Wednesday, 3 February 2016

NigerianEye: “Buhari's achievement in seven months – Presidency” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari's achievement in seven months – Presidency” plus 28 more


Buhari's achievement in seven months – Presidency

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 09:37 PM PST

The Presidency has risen in defence of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he has achieved a lot in the area of fighting corruption in the seven months of his administration. The Special Assistant to...

11 persons escape death after Bristow helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 09:42 PM PST

Eleven persons yesterday escaped death after a Bristow 5B BJQ helicopter en-route Lagos from an off-shore location in Port Harcourt ditched into the Atlantic Ocean. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, ...

Court orders arrest of Tope Aluko

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 09:37 PM PST

A Chief Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital has ordered the State Commissioner of Police to arrest the former State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Temitope...

Researchers discover how to make humans immune to pain

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 09:36 PM PST

University College London researchers have discovered the recipe for painlessness. According to a report on the UCL website, people born with a non-functioning Nav1.7 do not feel pain. Sodium...

Nigeria’s debt rises by N1.31 Trillion in one year

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:25 PM PST

Nigeria's debt burden rose by N1.31trn in one year, the Debt Management Office has said. This means the country's debt profile rose by 12.1 per cent. Official statistics released by the DMO in...

I won’t rest until Chibok girls are rescued alive - Buhari

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:22 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his government would not rest until the over 200 girls abducted in their school in Chibok, Borno State about two years ago are rescued alive. Buhari made...

Supreme Court judgment on Rivers gov election shocking – APC

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:20 PM PST

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has described the Supreme Court judgment which upheld the election of Nyesom Wike as governor of Rivers State as...

NNPC reports N267 Billion loss for 2015

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:17 PM PST

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation recorded a loss of N267.14bn in 2015, the latest data from the group's financial report for the month of December 2015 shows. According to the report, the...

Senate summons Accountant-General over NDDC funding

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:15 PM PST

The Senate Committee on Niger Delta on Wednesday summoned the Accountant-General of the Federation to appear before it over the non-remittances of some Federal Government agencies' contributions to...

Nigerians won’t suffer under Buhari - Osinbajo

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:14 PM PST

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the masses in the country will not suffer under President Muhammadu Buhari's administration. He said this on Wednesday at Ota, in Ado Odo/Ota Local...

Zuma to repay $23 million taxpayer money spent on personal home

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:08 PM PST

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has offered to pay back $23m (£15m) taxpayer money he used to install a swimming pool, chicken enclosure and amphitheatre at his sprawling homestead in a...

EFCC recovers $14million from oil firm

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:04 PM PST

The ongoing investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission into the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation yielded fruits with the recovery of $14m oil funds from...

Nigeria, Benin team up against pro-Biafran hijackers

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 08:02 PM PST

The Nigerian military is collaborating with its counterpart in the Republic of Benin to free an oil vessel, MT LEON DIAS, which was hijacked off the Nigerian coast on Friday by suspected militants,...

IN PICTURES: Buhari leaves France for London

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 04:32 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived London after departing France where he addressed the Plenary Session of the European Parliament and attended Bilateral Meeting with the President of the...

Lagos Marathon: Restriction of movement on Ojuelegba, Obalende, Third Mainland bridge and others

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 04:23 PM PST

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, announced restriction of movement in some of the major highways to be used for the February 6, 2016 International Marathon scheduled to start by 7am at...

IN PICTURES: Buhari addresses European Parliament

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 04:15 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday addressed the European Union Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where he discussed challenges toppling Nigeria, such as Boko Haram insurgency, migration of...

Does sex represent a dangerous new avenue for Zika spread?

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:52 PM PST

A case of sexual transmission on US soil of the tropical, mosquito-borne Zika virus, has stirred unease among ordinary people and experts alike. The lone case, reported Tuesday, has highlighted...

Obama visits a mosque in America for the first time

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:47 PM PST

Seven years into his presidency, Barack Obama will make his first trip to an American mosque on Wednesday, offering a high-profile rebuttal of harsh Republican election-year rhetoric against...

Naira exchanges at N307 to 1 Dollar

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:44 PM PST

The Naira on Wednesday depreciated by 0.7 per cent at the parallel market, following the last minute payment of tuition fees abroad. The naira lost N2 to exchange at N307 to a dollar against N305...

Libya’s turmoil ‘time bomb’, Buhari warns

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:30 PM PST

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari urged the international community on Wednesday to help end the turmoil in Libya, warning that it was creating a "strategic time bomb" for Africa and Europe. In a...

Husband begs court - ' HELP!!!! My wife has been poisoning my meals since 2008'

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:25 PM PST

A middle-aged man, Prince Agina, on Wednesday told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State that his wife, Obianuju, has been poisoning his meals since 2008. The union which was consummated on Dec....

Rebuilding Northeast to cost over N2 Trillion – Danjuma

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:20 PM PST

The Chairman, Presidential Committee on Northeast Initiative, retired Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, has said that over two trillion naira will be required in the short-term to rebuild areas devastated...

World’s 1st vaccine against Zika virus developed in India

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:16 PM PST

An Indian pharmaceutical firm claimed on Wednesday to have developed the world's first vaccine against mosquito-borne Zika virus. Dr Krishna Ella, Head of the Biotech International Limited, the...

Supreme Court upholds PDP’s Udom Emmanuel’s election as Akwa Ibom Governor

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 01:59 PM PST

The panel of the Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja, has reportedly upheld the election of Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State. Governor Udom was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...

ABIA: Supreme Court upholds Ikpeazu’s election

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 01:55 PM PST

‎The Supreme Court, on Wednesday night, affirmed the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State. A seven-man bench presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed,...

Buhari never gave me any money — Fr. Mbaka

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 03:34 AM PST

Embattled Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka and founder of the Adoration Ministries Enugu (AMEN) , has disclosed that he didn't collect any money from President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit...

Again, another Bristow helicopter crashes in Lagos

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 01:50 PM PST

Another Bristow helicopter on Wednesday crashed in Lagos according to The Nation The chopper disappeared from radar after it took off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. It was suspected to...

US confirms sexually-transmitted Zika virus case

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 03:20 AM PST

Health officials in Texas on Tuesday reported the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted within the United States amid the current outbreak in Latin America – a person who was infected...

Power generation to increase by 2,000MW this year − Fashola

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:27 AM PST

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that given the various plans by the present administration in the sector, power generation would increase by an additional 2,000...

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Dabota Lawson Files for Divorce from Billionaire Hubby Sunny Aku

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 11:07 PM PST

For the past couple of days there have been whispers of trouble for Dabota Lawson's marriage with Sunny Aku. It has now been confirmed that the former beauty queen has filed for divorce from her husband of two years with reports that she could no longer "live in fear of the unknown". According to SDK who broke the news exclusively, Dabota Lawson actually moved out of Sunny Aku's house

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

NigerianEye: “$2.1bn arms deal: Former NAF chief refuses EFCC’s offer to return funds” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “$2.1bn arms deal: Former NAF chief refuses EFCC’s offer to return funds” plus 29 more


$2.1bn arms deal: Former NAF chief refuses EFCC’s offer to return funds

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:04 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's interrogation of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), had reached a dead end. It was learnt that the commission had asked...

WATCH VIDEO: Nigerian Air Force drone hits Boko Haram’s base in Sambisa killing many terrorists

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:38 PM PST

Boko Haram terrorists yesterday suffered massive losses after an Air Force drone hit their base near Sambisa Forest, killing many and destroying equipment, according to the military. Watch video...

Benin hit by bomb blast as fears of Boko Haram invasion rocks city

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:22 PM PST

Tension rocked Benin City on Tuesday, after five houses were destroyed in a bomb blast. The incident which occurred at about 3pm caused pandemonium in the City, as it was rumored that the dreaded...

REVEALED: How Dariye shared Plateau’s N1.162b

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:12 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday continued its case against a former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, with one of its detectives, Musa Sunday, telling a Federal...

Fayose blasts Buhari - 'Stay at home and govern Nigeria instead of junketing from one country to the other'

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:08 PM PST

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Tuesday, warned President Muhammadu Buhari to stay at home and govern the country instead of junketing from one country to the other, saying; "foreign...

With Buhari’s New Friends, Who Needs Enemies?, By Femi Aribisala

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:10 PM PST

If I were to ask you to name one or two countries that can be said to be friends of Nigeria, my guess is you would be hard-pressed to answer. The truth is that Nigeria is a lone-ranger in...

Zika virus: Nigeria puts 36 states on alert

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:33 PM PST

The Federal Government has put all the 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on a red alert following the declaration of Zika virus as an international public health emergency by...

How Obasanjo tolerated me for three-and-half years — Buhari

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:25 PM PST

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Preseident Muhammadu Buhari and Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun. Speaking in the Ogun State capital, Buhari, who was the special guest at the 40th...

APC will soon disintegrate - Falae

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:20 PM PST

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, has predicted the disintegration of the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying members of the party are not committed to the...

Militants hijack ship in push for Kanu’s freedom

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:17 PM PST

A merchant ship has been seized by some militants who are demanding freedom for the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, within 31 days or they will blow up the...

Obasanjo, Babangida made corruption attractive to governors – Braithwaite

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:14 PM PST

Elder statesman, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a former maximum ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, made corruption attractive to state governors in the...

Nigeria to deport six British citizens for breach of immigration law

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 08:58 PM PST

The Nigeria Immigrations Service is set to deport six Britons who were arrested last Saturday for alleged breach of the country's immigration law. The Comptroller-General of the NIS, Mr. Martins...

Bedbugs are now resistant to pesticides – Experts

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 03:06 PM PST

Bedbugs, the notorious bloodthirsty critters which torments people around the world, have become genetically wired to resist pesticides, experts said Tuesday. In a pair of studies published in the...

VIDEO: Watch Jamie Vardy's fantastic goal

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 02:36 PM PST

The Leicester City striker scored with a stunning half-volley to give his side the lead in Tuesday night's meeting with Liverpool Watch goal below...

Sunderland 0-1 Manchester City: Aguero keeps city in touch with leaders, Leicester

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 02:16 PM PST

Sergio Aguero scored the only goal of the game as Manchester City beat Sunderland 1-0 at the Stadium of Light. A day after the club announced Pep Guardiola would replace Manuel Pellegrini at the end...

Leicester's fairy-tale story continues as Vardy keeps the Foxes at the top of EPL

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 02:09 PM PST

Jamie Vardy scored two goals - including a contender for goal of the season - to fire Leicester City to an impressive 2-0 win over Liverpool. The striker's first effort was a stunning dipping...

Manchester United 3-0 Stoke City: Lingard, Martial & Rooney down Potters

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 02:06 PM PST

Manchester United ended their long wait for a first-half goal at home as they further eased the pressure on Louis van Gaal with a comfortable 3-0 Premier League win over Stoke City on...

Arsenal 0-0 Southampton: Gunners slip to 4th after disappointing draw

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 02:03 PM PST

It was indeed a disappointing night for Arsenal as they could only draw 0-0 and slip to fourth in the Premier League. After a promising, even first half nevertheless lacking in goalmouth action...

The hospitals in Edo are better than many in Europe, Asia - Oshiomole

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:30 AM PST

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that the newly constructed state's 200-bed Central Hospital in Benin, is more beautiful and will be better equipped than many hospitals in Europe and...

IN PICTURES: Buhari attends presidential luncheon in Ogun State, commissions projects

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:51 AM PST

President Buhari on Tuesday landed in Ogun state for the 40th anniversary celebration of the state. He also commissioned some projects executed by the state government, and attended a luncheon. More...

Supreme Court upholds elections of 3 governors

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:35 AM PST

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. The apex court, in a marathon judgment this evening, equally upheld the elections of governors Abiola Ajimobi of...

INEC shifts Rivers rerun elections to 19 March

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:31 AM PST

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has shifted the Rivers State National and State Assemblies rerun elections from Saturday, 6 February to Saturday, 19 March, 2016. The new date...

Neymar in court to testify in Barca transfer case

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:27 AM PST

Barcelona star Neymar arrived at Spain's National Court Tuesday to give evidence in the murky case of the deal which brought the Brazilian to the Catalan giants from Santos in 2013. Sporting jeans...

English FA to mediate in Iheanacho agents’ dispute

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 08:55 AM PST

The England Football Association tribunal is expected to hear a case brought by Kelechi Iheanacho's former agents against his new representatives. The United States-based First Eleven is asking the...

ICC hears Falana’s petition against Dasuki, Iweala, others over alleged crimes against humanity

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 08:43 AM PST

The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has confirmed that it is considering petition submitted to it by human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN over alleged crimes against humanity...

Aso Rock threatens to clamp down on officials who leak information

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 06:44 AM PST

Workers attached to the Presidential Villa, Abuja have been warned to desist from leaking contents of official letters and files or risk serious sanctions. The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr....

Emir Sanusi II sacks governor’s brother as village head

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 04:31 AM PST

The emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi ll Monday dethroned the younger brother to Kano state Governor Alhaji Sani Umar Ganduje as village head of Ganduje, Dawakin Tofa local government over...

Saudi executes 57th convict for fatal shooting

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 04:28 AM PST

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed one of its citizens for the fatal shooting of another Saudi, bringing to 57 the number of convicts put to death this year. Mosaid al-Shahrani had been tried and...

Boko Haram kills 6 in fresh Borno village attack

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 04:26 AM PST

Six people were reportedly killed while one person sustained gunshot injury when suspected members of Boko Haram sect invaded Goniambari village in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno state. The...

Sambo Dasuki’s case adjourned till February 26

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 03:07 AM PST

The trial of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), and his co-defendants for alleged diversion of N13bn, part of funds said to be meant for procurement of arms, was...

Monday, 1 February 2016

NigerianEye: “#EkitiGate Scandal: Tope Aluko cries out - 'My life is in danger for exposing Ekiti election rigging'” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “#EkitiGate Scandal: Tope Aluko cries out - 'My life is in danger for exposing Ekiti election rigging'” plus 29 more


#EkitiGate Scandal: Tope Aluko cries out - 'My life is in danger for exposing Ekiti election rigging'

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 07:45 PM PST

Dr. Temitope Aluko, the embattled secretary of the Ekiti state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party who blew the whistle on the alleged rigging of the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State...

EFCC raids the office of the former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, $50,000 found

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 07:47 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Monday, raided the Abuja office of the former Vice President,  Namadi Sambo and seized $50,000 found in his safe. The raid was carried out on the...

Top 10 shocking benefits of sex

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 07:48 PM PST

Sex not only feels good. It can also be good for you. Here is webmd.com's list of the top 10 benefits of a healthy sex life. Helps Keep Your Immune System Humming "Sexually active people take...

Jonathan bought substandard weapons to fight Boko Haram – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 07:48 PM PST

The weapons purchased by former president, Dr. Goddluck Jonathan, to prosecute the war against Boko Haram were substandard, the Federal Government has said. NigerianEye recalls that Ex-President...

Tragedy in Lagos as female driver crushes pregnant woman, 7 others to death

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 08:12 PM PST

Tragedy struck on Ilaje Road, in the Bariga area of Lagos State, after a female motorist in a LandCruiser Sport Utility Vehicle crushed eight pedestrians to death. It was gathered that among the...

Why I didn’t appoint Tope Aluko as Chief of Staff – Fayose

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 07:49 PM PST

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said the allegation by the former Ekiti State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tope Aluko, that the military was used to influence the...

Reasons why we transferred Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka from Enugu to Emene - Catholic church

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 07:50 PM PST

The Catholic Church has explained the recent transfer of controversial Catholic priest, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka from Enugu to Emene. The Church said the essence of his transfer was to make him...

Buhari jets to France, London

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 07:52 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari will begin an official visit to France and Britain on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. At his first stop in Strasbourg, France, President Buhari will on Wednesday, February 3,...

WHO declares Zika virus a global emergency

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 07:30 PM PST

The World Health Organisation has declared the on-going Zika virus epidemic, a global health emergency. The WHO director-general, Margaret Chan, who issued the health alert after a meeting with the...

President Buhari, Awujale of Ijebu hold closed-door meeting

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 06:57 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, held a closed door meeting with the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona inside the monarch's Ijebu-Ode palace for about 20...

Andy Uba, Oduah resume work in Senate despite court judgement

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 06:47 PM PST

The two remaining embattled senators from Anambra State, Senators Andy Uba and Stella Oduah yesterday made a bold appearance in the National Assembly to disprove assertions of their removal from...

Buhari’s foreign trips aimed at recovering looted funds – Presidency

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 06:43 PM PST

The Presidency on Monday said the foreign trips by President Muhammadu Buhari were necessitated by his desire to block and recover funds looted from Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to the...

Obasanjo blasts Nigerian governors - 'Stop living like emperors while Nigerian citizens suffer'

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:36 AM PST

Ex-President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday lambasted some state governors in Nigeria for living like emperors while demanding sacrifice from the citizens for Nigeria to survive the...

Fani-Kayode welcomes first son

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:37 AM PST

Former beauty queen, Precious Chikwendu, the fiancee of former Minister of Aviation and spokesperson of the 2015 Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Monday gave...

Naira strengthens against dollar at parallel market

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:31 AM PST

The Naira on Monday slightly strengthened against the dollar at the parallel market, in spite of scarcity of the U.S. dollar. The Naira gained one point to exchange at N305 from N306 it exchanged...

Police officer arrested for defiling seven-year-old girl

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:26 AM PST

Ebonyi State Police Command Monday arrested one of its officers Ndubuisi Ewerem for allegedly defiling a 7 year old girl, Chiamaka Nwankwo. The Police officer who has been detained at the Central...

I’m Ojukwu’s only legal wife, Bianca tells court

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:25 AM PST

The widow of the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, Bianca Ojukwu Monday told a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere that she is the only woman that was legally married to...

Nigeria, Italy sign pact on security, logistics supply

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:21 AM PST

The Nigerian and Italian government on Monday signed an agreement on intelligence sharing, capacity building and provision of logistics that will enhance the operations of the Nigeria Police. The...

Alleged bribe: FG reopens Farouk Lawan’s trial Tuesday

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:19 AM PST

The Federal Government will Tuesday reopen the trial of a former Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, , and its ex-Secretary, Boniface Emenalo for allegedly obtaining...

Kemi Adeosun explains Nigeria’s borrowing plans to fund capital projects

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:17 AM PST

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, Monday revealed government's strategy for foreign loans that will be used to fund the 2016 budget. According to a statement from the ministry issued by...

Fayose warns Buhari - 'Allow judiciary to do its job'

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:12 AM PST

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to respect the democratic principles of separation of powers by allowing the judiciary to do its job in proper...

Niger Delta youths warn FG against scrapping maritime varsity

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:02 AM PST

Some Niger Delta youths, under the aegis of Youth Coalition Force for Niger Delta, said they have petitioned the National Assembly over an alleged plan by the Federal Government to cancel the...

Nurse survives Lassa fever in Ekiti

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 11:01 AM PST

A student nurse, who got infected with Lassa fever, has been discharged from the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, where she had received treatment. For promptly responding to the student nurse...

Pope Francis warns priests, nuns against gossiping

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 10:58 AM PST

Pope Francis told gossip-loving priests and nuns to bite their tongues on Monday, and warned those breaking their vow of obedience to fall into line sharpish. "If you get an urge to say something...

Policeman killed while clearing traffic for Kenyan president

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 10:57 AM PST

A police officer died on Sunday night after he was hit by a speeding motorist on Mombasa Road as he controlled traffic to pave the way for President Uhuru Kenyatta's motorcade. According to...

50 Naira Wise, Billion Naira Foolish!

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 10:52 AM PST

By Reno Omokri The tail end of 2015 already gave discerning Nigerians a sign that the coming year would be challenging and many citizens expected the introduction of policy that would help...

#EkitiGate: Tope Aluko is a desperate man - Fayose

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 06:16 AM PST

Governor Ayo Fayose yesterday condemned the statement by a former secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Tope Aluko, saying he does not deserve a response. The governor spoke through...

N34 Billion fraud: Tompolo asks court to vacate arrest warrant

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 06:12 AM PST

An ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has asked with Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos to set aside the warrant of arrest issued against...

Masquerade treks from Abuja to Okene to celebrate Yahaya Bello

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 06:10 AM PST

Ebira community residents in Abuja have walked to Okene with their masquerade, Anupo, to celebrate the inauguration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the new Governor of Kogi State The walk, which was...

South Sudanese troops accused of suffocating 50 civilians

Posted: 01 Feb 2016 06:08 AM PST

South Sudanese government troops have reportedly killed 50 civilians by keeping them in a hot container where they suffocated, a commission monitoring the ceasefire between the government and rebels...