Tuesday, July 12, 2022

NigerianEye: “Nigerians fuelling terrorism by paying ransom – Garba Shehu” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerians fuelling terrorism by paying ransom – Garba Shehu” plus 29 more


Nigerians fuelling terrorism by paying ransom – Garba Shehu

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 06:56 AM PDT

  Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said the payment of ransom by families of kidnapped victims is fuelling terrorism...

Tinubu/Shettima: Nigeria struggling to be a country – Ezekwesili

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 06:56 AM PDT

  Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education has called out leaders who have failed to be susceptible in stabilising Nigeria's fractured polity by being inclusive.   The former...

2023: Tinubu’s choice of running mate may affect peace, unity of Nigerians – Group warns

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 06:46 AM PDT

A Peoples Democratic Party group, under the platform of Umbrella Force, has expressed concerns that the decision by the ruling All Progressives Congres, APC, to have a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the...

2023: What Peter Obi won’t do to Nigeria if elected president – Northern elders

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 06:30 AM PDT

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has assured Nigerians that the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi won't divide the country if elected. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the spokesman of NEF, also...

FG spending on projects but refusing to fund higher education— Falana

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 06:06 AM PDT

 Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the federal government cannot afford to ignore the funding of higher education while spending trillions of naira on other projects.  ...

War: Iran expected to supply Russia with weapons – US

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 05:59 AM PDT

  White House officials have said that newly-declassified US intelligence has indicated that Iran is expected to supply Russia with "hundreds" of drones.   The drones, according to the...

Lagos PDP gov candidate defends Funke Akindele’s appointment

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 04:50 AM PDT

  The Peoples Democratic Party Lagos State governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran, has defended the party's choice of actress Funke Akindele as his running mate.   Adediran, popularly...

Resign if Presidency is tough, HURIWA slams Buhari

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 04:48 AM PDT

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has called on the President,  Muhammadu Buhari, to resign immediately if the job is tough for him.   HURIWA said...

EPL: This is madness, you’re killing your players – Nicol tells Conte as Kane vomits, Son collapses

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 04:47 AM PDT

  Liverpool legend, Steve Nicol, has told Tottenham Hotspur manager, Antonio Conte, that he is 'killing his players' after details of their brutal preseason training regime were revealed on...

Osun Guber: All non-sensitive materials already batched to polling units – INEC

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 04:42 AM PDT

The Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Abdulganiy Raji revealed on Tuesday that non-sensitive materials have already been batched to the Polling Unit Level and are ready to be...

Former governorship aspirant in Rivers, Tonye Princewill dumps APC

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 04:25 AM PDT

A former governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Tonye Princewill has become the latest member of the party to leave. Princewill announced his resignation in a letter...

Lagos boat accident: Government orders probe

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 04:12 AM PDT

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered a probe into the accident that involved a boat sailing from Mile 2 to Ibeshe, in which two passengers died last Friday. The...

Peseiro rues Super Eagles failure to qualify for Qatar 2022

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 03:11 AM PDT

Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, has reflected on the team's failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.   The three-time African champions were pipped to the World Cup ticket by...

BREAKING: Funke Akindele named PDP Lagos deputy gov candidate (VIDEO)

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 03:08 AM PDT

 Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has been named the Peoples Democratic Party deputy governorship candidate of Lagos State. The actress confirmed her deputy governorship candidacy in a...

‘You can’t compare 1993 to 2023’ — Edwin Clark tackles Tinubu over Muslim-Muslim ticket

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 03:03 AM PDT

  Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader and convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has criticised Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over his...

Abiodun reiterates commitment to revive, complete Olokola deep seaport

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 02:53 AM PDT

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has reiterated his administration's commitment to reviving the Olokola deep seaport project. This, he noted, is in line with the transport master plan of the...

Jailbreak: Sack everyone linked to attack, all service chiefs – PDP to Buhari

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 02:50 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, head of New Media Anthony Ehilabo has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack every official linked to the recent attack on Kuje correctional center. Recall...

2023 presidency: Kwankwaso speaks on Tinubu ‘endorsement’

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 02:14 AM PDT

  Former Kano governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso has denied endorsing former Lagos helmsman, Bola Tinubu for presidency in 2023.   Kwankwaso and Tinubu are the presidential flagbearers of the New...

It has been tough for me, I’m eager to go – Buhari sends message to successor

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 02:13 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the presidency has been tough for him, saying he is eager to quit Aso Rock as Nigerian President.   The Nigerian leader spoke yesterday while...

APC governors very proud of Tinubu’s choice of running mate– Bagudu

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 02:13 AM PDT

Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi, says governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are pleased with the choice of Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the...

Trigger-happy cop opens fire on PolyNek student

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:40 AM PDT

A trigger-happy police officer attached to the Nekede Police Division, allegedly shot an ND2 student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, PolyNek. The incident happened at the entrance gate of...

I’m hungry – Jack Wilshere reacts to appointment as coach at Arsenal

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:33 AM PDT

Jack Wilshere has reacted to his appointment as Arsenal's Under-18s coach. Wilshere, who recently retired from playing football last week, was appointed as Arsenal's Under-18s coach on...

ASUU strike: We foresee bleak future – Church leaders

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:27 AM PDT

Church leaders have expressed disappointment over the prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. They said the country's future was now bleak with students...

ISIS-Boko Haram must not kill Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB’s US lawyer warns Buhari

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:24 AM PDT

Bruce Fein, the United States, US, lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has issued a warning to President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over the safety of...

ASUU strike: ‘Why hold Buhari by the neck’ – Presidency queries lecturers

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:19 AM PDT

  The Presidency has queried the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the lingering strike.   President Muhammadu Buhari's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,...

2023: I hope Yorubas will support Tinubu – Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:19 AM PDT

  Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed hope that the Yoruba would support the presidential aspiration of his predecessor, Bola Tinubu.   Sanwo-Olu spoke on Monday at the 2022...

Strike: Enough is enough… don’t hurt next generation, Buhari tells ASUU

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:17 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its stance on its ongoing strike.   The president said this on Monday in his address...

Tinubu-Shettima: CAN engaging in spiritual banditry – Islamic group

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:14 AM PDT

  The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has lambasted the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, over its position on Bola Tinubu's choice of vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 general...

What will happen under Tinubu presidency – Adegboruwa

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 01:13 AM PDT

  Legal practitioner Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa believes a Bola Tinubu presidency will be controlled by the North.   The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said this in a statement on Tuesday....

Nigerian pilgrims reject ‘tasteless food’ in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 12 Jul 2022 12:22 AM PDT

The leadership of National Hajj Commission, NAHCON, has sought refund for rejected meals served by the Mutawif at the Masha'ir which include Mina and Arafat.  NAHCON chairman, Alhaji Zikrullah...

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