Wednesday, 30 November 2016

NigerianEye: “Fayose suggests PDP exit” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Fayose suggests PDP exit” plus 29 more


Fayose suggests PDP exit

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:40 PM PST

The governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, on Wednesday hinted that he would leave the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should the crisis in the party continue by 2018. The governor, who gave the hint...

Nigerians claim Obanikoro wants to invest in MMM

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:08 PM PST

Ex-Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday returned N30m to EFCC. This brings the total amount of money he has returned to N134m. He promised to pay the remaining N450m in...

SHAME: Governor, lawmaker exchange blows at rally

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:27 PM PST

It was a shameful drama on Sunday as an area Governor and a Member of Parliament in Kenya engaged in a fight in front of the Orange Democratic Movement Party leader Raila Odinga and a multitude of...

Zidane scores as Real Madrid beat Cultural Leonesa

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:02 PM PST

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane's son, Enzo, scored on his senior debut as the European champions brushed aside third tier Cultural Leonesa to progress into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey on...

Vandal dies as he tampers with public transformer

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 11:57 AM PST

A 35 year- old man, identified as Jamilu Adamu, was on Wednesday electrocuted at Kawon Maigari, Hotoro area of Kano State, while attempting to vandalize a fenced public transformer. In a statement...

NNPC begs Oba of Benin - 'Help protect oil pipelines from vandals'

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 11:51 AM PST

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, has urged the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, to assist in the protection of the corporation's facilities...

REVEALED: Trump’s cabinet picks so far

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 11:46 AM PST

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday added new names to his cabinet, tapping Steven Mnuchin to be his Treasury secretary and Wilbur Ross to head the Commerce Department. But a few key...

Buhari fires tourism boss, Sally Mbanefo

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 09:01 AM PST

Mrs. Sally Mbanefo, the Director General of the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has been sacked. The Director General has been asked to hand over the affairs of NTDC to the next...

NCC: Senate’ll continue to ensure affordable access to internet – Saraki

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 09:02 AM PST

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that the Senate will continue to ensure Nigerians get affordable internet access. Saraki said this while delighting in the power of the internet which he said...

Gernot Rohr's success has vindicated NFF on foreign coach - Pinnick

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:55 AM PST

The current form of the Super Eagles and the impressive performance of Gernot Rohr, so far has vindicated the executive Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in their...

Gareth Southgate named permanent England manager

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:45 AM PST

Gareth Southgate has been appointed as England manager permanently by the Football Association on a four-year contract until the end of Euro 2020. The former England Under-21 boss was promoted to...

Defection: PDP will continue to cry - APC

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:41 AM PST

The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday advised senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to cross over to its camp. The PDP Caucus in the Senate had during...

Ondo: Akeredolu receives Certificate of Return from INEC

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 07:55 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday presented the Governor-elect of Ondo state, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN his certificate of return. Akeredolu was accompanied to...

FA to confirm Gareth Southgate as England manager

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 07:43 AM PST

Gareth Southgate is expected to be approved as the new England manager by Football Association chiefs on Wednesday, according to British media reports. Southgate has been in interim charge since...

Stowaway found dead in Arik Air plane

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 07:24 AM PST

The corpse of a stowaway (a person who sneaked into a plane without notice) has been found in the main wheel well of one of Arik Air's A330-200 aircraft at the Oliver Tambo International Airport,...

Fire guts down Lagos Chief Judge's chambers

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 07:13 AM PST

Judicial activities were, Wednesday, paralysed at the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, following a fire outbreak that gutted down the chambers of the Lagos Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Funmilayo...

NCC bows to pressure, suspends planned data tariff increase

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:22 AM PST

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has, Wednesday, taken a u-turn and suspended its planned data tariff increase. This is following the Senate order to halt the increment as well as the...

"Victor Moses Has The Quality To Play For Barcelona"

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:53 AM PST

Nigeria-Ghana 2000 Africa Cup of Nations silver medallist Furo Iyemeni believes on-form Chelsea attacker Victor Moses' career can flourish at La Liga powerhouse Barcelona. The Super Eagles winger...

Sen Shehu Sani reacts to his indefinite suspension, blasts El Rufai

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:52 AM PST

Senator Shehu Sani has lambasted Governor Nasir El Rufai over his indefinite suspension by the party. Read a statement he released today in reaction to the indefinite suspension My "Indefinite...

Buhari wants to tax Nigerians to death - Fayose

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:31 AM PST

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has lambasted the  President Mohammadu Buhari led federal government for over-taxing Nigerians. The governor called on Nigerians to "resist any attempt to...

Search for greener pastures ends in slavery for Nigerian footballer

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:20 AM PST

The search for greener pastures has turned into a nightmare for Nigerian international Michael Uchebo, who currently plays for Portuguese top-flight club Boavista. Since April 2016, he has not been...

Slashing salaries won’t end recession – NLC

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:04 AM PST

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to put in place coherent economic blueprint to tackle recession in the 2017 budget. The NLC Chief Economist, Dr Peter...

29-year-old impersonates IG Idris, defrauds Saudi doctor

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 05:38 AM PST

A suspected fraudster, Ekperebuike Akadonye, has been arrested by the police for allegedly parading himself as the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on the Internet. The 29-year-old...

Success set to return from injury

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 05:20 AM PST

Isaac Success is set to make his long-awaited return for Watford after being sidelined for almost month due to a leg injury. The 20-year-old forward who suffered a leg injury in the Hornets' 1-0...

Update: How Senate stopped increase in data prices from December 1

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 05:13 AM PST

The Nigerian Senate has halted the planned hike in the price of data, which was to start from December 1, 2016. Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Ibn N'Allah, during Tuesday's plenary session, raised a...

Pro-Jonathan protest rocks Enugu

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:55 AM PST

Hundreds of Igbo youths have taken to the streets, protesting the on-going probe of former Nigeria First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. The youths see the probe, which had culminated into the...

Increase in data tariff: 7 ways to manage mobile internet data

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:44 AM PST

The news is everywhere that data will be more expensive as the FG, through the NCC has directed mobile telecom companies to increase data tariffs. While many Nigerians have protested the decree, it...

I know nothing about data price increment - Minister of Communication

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:34 AM PST

Adebayo Shittu,  Minister of Communications, has claimed he is unaware of the move by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, directing telecommunications companies to increase data tariff,...

VIDEO: Seun Egbegbe talks about his arrest and the phone theft allegation

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:37 AM PST

Filmmaker Seun Egbegbe, who was accused of stealing some iPhones and was arraigned in court a couple of days ago, has come out to say that he was never remanded in Kirikiri prison. After he was...

Prostitute, entertainer in court over alleged N1.6m theft

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:09 AM PST

A prostitute and an entertainer, both aged 22, who allegedly stole property valued at N1.6 million, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates' Court. The prostitute, Emmanuel Carol and...

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Places + Faces: The Nigerian origin of the coolest Tumblr site

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 01:25 AM PST

Read all about the Nigerian co-owner of the coolest Tumblr site Places + Faces which sells merch and takes photos of your best rappers. Mainstream folks flock to Facebook. The witty live on Twitter. Vain people are addicted to Instagram, and the narcissist records himself on SnapChat. The cool kids of the Internet, however, prefer to express themselves on Tumblr, the microblogging site that

Pulse Nigeria Poll: Readers say they will forget about a fiancee who dumped them weeks to their wedding

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:35 AM PST

39% of Pulse Nigeria Poll readers have advised Charles to move ahead with his life, pick another woman and still have a wedding on the date. Two weeks to his wedding, Charles is hit once again by his fiancee, Felicia's decision to dump him after all the preparations and money expended. This is not the second time this is happening to him as he once faced such a situation but this time, he is so

Morning Teaser: 'I slept with a man to get my husband a job; now he wants me out'

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:10 AM PST

What would you do after sleeping with someone else to get your spouse a job and he/she wants to divorce you after finding out the secret? "Dear Pulse, My name is Naomi, a 30-year-old married woman with two children. I have a very big problem which I hope your readers can help out with useful advice. My marriage of eight years is heading for the rock because of what I did to help my husband,

Total Madness: Jealous girl slashes friend's face over boyfriend in Liberia

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 11:50 PM PST

A Liberian girl narrowly escaped being blinded by her friend who slashed her face with a razor blade during a fight over a boyfriend. A jealous lady who thought her best friend was dating her former boyfriend did a most shocking thing my engaging the friend in a fight and using a razor blade to slash her face. ALSO READ: "Extreme Jealousy: 22-yr-old girl in prison for slicing rival with razor

Ingenious Thief: Police arrest man who robs clients by pretending to be a woman

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:35 PM PST

Man disguising himself as a woman in order to rob his clients, has been arrested by the police. A Ugandan man who disguises himself as a woman to rob his clients has been arrested by the police. The suspect identified as Ivan Bebeto was arrested in Uganda after several men filed reports that the woman he pretended to be, had robbed them on different occassions. ALSO READ: Man disguises as woman,

Enemy Within: Police track down robbers who robbed employer

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:35 PM PST

Robbers who robbed their employer along with gang members, have been arrested by the police. Two robbers have been arrested by officers of the Ekiti State Police Command after stealing a Toyota Camry belonging to their employer in Ado Ekiti. The commissioner of police, Mr Wilson Inalegwu, revealed that the robbers along with their gang members, attacked the house located at Ureje, along the

Gone Too Soon: Auto crash on Ibadan-Lagos expressway leaves one dead

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 02:45 PM PST

One person has been confirmed dead and four others injured in an auto crash. An auto crash along the Warewa Long Bridge end of the Lagos Ibadan Expressway has left one dead and four others wounded. The accident reportedly involved a blue Toyota bus, with number plate, KTP 610 XA, a Honda CRV, with number plate, KJA 30 AE and a Toyota Jeep, with number plate EKY 685, Punch Metro reports. ALSO

InRivers: 3 armed robbery suspects killed in shootout with police

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 02:45 PM PST

The police has killed three of a four-man robbery gang and left the last severely injured in a shoot out. Three armed robbery suspects have been killed in a shootout with the police at the UTC Junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The fourth of the four-man gang was reportedly injured in the shootout and arrested by a special intelligence team from the Inspector-General of Police. According

NSCDC: Security operatives foil kidnap attempt on Sokoto businessman

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 11:45 AM PST

Four suspects have been arrested in connection to the attempted kidnap of Sokoto based businessman. The State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC operatives have prevented a kidnap attempt on a Sokoto-based businessman on Sunday, November 27. The incident was confirmed to Punch correspondents by the corps commandant, Mr Babangida Abdullahi, stating that four suspects

Young Thug: 19-yr-old boy in prison for stealing church offering

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:16 AM PST

A 19-year-old boy has been remanded in prison in Lagos for allegedly stealing money from a church. A 19-year-old boy, Stephen John, has been remanded in prison custody by a Tinubu Magistrates' Court sitting in Lagos State for allegedly stealing the sum of N31, 000 from a church offering. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that John had broken into the church, a Catholic Church located at

#TURNDOWN2TURNUP: Now trending!

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:50 AM PST

So just in-case you don't know by now, #turndown2turnup is now officially trending.  So just in-case you don't know by now, #turndown2turnup is now officially trending.  Remember yesterday's story about Tekno and his fan  from Sunday's drama?   Now there's more. And from what I've seen, people are basically using  that same  hashtag to express negative things and situations, turning them

More Pains: Nigerians must show evidence of tax payment to get International Passport

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:50 AM PST

Despite the hardship currently witnessed in the country, the government has finalized plans to burden Nigerians with a more stiffer tax regime. The Federal Government has perfected plans to make Nigerians pay more taxes despite the harsh economic situation in the country. This much was made known by the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Tunde Fowler who posited

UNN: Police begin investigation on alleged suicide by student

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:25 AM PST

The deceased was a final year student of Agriculture Economics and a native of Awgu in Enugu State. The Enugu Police Command on Tuesday commenced an investigation on alleged suicide by a University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) student. In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Ebere Amarizu, the command said that the deceased, identified as Mr Tobechukwu Okeke, was a final year

NCC: This government wants us to start sending text messages again

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:25 AM PST

The NCC's new directive will cause further pain to Nigerians who are already dealing with recession. If the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has its way we will all be sending text messages instead of calling and using our apps to communicate by December. The regulatory body NCC "has directed all telecom operators in the country to review their current data prices to align with the

Scam Master: Yahoo Boy remanded in prison for fraud

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:25 AM PST

A notorious Internet fraudster has been remanded in prison custody after the EFCC charged him for collecting money under false pretence. A notorious Internet fraudster popularly called Yahoo-Yahoo Boy, Victory Okwara, has been remanded in prison custody by the Federal High Court sitting in Anambra State, for obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $8, 674.  Okwara was arraigned before Justice

In Lagos: Court remands teenager for stealing church offering

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:25 AM PST

The accused broke into the church and stole N31, 000, church offering. A Tinubu Magistrates' Court on Tuesday remanded a 19-year-old man, Stephen John in prison for stealing N31, 000, church offering from a Catholic Church. The Magistrate, Mrs F.O. Ikobayo said John should be remanded in Ikoyi prison after he pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, breaking, entry and stealing. She

In Benin: Magistrates’ Court slams N50,000 bail on phone thief

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 06:35 AM PST

The accused pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing. For allegedly stealing a phone valued N6,000 and N1,000 cash, an Egor Magistrates' Court in Benin has slammed a N50,000 bail on a 20-year-old man. The accused, Joshua Innocent, was brought to the court by the Police in Benin for stealing one Itel mobile phone handset and the cash from one Akpobome Blessing

Sledgehammer: Kidnappers in Lagos to get the death sentence

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 06:35 AM PST

Kidnappers in Lagos are now liable to get the death sentence after the state House of Assembly approved a bill to that effect. The Lagos state House of Assembly has approved the death sentence for kidnappers whose victims die in their custody while anyone who kidnaps another is liable to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Punch reports that the House approved the sponsored by the Speaker of

Depression: UNN student commits suicide after losing bet

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 06:35 AM PST

A final year student of a Nigerian university has rendered all the efforts of his parents useless by committing suicide after losing money on a bet. A final year student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Tobechukwu Okeke, has committed suicide after losing some money in a bet. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okeke's body was found inside his room dangling on a blue rope by

CNN: News network creates new brand for millennials

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 06:10 AM PST

CNN goes for the millennial market with a new stand alone operation to spearheaded by a popular YouTube star. The Cable News Network (CNN) has wised up to the fact that people don't watch its programmes. Millennials are not really into mainstream media. News from traditional media outlets is treated with scepticism. Most young people prefer to get their news from their timeline or trusted media

In Lagos: Teenager appears in court for allegedly raping 14-year-old girl

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 05:40 AM PST

The accused was arraigned in court for a one-count-charge of alleged rape. Yusuf Adewunmi, 19, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court for allegedly raping a teenager. The accused, an apprentice, who lives at Arobaba Street, Ikotun, a suburb of Lagos, was arraigned in court for a one-count-charge of alleged rape. The Police Prosecutor, Insp Simeon Inuoha, told the court

In Lagos: Teenager docked for procuring abortion drugs for his 14-year-old lover

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 05:40 AM PST

The accused is facing one count charge of procurement of abortion drugs. A 19-year-old man, Olamilekan Yusuf, was on Tuesday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly procuring abortion drugs for his 14-year-old girl friend. Yusuf, who resides at Turner Eradiri Str., Ajegunle, Lagos, is facing one count charge of procurement of abortion drugs at an Apapa Magistrates' Court. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Olusegun

Jungle Justice: 2 suspected Okada thieves burnt to death in Imo

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 05:40 AM PST

Two suspected thieves who snatched a motorcycle from an Okadaman in Imo State were burnt to death in another brutal jungle justice. While the Senate is deliberating on passing a law that would criminalise jungle justice in the country, two young men suspected to be motorcycle thieves were reportedly burnt to death on Monday, November 28, 2016. ALSO READ: "Jungle Justice: 7-yr-old boy allegedly

Deseat.me: You can now delete yourself from the Internet

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 05:15 AM PST

If you are tired of the Internet and want to remove your digital footprint from it, there is a website that can help you. Do you feel you have too much of you out there on the Internet? Do you wish you could delete all your accounts on various websites and apps you signed up for? If you feel like scrubbing your presence off the Internet, well there is a website that has come to answer your

In Lagos: 2 men in court for burglary, theft of N1.6m items

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 05:15 AM PST

The accused are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, burglary and theft. Two men, who allegedly burgled an apartment and stole items worth N1.6 million, appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates' Court in Lagos on Tuesday. The accused, Martins Ikemefuna (23) and Felix Trevor (24), are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, burglary and theft. According to the prosecutor, Insp. Richard