveiled a new sustainable security project for...

Defection: Ignore Fani-Kayode’s mischievous claims on Gov Ugwuanyi – Onoh

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 07:03 AM PDT

Chairman of Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, Dr Josef Onoh has refuted the insinuation by Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is among some governors of the...

E-Naira: Things to know as CBN launches Nigeria’s digital currency

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 06:59 AM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will launch a digital currency, e-Naira in October to coincide with the nation's independence anniversary. Governor Godwin Emefiele has assured that the advantages...

I’m not perfect, we all make mistakes – 2face Idibia confesses

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 06:39 AM PDT

  Nigerian music legend, 2face Idibia has again reacted to the crisis rocking his marriage, claiming he is only human and is prone to mistakes.   Recall that Annie called the singer out...

Details of Messi’s PSG contract leaked

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 06:35 AM PDT

  Lionel Messi is earning €30 million per season after taxes at Paris Saint-Germain, according to L'Equipe.   The report also claims Messi is also being paid €1million in cryptocurrency....

BBNaija: Let Saga be, love and commonsense can’t mix – Actor Ime Bishop

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 06:03 AM PDT

Nollywood star, Ime Bishop, popularly known as Okon Lagos, has stated that fans should not judge Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Saga, because of the latter's love for Nini. The comic actor...

Being born again has nothing to do with my inner craze, says Tonto Dikeh

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 06:00 AM PDT

Nollywood star, Tonto Dikeh, has stated that her being born again has nothing to do with her inner craze.   She stated this on Saturday via her verified Instagram page, as she warned users who...

Buhari to address world leaders at UN general assembly

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 05:54 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for New York, United States, to participate in the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76) on Sunday.   The session...

I saw the face of God –Pete Edochie's son Uche shares costly COVID-19 experience

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 05:07 AM PDT

  Uche Edochie, son of Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has said that he spent over N6 million to treat COVID-19 virus at an isolation treatment facility in Gbagada in Lagos.  ...

Miyetti Allah: Livestock industry may collapse if our members keep getting killed

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 04:58 AM PDT

  The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has alleged that five of its members have been killed by either bandits or kidnappers in 2021.   Recall that Abubakar...

‘We can’t sell FX to people who buy arms to hurt us’ — CBN maintains stance on BDC ban

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 04:54 AM PDT

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the ban on sales of foreign exchange (forex) to Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators still stands, saying that the practice is used to carry out...

NNPP presidential candidate Bamgbose is dead

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 04:26 AM PDT

National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, and a presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, is dead. Bamgbose who was the...

Mass arrests of bandits, kidnappers, murderers in Niger

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 04:19 AM PDT

Dozens of bandits, kidnappers, rapists, murderers have been arrested by the police in Niger state, in a massive crackdown on criminal elements. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas,...

Alleged fraudster Mompha gives EFCC deadline to apologize

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 03:50 AM PDT

 An alleged fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha a.k.a. Mompha, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to apologize over an alleged libellous publication.   Mompha made the...

Major abducted during NDA attack rescued by troops

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 03:47 AM PDT

 Christopher Datong, the military officer who was abducted when bandits attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, has been rescued by security forces after 24 days in captivity. ...

N-Power: FG begins payment of five-month outstanding stipends to 9,066 beneficiaries

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 03:45 AM PDT

 The federal government says it has commenced the payment of outstanding allowances to 9,066 volunteers who participated in batches A and B of the 2016 and 2018 N-Power programmes.   Bashir...

FULL LIST: Buhari, Gbaja, Govs, 25 other politicians who visited Tinubu in London within two months

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 03:42 AM PDT

  At least over 30 politicians have visited the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress in London, the United Kingdom in the last two months.   Tinubu, who celebrated his...

Despair from pandemic, #EndSARS made me cut my hair – Singer Omawumi

Posted: 18 Sep 2021 03:02 AM PDT

Popular singer, Omawumi Megbele, has revealed that she cut her hair on her recent video due to the despair she felt from the pandemic and the End SARS protest. During the period, the country was...

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