Monday, 17 January 2022

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Robert Lewandowski named FIFA’s best player of 2021” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Robert Lewandowski named FIFA’s best player of 2021” plus 29 more

BREAKING: Robert Lewandowski named FIFA’s best player of 2021

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 12:07 PM PST

Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich's record-setting striker, retained FIFA's top men's player title Monday at "The Best" of 2021 ceremony, partially erasing his disappointment at losing the Ballon...

BREAKING: Nigerian govt files new terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 11:09 AM PST

The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Monday, filed new terrorism charges against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. In the amended process it filed before the Federal...

I’m ‘somehow’ related to Tinubu, says female presidential candidate, Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 09:13 AM PST

  Female presidential candidate, Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi, has said despite the respect she has for the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, she still...

AFCON: Ivory Coast goalkeeper Sangare loses dad hours after gaffe against Sierra Leone

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 09:12 AM PST

   Ivory Coast goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare learned of the death of his father on Monday, only a few hours after making headlines for a disastrous gaffe in his team's Africa Cup of Nations...

Give young people like Bawa opportunity to serve, Northern youths tell Buhari

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 09:12 AM PST

  Youths drawn from the 19 northern states and Abuja, under the Arewa Youth Assembly, have asked the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to appoint more Nigerian youths into his cabinet.   They...

Shettima hails Tinubu, says leadership isn’t about lifting bag of cement

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 08:56 AM PST

Former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said those of the opinion that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is physically unsuitable for the Office...

2 die, 1 injured in Ibadan auto crash

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 08:43 AM PST

Two persons on Monday died in a road accident which occurred at 7:00 am on the Oyo-Ibadan Expressway, 3km to Ojoo in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)...

Banditry in Zamfara now lucrative business for politicians -Gov Matawalle

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 08:33 AM PST

  Bello Matawalle, Zamfara State Governor, has said bandit attacks in his state has turned into a lucrative venture owing to the influence of politicians.   The Governor gave this...

2023: Reno Omokri advises Nigerians on how to elect good leaders

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 08:33 AM PST

  Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections, a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has advised Nigerians on how they could elect good leaders for a new political era.   Omokri, in...

How battle against corruption can be won in Nigeria— IBB

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 08:27 AM PST

  Former Military President of Nigeria, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida who ruled the country between 1985 and 1993, has given his two cents on how the country can be rid of corruption.   In a...

AFCON 2021: I want Nigeria to remember me – Samuel Chukwueze

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 08:23 AM PST

  Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze, has said he wants Nigeria to remember him after the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon.   Chukwueze, who scored his first...

2023: Tinubu must be given choice of first refusal – Senator Shettima

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 08:22 AM PST

Senator Kashim Shettima has said the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu must be given a choice of first refusal as the 2023 presidential election approaches....

Gov Ganduje’s ardent critic, Magaji arrested by police

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 07:36 AM PST

The Former Commissioner for Works in Kano State, Muaz Magaji has allegedly been arrested by the Special Investigation Bureau of the Nigeria Police in Kano. Magaji who raised an alarm over an...

AFCON 2021: Four European clubs react to Super Eagles leap to knockout stages

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 07:19 AM PST

  Four European clubs, Watford, Rangers, Leicester City and Sparta Rotterdam have commended the Super Eagles for qualifying for the next round of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)....

2023: Time to review educational requirements for political office aspirants – Gbajabiamila

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 07:17 AM PST

  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday said it has become necessary to review section 131 (d) of the 1999 constitution in a bid to increase the minimum...

Patriotic hands in APC should support PDP in rescuing Nigeria, says Tambuwal

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 07:16 AM PST

  The Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal, has called on Nigerians and those in the ruling All Progressives Congress who are patriotic enough to join the main opposition party, the Peoples...

AFCON 2021: Aubameyang sent back to Arsenal

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 06:36 AM PST

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been sent back to Arsenal by Gabon for medical examinations after he was diagnosed with heart lesions, according to Sky Sports. Aubameyang, who was banished from the...

Insecurity: Northern leaders demand release of Leah Sharibu, all other abducted students

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 06:32 AM PST

The Federal Government has been tasked to intensify efforts to release Leah Sharibu and all students still in the den of kidnappers. Recall that Leah Sharibu, alongside hundreds of Chibok boarding...

You’ve never been intimidated by me —Toyin Abraham hails husband, Kolawole Ajeyemi

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 06:24 AM PST

  Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has praised her husband and fellow actor, Kolawole Ajeyemi, saying he has never been intimidated by anything about her.   She said this in a post on...

Not zoning presidency to south-east will be burden on the nation’s conscience –Anyim

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 06:35 AM PST

  Anyim Pius Anyim, former president of the senate, says the failure of political parties to zone the presidency to the south-east in 2023 "will be a burden on the conscience of the nation"....

AFCON 2021: We don’t fear any team – Ahmed Musa on knockout stages

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 05:54 AM PST

  Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has made it clear there is no country they want to avoid in the knockout stages of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.   Nigeria are in a quest to win...

2023 Presidency: Politicians should have retirement age, says Umahi

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 05:50 AM PST

  Presidential hopeful and Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, says politicians in Nigeria should have retirement age and not "pursue money" till the end of their stay on earth.   The...

Djokovic may be barred from French Open

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 05:39 AM PST

 All athletes who wish to compete in France will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19, government sources told AFP on Monday. This appears to contradict what Sports Minister Roxana...

PDP governors arrive Rivers govt house for meeting

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 05:30 AM PST

Nine governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, including the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, have arrived at Government House, Port Harcourt, the venue for their proposed meeting. Thirteen...

NANS demands justice for two-year-old girl killed by customs in Ogun

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 06:09 AM PST

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has demanded justice for the two-year-old girl killed by a stray bullet fired by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Ilaro area of Yewa,...

AFCON 2021: Highest goal scorers ahead of final group matches (Top 14)

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 05:16 AM PST

  Cameroon captain, Vincent Aboubakar, is currently leading the race for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations' Golden Boot.   Aboubakar currently has four goals from two fixtures played so far,...

BREAKING: Salihu Lukman resigns as APC governors forum DG amid convention controversy

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 05:14 AM PST

  Salihu Lukman, director-general of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has resigned from his position.   His resignation is coming on the heels of the controversy surrounding the...

Nigeria vs Guinea-Bissau: Eguavoen speaks on Ighalo, Osimhen ahead of AFCON tie

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 05:12 AM PST

  Super Eagles interim manager, Austine Eguavoen, has declared that his team is missing the expertise of Odion Ighalo and Victor Osimhen in front of goal at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of...

How I aborted unlawful search of Justice Odili’s Abuja house – Police chief tells court

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 04:03 AM PST

An Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Madaki Chidawa, on Monday, in Abuja narrated to the Federal High Court how he aborted the unlawful search of the Abuja residence of the Supreme Court...

Another Plateau monarch abducted

Posted: 17 Jan 2022 04:00 AM PST

Barely three weeks after the kidnap of a paramount ruler in Plateau State, the military task force responsible for the maintenance of peace in the state, code-named Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has...
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