Wednesday, 31 August 2016

NigerianEye: “Nigerian economy officially in recession as inflation hits 17.1%” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian economy officially in recession as inflation hits 17.1%” plus 29 more


Nigerian economy officially in recession as inflation hits 17.1%

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 05:09 PM PDT

President Buhari According to latest report released yesterday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Nigerian economy is in a recession. Over a month ago, Finance Minister Mrs. Kemi...

PDP calls for Buhari’s immediate resignation

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 05:09 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday railed against President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing his administration of incompetence, and saying he should step down after the nation slipped into economic...

Nigerian pastor challenges witches, wizards all over the world to a contest

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 05:10 PM PDT

Aneighty-three years old Founder of New Covenant Christian Fellowship, NCCF, Nnobi, Anambra State, Apostle Chukwusom Okoli, has thrown a challenge to witches, wizards, occults and spiritualists all...

FG approves more external borrowing in a bid to turn ailing economy around

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 05:10 PM PDT

The Federal Executive Council, FEC yesterday, approved external three-year rolling borrowing plan. According to Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, the borrowing plan, which will be transmitted to...

A monumental tragedy will befall Nigeria if our leader dies in government custody - Shi’ites

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 05:11 PM PDT

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shi'ites, on Wednesday warned that there will be monumental tragedy if its leader, Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has since December 2015 been in...

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg meets Nigerian youths in Lagos

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 04:59 PM PDT

The Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has pledged to use Nigerian languages in offering services on Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg exercising with Nigerian youths on the Lekki/Ikoyi bridge Zuckerberg,...

APGA raises alarm over fake logo

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 04:55 PM PDT

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has raised an alarm over what it described as a deliberate plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to truncate and discredit the electoral process. In...

Flood kills 21, render 5,300 homeless in Kano

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 04:54 PM PDT

TWENTY-one persons have died and 5,300 rendered homeless in 22 local government areas of Kano State from flood. About 2,017 houses were also destroyed. But authorities of the Kano State Emergency...

Naira exchanges at N420 to dollar

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 05:09 PM PDT

The foreign exchange reserves fell to $25.45 billion on August 29, down to 2.86 per cent from the previous month, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) latest data showed yesterday. Dollar reserves stood at...

Calabar-Port Harcourt Coastal rail ready in 2018 - Amaechi

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 04:50 PM PDT

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has promised that the Calabar-Port Harcourt Coastal rail line and the Lagos-Kano rail project would be completed before end of 2018. Amaechi spoke...

For any PDP convention to take place, i must co-chair it – Sheriff

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 04:43 PM PDT

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has insisted that for him to participate in any convention organised by Peoples Democratic Party, he must be a co-chair of the event.  Makarfi made the demand on a day...

There is hunger in the land, listen to our cries - Fayose tells Buhari

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 05:15 PM PDT

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the cries of Nigerians and stop seeing those with different opinion from his as threats to his...

NNPC - ' Niger Delta militants are confused'

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 03:27 PM PDT

Fresh reports suggest that the Federal Government has yet to commence any negotiation with the Niger Delta militants as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has declared that the militants are...

West Ham sign Arbeloa on one-year deal

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 02:02 PM PDT

West Ham have signed Alvaro Arbeloa on a one-year deal after he completed a medical on Wednesday afternoon. The 33-year-old left-back left Real Madrid at the end of his contract in June. Sky...

OFFICIAL: Bournemouth sign Jack Wilshere on loan

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 01:58 PM PDT

England midfielder Jack Wilshere has agreed a season-long loan move to Bournemouth from Arsenal. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has allowed Wilshere to go in search of first-team football elsewhere as...

Naira appreciates against dollar at interbank market

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 01:26 PM PDT

The naira on Wednesday appreciated against the dollar at the interbank, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The local currency closed at N316.24 to the dollar at the segment from N338.96...

Nigerian economy, not in confusion – Finance Minister declares

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 01:23 PM PDT

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Wednesday declared that the Nigerian economy is not in confusion. Noting that the Nigeria economy has been heading to recession in the past six years, she...

Governor Wike suspends four commissioners

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 01:20 PM PDT

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Wednesday suspended four commissioners, Head of Service and Special Adviser on Lands for three months. Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media Simeon...

Stella Oduah’s ex-husband demands late-son's corpse

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 01:17 PM PDT

Lt. Col. Satchie Emmanuel Etoromi (Rtd.), the bereaved father of late Maxwell Etoromi, has pleaded with his ex-wife, Senator Stella Oduah, to give his son's corpse to him for him to be properly...

OFFICIAL: Balotelli completes move from Liverpool to Nice

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 01:15 PM PDT

Mario Balotelli has signed for Ligue 1 side Nice on a free contract. The misfit Italian, who was deemed by Jürgen Klopp to be surplus to requirements, joins on a one-year deal. With the addition...

GDP figures better than IMF estimates - Presidency

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 01:12 PM PDT

The Presidency on Wednesday said that the just released Gross Domestic Products (GDP) figures for the 2016 second quarter by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) despite showing temporary decline...

OFFICIAL: Chelsea complete David Luiz signing from PSG

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 01:08 PM PDT

Chelsea have completed the signing of Brazil international David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain for £38 million (€45m). The 29-year-old returns to Stamford Bridge just two years after leaving...

Borno uncovers 10,000 ghost workers

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 12:54 PM PDT

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said the state government had uncovered more than 10, 000 ghost workers out of the 25,000 civil servants in the state's work force. The governor said in a radio...

ASUU threatens nationwide strike

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 12:50 PM PDT

The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) Wednesday threatened to shut down the nation's universities through a nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to implement the 2009...

Brazil’s Senate impeaches President Dilma Rousseff

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 12:39 PM PDT

Brazil's Senate overwhelmingly in the final phase of her impeachment trial voted on Wednesday to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office on charges of breaking budget laws. President Rousseff A...

President Buhari confirms appointment of Niger Delta Power Holding’s CEO

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 11:35 AM PDT

' President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a substantive Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and two Executive Directors for the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited...

Juventus re-sign Cuadrado

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 10:09 AM PDT

Juventus have agreed a deal to re-sign Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado on loan for the next three seasons. The Italian champions have the option to make the move permanent once the deal comes to an...

OFFICIAL: Elderson Echiejile joins Standard Liege on loan

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 10:04 AM PDT

Nigeria international Elderson Echiejile has agreed a season-long loan move to Belgian topflight outfit Standard Liege. The 28-year-old was moved on to Stade Maurice Dufrasne  to gain more...

Jack Wilshere heads for Bournemouth medical

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 10:02 AM PDT

Jack Wilshere is on his way to Bournemouth for a medical ahead of a season-long move from Arsenal. The England midfielder had been made available for loan after suffering heavily with injury over...

Eliaquim Mangala joins Valencia

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 09:47 AM PDT

Valencia have signed France international Eliaquim Mangala on a season-long loan deal from Manchester City. The 25-year-old arrives as a timely defensive reinforcement for the Liga club following...

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When Culture Meets God: Ooni of Ife leads praise, worship service

Posted: 31 Aug 2016 01:48 AM PDT

The Ooni of Ife has told those who criticize him for kneeling down in church, that God is a superior king than he is. It was a mixture of culture, tradition, and religion when the Ooni of Ife, Kabiyesi Enitan Babatunde Adeyeye Ogunwusi, led the praise and worship session at his palace on Sunday, August 28, 2016, during a thanksgiving service in preparation for his impending European tour. Also

Deaf but Nasty: 40-yr-old teacher arrested for raping 6-month-old baby

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:23 PM PDT

The deaf teacher reportedly committed the offence through the help of a 10-year-old student of his. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested a deaf teacher, Shaaibu Yakubu Abdullahi, 40, for raping a 6-month-old baby in Yobe State. His arrest was facilitated by a non-governmental organisation,  National Council of Women Society (NCWS), who reported the matter to the

Pagans Unchained: Idol worshippers beat Catholic priest to state of coma

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:53 PM PDT

Reports says that the idol worshippers pulled up a resistance because they thought the Christian group intended to destroy their deity. A Catholic priest, Rev. Father Fidelis Ifeanyichukwu Ugozo, was reportedly beaten to a state of coma by a group of idol worshippers in Ugbenu, Anambra State. The attack was led by Gabriel Ikegbunam, who believed that the priest and his followers were trying to

In Bauchi: 12 persons reported dead in flooding incident

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:53 PM PDT

According to reports, four children and an elderly man are part of the people who lost their lives in the flood. Twelve persons have been reported dead following a flooding incident that occurred in the Ganjuwa and Giade Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. Musa Ladan,  Deputy Director, Needs Assessment of the State Emergency Management Agency, revealed this on Tuesday, August 30, 2016.

In Bauchi: 12 persons reportedly die from flood

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:33 PM PDT

According to reports, four children and an elderly man are part of the people who lost their lives in the flood. Twelve persons have been reported dead following a flooding incident that occurred in the Ganjuwa and Giade Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. Musa Ladan,  Deputy Director, Needs Assessment of the State Emergency Management Agency, revealed this on Tuesday, August 30, 2016.

Tired of Waiting: Woman requests divorce from husband who abandoned her for 10 yrs

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 03:33 PM PDT

According to the complainant, her husband ran away from home following a fraud incident that happened at his office in the year 2006. The Alimosho Customary Court , Lagos, heard a case of a woman, Imabong Akwaoku, who is asking for divorce from her husband, Patrick, who reportedly fled from their home in the year 2006. According to Akwaoku, she has not set her eyes on the estranged husband since

Goodies Supermarket: Lagos State agency closes shopping center

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:52 AM PDT

According to reports, the shopping center was in the process of announcing an endorsement and partnership deal with Bournvita when the officials arrived. The Mobolaji Bank Anthony branch of popular shopping center, Goodies Supermarket, has reportedly been locked by the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC). This is based on a news report published by Olisa News on Tuesday, August 30, 2016.

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode: Committee on Ikoyi, VI clean up set up

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:56 AM PDT

The Lagos State governor has inaugurated a special committee tasked with the job of ensuring that the highbrow areas of the state are cleaned up and miscreants dislodged. For those who take pleasure in erecting shanties popularly called 'Pako Houses' or 'Take Away' homes in the highbrow Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and Lekki axis of Lagos State, the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has given them a

In Kenya: CCTV footage catches man with AU official's stolen bag

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:56 AM PDT

The suspect, dressed in a white shirt and a black pair of trousers was captured on camera walking away with the bag which also contained the travel documents of the official. A man suspected to have stolen a laptop and documents of a policy officer with the African Union's Private Sector Development, Islam Swaleh while in Kenya, has been captured on CCTV.  The suspect, dressed in a white shirt

Wickedness: Woman tortures 7-yr-old stepdaughter to death in Kaduna

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:36 AM PDT

A wicked woman has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police for allegedly torturing her seven-year-old stepdaughter to death. A heartless woman has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for allegedly torturing her seven-year-old stepdaughter identified as Zainab, to death. Also Read: "Wicked World: Stepmother poisons rivals' twin babies in Niger" According to Hausa News site, Zuma

Satan Incarnate: Catholic priest remanded in prison for allegedly raping 10yr-old girl in Abuja

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:37 AM PDT

A reverend father in charge of a Catholic Parish in Abuja, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly raping the 10-year-old daughter of his church member. A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Anthony Ochigbo, the Parish priest in charge of the Church of Assumption in Asokoro, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, has been remanded in prison custody by a Gudu Upper Area Court sitting in the FCT,

2Face: Partner Mobile shakes up Computer Village with music star

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:37 AM PDT

The one and only 2Baba will be storming the busy streets of Computer village, Ikeja in partnership with Partner Mobile. Country people, something big is going down at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos this Tuesday, August 29th, 2016 at 11am and sleeping on a bicycle is not allowed. The one and only 2Baba will be storming the busy streets of Computer village, Ikeja in partnership with Partner Mobile

Stupidity: 17-yr-old boy hangs self after catching 38-yr-old sugar mummy with another man

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:18 AM PDT

A 17-year-old boy has killed himself by hanging after he caught his 38-year-old lover cheating on him. In what looks like a badly scripted movie, a 17-year-old boy in Zimbabwe, Timothy Blessing Chinhengo, has committed suicide by hanging after he found out that his 38-year-old married lover, Patricia Chiwese, cheated on him with another man. Also Read: "Frustration: Husband commits suicide over

Man Of Devil: Pastor accused of drugging, raping church member

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:18 AM PDT

A pastor and General Overseer of a church in Zimbabwe has been arrested for allegedly drugging one of his members and raping her repeatedly. A man of God in Zimbabwe, Apostle Clarkson Kutsakatika, the General Overseer of  Amazing Grace Ministries, has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly drugging and raping one of his church members who recently gave birth to a baby. Also Read: "

In Lagos: Woman docked for biting off friend's eyelid

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:33 AM PDT

In his ruling, Magistrate Ade Adefulire, granted the accused a N200, 000 bail with two sureties in like sum. A 24-year-old woman, Angela Job, who allegedly bit off her friend's eyelid during a fight, has appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates' Court in Lagos. Standing trial on assault occasioning grievous harm charge, the accused entered a 'not guilty' plea. According to the prosecutor, Insp. Ben

Indictment: 'Policemen killed my son, wants me to say hoodlums murdered him' - Aggrieved mother

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:02 AM PDT

The parents of a teenage boy who was shot to dead by the police in Bayelsa say the officers wanted them to sign a statement that claimed the boy was killed by hoodlums. An aggrieved mother whose son was allegedly murdered by the police in Bayelsa State has come out with a damning indictment of the force when she said that the officers instructed her to sign a statement that claimed that her

Our Stand: 'Why we arrested man who named dog Buhari' - Ogun Police

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:37 AM PDT

The Ogun State Police Command has come out with a statement saying that the arrest and prosecution of the man who named his dog Buhari had nothing to do with President Muhammadu Buhari. The Ogun State Police has released a press statement where it narrated the circumstances that led to the arrest and prosecution of Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, alias Joachim Iroko, who was arrested and charged to

Alway Ultra: New video by women care company validates girls’ dreams

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:37 AM PDT

The new video is being used to promote the #MyFutureStartsToday initiative; which aims to challenge and empower young women to be the best at whatever they do. Have you ever been told that you can't achieve a dream just because you are a girl? Most Nigerian girls are used to hearing statements like: "That is not a job for a girl", "Why don't you just think like a girl!" These words find a way of

Foreign Thieves: 2 men from the Niger Republic caught stealing female panties

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 04:08 AM PDT

Two men from the Republic of Niger have been arrested for stealing female underwear worth millions of millions of naira in Lagos. Two nationals of Niger Republic, Yakubu Adamu and Issa Musa, are being investigated by the Lagos State Zone 2 Police Command after they were caught while stealing female underwear said to be worth millions of naira in several shops in the Lagos Island area. Also Read:

Blame The Devil: Man murders neighbour for selling faulty phone to him in Imo

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:27 AM PDT

A young man in Imo State has been arrested by the police for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death because he sold him a phone with a faulty battery. The police in Imo State has arrested a young man who stabbed his neighbour to death following an argument that ensued because the deceased sold an iTel mobile set to the killer who later realized that the battery in the phone was faulty. Also