Saturday, 4 April 2015

NigerianEye: “NIGERIANEYE OPINION POLL: Who will emerge as the winner of the 2015 Lagos State Governorship Elections?” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “NIGERIANEYE OPINION POLL: Who will emerge as the winner of the 2015 Lagos State Governorship Elections?” plus 28 more

NIGERIANEYE OPINION POLL: Who will emerge as the winner of the 2015 Lagos State Governorship Elections?

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:55 AM PDT

While many still bask in the euphoria of the recently concluded Presidential Elections, won by General Muhammadu Buahri of course, in less than a week, millions of Nigerians will again elect our...

Under me, your money will be safe – Buhari

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:09 PM PDT

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has given assurances to Nigerians that he would handle state resources with utmost responsibility and honesty and that he would not condone the looting of public...

IN PICTURES: President Jonathan at the Good Friday service in Aso Villa chapel

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:07 PM PDT

President Jonathan with Bayelsa state governor, Dickson Seriake and others at a church service to celebrate Good Friday at Aso Villa chapel, April 3rd 2015

7 wedding guests killed, 18 injured in Bauchi auto crash

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:04 PM PDT

At least seven people were killed and 18 others seriously injured when a bus carrying wedding guests crashed into an armoured military vehicle in northeast Nigeria, an official said Saturday. The...

Boko Haram kills five in Borno village

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:03 PM PDT

Terror sect, Boko Haram, killed five persons on Saturday in Kayamla in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Though, the insurgents were pushed back by the youth vigilance group in the...

Internet usage on Nigeria’s GSM networks increases to 81 million

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:01 PM PDT

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, says the number of internet users on the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) networks has increased from 76,322, 802 in 2014 to 81,892,840 in...

Pictures: Professor Osinbajo and Akinwunmi Ambode drive through Alaba Market

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 03:57 PM PDT

The Gubernatorial Candidate of the APC, Akinwunmi Ambode was accompanied by the Vice President Elect, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on a drive through of the AlabaInternational Market.

'You want to impeach me?...stop acting like jesters' - Governor Fayose tells APC lawmakers

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:15 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has advised All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the State House of Assembly to stop acting like jesters, saying; "The script being acted by the APC is a...

Doyin Okupe back-tracks, congratulates Buhari, Tinubu

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:16 AM PDT

The Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has congratulated the President -Elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the national leader of...

Governorship elections will be peaceful - Jonathan

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:16 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday felicitated with Nigerians on the celebration of Easter in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In his Easter message to the nation, he urged...

Survivor from Kenya massacre emerges after two days of hiding in a wardrobe

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:17 AM PDT

A survivor of Kenya's university massacre who hid in a wardrobe for two days too terrified to come out was rescued safely Saturday, dehydrated but apparently unharmed, Kenya Red Cross said. "A...

Rivers APC chieftain, three sons, five others killed

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:25 AM PDT

Nine persons, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Christopher Adube , his three sons and five others have been killed by unknown gunmen at Obor Obrikom in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local...

Kidnappers demand N20m for TASUED lecturer’s wife

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:57 AM PDT

The kidnappers of Mrs. Hamdallah Ettu, the wife of a lecturer in the Department of Biology at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode, Mr. Gbenga Ettu, have demanded the sum of N20m as...

Finally, Nigerian Military Frees Detained Aljazeera Journalists

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:33 AM PDT

The Nigerian military has ordered the release of two Aljazeera journalists who have been detained in Maiduguri, Borno for over a week after being accused of "loitering" around areas of military...

GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS: PDP National Chairman, Adamu Mua’zu targets victory in 24 states

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:25 AM PDT

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adamu Mu'azu, has charged members of the party nationwide to ensure that it wins 24 states in the April 11 governorship elections. In a...

EASTER: Jonathan urges Nigerians to make sacrifices for unity and political stability of Nigeria

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:19 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday urged Nigerians to be prepared to make sacrifices for the unity and political stability of the country. Jonathan made the call in an Easter message he...

Kenya arrests five suspects over varsity massacre

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:17 AM PDT

Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary, Joseph Nkaissery, confirmed on Saturday that the police had arrested three more suspects over Garissa University attack, making five the number of those in...

Rivers killings: Police begin manhunt for gunmen

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:14 AM PDT

The Rivers State Police Command said on Saturday that it had commenced a manhunt for gunmen who killed six persons and burnt the house of a politician in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of...

Hundreds protest Islamic law in Australia

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:12 AM PDT

Protesters waving Australian flags and carrying signs such as "Yes Australia. No Sharia" rallied around the country on Saturday in events organisers said were against Islamic extremism. The...

France moves to ban ultra-skinny models

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:07 AM PDT

The French parliament on Friday adopted an amendment to a sweeping health law that would prohibit fashion models from having an abnormally low body mass index. The amendment, which leaves the...

Kano Sharia board treats 243 complaints on prostitution, others

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:05 AM PDT

The Kano State Hisba Board said on Saturday that it received 243 complaints from January to April 4. Public Relations Officer of the board, Malam Mohammed Yusuf, said this in Kano during an...

Dominant Arsenal thrash Liverpool, now second on the table

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:04 AM PDT

Arsenal dealt Liverpool's Champions League qualification hopes a massive blow on Saturday with a stylish 4-1 victory that lifted Arsene Wenger's side to second place in the Premier League. Arsenal...

CAN prays for Buhari’s success as Nigeria’s president

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 09:01 AM PDT

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has prayed for the success of the coming administration of the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement sent to newsmen, the CAN President, Ayo...

INEC declares Delta Central senatorial poll inconclusive

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 08:58 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Delta Central Senatorial election inconclusive. The commission's declaration came six days after the election was held and after...

Al-Shabab threatens more attacks in Kenya

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 08:56 AM PDT

Al-Shabab, the Somali armed group that carried out a deadly attack on a Kenyan university killing 148 people on Thursday, has threatened to stage more attacks in the country. In a statement issued...

APC To Nigerians At Easter: Unite For National Rebirth

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 08:55 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to come together, irrespective of the fault lines separating them, for a national rebirth, in the spirit of Easter which is being celebrated in...

APC lawmakers serve Fayose notice of impeachment

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 08:53 AM PDT

Less than a week after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Major General Mohammadu Buhari winner of the presidential election ,the 19 All Progressives Congress (APC)...

Kenyan president declares three days of national mourning

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 08:50 AM PDT

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta declared three days of national mourning Saturday after Somali Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab gunmen killed almost 150 people in one of the country's worst massacres. "I...

Lagosians, keep the faith

Posted: 04 Apr 2015 03:00 AM PDT

Sponsored Post Folks, let us make no mistake about this, there MUST be continuity in Lagos State. And here are my reasons for saying so. The state has witnessed tremendous growth in many areas in the...
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Friday, 3 April 2015

NigerianEye: “President Jonathan and First Lady, Patience move personal belongings out of the Presidential Villa” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “President Jonathan and First Lady, Patience move personal belongings out of the Presidential Villa” plus 29 more

President Jonathan and First Lady, Patience move personal belongings out of the Presidential Villa

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:40 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan and his family members have started moving their personal belongings out of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, few days after the President lost his re-election bid, according...

Jonathan, Buhari meet behind closed doors in Villa

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:39 PM PDT

The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Buhari (retd.), on Friday met behind closed doors with President Goodluck Jonathan inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. That was the first time the two...

Mysterious fire kills Kano INEC Commissioner, wife, 2 daughters

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:42 PM PDT

The Resident Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kano, Mikaila Abdulahi, has died under mysterious circumstances. Mr. Mikaila, who oversaw last Saturday's...

Are the Niger Delta militants posing a threat to the incoming Buhari government?

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:53 PM PDT

One big question: Are the Niger Delta militants posing a threat to the incoming administration of the former Head of State and president- elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari as they did to current...

REVEALED: How TB JOSHUA predicted Kenya terror attack

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:41 PM PDT

By Ihechukwu Njoku As the world joins the nation of Kenya to mourn the nearly 150 victims of a brutal massacre by Al-Shabaab terrorists at Garissa University College, a YouTube video has...

I’ll speak at the right time, says Jonathan

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:41 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised to break his silence on his experience in office and other sundry issues at the appropriate time. He however did not give any indication on when the...

REVEALED: The only surviving sister of Gen Buhari opens up on their childhood

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:32 PM PDT

DAURA, the country home of the president-elect is still agog with celebrations since the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC declared him winner of last weekend presidential and National...

Picture of the day: Governor Amaechi plays Jesus, carries cross of cruxification to celebrate Good Friday

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:23 PM PDT

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state yesterday carried the cross of crucifixion to mark the Good Friday celebration.

Jonathan saved Nigeria from bloodbath – Ohanaeze

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:16 PM PDT

The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan's timely acceptance of defeat in last Saturday's presidential election saved...

ACF, Yoruba Forum caution Dokubo over militancy threat

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:15 PM PDT

The Arewa Consultative Forum and the Yoruba Unity Forum have chided a former Niger Delta militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, for threatening to return to the creeks with his people following the defeat...

We do not regret campaigning for Jonathan – Nollywood stars

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 10:39 PM PDT

The presidential election has come and gone with some people in celebration mood while some others went home sulking and licking their wounds. The people who may likely be saddened with the...

Wike planning to cede oil wells to Bayelsa –APC

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:12 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State on Thursday alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the state, Mr. Nyesom Wike, planned to have some of the state's oil wells...

Why we gave Jonathan nearly 1 million votes — Akpabio

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:10 PM PDT

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, on Friday, urged Nigerians to emulate the statesmanlike nature of President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat for peace to reign in Nigeria. Mr. Akpabio...

Nigerians in the Diaspora hail Jonathan, Buhari’s victory

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:41 PM PDT

Nigerians in the Diaspora and former leader of the group, Chief Amina Temitope Ajayi have congratulated the President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari describing the victory as God's favour. Ajayi,...

APC condemns deadly terrorist attack at Kenyan University College

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:47 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned Thursday's terrorist attack that left 147 people dead at the Garissa University College in Kenya, calling it dastardly and...

Easter: Pray for peaceful, united Nigeria, PDP urges Nigerians

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:45 PM PDT

Christians in the country join the rest of the world to celebrate this year's Easter, national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged Nigerians to use the period to pray for...

Egyptian leader, Sisi congratulates Buhari over victory

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:43 PM PDT

Egyptian President, Addel Fattah el Sisi, has congratulated President-elect; Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, over his victory at the presidential election in Nigeria. In a congratulatory message released on...

Three burnt to death in Kwali auto crash

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:39 PM PDT

Three female passengers were on Friday burnt to death in an automobile accident along Abuja-Lokoja road. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the FCT, Mrs Susan Ajenge,...

Militant group claims responsibility for Delta pipeline explosion

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:37 PM PDT

An Urhobo militant group, Urhobo Gbagbako, on Friday claimed responsibility for Thursday night's bombing of the NPDC Oil pipelines at Ighrenene, Afiesere and Ekiugbo communities in Delta State. The...

Gunmen scouted Kenya campus before attack – Survivor

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:35 PM PDT

Al-shabab gunmen who killed 148 people at Garissa University College in Kenya as they shouted "God is great" appeared to have planned extensively, even targeting a site where Christians had gone to...

Second black box indicates Alps crash was deliberate

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:32 PM PDT

Data from the second black box found in the wreckage of the Germanwings flight that crashed last week in the French Alps confirm the co-pilot acted deliberately, investigators said. "A first reading...

Fayose planning to attack us – APC lawmakers

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT

The 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers in Ekiti State House of Assembly have raised the alarm over an alleged plan by Governor Ayodele Fayose to attack them ahead of the April 11 Governorship and...

LAGOS GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS: 10 candidates step down for APC’s Ambode

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:29 PM PDT

Governorship candidates of 10 opposition political parties in Lagos State on Friday dropped their ambitions to contest the April 11 governorship elections in the state. The candidates in the...

Shell denies shutting down operations

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:27 PM PDT

The Management of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has denied reports that it shut down its flow stations in Bayelsa State owing to fears of attack by aggrieved militants. The SPDC's...

Ndigbo may not produce next Senate President – Okorocha

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:23 PM PDT

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has warned that lack of vision on the part of political leaders from the South-East may deny the region the opportunity to produce the next President of the...

Soldiers killed my son while monitoring his vote – Father

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:22 PM PDT

A 78-year-old man in Bauchi State has narrated how a soldier shot and killed his 28-year-old son to monitor the collation of results after the presidential election in Bauchi State on Sunday. Father...

I will never support a PDP candidate – Atiku

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:20 PM PDT

Former vice president of Nigeria and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated categorically that he will never a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku...

I’ll quit INEC job in June – Jega

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 02:14 PM PDT

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, has said he will not accept a tenure renewal even if he is offered. The tenure of Mr. Jega, appointed by President...

Onyeka Ibeanusi: 10 reasons why Lagos cannot afford to be in the opposition again

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 09:39 PM PDT

Nigeria has just recorded a grand moment in her democratic process. With the unprecedented defeat of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan by Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in last Saturday's elections,...

Buhari didn’t promise to end insurgency in two months – APC

Posted: 03 Apr 2015 03:36 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as misleading and unfounded reports that the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Mu has pledged to end insurgency in the country within two months. This is...
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Thursday, 2 April 2015

NigerianEye: “Listen to the phone conversation: President Jonathan congratulates General Buhari for winning presidential election” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Listen to the phone conversation: President Jonathan congratulates General Buhari for winning presidential election” plus 29 more

Listen to the phone conversation: President Jonathan congratulates General Buhari for winning presidential election

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 04:25 PM PDT

Listen to the historic, ground-breaking phone call conversation between President Goodluck Jonathan, and the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari. This was the moment President Jonathan...

French President calls Buhari, invites him to Paris

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:22 PM PDT

French President Francois Hollande spoke by phone with President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday and invited him to Paris for discussions on expansion of trade between France and Nigeria. A...

Father Mbaka advices Buhari - 'Surround yourself with the right people'

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:21 PM PDT

Popular Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, has congratulated General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) on his victory in the March 28 Presidential...

Wike agrees to pay Patience Jonathan N1 BILLION monthly – APC

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:22 PM PDT

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State, Chief Nyesome Wike, has concluded plans to pay N1 billion...

WATCH VIDEO: Did T.B Joshua predict Buhari's victory 5 years ago?

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:23 PM PDT

Over five years ago in 2010, Prophet T.B. Joshua revealed that a new political party would rise to challenge the ruling party within Nigeria. After the formation of the APC, a merger of several...

Al Shabab militants kill 147 christian students in Kenya University

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:40 PM PDT

Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least 147 people on Thursday, in the worst attack on Kenyan soil since the U.S. embassy was bombed in...

What the Buhari/Osinbajo government should do to improve power supply- Muyiwa Abiodun

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:40 PM PDT

By Muyiwa Abiodun. Now that the APC has won the March 28 Presidential elections, one of the Major concerns is how the new government will deliver affordable uninterrupted Power to Nigerians. Recall...

Arsenal's Wenger & Giroud win the Barclays Manager & Player of the Month awards for March

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:36 PM PDT

Arsenal's Olivier Giroud and Arsene Wenger have been named as the Barclays Premier League Player and Manager of the Month for March Giroud netted five times in Arsenal's four consecutive league...

Davido set to graduate from school, buys new car, set to drop new album

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:20 PM PDT

HKN boss, Davido, has finally announced the release date of his much anticipated second studio album. Speaking in Kenya during the weekend, where he performed at the 5th Afrobeatz Festival, Davido...

Orji Kalu loses senatorial election in Abia

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:17 PM PDT

A former governor of Abia State and Abia North senatorial candidate for the Progressive Peoples Alliance, Orji Kalu, came a distant third as the Independent National Electoral Commission, on...

Explosion near bus station in Gombe, kills 5

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:14 PM PDT

An explosion near a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe killed at least five and injured 15 others, witnesses told AFP on Thursday, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko...

HORROR: Man cuts off girlfriend’s breast, dumps her body in pit toilet

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 04:32 PM PDT

Residents of Balogun area of Osogbo were shocked when detectives from Osun State Police Command exhumed the decomposing remains of a 19-year-old girl, Bilikisu from a pit toilet at Abaja compound of...

I will make sure APC is defeated by PDP in Lagos – Bode George

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 04:27 PM PDT

The leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Chief Bode George, says the loss his party suffered in the presidential election has strengthened his resolve to ensure victory for his...

REVEALED: INEC officials, corpers get N1.99m insurance each

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 04:29 PM PDT

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission who participated in last Saturday's presidential and National Assembly election and those who will take part in the governorship and state...

Afe Babalola writes Buhari, advocates six-year single term

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 04:21 PM PDT

Popular lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, has asked the President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to seriously consider a further amendment of the 1999...

Labour party candidate, Alao Akala campaigns with Buhari picture, Governor Ajimobi fumes

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 04:09 PM PDT

With the victory and growing popularity of the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, some opposition parties are said to be using his picture to canvass for votes in the April 11 governorship...

Jonathan condemns attack on Kenyan university

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:48 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday commiserated with the government and people of Kenya as well the families of those who died in the terrorist attack on the Garissa University College in...

Buhari’s victory the will of God – Tompolo

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:46 PM PDT

A former Niger-Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, otherwise known as Tompolo, has described the victory of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, as the will of God. Tompolo's statement comes...

National Assembly salutes Jega on election

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:44 PM PDT

The National Assembly on Thursday lauded the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on the successful conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly...

Niger deputy gov warns PDP against scuttling elections

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:42 PM PDT

The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Ahmed Ibeto, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party and other parties in the state against scuttling the electoral process, following the successful conclusion of...

Monarch flees as thugs sack palace

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:41 PM PDT

The Alaagba of Aagba, Oba Rufus Ogunwole, narrowly escaped death as hoodlums invaded his palace and vandalised the building before destroying vehicles parked within the premises among other important...

PDP will come back in Four years - Doyin Okupe boasts

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:38 PM PDT

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has congratulated Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the March 28 presidential election. He said it was...

Governor Fayose lifts dusk to dawn curfew

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:36 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has lifted the dusk to dawn curfew imposed on the state on Tuesday to prevent violence that might arise after the declaration of the final results of the...

Don’t disappoint Nigerians, Sultan tells Buhari

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:32 PM PDT

President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, has urged the President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, not to disappoint Nigerians, who voted him to...

FG condemns lynching of Boko Haram suspects

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 03:31 PM PDT

The Federal Government has condemned what it called self-help by people who lynch individuals that are suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamist group, the Boko Haram, instead of reporting them...

Asari Dokubo warned to stop using the Igbos to settle his scores with the North and South-Western Nigeria

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 09:12 AM PDT

Ebonyi state Chairman of the Progressive Peoples' Alliance, PPA, Hon. Prince Samuel Udeogu thursday cautioned the leader of the Niger Delta People Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo...

We may return to militancy - Asari-Dokubo threatens

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 09:13 AM PDT

A former Niger-Delta militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, says with the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan, he and other militants may be forced to return to the creeks. Asari-Dokubo, who hails from...

Rivers state lifts curfew, calls for peaceful coexistence

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 08:59 AM PDT

The Rivers State Government on Thursday lifted the curfew it had imposed on the state after last Saturday's Presidential election. The announcement which was made in a statement signed by the...

Jonathan acted in best interest of Nigeria – Kerry

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 08:58 AM PDT

The United States secretary of state John Kerry has sent a message of congratulation to the Federal Government and entire Nigerians for the peaceful conduct of last Saturday's Presidential and...

We are down but not out – PDP National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 07:30 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says though it lost the March 28, presidential election to the All Progressives Congress (APC), it is not downcast. This was contained in a statement issued by...
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Wednesday, 1 April 2015

NigerianEye: “My attacks on Buhari, nothing personal, i was only doing my job – Femi Fani-Kayode” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “My attacks on Buhari, nothing personal, i was only doing my job – Femi Fani-Kayode” plus 29 more

My attacks on Buhari, nothing personal, i was only doing my job – Femi Fani-Kayode

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:25 PM PDT

The spokesperson for President Goodluck Jonathan's campaign team, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Wednesday stated that all his attacks against the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, and his party, the All...

Jonathan ‘has nothing to fear from me’- Buhari

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:25 PM PDT

Nigeria's president-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sought to reconcile past differences with incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, extending a hand of friendship to his beaten election opponent. "Let me...

Patience Jonathan congratulates Buhari’s wife, wishes her well in her new task

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:26 PM PDT

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Wednesday congratulated Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of the President-elect on her husband's victory during the Saturday's presidential election. In a...

15 things you didn’t know about Buhari

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:26 PM PDT

He is the 23rd child of his father. Buhari was raised by his mother, after his father died when he was about three or four years old.He had 10 children (two are deceased).Buhari undertook military...

WATCH VIDEO: Buhari's first interview with BBC after winning presidential elections

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:26 PM PDT

BBC's Peter okwoche speaks to the Nigerian president elect Muhammadu Buhari after his victory.

BUHARI VICTORY: The South-West and the North ganged up against us - Asari Dokubo

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:27 PM PDT

A former Niger-Delta militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, says with the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan, he and other militants might be forced to 'return to creeks.' Asari-Dokubo, who hails from...

BUHARI VICTORY: Naira appreciate by 7%, now ₦211 to dollar

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:27 PM PDT

The naira appreciated by seven per cent to 211 against the United States dollar at the parallel market following the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,...

Orubebe apologises to Nigerians for his show of shame, says he regrets it

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:28 PM PDT

Former Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Elder Godsday Orubebe has apologised to Nigerians over the show of shame during the release of results of the presidential election in Abuja yesterday. A mild...

Four die celebrating Buhari’s victory in Abuja

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:24 PM PDT

About Four persons were killed on Tuesday night during the celebration of the victory of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd in Lugbe,...

OPC Leader, Gani Adams Calls Buhari 'Nigeria’s Abraham Lincoln'

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:03 PM PDT

The Oodua Peoples Congress on Wednesday sent a congratulatory message to President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, over his election victory. The National Coordinator of the Congress, Gani Adams, in the...

Oyo Governorship Elections: Ladoja vows to defeat Ajimobi

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 05:36 PM PDT

The Accord Party governorship candidate in Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, has played down the victory of the All Progressives Congress in the Saturday presidential and National Assembly elections, saying...

My defeat not an insult - Niger governor

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 05:33 PM PDT

Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, on Wednesday conceded defeat to the Niger-East Senator-elect, David Umaru, at last Saturday's National Assembly polls in Niger East. Aliyu, who spoke to...

PDP governors meet Jonathan, Fayose, Mimiko absent

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 05:20 PM PDT

Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, his Ekiti state counterpart, Ayodele Fayose as well as Governors Sule Lamido of Jigawa, Isa Yuguda (Bauchi), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Gabriel Suswam (Benue) and Ibrahim Shema...

My victory, not a surprise – Buhari

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 03:10 PM PDT

The President-elect Muhammadu Buhari,says he is not surprised that he defeated President Goodluck Jonathan at the polls in the March 28 presidential election. Buhari, who defeated Jonathan by over...

Man arrested for shaving woman’s pubic hair

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 03:09 PM PDT

A ‎35-year old man, Ibrahim Adamu is currently in police net in Benin for allegedly shaving the pubic hair of a 25-year old woman, Jumai Jasper, while sleeping in his room. Edo State Police...

Voting APC in Lagos more important than ever – Ambode

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 02:44 PM PDT

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Akinwunmi Ambode, has urged the people of the state to vote for the APC on April 11 as Lagos will do better if it is in the...

PDP vows to challenge Buhari’s ‎victory at tribunal

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 01:06 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will challenge the outcome of the March 28 presidential election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, through its Chairman and Chief Returning...

Picture of Buhari's Certificate of Return.

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 01:07 PM PDT

A NEW ERA AND THE HOPE FOR SUSTAINABLE POWER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA By Moses Nasamu

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 12:25 PM PDT

The need to provide regular, affordable and efficient electricity has long been identified as crucial for the prosperity, growth, national security as well as the rapid industrialization of...

Court stops AIT from further broadcasting ‘Lion of Bourdilion’, against Tinubu

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:40 AM PDT

An Ikeja High Court presided by Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe Wednesday granted an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the African Independent Communication (AIT), from further broadcasting the...

Fulani militias raid Benue community, kill women, children

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:34 AM PDT

Gunmen, suspected to be Fulani militias, on Wednesday morning raided and killed no fewer than 30 persons, mostly women, children and the aged, in three council wards of Logo Local Government Area of...

APC governors congratulate Buhari, ‎Osinbajo

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:20 AM PDT

The All Progressives Governors Forum, on Wednesday congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, and the Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on their historic victory. The...

Travellers scamper for safety as fire guts Murtala Muhammed International Airport

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:18 AM PDT

There was confusion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday afternoon after a fire incident that resulted in a heavy smoke engulfed the E-Arrival Wing of the terminal,...

Oritsejafor congratulates Buhari

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:14 AM PDT

The Christian Association of Nigeria and National Christian Elders Forum have congratulated the President-elect and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu...

Vice President Elect, Prof Osinbajo Celebrates Victory with Family, Friends and supporters (Pictures)

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:14 AM PDT

Police shut Ekiti Assembly as APC lawmakers resume

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:09 AM PDT

There was tension in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday as the 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers stormed the Ekiti State House of Assembly to resume legislative duties. Their return, which, caught workers...

Femi Fani-Kayode begs Nigerians to support Buhari

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:05 AM PDT

A former Minister of Aviation and popular Buhari-critic, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has begged Nigerians to cooperate with the President-elect, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). He said this at a...

Ministers pay solidarity visit to Jonathan

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:03 AM PDT

The Presidential Villa, Abuja wore a mournful look in the early hours of Wednesday, the morning after President Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid. A few workers who had already closed from...

Violence hits Ekiti as gunmen attack APC members celebrating Buhari's victory

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 10:56 AM PDT

Crisis returned to Ekiti State on Wednesday as gunmen attacked the All Progressives Congress Secretariat and jubilant members of the party. The APC members had just returned from the streets of Ado...

Nigeria deserves respect from global communities - US

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 10:47 AM PDT

The U.S. Assistant Secretary for Africa, Linda Thomas–Greenfield on Wednesday said that Nigeria deserved respect from global communities for conducting a credible presidential poll. She made this...
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