Sunday, 31 May 2015

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: Why Buhari has not moved to Aso Rock” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “REVEALED: Why Buhari has not moved to Aso Rock” plus 28 more


REVEALED: Why Buhari has not moved to Aso Rock

Posted: 31 May 2015 10:53 PM PDT

The head of President Muhammadu Buhari's media team, Garba Shehu, on Sunday said Buhari had yet to move to the Presidential Villa, Abuja because his official residence was not ready for...

(WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES): Over 60 burnt to death in Onitsha petrol tanker accident

Posted: 31 May 2015 10:37 PM PDT

Tragedy struck in Onitsha on Sunday evening after over 60 persons burnt to death when a trailer loaded with Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol that was descending from Army barracks side...

FIFA Under-20: Brazil beat Nigeria 4-2

Posted: 31 May 2015 10:56 PM PDT

Nigeria U20 team lost 4-2 to their Brazilian U20 opponents in Group E opening game of the 2015 Fifa U20 World Cup played at the Stadium Taranaki New Plymouth. A goal in each half of the encounter by...

EFCC set to arraign six CBN officials for N8 Billion fraud

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:00 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that six top officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria and 16 others are to be arraigned for alleged complicity in an N8bn currency fraud on...

My Life Threatened For Doing The Best For My Country – Diezani Alison-Madueke Speaks From London

Posted: 31 May 2015 10:44 PM PDT

Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has alleged that her life is being threatened by members of a powerful cabal who benefited from petroleum subsidy fraud. The Nigeria's first female...

Why Buhari didn’t make assets public – Aides

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:06 PM PDT

Aides of President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, explained why the president did not declare his assets publicly. They said he will make his assets known to Nigerians within the first 100 days of his...

Boko Haram bombs Maiduguri market, burns Yobe court

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:07 PM PDT

An Improvised Explosive Device believed to have been planted by suspected members of Boko Haram on Sunday exploded at the Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, Borno State. No death was recorded but four...

Buhari names Femi Adesina and Mallam Garba Shehu as spokesmen

Posted: 31 May 2015 10:46 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday named the President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mr. Femi Adesina, and the Director, Media and Publicity of the All Progressives Congress Presidential...

We haven’t received any payment - Ekiti APC lawmakers tell Fayose

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:01 PM PDT

The 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in the Ekiti State House of Assembly have refuted a report that Governor Ayodele Fayose had paid their outstanding salaries and allowances. They...

Igbos in Lagos present 7-point demand to Governor Ambode

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:02 PM PDT

Igbos resident in Lagos State, under the aegis of Igbo Progressive Leaders Council, IPLC, yesterday, presented a seven-point demand to the state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The association...

I want to be best player in the world – Iheanacho

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:03 PM PDT

Flying Eagles star Kelechi Iheanacho has said his biggest dream is to be crowned the best footballer in the world. Manchester City starlet Iheanacho, who only turned 18 in December, is in New...

Govern with fear of God - PDP tells Ambode

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:04 PM PDT

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has admonished the newly sworn in Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, to govern the state with the fear of God. This is just as...

Obasanjo’s sister burial holds June 6

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:08 PM PDT

The burial of the late younger sister to the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Madam Esther Adunni Eweje née Obasanjo, will hold on Saturday, June 6 in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. She...

Auto crash claims 13 lives in Bauchi

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:09 PM PDT

Thirteen people lost their lives while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident which occurred at Busuri village on the Bulkachuwa-Dambam Road in Bauchi State. It was...

Lagos moves to boost free flow of traffic

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:14 PM PDT

The Lagos Traffic Management Authority says it is the desire of the government that the agency ensure an accident-free and unimpeded flow of traffic in the state. The Deputy Comptroller of the...

South Africa admits $10m FIFA payout

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:17 PM PDT

South African Football Association President, Danny Jordaan, has reportedly confirmed that South Africa paid $10m after the country won a bid to host the 2010 World Cup. Jordaan however insists that...

Lagos signs Ikeja, Ikoyi, Apapa model city plans

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:12 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government has signed three model city plans to guide physical development of different areas of the metropolis in the next 10 years. This is in line with its determination to ensure...

Wike sacks Board of Directors appointed by Amaechi

Posted: 31 May 2015 02:55 PM PDT

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sacked dissolved the Board of Directors of Greater Port Harcourt Authority with immediate effect. In a statement signed by Emma Okah on behalf the state...

Buhari’s assets declaration: We will respond later - PDP

Posted: 31 May 2015 02:54 PM PDT

The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP said Sunday that it would reply to President Muhamadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on their declaration of assets. Speaking...

Osinbajo formally takes over Villa Chapel

Posted: 31 May 2015 02:49 PM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday formally took over the leadership of the villa chapel located inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The chapel built by the administration of former President...

Gunmen kidnap Kogi commissioner

Posted: 31 May 2015 02:47 PM PDT

Gunmen, numbering about five, on Sunday kidnapped the Commissioner of Land in Kogi State, Mr. Steven Mayaki. An eyewitness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told journalists in Lokoja that...

US Secretary of State, John Kerry breaks leg in bicycle accident

Posted: 31 May 2015 02:45 PM PDT

United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, was on Sunday in Geneva flown to a hospital with a broken leg following a bicycle accident in the French Alps. The spokesman for the US mission in...

Fresh bomb blast hits Maiduguri market

Posted: 31 May 2015 02:39 PM PDT

Barely 24 hours after a suicide bomber killed 26 people in a mosque near Maiduguri's main market, an Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram insurgents...

3 policemen, tanker driver killed by Kogi oil bunkerers

Posted: 31 May 2015 07:43 AM PDT

Three policemen and a tanker driver whose identities were yet to be ascertained were said reportedly killed by suspected oil bunkerers at Oguda in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was...

2015 elections, the most rigged election Nigeria has ever experienced - Asari Dokubo

Posted: 31 May 2015 07:37 AM PDT

Ex-militant leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, has described the recent 2015 general elections as "the most rigged election Nigeria has ever experienced, as it was not free and fair". Alhaji Dokubo made...

Scores of Boko Haram invade Yobe town, chant Allahu Akbar, loot food items and shops, destroy public buildings

Posted: 31 May 2015 07:31 AM PDT

Scores of Boko Haram members in a convoy of three Hilux vehicles and several motorcycles invaded the town of Ngalda in Fika Local Government Area of Yobe state, where they wreak havoc on mostly...

Okonjo-Iweala behind my success, says Adesina

Posted: 31 May 2015 05:18 AM PDT

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, president-elect, Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has credited his success at the poll to the tireless work of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's Finance Minister. In a statement...

The presidential Inauguration Gala night in pictures

Posted: 31 May 2015 02:59 AM PDT

Photo credit: Dele Momodu/Ovation

Wike kick-starts looting master plan – APC Alleges

Posted: 31 May 2015 03:12 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC says it is shocked that "accidental caretaker" governor of Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom Wike has confirmed the fears of many a Rivers person by jump-starting his...

Buhari Stole Jonathan's Mandate - Asari Dokubo

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Saturday, 30 May 2015

NigerianEye: “President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo declare assets” plus 27 more

NigerianEye: “President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo declare assets” plus 27 more


President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo declare assets

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:39 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have declared their assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau as required by the Constitution. The head of Buhari's media team, Garba Shehu,...

REVEALED: Buhari to earn N14 million as annual salary, allowances

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:39 PM PDT

Nigeria's new president, Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, will earn annual basic salaries of N3, 514, 705 and N3, 031, 572.50 respectively, according to the information on the website...

God plans to heal Nigeria through us — Osinbajo

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:40 PM PDT

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said God's plan was to turn things around for good and heal Nigeria through the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said his election was ordained...

Bomb blast in Maiduguri mosque kills many

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:42 PM PDT

The Borno State Police command has confirmed that 26 people were killed in Saturday's suicide bomb in a mosque in Maiduguri. A witness had told Governor Kashim Shettima that 16 people died in the...

Buhari can stop class war between the champagne-drinking rich and the poor – Ben Murray Bruce

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:40 PM PDT

Mr. Ben Murray Bruce, a businessman and philanthropist, is a senator-elect representing Bayelsa East. The media mogul speaks on issues relating to accountability, prudence and transparency in...

Wanted Nyako returns, plans to meet Buhari

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:29 PM PDT

Former Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd.), returned to Nigeria on Saturday. Nyako, who arrived from London on a Lufthansa Airline flight, landed at the Nnamdi Azikwe...

UN honours four fallen Nigerian peacekeepers

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:25 PM PDT

The United Nations, on Friday, honoured 126 men and women who died in 2014 while on peacekeeping missions. Among them are four Nigerians, namely: Lance Corporal Silas Danyawu and Lance Corporal John...

Asari Dokubo faults Niger Delta amnesty

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:23 PM PDT

Leader of the Ijaw Youth Council, Mr. Asari Dokubo, has condemned the amnesty granted to the ex-Niger Delta militants by the late president, Umaru Yar'adua. According to him, this was a bribe to...

We’ll unseat Wike at tribunal — APC

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:22 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has said that despite the assumption of office of Governor Nyesom Wike, it was confident that he would be removed by the election petition...

Alamieyeseigha made me — Jonathan

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:18 PM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday identified a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, as the person responsible for the political height he attained in...

I’ve not banned Jonathan’s ministers from travelling abroad — Buhari

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:13 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said no law abiding Nigerian has been banned from travelling outside the country. Buhari was reacting to reported cases of VIP stoppages at the nation's...

Buhari condemns Maiduguri attack

Posted: 30 May 2015 10:10 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday condemned the latest terrorist attack on Maiduguri, Borno State capital. In a statement by the head of his media team, Garba Shehu, the President warned that...

Messi and Neymar fire Barcelona to 27th Copa del Rey trophy

Posted: 30 May 2015 03:40 PM PDT

Another wonder-goal from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona clinch their 27th Copa del Rey crown as they outclassed Athletic Bilbao 3-1 at Camp Nou. With the league title already in the bag, Saturday's...

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-0 to win 12th FA CUP trophy

Posted: 30 May 2015 03:36 PM PDT

Theo Walcott opened the scoring with a powerful finish before Alexis Sanchez doubled the lead with a stunning strike from distance early in the second period. Per Mertesacker made the game safe with...

Bear with us as we tackle the rot – Buhari to Nigerians

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:55 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday evening appealed to Nigerians to bear with his administration as he and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo begin the earnest work of reconstructing the country. He...

Wanted Ex-Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtal Nyako returns to Nigeria today

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:54 AM PDT

Former Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtal Nyako(retd.), is returning to Nigeria today, Saturday. Nyako, who is coming from London via Lufthansa Airline flight, is expected to land in Abuja...

Saraki, Gbajabiamila will emerge Senate president, Speaker - Prophet

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:54 AM PDT

A cleric, Prophet Christopher Owolabi, has predicted that Senator Bukola Saraki and Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila will emerge leaders of the 8th National Assembly. He added that there will be a rapid...

I remain grateful to Bayelsa people, Nigerians – Jonathan

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:55 AM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Yenagoa said he remained grateful to Bayelsa people for the support he enjoyed during his political career from 1999 to date. Jonathan, who expressed...

NFF is not corrupt, says Pinnick

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:47 AM PDT

The Nigeria Football Association (NFF) says it has zero tolerance for corrupt practices as well as any form of high-handedness or impunity, according to its President Amaju Pinnick. An NFF...

Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:42 AM PDT

Nigerian troops pushed back an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the outskirts of Borno state capital Maiduguri in the early hours of Saturday, a Reuters reporter and military source said. The...

Strong Earthquake rattles Tokyo

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:38 AM PDT

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Saturday, geologists said, shaking buildings in Tokyo and setting off car alarms. Despite the huge power of the quake, there was no risk...

Boko Haram launches fresh attack on Maiduguri

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:35 AM PDT

Barely 24hrs after the take over of the Mohammadu Buhari administration and the successful swearing ceremony of Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, the Boko Haram insurgents made a daring...

US removes Cuba from terror blacklist

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:30 AM PDT

The US has removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. John Kerry, the US secretary of state, has signed an order removing Cuba from the terrorism blacklist as part of the process of...

I was scared Bayelsa people would boo me when i returned – Jonathan

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:33 PM PDT

The immediate past President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, said he had been worried about the kind of reception he would receive in his home state, Bayelsa. Speaking at a civic reception in...

I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody - Buhari

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:35 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday warned political forces or anyone who thought he would be answerable to him in the next four years, saying he belonged to nobody. He spoke soon after he was...

Fashola’s tenure was a failure – PDP

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:30 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has described the performance of former Governor of Lagos, Babatunde Fashola, as dismal. The Lagos chapter of the party on Friday alleged that the administration of...

Nigeria, no longer in chains –Tinubu

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:26 PM PDT

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that Nigeria has been liberated from years of the Peoples Democratic Party's misrule as Muhammadu Buhari was sworn...

Okowa outlines five-point agenda for Delta

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:24 PM PDT

The people of Delta jubilated as the new Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa took oath of office at exactly 11:35am to take over the mantle of governance of the State. Okowa clad in...

Babatunde Fashola failed - Lagos PDP says

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Friday, 29 May 2015

NigerianEye: “Read Full Text of President Buhari’s Inaugural Speech” plus 25 more

NigerianEye: “Read Full Text of President Buhari’s Inaugural Speech” plus 25 more


Read Full Text of President Buhari’s Inaugural Speech

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:49 AM PDT

I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy....

Former president, Goodluck Jonathan and wife arrive Otuoke hometown in Bayelsa

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:52 AM PDT

Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan on Friday, May 29, 2015, took a flight 5N-FGW from Abuja to Port Harcourt, before arriving at his Otuoke hometown in Bayelsa state to cheers from...

Stable power supply underway, says Buhari

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:48 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says careful studies are already under way to identify the quickest, safest and cost-effective way to bring light and relief to Nigerians. Buhari made the remark in his...

Fayose showers praise on Buhari

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:47 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has hailed the inaugural speech of President Mohammadu Buhari, describing it as a sign that the president was ready to serve all Nigerians, not minding their...

I won’t take Lagosians for granted, says Ambode

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:41 AM PDT

The new Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, says he will never take the people of the state for granted. The governor explained that such is one of the lessons he learnt during the general...

Nigeria Military command will relocate to Maiduguri – Buhari

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:37 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari immediately after he was sworn in as the President and Commander- in- Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Friday at the Eagles Square in Abuja directed the relocation...

I’ll invest more energy in job creation – Shettima

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:31 AM PDT

Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Friday promised to invest more energies in job creation, lamenting that the current level of unemployment has turned many energetic youths into...

Reasons why we withdrew from Kashamu’s house – NDLEA

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:26 AM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it pulled out its operatives from the house of Senator-elect, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, in compliance with a court order. NDLEA said it withdrew from the...

PDP congratulates Buhari, wishes him successful tenure

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:19 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the newly sworn in President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh on Friday wished the new...

'Former governor, Isa Yuguda left empty treasury, destroyed Bauchi'

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:14 AM PDT

The new Governor of Bauchi State, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, said the former Governor of the state, Mallam Isa Yuguda, left an empty treasury in the state. Bauchi State civil servants have not been paid...

4 soldiers, 33 Islamists killed in Boko Haram clash

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:11 AM PDT

A clash between Chad's army and Boko Haram on a Lake Chad island has killed four soldiers and 33 Islamists, a military spokesman said Friday. "Boko Haram elements on Wednesday attacked our forces in...

El-Rufai condemns attack on inauguration guests

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:08 AM PDT

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the attack on guests at his inauguration as the 22nd Governor of the state on Friday in Kaduna. The former minister of the FCT condemned...

Suicide bomber kills six at Borno wedding

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:06 AM PDT

The Borno Police Command on Friday said six persons were killed by a sucide bomber, who attacked a venue of a wedding (Fatiha) in Tashan Alade in the Hawul Local Government Area of the state. The...

Tambuwal reappoints Imam as spokesman

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:02 AM PDT

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has re-appointed Alhaji Imam Imam as his Chief Press Secretary. In a statement the governor issued after his inauguration in Sokoto on Friday, Tambuwal named...

Sepp Blatter wins FIFA presidency for the fifth term

Posted: 29 May 2015 11:01 AM PDT

Sepp Blatter won FIFA presidential re-election for an unprecedented fifth term as challenger, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, conceded after failing to win by a two-third majority in the first...

PICTURES: Governor Amosun’s inauguration

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:59 AM PDT

Nyesom Wike sworn in as Governor of Rivers state, Amaechi absent

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:56 AM PDT

Ex-Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was absent at the swearing-in of his successor, Chief Nyesom Wike in Rivers state on Friday. There had been speculations that Amaechi may not be...

Youths stone guests, disrupt El-Rufai’s inauguration

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:52 AM PDT

The inauguration of Governor Nasir El-Rufa'i of Kaduna State ended abruptly on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that El-Rufai could not review the parade mounted by the police as some...

I promise to be president for all - Buhari

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:50 AM PDT

Muhammadu Buhari on Friday became the fifth elected President of Nigeria with a promise that he would serve as the President of all, irrespective of their political affiliations, ethnicity or...

Buhari vows to crush "godless" Boko Haram

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:46 AM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Friday to eradicate the "mindless, godless" militant group Boko Haram and rescue hundreds of women and children held captive,...

New Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje appoints SSG, five others

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:45 AM PDT

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Rabi'u Bichi as Secretary to the State Government. This is contained in a statement personally signed by the governor...

Governor El-Rufa’i, deputy to forfeit 50% salary

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:43 AM PDT

Governor Nasir El-Rufa'i of Kaduna State on Friday said he would forfeit 50 per cent of his salary pending when the financial situation of the state improves. The governor stated this in his...

Work harder for W’Cup slot, FIFA tells Nigerian referees

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:41 AM PDT

FIFA Referee Development Officer, Carlos Henriques, has called on Nigerian referees to work harder to earn slots at the World Cup. Henriques gave the advice in an interview with the the News Agency...

Chief Justice of Nigeria swears-in Buhari as President 31 years after being ousted in a military coup

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:31 AM PDT

Thirty one years after being ousted in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn-in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, as the new civilian President of Nigeria. The...

Former president, Goodluck Jonathan dissolves cabinet

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:13 AM PDT

Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan formally dissolved his cabinet midnight Thursday. Shortly after the presidential inauguration dinner held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, last night, he...

Buhari, Osinbajo sworn in as President, Vice President of Nigeria

Posted: 29 May 2015 09:45 AM PDT

Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn in as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after he took his oath of office at the Eagle Square in Abuja on May 29. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has also become...