Wednesday, 8 December 2021

NigerianEye: “BBNaija’s Maria tests positive for COVID-19 in Ghana” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BBNaija’s Maria tests positive for COVID-19 in Ghana” plus 29 more

BBNaija’s Maria tests positive for COVID-19 in Ghana

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 05:54 AM PST

  Maria Benjamin, the ex-housemate of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show, says she has tested positive for COVID-19. The reality TV star, in a post via her Instagram page on...

Lagos shuts down Ojodu Grammar School over students’ death

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 05:50 AM PST

  The Lagos State Government has shut down Bab Fafunwa Millennium School, Ojodu, popularly known as Ojodu Grammar School, until January 2022.   This followed the accident that occurred at...

EPL: John Terry names Chelsea star who never fulfilled potential at Stamford Bridge

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 05:48 AM PST

Chelsea legend, John Terry, has named the club's former academy player, Rob Woolaston, as the Blues star that never fulfilled his potential at Stamford Bridge. According to Terry, Woolaston, a...

Northern coalition threatens protest, condemns fuel subsidy removal

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 05:40 AM PST

  A group under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Groups, on Wednesday, condemned the plan by the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy, threatening to mobilise the entire people of the...

Court orders DSS to pay N2m to Sowore over illegal seizure of his phones

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 05:37 AM PST

  A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay the sum of N2 million as general damages to Omoyele Sowore, an activist, over the unlawful seizure of...

‘Some vaccines have short shelf life’ — FG clarifies expiration of 1m AstraZeneca doses

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 05:36 AM PST

  The federal government has reacted to a report stating that one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria expired in November.   According to the report, the expired doses were...

Police rescue seven kidnapped persons in Niger

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 05:33 AM PST

Seven travellers allegedly abducted on Tegina-Zungeru road Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been rescued from their kidnappers by the police in the state. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the...

He must produce them alive – HURIWA drags Umahi to Buhari over missing engineers

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 04:57 AM PST

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has raised objections over the reported confirmation by the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on the killing of five engineers working at...

2023: North should produce next president by PDP’s arrangement – Dokpesi

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 04:24 AM PST

  Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications, has said the north should still produce Nigeria's president in 2023.   Dokpesi said based on an arrangement and calculation by the...

Ned Nwoko narrates why he separated from Moroccan wife, dispels ‘Kayamata’ rumours

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 05:42 AM PST

Former member of the House of Representatives, Ned Nwoko, has opened up about his separation from his Moroccan wife, Laila, revealing the reasons for the end of their marriage.   A statement...

Biafra: Igbo presidency in 2023 will bury agitations in Southeast – Ngige

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 04:11 AM PST

 Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has said the zoning of the 2023 presidency to the southeast would end the secession agitation in the region.   Ngige said all the...

UCL: Why I allowed Messi take penalty in 4-1 win over Brugge – Mbappe

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 04:11 AM PST

  Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe has explained why he allowed Lionel Messi take the penalty during their 4-1 win over Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday.   He said it...

Buhari reacts as trailer kills Ojodu Grammar School students in Lagos

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 04:02 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the killing of students of Ojodu Grammar School in Lagos State. Buhari commiserated with the parents, relatives, and friends of the students killed by a...

Nigerian security agents, not ESN, planting bombs in Igboland – IPOB

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 03:17 AM PST

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, accused Nigerian security agents of planting Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, across the Southeast. Spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, claimed...

COVID-19: Papua New Guinea holds mass burial for 54 victims

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 02:40 AM PST

    Papua New Guinea carried out the first in a series of mass Covid-19 burials Wednesday, interring 54 people whose remains were unclaimed for months as the pandemic ravaged the...

#JusticeForSylvester: Protest rocks Dowen College over death of student, Oromoni

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 02:34 AM PST

  Some angry Nigerians on Wednesday morning, stormed the Dowen College in Lekki area of Lagos State to protest against the unfortunate death of a 12-year-old student, Sylvester...

‘Squid Game’, Sound Sultan, Tiwa Savage… Nigeria’s top Google searches in 2021

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 02:23 AM PST

  Sound Sultan, Obi Cubana, TB Joshua, and Tiwa Savage have been named among Nigeria's top searches on Google in 2021. The search giant announced a list of moments, people, topics, events, and...

Buhari to be in Lagos on Thursday for Bisi Akande’s book launch

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 02:17 AM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Thursday, attend the public presentation of 'My Participations', the autobiography of Bisi Akande, former interim chairman of the APC. The event will...

1m doses of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine expired in Nigeria in November

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 02:15 AM PST

 Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria in November, a report by Reuter's says. According to the report, two sources with direct knowledge of vaccine...

FRSC denies involvement in death of Ojodu Grammar School students

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 01:49 AM PST

The Federal Road Safety Service (FRSC) has given details of the incident involving students from Ojodu Grammar School. An unconfirmed number of Ojodu Grammar School students were crushed to death...

Secondus-led PDP NWC holds valedictory session today

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 01:47 AM PST

  The Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party will today hold a valedictory session to mark the end of its four-year tenure which officially comes to a close...

Melinda Gates, Chimamanda, others make 2021 BBC 100 most inspiring women list

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 01:28 AM PST

  The BBC has named renowned Nigerian author and feminist, Chimamanda Adichie on its annual list of 100 inspiring and impactful women from around the world for 2021.   A statement by...

Champions League: Barcelona set to drop into Europa League

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 01:27 AM PST

  Barcelona lost for the first time under Xavi Hernandez last weekend – a 1-0 defeat to Real Betis in LaLiga.   But on Wednesday, the Catalans face the possibility of exiting from the...

Remove Nigeria, others from red list, Archbishop of Canterbury tells UK govt

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 12:22 AM PST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has urged the British government to remove Nigeria and other countries from its red list.   There has been outrage over the inclusion of...

No reason APC won’t win in 2023, Buhari is performing well — Uzodinma

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 12:10 AM PST

  Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, says there is no reason the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not be voted back to power since the present administration is "performing well".   The...

Two students killed, 12 injured in Lagos truck accident -Police

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 12:09 AM PST

  The Lagos police command says two students were killed in an accident involving a truck that occurred along the Ogunnusi road.   The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon after which...

Ganduje attends leadership programme in US, hands over power to deputy

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 12:08 AM PST

  Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has travelled to the United States of America where he is participating in a week-long programme. A statement issued by the commissioner for...

Gunmen invade Imo community, kill two, destroy properties

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 12:05 AM PST

Gunmen have killed at least two persons when they invaded Etekwuru autonomous community in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State around 4am on Wednesday. The attackers also destroyed...

42 persons roasted alive in Sokoto yet no outcry – Shehu Sani laments

Posted: 08 Dec 2021 12:00 AM PST

Senator Shehu Sani has lamented the failure of the current government in tackling security challenges across the nation. The former lawmaker, who represented the Kaduna Central during the 8th...

Police arrest 16 youths for allegedly vandalizing government properties

Posted: 07 Dec 2021 11:40 PM PST

Sixteen youths, all males, within the age range of 40 to 15, were paraded before reporters on Monday at the Katsina Police Command for allegedly vandalizing government properties installed around the...
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