Friday, March 26, 2021

NigerianEye: “Yoruba Nation: You can’t deceive us, Akeredolu attacks Akintoye, others” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Yoruba Nation: You can’t deceive us, Akeredolu attacks Akintoye, others” plus 29 more


Yoruba Nation: You can’t deceive us, Akeredolu attacks Akintoye, others

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:59 PM PDT

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has again declared that he would not support the agitation for Yoruba Nation by a group of people, saying those calling for such are not representatives of the...

World best: ‘He’s an animal, machine’ – Ben Foster chooses Ronaldo over Messi

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:53 PM PDT

Former Manchester United goalkeeper, Ben Foster, has chosen Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi of Barcelona in the debate on who is the world's best football player. Appearing on...

COVID-19: N288bn released, millions of jobs saved, created –FG

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:48 PM PDT

The Federal Government said N288billion out of the N500billion appropriated for COVID-19 intervention programmes under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) has been released. The administration...

National Assembly will pass PIB in April -Sylvia

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:38 PM PDT

 Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, says the national assembly will pass the petroleum industry bill (PIB) in April. He disclosed this on Thursday during a ministerial...

Man arrested while riding ‘police bike stolen during #EndSARS crisis’

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:27 PM PDT

  A Lagos resident, identified as Yusuf Saliu, has been arrested by officers of the state police command for allegedly being in possession of a stolen motorcycle. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Lagos...

Lifetime to debut movie on Harry, Meghan’s royal exit

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:27 PM PDT

  Lifetime, an American basic cable channel, says it will debut a movie about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepping down as senior members of the UK royal family. According to Glamour, the...

Nigerian Idol, The Voice Nigeria to premiere this weekend

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:16 PM PDT

  This weekend, we get to see the judges on the Nigerian Idol in action.   If you've been on social media these past two weeks, chances are you've seen one or two audition clips from the...

VON DG: Insecurity in Nigeria caused by PDP

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 02:08 PM PDT

Osita Okechukwu, director-general of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the security challenges in the country. Speaking in an interview on Thursday,...

Imo North: Supreme Court reacts as APC accuses judges of supporting PDP

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 01:45 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Thursday responded to a petition reportedly filed by the All Progressives Congress APC (APC) on the Imo North Senatorial bye-election.   APC chairman and Yobe State...

FULL LIST: Nigerians travelling to these eight countries will need NDLEA clearance

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 01:36 PM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the visa clearance requirement policy is only applicable for eight countries. The agency was reacting to reports that it introduced a levy as...

I plan to seek re-election in 2024, says 78-year-old Joe Biden

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 01:29 PM PDT

US President Joe Biden said Thursday his "expectation" is to run for reelection in 2024, an apparent effort to douse speculation that the oldest person to assume the office will step down after a...

NSCDC arrests three Oyo officials for ‘stealing’ COVID-19 palliatives

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 10:26 AM PDT

  Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Oyo State Command, have arrested three officials of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency for alleged stealing 70 bags of maize...

Benin vs Nigeria: Rohr reacts to NFF’s plan for Super Eagles to travel by sea

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 10:20 AM PDT

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has said travelling by sea to Benin Republic ahead of the qualifiers on Saturday, is the best route. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has decided the...

Kaduna to stop relying on federal allocation – Gov El-Rufai

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 09:49 AM PDT

  Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Thursday, said his administration was making efforts to stop relying on federal allocation in the next four years.   El-Rufai disclosed this...

Nigerian lady seeks justice as Belgian hospital ‘cuts cervix, leaves surrogate paralysed’

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 09:47 AM PDT

  A Nigerian lady identified as Ajima Ogbole has demanded justice after AZ Sint-Jan, a Belgian general hospital, allegedly cut off her cervix in error while also leaving her sister-in-law...

FG tenders $1m cash ‘recovered’ from ex-air force chief

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 09:47 AM PDT

  The federal government has tendered before a federal high court in Abuja, $1,030,000 it allegedly recovered from the residence of Mohammed Dikko Umar, former chief of air staff. Umar was...

30 schoolgirls hospitalized in Sokoto over strange disease

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 09:09 AM PDT

At least 30 students were hospitalised on Monday due to a strange disease at the Government Girls College (GGC), Sokoto. Abdurrahman Dantsoho, the Director of Public Health in the state, made the...

How I combine secondary education with skit making -Comedian Emmanuella

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 08:31 AM PDT

 Emmanuella Samuel, Nigerian YouTube comedienne, has opened up on how she manages to make skits while undergoing secondary school education as a public figure in the country.   The...

‘We can’t continue to bear subsidy burden’ — NNPC GMD hints increase in petrol price

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 08:27 AM PDT

  Mele Kyari, general managing director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says the company cannot continue to bear the subsidy burden. The Petroleum Products...

Seven countries qualify for AFCON 2022

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 08:27 AM PDT

  Two more countries have qualified for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, following the conclusion of Match Day 5 fixtures.   They are Guinea and Burkina Faso.   Their qualification...

Alleged murder: Lagos police frees American lady after 44 days in detention

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 08:23 AM PDT

From left to right: Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN; Kari Ann; Dr Ama (Kari's friend) and Tosin Adesioye, Esq of Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN & Co. The police in Lagos on Thursday released an American lady,...

NSCDC arrests man over for rape of minor in Jigawa

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 08:15 AM PDT

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has arrested 30 years old Ado Dahiru over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in Jigawa. The incident happened on Thursday in his milling shop...

EPL confirms schedule for 2021/2022 season

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:51 AM PDT

The Premier League has confirmed dates when the 2021/2022 Premier League will kick off and end. The next season will begin August 14, 2021, and end May 22, 2022. The current season, which was...

NDLEA seeks establishment of drugs laboratories across Nigeria

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:48 AM PDT

Worried by the growing menace of drug abuse in Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has indicated its willingness to establish scientific laboratories across the 36 States of the...

Benin Republic vs Nigeria: Rohr gives injury update ahead of AFCON qualifier

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:17 AM PDT

 Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has confirmed there are no injury worries ahead of the team's 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic on Saturday.   All...

Igbo leaders threaten defection if PDP fails to zone presidency to South-East

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 07:16 AM PDT

  A group of eminent Nigerians from the South-East geopolitical zone under the auspices of the Igbo Leadership Development Foundation has threatened to mobilise their people to dump the Peoples...

Attack on gov Ortom: I smell a rat – Oyedepo

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 06:53 AM PDT

  Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church, has reacted to the attack on Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom by a Fulani militia.   Oyedepo queried why a group identified as...

2023: Borno Gov. Zulum calls for power shift to Southern Nigeria

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 06:33 AM PDT

  Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has called for a power shift to Southern Nigeria in the next administration.   Governor Zulum stated this on Thursday while delivering a lecture on...

Allocate N150bn for ranching, livestock development, Miyetti Allah tells FG

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 06:34 AM PDT

  Fulani socio-cultural group, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has asked the Federal Government to budget the sum of N150bn for the ranching of cows, and the development of the entire livestock...

#EndSARS: We must weed out bad eggs in Nigeria police –Gbajabiamila

Posted: 25 Mar 2021 06:02 AM PDT

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said there is the need to weed out the bad eggs in the Nigeria Police Force to stop the bad name being given to the security...

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