Sunday, March 21, 2021

NigerianEye: “FA Cup: Man City, Southampton qualify for semi-finals” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “FA Cup: Man City, Southampton qualify for semi-finals” plus 29 more


FA Cup: Man City, Southampton qualify for semi-finals

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 03:06 PM PDT

Manchester City and Southampton on Saturday booked their places in this year's FA Cup semi-final. The Premier League leaders beat Everton 2-0, thanks to late goals from Ilkay Gundgoan and Kevin De...

If you kill Ortom, be prepared to bury Nigeria – Wike warns FG

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 03:02 PM PDT

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned the Federal Government against conspiring to assassinate the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. It was gathered that unknown gunmen suspected to be...

VIDEO: How I filmed gruesome murder, beheading of rival gang, self-confessed cultist narrates

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 12:14 PM PDT

  A 27-year-old self-confessed member of Supreme Vikings Confraternity, Nzubechukwu Victor, has shared chilling details of how he and other members of his group murdered and decapitated one...

Buhari has approved funds for beneficiaries of 774,000 jobs programme -Keyamo

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 12:02 PM PDT

  Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the release of funds for the payment of 774,000 beneficiaries of the special public...

INEC suspends Ekiti bye-election after outbreak of violence

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 11:44 AM PDT

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the Ekiti East constituency I bye-election. The election was suspended following the outbreak of violence in various...

‘It’s worrisome’ — PDP demands investigation into attack on Ortom’s convoy

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 11:43 AM PDT

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the police to investigate the attack on the convoy of Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state. On Saturday, gunmen attacked the governor's...

Biafra group threatens violence, orders oil companies out of Bakassi

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 11:07 AM PDT

The militia wing of the Biafra Nations League (BNL) has issued a quit notice to companies operating under Nigeria in the Bakassi peninsula. The group alleged that Nigeria gets 60 percent of the oil...

Usman Ndalolo, Waziri Patigi is dead

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 11:05 AM PDT

Alhaji Usman Ndalolo, Waziri Patigi in Kwara State is dead. The retired orthopaedic technician and community leader died at the age of 83. Reacting to the sad news, President Muhammadu Buhari on...

Ortom reacts to attack on him by suspected herdsmen in Benue

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 09:38 AM PDT

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has confirmed the attack on him by suspected militia herdsmen in his farm at Tyo-mu, along Makurdi – Gboko road earlier on Saturday. Ortom while briefing...

COVID-19: We paid N2,000 each, forced to participate in vaccination exercise – Zamfara resident

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 09:35 AM PDT

There have been criticisms and speculations in Zamfara State that the federal government intends to make the vaccination compulsory considering its effort to inoculate the population against COVID-19...

Don’t toy with Rivers – Wike warns PDP as Secondus, others shun campaign flag-off

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 09:33 AM PDT

  Some Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State were absent as Governor Nyesom Wike handed the party's flags to Local Government Chairmen candidates contesting the Council...

I’d have won Grammy since 2013, if our leaders took youths seriously -Burna Boy

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 11:52 AM PDT

  Burna broke a record at the 2021 Grammys after 'Twice As Tall' became the first Afrobeats album to win the award.   In a chat with BBC Africa, Burna Boy spoke of his experience making...

Policewoman, two others killed as Ekiti bye-election turns bloody

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 09:24 AM PDT

  Three persons have been killed by thugs in the bye-election for Ekiti East constituency (I) seat in the state house of assembly. A policewoman was among those killed when violence broke out...

I would be first Oyo governor to hand over to a successor -Seyi Makinde

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 09:18 AM PDT

  Governor Seyi Makinde has said that he would make history in Oyo State to be the first governor to hand over to a successor.   Makinde said this on Saturday at the Inauguration of the...

Hijab: MURIC urges Kwara Govt to rename controversial schools

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 09:18 AM PDT

  The Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised the government of Kwara State to rename schools whose authorities have refused to obey court pronouncements and government's directives on the...

EPL: I expect Mourinho to get backlash from players – Harry Kane

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 08:51 AM PDT

Tottenham striker, Harry Kane has said he expects Jose Mourinho to get a backlash from his players after recent bad results. The England captain said no words 'can atone for the way Tottenham...

Woman bags two years jail term for theft

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 08:41 AM PDT

  A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has sentenced one Blessing Adunun to two years imprisonment for stealing by conversion to the tune of N238, 000.00. She was...

2023: Wike gives Jonathan condition to support his Presidential ambition

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 07:55 AM PDT

  The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he will only support former President Goodluck Jonathan if he accepts the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket for the 2023...

‘He’s my mentor’ — Fani-Kayode’s ex-assistant denies threat to life

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 07:34 AM PDT

  Gbenga Adekoya, a former personal assistant of Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied claims that his life was threatened in connection with the crisis rocking the former aviation minister's marriage...

Why I keep my marriage, child off social media -Actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 07:30 AM PDT

  Actress, Nkechi Blessing, has had her fair share of controversies, thanks to her voluptuous shape and outspoken nature. However, as 'loud' as the actress could be, she maintained that she...

UNILAG VC Ogundipe wins €38,000 Global Biodiversity information grant

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 07:30 AM PDT

  Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has won a €38,000 Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) grant. In a statement on Saturday, in Lagos,...

Food security: Farmers urge Nasarawa to adopt inclusive budgeting

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 07:25 AM PDT

Farmers under the aegis of Association of Small Scale Agro Producers have called on Nasarawa State Government to involve community stakeholders in its budgeting process in order to guarantee food...

Tanzanians pay last respects to late president Magufuli

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 06:24 AM PDT

   Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday led mourners in paying their last respects to her predecessor John Magufuli, who died suddenly this week after an illness shrouded...

Transfer: Haaland decides on next club ahead of Dortmund exit

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 06:20 AM PDT

Borussia Dortmund striker, Erling Haaland, wants to join Real Madrid, according to Marca. Haaland has drawn the attention of top clubs around Europe. Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea...

Wakili: Oyo police invite complainant who accused officers of extortion

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 06:09 AM PDT

The Oyo State Police command has invited a complainant, Mr. Ganiyu Omirinde for interrogation. Omirinde's invitation by the police is sequel to the allegations he leveled against men of the State...

#LekkiTollGate: Five Months After, Nigerians Ask: ‘Who Ordered #LekkiMassacre?’

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 05:40 AM PDT

  Five months after operatives of the Nigerian Army stormed the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos and opened fire on the peaceful #EndSARS protesters, Nigerians are demanding answers.   The...

Top 5 highest paid footballers in Europe emerge

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 05:32 AM PDT

  Europe's highest paid top footballers have been revealed with Barcelona's Messi and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo taking the lead.   Messi is however, earning astonishingly more than twice...

BREAKING: Gunmen open fire on Gov. Ortom’s convoy

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 07:18 AM PDT

 Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has narrated how gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked his convoy on Saturday. The incident was said to have occurred at Tyo Mu along Makurdi-Gboko road...

Shelve it, Alake warns against calls for Nigeria’s breakup

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 05:07 AM PDT

  The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has appealed to those calling for the secession of Nigeria to shelve the idea. The monarch warned that those beating the drum of war in Nigeria...

Kaduna: PDP condemns rising spate of insecurity

Posted: 20 Mar 2021 04:55 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kaduna State Chapter, has condemned in strong terms the rising spate of insecurity in the state. The party noted that it is no longer news that the state has become...

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