Thursday, 2 July 2015

NigerianEye: “Over 150 people killed by Boko Haram extremists while praying in a mosque” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Over 150 people killed by Boko Haram extremists while praying in a mosque” plus 29 more


Over 150 people killed by Boko Haram extremists while praying in a mosque

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:35 PM PDT

(AFP) - Suspected Boko Haram militants killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques and shooting women preparing food at home,...

Buhari sacks Ita Ekpenyong, appoints Musa Daura as DSS boss

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:48 PM PDT

President Muhamadu Buhari on Thursday appointed Mr. Lawal Musa Daura as the new Director-General of the Department of State Security Service. He is to take over from Ita Ekpenyong, the outgoing...

Fear grips Borno residents as suicide bombers tear city apart

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:36 PM PDT

Listening to his maiden speech at his inauguration as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on May 29, 2015, General Muhammadu Buhari had vowed to crush terrorism in the country. It was a...

How Wike spent N2 Billion per day, squandered N60 Billion in 30 days - APC

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:36 PM PDT

Nyesom Wike,Governor of Rivers State has been accused of squandering over N60 billion in his first 30 days as governor of the oil rich state. The State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...

Meet new DSS DG, Lawal Daura

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:37 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sacked the Director General of the State Security Service, Ita Ekpenyong, and appointed Lawal Daura as new head of the agency. Mr Lawal Musa Daura was born in...

Buhari set to sack the service chiefs

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:50 PM PDT

President Buhari is set to sack the service chiefs. Presidency sources told NE   hat all the service chiefs would be relieved of their appointments before the end of the month. The service...

I’m a man of integrity, I cannot be bribed - APC Chairman, John Oyegun

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:34 PM PDT

The national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has denied taking bribe to support the agenda of the lawmakers that became principal officers of the 8th...

EFCC arrests Ann Igwe for pension fraud

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:30 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Mrs. Ann Igwe in relation with the Biometric Contract Scam involving billions of naira belonging to pensioners. Igwe was the Secretary...

Odemwingie signs contract extension at Stoke City

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 03:29 PM PDT

Stoke City have been handed a pre-season boost after striker Peter Odemwingie signed a new one-year contract extension. The Nigerian will remain at the Britannia Stadium until the end of the 2015/16...

Journalists speak out against flotilla ordeal at hands of Israel

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 03:04 PM PDT

Two Al Jazeera journalists have spoken out after Israeli navy forces assaulted and abducted them while covering the 'Freedom Flotilla III' heading to Gaza. Mohamed El Bakkali, Al Jazeera's reporter...

Buhari will release ministerial list soon – APC

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:11 PM PDT

The ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) has commended Nigerians for their patience and perseverance over the delay in the appointments of ministers,saying that the list would be released...

Buhari thinks about you everyday, Osinbajo tells Boko Haram victims

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:15 PM PDT

Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari's resolve to end Boko Haram insurgency in the North East and restore the livelihood of Nigerians who have been...

Former Miss Nigeria, Rita Anuku dies

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:11 PM PDT

The family of Rita Anuku, the 1986 Miss Nigerian has released a statement that the beauty queen passed away this morning, July 2nd at an undisclosed Abuja hospital. According to a family source, the...

Nigeria will partner Japan on technology – Buhari

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:08 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said that Nigeria and Japan will partner in the area of manufacturing, science and technology to boost job creation. Buhari also promised that Nigeria will assist...

Nigeria returns 10,000 euros to French love scam victim

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:06 PM PDT

Nigeria's anti-graft agency said Thursday it had returned 10,000 euros to a French man who thought he met a beautiful Nigerian woman online willing to move to France… only to find out it was a...

I accept my appointment with humility – INEC boss

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:04 PM PDT

The Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mrs. Amina Zakari, has said she accepted her appointment with humility. She told journalists in Abuja on Thursday, a...

U.S. Govt restates commitment to assist Nigeria fight Boko Haram

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:03 PM PDT

The Government of the United States of America has restated its commitment to assist Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram and rescue the Chibok girls. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for...

Ondo launches govt. smart cards, directs residents to pay N2,000 for services

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:52 AM PDT

Residents of Ondo State will have to pay N2,000 each to secure a smart card that will grant them open doors to social and economic benefits. This is as a result of the formal roll out of the...

El-Rufai To Sue Newspaper Over N90bn Assets Report

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:09 PM PDT

Earlier today, a media platform, The Union, reported that Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai had declared N90 billion and 40 houses in the FCT as his assets before the Code of Conduct...

Saraki condemns renewed Boko Haram attacks

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:47 AM PDT

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday condemned the renewed onslaught against innocent Nigerians by the Boko Haram sect especially during the holy month of Ramadan. Saraki also expressed deep...

Atiku sues for peace ahead of APC NEC meeting

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:45 AM PDT

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday urged leaders of the All Progressives Congress to shift from extreme positions to a centrist one in the interest of democracy, the party, the new...

Osun NYSC members lament unpaid allowances

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:43 AM PDT

Some members of the National Youth Service Corps in Osun State have lamented the nonpayment of their allowances for the whole year. Some of the corps members said this in an interview with newsmen...

Rivers State Police Commissioner orders immediate withdrawal of policemen attached to politicians

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:42 AM PDT

The Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Chris Ezike, on Thursday ordered the immediate withdrawal of policemen attached to politicians and other individuals. Ezike specifically warned that...

Sylva withdraws suit against Murray-Bruce

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:40 AM PDT

Former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has withdrawn his suit challenging the victory of Senator Ben Murray-Bruce in the April National Assembly election, the state's Election Petitions...

Buhari promises conducive environment for business

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:38 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday promised that his administration would take all necessary actions to significantly improve the operating environment for domestic and international companies in...

Military checkpoints return in Abia

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:35 AM PDT

As the dust stirred by the presidential order directing the removal of military checkpoints across the country is yet to settle, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said military checkpoints...

Osun workers vow to reject part payment for March

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:33 AM PDT

Primary school teachers and local government workers in Osun State have vowed to reject the alleged planned payment of 60 per cent of their March 2015 salaries by the state government. Some of the...

Dangote acquires 16,000 hectares for farming in Jigawa

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:25 AM PDT

The Dangote Group on Thursday said it had concluded arrangements to develop 16, 000 hectares of land for commercial farming in Kafin-Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa. The representative of the...

Buhari has solutions to Nigeria’s problems – APC

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 06:17 AM PDT

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has the blueprints to tackle Nigeria's...

Buhari advised to merge airlines to form national carrier

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 04:58 AM PDT

ABUJA, (Reuters) Nigeria should merge its debt-laden airlines and create a national carrier in partnership with a global airline to boost revenue and create jobs, a ruling party strategy report seen...

US To Provide Lethal Weapons To Nigerian military

Wednesday, 1 July 2015

NigerianEye: “National Assembly Crisis: Buhari meets lawmakers behind closed-doors” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “National Assembly Crisis: Buhari meets lawmakers behind closed-doors” plus 29 more


National Assembly Crisis: Buhari meets lawmakers behind closed-doors

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:33 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening met behind closed-doors with some members of the House of Representatives. The lawmakers were led to the meeting held inside the Conference Hall of...

Femi Adesina blasts Metuh again, says Buhari was right to appoint Zakari as INEC boss

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:33 PM PDT

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Media and Publicity have hit back at Olisa Metuh, the Peoples Democratic Party's National Publicity Secretary for...

PDP rejects new INEC boss, Amina Zakari

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:34 PM PDT

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the appointment of Mrs. Amina Zakari as the Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Zakari was...

Naira falls to ₦230 against 1 Dollar

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:35 PM PDT

Barely 10 days after the CBN stopped forex sale to importers of rice, textile and 39 other items, the naira on Wednesday crashed to 230 against the United States dollar at the parallel market, down...

(REVEALED) Money laundering charges: Reasons why court freed Fani-Kayode

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:34 PM PDT

Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, Wednesday, discharged and acquitted a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode‎, of money laundering charges. While reading her judgment which lasted almost 50...

12 die as Boko Haram attacks Borno villages

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:28 PM PDT

No fewer than 10 people were feared dead with 7 others sustaining gunshots wounds when suspected members of Boko Haram invaded nearby surrounding villages of Monguno Local Government Area of Borno...

PICTURES: Fani-Kayode, girlfriend, others party to celebrate acquittal

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:46 PM PDT

Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, was, Wednesday, discharged and acquitted by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on the two count charge of money laundering preferred...

We won’t pay staff schools workers’ salaries again – FG

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:15 PM PDT

The Federal Government has formally hands off the payment of salaries of teaching and non-academic workers of staff schools in institutions across the country. The National Salaries, Incomes and...

PDP is the most corrupt party in Africa – APC

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 04:01 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State has alleged that the immediate past Peoples Democratic Party PDP-led government as people whose looting of government finances is "unequalled in the...

Wike orders payment of workers’ April, May salaries

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:59 PM PDT

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has directed that civil servants in the state be paid April and May salaries. Wike said on Wednesday that the directive was in line with his...

Saudi prince pledges $32 Billion to charity

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:55 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has pledged his entire $32bn fortune to charitable projects over the coming years. The prince said in a statement that the "philanthropic pledge...

Arewa group blasts Akande over anti-North comment

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:50 PM PDT

Northern socio-political organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum, on Wednesday berated the former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, over his statement...

EFCC “shocked” by Fani-Kayode’s acquittal

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:25 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it was shocked by Wednesday's acquittal of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. A Federal High Court in Lagos acquitted Mr....

El-Rufai inaugurates 16-man committee to end killings in Kaduna

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:24 AM PDT

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday inaugurated a 16-member committee to find solutions to the incessant killings in the Southern part of the state. The committee, headed by retired...

Fayose advises Buhari - 'You need to save EFCC from Politicians'

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:17 AM PDT

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against allowing politicians to hijack the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for their selfish motives. Fayose...

FG to appeal Kashamu’s extradition judgment

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:16 AM PDT

The Federal Government will appeal against the Wednesday's judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissing its application for an order to extradite the Ogun-East Senator in the National...

Onazi apologises to NFF, appeals $5,000 fine

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:15 AM PDT

Super Eagles' midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has formally apologized to the Nigeria Football Federation for his on-field action that led to a straight red card in last month's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations...

World Bank approves $200m for Lagos

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:14 AM PDT

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved $200m credit to Lagos State to support a range of reforms pertaining to fiscal sustainability, budget planning, budget execution, and the...

NASS crisis: Buhari set to meet Dogara, Gbajabiamila

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:12 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet members of the two factions in the House of Representatives later today. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, is expected to lead...

PICTURES: VP,Yemi Osinbajo visits IDP camp in Maiduguri, meets baby affected by bomb explosion

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:25 AM PDT

On the instructions of President Buhari, VP Yemi Osinbajo visited an IDP camp in Maiduguri today conveying the concern of the President and bringing hope to the victims of terrorism and the entire...

Pics. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Visits Maiduguri.

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:02 AM PDT

On the instructions of President Buhari, VP Yemi Osinbajo visited an IDP camp in Maiduguri today conveying the concern of the President and bringing hope to the victims of terrorism and the entire...

Davido, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnumz, others to perform at MTV Africa Music Awards 2015

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 09:08 AM PDT

MTV Base has revealed that Davido, Yemi Alade, Diamond Platnumz, Bucie and Cassper Nyovest, have been added to the sizzling performer line-up for the MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal 2015. The...

Fayose congratulates Fani Kayode over his victory at a Lagos court

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 08:48 AM PDT

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state took to his twitter handle to congratulate Femi Fani-Kayode over his victory at a Federal high court in Lagos today. Read his tweets below...

Wike’s plan to borrow N100 Billion from various banks exposed - APC

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 08:35 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State Chapter has uncovered a strategic plan by Governor Nyesom Wike to obtain loans totalling N100b in the few months he is expected to be in power as the...

Court Dismisses Agbaje’s Petition Against Ambode

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:50 AM PDT

The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Jimi Agbaje, against Akinwunmi Ambode of the...

President Buhari orders end to corruption in Hajj operations

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:45 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday directed that all corrupt activities that have been characterising hajj operations in the country must end immediately. Buhari handed down the directive to...

Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade proposes death penalty for kidnappers

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:40 AM PDT

The Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has sent an executive bill to the state House of Assembly seeking death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the state. He said this was to curb...

UN asks Nigeria to ease abortion restrictions for Boko Haram rape victims

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:38 AM PDT

The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Nigeria to show compassion and make it easier for women and girls who became pregnant in Boko Haram captivity to access...

Oshiomhole blasts Okonjo-Iweala - 'Explain whereabouts of $4.1 Billion'

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:29 AM PDT

The war of words between Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala continued on Wednesday as the Comrade Governor challenged the former...

Kwara teachers threaten to boycott classes over unpaid salaries

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 07:25 AM PDT

Some teachers in public schools in Kwara on Wednesday said they may start boycotting classes if the two months salaries owed them were not paid. The teachers, who spoke with newsmen in separate...

APC Lists Buhari’s Achievements After One Month In Office

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02 July, 2015
APC Lists President's Achievements After One Month In Office
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