Tuesday, 22 February 2022

NigerianEye: “We’re ready for Osun guber election – INEC declares” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “We’re ready for Osun guber election – INEC declares” plus 29 more

We’re ready for Osun guber election – INEC declares

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 09:13 AM PST

  The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared that it is ready for the Osun State gubernatorial election slated for July 16, 2022.   The Resident Electoral...

Babatunde Ogunnaike, co-author of national anthem, is dead

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 09:08 AM PST

  Babatunde Ogunnaike, one of the authors of the Nigerian national anthem, is dead.   He was said to have died on February 20.   He became a co-author of the national anthem after his...

Champions League: Messi speaks on team to win trophy this season

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 09:06 AM PST

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, has insisted that the Parisians have the team to win the Champions League this season, but they have to remain calm. The Champions League is the top...

‘We are on the same page’ — APC governors agree on convention date, zoning formula

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 08:57 AM PST

  Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) say they are on the same page on issues bordering on the national convention and zoning arrangement.   After meeting with President...

Alaafin’s ex-queen Badirat Adeyemi confirms buttock lift

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 08:10 AM PST

  Badirat Adeyemi, the estranged wife of Alaafin of Oyo, has admitted to undergoing cosmetic surgery. Badirat replied to a troll who called her out in the comment section of her Instagram...

DPP initially indicted Dowen College, suspects said Oromoni was bullied — Police

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 08:10 AM PST

  A policeman identified as Bamidele Olusegun (CSP) says Dowen College was initially indicted in the first legal advice issued by the Lagos state directorate of public prosecutions (DPP) on the...

I don’t see myself leaving Man United -De Gea

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 08:09 AM PST

  David de Gea returns to the city of his birth and club where he grew up on Wednesday as Manchester United head to Atletico Madrid in a Champions League clash between two giants that have...

FG gets training manuals to boost cocoa exports

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 07:37 AM PST

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mahmood Abubakar, on Tuesday, announced that the Federal Government was set to boost cocoa export through the implementation of research findings in...

Wike wants to import political cannibalism into Cross River – APC

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 07:30 AM PST

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has said that Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is attempting to import political cannibalism into their once politically peaceful...

Buhari meets with APC governors amid convention saga

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 07:14 AM PST

  President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the presidential villa in Abuja.   The meeting is coming amid the rigmarole...

Fuel scarcity: Some people crying as if heavens have fallen — Femi Adesina

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 06:37 AM PST

  Femi Adesina has said the continued presence of long queues at filling stations should not be an opportunity for some Nigerians to criticize the Nigerian government.   The media aide to...

We shouldn’t stop entertainment for youths to focus on elections – Comedian, Mr Macaroni

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 06:35 AM PST

  Nigerian comedian, Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has stated that entertainment events and shows do not need to be put on hold before Nigerian youths focus on the upcoming...

Man stabs friend to death in Ekiti over thirty naira

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 06:12 AM PST

It was a gory sight at a beer parlour joint, in Irona area of Ado Ekiti, as a man known as Potable, suddenly broke a bottle and stabbed his best friend, Amos Ayoola Ajayi multiple times, leading to...

Serie A: I was forced to play Osimhen against Cagliari, he wasn’t fit – Spalletti

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 06:06 AM PST

Napoli manager, Luciano Spalletti, has revealed that Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen passed a late fitness test, which saw him play in Monday's Serie A clash against Cagliari. Osimhen started the...

UK imposes sanctions on five Russian banks, three billionaires over Ukraine invasion

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 05:45 AM PST

 The United Kingdom says it is sanctioning five Russian banks and three wealthy individuals.   The development is coming after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern...

2023: Kwankwaso, Dalung, Galadima, others form Third Force

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 05:04 AM PST

  A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Tuesday announced the formation of Third Force, under the aegis of The National Movement, thereby lightening the political temper of...

Why I gave up my £350,000-a-week Arsenal salary for Barcelona – Aubameyang

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 05:00 AM PST

  Barcelona striker, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang, has revealed that he gave up his £350,000-a-week salary at Arsenal to move to Spain.   The 32-year-old was banished by Gunners boss Mikel...

Hijab: Our stand based on law, respect for pluralism —Kwara govt

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 04:42 AM PST

The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has condemned attempts by some fifth columnists to polarise the state along religious lines, using the issue of hijab in public schools "as a...

Long queues resurface in Ibadan as more petroleum stations shut down

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 04:37 AM PST

Long queues of cars, motorcycles and tricycles have resurfaced again in most parts of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Our correspondent who went around major areas of Ibadan on Monday and Tuesday...

Insecurity: Bishop Oyedepo rains curses on Fulani herdsmen, kidnappers, sponsors

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 04:01 AM PST

  Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has again cursed criminal elements causing havoc across the country.   During a sermon, Oyedepo cursed kidnappers and...

BREAKING: Court extends detention order on detained DCP, Abba Kyari

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 04:01 AM PST

  A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday extended the detention of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, by 14 days.   The court granted permission to the National Drug Law...

EPL: This guy needs more respect – Rio Ferdinand compares Salah to Suarez

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 04:00 AM PST

Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has compared Liverpool's Mohamed Salah to Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez. Ferdinand believes that Salah's exploits for Jurgen Klopp's side this season have...

IMF warns FG over proposed N2.55trn fuel subsidy spending

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 03:43 AM PST

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the Nigerian government will likely depend on overdrafts from the Central Bank of Nigeria to fund its proposed N2.55 trillion petrol subsidy bill...

Court sentences former minister, ex-PDP deputy chairman, evangelist to jail

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 03:33 AM PST

A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, has sentenced a former Minister of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Ochekpe, to three months imprisonment. The court also sentenced a...

Ogun: Policeman ‘killed’ by ex-Governor Gbenga Daniel’s driver while opening gate

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 03:30 AM PST

  A policeman, Sergeant Adeleke Ogunsola, has died in Sagamu while opening a gate at the Asoludero residence of former Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State.   Ogunsola was one of the...

World leaders condemn Russian decision on Ukraine

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 03:28 AM PST

  Western powers reacted swiftly to Monday's decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise the independence of the two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine, condemning...

Protest rocks Abuja over Buhari’s delay in signing Electoral Bill

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 03:26 AM PST

  A coalition of the Civil Society Organisations comprising of over 24 groups are currently protesting in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to...

Rochas Okorocha’s absence stalls arraignment on N2.9bn corruption charges

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 02:55 AM PST

The planned arraignment of former Imo State Governor, Anayo Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, on N2.9bn corruption was stalled. Okorocha, currently a Senator...

Ukraine Vs Russia: ‘I see destruction coming’ – Primate Ayodele warns Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 02:30 AM PST

  The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, spoke about the crisis between Russia and Ukraine which has been on for some months.   Primate...

‘We’re not sure Nnamdi Kanu is still alive, nothing should happen to him’ – IPOB to DSS, FG

Posted: 22 Feb 2022 02:28 AM PST

  The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday warned that nothing must happen to its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS.   IPOB issued the...
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