Friday, 2 September 2016

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Morning Teaser: 'My wife is getting difficult to control since I lost my job'

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 01:43 AM PDT

Daniel is in a serious dilemma over his wife's sudden change of attitude since he lost his well paying job. She is now behaving in a very funny way. "Dear Pulse, My name is Daniel, a 42-year-old man. I have been married for five years but I am getting fed up with my wife's attitude in recent times just because I lost my job. Before I was sacked three years ago, things were going well for me

Only In Naija: How Nigerians reacted to Solar Eclipse

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 12:03 AM PDT

Nigerians took the appearance of the Lunar Eclipse with some funny anecdotes to it. The much anticipated Lunar Eclipse must have come and gone but Nigerians, being who they are, turned the appearance (or non-appearance), into a funny banter on social media. Also Read: "Climate Change: Solar eclipse to occur in Nigeria tomorrow" It all started when some places like Lagos did not experience the

In Abuja: Police arraign taxi driver for assault

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:21 PM PDT

A cab driver in Abuja has been arraigned by the police on a three count charge of criminal force, assault and inciting disturbance. The police on Thursday arraigned a 38-year-old driver, Nosa Osasuyi in a Grade 1 Area Court, Karimo, Abuja, charged with assault. The defendant, a resident of Katampe Mpape, also in Abuja, is facing a three-count charge of criminal force, assault and inciting

In Umuahia: Pastor burned to death fixing generator

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:21 PM PDT

A pastor in Umuahia has lost his life to an inferno caused by a generator while trying to fix the faulty generator. Mr Ogbonnaya Nta, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Abia, has confirmed the death of Mr Chinweoda Ndubuisi, a pastor with Foursquare Gospel Church in Umuahia, the Abia capital. Nta told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Thursday that Ndubuisi, who was in

Too Sad: Man burned to death in Jos [Graphic Photo]

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 06:08 PM PDT

A man believed to be about 90 years old has been burnt to death in a fire that engulfed his home after he lit a charcoal stove to keep warm. An elderly man has been lost his life in a fire which engulfed his home in the Alheri area of Jos Pleateau State. The man believed to be in his 90's identified simply as Pa Daniel is reported to have lit a charcoal stove in a bid to keep warm against the

Shocking: Man arrested with human hand in Osun

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 05:08 PM PDT

A man has been arrested after a mutilated human hand was found in his possession in Osun State, joining a long list of ritual related incidents in the country. An unidentified man has been arrested in Osun State over his possession of a mutilated human hand. The suspect is yet to reveal the circumstances surrounding the human part found with him nor the person whom the limb belonged to. ALSO

InDelta: Dead body found in Atakpo river

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:28 PM PDT

Body of unidentified man recovered from Atakpo river in Delta State as youths protest the recurring deaths in the community. The dead body of a man has been found in the the Atakpo river at Ibusa in Oshimili North Local Government area of Delta State. The corpse was found today, September 1, 2016, with the body brought out to the middle of the road by the youths of the area.   ALSO READ:

InRivers: Soldiers arrest tout with blood stained female pant

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 02:13 PM PDT

Soldiers at a checkpoint in Rivers State has reportedly arrested a hoodlum after finding in his possession a blood female pant as well as some bloodied clothes. News reports have revealed the arrest of a hoodlum with a blood stained female pant in his possession at a checkpoint in Rivers State. ALSO READ: 'Policemen killed my son, wants me to say hoodlums murdered him' - Aggrieved mother The

In The Bag: Notorious kidnappers who abducted Indian businessman in Benue arrested

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:49 AM PDT

Four members of a notorious kidnap gang that has been terrorising Benue State have been arrested by the police. It was the end of the road for four members of a kidnap gang in Benue State who were responsible for the abduction of an Indian man in the state, have been arrested by the Intelligent Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force. Also Read: "Heartless: Kidnappers who buried

'Body No Be Firewood': Lagos pastor seeks dissolution of 4-year marriage over sexual starvation

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:19 AM PDT

A Lagos-based pastor has asked a court sitting in the state to dissolve his marriage owing to his wife starving him of sex and food. A 39-year-old Lagos-based pastor, Andrew Ndubisi, has dragged his wife, Seraphina, to an Igando Customary Court sitting in the state, to seek the dissolution of his four-year-old marriage citing sexual starvation as his reason for seeking the divorce. Also Read: "

'Omo Onile': Land grabbers arrested for murder in Ogun

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:34 AM PDT

Two land grabbers who allegedly murdered a man in Ogun State have been arrested by the state police command. Two land grabbers, popularly known as 'Omo Onile' (owners of the land), Sharafa Adeyemi and Sunday Jamiu, have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing one Taofeek Bakare, on Baba Ode Liasu Road, Ilogbo, in the Sango Ota area of the state. Also Read: "Land

Partner Mobile: Brand ambassador, 2Baba, delights customers at computer village

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:03 AM PDT

Partner Mobile launched in Nigeria in May 2016 and we chose the legendary 2Baba as our first partner and brand ambassador. Fans present got a chance to see 2Baba in person, take pictures with him, buy Partner Mobile phones at discounted prices and also win some really cool gifts. It was an atmosphere of pure excitement yesterday as the legend himself, 2Baba touched down at Nigeria's largest

Fake: Dismissed police officers arrested for impersonation

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:03 AM PDT

Two dismissed police officers have been nabbed for extortion while wearing fake uniforms in Lagos. Two dismissed police officers have been arrested by operatives attached to the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone II, Lagos, for allegedly using their police uniforms and identity cards to extort money from unsuspecting people. Also Read: "In Lagos: Fake Policeman

Beware: 5 boys who disguised as girls on FB arrested for raping 2 girls, making video of the act

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:43 AM PDT

Five teenage boys who pretended to be girls on Facebook only to lure innocent girls to rape and make video of the act, have been arrested in Calabar. The Cross River State Police Command has arrested four teenage boys who posed as girls on Facebook in order to lure victims to rape them and making a video of the act. Also Read: "Devil Incarnates: See the faces of men who raped teenage girl,

Only In Naija: How Nigerians reacted to Lunar Eclipse

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 06:49 AM PDT

Nigerians took the appearance of the Lunar Eclipse with some funny anecdotes to it. The much anticipated Lunar Eclipse must have come and gone but Nigerians, being who they are, turned the appearance (or non-appearance), into a funny banter on social media. Also Read: "Climate Change: Solar eclipse to occur in Nigeria tomorrow" It all started when some places like Lagos did not experience the

Man Of Satan: Church GO arrested for keeping 30 under-aged girls as sex slaves

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 05:28 AM PDT

The General Overseer of a church in Lagos has been arrested after it was discovered that he lured 30 girls into his house and kept them as sex slaves. The General Overseer of a new generation church in Lagos, Tongue of Fire Restoration Ministry, Pastor Chukwuma Nkwocha, has been arrested by the State Police Command for allegedly enslaving 30 underage girls whose ages range between 10 and 15, and

Bisi Alimi: Nigerian gay says Bishop Oyedepo engages in stupid pastoral marketing

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 05:08 AM PDT

Nigerian gay man, Bisi Alimi, has come out condemning Bishop David Oyedepo after the man of God preached on the benefits of giving tithes in church. Popular Nigerian gay man, Bisi Alimi, has always been one to hug controversies, especially when it comes to issues of religion, as he has, on different occasions, taken on men of God in the country. Also Read: "Wahala: Gay Nigerian, Bisi Alimi says

Recession: FAAN increases access gate charge

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:53 AM PDT

The Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria has increased the charges for its access gates by a 100 percent without prior information. In a bid to shore up its finances in the face of the economic meltdown in the country, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has decided to increase the access gate charge for vehicles passing through by 100 percent. Also Read: "In Abuja: EFCC arrests 3

Pulse Nigeria Poll: Readers want Austin to make peace with his wife after his brothers-in-law beat him up

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 02:33 AM PDT

42% of Pulse Nigeria Poll voters are of the view that Austin should forgive his brothers-in-law for beating him and make peace with his wife. Austin has been contemplating divorcing his wife, Alaba, after she invited her unruly brothers to beat him up following a domestic quarrel that saw him slap her. The beating he got landed him in the hospital with a broken arm and leg, as well as three

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg back again in Nigeria, set to meet President Buhari” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg back again in Nigeria, set to meet President Buhari” plus 29 more


BREAKING NEWS: Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg back again in Nigeria, set to meet President Buhari

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 11:04 PM PDT

NigerianEye can exclusively report that Facebook founder Mark Zukerberg who left Nigeria yesterday for Kenya is now back in the country for the second time in few days. The sixth richest man in the...

Reasons why airlines are suspending operations - NCAA

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 11:05 PM PDT

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday said domestic airlines are not folding up but merely suspending their operations. The suspension, the airline industry regulator said, was to...

'Nigerians regret voting for Buhari'

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:36 PM PDT

Following the declaration by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS that the nation's economy has gone into recession, social critic and former All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant...

Man exchanges his 8, 13-year-old siblings for bags of rice

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:33 PM PDT

An unidentified middle-aged man, Wednesday, abducted two siblings, who were returning from extra-moral class in Satellite area of Lagos. Thereafter, he exchanged them for two bags of rice in a shop...

North Korean president executes official for not sitting correctly at meeting

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:24 PM PDT

North Korea has executed its education minister, Kim Yong-Jin, 63, because of his 'bad sitting posture' in parliament, according to reports. North Korea leader Before his execution in July, a south...

Planned Chibok girls swap not sign of failure – Military

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:16 PM PDT

The Nigerian military has again reiterated its commitment to reclaim Sambisa Forest and bring the Boko Haram insurgency to an end. The military, which stated this through Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor,...

Wike dissolves 17 LG caretaker committees

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:11 PM PDT

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Thursday dissolved the Caretaker Committees of 17 out of the 23 local government areas in the state. Wike's decision to dissolve the caretaker...

55 persons under Lassa fever surveillance healthy, says Delta

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:10 PM PDT

The Delta State Government has declared 55 persons put under surveillance following the death of a doctor who was admitted in a private hospital in Asaba, the state capital, and thereafter died in...

EFCC has no reason to torture suspects - Magu

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:09 PM PDT

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Ibrahim Magu yesterday said the commission has no reason to torture suspects. He said the agency's functions involve the use of facts and...

Ogun appoints Abia, Kogi indigenes, 12 others as perm secs

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:04 PM PDT

TWO non-indigenes–Ndimele Emmanuel Ofor (Abia State) and Steve Olusegun Ipinniwa (Kogi State) – are among the 14 permanent secretaries appointed into the Ogun State Civil Service by Governor...

Nigeria’ll come out of recession - Kumuyi

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:03 PM PDT

General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry Pastor William Kumuyi yesterday said Nigeria would come out of recession. He kicked against the notion of the Islamisation of Nigeria, saying...

How Fed Govt’ll tackle unemployment - Ngige

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:57 PM PDT

Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige said yesterday that the Buhari administration would tackle unemployment and underemployment through diversification of the economy. The minister said...

‘Probe N8.4b aircraft re-fleeting contract’

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:55 PM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan granted anticipatory approval to the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) to award a $20, 396, 299.71 (N8.485b) contract for the re-fleeting of 20...

Wole Soyinka seeks trial of hate preachers

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:51 PM PDT

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka yesterday advocated the prosecution of hate preachers to stem religious violence. Soyinka noted that religious violence would be encouraged if those who instigate...

Nigeria will be prosperous again - Buhari

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:47 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured Nigerians that the country will be prosperous again. He urged the citizenry to be hopeful but cautioned that change, which his administration symbolises,...

Nigerian man hangs self, leaves suicide note for President Buhari

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:25 PM PDT

 A 50-year-old man identified as Chief Ekanem Edetof Mbiabong of Itam in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State yesterday hanged himself to roof of his house till he was dead. It was...

MTN unveils Osuofia, Saka others as brand ambassadors

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:19 PM PDT

MTN Nigeria on Thursday announced Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia, and nine other artistes as its 2016/2017 brand ambassadors. The firm's General Manager of Consumer Marketing, Mr Richard...

Nigeria Police, one of the best in the world – Osinbajo

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:15 PM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said that the Nigeria Police Force is among the best globally. He made the remark while laying the foundation for the construction of the Crime and...

Facebook satellite for Africa destroyed in SpaceX rocket blast

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 03:10 PM PDT

An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test in Florida on Thursday, destroying a satellite that Facebook planned to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa. The...

If Mark Zuckerberg Were A Nigerian

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:53 AM PDT

By Abayomi Kalejaye The habitually hurly-burly boulevard of Yaba resurrected to its daily commercial routine oblivious of the impending coming of a global big wig to its environs. A personage of the...

Boko Haram leader Shekau is dead - Nigerian Army insist

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:45 AM PDT

Major General Lucky Irabor, Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Nigeria's military operation set up to battle Boko Haram, on Thursday insisted that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead. He...

Zuckerberg ignores Nigerian Govt, meets with Kenyan ICT Minister

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:40 AM PDT

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has continued his African tour. Zuckerberg who didn't meet with any official of the Nigerian government, today met with Kenya's ICT Minister , Joseph Mucheru. In...

Facebook affordable internet plans stalled after SpaceX Rocket accident

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:34 AM PDT

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the satellite developed to powered social media giant Facebook's mission to bring affordable internet access to Nigeria and other less-developed countries has exploded on...

Ondo APC: I fear no juju – Abubakar reacts to fetish materials at party secretariat

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:16 AM PDT

Gov. Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State says he is not afraid of charms and will conduct the Ondo APC primary election transparently. Ondo APC: I fear no juju – Abubakar reacts to fetish materials at...

Update: Buhari to Nigerians: We are aware of your pains

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:08 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he and members of his cabinet are aware of the pains Nigerians are going through. The President, who said  'change' was aimed at restoring the nation...

AFCON Qualifiers: Tanzania Land In Nigeria

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:58 AM PDT

Tanzania flew into Nigeria Thursday with the target to achieve their first-ever win over the Super Eagles in an AFCON 2017 qualifier on Saturday in Uyo. The delegation of Tanzania's Taifa Stars to...

Another Nigerian airline, First Nation suspends operations

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:00 AM PDT

Barely 24 hours after Aero Contractors Airlines announced suspension of its operations, another domestic carrier, First Nation Airlines, has followed suit, suspending its operations. The Nigerian...

By the Grace of GOD Julius is Doing Well - Ibiere Agwu

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:44 AM PDT

Julius Agwu's wife has reacted to reports making the round in the media about the comedian's current health status. The comedian, who survived a brain surgery last year, was hospitalized in London...

Nollywood Actor Ernest Asuzu Back on his Feet

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:23 AM PDT

Popular Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu who suffered a stroke was recently given a brand new exotic jeep and cash, by Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Warri,...

We'll staunchly resist any attempt to hike fuel price - NLC

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:14 AM PDT

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has vowed to resist any further increase in the pump price of fuel by the Federal Government, stressing that the country is yet to recover from the impact of the...