Saturday, March 27, 2021

NigerianEye: “Nigerian police officers arrest man for offering ₦1 million bribe” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian police officers arrest man for offering ₦1 million bribe” plus 29 more


Nigerian police officers arrest man for offering ₦1 million bribe

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 11:36 PM PDT

  The Kano State Police Commissioner,  Sama'ila Shu'aibu-Dikko,  yesterday,  extolled two officers of the command, Insp. Garba Saleh-Rabo and Jamilu Alkassim for rejecting a N1...

RCCG members kidnapped in Kaduna

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 11:36 PM PDT

  In the middle of the continued captivity of the 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State 17 days after they were abducted by armed bandits, no fewer...

I will make sure Nigeria does not witness another civil war - Buhari

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 11:30 PM PDT

  The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday recalled the lives lost to the 30-month civil war in Nigeria and prayed that never again shall the nation witness such. The...

REVEALED: Over 300,000 Nigerians receive AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 11:27 PM PDT

  The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has confirmed that over 300,000 people have received their first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 in Nigeria. The NPHCDA...

We are starting work on the Lagos-Calabar railway this year — Amaechi

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 11:24 PM PDT

  Transportation Minister, Chibuike Amaechi, says work on the proposed Lagos-Calabar railway will commence before the end of this year. Delivering the 34th Convocation Lecture of the...

Why Is “Dundee United” an Insult in Nigeria?

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:59 PM PDT

Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport in Nigeria. As well as following the domestic leagues and the fortunes of the Super Eagles themselves, there is also a strong fanbase for European...

2023: Oyinlola tells PDP how to rescue power from APC

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:31 PM PDT

Former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has canvassed for unity among members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in order to win the 2023 presidential election. Oyinlola gave the...

I will never ban Okadas - Oyo governor

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:24 PM PDT

  Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, confirmed that his administration will not ban the activities of Okada and tricycle riders. Makinde commissioning the Ultra-Modern Okada and...

Nigeria will outlive everyone of us – Aregbesola

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:21 PM PDT

Former Governor of Osun State, who is now the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the country will outlive all of her citizens, urging Nigerians to live the ethos of honouring...

Four robbers arrested for attempting to rob RRS detectives

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:19 PM PDT

  Four suspected traffic robbers have been arrested in Ojota area of Lagos for attempting to rob detectives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, on surveillance. Commissioner of Police, Lagos,...

National Sports Festival: Osinbajo to perform opening ceremony

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:16 PM PDT

Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will declare the 20th National Sports Festival, tagged Edo 2020, open on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The Deputy Governor of Edo State, who doubles as the...

Amaechi speaks against Nigeria’s break up

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:09 PM PDT

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, says Nigeria's potentials can be best attained if the country remains united. The former Rivers State Governor spoke on Friday at the 34th Convocation...

Donate 10 million vaccine doses ‘immediately,’ WHO urges countries

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 01:01 PM PDT

  The WHO called Friday for the donation of 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to ensure that every country could start immunising within the first 100 days of 2021. The World Health...

Lazio president Lotito banned for seven months, club fined

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 12:58 PM PDT

Lazio president Claudio Lotito has been banned for seven months and the club fined 150,000 euros ($177,000) for breaking Covid-19 rules, the Italian Football Federation announced on Friday. Club...

Ilorin priest Kewulere arraigned for allegedly beheading man for money ritual

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 11:08 AM PDT

An Ilorin priest, Abdurasak Al-Sulati, popularly called Kewulere, has been charged for allegedly killing one Sumo Usman. He was arraigned at an Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Friday on a two-count...

EPL: Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich told to consider replacing Werner

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 11:04 AM PDT

Arsenal hero, Ian Wright, has urged Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, to consider replacing the club's striker, Timo Werner. Wright, who has been disappointed by Werner's finishing for Chelsea this...

Buhari prays against another civil war in Nigeria

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 10:59 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday paid tribute to the patriotic martyrs of the Nigerian civil war which lasted 30 months. The Nigerian leader noted that their glorious sacrifices enabled the unity...

Ex-Army Chief Ihejirika formally joins APC

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 10:56 AM PDT

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally received a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika. Ihejirika indicated his interest to join the party in February,...

ICPC cautions Federal hospitals, finance directors against budget-padding

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 10:52 AM PDT

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has condemned the padding of budget by government officials, warning that the...

2023: Shelve your presidential ambitions, group tells northern politicians

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 10:39 AM PDT

   A group, the Arewa Mandate Initiative, has said that majority of All Progressives Congress youth groups in the North has endorsed power shift to the South in 2023. The group explained...

Buhari govt planning economy to include poor, vulnerable Nigerians – Osinbajo

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 09:19 AM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government was planning an economy that will work for all Nigerians, especially the poor and vulnerable. Osinbajo said...

Implementation of FG, ASUU MoA on course – Ngige

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 09:13 AM PDT

  The Federal Government has said the implementation of the Memorandum of Action signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities was on course and progressing without hitches. Minister for...

Chadian lady arrested at Abuja airport with heroin in private parts

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 09:05 AM PDT

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a Chadian lady, Vivien Tarmadji, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, while trying to board an Ethiopian airline flight...

#BBNaija: Ebuka, Edoho’s argue over next choice of host

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 09:23 AM PDT

As the sixth season of the Big Brother Naija show returns, fans of the popular television reality programme are currently slugging it out on social media over who to host the show later in the...

BREAKING: Super Eagles arrive Benin Republic by boat, in high spirit

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 08:33 AM PDT

Super Eagles were in high spirit when they arrived in Porto Novo on Friday by boat for Saturday's crucial 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Benin Republic. In a video clip obtained...

BREAKING: Buhari, Abdulsalami in closed-door meeting

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 07:48 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Aso Villa, Abuja. Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Bashir Ahmad, said his...

COVID-19: Vaccine can’t be sold without being detected —Lagos commissioner

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 06:21 AM PDT

  The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that it is impossible for officials to sell the COVID-19 vaccine without the government detecting it. He said this in a...

Two police officers awarded N1m for rejecting bribe in Kano

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 06:16 AM PDT

A Police Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo, with the Operations Department, Kano State Police Command, has rejected N1 million offered to him as a bribe. The acting Managing Director, Kano Consumer...

Messi always wants to assassinate goalkeepers – Caballero

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 06:10 AM PDT

Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, "goes out to assassinate the goalkeeper" when he is on the pitch, according to Willy Caballero, who says his compatriot is forever on a "mission" to find the...

2023: There’s political gang up against Igbos – Ohanaeze chieftain

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 06:04 AM PDT

Chuks Ibegbu, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday accused Nigerian political elites of ganging up against the...

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