Friday, 29 October 2021

NigerianEye: “Why we’ve not declared bandits as terrorists – Defense Minister” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Why we’ve not declared bandits as terrorists – Defense Minister” plus 29 more

Why we’ve not declared bandits as terrorists – Defense Minister

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 01:05 PM PDT

Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd), has said that the need to follow due process was responsible for the delay in declaring bandits as terrorists. Magashi, who stated this on Friday,...

Ilorin court sends two internet fraudsters to prison

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 10:23 AM PDT

A Kwara State high court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced two persons charged for cheating by impersonation and internet fraud offences. The convicts, Idowu Aiyedogbon and Okunlola Michael Blessing,...

Minister orders extra attention to school security in Abuja

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 10:20 AM PDT

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has directed that adequate budgetary provisions be made for the fencing of schools across the Territory in the 2022 budget under preparation. This was one...

Former SARS operative, James Eno wanted for fatally shooting girlfriend in Delta

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 10:16 AM PDT

A former operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, James Eno is said to be on the run after he allegedly shot his girlfriend, Emenaza Purity over her refusal to marry him in Ozoro, Isoko...

"I haven’t made any decision" —Ighalo on Super Eagles return

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 10:04 AM PDT

  Odion Ighalo who now plays his club football for Al Shabab has said he is yet to make up his mind about making a return to international football.   The 32-year-old has been included by...

ASUU seeks law compelling local schooling for public officials’ children

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:59 AM PDT

 The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Emmanuel Osodeke, has lamented that the government has abandoned education, vowing that the union will soon sponsor a bill at...

Secondus: Wike hails Appeal Court decision on PDP’s convention

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:59 AM PDT

  The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, says no individual, including the suspended chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, can thwart the mission of the...

EPL: Solskjaer reveals Alex Ferguson met with Ronaldo after 5-0 defeat to Liverpool

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:53 AM PDT

  Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo met with Sir Alex Ferguson when the Scot visited the club's training ground following the 5-0 defeat to...

Saudi Arabia: President Buhari returns to Abuja

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:49 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a five-day visit to Riyadh, Madinah and Makkah in Saudi Arabia.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential...

Ganduje’s government taking loans for unnecessary projects —Kwankwaso

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:21 AM PDT

Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, says he is not happy with the performance of the administration of Abdullahi Ganduje, his successor.   Kwankwaso and Ganduje were former political...

PHOTOS: Osinbajo, Tinubu meet amid rumoured feud over 2023 Presidency

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:22 AM PDT

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), met in Abuja on Friday.   Both men, who were locked in a warm embrace, met...

Neutralise those attacking custodial centres, Aregbesola urges officials

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:17 AM PDT

 The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has ordered that those who attempt to attack custodian facilities in the country should be neutralised.   Describing the facilities as sacred...

878,925 candidates score credits in English, Mathematics as NECO releases SSCE results

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:10 AM PDT

The National Examination Council, NECO, has released the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE, (internal) with a total of 878,925 candidates scoring credits and above including Mathematics...

Officers killed as gunmen attack DSS convoy in Anambra

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 09:03 AM PDT

Two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) were killed on Friday in Anambra. The officers were attacked as gunmen ambushed their convoy while on election campaign duty in...

Compulsory COVID-19 vaccine will safeguard rights to life – HURIWA backs FG

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:35 AM PDT

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has backed the Federal Government on the decision to make it mandatory for all public service workers to take the double jabs of the COVID-19...

Buhari not involved in any air mishap – Femi Adesina clarifies

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:06 AM PDT

  The Presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina has described as fake, reports that the aircraft in which President Muhammadu Buhari recently travelled to the United States developed fault...

Nigeria elections: After third so-called defeat, I said ‘God dey’ – Buhari

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:05 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari has shared his reaction when he lost Nigeria's 2011 presidential election.   He made the revelation on Friday at a meeting in Makkah with a group of Nigerians...

EPL: I will fight back – Solskjaer claims ahead of Tottenham vs Man Utd

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:02 AM PDT

  Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has said he is no stranger to crisis and will keep fighting for his job.   Solskjaer stated this on Friday, ahead of their Premier League...

BREAKING: 2023: Buhari shuts down tenure extension moves, warn supporters

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 08:28 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday vowed to leave office on May 29, 2023.   The Nigerian leader swore by the Holy Qur'an that he will serve in accordance with the constitution and go...

Two women, three others remanded over theft of diapers

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 07:14 AM PDT

A Yola Chief Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of five persons for allegedly stealing and receiving diapers worth N1,350,000. The accused include Hapsat Abdulazeez, 29, and Maryam Aliyu, 17,...

Ighalo set for Super Eagles comeback, included in squad to face Cape Verde, Liberia

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 07:02 AM PDT

  Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has said that Al-Shabab striker, Odion Ighalo, is in his provisional squad for their 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Cape Verde and Liberia....

How we recovered 301 houses from two public officials in Abuja -ICPC

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 07:01 AM PDT

 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recovered 301 "illegally acquired" houses from two public officials in the federal capital territory...

Bill Gates’ daughter pens emotional note to father on 66th birthday

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 06:59 AM PDT

Jennifer Gates, Daughter to American billionaire, Bill Gates, penned an emotional note to her father as the latter clocked 66 years.   The 25-year-old took her verified Instagram page on...

Serie A: Eriksen banned from playing for Inter after cardiac arrest

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 06:51 AM PDT

Inter Milan midfielder, Christian Eriksen, will not be permitted to play in Italy this season as a result of the cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2020. The Serie A club confirmed this in a...

Insecurity: Defence Minister, CDS, service chiefs visit Maiduguri

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 06:31 AM PDT

The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Friday, arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on an assessment visit, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky...

2023: Dino Melaye speaks on defecting to APC

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 05:33 AM PDT

  Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has dismissed claims of returning to the All Progressives Congress, APC.   Melaye, who defected from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,...

BREAKING: Secondus fails to stop PDP convention as court strikes out suit

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 06:44 AM PDT

  Uche Secondus, the suspended national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has lost his bid to stop the opposition party's convention.   Secondus had approached the court of...

Nollywood actor, Joshua Johnson is dead

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 05:29 AM PDT

 Popular Nollywood actor, Joshua Johnson is dead.   He reportedly died after battling an undisclosed illness.   Confirming his death, actor Abel Alechenu on his Instagram page wrote:...

AfDB to create 25 million new jobs by 2025 – Adesina

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 04:46 AM PDT

  Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank, says the bank is targeting to create 25 million new jobs by 2025. Adesina said this when he delivered a lecture on "Social...

Dele Momodu joins PDP, apologises for helping Buhari become president

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 06:46 AM PDT

Dele Momodu, former presidential candidate, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Momodu, the publisher of Ovation magazine, announced the development in a statement on Friday. "It is...
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