Wednesday, 31 August 2016

NigerianEye: “Nigeria should focus on fighting Avengers first before fighting Boko Haram – Abdullahi” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria should focus on fighting Avengers first before fighting Boko Haram – Abdullahi” plus 29 more


Nigeria should focus on fighting Avengers first before fighting Boko Haram – Abdullahi

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:44 PM PDT

Ex-Adviser on Food Security to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof Ango Abdullahi, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to fight the Niger Delta Avengers before taking on Boko...

'Boko Haram now ready for peace' - Mama Boko Haram says

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:20 PM PDT

Hajiya Aisha Wakil, who is believed to be close to the Boko Haram leadership, says the group is ready for talks with the Federal Government on the fate of the 219 missing Chibok girls. She said...

Price of cement shoots up to to N2,300/bag

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:19 PM PDT

The price of cement yesterday rose to N2,300 in Lagos and other parts of the country. Before the hike, a bag of cement costs about N1, 600 marking over 35 per cent rise in the cost of the raw...

Nigerians excited as Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg visits Lagos

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 07:20 PM PDT

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook – the largest social media network – yesterday paid his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria, his destination, has the largest mobile and internet...

Biafra cannot be renounced – MASSOB

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:46 PM PDT

The leadership of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday, stated that Biafra is not negotiable and cannot be renounced as it is pivotal to the...

N2 Billion fraud: Orubebe hypertensive, lawyer tells court

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:31 PM PDT

OrubebeA former Minister of Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe, was on Tuesday absent from a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, where he was scheduled to be arraigned alongside others...

Ogun state government promises 100 roads in 100 days

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:19 PM PDT

The Ogun State Government has revealed plans to construct 100 roads in 100 rural communities in the state. The government said before the end of the year, work would commence on construction of...

Woman escapes from Delta kidnappers

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:14 PM PDT

A mother of two has escaped from some suspected kidnappers, who had taken her captive in an uncompleted building in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the...

Power supply in Nigeria now 3,061Mw

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:06 PM PDT

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday sent out 3,061megawatts (Mw) of electricity generated by the electricity generation companies to the 11 distribution companies (DisCos). The...

Ondo Election: INEC disowns Jimoh Ibrahim as PDP flagbearer

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 06:00 PM PDT

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned the Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary organised by the Ali Modu Sheriff's faction. The primary was...

EFCC probes Ebonyi governor’s brother over N400m poll cash

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:58 PM PDT

Detectives are probing Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi's brother, Austine Umahi, and two others over DN400million slush funds linked to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2015 presidential...

Court refuses to stop Kashamu’s arrest

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:43 PM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday declined to grant an order sought by Senator Buruji Kashamu to restrain the Department of State Service (DSS) and the Police from arresting him. Kashamu, a...

Father of triplets begs Governor Ambode for support

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:42 PM PDT

A barber, Mr Nurudeen Nofiu, whose wife, Sola was delivered of triplets in June has appealed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Nigerians to come to his family's aid. According to Nofiu, the triplets,...

25.3 million Nigerians out of school – FG

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:41 PM PDT

The Federal Government on Monday said about 25.3 million Nigerian children and youths are out of school across the country. To reduce this figure, the government said it plans to enrol about 2. 9...

Fulani herdsman arrested with AK-47 rifle, ammunition in Enugu

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:39 PM PDT

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herdsman, Ibrahim Adamumale, for alleged possession of an AK-47 rifle. The suspect, who claimed to be an indigene of Nasarawa State, was...

APC urges large turnout as Buhari visits Osun

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:37 PM PDT

Osun State All Progressives Congress Chairman Prince Gboyega Famodun has urged residents to come out enmasse to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari, who will be visiting the state tomorrow. In a...

Boko Haram: Kids battle malnutrition in IDPs camp

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:29 PM PDT

Children who escaped the terror of Boko Haram are now facing starvation in Internally Displaced Persons' (IDPs) camps. The youngsters, some of them only infants, are being treated in a feeding...

Treasury Looters: Nigeria, Britain join forces

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 05:28 PM PDT

Looters who plan to hide their illicit wealth in Britain will face a hostile host, with the signing yesterday of a pact by the two countries. Britain will facilitate the return of stolen assets on...

Military not targeting militants – DHQ

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:52 PM PDT

The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday said that the military was not targeting the militants in the ongoing operation 'Crocodile Smile' in the Niger Delta. The Acting Director, Defence Information,...

Arsenal complete Mustafi signing

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 02:41 PM PDT

Arsenal announced the signing of centre-back Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia for an undisclosed fee on Tuesday. The 24-year-old's transfer was confirmed after manager Arsene Wenger announced that...

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook in Lagos, Nigeria

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:05 PM PDT

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebbook is currently in Nigeria. He arrived Nigeria this afternoon. His first stop is the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Yaba, Lagos. He arrived Nigeria this afternoon in what...

Sergio Aguero charged with violent conduct

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:55 AM PDT

Pep Guardiola looks likely to resume rivalries with Jose Mourinho shorn of his top attacker after the Football Association (FA) charged Sergio Aguero with violent conduct for elbowing Winston...

Juan Cuadrado to join Juventus

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:51 AM PDT

Juan Cuadrado will complete a loan move from Chelsea to Juventus in the next 24 hours after the clubs agreed a deal on Tuesday. The Bianconeri have attempted to re-sign the Colombian winger, who...

OFFICIAL: Rosicky joins Sparta Prague

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:47 AM PDT

Tomas Rosicky has completed his return to Sparta Prague on a two-year deal, the Czech club confirmed on Tuesday. Rosicky started his professional career with Sparta before making a move to Borussia...

Edo monarch places curse on citizens who vote against APC

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 09:10 AM PDT

The Iyase of Udo kingdom, Patrick Igbinidu, has placed curses on his subjects who do not vote for All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming Edo state gubernatorial election. According to...

Court throws out Kashamu's application to stop extradition to US

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 10:11 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused application by Sen. Buruji Kashamu, seeking an order to restrain the Department of State Services from extraditing him to the U.S to face charges. The...

Egyptian club sack Cameroon international after testing HIV positive

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:49 AM PDT

Cameroon international Samuel Nlend has been sacked by Egyptian Premier League club, Al Ittihad after testing positive for AIDS. The 21-year-old was fired just four days after signing a three year...

My wife usually beats me - Husband begs court to dissolve marriage

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:48 AM PDT

After 27 years of nuptial bliss, a man, Atoyebi Lawal, on Tuesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage, alleging that his wife beats him. "She destroyed three of...

I am Here to Win Souls for my Father - Patience Ozokwor

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:31 AM PDT

Veteran Nollywood actress turned evangelist, Patience Ozokwor aka Mama G is currently in Kumasi, Ghana to win souls for Christ. The actress in an interview upon her arrival spoke about her hunger to...

AFCON Qualifiers: Rohr Lands In Uyo; Ighalo, Ezekiel, Onazi In Camp

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 08:24 AM PDT

New Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has arrived in Uyo ahead of this weekend's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium. Rohr's arrival was...

Tuesday, 30 August 2016

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Pulse Nigeria Poll: Readers believe Fade's problems would be solved through prayers

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:57 AM PDT

After going through Fadekemi's travails, almost all readers believe that she should seek spiritual deliverance to bind the ghost of her late boyfriend. Fadekemi, a 26-year-old lady whose boyfriend died an untimely death, is in a serious dilemma as the ghost of Tunde keeps coming back to disturb her. The ghost has refused to allow her live her life or have any relationship with another man

Morning Teaser: 'My husband is not man enough'

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:32 AM PDT

What should a woman whose husband is weak sexually and cannot satisfy her in bed, do? "Dear Pulse, My name is Blessing and I have been married for five years I must be sincere to say that the marriage is heading for the rocks because of my husband, Benjamin, is no more the man I used to know. I am 30-years-old and he is 38 but his sex drive has hit a bottom rock and I don't know if I can stand

Men's Roundtable: Hunger in the Land

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:12 AM PDT

There is hunger in Nigeria but the present regime keeps blaming the woes Nigerians are going through on the past regime instead of sitting up to work. When the present government came to power more than a year and a half ago, they promised sweeping changes in the country, including making life better for Nigerians. They made several promises to make sure Nigerians do not suffer as well as making

Good For You: Female kidnapper who pretended to be a mad woman escapes death in Osun

Posted: 30 Aug 2016 01:12 AM PDT

A suspected female kidnapper who disguised herself as a mad woman narrowly escaped death in Osun State after her cover was blown. But for the intervention of men of the Osun State Police Command, a suspected female kidnapper who disguised as a mad woman while perpetrating the crime, would have been lynched to death by an angry. Also Read: "Jungle Justice: Suspected female kidnapper lynched in

Murderer: Woman kills husband with knife following family dispute

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:52 PM PDT

The accused has been remanded in prison until hearing resumes on the matter which is expected to be September 20, 2016. A woman named Kanung Doris, is facing one-count charge for murder after she allegedly stabbed her husband to death, following a misunderstanding at their home in Oyo state. The accused, who resides at 12, Alaafia Street, Mokola, Ibadan, has been remanded in prison to answer for

Plague of Homosexuality: Pastor on the run after raping 13-yr-old boy

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:52 PM PDT

According to reports, the pastor was instructed by a native doctor to sleep with a teenage boy in order to kill the urge for homosexual activities. A 13-year-old boy, simply known as Abuchi, has been reportedly raped by a pastor whose name has not been revealed at a church located in Anambra state. The pastor, who worships at Jesus Miracle Ministries in Awka, allegedly employed the use of a

In Enugu: Pastor docked for having multiple marriages

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 01:02 PM PDT

Pastor Timothy Ngwu of the Gods' Favor Ministry, Nsukka, reportedly married a woman and her daughter while already married to his wife. The Enugu North Magistrates' Court has arraigned a pastor identified as Timothy Ngwu, who was accused of having multiple marriages. According to reports, Ngwu, who was arraigned on Monday, August 29, 2016, allegedly married a mother and her child, despite

Gionee: Phone makers record success with F103 Pro pre-order campaign in Nigeria

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 11:26 AM PDT

Gionee is now set to launch its new device; the F103 pro in phone sales outlets nationwide after a very successful pre-order campaign. The Pre-Order activation, ran for an entire week all across Nigeria, and featured a number of fun activities like music, dance and skating. Riding on it's already established presence in the Nigerian market and the huge successes recorded with the introduction of

New video by Always Ultra validates girls’ dreams

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 09:58 AM PDT

The new video is being used to promote the #MyFutureStartsToday initiative; which aims to challenge and empower young women to be the best at whatever they do. Have you ever been told that you can't achieve a dream just because you are a girl? Most Nigerian girls are used to hearing statements like: "That is not a job for a girl", "Why don't you just think like a girl!" These words find a way of

Good For You: Female kidnapper who pretended to be a mad woman lynched in Osun

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 09:12 AM PDT

A suspected female kidnapper who disguised herself as a man woman narrowly escaped death in Osun State after her cover was blown. But for the intervention of men of the Osun State Police Command, a suspected female kidnapper who disguised as a mad woman while perpetrating the crime, would have been lynched to death by an angry. Also Read: "Jungle Justice: Suspected female kidnapper lynched in

Wicked World: Man who killed business partner in Delta begs for forgiveness from the ghost

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 08:42 AM PDT

A man who lured his business partner to his house and killed him, is now crying and begging the ghost of the deceased for forgiveness. Kingsley Agbaire, a businessman based in Warri, Delta State, who killed his associate, Lawrence Okoh, has cried out to the ghost of the deceased to forgive him and stop haunting him. Also Read: "Villain: Businessman kills associate to avoid sharing profit" Okoh,

Oppression: Indian employer assaults female employee

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 07:57 AM PDT

An Indian businessman is in trouble for allegedly brutalizing his female staff because she went to work late. An Indian businessman living in Nigeria, Jay Keswani, has come under fire after he brutalized one of his Nigerian worker, Faith Nwaneri, with the lady ending up with a facial injury. Also Read: "Wicked Masters: Lebanese couple torture Nigerian worker" According to an older brother of the

Lord Of The Manor: Lawmaker arrests men who criticized him on Facebook

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 07:02 AM PDT

A member of the House of Representatives representing a federal constituency in Kano state has had two men who criticized him on social media arrested. A member of the House of Representatives representing Dala Federal Constituency of Kano State, Hon. Ali Madaki, is in the news for the wrong reasons after he was accused of ordering the arrest of two men, Kamalu Salisu Jibrin and Adamu Salisu

La Casera: Drink company rocks Abeokuta, thrills consumers

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 06:37 AM PDT

It was an electrifying experience in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun state, as The La Casera company offered its consumers a mind-blowing experience in its on-going nationwide Thrill Trail Campaign, which kicked off at the popular Lafenwa Market in Abeokuta, Ogun State. La Casera Apple, which is Nigeria's first carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) in PET bottle stormed the city in grand style, armed with

Sweet Death: Father of four dies during sex with secret lover

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 06:12 AM PDT

A married father of four was found death in the home of his girlfriend where he had gone to spend the night. A 37-year-old clearing agent, Sikiru Olanrewaju, who left his wife and four children in his home and went to spend the night with his mistress in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State, has lost his life during the sex romp. Also Read: "Sweet Death: Taxi diver dies during sex romp with

Insane: Man on the run after setting wife, daughter ablaze over property

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 05:43 AM PDT

A man has been declared wanted by the police in Ogun State for setting his wife and her daughter ablaze because he wanted to inherit her house. A middle-aged man, Joshua Edward, has been declared wanted by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly setting his 43-year-old wife, Gbemisola Edward, and her 11-year-old daughter from an earlier marriage, Dolapo, leading to their deaths after

Star Lager: Nigerian League set to shine as beer company partners NPFL

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:52 AM PDT

The efforts of the LMC seems to be bearing fruit as Star, Nigerian's leading premium lager beer has now partnered with the LMC as it official beer supporter. Over the past 3 years, the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, has witnessed significant growth in every sphere. Match day attendance and TV viewership have grown. These days, it is not out of place to see football followers who

InRivers: Five notorious cultists gunned down by Mopol [Graphic Photos]

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:52 AM PDT

A Special Mopol Squad with the help of local vigilante group have gunned down five notorious cultists who have been killing people Rivers State. The police in Rivers State have killed five notorious leaders of a cult group in Ahoada, Rivers State. ALSO READ: Deadly armed robbers causing havoc in Enugu arrested, 1 killed The notorious group is reported to have been formed by  a political party in

Kiss Of Death: Teenager dies after girlfriend's love bite causes stroke

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:52 AM PDT

17-year-old Julio Macias Gonzalez has died after suffering a stroke caused by a love bite from his 24-year-old girlfriend. News reports have revealed the death of a teenager caused by a love bite from his girlfriend. ALSO READ: Baby born with half his skull celebrates 2nd birthday The deceased identified as Julio Macias Gonzalez is reported to have suffered convulsions during dinner with his

Pulse Nigeria Poll: Readers think Miriam got what she deserved

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:27 AM PDT

31% of Pulse Nigeria Poll voters say Miriam allowed her greed to get the better of her and led her into an unholy affair with her boss. Miriam, a 26-year-old lady, is bitter than her boss who also doubled as her sugar daddy, has used her to his fill and now wants her out of his life and job because of another lady that has been employed. Miriam is not ready to give up and is seeking the advice

Juju Scare: Infighting in Ondo APC takes new dimension

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:02 AM PDT

The infighting in the Ondo State chapter of the APC has gotten to the stage where members fight themselves using diabolical means. The division that has crept into the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in the build up to the November 26, 2016, gubernatorial election, has taken a new coloration as staff members at the party's secretariat, were welcomed to a strange sight

A Weekend To Forget: Lagos, Ogun, Sokoto, submerged in floods

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 03:32 AM PDT

The weekend of August 27 and 28 held bitter memories for some residents of Ogun, Lagos and Sokoto States as perennial rainfall caused untold havoc. Residents of Lagos, Ogun and Sokoto States have been counting their losses as the heavens opened up its windows and persistent rain and floods wrecked havoc in the three states almost at the same time on a weekend to forget.   Also Read: "In VGC,

Morning Teaser: 'How do I free myself from my late boyfriend?'

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 02:37 AM PDT

Fadekemi is deeply worried after her late boyfriend, Tunde, has refused to allow her live her life and keeps disturbing her. "Dear Pulse, My name is Fadekemi, a 26-year-old lady who is going through a very tough spiritual battle and I hope someone out there can help me out. I have visited many churches, spiritualists and even native doctors all to no avail and this is my last option. The problem