Tuesday, 29 November 2016

NigerianEye: “Obanikoro returns N134m to EFCC, vows to repay N450m in 2017” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Obanikoro returns N134m to EFCC, vows to repay N450m in 2017” plus 29 more

Obanikoro returns N134m to EFCC, vows to repay N450m in 2017

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 10:17 PM PST

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday returned N30m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This brings the total amount of money he has returned to...

Another social crisis looms after Boko Haram - President Buhari warns

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 10:14 PM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday raised the alarm that another social crisis looms in the country if the two million Nigerians displaced by the Boko Haram sect currently in refugee camps were...

PDP CRISIS: Makarfi, Sheriff issue jail threats against each other

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 10:12 PM PST

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders were still tearing at one another yesterday. The two factions of the leading opposition party threatened imprisonment against each other for laying claims to...

50kg bag of rice now N8,000 in Ebonyi – CBN

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 01:06 PM PST

Central Bank of Nigeria Tuesday in Yenagoa said that a 50 kg bag of Nigeria rice is selling in Ebonyi for N8,000. This was disclosed by the Acting Director, Corporate Communication, CBN, Mr Isaac...

Why we can’t release Fayose’s houses – EFCC

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 01:03 PM PST

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has opposed an application by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, asking a Federal High Court in Abuja, to order the release of his six houses...

BREAKING: Super Falcons cruise into AWCON finals, beat South Africa 1-0

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:30 PM PST

Defending champions Nigeria beat South Africa 1-0 to qualify for finals at the ongoing Women's African Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Cameroon. Nigeria's Desire Oparanozie put a goal past South Africa...

‘Proposed data hike: Internet no longer for the poor’

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:30 PM PST

Some ICT stakeholders have expressed mixed reaction to the proposed increase in the cost of data by some telecommunication operators from Dec. 1, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some...

Going to bed angry makes it worse – Research

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:43 PM PST

A good night's sleep may reinforce negative memories in the brain, researchers said on Tuesday, lending scientific credence to the time-worn caution against going to bed angry. Slipping into...

Senate committee seeks to ban Nigerians from importing used cars

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:31 PM PST

The Senate Committee on Privatisation has said it will propose a complete ban on the importation of used cars. It, therefore, charged local automakers to manufacture affordable and energy-efficient...

Governor Aregbesola opens new 3000 student’s capacity High School

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:18 PM PST

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has opened yet another government mega school, the Adventists Government High School. Aregbesola who was received by the highly elated pupils of...

How the Military ensured peaceful elections in Edo, Ondo – Obaseki

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:12 PM PST

The Governor-elect of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki today appraised the various role of security agencies especially the military in stabilizing democracy in the country where no life was lost in Edo...

Ebonyi begins seizure of foreign rice

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:09 PM PST

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has set up a taskforce to move into various markets and confiscate foreign rice. Umahi announced the setting up of the committee on Monday in Abakaliki, the...

Court grants bail to former FCT minister

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 11:49 AM PST

An FCT High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Sen. Bala Mohammed, former Minister of FCT. Mohammed, minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan, had been in the custody of the EFCC since Oct....

Those blowing pipelines not ordinary Nigerians – Buhari

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:11 AM PST

Jolted by the sophistication and employment of high technical skills in their actions, President Muhammadu Buhari has feared that those blowing up pipelines were not ordinary Nigerians. The...

Why big telecoms have to increase data tariffs - NCC

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:45 AM PST

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed the five big telecoms operators in the country to increase their data tariffs from Thursday, December 1. The idea behind the rationale is...

Arsenal Interested In Atletico Madrid Goalkeeper Jan Oblak

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:50 AM PST

Arsenal are keeping tabs on Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak but will not meet the Spanish club's €100 million valuation, according to reports The Slovenia international has established...

IN PICTURES: Gov Fayose wears shorts to public function

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:43 AM PST

Controversial Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose was recently spotted at a public event wearing white shorts. In the meeting with traders, Fayose promised to re-open within the next 48hrs...

Iniesta To Feature In El Clasico - Enrique

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:34 AM PST

Andres Iniesta is in contention to make his return from a knee injury when Barcelona meet Real Madrid in El Clasico on Saturday, Luis Enrique has confirmed. The Spain international suffered...

Reps want fuel sold at N70 per litre

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:29 AM PST

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Petroleum Products Prices Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to review the current price template for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) with a view to reducing the...

Nigeria’ll begin to export rice in 2017 – CBN

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:25 AM PST

Before the end of 2017, Nigeria will begin to export rice to other countries, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said. The Acting Director, Corporate Communication,  CBN, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, said...

Zidane to bench Ronaldo for El Clasico

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:17 AM PST

Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will be rested for Real Madrid's Copa del Rey clash with Cultural Leonesa in order to ensure he is 100 per cent for Saturday's Clasico clash with...

VIDEO: I don’t believe in probe; Govt is a continuum – Ondo Governor-elect Akeredolu

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:19 AM PST

The Ondo state Governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu has put to rest, fears or insinuations in some quarters that his government might take after the footsteps of the Buhari-led Federal government in...

We will NEVER forget Jimoh Ibrahim’s ignoble role in Ondo election – PDP

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:05 AM PST

The Senator Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has said it would not forget the role Jimoh Ibrahim played in frustrating its campaign in Ondo State and warned Senator Modu Sheriff...

Nigeria spent $1 Billion on kerosene subsidy in 2015 – Osinbajo

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:59 AM PST

Osinbajo Nigeria spent a whopping sum of $1bn as subsidy on kerosene last year, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. According to the Vice President, the massive dependence on kerosene and...

Christmas shopping tips for every Nigerian

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:48 AM PST

The Christmas bells are starting to ring and there is already merriment in the air as Nigerians are always eager to welcome the yuletide season, recession or not. As much as we love the Christmas...

Ondo PDP suspends 22 members for anti-party activities

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:41 AM PST

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, suspended 22 members of the party for "gross anti-party activities. The party in a statement by its publicity secretary,...

Eguavoen: Super Eagles already have World Cup ticket in their hands

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:22 AM PST

Former Super Eagles player and coach, Austin Eguavoen, has insisted that Nigeria must win against Cameroon and Zambia at home to seal their ticket to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Nigeria already...

Nigerians petition FG to stop data tariff increase by NCC

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:10 AM PST

Nigerians have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government over plans to increase data plan prices by December 1st, 2016. The petition is available via change.org against the...

You risk jail parading yourself as chairman - PDP warns Sheriff

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 06:45 AM PST

As  the supremacy battle in the PDP lingers on, the Ahmed Markarfi led faction has come out with strong words, denouncing Ali Modu Sheriff as the Chairman of the party and threatening him with...

IN PICTURES: Buhari decorated as Grand Patron of Nigerian Academy of Engineers

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 06:38 AM PST

President Muhammadu Buhari has been decorated as the Grand Patron of the Nigerian Academy of Engineers. The investiture was performed at the State House on 29th November, 2016. See photos:
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Pulse Nigeria Poll: Readers want Mark to accept his adoptive parents

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 01:25 AM PST

46% of Pulse Nigeria Poll voters are of the view that Mark should just forgive and accept his adoptive parents as they are the only ones he knows. Mark got to find out that the people he has called family all his life are actually his adoptive parents. He realised out the hard way and since then, he has found it difficult to forgive and accept them because they hid the fact of his true birth

Day Of Reckoning: Suspected kidnapper beaten to pulp in Benue

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 01:25 AM PST

One Blessing has been accused to attempted kidnapping and beaten to a pulp by an angry mob. A middle-aged man accused of allegedly attempting to kidnap some children in Benue state, narrowly escaped being lynched by an angry mob. Identified simply as Blessing, the suspect was apprehended on Sunday, November 27, in Akpachi community in the Otukpo area of the state, Daily Post reports. ALSO READ:

Morning Teaser: 'My fiancee dumped me two weeks to our wedding'

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:55 AM PST

Does thunder strike twice in the same place? That is what fate has brought the way of Charles after two women dumped him just as they were getting ready for marriage. "Dear Pulse, My name is Charles, a 33-year-old man living and working in Lagos. At the moment, I am a sad, devastated and distraught man because of the way my fiance treated me just two weeks to our wedding. I met Felicia two years

Dani Mathers: Playboy model pleads not guilty in body-shaming case

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:55 AM PST

An attorney for Mathers, who did not appear in court on Monday, said his 29-year-old client felt bad about her actions. A Playboy model pleaded not guilty on Monday to a charge of invasion of privacy over a picture she secretly took and posted on social media of a nude 70-year-old woman at a gym. Dani Mathers, who was the magazine's 2015 Playmate of the Year, faces up to six months in jail and

In Morocco: TV 'sorry' over makeup for battered women

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:30 AM PST

"We have always put women at the centre of our debates and have taken the defence of their rights to heart," it said. A public television station in Morocco apologised again after uproar on social media followed its broadcast of an item on makeup to hide the bruises of battered women. The sequence -- marking last week's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women --

African Diva Reality Show: Chika Ike's show gives Nigerian TV a bad rep

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:10 AM PST

Nigerian Television deserves more than what Chika Ike is offering with her African Diva Reality Show. The second season of Chika Ike's 'African Diva Reality Show' reality TV program is the reason why terrestrial TV gets a bad rep. Not all of Nigerian television is bad but we have to admit that a lot of programmes on terrestrial TV stations shouldn't have made it from an editing suite. African

Day Of Reckoning: Suspected kidnapper beaten to pulp, arrested in Benue

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 01:45 PM PST

One Blessing has been accused to attempted kidnapping and beaten to a pulp by an angry mob. A middle-aged man accused of allegedly attempting to kidnap some children in Benue state, narrowly escaped being lynched by an angry mob. Identified simply as Blessing, the suspect was apprehended on Sunday, November 27, in Akpachi community in the Otukpo area of the state, Daily Post reports. ALSO READ:

InIbadan: Tanker explosion leaves one dead, 12 vehicles destroyed

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 12:55 PM PST

One person has been reported dead following a fuel tanker explosion along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. A fully loaded tanker which burst into flames in Ibadan, Oyo state, has claimed the life of one person and setting other vehicles on fire. The incident which occurred on Sunday, November 27, on the Lagos-Ibadan highway, saw thirty shops, four trailers and 12 commercial vehicles destroyed and

Overkilling: Teacher remanded in jail for flogging student until she bled

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:35 AM PST

A teacher has been remanded in jail for reportedly flogging student on the head until she bled. A secondary school teacher has been remanded in Kirikiri prisons in Lagos state, for flogging a female student until she bled. The suspect, Sunday Adeshina, reportedly flogged a 14-year-old SS3 student identified as Onyinye Nwakaeme, on the head for being unable to give the correct answers to the

Which Kind Life? 3-yr-old boy found dead, penis missing [Photo]

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:05 AM PST

The corpse of a three-year-old boy has been discovered, with his penis chopped of by suspected ritualists. The corpse of a three-year-old boy has been discovered by the residents of 'under bridge' along the Abuja-Lokoja road in Gwagwalada, with his penis missing. The course was reportedly found abandoned on Saturday, November 26, even as the residents have begun to raise alarm over the incessant

Pervert: 35-yr-old man docked for raping his neighbour's daughter

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:05 AM PST

A 35-year-old man has been dragged before an Ikeja court for allegedly raping his neighbour's 16-year-old daughter. A 35-year-old trader, Akeem Omole, has been dragged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court sitting in Lagos State for allegedly raping his neighbour's 16-year-old daughter. ALSO READ: "Paedophile: 40-yr-old man in trouble for raping 2-yr-old girl in Lagos" News Agency of

MMM: How Nigerian government made Ponzi scheme popular

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:05 AM PST

The Nigerian government has made MMM popular thanks to its anti-people policies that hasn't helped much in the recession. Have you wondered why MMM is popular? While there are several reasons to this such as Nigerians loving quick cash, we cannot deny the role played by the Nigerian government. Nigerians have had trust issues with the government for decades so when the Central Bank of

Cult War: Man loses hand in gang clash in Jos (Graphic Photo)

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:05 AM PST

A young man has had his hand severed during a cult war involving a group called Yan Daba  in Jos, Plateau State. A young man has lost one of his hands during a gang war in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. ALSO READ: "Bloody Love: Cult fight over girl leaves man with severed hand (Graphic Photos)" According to Hausa online site, Rariya, the war involved members of two notorious gangs known as '

Lord Have Mercy: Robbers strangle widow to death, steal bags of rice, money

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 07:40 AM PST

A widow has been strangled to death in her farm in Kwara State by robbers who carted away her money and bags of rice. A middle-aged widow, Florence Ede, has been killed by suspected robbers who strangled her in her farm in Chikanda community in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. ALSO READ: "Madness: Man who raped 65-yr-old woman, murdered her in Abia, arrested" Punch reports that

Devil Incarnate: Apprentice abducts employer's children a day after resumption

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 07:15 AM PST

An apprentice hairdresser has been declared wanted after she abducted her employers two children a day after resumption. An apprentice identified only as Grace, has reportedly absconded with two children belonging to her employer just one day after she resumed work at the woman's workshop. Punch reports that the mother of the children, Suliyat Azeez who has a hairdressing shop in the Okokomaiko

In Lagos: Police arrest man for defrauding his employer of N19.5 million

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 07:15 AM PST

The suspect's employer requested him to withdraw $50,000 from a bank, but gave out part of the money to a friend. Police in Lagos have arrested a 32-year-old employee of an oil company, Reuben Agboola for allegedly faking self-kidnapping so as to defraud his employer N19.5 million Mr Fatai Owoseni, Commissioner of police in Lagos State told newsmen on Sunday that the suspect's employer requested

In Lagos: Cleaner docked over alleged ATM card theft

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:50 AM PST

The accused is facing a count charge of stealing at an Igbosere Magistrates' Court. A 29-year-old cleaner, Paul Essien, who allegedly stole his co-worker's Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card and withdrew N30,000 with it, on Monday appeared before a magistrates' court in Lagos. Essien, who resides at Isale Eko, Lagos Island, is facing a count charge of stealing at an Igbosere Magistrates' Court.

On Plateau: Police arrest 3 for allegedly killing a man

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:50 AM PST

The Police Public Relations Officer for the Police Command in the state confirmed the arrest of the suspects in Jos. The police in Plateau on Monday said they have arrested three persons in Kapil village of Chip District in Pankshin Local Government Area over alleged killing of a 26-year-old man, Mr Chinme Daniel. Mr Tyeopev Terna, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Police

Badoo: Accountant kidnaps self after stealing N15M from company

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:50 AM PST

An accountant with a Lagos-based organisation has been arrested for faking his own kidnap after stealing money from his company. A 30-year-old accountant with a Lagos State-based company, Femi Akinola, has been arrested by the State Police Command for allegedly faking his own kidnap after stealing N15 million from the company's coffers. According to Punch, Akinola who was the accountant with a

Pulse Nigeria Poll: Readers say they will hand over an in-law who raped their daughter to the police

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:50 AM PST

43% of Pulse Nigeria Poll voters are in agreement that they will make sure an in-law who raped their daughter is handed over to the police. Nora is a 41-year-old married mother of five with her eight-year-old daughter coming after four sons. The baby of the house was raped by her husband's brother and while she is doing everything possible to get justice, her husband's family wants her to treat

In Lagos: Trader docked over alleged defilement of neighbour’s minor

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:25 AM PST

The accused is facing one-count charge of defilement. For alleged defilement of his neighbour's daughter, a 37-year-old trader was on Monday docked before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court. The accused, Jimoh Jibunor, who lives at Opeloyeru St., Idimu, Lagos, is facing one-count charge of defilement. The Prosecutor, Insp. Simeon Inuoha, told the court that the offence was committed on Nov. 4 at

In Indonesia: Woman flogged for close proximity with a man

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:25 AM PST

She was lashed seven times with a rattan cane by a man wearing long robes and a hood, with just slits for the eyes. An Indonesian woman screamed in agony Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws. Aceh is the only province in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country that imposes sharia

In Kwara: 5 arrested for strangulating widow farmer

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:25 AM PST

The suspects also stole her money and 12 bags of rice she had just harvested. The Kwara Police Command on Monday says it has arrested five suspects who allegedly strangulated a widow on her farm at Chikanda in Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The command's spokesman, DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the arrest in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin.

Invasion: Fraudsters say over 40 members comb Lagos daily for preys

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:25 AM PST

A member of a fraud syndicate arrested by the police in Lagos say they have more than 40 members who comb the streets of the city looking for victims daily. A member of a gang of suspected fraudsters arrested by the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command, has revealed that they have over 40 members who comb the streets of city daily looking for easy preys. According to Punch, the

In Osun: Police arraign woman for allegedly setting creditor’s office on fire

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:01 AM PST

The accused is facing a count charge of setting on fire an office complex. A 28-year-old woman, Adebare Monsurat, was on Monday arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates' Court for allegedly setting on fire an office complex. Monsurat is facing a count charge of setting on fire an office complex. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Olayiwola Rasaki, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Nov. 25
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