Monday, April 5, 2021

NigerianEye: “Easter message: Bishop Kukah didn’t speak like a man of God, says Presidency” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Easter message: Bishop Kukah didn’t speak like a man of God, says Presidency” plus 29 more


Easter message: Bishop Kukah didn’t speak like a man of God, says Presidency

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 03:41 PM PDT

 The Presidency on Sunday said the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, did not speak like a man of God in his Easter message in which he attacked the President, Muhammadu Buhari...

Leave Igboho, address insecurity, lopsided appointments, Falana advises FG

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 03:41 PM PDT

   Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has advised the Federal Government to stop trying to arrest Sunday Igboho, but address the critical issues that are making Igboho's message...

“I want to commit suicide” -Actress, Ummi Zee-Zee

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 03:41 PM PDT

Kannywood actress, Ummi Zee-Zee got her followers worried as she shared a disturbing post about being suicidal.   Zee-Zee, who took to Instagram on Saturday, April 3, said she is living a...

2021 budget: Works ministry allocates N100m to road rehabilitated by RCCG

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 03:11 PM PDT

 The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has set aside N100m in the 2021 budget for the rehabilitation of the Ife-Ifewara Road which had been fixed by the General Overseer of the Redeemed...

Peruzzi’s rift with ex-label deepens as conversation with Davido, contract files leak

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 02:59 PM PDT

The controversy over Peruzzi's "unfinished business" with Golden Boy Entertainment (GBE) has resurfaced after Patrick Anyaene, the singer's ex-record label boss, leaked his contract documents. In...

‘We are very sorry’ — NMA apologises to Nigerians over doctors’ strike

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 02:41 PM PDT

  The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has apologised to Nigerians over the strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). On Thursday, the resident doctors...

Buhari caused Abba Kyari’s death – Omokri

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 02:24 PM PDT

 Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has said President Muhammadu Buhari's selfishness led to the death of his lat Chief of Staff, CoS, Abba Kyari.   Omokri said...

Sultan of Sokoto awards traditional titles on 3 sons of Dasuki, 17 others

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 02:11 PM PDT

 The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, on Sunday, turbaned no fewer than 20 dignitaries, including three sons of the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, late Ibrahim Dasuki, with traditional...

Shun politics of bitterness, Buhari advises Oshiomhole at 69

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 02:05 PM PDT

  The President, Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday advised a former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, to eschew politics of division and acrimony among...

Air chief speaks on crashed jet, says ‘we’re making efforts to rescue our pilots’

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 01:52 PM PDT

  Oladayo Amao, chief of air staff, says efforts are in motion to rescue the pilots aboard its fighter jet that crashed on Wednesday. The jet, NAF 475, operated by the Nigerian air force was...

I don’t think any bandit deserves to live, says El-Rufai

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 01:48 PM PDT

 Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, says he does not think anyone involved in banditry deserves to live. He said any bandit operating in his state is "most likely going to end up dead"....

‘I’m embarrassed’ — CCT spokesman apologises for error-filled statement

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 10:46 AM PDT

Ibraheem Alhassan, spokesperson of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has apologised for releasing a poorly written statement in the wake of the altercation involving Danladi Umar, chairman of the...

Don Jazzy’s ex-wife Michelle breaks silence

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 10:40 AM PDT

  Don Jazzy's ex-wife, Michelle Jackson, has reacted to the news of the marriage between her and the Mavin Records boss, which happened 18 years ago.   On Saturday, Don Jazzy revealed that...

Burna Boy, Adichie, Oknojo-Iweala… 10 Nigerians on Forbes 100 African icons list

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 10:26 AM PDT

  Forbes Magazine has listed Burna Boy, Afrofusion star; Chimamanda Adichie, novelist; and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general, among its top African icons. In...

EPL: Tottenham frustrated by Newcastle, Southampton boost survival bid

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 09:40 AM PDT

 Tottenham's bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League suffered a setback as Joe Willock's late strike rescued a 2-2 draw for lowly Newcastle, while Southampton took a huge step towards...

Obasanjo, Gumi ask FG to ‘settle and rehabilitate’ bandits willing to surrender

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 09:36 AM PDT

  Former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, have asked the federal government to rehabilitate bandits who are willing to surrender. The call was made after...

All will be well, Osibanjo assures Nigerians at Easter

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 08:53 AM PDT

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday assured Nigerians that all will soon be well with the country.   According to a statement made available to journalists by his Senior Special Assistant on...

Medical trip: Buhari sued over ‘missing N3.8bn health fund’

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 08:49 AM PDT

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President,Muhammadu Buhari, over his alleged failure to probe allegations that N3,836,685,213.13 is missing in...

We’ve nothing to do with attack on Soludo – IPOB

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 08:42 AM PDT

  Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from the recent attack on former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo.   It said anybody...

Nigeria’s current state does not represent Buhari I know – Pastor Tunde Bakare

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 07:43 AM PDT

 The presiding pastor of Citadel Global Church, Tunde Bakare, has said that the state of the nation does not represent the President, Muhammadu Buhari whom he used to know.   He said this...

COVID-19: FG directs states to halt vaccination halfway

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 07:39 AM PDT

  The Federal Government has asked all the states administering the COVID-19 vaccine to stop the exercise the moment they use half of the doses allocated to them.   PUNCH reports that the...

Why Nigerians protested against Buhari’s medical trip in London -Omokri

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 07:34 AM PDT

  Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has given reasons for initiating #HarassBuhariOutOfLondon protest.   Some Nigerians staged a protest on Friday at the Nigeria House in London...

Assault: Police begin investigation on CCT chair Danladi Umar

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 06:27 AM PDT

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has begun an investigation into a case of assault involving the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar and a security...

Abduction: Anyone caught negotiating with bandits will be prosecuted – Kaduna govt warns

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 06:26 AM PDT

  The Kaduna State Government says it never appointed any group or individual to negotiate on its behalf with bandits over the abduction of the 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry...

USSD war: Banks unblock MTN, reconnect telco to banking channels

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 06:22 AM PDT

 After 48 hours of disconnecting MTN customers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and banking apps, commercial banks on Sunday have reconnected MTN...

Bandits: Buhari’s AK-47 shoot-on-sight order can’t stop attacks – Pastor Tunde Bakare

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 06:13 AM PDT

  Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos State, on Sunday, lamented the activities of bandits in the North.   Bakare said President...

Insecurity: Gumi meets Obasanjo in Abeokuta

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 06:09 AM PDT

Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, is currently in a meeting with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital.   Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo's spokesman, confirmed the...

Rita Dominic’s movie “La Femme Anjola” removed from cinemas

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 05:04 AM PDT

Top film exhibitor Film House has removed 'La Femme Anjola', a Nollywood movie produced by Rita Dominic from its cinemas for the holiday weekend.   Mildred Okwo, the director of the movie also...

Nigerian Army removes journalist from WhatsApp group for questioning N2.6tn funds

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 04:53 AM PDT

 The Nigerian Army has reportedly removed a journalist, Amadin Uyi from a WhatsApp group its communications unit created and operates for the benefit of newsmen.   The Director of Public...

Insecurity: Nigerians should emulate Jesus Christ, have forgiving spirit – Atiku

Posted: 04 Apr 2021 04:48 AM PDT

  Amid the level of insecurity and challenges facing the country, former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to pray for the peace...

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