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NigerianEye: “Why I’m dumping APC for PDP — Femi Fani-Kayode” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “Why I’m dumping APC for PDP — Femi Fani-Kayode” plus 28 more


Why I’m dumping APC for PDP — Femi Fani-Kayode

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:09 PM PDT

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has dumped the All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party, accusing the party of having an Islamic agenda and being...

Keshi picks 23-man World cup squad, Sunday Mba, Ejike Uzoenyi dropped

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:10 PM PDT

After several days of waiting, Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi has finally named his 23-man squad players for the World Cup in Brazil. The Africa Cup of Nations champions will be making their fifth...

Boko Haram kills nine during church service

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:11 PM PDT

Suspected members of Boko Haram on Sunday stormed a church in Attagara, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State and killed nine worshippers. The attack which occurred barely 48 hours after...

Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu bans all #BringBackOurGirls protests in Abuja

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:11 PM PDT

The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, on Monday banned all protests over the 234  abducted  Chibok school girls in the territory with immediate effect. Mbu,...

#BringBackOurGirls: Chibok girls… Parents’ cries linger 50 days after

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:13 PM PDT

It is 50 days today since over 200 pupils of the Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. The insurgents have...

Senate panel blames Jonathan for illegal N685bn spending

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:14 PM PDT

The Senate Committee on Finance has said that President Goodluck Jonathan should be blamed for the unilateral spending of N685.910bn by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on kerosene...

Chibok girls to be relocated to schools in Lagos, Abuja - Borno Governor

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:12 PM PDT

The Borno state government unveiled yesterday its plan to relocate the abducted Chibok schoolgirls to otherschools in Zaria, Abuja or Lagos to complete their secondary education and remove them from...

Chibok schoolgirls: Outrage over police ban on protests

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:13 PM PDT

The police have banned public protests in Abuja for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls seized by Boko Haram since April. Federal Capital Territory Police commissioner Mbu Joseph Mbu said the...

Argentina announce World Cup squad

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:18 PM PDT

Argentina head into the summer showpiece as one of the favourites and the South Americans have a whole host of high-profile players in the shape of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain,...

Mubi bombing: Troops arrest key suspect, says DHQ

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:02 PM PDT

he Defence Headquarters yesterday said a key suspect behind the bomb explosion in Mubi on Sunday had been arrested by troops deployed in the area. It also confirmed that 18 people were confirmed...

Security operatives avert bloody Christians, Muslims clash in Jos

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:59 PM PDT

Security operatives on Monday prevented what could have been a bloody clash between some Muslim and Christian youths in the Gero area of Bukuru, in the Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau...

Nigeria needs leaders that will fight corruption — Amaechi

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:44 PM PDT

Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has said that Nigeria needs a leader that will stem the tide of corruption and transform the country. Amaechi, who urged Christians to pray for the emergence of...

APC presidential candidacy open – Fashola

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:38 PM PDT

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has said the aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress will be given a fair chance to become the presidential flag-bearer of the...

Lampard set to leave Chelsea after 13 years

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:43 PM PDT

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has confirmed he will leave the club this summer after 13 years at Stamford Bridge. The England international made 648 apperances for the Blues after moving from...

24 killed in Borno Boko Haram attacks

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:26 AM PDT

No fewer than 24 people including 14 suspected Boko Haram terrorists have been killed in separate attacks in Gwoza, Biu and Konduga Local Government Areas of Borno State Monday. 13 people including...

Nigeria to withdraw peacekeeping troops from Mali

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:21 AM PDT

The President of the Senate, David Mark, on Monday said activities of Boko Haram insurgents had compelled Government to withdraw its peacekeeping troops from Mali. He made the remark at a two-day...

Borno plans relocating Chibok girls to other states

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:15 AM PDT

Borno plans relocating Chibok girls to other stBorno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has promised to relocate the abducted Chibok schoolgirls to other parts of the country on their release to...

Court sentences deaf, dumb to 3 years imprisonment for cocaine trafficking

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:13 AM PDT

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced a 32-year-old deaf and dumb, Aliu Sanni, to three years imprisonment for trafficking in cocaine. Sanni, who was arraigned by the National Drug Law...

ASUU UniAbuja begins indefinite strike

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:09 AM PDT

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Abuja Chapter has begun an indefinite strike to draw attention to developments in the institution since after the work of the visitation...

I battled 19 election cases in seven years - Delta Governor

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 10:04 AM PDT

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, disclosed on Sunday that a total of 19 cases presided over by 77 justices were instituted against him by his political opponents since May 29, 2007 when...

BRAZIL 2014: Cote d’Ivoire releases final list of players

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:58 AM PDT

Cote d'Ivoire's national team coach, Sabri Lamouchi has released the final list of players to vie for honour at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The list made available to newsmen on Monday in Abidjan...

Police launch campaign against terrorism

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:55 AM PDT

The Nigeria Police on Monday in Abuja, began a counter-terrorism enlightenment campaign with the launch of a "fact sheet" to educate the citizens on their roles in the war against terrorism. The...

Christain convert sentenced to death not yet cleared - Sudan

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:53 AM PDT

Sudan has denied a Christian woman sentenced to hang for apostasy would be freed soon, saying quotes attributed to a foreign ministry official had been taken out of context. Meriam Ibrahim was...

Spain’s King Juan Carlos to abdicate and pave way for his son

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:49 AM PDT

The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, says King Juan Carlos plans to abdicate and pave the way for his son, Crown Prince Felipe, to become the country's next king. The 76-year-old Juan Carlos...

Death toll in Sunday’s bomb blast in Mubi rises to 18 – DHQ

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:44 AM PDT

The death toll in Sunday's bomb explosion in Mubi, Adamawa, has risen to 18 from the initial 14 deaths confirmed by the police. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director of Defence...

Govt should negotiate with Boko Haram — Mike Ozekhome

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:37 AM PDT

Human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has called on the Federal Government to immediately negotiate with the Boko Haram Islamist sect to bring back the abducted school girls from Chibok,...

Boko Haram misrepresenting Islam – OIC

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:33 AM PDT

The Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) on Monday declared that members of the violent Boko Haram sect are not acting within the teachings of Islam. The Secretary General of IOC, Eiyadd Amin...

APC wins Yobe bye-election

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:26 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Alhaji Saidu Baba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the bye-election into the Yobe House of...

Nigeria can solve Chibok girls’ problem alone, says Chimamanda

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 06:09 AM PDT

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the prize-winning Nigerian writer, has said she opposes Western military intervention against Boko Haram, the rebel group that recently kidnapped and holding captive, more...

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