Saturday, 23 October 2021

NigerianEye: “Abuja-Kaduna train to resume on Saturday – Amaechi” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Abuja-Kaduna train to resume on Saturday – Amaechi” plus 29 more


Abuja-Kaduna train to resume on Saturday – Amaechi

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 12:42 PM PDT

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has announced that the Abuja-Kaduna train service will resume operations on Saturday, October 23. Amaechi said this while inspecting the damage on the...

Bullying: I was misinformed, lady apologises to Mercy Johnson

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 10:57 AM PDT

  An Instagram user, identified as @thenancychidera, has openly apologised to Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, for accusing the latter of hiring thugs to deal with her daughter's...

Alec Baldwin says ‘heart is broken’ over fatal film set shooting

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 10:52 AM PDT

  Hollywood star Alec Baldwin said Friday his "heart is broken" after he fatally shot a cinematographer in a shocking on-set tragedy.   The actor, who shot Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun...

I killed two persons, rustled several cows – 14-year-old bandit confesses

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 10:50 AM PDT

  The Katsina State Police has arrested a 14-year-old boy from Tsamben Dankulumbo village of Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State for banditry-related offences.   The Police...

Borno to close all IDP camps in Maiduguri by December 31

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 10:50 AM PDT

  The Borno government says it will close all camps for internally displaced persons (IDP) located within Maiduguri, the state capital, by December 31.   Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno,...

#EndSARSMemorial: Lagos govt suspends LNSC officers for brutalizing Uber driver

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 10:37 AM PDT

Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) has sanctioned two officers involved in the unlawful treatment of Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, during the End SARS protest. It was reported how...

Leaked tape: How celebrities were a disservice to Tiwa Savage —Actress Georgina Onuoha

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 09:44 AM PDT

  Ever since the intimate video of Tiwa Savage and her lover surfaced on the internet days ago, there have been various speculations and opinions about the incident, especially online.  ...

Supreme Court drops SAN designate 24 hours after endorsement

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 09:42 AM PDT

  The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dropped a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, designate, Nworka Chidi Benjamin 24 hours after his elevation to the rank was discovered to have been done in...

US charges South Africa-based Nigerian cultists with fraud, money laundering

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 08:42 AM PDT

The United States has charged eight Nigerians living in South Africa for wire fraud and money laundering. Acting U.S. Attorney, Rachael A. Honig announced the indictment for the District of New...

NBA vows to protect Nigerians as 10,000 lawyers attend annual conference

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 08:37 AM PDT

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Olumide Akpata says the body will continue to protect the interest of all citizens. Akpata made the pledge as the 61st NBA Annual General Conference (AGC)...

Alleged bullying: Mercy Johnson denies storming daughter’s school with thugs

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 08:24 AM PDT

  Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie has debunked rumours that she stormed her daughter's school with thugs on Thursday.   The actress earlier on Friday revealed that a certain...

NCC alerts Nigerians on Flubot malware, lists measures to guard against attack

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 08:19 AM PDT

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted millions of Nigerian telecom consumers of the existence of new, high-risk and extremely-damaging, Malware called Flubot.   The...

Insecurity in Nigeria is reducing – Ali Ndume

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 08:18 AM PDT

  The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, on Friday insisted that insecurity in the country is reducing with the hope that it will completely be eliminated.   Ndume,...

EPL: Tuchel reveals two key players to miss Chelsea’s clash with Norwich City

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 07:28 AM PDT

Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel, has confirmed that two key players will miss his side's Premier League clash with Norwich City on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. According to Tuchel, the two players are...

EndSARS: We’re fighting for a better Nigeria, including you – Tacha tells police

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 07:48 AM PDT

  Reality Tv star, Tacha has urged Nigeria Police to stop brutalizing citizens.   Tacha made this known in a video via her Instagram story on Friday.   She urged the police to stop...

EndSARS: Nnamdi Kanu hijacked protest, killed security agents, others – Malami alleges

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 07:07 AM PDT

  The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on Friday disclosed that Nnamdi Kanu, a pro-Biafra agitator hijacked the EndSARS protest.   Malami disclosed that Kanu took...

China’s President, Xi Jinping writes Buhari

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 06:47 AM PDT

Chinese President, Xi Jinping, says his country will use the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Nigeria to promote the strategic partnership to new...

Ex Gov Yari’s in-law, one other abducted in Zamfara

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 06:44 AM PDT

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the younger brother to the wife of former Governor of Zamfara State, Fatima Abdul Aziz Yari at their country home in Talatar Mafara Local Government Area...

IPOB attacked 164 police stations, killed 175 security operatives –FG

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 06:40 AM PDT

  The federal government says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) attacked 164 police stations in the south-east.   Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, disclosed this...

Biden appoints Nigerian-born Enoh Ebong US Director of Trade

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 06:39 AM PDT

  US President Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Enoh Titilayo Ebong to the post of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency.   This was contained in a brief with names of...

FG identifies Sunday Igboho’s ‘sponsors’, says he received N127m

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 06:30 AM PDT

  The federal government says it identified the sponsors of Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho.   Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the federation, disclosed this at a...

Those Erdogan called terrorists are building schools, hospitals, helping Nigerians – MURIC

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 05:29 AM PDT

An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Buhari government to ignore the allegation made by the visiting Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan....

I’ve not asked any politician to beg presidency on my behalf –Sunday Igboho

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 05:24 AM PDT

Yomi Alliyu, counsel to Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba youth leader also known as Sunday Igboho, says his client did not authorise any politician to beg the presidency on his behalf.   After Igboho's...

FIRS mulls collection of road tax from hairdressers, carpenters

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 05:24 AM PDT

  Muhammad Nami, executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says the agency is proposing road infrastructure tax in Nigeria to make the informal sector contribute to...

How alleged terrorists bombed Abuja-Kaduna train despite intel before attack

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 05:03 AM PDT

Nigerian authorities had knowledge of the latest attack on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line, intelligence shows. The train was bombed on Wednesday and Thursday with the intention of abducting...

Nationwide protest over hike in food prices coming – Primate Ayodele warns Buhari

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 04:17 AM PDT

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday warned President Muhammadu Buhari over the current economic crisis that has led to an increase in prices of...

Banks make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for staff

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 04:00 AM PDT

  Nigerian banks have issued directives mandating workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.  TheCable reports that six financial institutions directed their workers to go for...

Cinematographer killed as American actor Alec Baldwin discharges prop gun on movie set

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 03:57 AM PDT

  Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set in New Mexico on Thursday, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, authorities said.   The incident...

2023 elections may be disrupted without restructuring — Nwodo

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 03:55 AM PDT

  John Nwodo, former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says the delay in restructuring the country may lead a mass boycott or disruption of the 2023 elections.   Speaking at the 14th...

‘Never speak on it again’, says Tiwa Savage amid leaked video saga

Posted: 22 Oct 2021 03:51 AM PDT

  Award-winning singer, Tiwa Savage, has sent a cryptic message amid her leaked video saga, which involved an alleged s..3..x tape of herself and her lover making rounds on the internet.  ...

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