Monday, September 29, 2014

NigerianEye: “Oritsejafor is finished; CAN is damaged – Cardinal Okogie” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Oritsejafor is finished; CAN is damaged – Cardinal Okogie” plus 29 more


Oritsejafor is finished; CAN is damaged – Cardinal Okogie

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 10:08 PM PDT

In perhaps the most stinging criticism of the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), by a past leader of the body, the former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Olubunmi Okogie, said...

Lagos planning to prosecute TB Joshua if found guilty

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 10:16 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government has set up a coroner of inquest for the purpose of investigating the cause of the September 12 Synagogue Church of All Nation's building collapse. This was made known in...

Why Nigeria has not defeated Boko Haram – Jonathan

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 10:08 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that terrorism and kidnapping were still major national challenges because Nigerians had not united against them as they did against the Ebola Virus...

IBB, Abacha, Jonathan, others responsible for North problems – Sani

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 10:09 PM PDT

The President, Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, Mallam Shehu Sani, has said that 70 per cent of problems bedeviling the North are caused by ex-presidents and leaders of northern extraction. The...

The APC and The Dream That Never Was - Femi Fani-Kayode

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 10:10 PM PDT

Ordinarily religion should not be brought into politics but sadly the APC has done precisely that. They have introduced religion into politics in a very irresponsible, divisive and dangerous manner...

300 Boko Haram members surrender in Cameroon

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 10:10 PM PDT

No fewer than 300 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered in Nigeria's neighbouring country Cameroon in the past three weeks, Cameroon's defense ministry has said. Cameroon's defence Spokesman...

EBOLA: Health minister under quarantine in Liberia

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 09:56 PM PDT

The damage being done by the Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia has been underscored by the quarantine of the country's deputy health minister. The minister, Dr. Bernice Dahn, placed herself in...

143 killed in fight against IS in Iraq

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 09:54 PM PDT

A total of 143 people were killed on Sunday in the ongoing clashes between the Iraqi security forces and insurgent militants, including the Islamic State (IS), an al- Qaida offshoot, in Iraq,...

East West road to be ready by December - Minister

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 09:53 PM PDT

Minister of Works Mike Onolememen has said the East-West road will be completed by December.He said the road was 85 per cent completed. Onolememen, who spoke to reporters at his Benin City home, said...

Start work on second Niger bridge - Onitsha people

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 09:49 PM PDT

The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, has said the people and residents of Onitsha are eager to see the commencement of work on the second Niger Bridge at Onitsha. Achebe spoke while...

IGI CEO Olowude dies at 63

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 09:47 PM PDT

A chapter was closed in Insurance yesterday, with the death of Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Company, Mr. Remi Olowude.Olowude, who founded IGI, is believed to...

Fulani/Tiv attack claims 12 in Benue

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 09:40 PM PDT

Suspected Fulani insurgents attacked the Tse Shima, Mbatsoho community of Mballagh council ward in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State between Friday and Saturday, killed over 12 people and...

F.G flies abandoned girl to Abuja

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 09:37 PM PDT

It has been confirmed that the Federal Government has moved the Chibok girl, Susan Ishaya, abandoned by Boko Haram, to Abuja for further treatment.She was moved from the Police Hospital in Yola on...

Nigerian Navy warns against mutiny

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 09:34 PM PDT

The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy has cautioned its officers and ratings against mutiny in the service. Flag Officer Commanding, ENC, Rear Admiral Obiora Medani, gave the warning on...

Lagos trains 80 women to drive LAGBUS vehicles

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 09:32 PM PDT

A Lagos State mass transportation firm, LAGBUS Asset Management, says it is training 80 women to drive the mass transit buses in the state. The firm added that it had begun the re-training of 998...

AFCON QUALIFIER: Keshi ignores Uche yet again

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 08:06 PM PDT

Interim Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has announced his squad for back to back African Nations qualifiers against Sudan next month. There are some strange untested new faces in the squad list made...

Why I want to be President in 2015 - Kwankwaso

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 08:03 PM PDT

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso says he wants to become Nigeria's President in 2015 to enable him use his requisite experience to address the fundamental socio-economic challenges...

Ekiti crisis worsens as police make mass arrests

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 06:37 PM PDT

The political crisis and turmoil in Ekiti state worsened at the weekend, as the Police made mass arrests of those suspected to be behind the orgy of violence in the state. Those arrested will be...

When I listen to some statements made by some Nigerians, I feel sad for the country - Jonathan

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 02:15 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that terrorism and kidnapping were still major national challenges because Nigerians had not united against them as they did against the Ebola Virus Disease...

EBOLA VIRUS: Nigerians suffer stigmatisation abroad

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 02:14 PM PDT

Abigail Afolabi, 25, returned to Nigeria after concluding her first degree at the Harbin Medical University, China. She returned home to celebrate her graduation as a medical doctor. Her family in...

2015: APC replies Jonathan - 'PDP can’t win in Rivers state'

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 01:53 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has described as ridiculous President Goodluck Jonathan's statement that the Peoples Democratic Party will recover Rivers and Edo states from the hands of the APC in the...

Jonathan’s Administration playing dirty politics with Chibok girls’ plight – APC

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 01:56 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Jonathan Administration of seeking to negotiate the timing of the release of the Chibok girls to create a maximum public relations boost for...

Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, re-opened

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 02:15 PM PDT

The management of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ogun State has ordered the reopening of the school which was shut following protests by students. The school was shut in August based on the...

APC blames Ekiti crisis on Jonathan’s second term bid

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 02:00 PM PDT

The  All Progressives Congress in Osun State  has said that the attack on the judiciary in  Ekiti State is an alleged plan of President Goodluck Jonathan to cause crisis...

Prof dies after presenting manifesto in UNICAL

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 02:03 PM PDT

A don in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Calabar, Prof. Martins Isika, has died after presenting his manifesto for the position of the dean of the post...

Pope denounces neglect, abandonment of old people

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 02:04 PM PDT

Pope Francis has denounced the neglect and abandonment of the old as "hidden euthanasia". He said this on Sunday at the Vatican City, while addressing over 40,000 elderly people, which includes...

Judicial workers suspend strike

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 10:06 PM PDT

The resumption of the strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), scheduled for the first week of October, has been suspended, the union's National President, Comrade Marwan Mustapha...

Nigeria-born Ogunode smashes Asia’s 100m record

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 02:10 PM PDT

Qatar's Femi Ogunode made a victorious return from a doping ban Sunday as he smashed Asia's 100 metres record and snatched Asian Games gold with 9.93sec in wet conditions. As China soared past 100...

Geoffrey wins MTN project fame season 7

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 04:29 AM PDT

Geoffrey Oji has emerged winner of MTN Project Fame Season 7, beating five other finalists. Geoffrey, upon being declared winner, 'has been handed a cheque of N5m, a brand new car as well as a...

Over 40 Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Counter Attacks - Military

Posted: 28 Sep 2014 03:36 AM PDT

The Nigerian military on Saturday said it has further subdued the extremist Boko Haram sect by killing over 40 of its fighters in three different locations in the North-east zone. PRNigeria, an...

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