Tuesday, 30 November 2021

NigerianEye: “Jailbreaks: Unarmed inmates fleeing shouldn’t be killed, says Adegboruwa” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Jailbreaks: Unarmed inmates fleeing shouldn’t be killed, says Adegboruwa” plus 29 more


Jailbreaks: Unarmed inmates fleeing shouldn’t be killed, says Adegboruwa

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 08:10 AM PST

  A member of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has said unarmed inmates fleeing after an...

EndSARS: Lagos to release White Paper on panel report today – Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 07:58 AM PST

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government will release its White Paper on the report submitted by the EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry on November 15, 2021.   The...

#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu invites Falz, Mr Macaroni, Seun Kuti for peace walk

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 07:51 AM PST

  Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has called on some notable youths to attend a peace walk to herald the healing of the state.   Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Tuesday during a press...

Insurgency started in Southern Nigeria –Northern elder statesman, Yakasai

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 07:47 AM PST

  A founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said that the problem of insurgency in the country started in Southern Nigeria.   He...

Buhari sympathizes with families of policemen murdered by separatists

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 07:47 AM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathized with families of policemen reportedly murdered in the Southeast by separatist elements, who videotaped the bestial killings and shared it widely on...

NDLEA destroys illicit drugs worth N50b in Abuja

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 06:59 AM PST

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa on Tuesday said the agency has destroyed illegal drugs weighing 20,000 kilograms and worth over N50 billion in the...

How to apply as Davido opens portal for N250m orphanage fund

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 06:57 AM PST

  Popular singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has opened an online portal for orphanages to apply for the N250m fund, in commemoration of his 29th birthday.   The singer had...

I’m proud to represent Africa – Wizkid receives African artist of the year award

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 06:53 AM PST

  Nigerian music star, Wizkid has reacted to his emergence as the winner of the Apple music African artist of the year.   Apple announced Wizkid as the 2021 African artist of the year on...

‘Deep wound reopened’ — Sanwo-Olu breaks silence on Lagos #EndSARS panel report

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 06:53 AM PST

  Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has spoken for the first time about the report of the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality.   The report of the panel was leaked shortly...

Buhari threatens sanction on corrupt public servants, honours three for integrity

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 06:24 AM PST

The Federal Government will sanction those who bring in personnel into the public workforce by illegal recruitment, pay their payroll and retain ghost workers. President Muhammadu Buhari said this...

Ondo Speaker arraigned over fraud allegations

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 06:17 AM PST

The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, was on Tuesday arraigned over allegations of fraud. Oleyelogun, who appeared at the High Court sitting at the Olokuta...

Rihanna receives National Hero honour as Barbados becomes republic

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 05:39 AM PST

  American popstar and business mogul, Rihanna Fenty, on Monday night was conferred as a National Hero in Barbados as the Caribbean country became a republic.   Rihanna was honoured as the...

257 projects worth N20bn duplicated in 2021 budget, says ICPC

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 05:32 AM PST

Bolaji Owasanoye, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says 257 projects amounting to N20.138 billion were duplicated in the 2021 budget.  ...

Recruiters, concealers of ‘ghost workers’ will be severely punished –Buhari

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 05:31 AM PST

  The President, Muhammadu Buhari has sounded a note of warning to those in the public service who recruit, conceal and defend the activities of ghost workers, saying that they will be severely...

Man allegedly defiles four-year-old girl in Lagos

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 05:02 AM PST

An Ikeja Magistrates' Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 26-year-old unemployed man, Mustapha Baba, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl. Baba, a resident of Ayobo, Lagos...

Borrowing helped Nigeria recover from economic shocks– DMO

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 04:28 AM PST

  Patience Oniha, director-general of the Debt Management Office (DMO), says federal government relied on debt to finance over 90 percent of budget deficits.   Oniha disclosed this at a...

I’m a gold digger, says Tonto Dikeh

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 04:20 AM PST

 Tonto Dikeh, the controversial Nollywood actress, has described herself as a gold digger who pities no one. In an Instagram post on Monday, the movie star also warned her admirers not to...

FG issues new COVID-19 directives to travelers ahead of yuletide

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 04:17 AM PST

  Ahead of the festive season, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has issued fresh directives to travellers coming into the country.   Passengers arriving in Nigeria are now...

BREAKING: Court declares deposed Kano Emir, Sanusi’s banishment as unlawful

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 04:16 AM PST

  Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Awe, a...

Man to spend four years in jail over theft, conspiracy in Port Harcourt

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 03:21 AM PST

A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced a 26-year-old man, Benjamin Bernard, to four years imprisonment for conspiracy and stealing. The convict is...

Secessionist agitation: Crisis rocks Southern, Middle Belt alliance as Akintoye pulls out

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 03:21 AM PST

  A fresh crisis has engulfed secessionist agitators in Southern Nigeria and the Middle Belt as one of the arrowhead of the self-determination coalition, Prof Banji Akintoye, resigned as the...

My ex-driver stole fuel from my company - Tacha laments, advises business owners

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 03:20 AM PST

Reality TV star, Natacha Akide, popularly known as Tacha, has advised business owners to apply due diligence when employing support staff members.   Taking to her Instagram stories on Monday,...

I’m friends with Buhari’s Chief of Staff, others in Aso Rock – Ayu

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 03:13 AM PST

The newly-elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has revealed that Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, and other...

Only government orphanages eligible as registration for Davido’s N250m donation begins

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 03:08 AM PST

Davido, the Nigerian Afro-pop star, says only accredited government orphanage homes are entitled to his N250 million donation. The music star announced more details about the disbursement of the...

IPOB to FG: We’ll suspend agitation if referendum on Biafra is held

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 03:08 AM PST

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it will suspend its agitation if the federal government sets a date to hold a referendum on the secession of the south-east region. Over the past...

Zamfara police rescues 24 kidnapped victims

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 02:03 AM PST

The Zamfara State Police command said it has rescued twenty four kidnapped victims from the bandits enclaves. The rescue was carried out through the police tactical operatives in various locations...

Ballon d’Or 2021: You deserve everything in your life – Ronaldinho on Messi’s 7th award

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 01:49 AM PST

Brazil legend, Ronaldinho, has congratulated Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi on winning his seventh Ballon d'Or award on Monday night in Paris. Ronaldinho, a former teammate with Messi at...

Why I won Ballon d’Or 2021 ahead of Lewandowski -Lionel Messi

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 01:33 AM PST

  Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year,...

Abuja court shifts judgment in suit seeking Soludo’s disqualification

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 01:30 AM PST

  Judgment in a suit seeking disqualification of the governor-elect and deputy governor-elect for Anambra State in the November 6 governorship election, Prof Charles Soludo and Onyeka Ibezim...

I’m being hunted for demanding justice – Sibling of slain OAU master’s student

Posted: 30 Nov 2021 01:26 AM PST

  Olugbade Adegoke, the immediate elder brother of slain Master's student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy, has raised the alarm that he is being hunted for demanding that...

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