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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

NigerianEye: “Nigeria cannot do without the North, By Femi Aribisala” plus 26 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria cannot do without the North, By Femi Aribisala” plus 26 more


Nigeria cannot do without the North, By Femi Aribisala

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:51 PM PDT

In 2005, Goldman Sachs Investment Bank forecast that Nigeria will be the 20th largest economy in the world by 2025 and the 12th largest by 2050; ahead of Italy, Canada and South Korea. Having...

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PICTURES: Captured Boko Haram members

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:51 PM PDT

Scores of wounded terrorists who escaped from various camps under the fire of security forces were captured in the fringes of Lake Chad yesterday. The Nigerian army also recovered different arms...

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Pro-Biafra group claims responsibility for Enugu Govt House attack

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:52 PM PDT

Leader of the pro-Biafra group, Biafra Zionist Movement, BZM, Barrister Benjamin Onwuka has claimed responsibility for last Saturday's invasion of Enugu State Government House saying members of his...

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Jonathan stops Gusau’s resignation

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:54 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan moved fast yesterday to prevent what could have been a major blow to his cabinet. He prevailed on Minister of Defence Lt.-Gen. Aliyu Gusau not to resign, barely one week...

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Missing plane mystery deepens

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:57 PM PDT

More than four days since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over Southeast Asia, Malaysian officials not only don't know what happened to the plane, they don't seem sure where to look. The...

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What is wrong with miniskirts?

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:49 PM PDT

Leave our miniskirts alone,'' screamed one of the posters held by hundreds of women in Johannesburg, South Africa defending the rights of women to wear miniskirts without harassment. The protest...

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Woman, 62, ‘stabbed’ to death by younger sister

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:44 PM PDT

A 62-year-old woman, Ms. Yemi Olasehinde, has been allegedly stabbed to death by her younger sister, Iyanu Olasehinde, in Ondo State. The incident occurred at the victim's home in Okedasa, Ondo...

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FG to attract 750,000 youths into agriculture

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:36 PM PDT

The Federal Government plans to attract 750,000 youths into agriculture to create jobs and ensure food security, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has...

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PDP blasts Amaechi’s good governance conference

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:32 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has faulted the international conference on good governance and democracy, organised by the state government. The Director-General of the state PDP,...

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Was missing Malaysian plane taken by UFO? by Greg Odogwu

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:56 PM PDT

Up till now, the whole world is still wondering what could have happened to the Boeing 777-200ER which took off from Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, at 12:41 a.m. on Saturday, with 239 people on...

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The boat mishap was a horrible experience, says survivor

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:29 PM PDT

One of the survivors of the FESTAC boat mishap, Daniel Peters, last night relived his experience He narrated how he battled for his life underwater, amidst the terrible smell and trampling on him by...

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Missing funds: Jonathan approves forensic audit of NNPC

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:27 PM PDT

The Presidency said on Wednesday that it had authorised the engagement of reputable international firms to carry out the forensic audit of the accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum...

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Governor Suswam, cause of our clashes with Tiv – Herdsmen

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 06:32 PM PDT

Fulani herdsmen on Monday accused the Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, of being the architect of the clashes between them and the Tiv. They also claimed that they had lost 134 of their...

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EFCC arrests prison warder for opening bank account for prisoner

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 06:24 PM PDT

A 29 year-old warder with the old Abeokuta Prisons, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Joseph Emmanuel is at present in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly...

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Army slams telephone blackout on Borno state again

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 04:34 PM PDT

Nigeria's military authorities on Wednesday re-imposed a telephone blackout on many parts of Nigeria's northeast Borno state, the base of Boko Haram insurgents who have intensified attacks that have...

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KASTINA: 10 students going to school killed in ghastly auto crash

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 04:31 PM PDT

No fewer than 10 students were on Wednesday killed in a ghastly accident on Sheme-Kankara Road in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, northwest Nigeria. Four other students were...

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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona, PSG ease into q/finals

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 04:24 PM PDT

It was a stroll to the quarter finals by four-time Champions League winners Barcelona and French champions Paris Saint Germain Wednesday night. Both teams suffered few problems in reaching the next...

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Presidency challenges Sanusi to respond to allegations against him

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 11:45 AM PDT

The Presidency has challenged the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to defend himself against the allegations raised against him. While advising Sanusi...

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Boko Haram killings, plot to destabilise Nigeria - Mark

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 11:23 AM PDT

Senate President Senator David Mark on Wednesday lamented the unabating activities of the Boko Haram insurgents in the northern part of Nigeria, describing their action as a plot to destabilise the...

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Insecurity, funding worry Jega over 2015 elections

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:59 AM PDT

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the commission is concerned about the security challenges in the country. He, however, states that INEC is ...

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Fire razes Shopping Complex in Lagos

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:57 AM PDT

Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire incident that occurred at the Iponri Shopping Complex on Tuesday night. The fire, according to eye witnesses started around 11:18 pm on...

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Housewife stage manages own kidnap in Delta

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:53 AM PDT

A housewife in Delta State has allegedly stage managing her own kidnap in a desperate bid to obtain large sums of money from the unsuspecting husband who eventually coughed out N1.5 million as ransom...

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Pistorius shown damaged bat, door from death scene

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:09 AM PDT

A forensics expert on Wednesday staged a dramatic re-enactment of how Paralympian Oscar Pistorius broke down the door of the toilet where he shot dead his girlfriend. Police Colonel Gerhard...

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Building Collapses In New York After Report of Explosion, 2 dead several injured

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 11:01 AM PDT

A building has collapsed in Manhattan after a report of an explosion that rattled nearby buildings and shattered windows in the area. New York City Police Department say two people have died after...

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Brazil 2014 World Cup tickets on sale from today

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 07:16 AM PDT

Tickets for 60 of the 64 matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil this June and July will be up for sale to the general public on Wednesday, 12th of March, 2014. The sale will be in the second...

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Five buried alive in Ghana gold mine accident

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 06:22 AM PDT

Five people, including a one-year-old girl, have been buried alive in an illegal gold mining pit in Ghana's Central Region, an Accra-based radio station has reported. It said the accident occurred...

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13 bodies recovered from Lagos boat accident

Posted: 12 Mar 2014 06:15 AM PDT

Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Information Officer, National Emergency Management Agency, on Wednesday confirmed that 13 dead bodies had been recovered from the boat accident in Lagos on Tuesday. Farinloye...

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