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Thursday, May 15, 2014

NigerianEye: “FG blind, deaf and dumb - Borno Governor” plus 26 more

NigerianEye: “FG blind, deaf and dumb - Borno Governor” plus 26 more


FG blind, deaf and dumb - Borno Governor

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:38 PM PDT

Governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima, has blamed the Federal Government for the escalation of Boko Haram insurgency, saying his warning about the sect three years ago was ignored. Shettima, who said...

Finally, Jonathan to visit Chibok, one month after abduction

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:38 PM PDT

Barring any last minute change in plan, President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday(today) visit Chibok, the Borno State community where over 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on...

US blasts FG, seeks swift sanctions on Boko Haram

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:36 PM PDT

The United States has criticised the Federal Government for being too slow to adapt in response to Boko Haram's threat. Pentagon's Principal Director for African Affairs, Alice Friend, and...

  JTF kills 60 Boko Haram insurgents

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:35 PM PDT

No fewer than 60 persons suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have been confirmed dead, during a fierce battle between them and members of the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, Wednesday night in...

Explosion rocks ex-Imo gov’s residence

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:35 PM PDT

The Owerri residence of the immediate past Governor of Imo State, Mr. Ikedi Ohakim, was rocked by explosion that reduced the structure to rubble on Thursday. Ohakim accused his political opponents...

Oba of Lagos anoints 2015 Gubernatorial candidate for Lagos

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:34 PM PDT

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has expressed support for a former Accountant General of the state, Mr. Akinwunmi Abode, as governor in 2015. Akiolu said this at the launch of a biography of...

PDP flays Akiolu for endorsing APC gov aspirant

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:33 PM PDT

Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday condemned the pronouncement of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, at the public presentation of the biography of Akin Ambode, who has...

Gunmen attack Bauchi, burn two schools, kill one

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:32 PM PDT

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday burnt down two primary schools and an MTN telecommunication mast in Shadarki village in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The attack is coming barely 25 days...

Caleb varsity shut over students’ protest

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:31 PM PDT

Authorities of the Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State on Thursday shut the institution following a violent students' protest. Though no life was lost, the protesting students on Wednesday...

Car bomb kills at least 29 in Syria

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:28 PM PDT

least 29 people were killed and dozens were wounded Thursday by a car bomb in Syria near the Turkish border, an opposition group said. The blast took place at the Sajo bus station near the Bab...

FG accepts UAE police report on the death of Aisha Falode's son

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:27 PM PDT

N what may likely draw more anger from the family of Oloruntoba Falode, the 19-year-old student, who was allegedly killed in Dubai mid February, the Federal Government has accepted the United Arab...

Car built by Nigerian students passes global test

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:26 PM PDT

Nigeria has recorded a major feat in automotive technology innovation with a car called 'Tuke-Tuke', produced by students of the University of Benin, Edo State. The car has passed...

Protesters give Jonathan ultimatum to rescue girls

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:21 PM PDT

Protesters in Abuja on the April 14 abduction of over 200 pupils of the Government Girls' Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, have given President Goodluck Jonathan until Monday to address...

Nyanya blast: SSS detains mastermind’s father

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:19 PM PDT

The Department of State Security Services has detained the father of the alleged mastermind of the April 14 blast in Nyanya, Abuja, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche. Deputy Director in charge of Public Relations...

Nigerians to pay more for electricity – FG

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:17 PM PDT

The price of gas to power plants may be increased in the nearest future and this will likely lead to the review of electricity tariffs across the country, the Federal Government has said. It said the...

ACF slams Jonathan, rejects emergency rule extension

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:14 PM PDT

The pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday slammed President Goodluck Jonathan and derided the President's handling of terrorism in the country,...

Don’t rig Osun guber polls for me – Aregbesola

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:05 PM PDT

Ahead of the August 9, gubernatorial election in Osun State, governor Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday told the people of the state not to rig for him, but allow the achievements of his administration...

8 doctors, 4 nurses, 5 health workers affected by Lassa fever in Ebonyi

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:02 PM PDT

No fewer than eight doctors, four nurses and five health workers were, yesterday, feared to have contacted Lassa fever after they participated in operating a pregnant woman at the Federal Teaching...

Speak with one voice, APC tells FG

Posted: 15 May 2014 10:00 PM PDT

All Progressives Congress has urged the federal government to immediately stop the discordant tunes emanating from the highest echelons of government and speak with one voice on ongoing efforts to...

Reps approve extension of Emergency Rule in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe

Posted: 15 May 2014 12:53 PM PDT

Members of the house of Representatives, have agreed with President Goodluck Jonathan to extend the Emergency Rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe after a 3 hour closed door session with service...

Objects cause bomb scare in Lagos Island

Posted: 15 May 2014 09:15 AM PDT

The objects were placed at the junction close to a branch of Access Bank in the area. Residents and traders along the ever-busy Nnamdi Azikiwe Street at Idumota on Lagos Island were thrown into...

Sudanese pregnant woman to die for leaving Islam

Posted: 15 May 2014 09:14 AM PDT

A Sudanese court has sentenced a woman to death by hanging for apostasy after she left Islam and married a Christian man. "We gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to...

Boko Haram burns down Borno village in fresh attack

Posted: 15 May 2014 09:14 AM PDT

At least two people were killed in the village of Ngawa Fate. Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram on Wednesday night invaded Ngawa Fate, a village few kilometres from Maiduguri,...

Kidnapped schoolgirls: Families want 'unconditional' release

Posted: 15 May 2014 08:46 AM PDT

Relatives of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram on Thursday called for their unconditional release, after Nigeria's government ruled out a prisoner swap with the...

Osun bans indiscriminate use of siren

Posted: 15 May 2014 08:29 AM PDT

The Osun State Government on Thursday banned indiscriminate use of siren in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Sunday Akere, announced...

South Korea ferry captain charged with manslaughter

Posted: 15 May 2014 08:27 AM PDT

The captain of the sunken South Korean ferry has been charged with manslaughter, reports say. Lee Joon-seok, 68, is accused of leaving the ship as it was sinking while telling passengers to stay...

UNIUYO VC escapes assassination attempt

Posted: 15 May 2014 08:14 AM PDT

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Prof. Comfort Ekpo, has escaped an assassination attempt. The university's Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mrs. Edak Umondak,...

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