Sunday, 28 November 2021

NigerianEye: “Banditry: Court ruling shows FG’s commitment to fighting terrorism, says Malami” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Banditry: Court ruling shows FG’s commitment to fighting terrorism, says Malami” plus 29 more


Banditry: Court ruling shows FG’s commitment to fighting terrorism, says Malami

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 12:36 AM PST

  Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, says the federal government is committed to ending banditry in the country.   Malami said this in reaction to a court judgment...

Fela never received any award while alive - Seun Kuti

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 12:31 AM PST

  Seun Kuti son of legendary Afro beat musician and political activist, Fela Anikulapo Kuti has said the Afrobeat legend never received any award in his lifetime.   According to Seun,...

UK govt announces fresh guidelines as new COVID-19 variant emerges

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 12:21 AM PST

  UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced new measures following the discovery of a new variant of coronavirus.   Two cases of Omicron, a highly infectious strand of the virus,...

Beer-drinking jibe: I was referring to APC members in Benue, says Ortom

Posted: 28 Nov 2021 12:21 AM PST

  Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has clarified his comment on citizens "drinking beer" and sleeping all day.   In a statement on Saturday, Nathaniel Ikyur, chief press secretary to...

Declaration of bandits as terrorists makes no sense – Gumi laments

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:22 PM PST

 Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has dismissed the declaration of armed bandits as terrorists as mere political expediency, saying it will come to no effect. A federal high court in...

Police DPO kidnapped in Edo, N50 Million ransom demanded

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:14 PM PST

  The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Fugar Division in Etsako Central local government area identified as Ibrahim Ishaq has been reportedly kidnapped near Ise river along the Auchi – ...

Nigerian police kill notorious armed bandit terrorizing road users on Kaduna-Abuja highway

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:09 PM PST

  The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives, Federal Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and Special Tactical Squad (STS) Force headquarters, killed a notorious bandit and arrested an...

REVEALED: How can snakes get into your toilet

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:00 PM PST

  By Nsikan Abasi Utuk In recent times, there has been concern over reports of a lady who was said to have died from a snake bite when she was using the toilet in her apartment leading to many...

Bundesliga: Haaland scores on return from injury as Dortmund go top

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 11:26 AM PST

Erling Haaland scored on his return from injury on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund knocked Bayern Munich off top spot in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at Wolfsburg. Haaland netted his 50th Bundesliga...

Okorocha denies involvement in Imo security situation

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 11:24 AM PST

The former Imo State Governor and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has dismissed claims of being behind the ugly and worrisome security situation in the state. The...

Man hacks 94-year-old brother to death over land dispute

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 11:22 AM PST

A 78-year-old man, Moshood Habibu, has allgedly hacked to death, his 94-year-old brother, Salisu Surakatu, over land matters. Habibu was said to have stormed his brother's house at Kara Ewumi...

EPL: Liverpool thrash Southampton 4-0 to move second

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 09:17 AM PST

  Diogo Jota struck after just 97 seconds as Liverpool closed to within one point of Premier League leaders Chelsea after a 4-0 stroll against Southampton on Saturday. Liverpool's long...

Pregnant nurse, lover killed, dumped in toilet

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 08:47 AM PST

Two lovers and their friend have been found dead in their apartment at Aralusi quarters in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The bodies of the two lovers identified as Ojo Akinro, Mary lgwe, and their...

Insecurity: HURIWA challenges Garba Shehu to travel by road from Abuja to Lagos

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 08:38 AM PST

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has challenged a presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, to embark on road trips from Abuja to Zamfara, Kaduna or Abuja to Lagos without security...

Niger NLC urges affiliate unions to elect women for gender balance

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 07:46 AM PST

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Niger State has advised its affiliate unions to prioritize the election of women into leadership positions to guarantee gender equality at workplaces. This was...

#EndSARS massacre: 100,000 Nigerians sign petition to arrest, imprison President Buhari

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 07:43 AM PST

A petition by former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, on a social media platform to have President Muhammadu Buhari tried and imprisoned by the International Criminal Court for crimes against...

EPL: Rangnick hasn’t done enough to deserve Man United job – Kanchelskis

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 06:11 AM PST

Former Manchester United star, Andrei Kanchelskis has blamed the club for not allowing Michael Carrick to continue in charge of the club until the end of the season. Carrick was given the caretaker...

BBNaija: I’m mentally exhausted, traumatised — JMK

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 05:15 AM PST

  Former Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Jumoke 'JMK' Adedoyin, on Saturday said that she's mentally exhausted and traumatised following the fire incident that razed down her apartment...

Women farmers lament herders, farmers clash in FCT, demand end to insecurity

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 05:12 AM PST

Women farmers in the FCT have cried out over the insecurity in the territory, asking the federal government to urgently tackle the challenge to enable them to return to their farms. The women say...

‘We are back’, says P-Square, to headline music festival

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 04:06 AM PST

 Singing duo, Paul and Peter Okoye have confirmed their reunion as P-Square, as the duo is set to headline the Livespot music festival on December 18, 2021. The singers announced this on...

Right steps were taken in releasing Rema’s song, DJ Neptune breaks silence

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 04:03 AM PST

  Nigerian disk jockey, Imohiosen Patrick, popularly known as DJ Neptune, has addressed the conflict regarding a collaboration between himself and singer, Rema. Rema had called out the DJ via...

Day old baby rescued from well in Jigawa

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 03:56 AM PST

A day-old baby was on Friday discovered inside a well at Garin Ganau Village in Babura Local Government, Jigawa State. The village head said that some passersby heard a child crying inside an...

Anthony Joshua falls to fifth place in WBA rankings

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 03:53 AM PST

Former WBA heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has dropped to fifth place in the latest World Boxing Association rankings. Joshua lost his belts to Oleksandr Usyk in September this year, but is...

APC condemns fresh attack in Plateau

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 03:50 AM PST

The APC Chairman in Plateau State, Mr Rufus Bature has condemned the renewed cycle of attacks on unsuspecting people of Ta'agbe in Miango District of Bassa Local Government of the state. Recall...

Why #EndSARS panels, reports may become another Oputa commission – Legal practitioner

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:55 AM PST

Festus Ogun, a legal practitioner has expressed fear that EndSARS panels constituted by state governments may not achieve much. The activist said over the years the authorities consistently fail to...

Snake Bite: Physician describes antivenom as best treatment

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:45 AM PST

A medical doctor, Dr Olakunle Omoteemi has said the best treatment for a bite from a poisonous snake is antivenom in a hospital. Dr Omoteemi also said without the quick administration of antivenom...

Bandits demand N99m ransom for 61 Emmanuel Baptist worshippers in Kaduna

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:06 AM PST

The abductors of 66 worshippers at the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have asked for N99 million as ransom to release the 61 persons still...

Police arrest over 12 suspected bandits, recover AK47 rifles, others

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 01:02 AM PST

The Zamfara State Police Command says its police tactical teams have arrested over twelve suspected bandits and their informants including one 30 years old woman. Addressing newsmen at the...

Late Ojukwu’s wife, Bianca urge Buhari to release IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 12:57 AM PST

The wife of late Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu has urged Governors of the Southeast geo-political zone to remember Ojukwu just as Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the...

FAAN suspends Airport officials for allegedly extorting passenger

Posted: 27 Nov 2021 12:53 AM PST

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed the suspension of some officials for allegedly extorting a passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State. Mrs...

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