Thursday, 31 March 2016

NigerianEye: “Aribisala, Ezekwesili, Sagay clash at roundtable on corruption war” plus 29 more

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NigerianEye: “Aribisala, Ezekwesili, Sagay clash at roundtable on corruption war” plus 29 more


Aribisala, Ezekwesili, Sagay clash at roundtable on corruption war

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:52 PM PDT

Controversial scholar, Femi Aribisala clashed with  Oby Ezekwesili and Itse Sagay at a round table convened‎ to brainstorm on winning the war against corruption at the University of Lagos...

How Nigeria's power generation totally collapsed to zero megawatt yesterday

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:53 PM PDT

Nigeria's power generation collapsed completely on Thursday at exactly 12.58pm to zero megawatt and this persisted for about three hours. Data from the country's System Operator showed that around...

We Have No Sufficient Electricity To Give Nigerians - Fashola

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:54 PM PDT

Nigeria's Minister of Power Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says there is currently not enough power to distribute unless more turbines are switched on.

 He attributed recent power outages...

There is crisis and division in APC - Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:54 PM PDT

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, says a festering crisis, brewing in the ruling party has the potential of destroying it. Frank said this at a...

Nigeria billionaire, Ifeanyi Ubah, gets 10-match ban, N2.5m fine for slapping goalkeeper + VIDEO

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:55 PM PDT

Nigeria's League Management Company has slammed a N2.5 million fine and a 10-match ban on billionaire businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah, who was caught on camera slapping Heartland FC goalkeeper, Ebele...

WATCH VIDEO: How TB JOSHUA prophesied deadly Indian bridge collapse!

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:55 PM PDT

Amidst the ongoing rescue mission and steadily mounting death toll in the tragic bridge collapse that struck Kolkata in eastern India, a video has surfaced online claiming the event had - yet again -...

Nigeria records first baby from frozen egg

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:43 PM PDT

Nigeria has recorded the first successful birth of a baby conceived from frozen egg of a 44-year-old woman, who had suffered infertility for eight years, making it the first in the country and West...

9 companies bid to build refineries in Nigeria

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:23 PM PDT

Nine companies, yesterday, indicated their readiness to build new refineries within the existing refineries in the country. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in a statement signed...

Nigeria declares state of emergency for petroleum products distribution

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:20 PM PDT

In a desperate move to end the recurrent fuel shortages, particularly of premium motor spirit, PMS (petrol) being experienced in the country, the Federal Government has declared a state of emergency...

Lagos cancels movement restriction during monthly sanitation days

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:16 PM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the cancellation of the usual restriction of movement during state-wide sanitation exercise, often held on the last Saturday of every month...

Boko Haram’s havoc in North East cost Nigeria $9 Billion

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:48 PM PDT

The North East Nigeria Recovery and Peace Building Assessment (RPBA) team announced on Thursday that the impact of the conflict in the region cost $9 billion.The team also said it would need $6...

U.S. pledges to help trace, recover “billions of dollars” stolen from Nigeria

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:45 PM PDT

The United States government has said it will help Nigeria recover public funds running into "billions of dollars" stolen from Nigeria and believed to be hidden in the banks in the US and other...

Why Rivers rerun can’t hold now – INEC

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:42 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would consult political stakeholders in Rivers on logistics for repeat of legislative re-run elections in areas the exercise was cancelled...

Buhari vows to scrutinize 2016 Budget before assent

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:41 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to scrutinize the 2016 Appropriation bill before assenting the bill. The National Assembly that passed the bill last week only forwarded the bill without...

I'm not dead - Emir of Gusau tells subjects

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:38 PM PDT

The Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, has refuted rumours of his purported death being peddled across the state. In a statewide broadcast on the state owned radio station on Thursday, the emir...

NNPC opens bids for co-location of refineries

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:35 PM PDT

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has opened bids for the co-location of refineries. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Garba Deen Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group...

Fuel scarcity caused by saboteurs – ASUU

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:32 PM PDT

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the persistence fuel scarcity faced by Nigerians is part of the ongoing sabotage in the political system. ‎  Dr Nasir Fagge, the national...

Watch Video: How Ifeanyi Ubah slapped Mikel Obi's brother

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:24 PM PDT

Nigeria's League Management Company has slammed a N2.5 million fine and a 10-match ban on billionaire businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah, who was caught on camera slapping Heartland FC goalkeeper and John...

Buhari’s only desire is to make Nigeria great – Osinbajo

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 12:18 PM PDT

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said that his boss's only agenda was to make Nigeria a great nation, urging for support for him. The Vice President made the disclosure while receiving a...

Morgan Schneiderlin Proposes to Girlfriend

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 10:18 AM PDT

Manchester United Morgan Schneiderlin has taken a step further in his relationship by proposing to girlfriend Camille Sold. The 26-year-old France midfielder suffered disappointment when he was...

Fuel scarcity:Blame Buhari, not Kachikwu – Bishop

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 09:51 AM PDT

The Bishop of Niger West (Anglican Communion) in Anambra State, Rt Revd. Johnson Ekwe has picked holes with Nigerians who are attacking the Minister of State, Petroleum and Managing Director of...

Rihanna shares raunchy pictures for her new video

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 09:26 AM PDT

Rihanna has posed nude/topless for numerous magazines but she's now taking it a step further by doing same in her new music video. I hear the one she did with Drake for 'Work' is nothing compared to...

Workers shut down Bristow Helicopters

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 09:20 AM PDT

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers of Nigeria, an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress, on Thursday morning shut down all Bristow Helicopters' offices in Port Harcourt to...

Governor Aregbesola To Tax Meat Sellers In Osun State

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 08:43 AM PDT

Coordinating Director, Osun State Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Youth Engagement, Dr Oluwabukola Aluko has announced that butchers operating in the state would henceforth pay levy to the...

The west can learn a lot from we Africans - Obasanjo

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 08:06 AM PDT

Nigeria's former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the west can learn a lot from Africans.  The former President and Co-Chair of the Commonwealth Africa Initiative (CAFI)...

6 Important Requirements For The 2016 Nigerian Police Recruitment

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 08:01 AM PDT

As the Nigerian Police plan to begin their recruitment for 2016 on the 1st of April. Listed below are some important requirements you should know before applying. 1. You must be a citizen of...

Pele sues Samsung for $30m for using a lookalike in an advertisement

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 08:07 AM PDT

Brazilian football legend Pele is suing South Korean electronics giant Samsung, after claiming the firm improperly used a lookalike in an advertisement. He is claiming at least $30m (£21m),...

5 Buhari's Ministers That Have Been Asked to Resign

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:42 AM PDT

Since their inauguration into office, several of President Muhammadu Buhari's ministers have been advised to resign by the dissatisfied Nigerian public and civil society organizations. See list...

Abia State's Gov Ikpeazu Boycotts Eating of Foreign Rice

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 07:29 AM PDT

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has boycotted the eating of foreign rice, according to recent reports. According to reports, the governor has taken foreign rice out from his menu for the...

What Nigerian govt is doing to end fuel scarcity — Lai Mohammed

Posted: 31 Mar 2016 06:24 AM PDT

The Federal Government is working to address the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said. He said that the government was also working to...

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In Zimbabwe: Meet the woman who believes her daughter is 'Jesus Christ'

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 01:27 PM PDT

A woman who has been identified as Mrs Entrance Nyanyete, reportedly left residents of Mudzimu Unoyera Sect in Chatiza Village, Mashonaland Central's Guruve District of Zimbabwe believing the 'Messiah' lives among them. News reports have revealed the existence of a Zimbabwean woman who believes that her daughter is Jesus Christ's reincarnate. READ: Brazilian officials bar couple from

In Ibadan: Fatal accident leaves 4 dead, 1 severely injured

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 09:59 AM PDT

The four persons are reported to have died in the accident which had occurred yesterday, March 29, 2016 at Uncle Joe on the Mokola-Sango Road in Ibadan, Oyo State. News reports have revealed the death of four people in a fatal accident while they had been returning from a night club in the City of Ibadan. READ: Labourer remanded in prison for allegedly raping 16-yr-old daughter The four persons

In London: See Saudi Arabian billionaire's fleet of gold cars [Photos]

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 09:45 AM PDT

The reports reveal that the billionaire's fleet is reportedly worth £1million, which he flew into London over the Easter weekend. In what can be referred to as a once in a life time sight, a Saudi Arabian Billionaire has reportedly arrived London with his fleet of gold cars. READ: Skeleton of missing man found inside his room after 7 months   The reports reveal that the billionaire's fleet

In Brazil: Brazilian officials bar couple from christening child with Yoruba name

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 09:15 AM PDT

Brazilian officials reportedly refused the couple, Cizinho Afreeka and wife, Juliana, naming their daughter, "Makeda Foluke" because the name has no meaning in Portuguese language. News reports have revealed that a couple have been barred from giving their new born daughter a Yoruba name, simply because it is believed to make no sense in Portugese. READ: Teacher accused of defiling 18-yr-old

Incest: Labourer remanded in prison for allegedly raping 16-yr-old daughter

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 08:45 AM PDT

A randy man has been sent to prison for allegedly raping his daughter regularly for months. A 55-year-old labourer, Mu'azu Abdullahi, has been remanded in prison custody by a magistrates' court sitting in Kano State, for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter. Read: "Incest: Father in trouble for raping 12-yr-old daughter, forcing her to abort pregnancy" The accused, a resident of Kabuga

Strange Find: Skeleton of missing man found inside his room after 7 months

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 08:15 AM PDT

The remains of a man who was declared missing over seven months ago was discovered in his room by his family. The skeletal remains of a 46-year-old man, Sikiru Yusuf, who was declared missing by his family about seven-months ago, were discovered in his room at 21, Jaiyesinmi Street, Aga, Ikorodu, Lagos State, when his family members broke the door of the room with the intention of packing his

Official Rascals: Man accuses policemen of damaging his eye

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 08:00 AM PDT

Doctors at a teaching hospital are currently battling to save the eyesight of a man battered by police officers. Stephen Akams, a Lagos State based interior designer, has blamed men of the Nigeria Police Force for damaging his left eye and fears he may not be able to use the eye again after they beat him up because the vehicle he was in tried to overtake that of the police officers. The

Rape: Teacher accused of defiling 18-yr-old girl during exam tutorial in Abuja

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 07:29 AM PDT

A teacher who was preparing students for exams in Abuja has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping one of his charges. A 28-year-old teacher identified as Goddy, is in the hands of the police in Kubwa, a satellite town in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for allegedly raping an 18-year-old student he was preparing to sit for the Senior Schools Certificate Examination (SSCE)

'Konji Wahala': Man caught having sex with cow in Zimbabwe

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 05:14 AM PDT

A man in Zimbabwe has been charged to court after he was caught having sex with a cow. A middle-aged man employed as a herd boy in Muchecheti Village, Masvingo District of Zimbabwe, Misheck Runesu, has been charged before a magistrates' court after he was caught red handed having sex with a neighbour's cow. According to Zimeye, the incident which is seen by residents as a taboo and a bad omen,

Desecrating The Dead: Soldiers arrest gang conveying dangerous weapons in a coffin

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 04:59 AM PDT

A dangerous syndicate were caught by eagle-eyed soldiers as they conveyed guns and ammunitions in a coffin. But for the eagle-eyed military officers at a checkpoint along the Lagos-Ondo road, some evil minded criminals would have made away with a cache of dangerous weapons they were conveying inside a coffin. Read: "Deadly Inheritance: Son of late Police Commissioner caught with ammunition"

Guinness: Win big in massive airtime offer

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 04:59 AM PDT

Hey football lovers! The BPL season just got more thrilling as Guinness introduces exciting mega airtime offer in the on-going Guinness BPL football promo. For every bottle of Guinness, you win instant free airtime! Amazing, right? The "Every Minute Made of Black" BPL football promo which kicked off in August 2015 has been rewarding football lovers massively. Over 2.5 million people have played

Wicked World: Day-old baby recovered alive from pit toilet

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 04:29 AM PDT

A new born baby who was dumped inside a pit toilet by its mother was lucky to be rescued alive. A one-day-old baby boy was recovered from a pit toilet where it was thrown into shortly after its birth by the mother. Read: "Heart Of Stone: Mother dumps baby inside pit toilet in Nasarawa [Graphic-Photo]" According to a Facebook user, the discovery was made possible after a resident of the compound

Sexual Abuse: School proprietor sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 04:29 AM PDT

The suspect lured his victim to a bush near Fayemi market. Mr. Babatunde Ibitoye, a school proprietor in Ado Ekiti, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Ekiti High Court, for raping a 10-year-old pupil of his school. Justice Toyin Abodunde, gave the ruling on agreeing that all the evidences presented have proved beyond doubt that Ibitoye is culpable of the crime.   The Director of

Pulse Nigeria Poll: Readers say they will never sleep with an ex who threatens their marriage

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 03:44 AM PDT

A whopping 69% of Pulse Nigeria Poll voters say they will never go back to sleeping with an ex even if their marriage is being threatened. A worried reader, Chiamaka, who is on the verge of losing her one-year-old marriage because her ex-boyfriend wants her to continue having sex with him or he would release their nude photos, sent in this letter seeking for advice from fellow readers. Read her

Child Abduction: Police nabs man for stealing 7-month-old baby

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 03:44 AM PDT

The child has been reunited with its mother. A man named Happiness Umah, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for kidnapping a 7-month-old baby in Ijora, Lagos. Umar was interrogated by the police as he was making his way away with the baby. He was asked where he got the baby from.   His first claim was that he is the father of the child before later saying he found it in a bush.

Morning Teaser: 'I found condoms in my wife's bag'

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 03:44 AM PDT

What would be your reaction if you found a pack of condoms in your spouses' bag? "Dear Pulse, My name is Noel and I have been married for four years with no fruit of the womb to show. My wife, Nancy, works in a bank as a senior manager and she has been averse to the idea of our having children just yet as she says that would disrupt her career progression. Most times, especially during her

Domestic Violence: Woman arrested by police for breaking son's head.

Posted: 30 Mar 2016 03:14 AM PDT

The boy is now in the care of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team. A woman identified as Mary, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for hurling a stone on the head of her eight-year-old son, Samuel, causing a fracture. She committed this act after returning home to find her son away a neighbour's residence without permission.   Mary, who lives on Furniture